UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-10407
Master Portfolio Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2014
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
Schedule of investments (unaudited)
February 28, 2014
Tax Free Reserves Portfolio
Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments 98.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama 3.2% |
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Huntsville, AL, Health Care Authority, TECP |
0.110 | % | 5/1/14 | $ | 16,875,000 | $ | 16,875,000 | |||||||||
Huntsville, AL, Health Care Authority, TECP |
0.090 | % | 5/15/14 | 8,800,000 | 8,800,000 | |||||||||||
Total Alabama |
25,675,000 | |||||||||||||||
Alaska 0.1% |
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, GO, AMBAC |
5.000 | % | 4/1/14 | 400,000 | 401,607 | |||||||||||
Arizona 0.8% |
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Arizona State Unemployment Insurance Revenue, TAN |
1.500 | % | 5/7/14 | 3,100,000 | 3,107,535 | |||||||||||
Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, MFH Revenue, Refunding, Sonora Vista II Apartments, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.190 | % | 12/1/39 | 1,160,000 | 1,160,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Phoenix, AZ, IDA, MFH Revenue, Refunding, Sunrise Vista Apartments-A, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.190 | % | 6/1/31 | 2,030,000 | 2,030,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Total Arizona |
6,297,535 | |||||||||||||||
California 5.3% |
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California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue: |
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Loyola High School District, LOC-First Republic Bank, FHLB |
0.040 | % | 12/1/35 | 1,145,000 | 1,145,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., LOC-Mizuho Corporate Bank |
0.030 | % | 11/1/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.020 | % | 12/1/16 | 8,200,000 | 8,200,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
California State PCFA, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue: |
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Athens Services Project, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.070 | % | 5/1/21 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Bay Counties Waste Services Inc., LOC-Comerica Bank |
0.080 | % | 8/1/41 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Burrtec Waste Group Inc., LOC-U.S. Bank N.A. |
0.070 | % | 10/1/38 | 5,300,000 | 5,300,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Mill Valley Refuse Service Inc. Project, LOC-Comerica Bank |
0.080 | % | 2/1/44 | 1,165,000 | 1,165,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
California State, GO, LOC-Bank of Montreal |
0.030 | % | 5/1/33 | 8,045,000 | 8,045,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
California Statewide CDA Revenue, Kaiser Permanente |
0.020 | % | 4/1/45 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Sacramento County, CA, Housing Authority, MFH Revenue, Chesapeake Commons, Wasatch Pool Holdings LLC, FNMA, LIQ-FNMA |
0.060 | % | 2/15/31 | 5,075,000 | 5,075,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Stanford University |
5.000 | % | 3/15/14 | 1,100,000 | 1,102,002 | |||||||||||
Total California |
43,432,002 | |||||||||||||||
Colorado 0.2% |
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Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities, Nature Conservancy, Project A |
0.040 | % | 7/1/27 | 364,000 | 364,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Multi-Family, SPA-FHLB |
0.090 | % | 10/1/21 | 1,510,000 | 1,510,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Total Colorado |
1,874,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
Connecticut 5.3% |
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Connecticut Innovations Inc., CT, Revenue, ISO New England Inc. Project, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 12/1/39 | $ | 7,500,000 | $ | 7,500,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||
Connecticut State HEFA Revenue: |
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Choate Rosemary Hall, LOC-JPMorgan Chase |
0.050 | % | 7/1/37 | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Hoffman Summerwood Community, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.050 | % | 7/1/37 | 500,000 | 500,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Hotchkiss School, SPA-U.S. Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 7/1/30 | 4,400,000 | 4,400,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Wesleyan University |
0.030 | % | 7/1/40 | 5,800,000 | 5,800,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Westover School, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 7/1/30 | 2,375,000 | 2,375,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Yale University |
0.010 | % | 7/1/35 | 670,000 | 670,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Yale-New Haven Hospital, LOC-JPMorgan Chase |
0.030 | % | 7/1/25 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Yale-New Haven Hospital, LOC-JPMorgan Chase |
0.030 | % | 7/1/25 | 275,000 | 275,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Connecticut State HFA, Housing Mortgage Finance Program, SPA-FHLB |
0.040 | % | 5/15/31 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Connecticut State HFA Revenue: |
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Housing Mortgage Finance Program, LOC-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
0.040 | % | 11/15/34 | 980,000 | 980,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Housing Mortgage Finance Program, SPA-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
0.030 | % | 11/15/41 | 700,000 | 700,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Connecticut State HFA, Housing Mortgage Finance Program Revenue, SPA-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
0.030 | % | 5/15/34 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Hartford, CT, GO, BAN |
2.000 | % | 4/10/14 | 4,200,000 | 4,207,892 | |||||||||||
Litchfield, CT, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 2/5/15 | 540,000 | 543,774 | |||||||||||
Orange, CT, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 7/21/14 | 4,000,000 | 4,012,421 | |||||||||||
Total Connecticut |
42,964,087 | |||||||||||||||
Delaware 0.1% |
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Delaware State, GO |
5.000 | % | 5/1/14 | 125,000 | 126,009 | |||||||||||
Delaware State, GO |
5.250 | % | 8/1/14 | 750,000 | 765,725 | |||||||||||
Total Delaware |
891,734 | |||||||||||||||
District of Columbia 0.7% |
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District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, MFH Revenue, Pentacle Apartments Project, FHLMC, LOC-FHLMC |
0.050 | % | 11/1/38 | 3,540,000 | 3,540,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Revenue |
4.000 | % | 12/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,840 | |||||||||||
District of Columbia Revenue: |
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American Sociological Association, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.050 | % | 12/1/37 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Jesuit Conference, LOC-PNC Bank |
0.050 | % | 10/1/37 | 490,000 | 490,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total District of Columbia |
5,732,840 | |||||||||||||||
Florida 7.6% |
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Florida Housing Finance Corp., Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue, Cutler Riverside Preservation Apartments, FHLMC, LIQ-FHLMC |
0.050 | % | 6/1/48 | 9,900,000 | 9,900,000 | (a)(b)(c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd)
February 28, 2014
Tax Free Reserves Portfolio
Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
Florida continued |
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Florida State Board of Education Public Education, GO: |
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Capital Outlay |
5.000 | % | 6/1/14 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 303,584 | |||||||||
Capital Outlay |
5.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,217 | |||||||||||
Capital Outlay, NATL |
5.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,196 | |||||||||||
Florida State Higher Educational Facilities, Financial Authority Revenue, Educational Facilities, Ringling College of Art & Design Inc., LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 3/1/38 | 5,995,000 | 5,995,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Gainesville, FL, Utilities System Revenue, SPA-JPMorgan Chase |
0.030 | % | 10/1/42 | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue: |
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Adventist Health System |
0.020 | % | 11/15/32 | 300,000 | 300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Adventist Health System |
0.030 | % | 11/15/34 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Hillsborough County, FL, School Board COP, Master Lease, NATL, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 7/1/30 | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Marion County, FL, HFA Revenue, Paddock Apartments, FNMA, LIQ-FNMA |
0.030 | % | 10/15/32 | 1,180,000 | 1,180,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Marion County, FL, School District Revenue, TAN |
1.000 | % | 6/30/14 | 6,100,000 | 6,114,361 | |||||||||||
Miami-Dade County, FL, IDA, Professional Modification, AAR Aircraft Services Inc., LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.090 | % | 8/1/18 | 6,500,000 | 6,500,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Orange County, FL, Housing Finance Authority, Walk Apartments LLC, FNMA, LIQ-FNMA |
0.040 | % | 6/1/25 | 3,305,000 | 3,305,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Palm Beach County, FL, Public Improvement Revenue, Biomedical Research Park Project, XLCA |
