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Summary Prospectus
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August 1, 2013
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Class (Ticker Symbol):
A (SBPAX), B (SBPBX),
C (SPALX), FI (), I (LPPIX)
WESTERN ASSET
PENNSYLVANIA
MUNICIPALS FUND
Before you invest, you may want to review the funds Prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the funds
Prospectus and other information about the fund, including the funds statement of additional information and shareholder reports, online at http://www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors/prospectuses (click on the name of the fund). You can also
get this information at no cost by calling the fund at 1-877-721-1926 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus@leggmason.com, or from your financial intermediary. The funds Prospectus, dated August 1, 2013 and as may be amended or
supplemented, the funds statement of additional information, dated August 1, 2013 and as may be amended or supplemented, and the independent registered public accounting firms report and financial statements in the funds annual
report to shareholders, dated March 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
Investment objective
The fund seeks as high a
level of income exempt from regular federal income tax and Pennsylvania personal income taxes as is consistent with prudent investing.
Fees and expenses of the fund
The accompanying
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family
invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in funds sold by Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (LMIS), the funds distributor. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial
intermediary, in the funds Prospectus on page 19 under the heading Sales charges and in the funds statement of additional information (SAI) on page 77 under the heading Sales Charge Waivers and
Reductions.
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INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE
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Shareholder fees
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(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class FI
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Class I
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price)
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4.25
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a % of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption) (may be reduced over time)
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Generally,
none
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4.50
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1.00
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None
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None
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Small account fee
1
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$15
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$15
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$15
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None
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None
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Annual fund operating expenses
(%)
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class A
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Class B
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Class C
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Class FI
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Class I
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Management fees
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0.45
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0.45
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0.45
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0.45
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0.45
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Distribution and service (12b-1) fees
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0.15
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0.65
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0.70
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0.25
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None
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Other expenses
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0.10
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0.31
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0.11
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0.21
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0.13
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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0.70
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1.41
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1.26
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0.91
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0.58
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Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(0.06)
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3
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Total annual fund operating expenses after waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses
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0.70
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1.41
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1.26
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0.85
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0.58
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If your shares are held in a direct account and the value of your account is below $1,000, the fund may charge you a fee of $3.75 per account that is determined and assessed quarterly (with an annual maximum of $15.00
per account). Direct accounts generally include accounts held in the name of the individual investor on the funds books and records.
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Other expenses for Class FI shares are estimated for the current fiscal year. Actual expenses may differ from estimates.
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The manager has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than interest, brokerage, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and
expenses) so that total annual operating expenses are not expected to exceed 0.85% for Class FI shares and 0.60% for Class I shares. These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2014 without the Board of Trustees
consent. The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class during the same fiscal year if the class total annual operating expenses have fallen to a level below the limits described above.
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Example
This example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes:
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You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated
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Your investment has a 5% return each year and the funds operating expenses remain the same
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You reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales charge
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Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Number of years you own your shares
($)
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class A (with or without redemption at end of period)
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493
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638
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797
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1,258
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Class B (with redemption at end of period)
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594
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747
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872
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1,498
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Class B (without redemption at end of period)
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144
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447
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772
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1,498
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Class C (with redemption at end of period)
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228
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399
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691
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1,522
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Class C (without redemption at end of period)
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128
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399
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691
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1,522
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Class FI (with or without redemption at end of period)
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87
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285
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499
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1,115
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Class I (with or without redemption at end of period)
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59
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186
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323
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725
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Western Asset Pennsylvania Municipals Fund
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Portfolio turnover.
The fund pays
transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a
taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the funds portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value
of its portfolio.
Principal investment strategies
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in Pennsylvania municipal securities. Pennsylvania municipal securities are
securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and Pennsylvania state personal income taxes but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The
funds 80% policy may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
Pennsylvania municipal securities include debt obligations issued by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and its political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities, certain other governmental issuers (such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) and other qualifying issuers. These securities include participation or other
interests in municipal securities issued or backed by banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions.
Some municipal securities, such as general
obligation issues, are backed by the issuers taxing authority, while other municipal securities, such as revenue issues, are backed only by revenues from certain facilities or other sources and not by the issuer itself.
The fund focuses on investment grade bonds (that is, securities rated in the Baa/BBB categories or above or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by
the subadviser) but may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment grade bonds (commonly known as junk bonds).
Instead of, and/or in addition
to, investing directly in particular securities, the fund may use instruments such as derivatives, including options and futures contracts, and synthetic instruments that are intended to provide economic exposure to the securities or the issuer or
to be used as a hedging technique. The fund may use one or more types of these instruments without limit, except that these instruments are taken into account when determining compliance with the funds 80% policy. For additional information
regarding derivatives, see More on the funds investment strategies, investments and risksDerivatives in the funds Prospectus.
