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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 MAY 31, 2022 TO THE

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, AS APPLICABLE, PROSPECTUS AND

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”)

OF EACH FUND LISTED IN SCHEDULES A, B, C, D AND E

 

 

 

I.

Effective on or about August 15, 2022, certain front-end sales charges on Class A shares of the funds listed in Schedules A, B and C and certain dealer commissions paid by the distributor for the funds listed in Schedules A, B, C and D from Class A sales charges will change.

 

  a)

On or about August 15, 2022, for each of the funds in Schedule A, the new Class A front-end sales charge and dealer commission schedules will be as follows:

 

Amount of investment    Sales charge as
a % of offering
price
   Sales charge as
a % of net
amount
invested
   Service Agent
commission as
a % of offering
price

Less than $25,000

   5.50    5.82    5.00

$25,000 but less than $50,000

   5.25    5.54    4.75

$50,000 but less than $100,000

   4.50    4.71    4.00

$100,000 but less than $250,000

   3.50    3.63    3.00

$250,000 but less than $500,000

   2.50    2.56    2.25

$500,000 but less than $750,000

   2.00    2.04    1.75

$750,000 but less than $1 million

   1.50    1.52    1.25

$1 million or more1

   -0-    -0-    up to 1.00

 

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The Distributor may pay a commission of up to 1.00% to a Service Agent for purchase amounts of $1 million or more. In such cases, starting in the thirteenth month after purchase, the Service Agent will also receive an annual distribution and/or service fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets represented by the Class A shares held by its clients. Prior to the thirteenth month, the Distributor will retain this fee. Where the Service Agent does not receive the payment of this commission, the Service Agent will instead receive the annual distribution and/or service fee starting immediately after purchase. Please contact your Service Agent for more information.

 

  b)

On or about August 15, 2022, for each of the funds in Schedule B, the new Class A front-end sales charge and dealer commission schedules will be as follows:

 

Amount of investment    Sales charge as
a % of offering
price
   Sales charge as
a % of net
amount
invested
   Service Agent
commission as
a % of offering
price

Less than $100,000

   3.75    3.90    3.50

$100,000 but less than $250,000

   3.25    3.36    3.00

$250,000 but less than $500,000

   2.25    2.30    2.25

$500,000 or more1

   -0-    -0-    up to 1.00

 

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The Distributor may pay a commission of up to 1.00% to a Service Agent for purchase amounts of $500,000 or more. In such cases, starting in the thirteenth month after purchase, the Service Agent will also receive an annual distribution and/or service fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets represented by the Class A shares held by its clients. Prior to the thirteenth month, the Distributor will retain this fee. Where the Service Agent does not receive the payment of this commission, the Service Agent will instead receive the annual distribution and/or service fee starting immediately after purchase. Please contact your Service Agent for more information.


  c)

On or about August 15, 2022, for each of the funds in Schedule C, the new Class A front-end sales charge and dealer commission schedules will be as follows:

 

Amount of investment    Sales charge as
a % of offering
price
   Sales charge as
a % of net
amount
invested
   Service Agent
commission as
a % of offering
price

Less than $100,000

   3.75    3.90    3.50

$100,000 but less than $250,000

   3.25    3.36    3.00

$250,000 or more1

   -0-    -0-    up to 1.00

 

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The Distributor may pay a commission of up to 1.00% to a Service Agent for purchase amounts of $250,000 or more. In such cases, starting in the thirteenth month after purchase, the Service Agent will also receive an annual distribution and/or service fee of up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets represented by the Class A shares held by its clients. Prior to the thirteenth month, the Distributor will retain this fee. Where the Service Agent does not receive the payment of this commission, the Service Agent will instead receive the annual distribution and/or service fee starting immediately after purchase. Please contact your Service Agent for more information.

 

  d)

On or about August 15, 2022, for each of the funds in Schedule D, the Class A front-end sales charge and new dealer commission schedules will be as follows:

 

Amount of investment    Sales charge as
a % of offering
price
   Sales charge as
a % of net
amount
invested
   Service Agent
commission as
a % of offering
price

Less than $100,000

   2.25    2.30    2.00

$100,000 but less than $250,000

   1.50    1.52    1.25

$250,000 or more1

   -0-    -0-    up to 1.00

 

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The Distributor may pay a commission of up to 1.00% to a Service Agent for purchase amounts of $250,000 or more. In such cases, starting in the thirteenth month after purchase, the Service Agent will also receive an annual distribution and/or service fee of up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets represented by the Class A shares held by its clients. Prior to the thirteenth month, the Distributor will retain this fee. Where the Service Agent does not receive the payment of this commission, the Service Agent will instead receive the annual distribution and/or service fee starting immediately after purchase. Please contact your Service Agent for more information.

 

II.

