SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )
Filed by the Registrantx Filed by a Party other than the Registrant¨
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| ¨ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| ¨ | Confidential, for Use of Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ¨ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| x | Definitive Additional Materials |
| ¨ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12 |
LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT SERIES
LEGG MASON PARTNERS VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS II
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) filing Proxy Statement, if other than Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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| | (3) | Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0- 11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): |
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| ¨ | Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
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| | (2) | Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: |
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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| | | | Your Proxy Vote is important! And now you can Proxy Vote byPHONE or theINTERNET. It saves Money! Telephone and Internet voting saves postage costs. Savings which can help minimize expenses. It saves Time! Telephone and Internet voting is instantaneous – 24 hours a day. It’s Easy! Just follow these simple steps: 1. Read your proxy statement and have it at hand. 2. Call toll-free1-866-877-0438, or go to website:https://vote.proxy-direct.com 3. Follow the recorded or on-screen directions. 4. Donot mail your Proxy Card when you vote by phone or the Internet. |
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
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| PROXY | | LEGG MASON PARTNERS VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS II | | PROXY |
Legg Mason Partners Variable Aggressive Growth Portfolio (A)
(formerly Greenwich Street Series Fund – Salomon Brothers Variable Aggressive Growth Fund)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be Held on February 9, 2007
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.The undersigned holder of shares of Legg Mason Partners Variable Aggressive Growth Portfolio (A) (the “Acquired Fund”), a series of Legg Mason Partners Variable Portfolios II (the “Trust”), hereby appoints R. Jay Gerken, Robert I. Frenkel, Thomas C. Mandia and Rocco Del Guercio attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, each with full powers of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of the Acquired Fund that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Acquired Fund to be held at the offices of Bingham McCutchen LLP, 399 Park Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10022 on February 9, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated December 28, 2006 and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. A majority of the proxies present and acting at the Special Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder. The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.
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| | VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-866-877-0438 VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: https://vote.proxy-direct.com |
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| | Note: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Voting Instruction card. If joint owners, EITHER may sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title. |
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| | __________, 2007 |
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VIT_17203_A
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY TODAY
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned shareholder. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL.
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| PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE:n | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
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| 1. | | To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for (i) the acquisition of all of the assets and the assumption of all of the liabilities of Legg Mason Partners Variable Aggressive Growth Portfolio (A) (formerly Greenwich Street Series Trust – Salomon Brothers Variable Aggressive Growth Fund) (the “Acquired Fund”), in exchange for shares of Legg Mason Partners Variable Aggressive Growth Portfolio (B) (formerly Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio) (the “Acquiring Fund”) to be distributed to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund, and (ii) the subsequent termination of the Acquired Fund. | | ¨ | | ¨ | | ¨ |
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| 2. | | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. | | | | | | |
NOTE: YOUR PROXY IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT IS SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
VIF_17203_A
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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| | | | Your Proxy Vote is important! And now you can Proxy Vote byPHONE or theINTERNET. It saves Money! Telephone and Internet voting saves postage costs. Savings which can help minimize expenses. It saves Time! Telephone and Internet voting is instantaneous – 24 hours a day. It’s Easy! Just follow these simple steps: 1. Read your proxy statement and have it at hand. 2. Call toll-free1-866-877-0438, or go to website:https://vote.proxy-direct.com 3. Follow the recorded or on-screen directions. 4. Donot mail your Proxy Card when you vote by phone or the Internet. |
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
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| PROXY | | LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT SERIES | | PROXY |
Legg Mason Partners Variable Premier Selections All Cap Growth Portfolio
(formerly Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap Growth Portfolio)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be Held on February 9, 2007
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.The undersigned holder of shares of Legg Mason Partners Variable Premier Selections All Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Acquired Fund”), a series of Legg Mason Partners Investment Series (the “Trust”), hereby appoints R. Jay Gerken, Robert I. Frenkel, Thomas C. Mandia and Rocco Del Guercio attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, each with full powers of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of the Acquired Fund that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Acquired Fund to be held at the offices of Bingham McCutchen LLP, 399 Park Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10022 on February 9, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated December 28, 2006 and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated herein. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. A majority of the proxies present and acting at the Special Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder. The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.
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| | VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-866-877-0438 VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: https://vote.proxy-direct.com |
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| | 999 9999 9999 999 |
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| | Note: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Voting Instruction card. If joint owners, EITHER may sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title. |
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| | Title(s), if applicable |
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| | __________, 2007 |
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VIT_17203_B
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY TODAY
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned shareholder. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL.
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| PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE:n | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
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| 1. | | To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for (i) the acquisition of all of the assets and the assumption of all of the liabilities of Legg Mason Partners Variable Premier Selections All Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap Growth Portfolio) (the “Acquired Fund”), in exchange for shares of Legg Mason Partners Variable Aggressive Growth Portfolio (B) (formerly Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio) (the “Acquiring Fund”) to be distributed to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund, and (ii) the subsequent termination of the Acquired Fund. | | ¨ | | ¨ | | ¨ |
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| 2. | | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. | | | | | | |
NOTE: YOUR PROXY IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT IS SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
VIF_17203_B
