As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2012
Securities Act File No. 33-49552
Investment Company Act File No. 811-6740
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
| FORM N-1A | ||||||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||||||
| UNDER | ||||||
| THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |||||
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |||||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 | x | |||||
| and/or | ||||||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||||||
| UNDER | ||||||
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x |
Amendment No. 83
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
Legg Mason Partners Institutional Trust*
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| 55 Water Street, New York, New York | 10041 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code (877) 721-1926
Robert I. Frenkel
Legg Mason Partners Institutional Trust
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
COPY TO:
Roger P. Joseph, Esq.
Bingham McCutchen LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Continuous
(Approximate Date of Proposed Offering)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
| x | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| ¨ | on pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| ¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| ¨ | on pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| ¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
| ¨ | on pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
| ¨ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
| * | This filing relates solely to Western Asset Institutional Government Reserves and Western Asset Institutional AMT Free Municipal Money Market Fund. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, LEGG MASON PARTNERS INSTITUTIONAL TRUST, certifies that it meets all requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on this 12th day of October, 2012.
LEGG MASON PARTNERS INSTITUTIONAL TRUST, on behalf of its series:
Western Asset Institutional Government Reserves
Western Asset Institutional AMT Free Municipal Money Market Fund
| By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken | |
| R. Jay Gerken | ||
| President and Principal Executive Officer |
WITNESS our hands on the date set forth below.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on October 12, 2012.
| Signature |
Title | |
| /s/ R. Jay Gerken R. Jay Gerken |
President, Principal Executive Officer and Trustee | |
| /s/ Richard F. Sennett Richard F. Sennett |
Principal Financial Officer | |
| /s/ Elliott J. Berv* Elliott J. Berv |
Trustee | |
| /s/ A. Benton Cocanougher* A. Benton Cocanougher |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Jane F. Dasher* Jane F. Dasher |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Mark T. Finn* Mark T. Finn |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Stephen R. Gross* Stephen R. Gross |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Richard E. Hanson, Jr.* Richard E. Hanson, Jr. |
Trustee | |
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| /s/ Diana R. Harrington* Diana R. Harrington |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Susan M. Heilbron* Susan M. Heilbron |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Susan B. Kerley* Susan B, Kerley |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Alan G. Merten* Alan G. Merten |
Trustee | |
| /s/ R. Richardson Pettit* R. Richardson Pettit |
Trustee | |
| *By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken | |
| R. Jay Gerken |
| * | Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney. |
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Master Portfolio Trust has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Legg Mason Partners Institutional Trust to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on this 12th day of October, 2012.
MASTER PORTFOLIO TRUST, on behalf of its series, Government Portfolio.
| By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken | |
| R. Jay Gerken | ||
| President and Principal Executive Officer |
WITNESS our hands on the date set forth below.
This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on October 12, 2012.
| Signature |
Title | |
| /s/ R. Jay Gerken R. Jay Gerken |
President, Principal Executive Officer and Trustee | |
| /s/ Richard F. Sennett Richard F. Sennett |
Principal Financial Officer | |
| /s/ Elliott J. Berv* Elliott J. Berv |
Trustee | |
| /s/ A. Benton Cocanougher* A. Benton Cocanougher |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Jane F. Dasher* Jane F. Dasher |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Mark T. Finn* Mark T. Finn |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Stephen R. Gross* Stephen R. Gross |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Richard E. Hanson, Jr.* Richard E. Hanson, Jr. |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Diana R. Harrington* Diana R. Harrington |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Susan M. Heilbron* Susan M. Heilbron |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Susan B. Kerley* Susan B. Kerley |
Trustee | |
| /s/ Alan G. Merten* Alan G. Merten |
Trustee | |
| /s/ R. Richardson Pettit* R. Richardson Pettit |
Trustee | |
| *By: |
/s/ R. Jay Gerken R. Jay Gerken |
| * | Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Index No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |
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