Effective on or about August 15, 2022, if you invest in Class A shares in an amount of $500,000 or more in a fund listed in Schedule B, you will be able to buy Class A shares of such fund without the imposition of an initial sales charge. However, there will be a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on Class A shares of a fund listed in Schedule B that you sell within 18 months of purchase. Please see each fund’s then current prospectus for additional information regarding potential eligibility for waiver of the CDSC.

 

III.

Effective May 31, 2022, for each of the funds marked with an asterisk in Schedules A, B, C, D and E, in the section titled “Dividends, other distributions and taxes — Dividends and other distributions” in each fund’s prospectus, the reference to “another fund sold by the Distributor” is replaced with the following:

another fund sold by the Distributor (excluding Western Asset Government Reserves)

 

IV.

Effective May 31, 2022, for each of the funds marked with a # in Schedules A, B, C, D and E, the following replaces the first paragraph of the section titled “Other things to know about transactions — Medallion signature guarantees” in each fund’s prospectus:

To be in good order, you may be asked to include a Medallion signature guarantee with your redemption request if you:

 

   

are redeeming shares and sending the proceeds to an address or bank account not currently on file or to an account in another fund sold by the Distributor with a different account registration

 

   

are redeeming more than $250,000 worth of shares

 

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changed your account registration or your address within 15 calendar days

 

   

want the check paid to someone other than the account owner(s)

 

   

are transferring the redemption proceeds to an account with a different registration

SCHEDULE A

 

Fund

  

Date of Summary
Prospectus,
Prospectus and SAI

LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Diversified US Large Cap Value Fund#

   January 28, 2022

ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Fund#

   January 28, 2022

ClearBridge International Growth Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Small Cap Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Value Trust#

   March 1, 2022

Franklin Global Market Neutral Fund#

   January 28, 2022

Franklin International Equity Fund#

   January 28. 2022

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund#

   January 28, 2022

Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

   May 1, 2022

Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund#

   January 28, 2022

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

  

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund*#

   December 29, 2021

ClearBridge All Cap Value Fund#

   January 28, 2022

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund

   May 1, 2022

ClearBridge International Small Cap Fund#

   January 28, 2022

ClearBridge International Value Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund#

   March 31, 2022

ClearBridge Large Cap Value Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Mid Cap Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Select Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Small Cap Value Fund#

   January 28, 2022

ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Fund#

   March 1, 2022

ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Fund#

   March 1, 2022

Franklin Global Dividend Fund#

   January 28, 2022

Franklin Global Equity Fund#

   March 1, 2022

Franklin Multi-Asset Conservative Growth Fund

   May 31, 2022

Franklin Multi-Asset Growth Fund

   May 31, 2022

Franklin Multi-Asset Moderate Growth Fund

   May 31, 2022

Franklin U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund#

   March 31, 2022

SCHEDULE B

 

Fund

  

Date of Summary
Prospectus,
Prospectus and SAI

LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Alternative Credit Fund#

   March 1, 2022

BrandywineGLOBAL – Flexible Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund (USD Hedged)

   May 1, 2022

 

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Fund

  

Date of Summary
Prospectus,
Prospectus and SAI

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

  

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund*#

   June 30, 2021

Western Asset Global High Yield Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

Western Asset Income Fund*#

   November 29, 2021

Western Asset Mortgage Total Return Fund

   May 1, 2022

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Corporate Credit Fund*#

   May 1, 2022

BrandywineGLOBAL – High Yield Fund*#

   May 1, 2022

Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund

   May 31, 2022

WESTERN ASSET FUNDS, INC.

  

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

Western Asset High Yield Fund*#

   September 30, 2021

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

   May 1, 2022

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund*#

   September 30, 2021

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund#

   March 1, 2022

Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund*#

   September 30, 2021

SCHEDULE C

 

Fund

  

Date of Summary
Prospectus,
Prospectus and SAI

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

  

Western Asset California Municipals Fund*#

   June 30, 2021

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund*#

   June 30, 2021

Western Asset Massachusetts Municipals Fund#

   March 31, 2022

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund*#

   November 29, 2021

Western Asset New Jersey Municipals Fund*#

   July 30, 2021

Western Asset New York Municipals Fund*#

   July 30, 2021

Western Asset Oregon Municipals Fund*#

   August 30, 2021

Western Asset Pennsylvania Municipals Fund*#

   July 30, 2021

SCHEDULE D

 

Fund

  

Date of Summary
Prospectus,
Prospectus and SAI

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

  

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity California Municipals Fund#

   March 31, 2022

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity New York Municipals Fund#

   March 31, 2022

Western Asset Intermediate-Term Municipals Fund*#

   July 30, 2021

Western Asset Short Duration Municipal Income Fund*#

   June 30, 2021

 

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SCHEDULE E

 

Fund

  

Date of Prospectus

LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Unconstrained Bond Fund#

   March 1, 2022

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

  

Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund*#

   November 29, 2021

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund*#

   September 30, 2021

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

  

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund#

   January 28, 2022

Please retain this supplement for future reference.

 

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