UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-6629

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY

 

10018

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(888) 777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

May 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

May 31, 2011

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                     REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

The Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.

 


 


 

May 31, 2011

 

 

Annual Report

 

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
(MMU)

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED · NO BANK GUARANTEE · MAY LOSE VALUE

 

 

 


 

 

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   Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

 

Fund objective

 

The Fund seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax* as is consistent with preservation of principal.

 

*  Certain investors may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”), and state and local taxes will apply. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable. Please consult your personal tax or legal adviser.

 

What’s inside

 

Letter from the chairman

 

II

 

 

 

Investment commentary

 

III

 

 

 

Fund overview

 

1

 

 

 

Fund at a glance

 

5

 

 

 

Spread duration

 

6

 

 

 

Effective duration

 

7

 

 

 

Schedule of investments

 

8

 

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

 

22

 

 

 

Statement of operations

 

23

 

 

 

Statements of changes in net assets

 

24

 

 

 

Financial highlights

 

25

 

 

 

Notes to financial statements

 

26

 

 

 

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

33

 

 

 

Additional information

 

34

 

 

 

Annual chief executive officer and chief financial officer certifications

 

40

 

 

 

Other shareholder communications regarding accounting matters

 

41

 

 

 

Dividend reinvestment plan

 

42

 

 

 

Important tax information

 

44

 

Letter from the chairman

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We are pleased to provide the annual report of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. for the twelve-month reporting period ended May 31, 2011. Please read on for a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period and to learn how those conditions have affected Fund performance.

 

As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.leggmason.com/cef. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

 

·  Fund prices and performance,

 

·  Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

·  A host of educational resources.

 

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

June 24, 2011

 


 

 

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Investment commentary

 

Economic review

 

While economic indicators were somewhat mixed, the U.S. economy continued to expand over the twelve months ended May 31, 2011. Looking back, beginning with the fourth quarter of 2010, fears regarding moderating economic growth were replaced with optimism for a strengthening economy in 2011. However, toward the end of the reporting period, concerns regarding the sustainability of the economic recovery returned, negatively impacting some sectors of the equity and fixed-income markets. All told, investors who took on additional risk in their portfolios during the reporting period were generally rewarded.

 

Although the U.S. Department of Commerce continued to report positive U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)i growth, the expansion has been less robust than has been realized during most other periods exiting a severe recession. According to the Commerce Department, GDP growth was 3.7%, 1.7%, 2.6% and 3.1% during the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. For calendar 2010 as a whole, the economy expanded 2.9%. The Commerce Department then reported that first quarter 2011 GDP growth was 1.9%. This moderation in growth during the first quarter was due to a variety of factors, including less robust export activity, a decline in government spending and a deceleration in consumer spending given rising oil and food prices.

 

Turning to the job market, while there were some periods of improvement during the reporting period, unemployment remained stubbornly high. After being 9.0% or higher since April 2009, the unemployment rate fell to 8.9% in February and 8.8% in March 2011. The job market then took two steps backward, as unemployment rose to 9.0% in April and 9.1% in May. Based on U.S. Department of Labor figures, the private sector — which represents roughly 70% of the total U.S. workforce — added only 83,000 jobs in May, the smallest amount since June 2010. As of the end of the reporting period, approximately 13.9 million Americans looking for work had yet to find a job, and roughly 45% of these individuals have been out of work for more than six months. In addition, while the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)ii believes that unemployment will decline, it projects that it will remain relatively high, between 7.5% and 8.0% at the end of 2012.

 

The long-ailing housing market continued to show signs of strain during the reporting period. Looking back, sales increased in the spring of 2010 largely due to the government’s $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. This proved to be only a temporary boost, as sales subsequently weakened after the tax credit expired at the end of April. Existing-home sales did rebound somewhat toward the end of 2010 and in January 2011, as mortgage rates remained relatively low. However, according to the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”), existing-home sales then declined a sharp 8.9% in February. After a 3.5% increase in March, existing-home sales fell 1.8% and 3.8% in April and May, respectively. At the end of May, the inventory of unsold homes was a 9.3 month supply at the current sales level, versus a 9.0 month supply in April. Existing-home prices remained disappointingly low, with the NAR reporting that the median existing-home price for all housing types was $166,500 in May 2011, down 4.6% from May 2010.

 


 

 

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Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

Even the manufacturing sector, one of the stalwarts of the economy in recent years, softened at the end of the reporting period. Based on the Institute for Supply Management’s PMIiii, the manufacturing sector grew twenty-two consecutive months since it began expanding (a reading below 50 indicates a contraction, whereas a reading above 50 indicates an expansion) in August 2009. In January 2011, the manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace since May 2004, with a reading of 60.8 versus 58.5 for the previous month. Manufacturing activity remained strong during the next three months and was 60.4 in April. However, it then declined to 53.5 in May, the lowest reading in the past twelve months. This was attributed, in part, to supply disruptions triggered by the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

 

Financial market overview

 

To a large extent, the financial markets were characterized by healthy investor risk appetite and solid results by stocks and lower-quality bonds. However, the financial markets experienced several periods of heightened volatility during the reporting period. The markets experienced sell-offs in mid-November 2010 and in mid-February, mid-March and May 2011. During those periods, investors tended to favor the relative safety of U.S. Treasury securities. However, these setbacks proved to be only temporary and risk aversion was generally replaced with solid demand for riskier assets.

 

Due to signs that certain areas of the economy were moderating early in the reporting period, the Fed took further actions to spur the economy. At its August 2010 meeting, the Fed announced an ongoing program that calls for using the proceeds from maturing agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities to purchase longer-dated Treasury securities.

 

In addition, the Fed remained cautious throughout the reporting period given pockets of weakness in the economy. At its meeting in September 2010, the Fed said, “The Committee will continue to monitor the economic outlook and financial developments and is prepared to provide additional accommodation if needed to support the economic recovery. . . .” This led to speculation that the Fed may again move to purchase large amounts of agency and Treasury securities in an attempt to avoid a double-dip recession and ward off deflation.

 

The Fed then took additional action in early November 2010. Citing that “the pace of recovery in output and employment continues to be slow,” the Fed announced another round of quantitative easing to help stimulate the economy, entailing the purchase of $600 billion of long-term U.S. Treasury securities by the end of the second quarter of 2011. This, coupled with its previously announced program to use the proceeds of maturing securities to purchase Treasuries, means the Fed could buy a total of $850 billion to $900 billion of Treasury securities by the end of June 2011.

 

At its meeting in June 2011, the Fed said, “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the economic recovery is continuing at a moderate pace, though somewhat more slowly than the Committee had expected. . . . To promote the ongoing economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with its

 


 

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.   

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mandate, the Committee decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rateiv at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions — including low rates of resource utilization and a subdued outlook for inflation over the medium run — are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period.” The Fed also announced that it will complete its $600 billion Treasury securities purchase program at the end of June.

 

Fixed-income market review

 

Most spread sectors (non-Treasuries) started the reporting period on the right foot, as they produced positive absolute returns in June and July, given robust investor demand for these securities. This rally was interrupted by a bout of risk aversion in August, with fears that the economy might slip back into a recession. Due to expectations for additional quantitative easing, most spread sectors rallied in September and October, before weakening again in the middle of November as the European sovereign debt crisis again took center stage. Most U.S. spread sectors then rallied through the end of April 2011. However, emerging market debt produced mixed results given uncertainties in Europe, concerns regarding economic growth in China and its potential impact on the global economy, geopolitical unrest in the Middle East and the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In May, the U.S. spread sectors generally posted positive results, but underperformed equal-durationv Treasuries. This occurred as economic data were often worse-than-expected and Treasuries rallied sharply given increased investor risk aversion.

 

Both short- and long-term Treasury yields fluctuated but, overall, moved lower during the twelve months ended May 31, 2011. When the period began, two- and ten-year Treasury yields were 0.76% and 3.31%, respectively. Yields largely declined during much of the next five months, with two-year Treasuries hitting their low for the reporting period of 0.33% on November 4, 2010. Ten-year Treasuries reached their reporting period trough of 2.41% in early October. Yields then moved sharply higher given expectations for stronger growth in 2011 and the potential for rising inflation. Yields declined again beginning in mid-February as there was another “flight to quality” due to the conflict in Libya and, later, given the tragic events in Japan. Yields moved higher toward the end of March as investor risk appetite resumed, but then declined in April and May largely due to disappointing economic data. When the period ended on May 31, 2011, two-year Treasury yields were 0.45% and ten-year Treasury yields were 3.05%.

 

The municipal bond market lagged its taxable bond counterpart over the twelve months ended May 31, 2011. Over that period, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Indexvi and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Indexvii returned 3.18% and 5.84%, respectively. The municipal bond market was negatively impacted by a sharp increase in issuance of Build America Bonds in advance of the expiration of the popular program at the end of 2010. These new securities were not readily absorbed by investor demand. In addition, there were some high profile issues regarding the financial well-being of some municipal bond issuers. However, the

 


 

 

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   Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

 

Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

municipal market posted positive returns for three of the last four months of the period given improving tax revenues, a sharp decline in new issuance and an increase in demand from non-traditional municipal investors, such as insurance companies and hedge funds.

 

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

 

June 24, 2011

 

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

i                     Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

ii                  The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

iii               The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI is based on a survey of purchasing executives who buy the raw materials for manufacturing at more than 350 companies. It offers an early reading on the health of the manufacturing sector.

iv                The federal funds rate is the rate charged by one depository institution on an overnight sale of immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution; the rate may vary from depository institution to depository institution and from day to day.

v                   Duration is the measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to an interest rate change of 100 basis points. Calculation is based on the weighted average of the present values for all cash flows.

vi                The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is a market value weighted index of investment grade municipal bonds with maturities of one year or more.

vii             The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

 


 

 

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Fund overview

 

Q. What is the Fund’s investment strategy?

 

A. The Fund seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of principal. We select securities primarily by identifying undervalued sectors and individual securities, while also selecting securities that we believe will benefit from changes in market conditions.

 

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in investment grade municipal bonds, but it can also invest up to 20% of its total assets in municipal bonds rated below investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined to be of equivalent quality. The Fund may also use a variety of derivative instruments for investment purposes, as well as for hedging or risk-management purposes.

 

At Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”), the Fund’s subadviser, we utilize a fixed-income team approach, with decisions derived from interaction among various investment management sector specialists. The sector teams are comprised of Western Asset’s senior portfolio managers, research analysts and an in-house economist. Under this team approach, management of client fixed-income portfolios will reflect a consensus of interdisciplinary views within the Western Asset organization. The portfolio managers responsible for development of investment strategy, day-to-day portfolio management, oversight and coordination of the Fund are Stephen A. Walsh, Robert E. Amodeo and David T. Fare. Effective July 1, 2011, Joseph P. Deane no longer serves as a portfolio manager for this Fund. Effective May 1, 2011, S. Kenneth Leech also no longer serves as a portfolio manager for this Fund. While Mr. Leech continues to help shape Western Asset’s overall investment strategy, his day-to-day role is becoming more concentrated on global portfolios. To reflect this global focus, he will continue to serve as a portfolio manager of the global funds, but not of the non-global funds.

 

Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?

 

A. During the twelve months ended May 31, 2011, risk appetite was generally strong as investors sought incremental yields given the low rates available from short-term fixed-income securities. Also supporting the spread sectors (non-U.S. Treasuries) were continued positive economic growth, generally improving corporate profits and strengthening corporate balance sheets.

 

While the spread sectors rallied during most of the reporting period, there were several occasions when investor risk aversion increased. These “flights to quality” were triggered by a number of events, including the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, concerns regarding the economy and inflation, geopolitical issues in the Middle East and Northern Africa and the tragedy in Japan. However, in most cases, risk aversion was fairly quickly replaced with a resumption of demand for riskier assets.

 

The yields on two- and ten-year Treasuries began the fiscal year at 0.76% and 3.31%, respectively. Treasury yields fluctuated during the twelve-month reporting period given changing expectations regarding the economy and uncertainties regarding Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)i monetary policy. During the fiscal year, two-year Treasury yields moved as high as 0.87% and as low as 0.33%, while ten-year Treasury yields rose as high as 3.75% and fell as low as 2.41%. On May 31, 2011, yields on two- and ten-year Treasuries were 0.45% and 3.05%, respectively.

