Form 11-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

(Mark One):

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

OR

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to             .

Commission file number 1-8529

 

 

The Legg Mason

Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust

(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,

if different from that of the issuer named below)

Legg Mason, Inc.

100 International Drive

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan

and the address of its principal executive office)

 

 

 

 

 

 


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REQUIRED INFORMATION.

 

Item 4.

Plan Financial Statements and Schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 

 


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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

 

 

Financial Statements

Together with Report of

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     2   

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

     3   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

     4   

Notes to Financial Statements

     5-14   

Supplemental Schedule*

  

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

     16   

 

 

*The other supplemental schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted, as they are not applicable.

 

 

 


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LOGO

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participants and Investment Committee of

The Legg Mason Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Legg Mason Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/Stout, Causey & Horning, P.A.

Sparks, Maryland

June 17, 2011

 

 

A Member of SC&H Group, LLC

Phone: (410) 403-1500 ¿ Toll Free: (800) 832-3008 ¿ Fax: (410) 403-1570 ¿ Web: www.SCandH.com

 

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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits   
   
As of December 31,      2010         2009   
   

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 459,841       $ 499,019   

Investments, at fair value:

     

Participant-directed investments

     408,497,293         376,941,941   

Receivables

     

Employee contribution receivable

             81,601   

Employer contribution receivable

     8,672,238         7,317,456   

Receivable for investments sold

             53,600   

Notes receivable from participants

     6,446,969         5,827,922   
   

Total Receivables

     15,119,207         13,280,579   
   

Total Assets

     424,076,341         390,721,539   

Liabilities

     

Payable for investments purchased

             417,213   
   

Net Assets Available for Benefits

   $ 424,076,341       $ 390,304,326   
   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

   

Additions to Net Assets Available for Benefits Attributable to:

  

Contributions

  

Company

   $ 8,672,238   

Employee

     22,863,345   
   

Total Contributions

     31,535,583   

Investment Income

  

Interest and dividend income

     6,514,944   

Net appreciation in fair value of investments (Notes 2 and 3)

     43,565,911   
   

Total Investment Income

     50,080,855   

Interest Income on Notes Receivable from Participants

     315,627   
   

Total Additions

     81,932,065   

Deductions from Net Assets Available for Benefits Attributable to:

  

Benefits Paid to Participants

     48,154,839   

Administrative Expenses

     5,211   
   

Total Deductions

     48,160,050   

Net Increase in Net Assets Available for Benefits

     33,772,015   

Net Assets Available for Benefits:

  

Beginning of the Year

     390,304,326   
   

End of the Year

   $ 424,076,341   
   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

 

 

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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following description of The Legg Mason Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan, which was established on December 30, 1960, is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of Legg Mason & Co., LLC (“LM & Co.”) and affiliated participating companies (the “Company”) with the exception of leased and temporary employees. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and was most recently amended effective January 1, 2010. An employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on his or her date of hire. A participant shares in discretionary Company contributions and forfeitures by completing 1,000 hours of service, as defined by the Plan, in a Plan year and being employed on the last day of the Plan year.

Affiliated companies and their effective dates of adoption of the Plan are as follows:

Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Incorporated (January 1, 1989)

Bartlett & Co. (January 1, 1996)

Western Asset Management Company (April 1, 2002)

Citigroup, Inc. (December 1, 2005)

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC (July 1, 2008)

Participant Contributions

Contributions by employees are voluntary and may be composed of all or any of the following:

 

  A.

A rollover of accumulated deductible employee contributions as contemplated by Section 408(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).

 

  B.

A voluntary pre- and post-tax compensation deferral whereby the participant may elect to defer, in the form of Company contributions to the Plan on the participant’s behalf, compensation that would otherwise have been paid to the participant during the Plan year. This compensation deferral, if elected, cannot be less than 1% and not more than 100% of the compensation that would otherwise have been paid to the participant during the Plan year. Participant contributions may not exceed the maximum allowable contribution under the Code. The maximum allowable contribution totaled $16,500 for the year ended December 31, 2010. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year may make additional catch-up contributions, subject to limitations imposed by the Code.

