UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-7362

 

 

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

125 Broad Street, New York, NY

 

10004

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

1-800-451-2010

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31,

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2007

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                     SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL PARTNERS FUND INC.

 

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2007

 



 

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

 

March 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount

 

Rating‡

 

Security

 

Value

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 96.3%

 

 

 

California — 5.5%

 

 

 

$

1,000,000

 

A2(a)

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 5.000% due 11/15/34

 

$

1,036,090

 

1,575,000

 

A+

 

California State, GO, 5.125% due 6/1/24

 

1,659,026

 

1,250,000

 

AAA

 

Huntington Beach, CA, Union High School District, GO, Election 2004, FSA-Insured, 5.000% due 8/1/29

 

1,315,725

 

2,000,000

 

AAA

 

Los Angeles, CA, Department of Water & Power Revenue, Power Systems, Subordinated Series A-1, FSA-Insured, 5.000% due 7/1/35

 

2,110,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total California

 

6,121,341

 

Colorado — 1.5%

 

 

 

600,000

 

BBB+

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Poudre Valley Health Care, Series F, 5.000% due 3/1/25

 

613,356

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Springs, CO, Hospital Revenue:

 

 

 

505,000

 

A-

 

6.375% due 12/15/30

 

547,006

 

495,000

 

A-

 

Call 12/15/10 @101, 6.375% due 12/15/30 (b)

 

544,054

 

 

 

 

 

Total Colorado

 

1,704,416

 

Hawaii — 1.9%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

AAA

 

Hawaii State Airport System Revenue, Series B, FGIC-Insured, 6.000% due 7/1/19 (c)

 

2,139,580

 

Illinois — 13.1%

 

 

 

3,750,000

 

AAA

 

Chicago, IL, Board of Education, GO, Chicago School Reform, AMBAC-Insured, Call 12/1/07 @ 102, 5.750% due 12/1/27 (b)

 

3,874,687

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago, IL, Midway Airport Revenue:

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

AAA

 

Series A, MBIA-Insured, 5.500% due 1/1/29

 

2,022,680

 

2,000,000

 

AAA

 

Series B, MBIA-Insured, 5.625% due 1/1/29 (c)

 

2,022,280

 

2,000,000

 

AAA

 

Chicago, IL, Park District, Refunding, Series D, FGIC-Insured, 5.000% due 1/1/29

 

2,111,560

 

1,000,000

 

AA+

 

Illinois EFA Revenue, Northwestern University, 5.500% due 12/1/13

 

1,077,520

 

1,500,000

 

A+

 

Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Refunding, Lutheran General Health System, Series C, 7.000% due 4/1/14

 

1,739,280

 

1,500,000

 

AAA

 

Illinois State, GO, First Series, FSA-Insured, 5.500% due 5/1/16

 

1,684,890

 

 

 

 

 

Total Illinois

 

14,532,897

 

Indiana — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Bond Bank Revenue, Series B:

 

 

 

1,125,000

 

AAA

 

5.000% due 8/1/23

 

1,161,180

 

625,000

 

AAA

 

Call 8/1/10 @ 101, 5.000% due 8/1/23 (b)

 

656,588

 

1,195,000

 

AAA

 

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Hospital Revenue, Community Hospital Project, Series A, AMBAC-Insured, 5.000% due 5/1/35

 

1,246,600

 

1,000,000

 

BBB+

 

Indiana State DFA Environment Improvement Revenue, USX Corp. Project, 5.250% due 12/1/22

 

1,068,600

 

 

 

 

 

Total Indiana

 

4,132,968

 

Iowa — 1.0%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Aa3(a)

 

Iowa Finance Authority, Hospital Facility Revenue, Call 2/15/10 @101,
6.750% due 2/15/16 (b)

 

1,091,410

 

Kansas — 1.4%

 

 

 

1,430,000

 

AA

 

Kansas State Development Finance Authority, Health Facilities Revenue, Sisters of Charity, Series J, 6.250% due 12/1/28

 

1,534,748

 

Maryland — 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Baa1(a)

 

Carroll County General Hospital, 6.000% due 7/1/37

 

1,613,535

 