4.500 | % | 11/1/14 | 300,000 | 308,499 | |||||||||||
Palm Beach County, FL, Water & Sewer Revenue, Florida Power & Light Co. Reclaimed Water Project |
5.000 | % | 10/1/14 | 115,000 | 118,109 | |||||||||||
Sarasota County, FL, Public Hospital District Revenue, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, LOC-Northern Trust Co. |
0.030 | % | 7/1/37 | 16,920,000 | 16,920,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Volusia County, FL, HFA, MFH Revenue, Cape Morris Cove Apartments II, LOC-FHLB & JPMorgan Chase |
0.050 | % | 10/15/42 | 2,690,000 | 2,690,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Total Florida |
61,836,966 | |||||||||||||||
Georgia 6.5% |
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Cobb County, GA, Housing Authority Revenue, Walton Reserve Apartments Project, LOC-FHLB & SunTrust Bank |
0.050 | % | 10/1/35 | 15,250,000 | 15,250,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Coweta County, GA, Development Authority Revenue, W.Y. Newnan Holding LLC Project, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.190 | % | 4/1/32 | 4,050,000 | 4,050,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
De Kalb County, GA, Housing Authority, MFH Revenue, Friendly Heights LP, LOC-FHLMC |
0.050 | % | 5/1/34 | 6,860,000 | 6,860,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Douglas County, GA, Development Authority, IDR, Pandosia LLC Project, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.090 | % | 12/1/27 | 3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Fulton County, GA, Development Authority Revenue: |
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Doris & Weber School Project, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 12/1/30 | 1,870,000 | 1,870,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Shepherd Center Inc., LOC-FHLB, SunTrust Bank |
0.040 | % | 9/1/35 | 3,125,000 | 3,125,000 | (a)(b) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Value | ||||||||||||
Georgia continued |
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Georgia State, GO |
5.000 | % | 4/1/14 | $ | 350,000 | $ | 351,403 | |||||||||
Georgia State, GO |
5.500 | % | 7/1/14 | 250,000 | 254,361 | |||||||||||
Georgia State, GO |
5.500 | % | 7/1/14 | 150,000 | 152,620 | |||||||||||
Georgia State, GO |
5.000 | % | 10/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,806 | |||||||||||
Gwinnett County, GA, Development Authority, IDR, Barco Inc. Project, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.100 | % | 11/1/20 | 5,060,000 | 5,060,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Gwinnett County, GA, Water & Sewerage Authority Revenue, County GTD |
4.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,015,790 | |||||||||||
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, GA, Sales Tax Revenue, PNC Bank |
0.030 | % | 7/1/25 | 200,000 | 200,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, BK Tokyo-Mitsubishi VFJ |
0.030 | % | 1/1/48 | 5,300,000 | 5,300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Private Colleges & Universities Authority, GA, Educational Facilities Revenue, Agnes Scott College, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 6/1/23 | 840,000 | 840,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Savannah, GA, EDA Revenue, Savannah Country Day School, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 5/1/32 | 545,000 | 545,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Stephens County, GA, Development Authority, IDR, CMC of Georgia Inc. Project, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.100 | % | 8/1/21 | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Total Georgia |
53,076,980 | |||||||||||||||
Illinois 6.8% |
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Bloomington & Normal, IL, Airport Authority Revenue, Central Illinois Regional Airport, LOC-Northern Trust Co. |
0.090 | % | 1/1/27 | 2,425,000 | 2,425,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Chicago, IL, Midway Airport Revenue, LOC-Bank of Montreal |
0.050 | % | 1/1/35 | 5,245,000 | 5,245,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Chicago, IL, Renaissance Center LP, LOC-Harris Trust and Savings Bank |
0.130 | % | 10/1/34 | 2,380,000 | 2,380,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Chicago, IL, Tax Increment Revenue, Tax Allocation Bonds, Near North Redevelopment Project, Senior Lien, LOC-Bank of New York Mellon |
0.070 | % | 1/1/19 | 16,285,000 | 16,285,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Illinois Housing Development Authority, MFH Revenue, Galesburg Towers Associates II, LOC-Harris N.A. |
0.180 | % | 12/1/35 | 3,660,000 | 3,660,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Illinois State Development Finance Authority, Fenwick High School Project Revenue, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 3/1/32 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Illinois State EFA Revenue, The Adler Planetarium, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 4/1/31 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue, OSF Healthcare System, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 11/15/37 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Illinois State Finance Authority, MFH Revenue, Liberty Towers Associates, LOC-Harris N.A. |
0.070 | % | 10/1/39 | 3,270,000 | 3,270,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Illinois State Housing Development Authority Revenue, Florida House |
0.120 | % | 7/1/41 | 5,095,000 | 5,095,000 | (a)(b)(c) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd)
February 28, 2014
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Value | ||||||||||||
Illinois continued |
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Lombard, IL, Revenue, National University Health Sciences Project, LOC-JPMorgan Chase |
0.040 | % | 6/1/36 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||
Peoria, IL, Multi-Family Revenue, Housing, Oak Woods Apartments Project, FNMA, LIQ-FNMA |
0.050 | % | 10/15/28 | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
University of Illinois, COP, PART, SPA-Bank of America |
0.030 | % | 8/15/21 | 3,980,000 | 3,980,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Illinois |
55,790,000 | |||||||||||||||
Indiana 2.0% |
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Hobart, IN, EDR, Albanese Confectionery, LOC-Harris N.A. |
0.130 | % | 7/1/31 | 2,555,000 | 2,555,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Indiana Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Relief Revenue, Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Project, LOC-Bank of Nova Scotia |
0.030 | % | 6/1/40 | 4,100,000 | 4,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue, Lease Appropriation, SPA-JPMorgan Chase |
0.040 | % | 2/1/37 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Indiana State Finance Authority, Environmental Revenue, Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Project, LOC-Sumitomo Mitsui Banking |
0.030 | % | 10/1/40 | 200,000 | 200,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Indiana University Revenue |
5.500 | % | 6/1/14 | 125,000 | 126,625 | |||||||||||
Indianapolis, IN, MFH Revenue, Washington Pointe LP Project, FNMA, LIQ-FNMA |
0.030 | % | 4/15/39 | 300,000 | 300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
St. Joseph County, IN, Educational Facilities Revenue, University of Notre Dame Du Lac, LIQ-Northern Trust Co. |
0.020 | % | 3/1/40 | 4,400,000 | 4,400,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Indiana |
16,381,625 | |||||||||||||||
Iowa 1.5% |
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Cedar Rapids, IA, GO |
2.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,443 | |||||||||||
Cedar Rapids, IA, GO |
3.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 210,000 | 211,441 | |||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority Health Facilities Revenue, Iowa Health System, LOC-JPMorgan Chase |
0.030 | % | 2/15/35 | 1,110,000 | 1,110,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, IDR, Embria Health Sciences Project, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank |
0.190 | % | 6/1/32 | 1,625,000 | 1,625,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, MFH Revenue, Windsor on the River LLC, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.060 | % | 5/1/42 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Iowa State Finance Authority Health Facilities Revenue, Unity Point HealthCare, LOC-Union Bank N.A. |
0.020 | % | 2/15/39 | 1,975,000 | 1,975,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
West Des Moines, IA, GO |
4.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 200,000 | 201,897 | |||||||||||
Total Iowa |
12,223,781 | |||||||||||||||
Kansas 0.1% |
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Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue, University of Kansas Projects |
4.000 | % | 5/1/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,006,416 | |||||||||||
Kentucky 3.5% |
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Berea, KY: |
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Educational Facilities Revenue, Berea College Project |
0.040 | % | 6/1/29 | 4,075,000 | 4,075,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Educational Facilities Revenue, Berea College Project |
0.040 | % | 6/1/32 | 10,300,000 | 10,300,000 | (a)(b) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Boone County, KY, Industrial Building Revenue, Kiswel Inc. Project, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.100 | % | 5/1/27 | $ | 4,345,000 | $ | 4,345,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||
Breckinridge County, KY, Association of Counties Leasing Trust, Lease Program Revenue, LOC-U.S. Bank |
0.030 | % | 2/1/32 | 400,000 | 400,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Revenue, Baptist Healthcare System, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.050 | % | 8/15/38 | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Richmond, KY, League of Cities Funding Trust, Lease Program Revenue, LOC-U.S. Bank |
