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- N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination
- 99.1 Amnded & Rstated Desig of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interests In Registrant
- 99.6 Form of Letter Amendment to Management Agreement Between the Registrant
- 99.10 Shareholder SVCS & Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12B-1 of the Registrant
- 99.11 Opinion and Consent of Venable LLP
- 99.12 Form of Opinion of Bingham Mccutchen LLP
- 99.13 Form of Fee Waiver & Expense Reimbursement Agt for LMP Corporate Bond Fund
- 99.13 Form of Fee Waiver & Expense Reimbursement Agt for LMP Short-term Bond Fund
- 99.14 Consent of KPMG LLP
- 99.14 Consent of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
- 99.16 Powers of Attorney
- 99.17 Forms of Proxy Card
- 99.17 Pro & Sai of LMP Investment Grade Income Port & LMP LTD Duration Bond Port
- 99.17 Pro & Sai of LMP Corporate Bond Fund
- 99.17 Pro & Sai of LMP Short-term Bond Fund
- 99.17 Annual Report of LMP Investment Grade Income Port & LMP LTD Duration Bond Port
- 99.17 Annual Report of LMP Corporate Bond Fund
- 99.17 Annual Report of LMP Short-term Bond Fund
- COVER Cover
Exhibit 14(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus constituting parts of this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated February 27, 2009, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the December 31, 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders of Legg Mason Investment Grade Income Portfolio and Limited Duration Bond Portfolio (two of the portfolios comprising Legg Mason Income Trust, Inc.), which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Representations and Warranties” in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
March 19, 2009