1,000,000

 

A

 

Suburban Hospital, Series A, 5.500% due 7/1/16

 

1,087,000

 

 

 

 

 

University of Maryland Medical Systems:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount

 

Rating‡

 

Security

 

Value

 

Maryland — 6.4% (continued)

 

 

 

$

500,000

 

A

 

6.000% due 7/1/32

 

$

541,990

 

1,000,000

 

A3(a)

 

Call 7/1/10 @ 101, 6.750% due 7/1/30 (b)

 

1,103,090

 

2,500,000

 

Aaa(a)

 

Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, Solid Waste Revenue, AMBAC-Insured, 5.500% due 4/1/15 (c)

 

2,688,700

 

 

 

 

 

Total Maryland

 

7,034,315

 

Massachusetts — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

AA

 

Massachusetts State Health & EFA Revenue, Partners Healthcare System, Series C, 5.750% due 7/1/32

 

2,690,500

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts State Water Pollution Abatement Trust Revenue, MWRA Program, Series A:

 

 

 

2,540,000

 

AAA

 

5.750% due 8/1/29

 

2,671,674

 

630,000

 

AAA

 

Call 8/1/09 @ 101, 5.750% due 8/1/29 (b)

 

665,557

 

 

 

 

 

Total Massachusetts

 

6,027,731

 

Michigan — 1.4%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

AA-

 

Michigan State, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Trinity Health, Series C, 5.375% due 12/1/30

 

1,587,225

 

New Hampshire — 0.1%

 

 

 

80,000

 

A+

 

New Hampshire State HFA, Single-Family Residential Revenue, Series A, 6.800% due 7/1/15 (c)

 

80,824

 

New Jersey — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey EDA:

 

 

 

5,150,000

 

AAA

 

PCR, Revenue, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. Project, Series A, MBIA-Insured, 6.400% due 5/1/32 (c)

 

5,194,959

 

4,450,000

 

AAA

 

Water Facilities Revenue, New Jersey American Water Co. Inc. Project, Series A, FGIC-Insured, 6.875% due 11/1/34 (c)

 

4,504,869

 

1,000,000

 

A3(a)

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Hackensack University Medical Center, 6.000% due 1/1/25

 

1,057,320

 

 

 

 

 

Total New Jersey

 

10,757,148

 

New York — 12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, NY, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A:

 

 

 

10,000

 

AA-

 

6.000% due 5/15/30

 

10,679

 

990,000

 

AAA

 

Call 5/15/10 @ 101, 6.000% due 5/15/30 (b)

 

1,068,745

 

500,000

 

AA-

 

Series G, 5.000% due 12/1/33

 

522,630

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer
Systems Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B:

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

AA+

 

5.125% due 6/15/31

 

1,042,310

 

1,175,000

 

AA+

 

Call 6/15/07 @ 101, 5.750% due 6/15/29 (b)

 

1,191,615

 

2,000,000

 

AA+

 

Series D, 5.000% due 6/15/37

 

2,098,660

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, NY, TFA Revenue:

 

 

 

140,000

 

AAA

 

Future Tax Secured, Series A, Call 11/15/12 @ 100, 5.500% due 11/15/17 (b)

 

153,206

 

1,110,000

 

AAA

 

Unrefunded Balance, Future Tax Secured, Series A, 5.500% due 11/15/17

 

1,207,047

 

5,365,000

 

AAA

 

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Court Facilities Lease, NYC Issue, Non State Supported Debt, Series A, AMBAC-Insured, 5.500% due 5/15/30

 

6,363,641

 

 

 

 

 

Total New York

 

13,658,533

 

North Carolina — 1.1%

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

AA-

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care Facilities Revenue, Novant Health Obligation Group, 5.000% due 11/1/39

 

1,251,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount

 

Rating‡

 

Security

 

Value

 

Ohio — 6.2%

 

 

 

$

6,700,000

 

A

 

Ohio State Water Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, North Star BHP Steel, Cargill Inc., 6.300% due 9/1/20 (c)

 

$

6,843,648

 

Pennsylvania — 3.1%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

AAA

 