Company Contributions

The Company, upon approval of the Board of Managers, may make a matching contribution on an annual basis to all eligible employees. During 2010, the Company matched 50% of the employee contributions up to 6% of annual earnings up to a maximum matching contribution of $5,000 per employee. Company matching contributions for 2010 totaled $6,072,746.

 

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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN – cont’d.

Company Contributions – cont’d.

 

Additionally, the Company may make discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Plan. The Company approved a discretionary profit sharing contribution for 2010 of $3,092,982, which includes $493,490 of reallocated forfeitures.

These Company contributions were remitted to the Plan subsequent to December 31, 2010, and accordingly, are included as contributions receivable in the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2010.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and an allocation of (a) the Company’s contributions and (b) Plan earnings/losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in deferral contributions, rollover contributions, and income earned thereon. Participants are also immediately vested in the Company’s discretionary matching contributions. Vesting in the Company’s discretionary profit sharing contributions is based on years of continuous service as presented in the following chart:

 

 Years of Service 

   Percentage
Vested
 

  Less than 2

     0%   

2

     25%   

3

     50%   

4

     75%   

5

     100%   

A participant’s account becomes 100% vested in discretionary profit sharing contributions, regardless of years of service, at age 65 or in the event of permanent disability, death, or by reason of, and as part of, a partial Plan termination.

Forfeitures

Terminating employees of the Plan are paid the current value of the vested balance in their Plan account as soon as administratively feasible. Unvested amounts are forfeited and are used to pay Plan expenses or are reallocated to continuing participants as additional Company contributions in the year in which they are forfeited. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, unallocated forfeitures totaled $568,927 and $364,875, respectively. Forfeitures are allocated in subsequent years based on the respective profit sharing allocations. During 2010, $340,000 in forfeitures were credited to participant accounts and $544,052 of forfeitures were created.

 

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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN – cont’d.

 

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are available to participants upon retirement (age 65), termination of employment, death, attainment of age 59  1/2 or disability. Participants are entitled to a benefit equal to the vested portion of their account which will be distributed in the form of a lump sum payment unless the participant elects another option as provided by the Plan. Upon proof, to the satisfaction of the Plan administrator, of an immediate and heavy financial need, amounts contributed by the employee may be withdrawn for a hardship purpose. Distributions are subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan agreement. Certain income taxes and penalties may apply to withdrawals or distributions prior to age 59  1/2. Net assets of the Plan allocated to the accounts of participants who had elected to withdraw from the Plan that had not received such distributions as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 totaled $413,844 and $1,517,144, respectively.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow up to 50% of their vested account balance, in amounts of at least $1,000 but not more than $50,000 less the highest outstanding note balance during the preceding twelve months. Three notes may be outstanding at any given time. Note repayment terms maturing through March 2029. Notes for any purpose other than the purchase of a primary residence must be repaid within 5 years. Notes accrue interest at a rate commensurate with prevailing rates as determined by the Plan. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, interest rates on these loans ranged from 4.25% to 10.50%. The Company has the authority to deny participant notes to any director or executive officer to the extent necessary to conform to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The Company has the right to discontinue the policy of extending notes to participants; however, it may not affect the terms or provisions of any notes outstanding at that time.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative and operational expenses of the Plan are to be paid by the Trustee with Plan assets unless the Company elects to pay them. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the majority of expenses of the Plan were paid with Plan assets through an allocation of the Plan’s ERISA Account/Budget. ERISA accounts represent a compromise made by plan sponsors that do not want to pay plan expenses themselves, however, want to ensure the participant fees are reasonable. The accounts are used to re-distribute excess plan paid expenses to pay other expenses of the Plan. Such expenses are often indirect compensation in nature and are captured as a component of unrealized gain/loss in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

Plan Changes

On April 1, 2010, the Company changed Custodians and recordkeepers from The Charles Schwab Trust Company and Schwab Retirement Plan Services Company, respectively, to Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, respectively. As a result of this change, the Plan entered into a blackout period from March 25, 2010 through April 14, 2010. During that time, participants were unable to enroll in the Plan, change their contribution deferral rate, direct or diversify investments in their accounts, or obtain a note or a distribution from the Plan.