0.040 | % | 3/1/36 | 2,525,000 | 2,525,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Williamstown, KY, League of Cities Funding Trust Lease Revenue, LOC-U.S. Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 7/1/38 | 1,265,000 | 1,265,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Kentucky |
28,510,000 | |||||||||||||||
Louisiana 0.6% |
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Louisiana State PFA Revenue: |
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Tiger Athletic Foundation, LOC-Capital One N.A., FHLB |
0.030 | % | 9/2/33 | 2,260,000 | 2,260,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Tiger Athletic Foundation, LOC-Capital One N.A., FHLB |
0.030 | % | 9/2/39 | 2,475,000 | 2,475,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Louisiana |
4,735,000 | |||||||||||||||
Maryland 0.7% |
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Howard County, MD, GO: |
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Metropolitan District Project |
5.000 | % | 8/15/14 | 145,000 | 148,126 | |||||||||||
Public Improvement Project |
5.000 | % | 8/15/14 | 465,000 | 475,095 | |||||||||||
Howard County, MD, Revenue, Glenelg Country School, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 7/1/26 | 2,515,000 | 2,515,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Maryland State Health & Higher EFA Revenue Bonds, Johns Hopkins University |
0.030 | % | 7/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Maryland State, GO: |
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State and Local Facilities Loan |
2.000 | % | 3/15/14 | 250,000 | 250,168 | |||||||||||
State and Local Facilities Loan |
2.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,747 | |||||||||||
State and Local Facilities Loan |
5.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 275,000 | 280,570 | |||||||||||
State and Local Facilities Loan Capital Improvement |
5.500 | % | 3/1/14 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |||||||||||
State Local Facilities |
3.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||
Montgomery County, MD, GO |
5.000 | % | 7/1/14 | 200,000 | 203,163 | |||||||||||
Washington, MD, Suburban Sanitary District, GO, Consolidated Public Improvement |
5.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,171 | |||||||||||
Total Maryland |
5,774,040 | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts 1.9% |
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Harvard, MA, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 6/25/14 | 1,300,000 | 1,302,468 | |||||||||||
Holden Town, MA, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 6/20/14 | 2,200,000 | 2,205,139 | |||||||||||
Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue |
5.250 | % | 7/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,696 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Massachusetts State DFA Revenue, Partners Healthcare System Inc., LOC-U.S. Bank NA |
0.030 | % | 7/1/48 | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||
Massachusetts State DFA, MFH, Archstone Readstone, LOC-FHLMC |
0.050 | % | 12/1/37 | 2,600,000 | 2,600,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Massachusetts State HEFA Revenue: |
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Harvard University |
0.010 | % | 11/1/49 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Pool Loan Program, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 2/1/38 | 925,000 | 925,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Massachusetts State Water Pollution Abatement Trust Revenue, State Revolving Fund |
5.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,008 | |||||||||||
Stoughton, MA, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 3/28/14 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,821 | |||||||||||
Total Massachusetts |
15,737,132 | |||||||||||||||
Michigan 0.4% |
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Michigan State Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Revenue, Kroger Co. Recovery Zone, LOC-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
0.030 | % | 1/1/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Minnesota 1.0% |
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Rochester, MN, Health Care Facilities Revenue, Mayo Foundation, SPA-Bank of America N.A. |
0.020 | % | 8/15/32 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Mississippi 3.9% |
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Mississippi Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue: |
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Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
0.030 | % | 11/1/35 | 19,400,000 | 19,400,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
0.030 | % | 11/1/35 | 12,300,000 | 12,300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Mississippi |
31,700,000 | |||||||||||||||
Missouri 4.5% |
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Missouri State HEFA Revenue: |
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BJC Health System |
0.030 | % | 5/15/38 | 21,700,000 | 21,700,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Washington University, SPA-JPMorgan Chase |
0.030 | % | 9/1/30 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Missouri State Highways & Transit Commission, State Road Revenue: |
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First Lien |
4.250 | % | 5/1/14 | 350,000 | 352,447 | |||||||||||
First Lien |
5.000 | % | 5/1/14 | 270,000 | 272,155 | |||||||||||
Springfield, MO, IDA Revenue, McIntosh Holdings LLC Project, LOC-U.S. Bank N.A. |
0.060 | % | 9/1/26 | 1,805,000 | 1,805,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
St. Charles County, MO, IDA Revenue, Newco Enterprises Inc. Project, LOC-BMO Harris Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 12/1/29 | 4,250,000 | 4,250,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Washington, MO, Industrial Revenue, Pauwels Transformers Inc. Project, LOC-HSBC Bank USA NA |
0.230 | % | 12/1/28 | 6,845,000 | 6,845,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Total Missouri |
36,924,602 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Montana 0.4% |
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Montana State Facility Finance Authority Revenue, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System SPA-JPMorgan Chase |
0.050 | % | 12/1/35 | $ | 3,545,000 | $ | 3,545,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||
Nebraska 0.1% |
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Lincoln West Haymarket, NE, Joint Public Agency, GO |
2.000 | % | 12/15/14 | 320,000 | 324,347 | |||||||||||
Lincoln, NE, GO |
1.500 | % | 12/1/14 | 500,000 | 504,779 | |||||||||||
Total Nebraska |
829,126 | |||||||||||||||
Nevada 0.0% |
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Nevada State Unemployment Compensation Fund Special Revenue |
2.000 | % | 12/1/14 | 200,000 | 202,628 | |||||||||||
New Hampshire 0.2% |
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New Hampshire State Business Finance Authority Revenue, The Mark H. Wentworth Home, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 12/1/36 | 1,295,000 | 1,295,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
New Jersey 3.0% |
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Bergen County, NJ, Improvement Authority Revenue, County GTD |
5.000 | % | 12/15/14 | 100,000 | 103,714 | |||||||||||
Cresskill, NJ, GO, General Improvement |
1.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |||||||||||
Hudson County, NJ, Improvement Authority Revenue, County GTD Pooled Notes |
1.000 | % | 5/23/14 | 2,200,000 | 2,202,987 | |||||||||||
Hunterdon, NJ, Central Regional High School District, GO |
3.000 | % | 9/15/14 | 210,000 | 213,091 | |||||||||||
Lower Township, NJ, Municipal Utilities Authority Revenue |
2.000 | % | 12/1/14 | 215,000 | 217,449 | (d) | ||||||||||
Madison Borough, NJ, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 8/15/14 | 1,900,000 | 1,905,798 | |||||||||||
Middlesex County, NJ, GO, Qualified 501 |
5.000 | % | 6/15/14 | 125,000 | 126,742 | |||||||||||
Monmouth County, NJ, Improvement Authority Revenue, Governmental Pooled Loan Notes, County GTD |
2.000 | % | 12/4/14 | 1,800,000 | 1,824,621 | |||||||||||
Morris County, NJ, GO |
4.125 | % | 8/15/14 | 100,000 | 101,759 | |||||||||||
New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Revenue |
5.000 | % | 9/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,342 | |||||||||||
Ocean County, NJ, GO, General Improvement |
2.000 | % | 11/1/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,011,843 | |||||||||||
River Vale, NJ, GO: |
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BAN |
1.000 | % | 8/15/14 | 2,960,000 | 2,967,679 | |||||||||||
BAN |
1.000 | % | 10/10/14 | 11,260,000 | 11,299,665 | |||||||||||
Somerset County, NJ, GO |
3.700 | % | 9/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,708 | |||||||||||
South Brunswick Township, NJ, GO |
1.000 | % | 10/1/14 | 300,000 | 301,262 | |||||||||||
Sussex County, NJ, Municipal Utilities Authority Revenue, Paulins Kill Basin Water Reclamation System Project Notes, County GTD |
1.500 | % | 2/13/15 | 1,562,000 | 1,578,354 | |||||||||||
Total New Jersey |
24,259,014 | |||||||||||||||
New York 17.8% |
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Albany, NY, GO |
3.000 | % | 7/1/14 | 375,000 | 378,248 | |||||||||||
Amherst, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 7/17/14 | 2,280,000 | 2,284,974 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Babylon, NY, GO, BAN |
2.000 | % | 8/15/14 | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | 1,814,619 | |||||||||
Baldwinsville, NY, CSD, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 6/26/14 | 3,300,000 | 3,308,124 | |||||||||||
