 Each of the Funds today announced voting results from their respective Special Meeting of Shareholders the Special Meeting, where shareholders of each Fund were asked to vote on a new management agreement with the Funds manager and new subadvisory agreements with the Funds subadvisers. These new agreements were proposed in connection with the pending combination of Legg Mason, Inc. Legg Mason, the parent company of the Funds investment manager and subadvisers, and Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton the Transaction, which will result in the automatic termination of each Funds current management and subadvisory agreements. 