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN – cont’d.

Plan Changes – cont’d.

 

During the 2010 plan year, additional funds were opened to participant investments including:

 

   

American EuroPacific Growth Fund was moved from Share Class R5 to Share Class R6 – effective February 18, 2010

 

   

American Growth Fund of America was moved from Share Class R5 to Share Class R6 – effective February 18, 2010

 

   

HighMark NYSE ArcaTech 100 Index A was removed as an investment option to participants – effective February 18, 2010

 

   

American Washington Mutual Investors was moved from Share Class R5 to Share Class R6 – effective February 18, 2010

 

   

Citi Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund was renamed the Western Asset Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund – effective May 31, 2010

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Reclassifications consist of notes receivables from participants (Note 1) and investment classifications within fair value measurements (Note 2).

 

2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from Plan assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Codification of Accounting Standards

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (Codification or ASC) 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (ASC 105), defines the FASB ASC as the single source of authoritative accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. The Codification has superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. With the adoption of ASC 105, the FASB no longer issues new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, the FASB issues Accounting Standards Updates, which serve only to: (a) update the Codification; (b) provide background information about the guidance; and (c) provide the basis for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification.

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d.

 

Subsequent Events

The Plan evaluated for disclosure any subsequent events through the report issuance date and determined there were no material events that warrant disclosure, except as disclosed in Note 7.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for investments in financial instruments that, in general, are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities may occur and materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820), establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

Level 1

    

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2

    

Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

    

   Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

    

   Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

    

   Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

    

   Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

    

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3

    

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d.

Fair Value Measurements – cont’d.

 

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Interests in registered investment companies: Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Assets are traded on an active market.

Common stock: Valued at unadjusted quoted market share prices within active markets.

Common stock fund: Valued using net asset values of similar quoted market prices of common stock within active markets.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value as of December 31, 2010:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Interests in registered investment companies - blend

   $ 15,212,624       $       $             —       $ 15,212,624   

Interests in registered investment companies - equity

     297,414,857                         297,414,857   

Interests in registered investment companies - fixed income

     80,714,169                         80,714,169   

Common stock

     742,188                         742,188   

Common stock fund

             14,413,455                 14,413,455   
                                   

Total investments at fair value

   $ 394,083,838       $ 14,413,455       $       $ 408,497,293   
                                   

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – cont’d.

Fair Value Measurements – cont’d.

 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value as of December 31, 2009:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Interests in registered investment companies - blend

   $ 10,778,992       $       $             —       $ 10,778,992   

Interests in registered investment companies - equity

     273,846,655                         273,846,655   

Interests in registered investment companies - fixed income

     78,080,319                         78,080,319   

Common stock

     690,000                         690,000   

Common stock fund

             13,545,975                 13,545,975   
                                   

Total investments at fair value

   $ 363,395,966       $ 13,545,975       $       $ 376,941,941   
                                   

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

Notes Receivable from Participants

ASC 962, Plan Accounting – Defined Contribution Pension Plans (ASC 962), requires that participant loans be classified as notes receivable from participants on the statements of net assets available for benefits. This requirement is effective on a retrospective basis for interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2010. The Plan implemented this requirement during the year ended December 31, 2010, and accordingly, participants loans are recorded as notes receivable from participants in the accompanying 2010 and 2009 financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENTS

Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct his/her account balance into any of the investment options listed on the schedule of assets (held at end of year). Subject to certain limitations by the funds, participants may change their investment options and transfer amounts between investment options daily.