Bedford, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 12/5/14 | 2,976,525 | 2,993,316 | |||||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., NY, Revenue, Loan Enhanced Assistance Program, LOC-JPMorgan Chase |
0.040 | % | 3/1/38 | 9,555,000 | 9,555,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Chili, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 12/19/14 | 500,000 | 500,873 | |||||||||||
Corinth, NY, CSD, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 12/18/14 | 1,675,000 | 1,679,248 | |||||||||||
East Hampton Town, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 8/29/14 | 4,300,000 | 4,312,304 | |||||||||||
Hamburg Town, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 7/10/14 | 2,108,000 | 2,112,138 | |||||||||||
Hamburg Village, NY, GO, BAN |
0.750 | % | 7/16/14 | 1,415,000 | 1,415,491 | |||||||||||
Katonah-Lewisboro, NY, Union Free School District, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 7/11/14 | 1,450,000 | 1,453,026 | |||||||||||
Kingston, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 10/30/14 | 1,020,000 | 1,022,085 | |||||||||||
Lindenhurst, NY, GO, BAN-Public Improvement |
1.000 | % | 8/15/14 | 3,900,000 | 3,911,723 | |||||||||||
Long Island, NY, Power Authority Revenue, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.020 | % | 12/1/29 | 6,300,000 | 6,300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Lynbrook, NY, Union Free School District, GO, TAN |
1.000 | % | 6/20/14 | 1,400,000 | 1,402,630 | |||||||||||
Mamaroneck Village, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 9/4/14 | 2,900,000 | 2,909,613 | |||||||||||
Nassau County, NY, GO, TAN |
2.000 | % | 9/15/14 | 7,600,000 | 7,659,867 | |||||||||||
Nassau Health Care Corp., NY, Revenue, Nassau County GTD, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.080 | % | 8/1/29 | 33,175,000 | 33,175,000 | (e) | ||||||||||
New York City, NY, HDC, MFH Revenue, LIQ-JPMorgan Chase |
0.020 | % | 5/1/18 | 8,300,000 | 8,300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Jewish Board of Family and Childrens Services Inc., LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 7/1/25 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
New York City, NY, TFA, New York City Recovery Project Revenue, SPA-Royal Bank of Canada |
0.030 | % | 11/1/22 | 9,120,000 | 9,120,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue: |
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Cornell University, SPA-JPMorgan Chase |
0.040 | % | 7/1/29 | 1,955,000 | 1,955,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Wagner College, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 7/1/28 | 1,765,000 | 1,765,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
New York, NY, GO: |
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LOC-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
0.030 | % | 4/1/42 | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
LOC-Mizuho Corporate Bank |
0.030 | % | 10/1/40 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
North Shore, NY, CSD, GO, TAN |
1.000 | % | 6/20/14 | 2,500,000 | 2,504,158 | |||||||||||
Pleasantville, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 8/22/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,417 | |||||||||||
Seaford, NY, Union Free School District, GO, TAN |
1.000 | % | 6/20/14 | 7,500,000 | 7,513,601 | |||||||||||
Sewanhaka, NY, Central High School District of Elmont, GO, TAN |
1.000 | % | 6/27/14 | 4,600,000 | 4,610,409 | |||||||||||
Tonawanda, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 6/12/14 | 3,362,000 | 3,366,338 | |||||||||||
Washington County, NY, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 6/13/14 | 2,335,000 | 2,338,972 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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West Hempstead, NY, Union Free School District, GO, TAN |
1.000 | % | 6/20/14 | $ | 2,465,000 | $ | 2,469,934 | |||||||||
Westchester County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, Northern Westchester Hospital Association, LOC-TD Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 11/1/24 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Westmoreland, NY, CSD, GO, BAN |
1.000 | % | 6/27/14 | 2,424,000 | 2,424,745 | |||||||||||
Total New York |
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145,308,853 | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina 2.4% |
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Charlotte, NC, COP, 2003 Governmental Facilities Project |
0.030 | % | 6/1/33 | 5,200,000 | 5,200,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Charlotte, NC, GO |
5.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,012 | |||||||||||
Charlotte, NC, Water & Sewer System Revenue, |
0.030 | % | 7/1/36 | 200,000 | 200,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Durham, NC, Limited Obligation Revenue |
4.000 | % | 10/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,165 | |||||||||||
Guilford County, NC, GO, Public Improvement |
4.000 | % | 4/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,329 | |||||||||||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Educational Facilities Revenue, Guilford College Project, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 5/1/24 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
North Carolina State Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Educational Facilities Revenue, High Point University Project, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 5/1/30 | 3,025,000 | 3,025,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
North Carolina State Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Recreational Facilities Revenue, YMCA of Greater Charlotte Project, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 4/1/29 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
North Carolina State, GO |
5.000 | % | 4/1/14 | 400,000 | 401,601 | |||||||||||
North Carolina State, GO: |
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Public Improvement |
5.250 | % | 3/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||
Public Improvement |
5.500 | % | 3/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||
Public Improvement |
5.000 | % | 3/1/22 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | (f) | ||||||||||
Raleigh, NC, Combined Enterprise System Revenue, SPA-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 3/1/35 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Union County, NC, GO |
4.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||
Winston-Salem, NC, Water and Sewer System Revenue, Refunding, SPA-Dexia Credit Local |
0.030 | % | 6/1/28 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total North Carolina |
19,731,107 | |||||||||||||||
Ohio 0.5% |
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Columbus, OH, GO, Various Purpose |
5.000 | % | 9/1/14 | 125,000 | 127,997 | |||||||||||
Ohio State, GO: |
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Common Schools |
0.030 | % | 6/15/26 | 3,745,000 | 3,745,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Higher Education |
5.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,003 | |||||||||||
Highway Capital Improvement |
3.000 | % | 5/1/14 | 170,000 | 170,808 | |||||||||||
Total Ohio |
4,145,808 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Oklahoma 0.1% |
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Oklahoma City, OK, GO |
4.000 | % | 3/1/14 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | |||||||||
Oregon 0.0% |
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Metro Regional Center, OR, GO |
4.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 200,000 | 201,860 | |||||||||||
Portland, OR, Water System Revenue, First Lien |
4.000 | % | 4/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,322 | |||||||||||
Total Oregon |
302,182 | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania 4.6% |
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Adams County, PA, IDA Revenue, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 6/1/32 | 1,420,000 | 1,420,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Allegheny County, PA, Higher Education Building Authority, University Revenue, Carnegie Mellon University, SPA-Bank of New York |
0.040 | % | 12/1/37 | 8,100,000 | 8,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Allegheny County, PA, IDA Revenue, Education Center Watson, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 5/1/31 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Allegheny County, PA, IDA, Little Sisters of the Poor Project, LOC-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.050 | % | 1/1/28 | 160,000 | 160,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Geisinger Authority, PA, Health System Revenue, Geisinger Health System, SPA-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.020 | % | 8/1/28 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Montgomery County, PA , GO, SPA-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.040 | % | 8/15/24 | 22,690,000 | 22,690,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Building Development, SPA-PNC Bank N.A. |
0.030 | % | 1/1/34 | 1,040,000 | 1,040,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Pennsylvania |
37,510,000 | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island 0.4% |
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Cumberland, RI, GO, Temporary Notes |
1.000 | % | 6/12/14 | 2,900,000 | 2,904,079 | |||||||||||
South Carolina 1.5% |
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South Carolina Jobs EDA, IDR, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.070 | % | 12/1/38 | 6,930,000 | 6,930,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
South Carolina State Association of Governmental Organizations, COP |
1.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
South Carolina, EFA, Private Non-Profit Institutions, Newberry College, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 6/1/35 | 4,150,000 | 4,150,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total South Carolina |