The fund
may also engage in a variety of transactions using derivatives in order to change the investment characteristics of its portfolio (such as shortening or lengthening duration) and for other purposes.
The fund is classified as non-diversified, which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified
fund.
Certain risks
Risk is inherent in
all investing. There is no assurance that the fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of
your investment in the
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fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of certain risks of investing in the fund.
Market and interest rate risk.
The market prices of the funds securities may
go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor
sentiment. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your investment may also go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration
securities. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities of issuers worldwide. In response to the crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and certain
foreign central banks have taken steps to support financial markets. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that these efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets
generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the
markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.
Credit
risk.
If an issuer or guarantor of a security held by the fund or a counterparty to a financial contract with the fund defaults or is downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of the
assets underlying a security declines, the value of your investment will typically decline. Junk bonds have a higher risk of default and are considered speculative. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than
non-subordinated securities of the same issuer and will be disproportionately affected by a default, downgrade or perceived decline in creditworthiness.
Derivatives risk.
Using derivatives can increase fund losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates or the derivative instruments
themselves behave in a way not anticipated by the fund. Using derivatives also can have a leveraging effect and increase fund volatility. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to
the fund. Recent legislation calls for new regulation of the derivatives markets. The extent and impact of the regulation are not yet fully known and may not be for some time. New regulation of derivatives may make them more costly, may limit their
availability, or may otherwise adversely affect their value or performance.
Leveraging risk.
The value of your investment may be more volatile if the fund borrows or uses derivatives or other investments that have a leveraging effect on the funds portfolio. Other risks also will be compounded. This is
because leverage generally magnifies the effect of a change in the value of an asset and creates a risk of loss of value on a larger pool of assets than the fund would otherwise have had, potentially resulting in the loss of all assets. The fund may
also have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations.
Liquidity risk.
Some assets held by the fund may be difficult to sell, or illiquid, particularly during times of market turmoil. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the fund is forced to sell an illiquid asset to meet
redemption requests or other cash needs, the fund may be forced to sell at a loss.
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Risk of increase in expenses.
Your
actual costs of investing in the fund may be higher than the expenses shown in Annual fund operating expenses for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if a fee limitation is changed or
terminated or if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.
Tax risk.
The income on the funds municipal securities could become subject
to regular federal income tax or Pennsylvania state personal income taxes due to noncompliant conduct by issuers, unfavorable legislation or litigation or adverse interpretations by regulatory authorities.
Prepayment or call risk.
Many issuers have a right to prepay their securities. If
interest rates fall, an issuer may exercise this right. If this happens, the fund will be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the prepaid security. The fund
may also lose any premium it paid on the security.
Extension risk.
If
interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities may occur more slowly than anticipated by the market. This may drive the prices of these securities down because their interest rates are lower than the current interest rate and they remain
outstanding longer.
Non-diversification risk.
The fund is classified
as non-diversified, which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. To the extent the fund invests its assets in a smaller number of issuers, the fund will be more
susceptible to negative events affecting those issuers than a diversified fund.
Risks relating to investments
in municipal securities.
Municipal issuers may be adversely affected by rising health care costs, increasing unfunded pension liabilities, and by the phasing out of federal programs providing financial support.
Unfavorable conditions and developments relating to projects financed with municipal securities can result in lower revenues to issuers of municipal securities. Issuers often depend on revenues from these projects to make principal and interest
payments. The value of municipal securities can also be adversely affected by changes in the financial condition of one or more individual municipal issuers or insurers of municipal issuers, regulatory and political developments, tax law changes or
other legislative actions, and by uncertainties and public perceptions concerning these and other factors. In recent periods an increasing number of municipal issuers in the United States have defaulted on obligations and commenced insolvency
proceedings. Financial difficulties of municipal issuers may continue or get worse.
Risks associated with
focusing on investments in Pennsylvania municipal securities.
The fund focuses its investments on Pennsylvania municipal securities. The fund may be affected significantly by adverse economic, political or
other events affecting Pennsylvania municipal issuers. Also, the fund may be more volatile than a more geographically diverse fund.
Valuation risk.
The sales price the fund could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the funds valuation of the investment, particularly
for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. Investors who purchase or redeem fund shares on days when the fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares or lower
or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the fund had not fair-valued the security or had used a different valuation methodology.
Cash management and defensive investing risk.
