-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, G5a4PojGVyrNXQUVdU2tdAdb1vwZGjvtLUJjSlLm0tes797fWifRfCTxWczzjYaR X+u1mJPAZhHgz7OD1EfoYQ== 0000704051-05-000020.txt : 20050119 0000704051-05-000020.hdr.sgml : 20050119 20050119154724 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000704051-05-000020 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050119 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20050119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050119 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEGG MASON INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000704051 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 521200960 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08529 FILM NUMBER: 05536328 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 LIGHT ST CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202-1476 BUSINESS PHONE: 4105390000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 LIGHT ST CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202-1476 8-K 1 january192005_8kedgar.htm LEGG MASON, INC. 8-K Legg Mason, Inc.

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

January 19, 2005

 

LEGG MASON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

   

1-8529

   

52-1200960

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

  

(Commission File
No.)

  

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland

                

21202

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(410) 539-0000

 

Not Applicable 

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR

 

240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
 

240.13e-4(c))
 

             

 

 

Item 5.02

  

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
         
   

Pursuant to the Company's Corporate Governance Principles, upon reaching the age of 72 on December 20, 2004, Harry M. Ford, Jr. submitted his letter of resignation from the Board. At the January 18, 2005 Board of Directors meeting, the Board accepted his letter of resignation effective January 19, 2005, and reduced the size of the Board to 14 members. As a result of the Board's acceptance of Mr. Ford's resignation, the Board now consists of 11 independent directors and 3 management directors.
         

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

                                          

                                         

LEGG MASON, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  January 19, 2005

By:

/s/ Robert F. Price

 

 

 

Robert F. Price

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary

 

 

 

and General Counsel

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