12,080,000 | |||||||||||||||
Tennessee 0.4% |
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Blount County, TN, Public Building Authority: |
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Local Government Public Improvement, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 6/1/37 | 1,475,000 | 1,475,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Local Government Public Improvement, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 6/1/39 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Hendersonville, TN, Utility District Waterworks & Sewer Revenue |
4.000 | % | 2/1/15 | 400,000 | 413,782 | |||||||||||
Total Tennessee |
3,488,782 | |||||||||||||||
Texas 5.2% |
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Denton County, TX, GO, Tax Notes |
3.250 | % | 4/1/14 | 500,000 | 501,225 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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El Paso, TX, Water & Sewer Revenue |
3.000 | % | 3/1/14 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | |||||||||
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, TX, Revenue, Western Canyon Regional Water Supply Project |
1.000 | % | 4/15/14 | 1,425,000 | 1,426,085 | |||||||||||
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Memorial Herman Health System |
0.020 | % | 6/1/29 | 3,435,000 | 3,435,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Klein, TX, ISD, GO, PSF-GTD |
5.500 | % | 8/1/14 | 100,000 | 102,222 | |||||||||||
San Antonio, TX, IDA, IDR, Tindall Corp. Project, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
0.090 | % | 1/1/29 | 3,950,000 | 3,950,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
San Antonio, TX, ISD, GO, PSF-GTD |
5.250 | % | 8/15/14 | 125,000 | 127,861 | |||||||||||
Tarrant, TX, Regional Water District Revenue, Improvement |
5.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||
Texas A & M University Revenue |
4.000 | % | 5/15/14 | 100,000 | 100,782 | |||||||||||
Texas State, Mobility Fund, SPA-Depfa Bank PLC |
0.030 | % | 4/1/30 | 880,000 | 880,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Trinity River, TX, Authority Regional Wastewater System Revenue |
5.000 | % | 8/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,978 | |||||||||||
University of North Texas, TECP |
0.090 | % | 3/4/14 | 7,081,000 | 7,081,000 | |||||||||||
University of North Texas, TECP |
0.050 | % | 3/10/14 | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 | |||||||||||
University of North Texas, TECP |
0.070 | % | 3/10/14 | 7,765,000 | 7,765,000 | |||||||||||
University of North Texas, TECP |
0.070 | % | 3/10/14 | 6,680,000 | 6,680,000 | |||||||||||
University of Texas |
0.020 | % | 8/1/16 | 3,800,000 | 3,800,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Texas |
41,951,153 | |||||||||||||||
Utah 0.3% |
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Utah State, GO |
3.000 | % | 7/1/14 | 500,000 | 504,631 | |||||||||||
Weber County, UT, Hospital Revenue, IHC Health Services Inc., SPA-Westdeutsche Landesbank |
0.030 | % | 2/15/32 | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Utah |
2,804,631 | |||||||||||||||
Vermont 1.1% |
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Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Student Housing Facilities Revenue, West Block University Vermont Project, LOC-Sovereign Bank FSB & Lloyds TSB Bank PLC |
0.060 | % | 7/1/37 | 8,880,000 | 8,880,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Virginia 2.0% |
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Alexandria, VA, GO, Capital Improvement |
3.000 | % | 6/15/14 | 200,000 | 201,505 | |||||||||||
Fairfax County, VA, GO |
5.000 | % | 10/1/14 | 500,000 | 514,332 | |||||||||||
Fairfax County, VA, GO, Public Improvement |
5.000 | % | 4/1/14 | 400,000 | 401,576 | |||||||||||
Loudoun County, VA, GO |
4.000 | % | 7/1/14 | 250,000 | 253,102 | |||||||||||
Loudoun County, VA, GO |
5.000 | % | 7/1/14 | 590,000 | 599,359 | |||||||||||
Loudoun County, VA, IDA Revenue, Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
0.020 | % | 6/1/43 | 11,630,000 | 11,630,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Lynchburg, VA, IDA Revenue, Central Health Inc., NATL, LOC-Branch Banking & Trust |
0.030 | % | 1/1/35 | 550,000 | 550,000 | (a)(b) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd)
February 28, 2014
Tax Free Reserves Portfolio
Security | Rate | Maturity Date |
Face Amount |
Value | ||||||||||||
Virginia continued |
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Virginia College Building Authority, VA, Educational Facilities Revenue, 21st Century College, SPA-Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Refunding, University Richmond Project |
0.040 | % | 11/1/36 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||
Virginia State Public School Authority Revenue: |
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School Educational Technology Notes |
5.000 | % | 4/15/14 | 230,000 | 231,332 | |||||||||||
School Financing |
2.500 | % | 8/1/14 | 175,000 | 176,676 | |||||||||||
Special Obligation School Financing |
3.500 | % | 7/15/14 | 150,000 | 151,777 | |||||||||||
Virginia State Resources Authority Infrastructure Revenue, Pooled Financing Program |
3.000 | % | 11/1/14 | 175,000 | 178,157 | |||||||||||
Total Virginia |
15,887,816 | |||||||||||||||
Washington 1.4% |
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King County, WA, School District No. 405 Bellevue, GO, AGM |
5.000 | % | 12/1/14 | 125,000 | 129,491 | |||||||||||
Olympia, WA, EDA, Spring Air Northwest Project, LOC-U.S. Bank |
0.060 | % | 11/1/23 | 995,000 | 995,000 | (a)(b)(c) | ||||||||||
Pierce County, WA, School District No. 10 Tacoma, GO, AGM, School Board Guaranty |
5.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 100,000 | 101,210 | |||||||||||
Vancouver, WA, Housing Authority Revenue, LIQ-FHLMC |
0.030 | % | 12/1/38 | 3,710,000 | 3,710,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue: |
||||||||||||||||
Multicare Health System, LOC-Barclays Bank PLC |
0.030 | % | 8/15/41 | 6,100,000 | 6,100,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Multicare Health System, LOC-Barclays Bank PLC |
0.030 | % | 8/15/41 | 400,000 | 400,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Total Washington |
11,435,701 | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin 0.6% |
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Madison, WI, Area Technical College, GO, Promissory Notes |
3.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
Madison, WI, Metropolitan School District, GO |
2.000 | % | 3/1/14 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |||||||||||
Milwaukee, WI, Area Technical College District, GO, Promissory Notes |
2.000 | % | 6/1/14 | 185,000 | 185,819 | |||||||||||
Sheboygan Falls, WI, Revenue, NAN |
2.000 | % | 6/3/14 | 1,725,000 | 1,729,041 | |||||||||||
Wisconsin State HEFA Revenue, Hospital Sisters Services, LOC-Bank of Montreal |
0.030 | % | 8/1/40 | 300,000 | 300,000 | (a)(b) | ||||||||||
Wisconsin State, GO |
5.000 | % | 5/1/14 | 700,000 | 705,845 | |||||||||||
Wisconsin State, GO, NATL |
5.000 | % | 5/1/14 | 565,000 | 569,689 | |||||||||||
Total Wisconsin |
4,690,394 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investments 98.7% (Cost $804,216,621#) |
804,216,621 | |||||||||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 1.3% |
10,646,662 | |||||||||||||||
Total Net Assets 100.0% |
|
$ | 814,863,283 |
(a) | Variable rate demand obligations have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice. |
(b) | Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity. |
(c) | Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (AMT). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(d) | Security is purchased on a when-issued basis. |
(e) | Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. |
(f) | Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with U.S. government obligations and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings. |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. |
Abbreviations used in this schedule: | ||
AGM | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation Insured Bonds | |
AMBAC | American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation Insured Bonds | |
BAN | Bond Anticipation Notes | |
CDA | Communities Development Authority | |
COP | Certificates of Participation | |
CSD | Central School District | |
DFA | Development Finance Agency | |
EDA | Economic Development Authority | |
EDR | Economic Development Revenue | |
EFA | Educational Facilities Authority | |
FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank | |
FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
GO | General Obligation | |
GTD | Guaranteed | |
HDC | Housing Development Corporation | |
HEFA | Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
HFA | Housing Finance Authority | |
IDA | Industrial Development Authority | |
IDR | Industrial Development Revenue | |
ISD | Independent School District | |
ISO | Independent System Operator | |
LIQ | Liquidity Facility | |
LOC | Letter of Credit | |
MFH | Multi- Family Housing | |
NAN | Note Anticipation Notes | |
NATL | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation Insured Bonds | |
PART | Partnership Structure | |
PCFA | Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
PFA | Public Facilities Authority | |
PSF | Permanent School Fund | |
SPA | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement Insured Bonds | |
TAN | Tax Anticipation Notes | |
TECP | Tax Exempt Commercial Paper | |
TFA | Transitional Finance Authority |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (contd)
February 28, 2014
Tax Free Reserves Portfolio
Summary of Investments by Industry | ||||
Health Care | 20.4 | % | ||
General Obligation | 19.7 | |||
Education | 18.6 | |||
Housing: Multi-Family | 10.6 | |||
Industrial Revenue | 9.8 | |||
Public Facilities | 3.8 | |||