The value of the investments held by the fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate. Like
other fixed income
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securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the fund holds cash uninvested, it will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution
holding the cash. If the fund holds cash uninvested, the fund will not earn income on the cash and the funds yield will go down. If a significant amount of the funds assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it
may not achieve its investment objective.
Portfolio selection risk.
The value
of your investment may decrease if the subadvisers judgment about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector or region, or about interest rates, is incorrect.
These risks are discussed in more detail in the funds Prospectus or in the SAI.
Performance
The accompanying bar chart and
table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the funds performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the fund
that has been in operation for at least one full calendar year and also compares the funds performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark and an average. Performance for classes other than those shown may vary
from the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. The fund makes updated performance information available at the funds website,
http://www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors/products/mutual-funds/annualized_performance (select share class), or by calling the fund at 1-877-721-1926.
The
funds past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Sales charges are not
reflected in the accompanying bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.
Best Quarter
(09/30/2009): 5.58
Worst Quarter
(12/31/2010): (3.96)
The year-to-date return as of the most recent calendar quarter, which ended 06/30/2013, was (2.93)
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Average annual total returns
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(for periods ended December 31, 2012)
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Class A
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1 year
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5 years
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10 years
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Since inception
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Inception date
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Return before taxes
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1.84
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4.51
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4.33
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Return after taxes on distributions
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1.84
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4.51
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4.33
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Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares
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2.49
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4.45
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4.31
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Other Classes (Return before taxes only)
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Class B
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1.08
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4.63
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4.34
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Class C
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4.77
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4.83
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4.18
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6.49
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N/A
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N/A
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5.33
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Barclays Capital Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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7.00
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6.03
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5.17
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Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds Category Average (reflects fees and expenses but no deduction for sales charges or taxes)
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7.86
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5.03
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4.35
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For Class I shares, for the period from February 4, 2008 to December 31, 2012, the average annual total return of the Barclays Capital Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Index was 5.82%.
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For Class I shares, for the period from February 29, 2008 to December 31, 2012, the average annual total return of the Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds Category Average was 5.94%.
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The after-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares, are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect
the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns for classes other than Class A will vary from returns shown for Class A.
Management
Investment manager:
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC
Subadviser:
Western Asset Management Company
Investment professionals:
Stephen A. Walsh, Robert E. Amodeo, David T. Fare and Dennis J. McNamara. Mr. Fare has been a part of the portfolio management team for
the fund since 2004. Messrs. Walsh and Amodeo have been a part of the portfolio management team for the fund since 2007. Mr. McNamara has been a part of the portfolio management team for the fund since 2012. These investment professionals work
together with a broader investment management team. It is anticipated that Mr. Walsh will step down as a member of the funds portfolio management team effective on or about March 31, 2014 and that S. Kenneth Leech will join the
funds portfolio management team at that time.
Purchase and sale of fund shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the fund each day the New York Stock Exchange is open, at the funds net asset value determined after receipt of your
request in good order, subject to any applicable sales charge.
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The funds initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are set forth in the accompanying table:
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Investment minimum initial/additional investment
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Class A
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Class B
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Class FI
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Class I
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General
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1,000/50
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1,000/50
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1,000/50
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N/A
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1 million/None*
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Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minor Accounts
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1,000/50
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1,000/50
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1,000/50
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N/A
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1 million/None*
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Systematic Investment Plans
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50/50
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50/50
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50/50
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N/A
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1 million/None*
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Clients of Eligible Financial Intermediaries
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None/None
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N/A
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N/A
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None/None
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None/None
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Eligible Investment Programs
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None/None
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N/A
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N/A
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None/None
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None/None
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Institutional Investors
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1,000/50
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1,000/50
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1,000/50
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N/A
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1 million/None
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Class B shares are not available for purchase by new or existing investors. Class B shares will continue to be available for dividend reinvestment and incoming
exchanges.
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Available to investors investing directly with the fund.
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Your financial intermediary may impose different investment
minimums.
For more information about how to purchase, redeem or exchange shares, and to learn which classes of shares are available to you, you should contact your
financial intermediary, or, if you hold your shares or plan to purchase shares through the fund, you should contact the fund by phone at 1-877-721-1926 or by mail at Legg Mason Funds, P.O. Box 55214, Boston, MA
02205-8504.
Tax information
The fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal income and Pennsylvania personal income taxes. Portions of the funds distributions may be
subject to such taxes and/or to the federal alternative minimum tax.
Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries
The funds related companies may pay broker/dealers or other financial intermediaries (such as a bank or an insurance company) for the sale of fund
shares and related services. These payments create a conflict of interest by influencing your broker/dealer or other intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or
salesperson or visit your financial intermediarys or salespersons website for more information.
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