MPT Western Asset Munici

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., formerly known as Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol �MPT,� announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund�s annual meeting of shareholders held on October 9, 2006. Leslie H. Gelb and William R. Hutchinson were elected as Class I Directors of Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. by owners of the Fund�s common and preferred stock to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2009 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Dr. Riordan Roett was elected as a Class I Director of Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. by owners of the Fund�s preferred stock to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2009 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., a diversified closed-end investment management company, is advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of the adviser. For more information about the Fund, please contact Investor Relations at 1-888-777-0102, or consult the Fund�s web site at www.leggmason.com/InvestorRelations. Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., formerly known as Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MPT," announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund's annual meeting of shareholders held on October 9, 2006. Leslie H. Gelb and William R. Hutchinson were elected as Class I Directors of Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. by owners of the Fund's common and preferred stock to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2009 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Dr. Riordan Roett was elected as a Class I Director of Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. by owners of the Fund's preferred stock to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2009 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc., a diversified closed-end investment management company, is advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of the adviser. For more information about the Fund, please contact Investor Relations at 1-888-777-0102, or consult the Fund's web site at www.leggmason.com/InvestorRelations.