Exhibit 10.8

Execution Counterpart

AMENDMENT NO. 5

AMENDMENT NO. 5 (this "Amendment No. 5") dated as of November 10, 2008 among LEGG MASON, INC. (the "Borrower"), the Lenders executing this Amendment No. 5 on the signature pages hereto and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") under the Credit Agreement referred to below.

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to a 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2005 (as amended by Amendments No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 thereto, the "Credit Agreement"), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for revolving credit loans to the Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto wish now to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, and, accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 5, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

Section 2. Amendments. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 4 below, but effective as of the date hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

2.01. References Generally. References in the Credit Agreement (including references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to "this Agreement" (and indirect references such as "hereunder", "hereby", "herein" and "hereof") shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

2.02. Certain Defined Terms. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the definition of "AB Exposure", (ii) amending the following definitions to read in their entirety as follows (to the extent already included in said Section 1.01) and (iii) adding the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical location (to the extent not already included in said Section 1.01):

"Additional Margin" means, as of any date on which (a) the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding is less than 33^1/3% of the aggregate Commitments, 0% per annum, (b) the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding is greater than or equal to 33^1/3% but less than 66^2/3% of the aggregate Commitments, 0.50% per annum or (c) the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding is greater than or equal to 66^2/3% of the aggregate Commitments, 0.75% per annum.

"Applicable Facility Fee Rate" means, while any particular Rating Level applies, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the reference to such Rating Level:

Rating Level	Applicable Facility Fee Rate
Rating Level 1	0.15%
Rating Level 2	0.175%
Rating Level 3	0.20%
Rating Level 4	0.225%
Rating Level 5	0.25%

provided that if at any time the Debt Ratings of Moody's and S&P would lead to different Rating Levels, the "Applicable Facility Fee Rate" will be determined based on

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the Rating Level one above the lower Rating Level (Rating Level 1 being the highest and Rating Level 5 being the lowest). Each change in the Applicable Facility Fee Rate resulting from a Rating Level Change shall be effective on the date on which such Rating Level Change is first announced by Moody's or S&P, as the case may be.

"Applicable Margin" means for any Loan of any Type and while any particular Rating Level applies, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the reference to the relevant Rating Level for Loans of such Type:

	Applicable Margin
Rating Level	Base Rate Loan	Eurodollar Rate Loan
Rating Level 1	0.00%	0.85%
Rating Level 2	0.25%	1.075%
Rating Level 3	0.75%	1.55%
Rating Level 4	1.00%	1.775%
Rating Level 5	1.25%	2.00%

provided that if at any time the Debt Ratings of Moody's and S&P would lead to different Rating Levels, the "Applicable Margin" will be determined based on the Rating Level one above the lower Rating Level (Rating Level 1 being the highest and Rating Level 5 being the lowest). Each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a Rating Level Change shall be effective on the date on which such Rating Level Change is first announced by Moody's or S&P, as the case may be.

"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, Consolidated net income for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated net income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount with respect to Indebtedness (including the Loans), (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any extraordinary expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated net income for such period, losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), and (f) any other non-cash charges, and minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated net income for such period, the sum of (a) any extraordinary income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated net income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business) and (b) any other non-cash income, all as determined without duplication on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case exclusive of the cumulative effect of foreign currency gains or losses. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period in connection with any determination of the Leverage Ratio, if during such period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made an acquisition or incurred or assumed any Indebtedness (without duplication of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance such assumed Indebtedness), Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such acquisition occurred and such Indebtedness had been incurred or assumed or refinanced on the first day of such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Consolidated EBITDA" shall exclude the effect of cash charges (a) arising from purchases and sales by the Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries of, and/or (b) on account of total return swaps, letters of credit, Guarantees, loans, equity contributions, capital support or any other support in connection with, asset-backed commercial paper, medium term notes or other securities or investments, in each case issued by any Person listed on Annex I or any Affiliate of any such Person, or any other securities or investments into which any such asset-backed commercial paper, medium term notes or other securities or investments may be converted or resulting from the replacement, exchange or restructuring in

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whatever form of any such asset-backed commercial paper, medium term notes or other securities and investments, whether now or heretofore owned or hereafter acquired (all such asset-backed commercial paper, medium term notes, securities, investments and other securities or investments being referred to herein as "Investments"), except that (i) upon such sale by the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries of any such Investment and (ii) upon the incurrence of any cash charges by the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries on account of total return swaps, letters of credit, Guarantees, loans, equity contributions, capital support or any other support in connection with any such Investment, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced (but not increased) by an amount (the "Net AB Charge Amount") equal to the total amount of cash charges, net of the total amount of cash gains, borne by the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries from the purchase and sale of such Investment and/or on account of total return swaps, letters of credit, Guarantees, loans, equity contributions, capital support or any other support in connection with any such Investment, to the extent that the aggregate (calculated without duplication) Net AB Charge Amount for all such purchases and sales and/or on account of total return swaps, letters of credit, Guarantees, loans, equity contributions, capital support or any other support in connection with any such Investment for such period and all prior periods exceeds $2,750,000,000.

2.03 Ordinary Interest. Section 2.06(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(a)  Ordinary Interest. The Borrower agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan, from the date of such Loan until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(i)  Base Rate Loans. While such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans as in effect from time to time and (y) the Additional Margin, if applicable, payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the date such Base Rate Loan shall be Converted or paid in full.

(ii)  Eurodollar Rate Loans. While such Loan is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum for each Interest Period for such Loan equal to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the sum of (x) the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans as in effect from time to time and (y) the Additional Margin, if applicable, payable on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months after the first day of such Interest Period, and on each date on which such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be Continued, Converted or paid in full."

