BALTIMORE, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) reported preliminary assets under management of approximately $710.4 billion as of December 31, 2016. This month's AUM included long-term outflows of $0.3 billion, driven by net outflows in equities of $0.6 billion and in alternatives(1) of $0.2 billion, partially offset by fixed income inflows of $0.5 billion. Liquidity outflows were $0.6 billion and this month's AUM included a negative foreign exchange impact of $1.1 billion.



                                                              LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                    (Amounts in billions)

                                                                         (Unaudited)




    Assets Under Management



                                           Preliminary

    By asset class:                    December 2016                September 2016                 June 2016        March 2016        December 2015
                                       -------------                --------------                 ---------        ----------        -------------

                      Equity                           $169.0                               $168.4           $161.1            $162.3               $167.3

                      Fixed Income                      381.1                                396.9            387.2             372.3                364.8

                      Alternatives                       71.5                                 72.0             72.6              22.7                 24.1


                      Long-Term Assets                 $621.6                               $637.3           $620.9            $557.3               $556.2

                      Liquidity                          88.8                                 95.6            121.0             112.3                115.3

                      Total                            $710.4                               $732.9           $741.9            $669.6               $671.5
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About Legg Mason
Legg Mason is a global asset management firm with $710 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2016. The Company provides active asset management in many major investment centers throughout the world. Legg Mason is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: LM).

(1) Alternative assets include all AUM managed by Clarion Partners, EnTrustPermal, RARE Infrastructure and Glouston Capital (formerly Permal Capital Management).

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SOURCE Legg Mason, Inc.