 

The municipal bond market experienced periods of heightened volatility during the reporting period. Although the fundamentals in the municipal market remained challenging, tax-free bond prices rallied during much of the first three months of the period. This was due, in part, to generally strong demand as

 


 

 

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Fund overview (cont’d)

 

investors were drawn to their attractive yields. However, the municipal market weakened during most of the next five months of the period as investor demand could not absorb a sharp increase in new issuance of Build America Bonds (“BABs”). This spike in new issuance occurred as the BAB program was expiring at the end of December. Also pressuring the market were concerns regarding the financial health of some municipal bond issuers, fears of increasing defaults and investor redemptions from municipal bond mutual funds. The municipal market strengthened over the majority of the remainder of the reporting period, as tax revenues increased, new issuance declined and there were signs that some states were taking steps to reduce spending and get their financial houses in order. All told, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Indexii returned 3.18% for the twelve months ended May 31, 2011. Over the same period, the overall taxable bond market, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Indexiii, returned 5.84%.

 

Q. How did we respond to these changing market conditions?

 

A. A general theme for the Fund throughout the fiscal year was its underweight exposures to State General Obligation bonds (“GOs”) and Local GOs. These securities are typically economically sensitive, in that the issuing municipality repays bondholders from tax revenues. We avoided GOs given declining tax revenues, ongoing budget challenges and the likelihood of further rating agency downgrades. In contrast, we continued to emphasize service revenue bonds. Given the steepness of the municipal yield curveiv, we extended the Fund’s durationv during the latter part of the reporting period as we found more value on the longer end of the curve.

 

The Fund employed short U.S. Treasury futures during the reporting period to manage duration and in expectation of an underperformance by Treasuries. This strategy materially detracted from the Fund’s performance, and we closed the position in November 2010.

 

Performance review

 

For the twelve months ended May 31, 2011, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. returned 2.47% based on its net asset value (“NAV”)vi and 1.42% based on its New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) market price per share. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, returned 3.18% for the same period. The Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt (Leveraged) Closed-End Funds Category Averagevii returned 2.74% over the same time frame. Please note that Lipper performance returns are based on each fund’s NAV.

 

Certain investors may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax, and state and local taxes will apply. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable. Please consult your personal tax or legal adviser.

 

During the twelve-month period, the Fund made distributions to common stock shareholders totaling $0.78 per share. The performance table shows the Fund’s twelve-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of May 31, 2011. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Performance Snapshot as of May 31, 2011

 

Price Per Share

 

12-Month
Total Return*

$12.33 (NAV)

 

2.47

%

$12.26 (Market Price)

 

1.42

%

 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results.

 

* Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Total returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions in additional shares in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

 


 

 

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Q. What were the leading contributors to performance?

 

A. The largest contributor to the Fund’s relative performance during the reporting period was security selection. In particular, the Fund’s overweight positions in service revenue bonds within the Industrial Revenue, Housing and Transportation sectors were beneficial for results. Additionally, the Fund’s slight underweight to the Pre-Refundedviii sector also contributed to performance.

 

Q. What were the leading detractors from performance?

 

A. The largest detractor from relative performance for the period was the use of a short Treasury futures position. This derivative position was employed to manage duration and given our expectation for Treasuries to underperform municipal bonds due to a dramatic increase in Treasury issuance. However, Treasuries outperformed the municipal market over the twelve months ended May 31, 2011.

 

The Fund’s overweight, relative to the benchmark, to the long end of the municipal yield curve (20+ year maturities) negatively impacted performance, with the 20+ year maturity range being the poorest performing segment of the municipal curve for the reporting period. Although these securities performed well toward the end of the fiscal year, it was not enough to overcome their earlier weakness.

 

As discussed, the Fund’s exposure to certain service revenue holdings was positive for performance. However, overall, the Fund’s overweight exposure to service revenue bonds was not rewarded, as these securities as a whole lagged the overall benchmark.

 

Elsewhere, our underweights to State and Local GOs were detractors from performance. We avoided State and Local GOs based on our belief that their valuations were not attractive and that they were not compensating investors for the risk of future downgrades. This positioning was not beneficial as State and Local GOs outperformed the overall benchmark during the reporting period.

 

Looking for additional information?

 

The Fund is traded under the symbol “MMU” and its closing market price is available in most newspapers under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available on-line under the symbol “XMMUX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and the Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.leggmason.com/cef.

 

In a continuing effort to provide information concerning the Fund, shareholders may call 1-888-777-0102 (toll free), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, for the Fund’s current NAV, market price and other information.

 

Thank you for your investment in Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. As always, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on achieving the Fund’s investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

Western Asset Management Company

 

June 14, 2011

 

RISKS: The Fund’s investments are subject to a number of risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, leveraging risk and management risk. As interest rates rise, the price of fixed-income investments declines. Lower- rated, higher-yielding bonds are subject to greater credit risk than higher-rated investment grade securities. Municipal securities purchased by the Fund may be

 


 

 

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Fund overview (cont’d)

 

adversely affected by changes in the financial condition of municipal issuers and insurers, regulatory and political developments, uncertainties and public perceptions, and other factors. The Fund may make significant investments in derivative instruments. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and could have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Leverage may result in greater volatility of NAV and market price of common shares and may increase a shareholder’s risk of loss.

 

The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio managers’ current or future investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.

 

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

 

i                     The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

ii                  The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is a market value weighted index of investment grade municipal bonds with maturities of one year or more.

iii               The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

iv                The yield curve is the graphical depiction of the relationship between the yield on bonds of the same credit quality but different maturities.

v                   Duration is the measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to an interest rate change of 100 basis points. Calculation is based on the weighted average of the present values for all cash flows.

vi                Net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated by subtracting total liabilities and outstanding preferred stock (if any) from the closing value of all securities held by the Fund (plus all other assets) and dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of the common shares outstanding. The NAV fluctuates with changes in the market prices of securities in which the Fund has invested. However, the price at which an investor may buy or sell shares of the Fund is the Fund’s market price as determined by supply of and demand for the Fund’s shares.

vii             Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the twelve-month period ended May 31, 2011, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 82 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category.

viii          A pre-refunded bond is a bond in which the original security has been replaced by an escrow, usually consisting of treasuries or agencies, which has been structured to pay principal and interest and any call premium, either to a call date (in the case of a pre-refunded bond), or to maturity (in the case of an escrowed to maturity bond).

 


 

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

 

                  The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2011 and May 31, 2010 and does not include derivatives such as futures contracts. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time.

 


 

 

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Spread duration (unaudited)

 

Economic Exposure — May 31, 2011

 

 

Spread duration measures the sensitivity to changes in spreads. The spread over Treasuries is the annual risk-premium demanded by investors to hold non-Treasury securities. Spread duration is quantified as the % change in price resulting from a 100 basis points change in spreads. For a security with positive spread duration, an increase in spreads would result in a price decline and a decline in spreads would result in a price increase. This chart highlights the market sector exposure of the Fund’s portfolio and the exposure relative to the selected benchmark as of the end of the reporting period.

 


MMU

— Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

BC Muni Bond

— Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index

 


 

 

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Effective duration (unaudited)

 

Interest Rate Exposure — May 31, 2011

 

 

Effective duration measures the sensitivity to changes in relevant interest rates. Effective duration is quantified as the % change in price resulting from a 100 basis points change in interest rates. For a security with positive effective duration, an increase in interest rates would result in a price decline and a decline in interest rates would result in a price increase. This chart highlights the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s sectors relative to the selected benchmark sectors as of the end of the reporting period.

 


MMU

— Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

BC Muni Bond

— Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index

 


 

 

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Schedule of investments

May 31, 2011

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

Municipal Bonds — 98.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Arizona Development Authority, Development Authority Infrastructure Revenue, Pinal County Road Project, NATL

 

5.000

%

8/1/19

 

$  3,705,000

 

$  3,961,571

 

Phoenix, AZ, Civic Improvement Corp. Airport Revenue

 

5.000

%

7/1/40

 

5,000,000

 

4,814,450

 

Phoenix, AZ, Civic Improvement Corp. Airport Revenue, Senior Lien, FGIC

 

5.250

%

7/1/22

 

3,000,000

 

3,030,240

(a)

Phoenix, AZ, GO

 

5.000

%

7/1/27

 

580,000

 

589,970

 

Phoenix, AZ, GO

 

5.000

%

7/1/27

 

420,000

 

441,319

(b)

Salt Verde, AZ, Financial Corp. Gas Revenue

 

5.000

%

12/1/32

 

15,000,000

 

13,533,000

 

Salt Verde, AZ, Financial Corp. Gas Revenue

 

5.000

%

12/1/37

 

7,040,000

 

6,237,018

 

Salt Verde, AZ, Financial Corp. Senior Gas Revenue

 

5.250

%

12/1/28

 

2,000,000

 

1,922,560

 

Total Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,530,128

 

California — 13.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bay Area Toll Authority, CA, Toll Bridge Revenue, San Francisco Bay Area

 

5.125

%

4/1/39

 

21,700,000

 

21,900,291

 

California EFA Revenue, Pooled College, Western University of Health Sciences

 

5.625

%

7/1/23

 

1,170,000

 

970,737

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Stanford Hospital & Clinics

 

5.150

%

11/15/40

 

2,000,000

 

1,895,620

 

California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Home Mortgage

 

4.700

%

8/1/24

 

3,100,000

 

2,969,924

(a)

California Statewide CDA Revenue, Methodist Hospital Project, FHA

 

6.625

%

8/1/29

 

5,885,000

 

6,700,661

 

Garden Grove, CA, Agency for Community Development, Tax Allocation, Refunding, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

10/1/29

 

7,375,000

 

6,347,958

 

Imperial Irrigation District, CA, Electric Revenue

 

5.500

%

11/1/41

 

2,750,000

 

2,835,415

 

Los Angeles, CA, Convention & Exhibition Center Authority, Lease Revenue

 

5.125

%

8/15/22

 

7,250,000

 

7,404,787

 

Los Angeles, CA, Department of Airports Revenue, Los Angeles International Airport

 

5.000

%

5/15/40

 

7,215,000

 

7,287,439

 

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA

 

7.000

%

11/1/34

 

3,000,000

 

3,449,250

 

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Gas Revenue

 

6.500

%

11/1/39

 

9,000,000

 

9,844,920

 

Modesto, CA, Irrigation District, COP, Capital Improvements

 

6.000

%

10/1/39

 

6,500,000

 

6,703,905

 

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, RDA, Tax Allocation, Rancho Redevelopment Projects, NATL

 

5.125

%

9/1/30

 

3,340,000

 

2,767,190

 

Sacramento County, CA, COP, Unrefunded Balance, Public Facilities Project, NATL

 

5.375

%

2/1/19

 

1,145,000

 

1,145,630

 

San Bernardino County, CA, COP, Arrowhead Project

 

5.125

%

8/1/24

 

5,185,000

 

5,196,614

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

California — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Mateo County Community College District, COP, NATL

 

5.000

%

10/1/25

 

$3,000,000

 

$3,423,570

(b)

Santa Clara, CA, RDA, Tax Allocation, Bayshore North Project, NATL

 

5.000

%

6/1/23

 

2,500,000

 

2,464,550

 

Shafter Wasco Irrigation District Revenue, CA, COP

 

5.000

%

11/1/40

 

5,000,000

 

4,784,700

 

Walnut, CA, Energy Center Authority Revenue

 

5.000

%

1/1/40

 

7,745,000

 

7,145,382

 

Total California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,238,543

 

Colorado — 8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catholic Health Initiatives

 

5.000

%

9/1/41

 

4,000,000

 

3,860,680

 

Sisters Leavenworth

 

5.000

%

1/1/35

 

6,000,000

 

5,829,840

 

Denver, CO, City & County Airport Revenue

 

6.125

%

11/15/25

 

10,945,000

 

13,800,550

(a)(c)

Denver, CO, City & County Airport Revenue, Unrefunded Balance

 

6.125

%

11/15/25

 

13,630,000

 

13,671,299

(a)

El Paso County, CO, COP, Detention Facility Project, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

12/1/23

 