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

3. INVESTMENTS – cont’d.

 

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits are as follows as of December 31,:

 

     2010      2009  

Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust, Institutional Class, 1,092,201 and 1,259,723 shares, respectively

   $   49,749,769       $   53,273,695   

Legg Mason Capital Management Special Investment Trust, Institutional Class, 807,229 and 961,566 shares, respectively

     33,758,332         33,433,635   

Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust, Institutional Class, 2,479,209 and 2,778,703 shares, respectively

     29,601,750         28,176,052   

American EuroPacific Growth Fund, R6, 653,138 shares

     27,020,328         *   

Western Asset Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Class A, 26,959,484 and 29,407,403 shares, respectively

     26,959,484         29,407,403   

SSGA S&P 500 Index Fund, 1,145,088 shares

     23,680,427         *   

American EuroPacific Growth Fund, R5, 666,064 shares

     *         25,496,949   

 

*Represents less than 5% of net assets available for benefits at end of year

During 2010, the Plan’s investments at fair value (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value as follows:

 

Interests in registered investment companies

   $  40,898,584   

Common stock fund

     2,550,754   

Common stock

     116,573   
        
   $ 43,565,911   
        

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

4.

INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company by a determination letter, dated August 31, 2004, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s legal counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

4. INCOME TAX STATUS – cont’d.

 

ASC 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740), prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return as well as guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties and financial statement reporting disclosures. For these benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Plan implemented the provisions of ASC 740 during the year ended December 31, 2009. Given the Plan is tax exempt and has no unrelated business taxable income, the implementation did not have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements. The Plan recognizes interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax exposures as a component of income tax expense. The Plan does not have any amounts relating to interest and penalties as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.

The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2007.

 

5.

PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts.

 

6.

OTHER MATTERS

The Plan invests in shares of Legg Mason, Inc. common stock, which qualifies as a party-in-interest transaction, through two plan alternatives, one of which is a unitized fund consisting primarily of shares of the common stock of Legg Mason, Inc. The other consists of common stock transferred in from a prior plan. Sales of 2,415 shares of Legg Mason, Inc. common stock with aggregate proceeds of $64,385 were made during 2010. There were no purchases of Legg Mason, Inc. common stock during 2010. The market value of Legg Mason, Inc. common stock at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $742,188 (20,463 shares) and $690,000 (22,878 shares), respectively.

Cash balances maintained by the Plan and the Legg Mason, Inc. common stock directly owned by the Plan are held by M&T Bank and Deutsche Bank, respectively, in investment accounts. During 2009, the M&T Bank account was closed. The shares of common stock held by the unitized Legg Mason Common Stock Fund are held by Wells Fargo Bank.

Sales of 259,060 units with aggregate proceeds of $4,136,333 and purchases of 167,366 units with an aggregate purchase price of $2,686,979 of the Legg Mason Common Stock Fund units were made during 2010. The market value of the Legg Mason Common Stock Fund at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $14,413,455 (820,645 units) and $13,545,975 (912,339 units), respectively.

Legg Mason Investor Services serves as distributor for the Legg Mason funds held by the Plan. Additionally, certain affiliated participating and non-participating companies act as manager or investment advisor for the Legg Mason funds. The Legg Mason funds in the Plan qualify as a party-in-interest transaction.

 

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AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

Notes to Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

 

 

6. OTHER MATTERS – cont’d.

 

On April 1, 2010, the Company changed Custodians and recordkeepers from The Charles Schwab Trust Company and Schwab Retirement Plan Services Company, respectively, to Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, respectively. Administrative expenses were paid to the recordkeepers from the Plan totaling $5,211 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The Plan loans funds to its participants according to the applicable provisions of the Plan agreement. The Company provides the Plan with certain accounting and administrative services for which no fees are charged. All such transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

 

7.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective January 1, 2011, Western Asset Management Company (WAM) spun-off from the Plan and Private Capital Management, L.P. 401(k) Plan and Trust (PCM plan) was merged into the Plan. As a result of the WAM spin-off, approximately 700 WAM employees with account balances totaling approximately 20% of the Plan were transferred out of the Plan. In addition, the normal retirement age for the Plan was changed from 65 to 62.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE PROVIDED

PURSUANT TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

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THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING

AND 401(k) PLAN AND TRUST

EIN#: 20-3171699

Plan #: 001

Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2010

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

Identity of issue, borrower, or similar party

 

 

(c)

Description of investment

 