Finance | 3.1 | |||
Miscellaneous | 3.1 | |||
Utilities | 2.5 | |||
Power | 2.4 | |||
Housing: Single Family | 2.0 | |||
Solid Waste/Resource Recovery | 1.4 | |||
Water & Sewer | 1.1 | |||
Transportation | 1.1 | |||
Pollution Control | 0.4 | |||
Tax Allocation | 0.0 | | ||
100.0 | % |
| As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of February 28, 2014 and are subject to change. |
| Represents less than 0.1%. |
Ratings table* | ||||
Standard & Poors/Moodys/Fitch** | ||||
A-1 | 51.6 | % | ||
VMIG 1 | 22.3 | |||
P-1 | 6.6 | |||
SP-1 | 4.7 | |||
AAA/Aaa | 2.5 | |||
F-1 | 1.8 | |||
MIG 1 | 1.4 | |||
AA/Aa | 1.0 | |||
NR | 8.1 | |||
100.0 | % |
* | As a percentage of total investments. |
** | Standard & Poors primary rating; Moodys secondary; then Fitch. The ratings shown are based on each portfolio securitys rating as determined by Standard & Poors, Moodys or Fitch, each a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). These ratings are the opinions of the NRSRO and are not measures of quality or guarantees of performance. Securities may be rated by other NRSROs, and these ratings may be higher or lower. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)
February 28, 2014
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at value |
$ | 804,216,621 | ||
Cash |
6,715 | |||
Receivable for securities sold |
10,970,006 | |||
Interest receivable |
1,014,481 | |||
Total Assets |
816,207,823 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for securities purchased |
1,236,905 | |||
Investment management fee payable |
31,284 | |||
Accrued expenses |
76,351 | |||
Total Liabilities |
1,344,540 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 814,863,283 | ||
Represented by: | ||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 814,863,283 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2014
Investment Income: | ||||
Interest |
$ | 564,038 | ||
Expenses: | ||||
Investment management fee (Note 2) |
733,006 | |||
Fund accounting fees |
45,387 | |||
Custody fees |
35,978 | |||
Legal fees |
35,007 | |||
Audit and tax |
21,802 | |||
Trustees fees |
8,384 | |||
Miscellaneous expenses |
22,185 | |||
Total Expenses |
901,749 | |||
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2) |
(435,456) | |||
Net Expenses |
466,293 | |||
Net Investment Income | 97,745 | |||
Net Realized Gain on Investments | 564 | |||
Increase in Net Assets from Operations | $ | 98,309 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2014 (unaudited) and the Year Ended August 31, 2013 |
2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 97,745 | $ | 569,161 | ||||
Net realized gain |
564 | 74,794 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
98,309 | 643,955 | ||||||
Capital Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from contributions |
545,043,771 | 1,440,632,790 | ||||||
Value of withdrawals |
(797,812,334) | (1,934,304,343) | ||||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Capital Transactions |
(252,768,563) | (493,671,553) | ||||||
Decrease in Net Assets |
(252,670,254) | (493,027,598) | ||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
1,067,533,537 | 1,560,561,135 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 814,863,283 | $ | 1,067,533,537 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of beneficial interest
outstanding throughout each year ended August 31, unless otherwise noted: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
20141 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (millions) | $815 | $1,068 | $1,561 | $2,815 | $2,653 | $2,609 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return, based on NAV2 |
0.01 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.17 | % | 1.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses |
0.18 | %3 | 0.17 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Net expenses4,5,6 |
0.10 | 3,7 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
0.02 | 3 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 1.23 |
1 | For the six months ended February 28, 2014 (unaudited). |
2 | Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
3 | Annualized. |
4 | As a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of expenses, other than brokerage, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of the Portfolio did not exceed 0.15%. |
5 | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
6 | The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%. |
7 | In order to maintain a minimum yield, additional waivers were implemented. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Tax Free Reserves Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a separate non-diversified investment series of Master Portfolio Trust (the Trust). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue beneficial interests in the Portfolio. At February 28, 2014, all investors in the Portfolio were funds advised or administered by the manager of the Portfolio and/or its affiliates.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
(a) Investment valuation. In accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, money market instruments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. This method involves valuing portfolio securities at their cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. The Portfolios use of amortized cost is subject to its compliance with certain conditions as specified by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee (the Valuation Committee). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Portfolios pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees.
The Portfolio uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| Level 2 other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (contd)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Portfolios assets carried at fair value:
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Description | Quoted Prices (Level 1) |
Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Total | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments | | $ | 804,216,621 | | $ | 804,216,621 |
| See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
(b) Interest income and expenses. Interest income consists of interest accrued and discount earned (including both original issue and market discount adjusted for amortization of premium) on the investments of the Portfolio. Expenses of the Portfolio are accrued daily. The Portfolio bears all costs of its operations other than expenses specifically assumed by the manager.
(c) Method of allocation. Net investment income of the Portfolio is allocated pro rata, based on respective ownership interests, among the Fund and other investors in the Portfolio (the Holders) at the time of such determination. Gross realized gains and/or losses of the Portfolio are allocated to the Holders in a manner such that, the net asset values per share of each Holder, after each such allocation is closer to the total of all Holders net asset values divided by the aggregate number of shares outstanding for all Holders.
(d) Credit and market risk. The Portfolio may invest in instruments specifically structured so that they are eligible for purchase by money market funds, including securities that have demand, tender or put features, or interest rate reset features. Structured instruments may take the form of participation interests or receipts in underlying securities or other assets and in some cases are backed by a financial institution serving as a liquidity provider. Demand features are often issued by third party financial institutions, generally domestic and foreign banks, and by brokerage firms or insurance companies. Frequently, floating rate and variable rate obligations are secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements provided by banks. Accordingly, the credit quality and liquidity of the Portfolios investments may be dependent in part on the credit quality of the institutions supporting the Portfolios investments and changes in the credit quality of these institutions could cause losses to the Portfolio and affect its share price. Some of these instruments may have an interest rate swap feature which substitutes a floating or variable interest rate for the fixed interest rate on an underlying security, and some may be asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities. Structured instruments are a type of derivative instrument and the payment and credit qualities of these instruments derive from the assets embedded in the structure.
(e) Securities traded on a when-issued basis. The Portfolio may trade securities on a when-issued basis. In a when-issued transaction, the securities are purchased or sold by
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the Portfolio with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Portfolio at the time of entering into the transaction.
Purchasing such securities involves risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(f) Compensating balance arrangements. The Portfolio has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodians fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Portfolios cash on deposit with the bank.
(g) Income taxes. The Portfolio is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Portfolio is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Portfolio. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Portfolios assets will be managed so an investor in the Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Management has analyzed the Portfolios tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of February 28, 2014, no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios financial statements. The Portfolios federal and state income tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
(h) Other. Purchases, maturities and sales of money market instruments are accounted for on the date of the transaction. Realized gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis.