Allegheny County, PA, Airport Authority, Airport Revenue, Refunding, Pittsburgh International, Series B, MBIA-Insured, 5.000% due 1/1/17 (c)

 

3,195,180

 

250,000

 

AAA

 

Philadelphia, PA, School District, GO, Series A, FSA-Insured, Call 2/1/12 @ 100, 5.500% due 2/1/31 (b)

 

269,403

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pennsylvania

 

3,464,583

 

Tennessee (c) — 3.4%

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

AAA

 

Memphis-Shelby County, TN, Airport Authority Revenue, Series D, AMBAC-Insured, 6.000% due 3/1/24

 

3,716,160

 

75,000

 

AA

 

Tennessee Housing Development Agency Revenue, Homeownership Program, Series 2B, 6.350% due 1/1/31

 

76,528

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tennessee

 

3,792,688

 

Texas — 9.8%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

AAA

 

Aledo, TX, GO, ISD, School Building, Series A, PSF-Insured, 5.000% due 2/15/30

 

2,620,850

 

1,000,000

 

Aaa(a)

 

Edgewood, TX, ISD, PSFG-Insured, 5.250% due 2/15/18

 

1,084,310

 

1,500,000

 

AAA

 

Houston, TX, Utility System Revenue, Combined First Lien, FSA-Insured, 5.000% due 11/15/35

 

1,573,830

 

1,600,000

 

AAA

 

Lake Dallas, TX, GO, ISD, School Building, PSF-Insured, 5.000% due 8/15/34

 

1,669,040

 

100,000

 

AAA

 

North Harris Montgomery Community College District, TX, GO, FGIC-Insured, 5.375% due 2/15/16

 

107,128

 

3,500,000

 

AAA

 

Texas State Turnpike Authority Revenue, First Tier, Series A, AMBAC-Insured, 5.500% due 8/15/39

 

3,765,510

 

 

 

 

 

Total Texas

 

10,820,668

 

Washington — 9.3%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

AAA

 

Chelan County, WA, Public Utility District, Chelan Hydro System No.1, Construction Revenue, Series A, AMBAC-Insured, 5.450% due 7/1/37 (c)

 

1,060,430

 

1,395,000

 

AAA

 

King County, WA, GO, Refunding, Series B, MBIA-Insured, 5.000% due 1/1/30

 

1,418,171

 

2,000,000

 

AAA

 

Port of Seattle, WA, Revenue, Refunding, Intermediate Lien, Series A, MBIA-Insured, 5.000% due 3/1/30

 

2,099,900

 

4,250,000

 

AAA

 

Seattle, WA, GO, Series B, FSA-Insured, Call 12/1/09 @ 101, 5.750% due 12/1/28 (b)

 

4,517,877

 

1,200,000

 

AAA

 

Washington State Public Power Supply System Revenue, Nuclear Project No. 1, Series A, MBIA-Insured, 5.125% due 7/1/17

 

1,241,496

 

 

 

 

 

Total Washington

 

10,337,874

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $102,324,066)

 

106,913,597

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS(d) — 3.7%

 

 

 

New York — 0.5%

 

 

 

600,000

 

A-1+

 

New York, NY, GO, Subordinated Series E-2, LOC-JPMorgan Chase, 3.800%, 4/2/07

 

600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utah — 3.2%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

A-1+

 

Murray City, UT, Hospital Revenue, IHC Health Services Inc., Series A, SPA-JPMorgan Chase, 3.770%, 4/2/07

 

2,500,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Utah — 3.2% (continued)

 

 

 

$

1,000,000

 

A-1+

 

Weber County, UT, Hospital Revenue, IHC Health Services Inc., Series C, SPA-Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen, 3.770%, 4/2/07

 

$

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Utah

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $4,100,000)

 

4,100,000

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost — $106,424,066#)

 

$

111,013,597

 

 


All ratings are by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, unless otherwise noted.

(a)

Rating by Moody’s Investors Service.

(b)

Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with government obligations and/or government agency securities and are considered by the Manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

(c)

Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).

(d)

Variable rate demand obligations have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer on no more than 7 days notice. Date shown is the date of the next interest rate change.

#

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

See pages 6 and 7 for definitions of ratings.