  (d)
**Cost

 

    No. of
Shares

 

    (e)
Current
Value

 

 
 

Dodge and Cox Balanced Fund

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       129,099      $ 9,065,348   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement 2015 -Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       8,279        97,445   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement
2020 - Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       77,183        897,639   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement
2025 - Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       77,203        885,518   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement 2030 -Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       91,101        1,022,148   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement 2035 -Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       120,644        1,331,905   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement 2040 -Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       93,432        1,044,566   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement 2045 -Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       49,265        549,796   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement 2050 -Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       15,142        169,435   

*

 

Legg Mason Partners Target Retirement
Fund - Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Blend       12,060        148,824   
 

American EuroPacific Growth Fund, R6

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       653,138        27,020,328   
 

American Growth Fund of America, R6

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       465,794        14,178,779   
 

Davis Opportunity Fund Class Y

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       289,683        6,726,443   
 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Advisor Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       194,934        7,487,414   

*

 

Legg Mason Capital Management American Leading
Companies Trust, Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       302,257        5,340,873   

*

 

Legg Mason Capital Management Growth Trust,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       228,855        5,096,599   

*

 

Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust, Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       2,479,209        29,601,750   

*

 

Legg Mason Capital Management Special Investment
Trust, Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       807,229        33,758,332   

*

 

Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       1,092,201        49,749,769   

*

 

Legg Mason ClearBridge Equity Income Builder Fund

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       246,695        3,211,963   

*

 

Legg Mason ClearBridge Small Cap Value Trust,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       262,814        4,943,533   

*

 

Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Markets,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       236,684        5,779,823   

*

 

Legg Mason Batterymarch International Equity
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       747,189        9,855,427   

*

 

Legg Mason ClearBridge Aggressive Growth,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       53,965        6,353,304   

*

 

Legg Mason ClearBridge Appreciation,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       212,537        2,896,883   

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(a)

 

 

(b)

Identity of issue, borrower, or similar party

 

 

(c)

Description of investment

 

  (d)
**Cost

 

    No. of
Shares

 

    (e)
Current
Value

 

 

*

 

Legg Mason ClearBridge Capital Fund,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       44,528        1,037,951   

*

 

Legg Mason Esemplia Emerging Markets Equity,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       117,294        2,459,654   

*

 

Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund, Investment Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       1,605,451        18,703,502   
 

SSGA S&P 500 Index Fund

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       1,145,088        23,680,427   
 

T Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       449,488        15,475,863   
 

Templeton World Fund Advantage

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       1,010,993        14,993,026   
 

American Washington Mutual Investors, R6

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Equity       332,962        9,063,214   
 

Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston, Institutional
Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       649,088        3,790,673   

*

 

Legg Mason Western Corporate Bond
Fund - Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       315,170        3,517,299   

*

 

Legg Mason Western High Income Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       1,130,596        6,885,331   

*

 

Legg Mason Western Short-Term Bond
Fund - Institutional

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       910,070        3,521,973   
 

PIMCO Foreign Bond

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       399,527        4,167,064   
 

PIMCO Total Return

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       1,426,252        15,474,829   

*

 

Western Asset Core Plus, Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       1,371,948        14,789,598   

*

 

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund,
Institutional Class

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       147,380        1,607,918   

*

 

Western Asset Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund,
Class A

  Interests in registered Investment Company - Fixed Income       26,959,484        26,959,484   

*

 

Legg Mason Common Stock

  Common Stock       20,463        742,188   

*

 

Legg Mason Common Stock Fund

  Unitized Fund       820,645        14,413,455   

*

 

Notes receivable from participants

  Interest rates range from 4.25% to 10.50%, maturing through March 2029.         6,446,969   

 

* Denotes a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.
** Participant directed investment, therefore, no cost basis required.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the plan administrator, who administers the employee benefit plan, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 17, 2011  

THE LEGG MASON PROFIT SHARING AND 401(k)

PLAN AND TRUST

 

By:

 

/s/ James R. Savage

    James R. Savage
   

Plan Administrator

 

 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   
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Consent of Stout, Causey & Horning, P.A.