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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2012

Registration No. 333-66891


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


Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


Legg Mason, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

52-1200960

(I.R.S. employer identification number)



100 International Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(410) 539-0000
(Address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)


The Legg Mason Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust

(Full title of the Plans)


Thomas C. Merchant

Vice President and General Counsel-Corporate
Legg Mason, Inc.
100 International Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(410) 539-0000

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer £

Non-accelerated filer £

Smaller reporting company £

 



EXPLANATORY NOTE

Legg Mason, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is hereby filing this Post-Effective Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on November 6, 1998 (Registration No. 333-66891) (the “Registration Statement”) to deregister certain shares of the Registrant’s common stock that were registered for issuance under the Legg Mason Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust (the “Plan”).

The Registration Statement registered a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock under the Plan.  The Registration Statement is hereby amended to deregister the remaining unissued shares interests under the Plan.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, on this 16th day of July, 2012.


LEGG MASON, INC

By:

 /s/ Mark R. Fetting

Mark R. Fetting

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature

Title

Date

  /s/ Mark R. Fetting   

Mark R. Fetting

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 July 16, 2012

 /s/ Peter H. Nachtwey         

Peter H. Nachtwey

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)

July 16, 2012

  /s/ Harold L. Adams

Harold L. Adams

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ Robert E. Angelica

Robert E. Angelica

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ Dennis R. Beresford

Dennis R. Beresford

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ John T. Cahill

John T. Cahill

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ Barry W. Huff

Barry W. Huff

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ John E. Koerner III

John E. Koerner III

Director

July 16, 2012






  /s/ Cheryl Gordon Krongard

Cheryl Gordon Krongard


Director


July 16, 2012

  /s/ Nelson Peltz

Nelson Peltz

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ W. Allen Reed

W. Allen Reed

Director

July 16, 2012

 /s/ Margaret Milner Richardson                                           

Margaret Milner Richardson

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ Nicholas J. St. George

Nicholas J. St. George

Director

July 16, 2012

  /s/ Kurt L. Schmoke

Kurt L. Schmoke

Director

July 16, 2012



Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the administrator of the Plan has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland on this 16th day of July, 2012.



The Legg Mason Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust

By:

/s/ Brian K. Becker

Brian K. Becker

Plan Administrator