SCD LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:SCD) announced today the appointment of Paolo M. Cucchi to the Fund�s Board of Directors effective March 5, 2007. Mr. Cucchi is Vice President and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Drew University. He serves as a Director of 23 closed-end investment management companies affiliated with Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, the Funds� investment adviser. Mr. Cucchi was appointed to serve as a Class I Director of the Fund to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year 2009 or thereafter when a successor is duly elected and qualified by holders of the Fund�s common stock. 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.