Important Information Regarding Your Fund's Distribution

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. (CEM; CUSIP: 184692200)

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (EMO; CUSIP: 18469P209)

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc. (CTR; CUSIP: 18469Q207)

August 31, 2022:

The following table provides estimates of the source of the Funds' distributions. These estimates are based on the Funds' fiscal year-to-date activity. The table below provides an estimate of the source of the Funds' distributions on a U.S. GAAP basis. The information is being provided pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and should not be used for tax reporting purposes. In early 2023, after definitive information is available, the Funds will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV specifying how the distributions paid by the Funds during calendar year 2022 have been characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on shareholders' tax returns. The Funds will also post Form(s) 8937 to the Franklin Templeton website† if all or any portion of the distributions are characterized as a tax return of capital after the close of the Funds' fiscal year-end.

August 2022 Distribution*

Per Share

Dividend

Return of

Fund

Distribution

Income

Capital

CEM

$0.6100

100%

-

EMO

$0.5100

100%

-

CTR

$0.5300

81%

19%

* Distribution character percentages also apply to year-to-date distributions.

Because the Funds are taxed as a "C" Corporation, the distributions paid by the Funds are considered to be dividend income to the extent that the distributions are paid out of the Funds' current net income or realized capital gains.

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