2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (LMPFA) is the Portfolios investment manager and Western Asset Management Company (Western Asset) is the Portfolios subadviser. LMPFA and Western Asset are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (Legg Mason).
Under the investment management agreement, the Portfolio pays an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Portfolios average daily net assets.
LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Portfolio. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolio. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Portfolio.
During the six months ended February 28, 2014, the Portfolio had a voluntary expense limitation in place of 0.15% of the Portfolios average daily net assets. This arrangement may be reduced or terminated under certain circumstances.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (contd)
The investment manager has voluntarily undertaken to limit Portfolio expenses in order to maintain a minimum yield. Such expense limitations may fluctuate daily and are voluntary and temporary and may be terminated by the investment manager at any time without notice.
During the six months ended February 28, 2014, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $435,456.
The investment manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived or reimbursed to the Portfolio during the same fiscal year if the Portfolios total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the expense limitation (expense cap) in effect at the time the fees were earned or the expenses incurred. In no case will the investment manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the Portfolio, in the Portfolios total annual operating expenses exceeding the expense cap or any other lower limit then in effect.
All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.
3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entitys derivative and hedging activities.
During the six months ended February 28, 2014, the Portfolio did not invest in derivative instruments.
4. Legal matters
On or about May 30, 2006, John Halebian, a purported shareholder of Western Asset New York Tax Free Money Market Fund (formerly known as CitiSM New York Tax Free Reserves), a series of Legg Mason Partners Money Market Trust, formerly a series of CitiFunds Trust III (the Subject Trust), filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the persons who were then the independent trustees of the Subject Trust. The Subject Trust was also named in the complaint as a nominal defendant.
The complaint raised derivative claims on behalf of the Subject Trust and putative class claims against the then independent trustees in connection with the 2005 sale of Citigroups asset management business to Legg Mason and the related approval of new investment advisory agreements by the trustees and shareholders. In the derivative claim, the plaintiff alleged that the independent trustees had breached their fiduciary duty to the Subject Trust and its shareholders by failing to negotiate lower fees or to seek competing bids from other qualified investment advisers in connection with Citigroups sale to Legg Mason. In the claims brought on behalf of a putative class of shareholders, the plaintiff alleged that the echo voting provisions applicable to the proxy solicitation process violated the 1940 Act and constituted a breach of fiduciary duty. The relief sought included rescission of the advisory agreement and an award of costs and attorney fees.
In advance of filing the complaint, Plaintiffs lawyers had made written demand for relief on the Board of the Subject Trust, and the Boards independent trustees formed a demand
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review committee to investigate the matters raised in the demand and the expanded set of matters subsequently raised in the complaint. The demand review committee recommended that the action demanded by Plaintiff would not be in the best interests of the Subject Trust. The independent trustees of the Subject Trust considered the committees report, adopted the recommendation of the committee, and directed counsel to move to dismiss the complaint.
The Federal district court dismissed the complaint in its entirety in July 2007. In May 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district courts dismissal as to the class claims, and remanded the remaining claim relating to the demand review committee that had examined the derivative claim to the district court with instructions to convert the motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment. In July 2012, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. In August 2012, Plaintiff filed an appeal. In November 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order affirming the dismissal of the case in its entirety. On November 26, 2013, Plaintiff filed a petition for panel rehearing and for rehearing en banc with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On January 13, 2014, the appeals court denied Plaintiffs petition.
5. Recent accounting pronouncement
The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update 2011-11 (ASU 2011-11), Balance Sheet (Topic 210) Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities along with the related scope clarification provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2013-01 (ASU 2013-01) entitled Balance Sheet (Topic 210) Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2011-11 is intended to enhance disclosures on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities by requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments and transactions that are either offset in the statement of assets and liabilities or subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement. ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of ASU 2011-11s disclosure requirements on offsetting to financial assets and financial liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions.
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited)
At an in-person meeting of the Board of Trustees of Master Portfolio Trust (the Trust) held on November 11-12, 2013, the Board, including the Trustees who are not considered to be interested persons of the Trust (the Independent Trustees) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), approved for an annual period the continuation of the management agreement (the Management Agreement) between the Trust and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the Manager) with respect to the Tax Free Reserves Portfolio, a series of the Trust (the Fund), and the sub-advisory agreement (the Sub-Advisory Agreement) between the Manager and Western Asset Management Company (the Subadviser), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to the Fund.
Background
The Board received information in advance of the meeting from the Manager to assist it in its consideration of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement and was given the opportunity to ask questions and request additional information from management. In addition, the Independent Trustees submitted questions to management before the meeting and considered the responses provided. The Board received and considered a variety of information about the Manager and the Subadviser, as well as the management and sub-advisory arrangements for the Fund and other funds overseen by the Board, certain portions of which are discussed below. The Board noted that the Fund is a master fund in a master-feeder structure, whereby each feeder fund has the same investment objective and policies as the Fund and invests substantially all of its assets in the Fund. The information provided and presentations made to the Board encompassed the Fund and all funds for which the Board has responsibility, including the following feeder funds in the Fund (each a Feeder Fund): Western Asset Tax Free Reserves, a series of Legg Mason Partners Money Market Trust, and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves, a series of Legg Mason Partners Institutional Trust. The Board also noted that an additional Feeder Fund, Western Asset Premium Tax Free Reserves (a series of Legg Mason Partners Premium Money Market Trust), had not yet commenced operations. As a result, certain information concerning this Feeder Fund was not yet available for consideration in connection with the Boards review of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Fund. The discussion below covers both the advisory and the administrative functions being rendered by the Manager, both of which functions are encompassed by the Management Agreement, as well as the advisory functions rendered by the Subadviser pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Board approval of management agreement and sub-advisory agreement
The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees received a memorandum from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees also reviewed the proposed continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement in private sessions with their independent
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legal counsel at which no representatives of the Manager or Subadviser were present. The Independent Trustees considered the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement separately in the course of their review. In doing so, they noted the respective roles of the Manager and the Subadviser in providing services to the Fund.
In approving the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered a variety of factors, including those factors discussed below. No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Each Trustee may have attributed different weight to the various factors in evaluating the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of the services under the management agreement and sub-advisory agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Subadviser under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, respectively, during the past year. The Board noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by the Manager in its management of the Funds affairs and the Managers role in coordinating the activities of the Funds other service providers. The Boards evaluation of the services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser took into account the Boards knowledge gained as Trustees of funds in the Legg Mason fund complex, including the scope and quality of the investment management and other capabilities of the Manager and the Subadviser, and the quality of the Managers administrative and other services. The Board observed that the scope of services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser had expanded over time as a result of regulatory, market and other developments, including maintaining and monitoring their own and the Funds compliance programs. The Board also noted that on a regular basis it received and reviewed information from the Manager and the Subadviser regarding the Funds compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Board also considered the Managers and the Subadvisers risk management processes.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Managers and the Subadvisers senior personnel and the team of investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of the Manager and its affiliates, the financial resources of Legg Mason, Inc., the parent organization of the Manager and the Subadviser. The Board recognized the importance of having a money fund manager with significant resources.
The Board considered the division of responsibilities between the Manager and the Subadviser and the oversight provided by the Manager. The Board also considered the Managers and the Subadvisers policies and practices regarding the selection of brokers and dealers and the execution of portfolio transactions. In addition, management also reported to the Board on, among other things, its business plans and organizational changes.
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (contd)
In considering the performance of the Fund, the Board received and considered performance information for Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves as well as for a group of funds (the Performance Universe) selected by Lipper, Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data, for each of those Feeder Funds. The Board noted that those Feeder Funds performance was the same as the performance of the Fund (except for the effect of fees at the Feeder Fund level), and therefore relevant to the Boards consideration of the Funds performance. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of each Feeder Fund with the funds included in its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that it had received and discussed with management information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing those Feeder Funds performance against their benchmarks and peers. In addition, the Board considered these Feeder Funds performance in light of overall financial market conditions. In addition, the Board considered that Western Asset Premium Tax Free Reserves, which had not yet commenced operations, did not have any performance information to report.
