LEGG MASON, INC. (NYSE:LM) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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LEGG MASON, INC. (NYSE:LM) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

LEGG MASON, INC. (NYSE:LM) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD.

Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) disclosed in the proxy statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that the deadline for the submission of proposals by stockholders who would like to submit proposals for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is February 13, 2019. The correct deadline in accordance with Legg Mason’s Bylaws is February 20, 2019. In order to provide stockholders with more time to decide if they would like to submit proposals for consideration at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Board has determined to extend the date by which notice of proposals by stockholders must be delivered for consideration at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to 5 pm ET on March 15, 2019. The inclusion of any proposal in the proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be subject to the applicable rules of the SEC.

This disclosure is being furnished to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and the information included therein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Legg Mason under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

About LEGG MASON, INC. (NYSE:LM)

Legg Mason, Inc. is a holding company. The Company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in providing asset management and related financial services to individuals, institutions, corporations and municipalities. The Company operates through Global Asset Management segment. Global Asset Management provides investment advisory services to institutional and individual clients and to the Company-sponsored investment funds. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides investment management and related services to institutional and individual clients, Company-sponsored investment funds and retail separately managed account programs. It offers its products and services directly and through various financial intermediaries. It has operations principally in the United States and the United Kingdom and also has offices in Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Dubai, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan.