SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549



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                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):         May 29, 2001
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                               LEGG MASON, INC.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


            Maryland                  1-8529             52-1200960
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission         (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)               File No.)       Identification No.)


100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland                      21202
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)                  (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:    (410) 539-0000
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                                Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
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         On May 29, 2001, Legg Mason, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release regarding the execution of an agreement to acquire all of the ownership
interests in Private Capital Management, L.P. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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         (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

             Not applicable.

         (b) Pro forma financial information.

             Not applicable.

         (c) Exhibits.

             99  Press Release of Legg Mason, Inc. dated May 29, 2001.





                                  SIGNATURES



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                LEGG MASON, INC.



Date:  May 30, 2001             By:  /s/ Robert F. Price
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                                     Robert F. Price
                                     Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
                                     Secretary


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
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99        Press Release of Legg Mason, Inc. dated May 29, 2001