1,700,000

 

1,724,922

 

Garfield County, CO, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School District No. 2, AGM, State Aid Withholding

 

5.000

%

12/1/23

 

2,300,000

 

2,458,194

(b)

School District No. 2, AGM, State Aid Withholding

 

5.000

%

12/1/25

 

1,000,000

 

1,068,780

(b)

Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue

 

6.500

%

11/15/38

 

20,000,000

 

21,707,200

 

Total Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,121,465

 

Connecticut — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut State HEFA Revenue, Child Care Facilities Project, AMBAC

 

5.625

%

7/1/29

 

970,000

 

972,270

 

Delaware — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware State EDA Revenue, Indian River Power LLC

 

5.375

%

10/1/45

 

5,000,000

 

4,441,750

 

District of Columbia — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia, Hospital Revenue, Children’s Hospital Obligation, AGM

 

5.450

%

7/15/35

 

14,665,000

 

14,508,818

 

Florida — 8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida State Board of Education Capital Outlay, GO, Public Education, Refunding, AGM

 

5.000

%

6/1/24

 

5,000,000

 

5,062,500

 

Florida State Department of Transportation, GO, Right of Way Project, FGIC

 

5.000

%

7/1/25

 

1,465,000

 

1,509,521

 

Jacksonville, FL, Electric Authority, Electric System Revenue

 

5.000

%

10/1/28

 

3,305,000

 

3,373,149

 

Martin County, FL, IDA Revenue, Indiantown Cogeneration Project

 

7.875

%

12/15/25

 

6,500,000

 

6,527,820

(a)

Miami Beach, FL, Stormwater Revenue, FGIC

 

5.375

%

9/1/30

 

1,290,000

 

1,294,825

 

Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue

 

5.500

%

10/1/41

 

10,000,000

 

9,999,200

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Schedule of investments (cont’d)

May 31, 2011

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

Florida — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami-Dade County, FL, Aviation Revenue, Miami International Airport

 

5.375

%

10/1/35

 

$10,705,000

 

$10,668,175

 

Miami-Dade County, FL, Expressway Authority Toll System Revenue

 

5.000

%

7/1/40

 

10,000,000

 

9,557,200

 

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Hospital-Orlando Regional Healthcare

 

5.000

%

11/1/35

 

4,545,000

 

4,481,733

 

Orange County, FL, School Board, COP, AGC

 

5.500

%

8/1/34

 

8,000,000

 

8,210,880

 

Orlando, FL, State Sales Tax Payments Revenue

 

5.000

%

8/1/32

 

5,000,000

 

5,162,550

 

South Brevard, FL, Recreational Facilities Improvement, Special District, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

7/1/20

 

2,500,000

 

2,505,000

 

Total Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,352,553

 

Georgia — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue

 

6.250

%

11/1/39

 

13,000,000

 

13,874,120

 

DeKalb, Newton & Gwinnett Counties, GA, Joint Development Authority Revenue, GGC Foundation LLC Project

 

6.125

%

7/1/40

 

6,220,000

 

6,662,988

 

Main Street Natural Gas Inc., GA, Gas Project Revenue

 

5.000

%

3/15/22

 

4,000,000

 

3,911,680

 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mercer University Project, Refunding

 

5.250

%

10/1/25

 

2,000,000

 

1,960,420

 

Mercer University Project, Refunding

 

5.375

%

10/1/29

 

1,000,000

 

945,860

 

Total Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,355,068

 

Hawaii — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaii State Airports System Revenue

 

5.000

%

7/1/39

 

7,000,000

 

6,704,530

 

Illinois — 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Revenue

 

5.625

%

1/1/35

 

6,415,000

 

6,497,561

 

Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Revenue

 

5.750

%

1/1/39

 

6,000,000

 

6,092,340

 

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advocate Health Care & Hospitals Corp. Network

 

6.250

%

11/1/28

 

2,445,000

 

2,643,216

 

Alexian, AGM

 

5.500

%

1/1/28

 

12,530,000

 

12,830,971

 

Depaul University

 

6.125

%

10/1/40

 

5,000,000

 

5,165,350

 

Memorial Health System

 

5.500

%

4/1/39

 

7,000,000

 

6,701,730

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, Dedicated State Tax Revenue, McCormick

 

5.250

%

6/15/50

 

32,000,000

 

29,848,960

 

Total Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,780,128

 

Indiana — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indianapolis, IN, Thermal Energy System

 

5.000

%

10/1/25

 

5,000,000

 

5,301,550

(d)

Richmond, IN, Hospital Authority Revenue, Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Inc. Project

 

6.625

%

1/1/39

 

5,000,000

 

5,256,000

 

Total Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,557,550

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

Kentucky — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisville & Jefferson County, KY, Metro Government Health System Revenue, Norton Healthcare Inc.

 

5.250

%

10/1/36

 

$11,000,000

 

$  9,954,670

 

Maine — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maine State Housing Authority Mortgage Revenue

 

5.300

%

11/15/23

 

1,770,000

 

1,776,000

 

Maryland — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore, MD, Project Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refunding, Wastewater Projects, FGIC

 

5.125

%

7/1/32

 

2,500,000

 

2,524,300

 

Refunding, Wastewater Projects, FGIC

 

5.200

%

7/1/32

 

2,000,000

 

2,021,000

 

Maryland State Health & Higher EFA Revenue, Johns Hopkins Hospital Issue

 

5.000

%

11/15/26

 

3,075,000

 

3,411,528

(b)

Total Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,956,828

 

Massachusetts — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts DFA Revenue, Merrimack College Issue, NATL

 

5.200

%

7/1/32

 

1,125,000

 

997,211

 

Massachusetts State DFA Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston University

 

5.000

%

10/1/29

 

3,000,000

 

3,077,880

 

Boston University, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

10/1/39

 

3,500,000

 

3,432,170

 

Broad Institute Inc.

 

5.250

%

4/1/37

 

8,000,000

 

8,091,280

 

Massachusetts State HEFA Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berklee College of Music

 

5.000

%

10/1/32

 

1,500,000

 

1,509,600

 

Suffolk University

 

5.750

%

7/1/39

 

8,000,000

 

7,687,680

 

Massachusetts State Housing Finance Agency Revenue

 

7.000

%

12/1/38

 

5,000,000

 

5,376,200

 

Massachusetts State Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue, NATL, FGIC

 

5.500

%

1/1/34

 

2,000,000

 

2,106,460

 

Total Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,278,481

 

Michigan — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lansing, MI, Board of Water & Light Utility System Revenue

 

5.000

%

7/1/37

 

7,000,000

 

7,071,540

(e)

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Refunding, Trinity Health Credit

 

5.375

%

12/1/23

 

1,500,000

 

1,529,625

 

Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, William Beaumont Hospital

 

8.250

%

9/1/39

 

4,000,000

 

4,592,800

 

Total Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,193,965

 

Minnesota — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dakota County, MN, CDA, MFH Revenue, Southfork Apartments, LIQ-FNMA

 

5.625

%

2/1/26

 

1,500,000

 

1,447,785

 

Missouri — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greene County, MO, Reorganized School District No. 8, GO, Missouri State Aid Direct Deposit Program, AGM

 

5.100

%

3/1/22

 

1,500,000

 

1,547,535

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. 2011 Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (cont’d)

May 31, 2011

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

Missouri — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansa City, MO, Water Revenue

 

5.250

%

12/1/32

 

$  1,000,000

 

$  1,064,270

 

Missouri State HEFA Revenue, Children’s Mercy Hospital

 

5.625

%

5/15/39

 

6,000,000

 

6,032,220

 

Platte County, MO, IDA Revenue, Refunding & Improvement Zona Rosa Retail Project

 

5.000

%

12/1/32

 

5,000,000

 

5,196,500

 

Total Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,840,525

 

Montana — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana State Board of Investment, Resource Recovery Revenue, Yellowstone Energy LP Project

 

7.000

%

12/31/19

 

8,840,000

 

8,382,795

(a)

Nebraska — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nebraska Public Power Generation Agency Revenue, Whelan Energy Center Unit 2-A, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

1/1/25

 

3,000,000

 

3,046,530

 

Nevada — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reno, NV, Hospital Revenue, Washoe Medical Centre, AGM

 

5.500

%

6/1/33

 

12,750,000

 

12,717,743

 

New Jersey — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey State Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue

 

5.625

%

6/1/30

 

12,320,000

 

12,707,587

 

New Jersey State Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue, AGC

 

6.125

%

6/1/30

 

10,000,000

 

10,447,200

(a)

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Revenue

 

6.375

%

10/1/28

 

6,530,000

 

7,000,226

 

South Jersey Port Corp., New Jersey Revenue, Refunding

 

5.000

%

1/1/26

 

1,350,000

 

1,371,438

 

Total New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,526,451

 

New Mexico — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico State Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Revenue, Presbyterian Healthcare Services

 

6.125

%

8/1/28

 

5,000,000

 

5,412,850

 

New York — 8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty, NY, Development Corporation Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Headquarters

 

5.250

%

10/1/35

 

5,000,000

 

4,999,600

 

Goldman Sachs Headquarters

 

5.500

%

10/1/37

 

8,985,000

 

9,211,961

 

Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue

 

6.000

%

5/1/33

 

24,570,000

 

26,879,580

 

MTA, NY, Revenue

 

5.250

%

11/15/40

 

5,000,000

 

5,074,250

 

New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Systems Revenue

 

5.250

%

6/15/25

 

4,315,000

 

4,365,399

 

New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Systems Revenue

 

5.250

%

6/15/25

 

1,685,000

 

1,704,664

(b)

New York City, NY, TFA, Building Aid Revenue

 

5.000

%

1/15/32

 

4,000,000

 

4,119,760

 

New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Revenue, Second Priority, Bank of America Tower

 

5.125

%

1/15/44

 

1,000,000

 

972,920

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

New York — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Willow Towers Inc. Project, GNMA-Collateralized

 

5.250

%

2/1/22

 

$  1,000,000

 

$  1,026,550

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

 

5.000

%

1/15/41

 

3,820,000

 

3,931,506

 

Total New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,286,190

 

North Carolina — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harnett County, NC, GO, Refunded Custody Receipts, AMBAC

 

5.250

%

6/1/24

 

1,615,000

 

1,711,189

 

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Educational Facilities Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth City State University Housing Foundation LLC Project, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

6/1/23

 

1,000,000

 

923,400

 

Elizabeth City State University Housing Foundation LLC Project, AMBAC

 

5.000

%

6/1/33

 

1,250,000

 

1,042,388

 

Total North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,676,977

 

North Dakota — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Dakota State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Housing Finance Program, Home Mortgage Finance

 

5.625

%

1/1/39

 

10,025,000

 

10,366,452

 

Ohio — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton County, OH, Hospital Facilities Revenue, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, FGIC

 

5.250

%

5/15/23

 

2,000,000

 

1,977,240

 

Hamilton County, OH, Sales Tax Revenue, AMBAC

 

5.250

%

12/1/32

 

5,075,000

 

5,075,254

 

Lorain County, OH, Hospital Revenue, Catholic Healthcare Partners

 

5.375

%

10/1/30

 

7,500,000

 

7,530,375

 

Lucas County, OH, Hospital Revenue, Promedica Healthcare Obligation Group, AMBAC

 

5.375

%

11/15/29

 

5,990,000

 

5,995,031

 

Summit County, OH, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FGIC

 

5.000

%

12/1/21

 

1,000,000

 

1,046,230

 

FGIC

 

5.000

%

12/1/22

 

500,000

 

522,060

 

Trumbull County, OH, GO, NATL

 

5.200

%

12/1/20

 

1,500,000

 

1,551,840

 

Total Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,698,030

 

Oregon — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department, Mortgage Revenue, Single-Family Mortgage Program

 

5.050

%

7/1/26

 

1,665,000

 

1,661,453

(a)

Umatilla County, OR, Hospital Facility Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catholic Health Initiatives

 

5.000

%

5/1/32

 

535,000

 

535,407

 

Catholic Health Initiatives

 

5.000

%

5/1/32

 

465,000

 

522,372

(b)

Total Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,719,232

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

14

 

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. 2011 Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (cont’d)

