FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Cashman Frances 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEGG MASON, INC. [LM] (Last) (First) (Middle) LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BALTIMORE, MD 21202 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 59,333.63 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)	11/01/2010(2)	11/01/2018	Common Stock	10,064	$ 31.47	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	05/16/2012(3)	05/17/2020	Common Stock	2,112	$ 23.72	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	05/16/2013(4)	05/16/2021	Common Stock	3,298	$ 35.16	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	05/16/2014(5)	05/16/2022	Common Stock	9,975	$ 47.64	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	05/15/2015(6)	05/15/2023	Common Stock	11,754	$ 54.51	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	05/02/2016(7)	05/02/2024	Common Stock	13,228	$ 31.57	D	Â
Phantom Stock	  (8)	  (8)	Common Stock	1,391.81	$ (8)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cashman Frances LEGG MASON, INC. 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

Melissa A. Warren, Attorney-in-Fact for Frances Cashman		06/09/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes the aquisition of 2776.63 shares of Legg Mason, Inc. Common Stock pursuant to the Legg Mason, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Employee stock options vest serially over five years and commenced on May 31, 2011.
(3)	Employee stock options vest serially over four years and commenced on May 31, 2013.
(4)	Employee stock options vest serially over four years and commenced on May 31, 2014.
(5)	Employee stock options vest serially over four years and commenced on May 31, 2015.
(6)	Employee stock options vest serially over four years and commenced on May 31, 2016.
(7)	Employee stock options vest serially over four years and commenced on May 31, 2017.
(8)	Each share of Phantom Stock is the economic equivalent of one share of LM Common Stock. The shares of Phantom Stock will be settled in shares of LM Common Stock upon termination of the reporting person's employment with Legg Mason.

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