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February 26, 2010
(LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LOGO)
 
Prospectus
 
Legg Mason Western Asset
Variable Money Market Portfolio
 
 
 
Shares of the fund are offered only to insurance company separate accounts which fund certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to qualified retirement and pension plans. This Prospectus should be read together with the prospectus for those contracts.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any statement to the contrary is a crime.
 
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


 

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Fees and expenses of the fund
 
The accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
 
The fee table and expense example do not reflect expenses incurred from investing through a separate account or qualified plan and do not reflect variable annuity or life insurance contract charges. If they did, the returns would be lower and the overall fees and expenses would be higher than those shown. Detailed information about the cost of investing in this fund through a separate account or qualified plan is presented in the contract prospectus through which the fund’s shares are offered to you.
 
             
 Shareholder fees (paid directly from your investment) (%)
 
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases     N/A      
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)     N/A      
 
             
 Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) (%)
 
Management fees     0.45      
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees     None      
Other expenses     0.05      
Total annual fund operating expenses1     0.50      
 
1  “Total annual fund operating expenses” has been restated to reflect current fees and expenses and does not reflect any expenses of participation in the Treasury Guarantee Program which terminated on September 18, 2009.
 
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example does not include expenses incurred from investing through a separate account or qualified plan. If the example included these expenses, the figures shown would be higher. The example assumes:
 
•  You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated
 
•  Your investment has a 5% return each year and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same
 
•  You reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales charge
 
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
                     
 Number of years you own your shares ($)   1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years    
 
With or without redemption at end of period   51   160   279   629    


 

 
February 26, 2010
(LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LOGO)
 
Prospectus
 
Legg Mason Western Asset
Variable Adjustable Rate Income Portfolio
 
 
Shares of the fund are offered only to insurance company separate accounts, which fund certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts, and to qualified retirement and pension plans. This Prospectus should be read together with the prospectus for those contracts.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any statement to the contrary is a crime.
 
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


 

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Fees and expenses of the fund
 
The accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
 
The fee table and expense example do not reflect expenses incurred from investing through a separate account or qualified plan and do not reflect variable annuity or life insurance contract charges. If they did, the returns would be lower and the overall fees and expenses would be higher than those shown. Detailed information about the cost of investing in this fund through a separate account or qualified plan is presented in the contract prospectus through which the fund’s shares are offered to you.
 
             
 Shareholder fees (paid directly from your investment) (%)
 
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases     N/A      
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)     N/A      
 
             
 Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) (%)
 
Management fees     0.55      
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees     0.25      
Other expenses     0.56      
Total annual fund operating expenses     1.36      
Fees forgone and/or expenses reimbursed1     (0.36 )    
Total annual fund operating expenses after forgoing fees and/or reimbursing expenses     1.00      
 
1  The manager has agreed to forgo fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than interest, brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expenses), so that total annual operating expenses are not expected to exceed 1.00%. This arrangement cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2011 without the Board of Trustees consent. The manager is permitted to recapture amounts forgone or reimbursed to the fund during the same fiscal year if the fund’s total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the limit described above.
 
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example does not include expenses incurred from investing through a separate account or qualified plan. If the example included these expenses, the figures shown would be higher. The example assumes:
 
•  You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated
 
•  Your investment has a 5% return each year and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same
 
•  You reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales charge
 
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
                                     
 Number of years you own your shares ($)   1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years    
 
With or without redemption at end of period     102       358       674       1,571      


 

 
February 26, 2010
(LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LOGO)
 
Prospectus
 
Legg Mason Western Asset
Variable High Income Portfolio
 
 
Shares of the fund are offered only to insurance company separate accounts, which fund certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts, and to qualified retirement and pension plans. This Prospectus should be read together with the prospectus for those contracts.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any statement to the contrary is a crime.
 
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE


 

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Fees and expenses of the fund
 
The accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
 
The fee table and expense example do not reflect expenses incurred from investing through a separate account or qualified plan and do not reflect variable annuity or life insurance contract charges. If they did, the returns would be lower and the overall fees and expenses would be higher than those shown. Detailed information about the cost of investing in this fund through a separate account or qualified plan is presented in the contract prospectus through which the fund’s shares are offered to you.
 
             
 Shareholder fees (paid directly from your investment) (%)
 
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases     N/A      
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)     N/A      
 
             
 Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) (%)
 
Management fees     0.60      
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees     None      
Other expenses     0.15      
Total annual fund operating expenses     0.75      
 
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example does not include expenses incurred from investing through a separate account or qualified plan. If the example included these expenses, the figures shown would be higher. The example assumes:
 
•  You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated
 
•  Your investment has a 5% return each year and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same
 
•  You reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales charge
 
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
                     
 Number of years you own your shares ($)   1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years    
 
With or without redemption at end of period   77   240   417   930