May 31, 2011

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

Pennsylvania — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania State Public School Building Authority Lease Revenue, Philadelphia School District Project, AGM

 

5.000

%

6/1/33

 

$  7,255,000

 

$  7,331,323

 

Puerto Rico — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

 

5.500

%

7/1/38

 

5,000,000

 

4,944,200

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue

 

5.750

%

8/1/37

 

6,000,000

 

6,089,160

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue

 

6.000

%

8/1/42

 

4,000,000

 

4,103,320

 

Total Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,136,680

 

Rhode Island — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island State Health & Educational Building Corp., Revenue, Hospital Financing

 

7.000

%

5/15/39

 

5,000,000

 

5,464,100

 

South Carolina — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Carolina State Ports Authority Revenue

 

5.250

%

7/1/40

 

2,500,000

 

2,535,950

 

Tennessee — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardeman County, TN, Correctional Facilities Corp., Correctional Facilities Revenue

 

7.750

%

8/1/17

 

795,000

 

795,143

 

Texas — 8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Facilities Improvement Corp. Revenue, American Airlines Inc., Guarantee Agreement

 

6.375

%

5/1/35

 

5,000,000

 

3,769,600

(a)

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Improvement

 

5.000

%

11/1/45

 

10,000,000

 

9,466,700

 

NATL

 

6.000

%

11/1/23

 

5,000,000

 

5,017,550

(a)

Harris County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., School Health Care System Revenue

 

5.750

%

7/1/27

 

1,000,000

 

1,223,890

(c)

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp, TX, Special Facilities Revenue, Southwest Airlines Co. Project

 

5.250

%

11/1/40

 

15,000,000

 

13,491,750

 

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue

 

5.750

%

1/1/33

 

5,000,000

 

5,032,350

 

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue

 

5.750

%

1/1/40

 

15,000,000

 

15,056,100

 

Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Texas Health Resources

 

5.000

%

11/15/40

 

5,000,000

 

4,706,600

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC

 

7.000

%

6/30/40

 

7,000,000

 

7,468,790

 

Total Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,233,330

 

Virginia — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesterfield County, VA, IDA, PCR, Virginia Electric & Power Co., Remarketed 11/8/02

 

5.875

%

6/1/17

 

3,000,000

 

3,070,350

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount

 

Value

 

Wisconsin — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin State HEFA Revenue, Kenosha Hospital & Medical Center Project

 

5.700

%

5/15/20

 

$       565,000

 

$      565,548

 

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments
(Cost — $724,446,999)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

750,976,731

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Orlando Regional Healthcare, AGM, SPA-Dexia Credit Local

 

0.400

%

10/1/41

 

1,700,000

 

1,700,000

(f)(g)

Louisiana — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. James Parish, LA, PCR, Texaco Inc. Project

 

0.110

%

7/1/12

 

4,900,000

 

4,900,000

(f)(g)

Michigan — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Ltd. Obligation Radiation, LOC-Fifth Third Bank

 

0.330

%

2/1/22

 

440,000

 

440,000

(f)(g)

New York — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, NY, MFA, Water & Sewer System Revenue, Second General Resolution Fiscal 2008, SPA-Fortis Bank SA

 

0.120

%

6/15/34

 

300,000

 

300,000

(f)(g)

Puerto Rico — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Public Improvement, AGM, SPA-Dexia Credit Local

 

0.180

%

7/1/21

 

300,000

 

300,000

(f)(g)

Wisconsin — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin State HEFA Revenue, Gundersen Lutheran, AGM, SPA-Dexia Public Finance Bank

 

1.000

%

12/1/15

 

6,100,000

 

6,100,000

(f)(g)

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost — $13,740,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,740,000

 

Total Investments — 100.0% (Cost — $738,186,999#)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$764,716,731

 

 

(a)

Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).

(b)

Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with U.S. government obligations and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

(c)

Bonds are escrowed to maturity by government securities and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

(d)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

(e)

Security is purchased on a when-issued basis.

(f)

Variable rate demand obligations have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice.

(g)

Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity.

#

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $737,542,229.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of investments (cont’d)

May 31, 2011

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

AGC

— Assured Guaranty Corporation — Insured Bonds

AGM

— Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation — Insured Bonds

AMBAC

— American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation — Insured Bonds

CDA

— Communities Development Authority

COP

— Certificates of Participation

DFA

— Development Finance Agency

EDA

— Economic Development Authority

EFA

— Educational Facilities Authority

FGIC

— Financial Guaranty Insurance Company — Insured Bonds

FHA

— Federal Housing Administration

FNMA

— Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

— Government National Mortgage Association

GO

— General Obligation

HEFA

— Health & Educational Facilities Authority

IDA

— Industrial Development Authority

LIQ

— Liquidity Facility

LOC

— Letter of Credit

MFA

— Municipal Finance Authority

MFH

— Multi-Family Housing

MTA

— Metropolitan Transportation Authority

NATL

— National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation — Insured Bonds

PCR

— Pollution Control Revenue

RDA

— Redevelopment Agency

SPA

— Standby Bond Purchase Agreement — Insured Bonds

TFA

— Transitional Finance Authority

 

Summary of Investments by Industry† (unaudited)

 

Transportation

 

21.5

%

Health care

 

18.2

 

Industrial revenue

 

12.5

 

Power

 

10.5

 

Special tax obligation

 

9.2

 

Education

 

8.6

 

Leasing

 

4.9

 

Housing

 

4.0

 

Pre-refunded/escrowed to maturity

 

3.6

 

Water & sewer

 

3.3

 

Local general obligation

 

1.2

 

State general obligation

 

0.7

 

Short-term investments

 

1.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

†  As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of May 31, 2011 and are subject to change.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

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Ratings Table*

 

Standard & Poor’s/Moody’s/Fitch**

 

 

 

AAA/Aaa

 

5.7

%

AA/Aa

 

34.7

 

A

 

48.3

 

BBB/Baa

 

5.1

 

BB/Ba

 

0.9

 

B/B

 

0.2

 

CCC/Caa

 

0.5

 

A-1/VMIG 1

 

1.8

 

NR

 

2.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

*

As a percentage of total investments.

**

The ratings shown are based on each portfolio security’s rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch, each a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”). These ratings are the opinions of the NRSRO and are not measures of quality or guarantees of performance. Securities may be rated by other NRSROs, and these ratings may be higher or lower. In the event that a security is rated by multiple NRSROs and receives different ratings, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from an NRSRO.

 

See pages 18 through 21 for definitions of ratings.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Bond ratings

 

The definitions of the applicable rating symbols are set forth below:

 

Long-term security ratings (unaudited)

 

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (“Standard & Poor’s”) Long-term Issue Credit Ratings — Ratings from “AA” to “CCC” may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (—) sign to show relative standings within the major rating categories.

 

AAA

An obligation rated “AAA” has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

AA

An obligation rated “AA” differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

A

An obligation rated “A” is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

BBB

An obligation rated “BBB” exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

BB

An obligation rated “BB” is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B

An obligation rated “B” is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated “BB”, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC

An obligation rated “CCC” is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CC

An obligation rated “CC” is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C

The “C” rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued.

D

An obligation rated “D” is in payment default. The “D” rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor’s believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The “D” rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments of an obligation are jeopardized.

 


 

 

 

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Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) Long-term Obligation Ratings — Numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 may be applied to each generic rating from “Aa” to “Caa,” where 1 is the highest and 3 the lowest ranking within its generic category.

 

Aaa

Obligations rated “Aaa” are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.

Aa

Obligations rated “Aa” are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

A

Obligations rated “A” are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

Baa

Obligations rated “Baa” are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

Ba

Obligations rated “Ba” are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.

B

Obligations rated “B” are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

Caa

Obligations rated “Caa” are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

Ca

Obligations rated “Ca” are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery for principal and interest.

C

Obligations rated “C” are the lowest rated class and are typically in default, with little prospect of recovery for principal and interest.

 

Fitch Ratings Service (“Fitch”) Structured, Project & Public Finance Obligations — Ratings from “AA” to “CCC” may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (—) sign to show relative standings within the major rating categories.

 

AAA

Obligations rated “AAA” by Fitch denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA

Obligations rated “AA” denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

A

Obligations rated “A” denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB

Obligations rated “BBB” indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

BB

Obligations rated “BB” indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists which supports the servicing of financial commitments.

B

Obligations rated “B” indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

CCC

Default is a real possibility.

CC

Default of some kind appears probable.

C

Default is imminent or inevitable, or the issuer is in standstill.

NR

Indicates that the obligation is not rated by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch.

 


 

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Short-term security ratings (unaudited)

 

Standard & Poor’s Municipal Short-Term Notes Ratings

 

SP-1

A short-term obligation rated “SP-1” is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

SP-2

A short-term obligation rated “SP-2” is a Standard & Poor’s rating indicating satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

SP-3

A short-term obligation rated “SP-3” is a Standard & Poor’s rating indicating speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

 

Standard & Poor’s Short-Term Issues Credit Ratings

 

A-1

A short-term obligation rated “A-1” is rated in the highest category by Standard & Poor’s. The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

A-2

A short-term obligation rated “A-2” by Standard & Poor’s is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3

A short-term obligation rated “A-3” by Standard & Poor’s exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B

A short-term obligation rated “B” by Standard & Poor’s is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. Ratings of “B-1”, “B-2” and “B-3” may be assigned to indicate finer distinctions within the “B” category. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

Moody’s Variable Rate Demand Obligations (VRDO) Ratings

 

VMIG 1

Moody’s highest rating for issues having a variable rate demand feature — VRDO. This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price on demand.

VMIG 2

This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price on demand.

VMIG 3

This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price on demand.

 


 

 

 

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Moody’s Short-Term Municipal Obligations Ratings

 

MIG 1

Moody’s highest rating for short-term municipal obligations. This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

MIG 2

This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as the preceding group.

MIG 3

This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

SG

This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

 

Moody’s Short-Term Obligations Ratings

 

P-1

Moody’s highest rating for commercial paper and for VRDO prior to the advent of the VMIG 1 rating. Have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-2

Have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-3

Have an acceptable ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

NP

Issuers do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

 

Fitch’s Short-Term Issuer or Obligations Ratings

 

F1

Fitch’s highest rating indicating the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added “+” to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2

Fitch rating indicating good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

F3

Fitch rating indicating intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

NR

Indicates that the obligation is not rated by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch.

 


 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

May 31, 2011

 

Assets:

 

 

 

Investments, at value (Cost — $738,186,999)

 

$764,716,731

 

Cash

 

94,688

 

Interest receivable

 

11,230,877

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

3,562,581

 

Prepaid expenses

 

24,345

 

Total Assets

 

779,629,222

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

6,949,390

 

Investment management fee payable

 

357,166

 

Directors’ fees payable

 

12,834

 

Distributions payable to Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stockholders

 

9,605

 

Accrued expenses

 

140,670

 

Total Liabilities

 

7,469,665

 

Series M, T, W, Th and F Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (2,000 shares for each series authorized and issued at $25,000 for each share) (Note 5)

 

250,000,000

 

Total Net Assets

 

$522,159,557

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

Par value ($0.001 par value; 42,345,099 common shares issued and outstanding; 500,000,000 common shares authorized)

 

$         42,345

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

 

513,225,275

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

15,183,580

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts

 

(32,821,375

)

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

 

26,529,732

 

Total Net Assets

 

$522,159,557

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

42,345,099

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$12.33

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Statement of operations

For the Year Ended May 31, 2011

 

Investment Income:

 

 

 

Interest

 

$  41,767,050

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

Investment management fee (Note 2)

 

4,231,650

 

Directors’ fees

 

152,546

 

Auction participation fees (Note 5)

 

125,000

 

Legal fees

 

112,144

 

Audit and tax

 

67,700

 

Transfer agent fees

 

50,743

 

Shareholder reports

 

47,675

 

Auction agent fees

 

43,948

 

Stock exchange listing fees

 

33,067

 

Fund accounting fees

 

21,076

 

Insurance

 

18,179

 

Rating agency fees

 

18,178

 

Custody fees

 

10,642

 

Miscellaneous expenses

 

9,935

 

Total Expenses

 

4,942,483

 

Net Investment Income

 

