DEFA14A 1 ddefa14a.htm LMP INCOME TRUST--LMP MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND LMP Income Trust--LMP Municipal High Income Fund

SCHEDULE 14A

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LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNERS MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND

YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS REQUESTED

Dear Shareholder:

We are writing to follow-up on proxy materials that were previously mailed to you regarding the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Legg Mason Partners Municipal High Income Fund (the “Fund”) and to notify you that the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund has been adjourned. The Special Meeting of Legg Mason Partners Municipal High Income Fund (the “Fund”) will be held at 620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York, on March 24, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. Our records indicate that we have not received your vote on an important proposal affecting your investment in the Fund. For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously delivered to you, THE FUND’S BOARD MEMBERS RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL AND BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FUND’S SHAREHOLDERS.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! With the adjournment of the meeting, you still have time to cast your vote. Please take a moment now to vote your shares. For your convenience, we are enclosing another proxy card along with a pre-paid postage envelope.

Choose ONE of the following methods to vote your shares:

TO SPEAK TO A PROXY VOTING SPECIALIST: Dial toll-free 1-888-684-2437 and a representative from Broadridge (the Fund’s Proxy Solicitor), will assist you with voting your shares and answer any of your proxy-related questions. Representatives are available Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

VOTE BY TOUCH–TONE: Dial the toll-free touch-tone voting number listed on your proxy card, enter the CONTROL NUMBER printed on your proxy card and follow the simple instructions. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. THIS CALL IS TOLL-FREE. If you have received more than one proxy card, you can vote each card during the call. Each card has a different control number.

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: Go to the website listed on your proxy card, enter the CONTROL NUMBER printed on your proxy card and follow the simple instructions. If you have received more than one proxy card, you can vote each card on the website. Each card has a different control number.

VOTE BY MAIL: Sign and date the enclosed proxy card and mail it back using the enclosed pre-paid postage envelope.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT SO PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY!