SCD LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: SCD) today announced that the Fund�s Board of Directors has approved a change in the benchmark indices for the Fund to include the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index in addition to the S&P 500 Index. This change will become effective April 2, 2007. In the opinion of the investment manager, the use of both the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index will provide more effective benchmark indices for the Fund, which has the ability to allocate assets to both equity and fixed income investments. The Fund�s investment objective is total return with an emphasis on income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in a broad range of equity and fixed income securities of both U.S. and foreign issuers. LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc., a non-diversified closed-end investment management company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol �SCD,� is advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. and is sub-advised by ClearBridge Advisors, LLC, Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Ltd., affiliates of the adviser. For more information on the Fund, please call Investor Relations at 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund�s web site at www.leggmason.com/InvestorServices.