CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
R. Jay Gerken, Chief Executive Officer, and Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer of Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:
1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended November 30, 2011 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Chief Executive Officer | Principal Financial Officer | |||||
Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio | Master Portfolio Trust – Government Portfolio | |||||
/s/ R. Jay Gerken | /s/ Richard F. Sennett | |||||
R. Jay Gerken | Richard F. Sennett | |||||
Date: January 25, 2012 | Date: January 25, 2012 |
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.