2.04. Incurrence of Indebtedness. A new Section 5.02(d) is added to the Credit Agreement reading as follows:

"(d) Incurrence of Indebtedness. It shall at all times comply with Section 5.7(a) of the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2008 between it, KKR I-L Limited, Credit Suisse International, HSBC Bank USA, National Association and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P., as amended on January 30, 2008, as further modified, waived and supplemented on May 5, 2008, and as further amended, modified, supplemented, waived and from time to time in effect."

2.05. Maximum Leverage Ratio. Section 5.03(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

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"(a) Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, to exceed 3.0:1.0."

2.06. Annex I. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof an Annex I to read as Annex I hereof.

Section 3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, as to itself and each of its subsidiaries, that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement (except (x) to the extent relating to the class action litigations described in the Form 10-K of the Borrower for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, Section 4.01(f)(i) thereof, and (y) to the extent relating to the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, Section 4.01(f)(ii) thereof, and provided that for purposes of this Section 3, the date referred to in the last sentence of Section 4.01(e) thereof shall be deemed to be March 31, 2008 instead of March 31, 2005), and in each of the other Loan Documents, are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date) and as if each reference in said Article IV to "this Agreement" included reference to this Amendment No. 5 and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 4. Conditions Precedent. The amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

4.01. Execution. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment No. 5 executed by the Borrower and the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement constituting the Majority Lenders.

4.02. Amendment Fee. The Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender that, not later than 6:00 p.m. New York City time on November 19, 2008, shall have executed a counterpart of this Amendment No. 5 and delivered the same to the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee in such amount as shall have been previously disclosed to the Lenders by the Borrower.

4.03 Fee and Expenses. The Borrower shall have paid in full the costs, expenses and fees as set forth in Section 8.04(a) of the Credit Agreement and the Fee Letter dated as of November 10, 2008 among Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and the Borrower.

4.04. Opinion of Counsel to Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall have received favorable opinions of counsel for the Borrower (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and covering such matters (including as to the enforceability of this Amendment No. 5 and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, the valid organization, good standing and due authorization of the Borrower, and the lack of any conflicts of the Borrower (including with respect to any material agreements)) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

4.05. Corporate Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received certified copies of the charter and by-laws of the Borrower and of all corporate authority for the Borrower (including, without limitation, board of director resolutions and evidence of the incumbency of officers for the Borrower) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment No. 5 and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby (and the Administrative Agent and each Lender may conclusively rely on such certificate until it receives notice in writing from the Borrower to the contrary).

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Section 5. Miscellaneous. Except as herein provided, the Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This Amendment No. 5 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment No. 5 by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of a counterpart by electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Amendment No. 5 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 5 to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

	LEGG MASON, INC.
	By:			/s/ Charles J. Daley, Jr.
				Name: Charles J. Daley, Jr.
				Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
				Financial Officer and Treasurer
	CITIBANK, N.A.,
	as Administrative Agent
	By:			/s/ Kevin A. Ege
				Name: Kevin A. Ege
				Title: Vice President
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		LENDERS
		CITIBANK, N.A.,
		By:	/s/ Kevin A. Ege
			Name: Kevin A. Ege
			Title: Vice President
		BANK OF AMERICA, N.A..
		By:	/s/ Hichem Kerma
			Name: Hichem Kerma
			Title: Assistant Vice President
		THE BANK OF NEW YORK mellon
		By:	/s/ Michael Pensari
			Name: Michael Pensari
			Title: Vice President
		DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
		By:	/s/ Kathleen Bowers
			Name: Kathleen Bowers
			Title: Director
		By:	/s/ Michael Campites
			Name: Michael Campites
			Title: Vice President
		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
		By:	/s/ Sergey Sherman
			Name: Sergey Sherman
			Title: Vice President
		STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
		By:	/s/ James H. Reichert
			Name: James H. Reichert
			Title: Vice President
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		MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA
		By:	/s/ Louis Alder
			Name: Louis Alder
			Title: First Vice President
		SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
		By:
			Name:
			Title:
		RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		By:	/s/ Darcy Salinger
			Name: Darcy Salinger
			Title: Vice President
		MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS TRUST CO.
		By:	/s/ Lynn S. Manthy
			Name: Lynn S. Manthy
			Title: Assistant Vice President
		PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		By:	/s/ Kirk Seagers
			Name: Kirk Seagers
			Title: Vice President
		WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		By:	/s/ David Bendel
			Name: David Bendel
			Title: Vice President
		HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		By:	/s/ Jay Lipman
			Name: Jay Lipman
			Title: Vice President
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	CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
	By:	/s/ Jay Chall
		Name: Jay Chall
		Title: Director
	By:	/s/ Markus Frenzen
		Name: Markus Frenzen
		Title: Assistant Vice President
	FIFTH THIRD BANK
	By:	/s/ Randolph J. Stierer
		Name: Randolph J. Stierer
		Title: Vice President
	SOCIETE GENERALE
	By:	/s/ Edith Hornick
		Name: Edith Hornick
		Title: Managing Director
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Annex I

Axon Financial Fund LTD

Atlantic East Funding LLC

Five Finance Inc.

K2 (USA) LLC

Issuer Entity LLC

Whistlejacket Capital Limited

White Pine Finance LLC

Orion Finance (USA) LLC

Cheyne Finance, LLC

Gryphon Funding Limited

Ironstone Trust

Rocket Trust

Aurora Trust

Comet Trust

Planet Trust

Slate Trust

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