36,824,567

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts (Notes 1, 3 and 4):

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

 

 

 

Investment transactions

 

8,163,151

 

Futures contracts

 

(8,961,604)

 

Net Realized Loss

 

(798,453)

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

 

 

 

Investments

 

(21,853,608)

 

Futures contracts

 

(1,269,872)

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

(23,123,480)

 

Net Loss on Investments and Futures Contracts

 

(23,921,933)

 

Distributions Paid to Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stockholders from Net Investment Income (Note 1)

 

(1,028,923)

 

Increase in Net Assets from Operations

 

$  11,873,711

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

For the Years Ended May 31,

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$36,824,567

 

$37,061,255

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(798,453)

 

1,347,532

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(23,123,480)

 

36,342,685

 

Distributions paid to auction rate preferred stockholders from net investment income

 

(1,028,923)

 

(1,076,296)

 

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

 

11,873,711

 

73,675,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note 1):

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(32,997,649)

 

(30,188,939)

 

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Common Stock Shareholders

 

(32,997,649)

 

(30,188,939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions (341,060 and 88,528 shares issued, respectively)

 

4,101,534

 

1,113,238

 

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

 

4,101,534

 

1,113,238

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

(17,022,404)

 

44,599,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

539,181,961

 

494,582,486

 

End of year*

 

$522,159,557

 

$539,181,961

 

* Includes undistributed net investment income of:

 

$15,183,580

 

$12,448,790

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended May 31:

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$12.84

 

$11.80

 

$12.07

 

$12.04

 

$11.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

0.87

 

0.88

 

0.83

 

0.78

 

0.77

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(0.58)

 

0.91

 

(0.41)

 

0.01

 

0.08

 

Distributions paid to Auction rate Cumulative Preferred Stockholders from net investment income

 

(0.02)

 

(0.03)

 

(0.13)

 

(0.22)

 

(0.22)

 

Total income (loss) from operations

 

0.27

 

1.76

 

0.29

 

0.57

 

0.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid to common stock shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(0.78)

 

(0.72)

 

(0.56)

 

(0.54)

 

(0.55)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$12.33

 

$12.84

 

$11.80

 

$12.07

 

$12.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

 

$12.26

 

$12.90

 

$11.10

 

$11.13

 

$11.18

 

Total return, based on NAV1,2

 

2.47

%

15.44

%

3.19

%

5.30

%

5.71

%

Total return, based on Market Price2

 

1.42

%

23.29

%

5.27

%

4.57

%

8.81

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of year (000s)

 

$522,160

 

$539,182

 

$494,582

 

$505,751

 

$504,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets based on common shares outstanding3:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross expenses

 

0.95

%

0.97

%

1.16

%

1.09

%

1.08

%4

Net expenses

 

0.95

 

0.97

 

1.16

 

1.09

 

1.07

4,5

Net investment income

 

7.09

 

7.06

 

7.59

 

6.47

 

6.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 

23

%

28

%

49

%

40

%

23

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction Rate Preferred Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Outstanding (000s)

 

$250,000

 

$250,000

 

$250,000

 

$250,000

 

$250,000

 

Asset Coverage Per Share

 

77,216

 

78,918

 

74,458

 

75,575

 

75,447

 

Involuntary Liquidating Preference Per Share6

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

 

1         Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fees forgone and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fees forgone and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

2         The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

3         Calculated on the basis of average net assets of common stock shareholders. Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred stockholders.

4         Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring restructuring (and reorganization, if applicable) fees that were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios would both have been 1.05%.

5         Reflects fees forgone and/or expense reimbursements.

6         Excludes accumulated and unpaid distributions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of principal.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

 

(a) Investment valuation. Securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service, which are based on transactions in municipal obligations, quotations from municipal bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. When reliable prices are not readily available, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

·        Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

·        Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·        Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices

 


 

 

 

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and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices

(Level 1)

 

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Municipal bonds†

 

 

$750,976,731

 

 

 

$750,976,731

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

13,740,000

 

 

 

13,740,000

 

Total investments

 

 

$764,716,731

 

 

 

$764,716,731

 

†  See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

(b) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin” and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

(c) Securities traded on a when-issued basis. The Fund may trade securities on a when-issued basis. In a when-issued transaction, the securities are purchased or sold by the Fund with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Fund at the time of entering into the transaction.

 

Purchasing such securities involves risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.

 

(d) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization

 


 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

 

(e) Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared quarterly and paid on a monthly basis. The Fund intends to satisfy conditions that will enable interest from municipal securities, which is exempt from federal and certain state income taxes, to retain such tax-exempt status when distributed to the shareholders of the Fund. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund of net realized gains, if any, are taxable and are declared at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

In addition, the holders of the Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock (“ARCPS”) shall be entitled to receive dividends out of the funds legally available to shareholders.

 

(f) Net asset value. The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s Common Stock is determined no less frequently than the close of business on the Fund’s last business day of each week (generally Friday) and on the last business day of the month. It is determined by dividing the value of the net assets available to Common Stock by the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For the purpose of determining the NAV per share of the Common Stock, the value of the Fund’s net assets shall be deemed to equal the value of the Fund’s assets less (1) the Fund’s liabilities, and (2) the aggregate liquidation value (i.e., $25,000 per outstanding share) of the ARCPS.

 

(g) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2011, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

(h) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax

 


 

 

 

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reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. During the current year, the following reclassifications have been made:

 

 

 

Undistributed Net
Investment Income

 

Accumulated Net

Realized Loss

 

Paid-in Capital

 

(a)

 

 

 

$1,770,048

 

 

$(1,770,048

)

 

(b)

 

$(63,205

)

 

63,205

 

 

 

 

 

(a)  Reclassifications are primarily due to the expiration of a capital loss carryforward.

(b)  Reclassifications are primarily due to differences between book and tax accretion of market discount on fixed income securities.

 

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager and Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) is the Fund’s subadviser. LMPFA and Western Asset are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

 

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. The Fund pays LMPFA an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets plus the aggregate liquidation value of the Fund’s preferred stock.

 

LMPFA delegates to Western Asset the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund.

 

All officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.

 

3. Investments

 

During the year ended May 31, 2011, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Purchases

 

$173,981,098

 

Sales

 

191,586,134

 

 

At May 31, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$35,699,241

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(8,524,739

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$27,174,502

 

 

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.


 

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At May 31, 2011, the Fund did not have any derivative instruments outstanding.

 

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the year ended May 31, 2011. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides information about the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts Risk

 

Futures contracts

 

$(8,961,604)

 

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts Risk

 

Futures contracts

 

$(1,269,872)

 

 

During the year ended May 31, 2011, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average Market
Value

 

Futures contracts (to sell)†

 

$81,648,494

 

 

    At May 31, 2011, there were no open positions held in this derivative.

 

5. Auction rate cumulative preferred stock

 

As of May 31, 2011, the Fund had 2,000 outstanding shares of each of ARCPS Series M, Series T, Series W, Series Th and Series F. The ARCPS’ dividends are cumulative at a rate determined at an auction and the dividend period is typically seven days. The dividend rate cannot exceed a certain maximum rate, including in the event of a failed auction, unless the Board of Directors of the Fund authorizes an increased maximum rate. Due to failed auctions experienced by the Fund’s ARCPS starting February 14, 2008, the Fund paid the applicable maximum rate, which was calculated as 110% of the prevailing 30-day “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate. The Fund may pay higher maximum rates if the rating of the Fund’s ARCPS were to be lowered by the rating agencies.

 

The dividend rates ranged from 0.305% to 0.503% during the year ended May 31, 2011. At May 31, 2011, the dividend rates in effect were as follows:

 

 

 

Series M

 

Series T

 

Series W

 

Series Th

 

Series F

Dividend Rates

 

0.305%

 

0.305%

 

0.305%

 

0.305%

 

0.305%

 

The ARCPS are redeemable under certain conditions by the Fund, or subject to mandatory redemption if the Fund is in default of certain coverage

 


 

 

 

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requirements at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference, which is the sum of $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The ARCPS are otherwise not redeemable by holders of shares.

 

The Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverages with respect to the ARCPS. If the Fund fails to maintain these coverages and does not cure any such failure within the required time period, the Fund is required to redeem a requisite number of the ARCPS in order to meet the applicable requirement. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset requirements would restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common stock shareholders.

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), currently acts as the broker/dealer in connection with the auction of ARCPS. After each auction, the auction agent will pay to the participating broker/dealer, from monies the Fund provides, a participation fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the purchase price of the ARCPS that the broker/dealer places at the auction. However, effective August 3, 2009, CGM reduced its participation fee to an annual rate of 0.05% of the purchase price of the ARCPS, in the case of a failed auction. For the year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund incurred auction participation fees of $125,000 for CGM’s services as the participating broker/dealer.

 

6. Distributions subsequent to May 31, 2011

 

On May 16, 2011, the Fund’s Board of Directors declared three dividends, each in the amount of $0.065 per share, payable on June 24, 2011, July 29, 2011 and August 26, 2011 to shareholders of record on June 17, 2011, July 22, 2011 and August 19, 2011, respectively.

 

7. Income tax information and distributions to shareholders

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended May 31, were as follows:

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Distributions Paid From:

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-Exempt Income

 

$32,884,136

 

$30,084,148

 

Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stockholders

 

1,025,882

 

1,072,916

 

Total Tax-Exempt Distributions

 

$33,910,018

 

$31,157,064

 

Taxable Income:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Shareholders

 

$     113,513

 

$     104,791

 

Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stockholders

 

3,041

 

3,380

 

Total Taxable Distributions

 

$     116,554

 

$     108,171

 

Total Distributions Paid

 

$34,026,572

 

$31,265,235

 

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (cont’d)

 

As of May 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt income — net

 

$  15,125,933

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

 

148,312

 

Total undistributed earnings

 

$  15,274,245

 

Capital loss carryforward*

 

(33,466,145

)

Other book/tax temporary differences(a)

 

(90,665

)

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)(b)

 

27,174,502

 

Total accumulated earnings/(losses) — net

 

$    8,891,937

 

 

*  The Fund had the following net capital loss carryforward remaining:

 

Year of Expiration

 

Amount

 

5/31/2013

 

$(25,731,958

)

 

5/31/2018

 

(3,349,357

)

 

5/31/2019

 

(4,384,830

)

 

 

 

$(33,466,145

)

 

 

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

(a)

Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable primarily to book/tax differences in the timing of the deductibility of various expenses.

(b)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the difference between book and tax accretion methods for market discount on fixed income securities.

 

8. Other tax information

 

On December 22, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”). The Act updates certain tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). The various provisions of the Act will generally be effective for RICs with taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Additional information regarding the impact of the Act on the Fund, if any, will be contained within the relevant sections of the notes to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2012.

 


 

 

 

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc., including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. as of May 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

New York, New York
July 19, 2011

 


 

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Additional information (unaudited)

Information about Directors and Officers

 

The business and affairs of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) are conducted by management under the supervision and subject to the direction of its Board of Directors. The business address of each Director is c/o R. Jay Gerken, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below.