The information comparing Western Asset Tax Free Reserves performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all retail funds classified as tax-exempt money market funds by Lipper, showed, among other data, that its performance for the 1- and 3-year periods ended June 30, 2013 was at the median and that the performance for the 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2013 was below the median. The Board noted the explanations from the Manager and the Subadviser concerning Western Asset Tax Free Reserves relative performance versus the peer group for the various periods. The Board also noted that the performance of Western Asset Tax Free Reserves had improved more recently.
The information comparing Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all funds classified as institutional tax-exempt money market funds by Lipper, showed, among other data, that the Feeder Funds performance for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2013 was above the median.
The Board concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided), including performance, under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement were sufficient for renewal.
Management fees and expense ratios
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee payable by the Fund to the Manager in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management and sub-advisory services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser. The Board also considered that fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements are currently in place for Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves. In addition, the Board noted that the compensation paid to the Subadviser is paid by the Manager, not the Fund.
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The Board also received and considered information comparing each Feeder Funds contractual management fee (each, a Contractual Management Fee), the actual management fees paid by Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves to the Manager (each, an Actual Management Fee) and Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves total actual expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group and a broader group of funds, each selected and provided by Lipper. The Board noted that these Feeder Funds assets represented a significant portion of the Funds assets. The Board noted that the expense information for these Feeder Funds reflected both management fees and total expenses payable by the Feeder Fund as well as management fees and total expenses payable by the Fund, and therefore was relevant to the Boards conclusions regarding the Funds expenses. The Board also reviewed information regarding fees charged by the Manager to other U.S. clients investing primarily in an asset class similar to that of the Fund, including, where applicable, separate accounts.
The Manager reviewed with the Board the differences in services provided to these different types of accounts, noting that the Fund is provided with certain administrative services, office facilities, and Fund officers (including the Funds chief executive, chief financial and chief compliance officers), and that the Manager coordinates and oversees the provision of services to the Fund by other Fund service providers. The Board considered the fee comparisons in light of the differences in management of these different types of accounts.
The Board considered the overall management fee, the Subadvisers fee and the amount of the management fee retained by the Manager after payment of the subadvisory fee in each case in light of the services rendered for those amounts. The Board also received an analysis of complex-wide management fees provided by the Manager, which, among other things, set out a framework of fees based on asset classes.
The information comparing Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves Contractual Management Fee and their Actual Management Fee as well as their actual total expense ratio to their expense groups, consisting of a group (including the Feeder Fund) of either retail no-load funds classified as tax-exempt money market funds or funds classified as institutional tax-exempt money market funds and chosen by Lipper to be comparable to those Feeder Funds, showed the following:
| For Western Asset Tax Free Reserves, the Contractual Management Fee and the Actual Management Fee were at the median, and the actual total expense ratio was above the median. The Board took into account managements discussion of the Feeder Funds expenses, as well as the master-feeder structure. |
| For Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves, the Contractual Management Fee was above the median, the Actual Management Fee was below the median, and the actual total expense ratio was below the median. The Board took into account managements discussion of the Feeder Funds expenses, as well as the master-feeder structure. |
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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited) (contd)
In addition, the Board noted that the current limitation on each of Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves expenses is expected to continue through December 2015.
For Western Asset Premium Tax Free Reserves, the Board noted that, although the Feeder Fund had not yet commenced operations, it had received a report from Lipper comparing the Feeder Funds Contractual Management Fee and its projected actual management fee as well as its projected actual total expense ratio to its expense group, consisting of a group of retail no-load funds (including the Feeder Fund) classified as tax-exempt money market funds and chosen by Lipper to be comparable to the Feeder Fund. The Board considered that the Manager had provided expense information to Lipper for purposes of preparing this comparison. The Board noted that, on this basis, the Feeder Funds Contractual Management Fee was below the median and projected Actual Management Fee was above the median. The Board also noted that the Feeder Funds projected actual total expense ratio was above the median. The Board took into account managements discussion of the Feeder Funds projected expenses, as well as the master-feeder structure.
Taking all of the above into consideration, as well as the factors identified below, the Board determined that the management fee and the subadvisory fee for the Fund were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Manager profitability
The Board received and considered an analysis of the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The Board also received profitability information with respect to the Legg Mason fund complex as a whole. In addition, the Board received information with respect to the Managers allocation methodologies used in preparing this profitability data. It was noted that the allocation methodologies had been reviewed previously by an outside consultant. The profitability of the Manager and its affiliates was considered by the Board not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund and the type of fund it represented.
Economies of scale
The Board received and discussed information concerning whether the Manager realizes economies of scale as the Funds assets grow. The Board noted that the Manager had previously agreed to institute breakpoints in Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves Contractual Management Fees, reflecting the potential for reducing the Contractual Management Fee as each of those Feeder Funds grows.
The Board considered whether the breakpoint fee structure for Western Asset Tax Free Reserves and Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves was a reasonable means of sharing any economies of scale or other efficiencies that might accrue from increases in each of those Feeder Funds asset levels. The Board noted that although Western Asset Tax Free Reserves had not reached the specified asset level at which a breakpoint to its
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Contractual Management Fee would be triggered, the Feeder Funds Contractual Management Fee and Actual Management Fee were at the median of its expense group.
The Board noted that Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves had not reached the specified asset level at which one or more breakpoints to its Contractual Management Fee would be triggered. In addition, with respect to Western Asset Institutional Tax Free Reserves, the Board noted that the Contractual Management Fee was approximately equivalent to the asset-weighted average of management fees paid by the other funds in the same Lipper classification/objective at all asset levels.
The Board noted that although Western Asset Premium Tax Free Reserves Contractual Management Fee does not have breakpoints, it is approximately equivalent to the asset-weighted average of management fees paid by the other funds in the same Lipper investment classification/objective at all asset levels. The Board also noted that the Contractual Management Fee was below the median of the expense group.
The Board determined that the management fee structure for the Fund was reasonable.
Other benefits to the manager and the subadviser
The Board considered other benefits received by the Manager, the Subadviser and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including the opportunity to offer additional products and services to the Feeder Funds shareholders.
In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and the ongoing commitment of the Manager and the Subadviser to the Fund, the Board considered that the ancillary benefits that the Manager and its affiliates received were reasonable.
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In light of all of the foregoing, the Board determined that the continuation of each of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the Funds shareholders and approved the continuation of such agreements for another year.
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Included herein under Item 1.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
Master Portfolio Trust
By: | /s/ Kenneth D. Fuller | |
Kenneth D. Fuller | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | April 22, 2014 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Kenneth D. Fuller | |
Kenneth D. Fuller | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | April 22, 2014 | |
By: | /s/ Richard F. Sennett | |
Richard F. Sennett | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: | April 22, 2014 |
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Kenneth D. Fuller, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Master Portfolio Trust Tax Free Reserves Portfolio; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | April 22, 2014 | /s/ Kenneth D. Fuller | ||||||
Kenneth D. Fuller | ||||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
I, Richard F. Sennett, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Master Portfolio Trust Tax Free Reserves Portfolio; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | April 22, 2014 | /s/ Richard F. Sennett | ||||||
Richard F. Sennett | ||||||||
Principal Financial Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
Kenneth D. Fuller, Chief Executive Officer, and Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer of Master Portfolio Trust Tax Free Reserves Portfolio (the Registrant), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:
1. The Registrants periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended February 28, 2014 (the Form N-CSR) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Chief Executive Officer | Principal Financial Officer | |||
Master Portfolio Trust- | Master Portfolio Trust- | |||
Tax Free Reserves Portfolio | Tax Free Reserves Portfolio | |||
/s/ Kenneth D. Fuller |
/s/ Richard F. Sennett | |||
Kenneth D. Fuller | Richard F. Sennett | |||
Date: April 22, 2014 | Date: April 22, 2014 |
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.