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LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

WESTERN ASSET FUNDS, INC.

SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 1, 2024 TO THE

PROSPECTUS OF EACH FUND LISTED IN SCHEDULE A

 

 

For each of the funds listed in Schedule A, the following disclosure replaces and supersedes the corresponding disclosure in each fund’s Prospectus in the appendix titled “Appendix: Waivers and Discounts Available from Certain Service Agents”:

PFS INVESTMENTS INC. (“PFSI”)

Policies Regarding Transactions Through PFSI

Effective August 1, 2024, the following information supersedes all prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares purchased through PFSI and held on the mutual fund platform of its affiliate, Primerica Shareholder Services (“PSS”). Clients of PFSI (also referred to as “shareholders”) purchasing fund shares on the PSS platform are eligible only for the following share classes, sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from share classes, discounts and waivers described elsewhere in this prospectus or the related statement of additional information (“SAI”) or through another broker-dealer.

Share Classes

 

   

Class A shares: in non-retirement accounts, individual retirement accounts (IRA), SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, Keogh Plans, and all other account types unless expressly provided for below.

 

   

Class A1 and Class C shares: only in accounts that already hold such shares.

Breakpoints

 

   

Breakpoint pricing at dollar thresholds as described in the prospectus of the fund you are purchasing.

Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”)

 

   

The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A or Class A1 shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any assets held in group retirement plans) of Franklin Templeton funds held by the shareholder on the PSS platform.

 

   

It is the shareholder’s responsibility to inform PFSI of all eligible fund family assets at the time of calculation. Shares of money market funds are included only if such shares were acquired in exchange for shares of another Franklin Templeton fund purchased with a sales charge. No shares of Franklin Templeton funds held by the shareholder away from the PSS platform will be granted ROA with shares of any Franklin Templeton fund purchased on the PSS platform.

 

   

Any SEP IRA plan, any SIMPLE IRA plan or any Payroll Deduction plan (“PDP”) on the PSS platform will be defaulted to plan-level grouping for purposes of ROA, which allows each participating employee ROA with all other eligible shares held in plan accounts on the PSS platform. At any time, a participating employee may elect to exercise a one-time option to change grouping for purposes of ROA to shareholder- level grouping, which allows the plan account of the electing employee ROA with her other eligible holdings on the PSS platform, but not with all other eligible participant holdings in the plan. Eligible shares held in plan accounts electing shareholder-level grouping will not be available for purposes of ROA to plan accounts electing plan-level grouping.


   

ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or current market value (current shares x NAV).

Letter of Intent (“LOI”)

 

   

By executing a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period through PFSI, from the date PSS receives the LOI. The purchase price of the LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the dollar amount the shareholder intends to invest over a 13-month period to arrive at total investment for purposes of determining any breakpoint discount and the applicable front-end sales charge. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the projected total investment.

 

   

Only holdings of Franklin Templeton funds on the PSS platform are eligible for inclusion in the LOI calculation and the shareholder must notify PFSI of all eligible assets at the time of calculation. It is the shareholder’s responsibility to inform PFSI at the time of a purchase of all holdings of Franklin Templeton funds on the PSS platform, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for this discount.

 

   

Purchases made before the LOI is received by PSS are not adjusted under the LOI, and the LOI will not reduce any sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be automatically adjusted if the total purchases required by the LOI are not met.

 

   

If an employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan, SIMPLE IRA plan or non-IRA PDP on the PSS platform has elected to establish or change ROA for the accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer. LOIs are not available to PDP IRA plans on the PSS platform with plan-level grouping for purposes of ROA, but are available to any participating employee that elects shareholder-level grouping for purposes of ROA.

Sales Charge Waivers

Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:

 

   

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.

 

   

Shares purchased with the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 90 days of the purchase, 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account, and 3) the redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load. Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals), full or partial transfers or rollovers of retirement accounts, and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay account maintenance fees are not eligible for this sales charge waiver.

 

   

Shares exchanged into Class A or Class A1 shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of PFSI. PFSI is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.

Policies Regarding Fund Purchases Through PFSI That Are Not Held on the PSS Platform

 

   

Class R shares are available through PFSI only in 401(k) plans covering a business owner with no employees, commonly referred to as a one-participant 401(k) plan or solo 401(k).

PFSI may request reasonable documentation of facts qualifying the purchaser for the discounts and waivers identified above, and condition the granting of any discount or waiver on the timely receipt of such documents. Shareholders should contact PSS if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

Fund

  

Date of

Prospectus

LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Alternative Credit Fund

   March 1, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – Diversified US Large Cap Value Fund

   January 31, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – Flexible Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Unconstrained Bond Fund

   March 1, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – Small Cap Value Fund

   May 1, 2024

ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Fund

   January 31, 2024

ClearBridge International Growth Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Small Cap Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Value Fund

   March 1, 2024

Franklin International Equity Fund

   January 31, 2024

Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

   May 1, 2024

Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund

   January 31, 2024

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

  

Western Asset California Municipals Fund

   July 1, 2024

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

Western Asset Income Fund

   December 1, 2023

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity California Municipals Fund

   April 1, 2024

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity New York Municipals Fund

   April 1, 2024

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund

   July 1, 2024

Western Asset Massachusetts Municipals Fund

   April 1, 2024

Western Asset Mortgage Total Return Fund

   May 1, 2024

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund

   December 1, 2023

Western Asset Oregon Municipals Fund

   August 30, 2023

Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund

   December 1, 2023

Western Asset Short Duration Municipal Income Fund

   July 1, 2024

Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

   September 29, 2023

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Corporate Credit Fund

   May 1, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – High Yield Fund

   May 1, 2024

ClearBridge All Cap Value Fund

   January 31, 2024

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund

   May 1, 2024

ClearBridge Growth Fund

   December 29, 2023

ClearBridge International Value Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund

   April 1, 2024

ClearBridge Large Cap Value Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Mid Cap Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Select Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Small Cap Value Fund

   January 31, 2024

ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Fund

   March 1, 2024

ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Fund

   March 1, 2024

Franklin Global Equity Fund

   March 1, 2024

Franklin Multi-Asset Conservative Growth Fund

   June 1, 2024

Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund

   June 1, 2024

Franklin Multi-Asset Growth Fund

   June 1, 2024

Franklin Multi-Asset Moderate Growth Fund

   June 1, 2024

Franklin U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

   April 1, 2024

 

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Fund

  

Date of

Prospectus

WESTERN ASSET FUNDS, INC.

  

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

Western Asset High Yield Fund

   September 29, 2023

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

   May 1, 2024

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund

   September 29, 2023

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

   March 1, 2024

Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund

   September 29, 2023

Please retain this supplement for future reference.

 

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