 

Independent Directors†:

 

Carol L. Colman

 

 

Year of birth

 

1946

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class I

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2006

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

President, Colman Consulting Company (consulting)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

None

 

 

 

Daniel P. Cronin

 

 

Year of birth

 

1946

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class II

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2006

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Retired; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Pfizer Inc. (prior to and including 2004)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

None

 

 

 

Paolo M. Cucchi

 

 

Year of birth

 

1941

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class I

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2001

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Professor of French and Italian at Drew University; formerly, Vice President and Dean of College of Liberal Arts at Drew University (1984 to 2009)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

None

 


 

 

 

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Independent Directors cont’d

 

Leslie H. Gelb

 

 

Year of birth

 

1937

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class III

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2006

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

President Emeritus and Senior Board Fellow (since 2003), The Council on Foreign Relations; formerly, President, (prior to 2003), the Council on Foreign Relations; formerly, Columnist, Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Editor, Op-Ed Page, The New York Times

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

Director of two registered investment companies advised by Blackstone Asia Advisors LLC: India Fund, Inc. and Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. (since 1994)

 

 

 

William R. Hutchinson

 

 

Year of birth

 

1942

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class III

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 1995

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

President, W.R. Hutchinson & Associates Inc. (Consulting) (since 2001)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

Director (Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (since December 1, 2009)), Associated Banc Corp. (banking) (since 1994)

 

 

 

Riordan Roett

 

 

Year of birth

 

1938

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class III

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2007

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

The Sarita and Don Johnston Professor of Political Science and Director of Western Hemisphere Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The John Hopkins University (since 1973)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

None

 


 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Directors and Officers

 

Independent Directors cont’d

 

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

 

Year of birth

 

1938

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees, Class II

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2007

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Henry J. Braker Professor of Commercial Law, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (since 1986); President and Member, Arbitration Tribunal, World Bank/ICSID (since 2004)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

24

Other board memberships held by Director

 

Director of two registered investment companies advised by Blackstone Asia Advisors LLC; India Fund, Inc. and Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. (since 1993)

 

Interested Director and Officer:

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA2

 

 

Year of birth

 

1951

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Class I

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2002

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co., LLC (“Legg Mason & Co.”) (since 2005); Officer and Trustee/Director of 156 funds associated with Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) or its affiliates (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006); President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of LMPFA (since 2006); President and CEO of Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”) and Citi Fund Management Inc. (“CFM”) (formerly registered investment advisers) (since 2002); formerly, Chairman, President and CEO, Travelers Investment Adviser Inc. (prior to 2005)

Number of portfolios in fund complex overseen by Director (including the Fund)

 

156

Other board memberships held by Director

 

Former Trustee, Consulting Group Capital Markets Funds (11 funds) (prior to 2006)

 


 

 

 

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Additional Officers:

 

Ted P. Becker

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018

 

 

Year of birth

 

1951

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Chief Compliance Officer

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2006

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Director of Global Compliance at Legg Mason (since 2006); Chief Compliance Officer of LMPFA (since 2006); Managing Director of Compliance of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006)

 

 

 

Vanessa A. Williams

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902

 

 

Year of birth

 

1979

Position(s) with Fund1

 

Identity Theft Prevention Officer

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2011

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Identity Theft Prevention Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2011); Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2011); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer of Legg Mason & Co. (2008 to 2011); formerly, Compliance Analyst of Legg Mason & Co. (2006 to 2008) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006)

 

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902

 

 

Year of birth

 

1954

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2003

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Legg Mason (since 2006); Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Mutual Funds for Legg Mason & Co. (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (since 1994); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006)

 


 

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Additional information (unaudited) (cont’d)

Information about Directors and Officers

 

Officers cont’d

 

Thomas C. Mandia

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902

 

 

Year of birth

 

1962

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Assistant Secretary

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2006

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2005); Secretary of LMPFA (since 2006); Assistant Secretary of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2006) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2006); Secretary of SBFM and CFM (since 2002)

 

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041

 

 

Year of birth

 

1965

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Chief Financial Officer

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2004

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Director of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005); Chief Financial Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2007) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2007); formerly, Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (prior to 2010) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2005); formerly, Controller of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2004)

 

 

 

Steven Frank

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041

 

 

Year of birth

 

1967

Position(s) held with Fund1

 

Treasurer

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2010

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Vice President of Legg Mason & Co. and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (since 2008); Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2010); formerly, Controller of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (prior to 2010); formerly, Assistant Controller of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2005)

 


 

 

 

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Officers cont’d

 

Jeanne M. Kelly

 

 

Legg Mason

 

 

620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018

 

 

Year of birth

 

1951

Position(s) with Fund1

 

Senior Vice President

Term of office1 and length of time served

 

Since 2007

Principal occupation(s) during past five years

 

Senior Vice President of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason & Co. or its affiliates (since 2007); Senior Vice President of LMPFA (since 2006); Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co. (since 2005) and Legg Mason & Co. predecessors (prior to 2005)

 

Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund within the meaning of Section (a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

1

The Fund’s Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The terms of office of the Class I, II and III Directors expire at the Annual Meetings of Stockholders in the year 2012, year 2013 and year 2011, respectively, or thereafter in each case when their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The Fund’s executive officers are chosen each year at the first meeting of the Fund’s Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to hold office until the meeting of the Board following the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

2

Mr. Gerken is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act because Mr. Gerken is an officer of LMPFA and certain of its affiliates.

 


 

 

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Annual chief executive officer and chief financial officer certifications (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) has submitted to the NYSE the required annual certification and the Fund also has included the certifications of the Fund’s CEO and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the Fund’s Form N-CSR filed with the SEC for the period of this report.

 


 

 

 

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Other shareholder communications regarding accounting matters (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Audit Committee has established guidelines and procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters (collectively, “Accounting Matters”). Persons with complaints or concerns regarding Accounting Matters may submit their complaints to the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). Persons who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to the CCO, including complaints involving the CCO, may submit complaints directly to the Fund’s Audit Committee Chair (together with the CCO, “Complaint Officers”). Complaints may be submitted on an anonymous basis.

 

The CCO may be contacted at:

 

Legg Mason & Co., LLC
Compliance Department
620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor
New York, New York 10018

 

Complaints may also be submitted by telephone at 1-800-742-5274. Complaints submitted through this number will be received by the CCO.

 


 

 

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Dividend reinvestment plan (unaudited)

 

Under the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“Plan”), a shareholder whose shares of common stock are registered in his own name will have all distributions from the Fund reinvested automatically by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“AST”), as purchasing agent under the Plan, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. Distributions with respect to shares registered in the name of a broker-dealer or other nominee (that is, in street name) will be reinvested by the broker or nominee in additional shares under the Plan, unless the service is not provided by the broker or nominee or the shareholder elects to receive distributions in cash. Investors who own common stock registered in street name should consult their broker-dealers for details regarding reinvestment. All distributions to shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will be paid by check mailed directly to the record holder by or under the direction of AST as dividend paying agent.

 

The number of shares of common stock distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of a cash dividend is determined in the following manner. When the market price of the common stock is equal to or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the common stock on the determination date (generally, the record date for the distribution), Plan participants will be issued shares of common stock by the Fund at a price equal to the greater of 98% of net asset value or 95% of the market price of the common stock.

 

If the market price of the common stock is less than 98% of the net asset value of the common stock at the time of valuation (which is the close of business on the determination date), AST will buy common stock in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts. If following the commencement of the purchases and before AST has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value of the common stock as of the valuation time, AST will attempt to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue the remaining portion of the dividend or distribution in shares at a price equal to the greater of (a) 98% of net asset value as of the valuation time or (b) 95% of the then current market price. In this case, the number of shares received by a Plan participant will be based on the weighted average of prices paid for shares purchased in the open market and the price at which the Fund issues the remaining shares. To the extent AST is unable to stop open market purchases and cause the Fund to issue the remaining shares, the average per share purchase price paid by AST may exceed the net asset value of the common stock as of the valuation time, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the dividend or capital gains distribution had been paid in common stock issued by the Fund at such net asset value. AST will begin to purchase common stock on the open market as soon as practicable after the determination date for the dividend or capital gains distribution, but in no event shall such purchases continue later than 30 days after the payment date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for a succeeding dividend or distribution, except when necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws.

 


 

 

 

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AST maintains all shareholder accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmations of all transactions in each account, including information needed by a shareholder for personal and tax records. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve Plan participants of any income tax that may be payable on the dividends or capital gains distributions. Common stock in the account of each Plan participant will be held by AST in uncertificated form in the name of the Plan participant.

 

Plan participants are subject to no charge for reinvesting dividends and capital gains distributions under the Plan. AST’s fees for handling the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will be paid by the Fund. No brokerage charges apply with respect to shares of common stock issued directly by the Fund under the Plan. Each Plan participant will, however, bear a proportionate share of any brokerage commissions actually incurred with respect to any open market purchases made under the Plan.

 

Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes to it are desirable. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any dividend or capital gains distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to participants at least 30 days before the record date for the dividend or capital gains distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by AST, with the Fund’s prior written consent, on at least 30 days’ written notice to Plan participants. All correspondence concerning the plan should be directed by mail to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038 or by telephone at 1-888-888-0151.

 


 

 

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Important tax information (unaudited)

 

 

The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid to Common Stock Shareholders during the taxable year ended May 31, 2011:

 

Distributions Paid

 

June 2010 -November 2010

 

December 2010

 

January 2011 -
May 2011

 

Tax-exempt interest

 

100.00

%

 

96.01

%

 

100.00

%

 

Taxable ordinary income

 

 

 

3.99

%*

 

 

 

 

Additionally, all distributions paid to auction rate cumulative preferred stockholders during the taxable year ended May 31, 2011 except for the taxable portion noted in the table below qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes.

 

Series:

 

Record Date

 

Payable Date

 

Tax-Exempt Portion

 

Taxable Portion

 

Series M

 

12/20/10

 

12/21/10

 

89.62%

 

10.38%*

 

Series T

 

12/21/10

 

12/22/10

 

89.27%

 

10.73%*

 

Series W

 

12/22/10

 

12/23/10

 

89.62%

 

10.38%*

 

Series H

 

12/23/10

 

12/27/10

 

92.84%

 

7.16%*

 

Series F

 

12/23/10

 

12/27/10

 

89.64%

 

10.36%*

 

 

The following information is applicable to non-U.S. resident shareholders:

 

*  All of the taxable ordinary income distributions paid by the Fund represent Qualified Net Interest Income and Qualified Short-Term Gain eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

 

Please retain this information for your records.

 


 

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Western Asset

Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Directors

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

Carol L. Colman

 

620 Eighth Avenue

 

KPMG LLP

Daniel P. Cronin

 

49th Floor

 

345 Park Avenue

Paolo M. Cucchi

 

New York, NY 10018

 

New York, NY 10154

Leslie H. Gelb

 

 

 

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

 

Investment manager

 

Legal counsel

Chairman

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

William R. Hutchinson

 

 

 

425 Lexington Avenue

Riordan Roett

 

Subadviser

 

New York, NY 10017

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

Western Asset Management Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol

Officers

 

Auction agent

 

MMU

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

 

Deutsche Bank

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

60 Wall Street

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

New York, NY 10005

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Ted P. Becker

 

Custodian

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

Vanessa A. Williams

 

1 Lincoln Street

 

 

Identity Theft Prevention Officer

 

Boston, MA 02111

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel

 

 

 

 

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

Transfer agent

 

 

Thomas C. Mandia

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

 

 

Assistant Secretary

 

59 Maiden Lane

 

 

Steven Frank

 

New York, NY 10038

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Jeanne M. Kelly

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 


 

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice

 

Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds

 

This Privacy and Security Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) addresses the Legg Mason Funds’ privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds’ distributor, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.

 

The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You

 

The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:

 

·       Personal information included on applications or other forms;

·       Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;

·       Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and

·       Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual’s total debt, payment history, etc.).

 

How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You

 

The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required by law. The Funds may disclose information about you to:

 

·       Employees, agents, and affiliates on a “need to know” basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business or comply with obligations to government regulators;

·       Service providers, including the Funds’ affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or servicing your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds’ behalf, including companies that may perform marketing services solely for the Funds;

·       The Funds’ representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors; and

·       Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)

 

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform.

 

The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law, such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes, the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties. While it is the Funds’ practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.

 

Keeping You Informed of the Funds’ Privacy and Security Practices

 

The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time they will notify you promptly if this privacy policy changes.

 

The Funds’ Security Practices

 

The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds’ internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.

 

Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary so you can take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.

 

In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, not accurate or not current, or if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, write the Funds using the contact information on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds’ website at www.leggmason.com, or contact the Fund at 1-888-777-0102.

 

Revised April 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
49th Floor
New York, NY 10018

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase at market prices, shares of its Common Stock in the open market.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

 

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-777-0102, (2) on the Fund’s website at www.leggmason.com/cef and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is transmitted to the shareholders of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

 

American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038

 

 

WASX010003 7/11 SR11-1420

 

 

 


 

ITEM 2.                                                   CODE OF ETHICS.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller.

 

ITEM 3.                                                   AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that William R. Hutchinson, a member of the Board’s Audit Committee, possesses the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Mr. Hutchinson as the Audit Committee’s financial expert. Mr. Hutchinson is an “independent” Trustee pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4.                                                   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the last two fiscal years ending May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2011 (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $44,200 in 2010 and $58,700 in 2011.

