Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Month of May 2017

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the month May 2017.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

Month

Record Date

Ex-Dividend Date

Payable Date

        
      
      
        
          May
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          05/19/2017
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          05/17/2017
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          06/01/2017
        
      
    
    
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

Ticker

Fund Name

Amount

Change from Previous Distribution

CEM

ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc.

$0.3550

-

        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          EMO
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          ClearBridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund Inc.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.3200
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          CTR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.2900
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          CBA
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          ClearBridge American Energy MLP Fund Inc.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.2000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

The distributions may be treated as dividend income, return of capital or a combination thereof for tax purposes. This press release is not for tax reporting purposes. In 2018, after definitive information is available, the Funds will send stockholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by the Funds during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a stockholder’s tax return (e.g., dividend income or return of capital).

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Funds’ website at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Funds’ complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.

View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170511005195/en/

Media:Legg MasonMaria Rosati, [e-mail]