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

AMBAC - Ambac Assurance Corporation

 

DFA - Development Finance Agency

 

EDA - Economic Development Authority

 

EFA - Educational Facilities Authority

 

FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

 

FSA - Financial Security Assurance

 

GO - General Obligation

 

HFA - Housing Finance Authority

 

ISD - Independent School District

 

LOC - Letter of Credit

 

MBIA - Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation

 

MWRA - Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

 

PCR - Pollution Control Revenue

 

PSF - Permanent School Fund

 

PSFG - Permanent School Fund Guaranty

 

SPA - Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

 

TFA - Transitional Finance Authority

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Summary of Investments by Industry * (unaudited)

 

Transportation

 

17.1

%

Hospitals

 

16.7

 

Pollution Control

 

14.2

 

Pre-Refunded

 

13.6

 

General Obligation

 

12.4

 

Utilities

 

7.8

 

Education

 

7.7

 

Water and Sewer

 

6.0

 

Electric

 

1.9

 

Life Care Systems

 

1.4

 

Tax Allocation

 

1.1

 

Housing: Single Family

 

0.1

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 


* As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of March 31, 2007 and are subject to change.

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Bond Ratings (unaudited)

 

The definitions of the applicable rating symbols are set forth below:

 

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (“Standard & Poor’s”)—Ratings from “AA” to “CCC” may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standings within the major rating categories.

 

AAA

Bonds rated “AAA” have the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA

Bonds rated “AA” have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differ from the highest rated issues only in a small degree.

A

Bonds rated “A” have a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

BBB

Bonds rated “BBB” are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for bonds in this category than in higher rated categories.

BB, B,

 

 

CCC,

 

 

CC and C

Bonds rated “BB”, “B”, “CCC”, “CC” and “C” are regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. “BB” represents the lowest degree of speculation and “C” the highest degree of speculation. While such bonds will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

D

Bonds rated “D” are in default and payment of interest and/or repayment of principal is in arrears.

 

Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”)—Numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 may be applied to each generic rating from “Aa” to “Caa,” where 1 is the highest and 3 the lowest ranking within its generic category.

 

Aaa

 

Bonds rated “Aaa” are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edge.” Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa

 

Bonds rated “Aa” are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the “Aaa” group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in “Aaa” securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in “Aaa” securities.

A

 

Bonds rated “A” possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa

 

Bonds rated “Baa” are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba

 

Bonds rated “Ba” are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and therefore

 

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not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B

 

Bonds rated “B” generally lack characteristics of desirable investments. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa

 

Bonds rated “Caa” are of poor standing. These may be in default, or present elements of danger may exist with respect to principal or interest.

Ca

 

Bonds rated “Ca” represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked short-comings.

C

 

Bonds rated “C” are the lowest class of bonds and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

 

Short-Term Security Ratings (unaudited)

 

SP-1

Standard & Poor’s highest rating indicating very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest; those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign.

A-1

Standard & Poor’s highest commercial paper and variable-rate demand obligation (VRDO) rating indicating that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is either overwhelming or very strong; those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign.

VMIG 1

Moody’s highest rating for issues having a demand feature— VRDO.

MIG1

Moody’s highest rating for short-term municipal obligations.

P-1

Moody’s highest rating for commercial paper and for VRDO prior to the advent of the VMIG 1 rating.

 

 

 

NR

Indicates that the bond is not rated by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on November 24, 1992 and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income which is exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

(a) Investment Valuation. Securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in municipal obligations, quotations from municipal bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined not to reflect fair value, will be valued in good faith by or under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

(b) Concentration of Credit Risk.  Since the Fund invests a portion of its assets in issuers located in a single state, it may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific state or region. Certain debt obligations held by the Fund are entitled to the benefit of insurance, standby letters of credit or other guarantees of banks or other financial institutions.

 

(c) Security Transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

2. Investments

 

At March 31, 2007, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,719,021

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(129,490

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,589,531

 

 

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ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

 

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

 

 

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: May 30, 2007

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: May 30, 2007

 

 

By

/s/ Frances M. Guggino

 

Frances M. Guggino

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 30, 2007