 

b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the Registrant’s financial statements were $14,200 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. These services consisted of procedures performed in connection with the calculations pursuant to the Funds Supplementary Creating & Fixing the Rights of Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock dated April 7, 2002 as of April 30, 2007, May 31. 2007, April 30, 2008 and May 31, 2008 for Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

In addition, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (“service affiliates”), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the service affiliates. Accordingly, there were no such fees that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee for the Reporting Periods.

 

(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $3,100 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. These services consisted of (i)review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and

 



 

(iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held.

 

There were no fees billed for tax services by the Auditors to service affiliates during the Reporting Periods that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

 

d) All Other Fees. There were no other fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) for the Item 4 for the Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

All Other Fees. There were no other non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC (“LMPFA”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with LMPFA that provided ongoing services to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee in the Reporting Period.

 

(e) Audit Committee’s pre—approval policies and procedures described in paragraph(c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(1) The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by LMPFA or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund.  The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.

 

The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the auditors.  As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund.  Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

 

Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such

 



 

permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(2) For the Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc., the percentage of fees that were approved by the audit committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 100% and 100% for 2010 and 2011; Tax Fees were 100% and 100% for 2010 and 2011; and Other Fees were 100% and 100% for 2010 and 2011.

 

(f) N/A

 

(g) Non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc., LMPFA and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with LMPFA that provides ongoing services to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. during the reporting period were $0 in 2011.

 

(h) Yes.  Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Accountant’s independence.  All services provided by the Auditor to the Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. or to Service Affiliates, which were required to be pre-approved, were pre-approved as required.

 

ITEM 5.                                                   AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

a) Registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)58(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members:

 

William R. Hutchinson

Paolo M. Cucchi

Daniel P. Cronin

Carol L. Colman

Leslie H. Gelb

Dr. Riordan Roett

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 



 

b) Not applicable

 

ITEM 6.                                                   SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

Included herein under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7.                                                   DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENTINVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines and Procedures

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) delegates the responsibility for voting proxies for the fund to the subadviser through its contracts with the subadviser. The subadviser will use its own proxy voting policies and procedures to vote proxies. Accordingly, LMPFA does not expect to have proxy-voting responsibility for the fund. Should LMPFA become responsible for voting proxies for any reason, such as the inability of the subadviser to provide investment advisory services, LMPFA shall utilize the proxy voting guidelines established by the most recent subadviser to vote proxies until a new subadviser is retained.

 

The subadviser’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures govern in determining how proxies relating to the fund’s portfolio securities are voted and are provided below.  Information regarding how each fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (1) by calling 888-777-0102, (2) on the fund’s website at http://www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Background

 

Western Asset Management Company (“WA” or “Western Asset”) have adopted and implemented policies and procedures that we believe are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of clients, in accordance with our fiduciary duties and SEC Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Our authority to vote the proxies of our clients is established through investment management agreements or comparable documents, and our proxy voting guidelines have been tailored to reflect these specific contractual obligations. In addition to SEC requirements governing advisers, our proxy voting policies reflect the long-standing fiduciary standards and responsibilities for ERISA accounts. Unless a manager of ERISA assets has been expressly precluded from voting proxies, the Department of Labor has determined that the responsibility for these votes lies with the Investment Manager.

 

In exercising its voting authority, Western Asset will not consult or enter into agreements with officers, directors or employees of Legg Mason Inc. or any of its affiliates (except that WA may so consult and agree with each other) regarding the voting of any securities owned by its clients.

 

Policy

 

Western Asset’s proxy voting procedures are designed and implemented in a way that is reasonably expected to ensure that proxy matters are handled in the best interest of our clients. While the guidelines included in the procedures are intended to provide a benchmark for voting standards, each vote is ultimately cast on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration Western Asset’s contractual obligations to our clients and all other relevant facts and circumstances at the time of the vote (such that these guidelines may be overridden to the extent Western Asset deems appropriate).

 



 

Procedures

 

Responsibility and Oversight

 

The Western Asset Compliance Department (“Compliance Department”) is responsible for administering and overseeing the proxy voting process. The gathering of proxies is coordinated through the Corporate Actions area of Investment Support (“Corporate Actions”). Research analysts and portfolio managers are responsible for determining appropriate voting positions on each proxy utilizing any applicable guidelines contained in these procedures.

 

Client Authority

 

Prior to August 1, 2003, all existing client investment management agreements (“IMAs”) will be reviewed to determine whether Western Asset has authority to vote client proxies. At account start-up, or upon amendment of an IMA, the applicable client IMA are similarly reviewed. If an agreement is silent on proxy voting, but contains an overall delegation of discretionary authority or if the account represents assets of an ERISA plan, Western Asset will assume responsibility for proxy voting. The Client Account Transition Team maintains a matrix of proxy voting authority.

 

Proxy Gathering

 

Registered owners of record, client custodians, client banks and trustees (“Proxy Recipients”) that receive proxy materials on behalf of clients should forward them to Corporate Actions. Prior to August 1, 2003, Proxy Recipients of existing clients will be reminded of the appropriate routing to Corporate Actions for proxy materials received and reminded of their responsibility to forward all proxy materials on a timely basis. Proxy Recipients for new clients (or, if Western Asset becomes aware that the applicable Proxy Recipient for an existing client has changed, the Proxy Recipient for the existing client) are notified at start-up of appropriate routing to Corporate Actions of proxy materials received and reminded of their responsibility to forward all proxy materials on a timely basis. If Western Asset personnel other than Corporate Actions receive proxy materials, they should promptly forward the materials to Corporate Actions.

 

Proxy Voting

 

Once proxy materials are received by Corporate Actions, they are forwarded to the Compliance Department for coordination and the following actions:

 

a. Proxies are reviewed to determine accounts impacted.

 

b. Impacted accounts are checked to confirm Western Asset voting authority.

 

c. Compliance Department staff reviews proxy issues to determine any material conflicts of interest. (See conflicts of interest section of these procedures for further information on determining material conflicts of interest.)

 

d. If a material conflict of interest exists, (i) to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by applicable law, the client is promptly notified, the conflict is disclosed and Western Asset obtains the client’s proxy voting instructions, and (ii) to the extent that it is not reasonably practicable or permitted by applicable law to notify the client and obtain such instructions (e.g., the client is a mutual fund or other commingled vehicle or is an ERISA plan client), Western Asset seeks voting instructions from an independent third party.

 

e. Compliance Department staff provides proxy material to the appropriate research analyst or portfolio manager to obtain their recommended vote. Research analysts and portfolio

 



 

managers determine votes on a case-by-case basis taking into account the voting guidelines contained in these procedures. For avoidance of doubt, depending on the best interest of each individual client, Western Asset may vote the same proxy differently for different clients. The analyst’s or portfolio manager’s basis for their decision is documented and maintained by the Compliance Department.

 

f. Compliance Department staff votes the proxy pursuant to the instructions received in (d) or (e) and returns the voted proxy as indicated in the proxy materials.

 

Timing

 

Western Asset personnel act in such a manner to ensure that, absent special circumstances, the proxy gathering and proxy voting steps noted above can be completed before the applicable deadline for returning proxy votes.

 

Recordkeeping

 

Western Asset maintains records of proxies voted pursuant to Section 204-2 of the Advisers Act and ERISA DOL Bulletin 94-2. These records include:

 

a. A copy of Western Asset’s policies and procedures.

 

b. Copies of proxy statements received regarding client securities.

 

c. A copy of any document created by Western Asset that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies.

 

d. Each written client request for proxy voting records and Western Asset’s written response to both verbal and written client requests.

 

e. A proxy log including:

 

1. Issuer name;

2. Exchange ticker symbol of the issuer’s shares to be voted;

3. Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”) number for the shares to be voted;

4. A brief identification of the matter voted on;

5. Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a shareholder of the issuer;

6. Whether a vote was cast on the matter;

7. A record of how the vote was cast; and

8. Whether the vote was cast for or against the recommendation of the issuer’s management team.

 

Records are maintained in an easily accessible place for five years, the first two in Western Asset’s offices.

 

Disclosure

 

Part II of the WA Form ADV contains a description of Western Asset’s proxy policies. Prior to August 1, 2003, Western Asset will deliver Part II of its revised Form ADV to all existing clients, along with a letter identifying the new disclosure. Clients will be provided a copy of these policies and procedures upon request. In addition, upon request, clients may receive reports on how their proxies have been voted.

 



 

Conflicts of Interest

 

All proxies are reviewed by the Compliance Department for material conflicts of interest. Issues to be reviewed include, but are not limited to:

 

1. Whether Western Asset (or, to the extent required to be considered by applicable law, its affiliates) manages assets for the company or an employee group of the company or otherwise has an interest in the company;

 

2. Whether Western Asset or an officer or director of Western Asset or the applicable portfolio manager or analyst responsible for recommending the proxy vote (together, “Voting Persons”) is a close relative of or has a personal or business relationship with an executive, director or person who is a candidate for director of the company or is a participant in a proxy contest; and

 

3. Whether there is any other business or personal relationship where a Voting Person has a personal interest in the outcome of the matter before shareholders.

 

Voting Guidelines

 

Western Asset’s substantive voting decisions turn on the particular facts and circumstances of each proxy vote and are evaluated by the designated research analyst or portfolio manager. The examples outlined below are meant as guidelines to aid in the decision making process.

 

Guidelines are grouped according to the types of proposals generally presented to shareholders. Part I deals with proposals which have been approved and are recommended by a company’s board of directors; Part II deals with proposals submitted by shareholders for inclusion in proxy statements; Part III addresses issues relating to voting shares of investment companies; and Part IV addresses unique considerations pertaining to foreign issuers.

 

I. Board Approved Proposals

 

The vast majority of matters presented to shareholders for a vote involve proposals made by a company itself that have been approved and recommended by its board of directors. In view of the enhanced corporate governance practices currently being implemented in public companies, Western Asset generally votes in support of decisions reached by independent boards of directors. More specific guidelines related to certain board-approved proposals are as follows:

 

1. Matters relating to the Board of Directors

 

Western Asset votes proxies for the election of the company’s nominees for directors and for board-approved proposals on other matters relating to the board of directors with the following exceptions:

 

a. Votes are withheld for the entire board of directors if the board does not have a majority of independent directors or the board does not have nominating, audit and compensation committees composed solely of independent directors.

 

b. Votes are withheld for any nominee for director who is considered an independent director by the company and who has received compensation from the company other than for service as a director.

 



 

c. Votes are withheld for any nominee for director who attends less than 75% of board and committee meetings without valid reasons for absences.

 

d. Votes are cast on a case-by-case basis in contested elections of directors.

 

2. Matters relating to Executive Compensation

 

Western Asset generally favors compensation programs that relate executive compensation to a company’s long-term performance. Votes are cast on a case-by-case basis on board-approved proposals relating to executive compensation, except as follows:

 

a. Except where the firm is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors, Western Asset votes for stock option plans that will result in a minimal annual dilution.

 

b. Western Asset votes against stock option plans or proposals that permit replacing or repricing of underwater options.

 

c. Western Asset votes against stock option plans that permit issuance of options with an exercise price below the stock’s current market price.

 

d. Except where the firm is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors, Western Asset votes for employee stock purchase plans that limit the discount for shares purchased under the plan to no more than 15% of their market value, have an offering period of 27 months or less and result in dilution of 10% or less.

 

3. Matters relating to Capitalization

 

The management of a company’s capital structure involves a number of important issues, including cash flows, financing needs and market conditions that are unique to the circumstances of each company. As a result, Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on board-approved proposals involving changes to a company’s capitalization except where Western Asset is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors.

 

a. Western Asset votes for proposals relating to the authorization of additional common stock.

 

b. Western Asset votes for proposals to effect stock splits (excluding reverse stock splits).

 

c. Western Asset votes for proposals authorizing share repurchase programs.

 

4. Matters relating to Acquisitions, Mergers, Reorganizations and Other Transactions

 

Western Asset votes these issues on a case-by-case basis on board-approved transactions.

 

5. Matters relating to Anti-Takeover Measures

 

Western Asset votes against board-approved proposals to adopt anti-takeover measures except as follows:

 

a. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to ratify or approve shareholder rights plans.

