UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-05034
Legg Mason Partners Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
125 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
300 First Stamford Place, 2nd Floor
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 203-703-7046
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
A report may indicate that the Adviser or Subadviser, as the case may be, “did not vote” on a particular proposal. No vote was entered for a proposal where (a) certain restrictions or pre-conditions on voting may, if followed, have adversely affected investment management of the fund’s portfolio holdings, such as “share blocking rules” that prohibit sales during the shareholder solicitation and voting process, (b) potential material conflicts of interest arising from proxy proposals were identified by the Proxy Voting Committee, (c) administrative or operational constraints impeded the ability to cast a timely vote, such as late receipt of proxy voting information, and/or (d) systems or processing errors occurred (including errors by third party vendors).
On March 2, 2007, Legg Mason Partners National Tax Free Bond Fund merged into Legg Mason Partners Managed Municipals Fund. This filing contains the fund’s proxy voting record from July 1, 2006 up to the date of the merger.
On March 2, 2007, Legg Mason Partners California Tax Free Bond Fund merged into Legg Mason Partners California Municipals Fund. This filing contains the fund’s proxy voting record from July 1, 2006 up to the date of the merger.
On March 2, 2007, Legg Mason Partners New York Tax Free Bond Fund merged into Legg Mason Partners New York Municipals Fund. This filing contains the fund’s proxy voting record from July 1, 2006 up to the date of the merger.
On December 1, 2006, Legg Mason Partners Mid Cap Fund merged into Legg Mason Partners Capital Fund. This filing contains the fund’s proxy voting record from July 1, 2006 up to the date of the merger.
<PRE> ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-05034 Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007 Legg Mason Partners Funds Trust ============== LEGG MASON PARTNERS CALIFORNIA TAX FREE BOND FUND =============== ======================= LEGG MASON PARTNERS MID CAP FUND ======================= ACTUANT CORP Ticker: ATU Security ID: 00508X203 Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 15, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTUANT CORP Ticker: ATU Security ID: 00508X203 Meeting Date: JAN 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 17, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert C. Arzbaecher For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gustav H.P. Boel For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William K. Hall For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kathleen J. Hempel For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert A. Peterson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William P. Sovey For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dennis K. Williams For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Larry D. Yost For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. Ticker: ATK Security ID: 018804104 Meeting Date: AUG 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 5, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frances D. Cook For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gilbert F. Decker For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ronald R. Fogleman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Cynthia L. Lesher For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Douglas L. Maine For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roman Martinez, IV For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael T. Smith For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William G. Van Dyke For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military Against Against Shareholder Contracts 5 Report on Depleted Uranium Weapons Against Against Shareholder Components - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARAMARK CORP Ticker: RMK Security ID: 038521100 Meeting Date: DEC 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 3, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CBRL GROUP, INC. Ticker: CBRL Security ID: 12489V106 Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 29, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James D. Carreker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert V. Dale For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard J. Dobkin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert C. Hilton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles E. Jones, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director B.F. Lowery For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Martha M. Mitchell For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Erik Vonk For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Andrea M. Weiss For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Jimmie D. White For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael A. Woodhouse For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. M. SMUCKER CO., THE Ticker: SJM Security ID: 832696405 Meeting Date: AUG 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 19, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Paul J. Dolan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nancy Lopez For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gary A. Oatey For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Timothy P. Smucker For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAM RESEARCH CORP. Ticker: LRCX Security ID: 512807108 Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 15, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James W. Bagley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David G. Arscott For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert M. Berdahl For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard J. Elkus, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack R. Harris For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Grant M. Inman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Catherine P. Lego For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Stephen G. Newberry For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Seiichi Watanabe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Patricia S. Wolpert For For Management 2 Approve/Amend Executive Incentive Bonus For For Management Plan 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAX RE CAPITAL LTD HAMILTON Ticker: MXRE Security ID: G6052F103 Meeting Date: SEP 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 30, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO ELECT ZACK H. BACON, III TO THE BOARD For Did Not Management OF DIRECTORS OF MAX RE CAPITAL LTD. Vote 2 TO ELECT GEORGE LAWTON ESTES, III TO THE For Did Not Management BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MAX RE CAPITAL LTD. Vote 3 TO ELECT WILLIAM KRONENBERG, III TO THE For Did Not Management BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MAX RE CAPITAL LTD. Vote 4 TO ELECT JAMES L. ZECH TO THE BOARD OF For Did Not Management DIRECTORS OF MAX RE CAPITAL LTD. Vote 5 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 6 TO AUTHORIZE THE ELECTION OF ZACK H. For Did Not Management BACON, III TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Vote MAX RE LTD. 7 TO AUTHORIZE THE ELECTION OF GEORGE For Did Not Management LAWTON ESTES, III TO THE BOARD OF Vote DIRECTORS OF MAX RE LTD. 8 TO AUTHORIZE THE ELECTION OF WILLIAM For Did Not Management KRONENBERG, III TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vote OF MAX RE LTD. 9 TO AUTHORIZE THE ELECTION OF JAMES L. For Did Not Management ZECH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MAX RE Vote LTD. 10 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. Ticker: NSM Security ID: 637640103 Meeting Date: OCT 6, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 18, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management 2 Elect Director Steven R. Appleton For For Management 3 Elect Director Gary P. Arnold For For Management 4 Elect Director Richard J. Danzig For For Management 5 Elect Director John T. Dickson For For Management 6 Elect Director Robert J. Frankenberg For For Management 7 Elect Director E. Floyd Kvamme For For Management 8 Elect Director Modesto A. Maidique For For Management 9 Elect Director Edward McCracken For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC. Ticker: PTEN Security ID: 703481101 Meeting Date: JUL 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 8, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mark S. Siegel For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Cloyce A. Talbott For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Kenneth N. Berns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert C. Gist For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Curtis W. Huff For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Terry H. Hunt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Kenneth R. Peak For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Nadine C. Smith For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLANTRONICS, INC. Ticker: PLT Security ID: 727493108 Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 1, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Marv Tseu For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ken Kannappan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gregg Hammann For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Marshall Mohr For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Trude Taylor For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roger Wery For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director John Hart For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPIRONICS, INC. Ticker: RESP Security ID: 761230101 Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 29, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Joseph C. Lawyer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Sean C. Mcdonald For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mylle H. Mangum For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John C. Miles Ii For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RINKER GROUP LTD Ticker: RIN Security ID: 76687M101 Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 16, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL AND For For Management OTHER REPORTS 2 TO ADOPT THE REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 3 TO RE-ELECT MR WALTER REVELL AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 4 TO ELECT MR JACK THOMPSON AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 5 TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE For For Management REMUNERATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 6 TO APPROVE A RETURN OF CAPITAL TO For For Management SHAREHOLDERS 7 TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO RENEW THE For For Management PROPORTIONAL TAKEOVER PROVISIONS FOR A FURTHER THREE YEARS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STERIS CORP. Ticker: STE Security ID: 859152100 Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 2, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Cynthia L. Feldmann For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen R. Hardis For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jacqueline B. Kosecoff For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond A. Lancaster For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kevin M. McMullen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J.B. Richey For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mohsen M. Sohi For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Les C. Vinney For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John P. Wareham For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Loyal W. Wilson For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael B. Wood For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: TDS Security ID: 879433100 Meeting Date: SEP 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 7, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C.D. O'Leary For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M.H. Saranow For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M.L. Solomon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director H.S. Wander For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: TDS Security ID: 879433860 Meeting Date: SEP 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 7, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C.D. O'Leary For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M.H. Saranow For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M.L. Solomon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director H.S. Wander For For Management =============== LEGG MASON PARTNERS NATIONAL TAX FREE BOND FUND ================ =============== LEGG MASON PARTNERS NEW YORK TAX FREE BOND FUND ================ ========== END NPX REPORT </PRE>
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Legg Mason Partners Funds Trust
By:
/s/ R. Jay Gerken
R. Jay Gerken
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 31, 2007