Standard & Poor's Initiates Factual Stock Report Coverage on Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Standard & Poor`s announced today that it has commenced Factual Stock Report
coverage on Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (NYSE:MTT) is a
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that primarily invests
in investment grade municipal securities. The fund's primary investment
objective is to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax and
then to liquidate on or about April 30, 2021 and distribute all of the fund's
net assets to shareholders. As a secondary investment objective, the fund will
seek total return.

As a fundamental policy, the fund seeks to achieve its primary investment
objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net
assets in investment grade municipal securities, the interest on which is exempt
from federal income tax.

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC ("LMPFA"), the fund's investment manager,
will be responsible for administrative and management services to the fund. As
of March 31, 2009, the manager's total assets under management were
approximately $169.0 billion. Western Asset Management Company, the fund's
subadviser, will be responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the
fund subject to the supervision of the fund's Board of Directors and the
manager. As of March 31, 2008, the subadviser and its supervised affiliates had
approximately $472.3 billion in assets under management.

This report will also be accessible on an ongoing basis to the investment
community ---- scores of buy-side institutions and sell-side firms that utilize
S&P research and information platforms daily. Millions of self-directed
investors also have access to the report via their e-brokerage accounts.

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Standard & Poor`s. Standard & Poor`s does not trade on its own account.

Note:All U.S. and Canadian Companies listed on a National Exchange (not covered
by S&P`s STARS research) are eligible to obtain this coverage.

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