 



 

b. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to adopt fair price provisions.

 

6. Other Business Matters

 

Western Asset votes for board-approved proposals approving such routine business matters such as changing the company’s name, ratifying the appointment of auditors and procedural matters relating to the shareholder meeting.

 

a. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to amend a company’s charter or bylaws.

 

b. Western Asset votes against authorization to transact other unidentified, substantive business at the meeting.

 

II. Shareholder Proposals

 

SEC regulations permit shareholders to submit proposals for inclusion in a company’s proxy statement. These proposals generally seek to change some aspect of a company’s corporate governance structure or to change some aspect of its business operations. Western Asset votes in accordance with the recommendation of the company’s board of directors on all shareholder proposals, except as follows:

 

1. Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals to require shareholder approval of shareholder rights plans.

 

2. Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals that are consistent with Western Asset’s proxy voting guidelines for board-approved proposals.

 

3. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on other shareholder proposals where the firm is otherwise withholding votes for the entire board of directors.

 

III. Voting Shares of Investment Companies

 

Western Asset may utilize shares of open or closed-end investment companies to implement its investment strategies. Shareholder votes for investment companies that fall within the categories listed in Parts I and II above are voted in accordance with those guidelines.

 

1. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals relating to changes in the investment objectives of an investment company taking into account the original intent of the fund and the role the fund plays in the clients’ portfolios.

 

2. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis all proposals that would result in increases in expenses (e.g., proposals to adopt 12b-1 plans, alter investment advisory arrangements or approve fund mergers) taking into account comparable expenses for similar funds and the services to be provided.

 

IV. Voting Shares of Foreign Issuers

 

In the event Western Asset is required to vote on securities held in foreign issuers — i.e. issuers that are incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and that are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ stock market, the following guidelines are used, which are premised on the existence of a

 



 

sound corporate governance and disclosure framework. These guidelines, however, may not be appropriate under some circumstances for foreign issuers and therefore apply only where applicable.

 

1. Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals calling for a majority of the directors to be independent of management.

 

2. Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals seeking to increase the independence of board nominating, audit and compensation committees.

 

3. Western Asset votes for shareholder proposals that implement corporate governance standards similar to those established under U.S. federal law and the listing requirements of U.S. stock exchanges, and that do not otherwise violate the laws of the jurisdiction under which the company is incorporated.

 

4. Western Asset votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals relating to (1) the issuance of common stock in excess of 20% of a company’s outstanding common stock where shareholders do not have preemptive rights, or (2) the issuance of common stock in excess of 100% of a company’s outstanding common stock where shareholders have preemptive rights.

 

ITEM 8.                                                   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

(a)(1):

 

NAME AND
ADDRESS

 

LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING
PAST 5 YEARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen A. Walsh

Western Asset

385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101

 

Since 2006

 

Co-portfolio manager of the fund; Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset from 2000 to 2008; Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset since 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Fare

Western Asset

385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101

 

Since 2004

 

Co-portfolio manager of the fund; portfolio manager at Western Asset since 2005; prior to that time, Mr. Fare was with Citigroup Asset Management or one of its affiliates since 1989.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Amodeo

Western Asset

385 East Colorado Blvd.

Pasadena, CA

91101

 

Since 2007

 

Co-portfolio manager of the fund; portfolio manager at Western Asset since 2005; prior to that time, Mr. Amodeo was a Managing Director and portfolio manager with Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc from 1992 to 2005.

 

 



 

(a)(2): DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY FINANCIAL CONTROL

 

The following tables set forth certain additional information with respect to the fund’s portfolio managers for the fund. Unless noted otherwise, all information is provided as of May 31, 2011.

 

Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Managers

 

The table below identifies the number of accounts (other than the fund) for which the fund’s portfolio managers have day-to-day management responsibilities and the total assets in such accounts, within each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, and other accounts. For each category, the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts where fees are based on performance is also indicated.

 

Portfolio
Manager(s)

 

Registered
Investment
Companies

 

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

 

Other
Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen A. Walsh

 

99 registered investment companies with $156.1 billion in total assets under management

 

213 Other pooled investment vehicles with $113.3 billion in assets under management*

 

769 Other accounts with $179.6 billion in total assets under management**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David T. Fare

 

16 registered investment companies with $13.4 billion in total assets under management

 

0 Other pooled investment vehicles with $0.0 billion in assets under management

 

12 Other accounts with $1.6 billion in total assets under management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Amodeo

 

25 registered investment companies with $19.2 billion in total assets under management

 

0 Other pooled investment vehicles with $0.0 billion in assets under management

 

12 Other accounts with $1.6 billion in total assets under management

 

 


*                      Includes 7 accounts managed, totaling $1.2 billion, for which advisory fee is performance based.

**               Includes 81 accounts managed, totaling $20.4 billion, for which advisory fee is performance based.

 

‡ The numbers above reflect the overall number of portfolios managed by employees of Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”).  Mr. Walsh is involved in the management of all the Firm’s portfolios, but they are not solely responsible for particular portfolios.  Western Asset’s investment discipline emphasizes a team approach that combines the efforts of groups of specialists working in different market sectors. They are responsible for overseeing implementation of Western Asset’s overall investment ideas and coordinating the work of the various sector teams. This structure ensures that client portfolios benefit from a consensus that draws on the expertise of all team members.

 

(a)(3): Portfolio Manager Compensation

 

With respect to the compensation of the portfolio managers, Western Asset’s compensation system assigns each employee a total compensation range, which is derived from annual market surveys that

 



 

benchmark each role with its job function and peer universe. This method is designed to reward employees with total compensation reflective of the external market value of their skills, experience, and ability to produce desired results. Standard compensation includes competitive base salaries, generous employee benefits, and a retirement plan.

 

In addition, the subadviser’s employees are eligible for bonuses. These are structured to closely align the interests of employees with those of the subadviser, and are determined by the professional’s job function and pre-tax performance as measured by a formal review process. All bonuses are completely discretionary. The principal factor considered is a portfolio manager’s investment performance versus appropriate peer groups and benchmarks (e.g., a securities index and with respect to a fund, the benchmark set forth in the fund’s Prospectus to which the fund’s average annual total returns are compared or, if none, the benchmark set forth in the fund’s annual report). Performance is reviewed on a 1, 3 and 5 year basis for compensation—with 3 years having the most emphasis. The subadviser may also measure a portfolio manager’s pre-tax investment performance against other benchmarks, as it determines appropriate. Because portfolio managers are generally responsible for multiple accounts (including the funds) with similar investment strategies, they are generally compensated on the performance of the aggregate group of similar accounts, rather than a specific account. Other factors that may be considered when making bonus decisions include client service, business development, length of service to the subadviser, management or supervisory responsibilities, contributions to developing business strategy and overall contributions to the subadviser’s business.

 

Finally, in order to attract and retain top talent, all professionals are eligible for additional incentives in recognition of outstanding performance. These are determined based upon the factors described above and include Legg Mason stock options and long-term incentives that vest over a set period of time past the award date.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest

 

Conflicts of Interest

 

The manager, subadvisers and portfolio managers have interests which conflict with the interests of the fund. There is no guarantee that the policies and procedures adopted by the manager, the subadvisers and the fund will be able to identify or mitigate these conflicts of interest.

 

Some examples of material conflicts of interest include:

 

Allocation of Limited Time and Attention. A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple funds and/or accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those funds and/or accounts. A portfolio manager may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those funds and accounts as might be the case if he or she were to devote substantially more attention to the management of a single fund. Such a portfolio manager may make general determinations across multiple funds, rather than tailoring a unique approach for each fund. The effects of this conflict may be more pronounced where funds and/or accounts overseen by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies.

 

Allocation of Limited Investment Opportunities; Aggregation of Orders. If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple funds and/or accounts, the opportunity may be allocated among these several funds or accounts, which may limit the fund’s ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity. Additionally, a subadviser may aggregate transaction orders for multiple accounts for purpose of execution. Such aggregation may cause the price or brokerage costs to be less favorable to a particular client than if similar transactions were not being executed

 



 

concurrently for other accounts. In addition, a subadviser’s trade allocation policies may result in the fund’s orders not being fully executed or being delayed in execution.

 

Pursuit of Differing Strategies. At times, a portfolio manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the funds and/or accounts for which he or she exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds and/or accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the portfolio manager may place separate transactions for one or more funds or accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment or benefit of one or more other funds and/or accounts. For example, a portfolio manager may determine that it would be in the interest of another account to sell a security that the fund holds long, potentially resulting in a decrease in the market value of the security held by the fund.

 

Cross Trades. Portfolio managers may manage funds that engage in cross trades, where one of the manager’s funds or accounts sells a particular security to another fund or account managed by the same manager. Cross trades may pose conflicts of interest because of, for example, the possibility that one account sells a security to another account at a higher price than an independent third party would pay or otherwise enters into a transaction that it would not enter into with an independent party, such as the sale of a difficult-to-obtain security.

 

Selection of Broker/Dealers. Portfolio managers may select or influence the selection of the brokers and dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for the funds and/or accounts that they supervise. In addition to executing trades, some brokers and dealers provide subadvisers with brokerage and research services, These services may be taken into account in the selection of brokers and dealers whether a broker is being selected to effect a trade on an agency basis for a commission or (as is normally the case for the funds) whether a dealer is being selected to effect a trade on a principal basis. This may result in the payment of higher brokerage fees and/or execution at a less favorable price than might have otherwise been available. The services obtained may ultimately be more beneficial to certain of the manager’s funds or accounts than to others (but not necessarily to the funds that pay the increased commission or incur the less favorable execution). A decision as to the selection of brokers and dealers could therefore yield disproportionate costs and benefits among the funds and/or accounts managed.

 

Variation in Financial and Other Benefits. A conflict of interest arises where the financial or other benefits available to a portfolio manager differ among the funds and/or accounts that he or she manages. If the amount or structure of the investment manager’s management fee and/or a portfolio manager’s compensation differs among funds and/or accounts (such as where certain funds or accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the portfolio manager might be motivated to help certain funds and/or accounts over others. Similarly, the desire to maintain assets under management or to enhance the portfolio manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the portfolio manager in affording preferential treatment to those funds and/or accounts that could most significantly benefit the portfolio manager. A portfolio manager may, for example, have an incentive to allocate favorable or limited opportunity investments or structure the timing of investments to favor such funds and/or accounts. Also, a portfolio manager’s or the manager’s or a subadviser’s desire to increase assets under management could influence the portfolio manager to keep a fund open for new investors without regard to potential benefits of closing the fund to new investors. Additionally, the portfolio manager might be motivated to favor funds and/or accounts in which he or she has an ownership interest or in which the investment manager and/or its affiliates have ownership interests. Conversely, if a portfolio manager does not personally hold an investment in the fund, the portfolio manager’s conflicts of interest with respect to the fund may be more acute.

 

Related Business Opportunities. The investment manager or its affiliates may provide more services (such as distribution or recordkeeping) for some types of funds or accounts than for others. In such cases, a portfolio manager may benefit, either directly or indirectly, by devoting disproportionate attention to the management of funds and/or accounts that provide greater overall returns to the investment manager and its affiliates.

 



 

(a)(4): Portfolio Manager Securities Ownership

 

The table below identifies the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by each portfolio managers as of May 31, 2011.

 

Portfolio Manager(s)

 

Dollar Range of
Portfolio
Securities
Beneficially
Owned

 

Stephen A. Walsh

 

A

 

David T. Fare

 

A

 

Robert Amodeo

 

A

 

 

Dollar Range ownership is as follows:
A: none
B: $1 - $10,000
C: 10,001 - $50,000
D: $50,001 - $100,000
E: $100,001 - $500,000
F: $500,001 - $1 million
G: over $1 million

 

ITEM 9.                                                   PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

NONE.

 

ITEM 10.                                             SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

NONE.

 

ITEM 11.                                             CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)                                  The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)                                 There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last

 



 

fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.                                             EXHIBITS.

 

(a) (1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

 

(a) (2)  Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

(b)  Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer of

 

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 25, 2011

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer of

 

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 25, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Chief Financial Officer of

 

 

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 25, 2011