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ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc. Announces Conference Call

^{Published on 2010-09-01 11:10:27 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc. (NYSE: CEM), the most recent addition to the closed-end fund family affiliated with Legg Mason, Inc., announced today a conference call to update shareholders and potential investors on the Funda™s performance and investment activities since its successful initial public offering on June 24, 2010. The call will be held on September 8, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Michael Clarfeld, Portfolio Manager, and Chris Eades, Portfolio Manager and Co-Director of Research at ClearBridge Advisors, will discuss the Funda™s investment portfolio and market outlook and will conclude with a question and answer session.

You may listen to this call by teleconference:

Dial-in information:

Date: September 8, 2010

Time: 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

USA Toll Free Number: 1-888-324-9557

Passcode: Legg Mason

A replay of the call will be made available and instructions on how to access the replay will be provided at a future date by press release.

The Funda™s investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on cash distributions. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in master limited partnerships (aMLPsa) in the energy sector. The Fund considers MLPs to be in the energy sector if they derive at least 50% of their revenues from the businesses of exploring, developing, producing, gathering, transporting, processing, storing, refining, distributing, mining or marketing natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal. When a company is organized as a MLP, it benefits from a structure that combines the tax benefits associated with limited partnerships with the liquidity of publicly traded securities.

Other funds in the Legg Mason-affiliated closed-end fund family include LMP Capital & Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: SCD), LMP Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (NYSE: TLI), LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: RIT), Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE: ESD), Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMD), Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: GDO), Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: EHI), Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: GDF), Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: HIF), Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX), Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HIO), Western Asset Income Fund (NYSE: PAI), Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc. (NYSE: IMF), Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (NYSE Amex: SBI), Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: IGI), Western Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHY), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (NYSE: MMU), Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: DMO), Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE: MTT), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHF), Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. (NYSE: MNP), Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE: WEA), Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (NYSE: GFY) and Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: SBW).

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (aLMPFAa) is the Fund's investment manager. Investment sub-advisory services are provided by ClearBridge Advisors, LLC (aClearBridgea). LMPFA and ClearBridge are wholly owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (aLegg Masona).

Legg Mason is the 6th largest closed-end fund manager in the U.S., with $9.3 billion in closed-end assets under management as of June 30, 2010.

For more information please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fundsa™ web site at [ www.leggmason.com/cef ].

SYMBOLS:

NYSE: CEM; DMO; EHI; EMD; ESD; GDF; GDO; GFY; HIF; HIO; HIX; IGI; IMF; MHF; MHY; MMU; MNP; MTT; PAI; RIT; SBW; SCD; TLI; WEA

NYSE Amex: SBI