Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On June 9, 2009, the Board of Directors elected Barry W. Huff to serve as a non-employee director of the Company, increasing the size of the Board from thirteen to fourteen. Mr. Huff will serve as a member of the class whose term expires at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Until May 2008, Barry W. Huff served as a partner of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP ("Deloitte"), a public accounting firm that provides audit, tax, consulting and advisory services. Between April 1, 2008 and May 31, 2008, Legg Mason and its subsidiaries received consulting, tax and compliance services, and certain funds managed by one of our subsidiaries received audit services, from Deloitte and its affiliates and Legg Mason, its subsidiaries and the funds incurred customary fees for those services in the total amount of $401,000. Mr. Huff was not personally involved in any of the services provided to us, our subsidiaries or the funds. Mr. Huff will be compensated as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company's non-employee director compensation policies and the Non-Employee Director Equity Plan as described in the Company's 2008 Proxy Statement. A copy of the related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Subject Matter 99 Press Release of Legg Mason, Inc. dated June 9, 2009 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LEGG MASON, INC. (Registrant)
Date: June 9, 2009 By: /s/ Thomas P. Lemke

Thomas P. Lemke Senior Vice President and General Counsel

LEGG MASON, INC.