UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-06444

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49 th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2013

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2013


CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2013

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 97.7%      
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 15.0%      

Auto Components - 1.0%

     

Bridgestone Corp.

     91,236       $ 2,387,531   
     

 

 

 

Automobiles - 1.1%

     

Daimler AG, Registered Shares

     45,080         2,624,364   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.9%

     

Carnival PLC

     108,900         4,423,242   
     

 

 

 

Household Durables - 3.3%

     

Corporacion GEO SA de CV, Series B Shares

     1,326,830         1,554,887

Electrolux AB

     135,020         3,567,772   

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

     1,274,770         2,583,927   
     

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

        7,706,586   
     

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.1%

     

Dena Co., Ltd.

     81,002         2,561,734   
     

 

 

 

Media - 2.6%

     

Publicis Groupe SA

     52,440         3,435,905   

WPP PLC

     163,400         2,569,496   
     

 

 

 

Total Media

        6,005,401   
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.5%

     

Myer Holdings Ltd.

     1,401,428         3,638,907   
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.4%

     

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

     1,015,772         1,414,542   

JUMBO SA

     17,270         150,075

Tom Tailor Holding AG

     70,850         1,666,187   
     

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

        3,230,804   
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1%

     

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

     1,487,350         1,390,423   

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

     2,878,890         1,232,421   
     

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

        2,622,844   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        35,201,413   
     

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.7%      

Beverages - 2.5%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, Strip VVPR

     72,800         0 * (a)(b)(c)  

C&C Group PLC

     890,314         5,826,750   
     

 

 

 

Total Beverages

        5,826,750   
     

 

 

 

Food Products - 6.2%

     

Aryzta AG

     81,140         4,560,531

Asian Citrus Holdings Ltd.

     2,052,480         931,574   

CSM

     127,030         2,942,533   

Koninklijke Wessanen NV

     402,870         1,266,345   

Marine Harvest ASA

     4,811,230         4,817,483
     

 

 

 

Total Food Products

        14,518,466   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        20,345,216   
     

 

 

 
ENERGY - 4.2%      

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.8%

     

Lamprell PLC

     986,950         2,019,240   
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4%

     

Cairn Energy PLC

     430,261         1,958,471

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     116,660         3,522,959   

Total SA

     45,184         2,449,740   
     

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

        7,931,170   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        9,950,410   
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  
FINANCIALS - 22.5%      

Capital Markets - 5.3%

     

F&C Asset Management PLC

     2,636,424       $ 4,411,344   

Man Group PLC

     2,305,240         3,233,830   

UBS AG, Registered Shares

     271,981         4,716,070
     

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

        12,361,244   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 8.4%

     

Banco Santander SA

     339,251         2,846,266   

Barclays PLC

     1,296,468         6,189,157   

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

     90,580         3,048,297

HSBC Holdings PLC

     245,880         2,794,884   

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

     5,884,510         4,821,342
     

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

        19,699,946   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.6%

     

Eurazeo

     24,654         1,301,517   
     

 

 

 

Insurance - 6.8%

     

AXA SA

     296,396         5,489,374   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     1,280,300         4,526,109

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (MunichRe), Registered Shares

     16,970         3,118,719   

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC

     1,317,931         2,752,844   
     

 

 

 

Total Insurance

        15,887,046   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.4%

     

GAGFAH SA

     271,500         3,321,473
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        52,571,226   
     

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 6.2%      

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.0%

     

Celesio AG

     121,580         2,208,789   

Rhoen-Klinikum AG

     221,840         4,656,777   
     

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

        6,865,566   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.2%

     

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

     24,560         2,423,703   

H. Lundbeck A/S

     109,330         1,729,080   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

     89,140         3,386,429   
     

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

        7,539,212   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        14,404,778   
     

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 22.9%      

Aerospace & Defense - 2.6%

     

Qinetiq Group PLC

     1,059,300         3,158,494   

Safran SA

     64,960         2,982,576   
     

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

        6,141,070   
     

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.5%

     

easyJet PLC

     243,877         3,601,005   
     

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.8%

     

Noritz Corp.

     98,040         1,758,277   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 5.7%

     

Mitie Group PLC

     554,110         2,477,389   

Newalta Corp.

     251,500         4,047,098   

Shanks Group PLC

     2,005,880         2,918,866   

Séché Environnement

     95,000         3,815,556   
     

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

        13,258,909   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 2.7%

     

Bekaert NV

     48,460         1,459,751   

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class H Shares

     1,165,960         2,270,160   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Saft Groupe SA

     95,600       $ 2,587,029   
     

 

 

 

Total Electrical Equipment

        6,316,940   
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.1%

     

Orkla ASA

     267,480         2,360,017   

Rheinmetall AG

     46,610         2,481,487   
     

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

        4,841,504   
     

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.5%

     

Krones AG

     19,950         1,239,146   
     

 

 

 

Marine - 1.5%

     

Baltic Trading Ltd.

     343,100         1,108,213   

Diana Shipping Inc.

     162,630         1,418,134

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

     322,460         1,077,016
     

 

 

 

Total Marine

        3,603,363   
     

 

 

 

Professional Services - 3.8%

     

Adecco SA

     69,580         3,998,719

Teleperformance

     124,450         4,962,048   
     

 

 

 

Total Professional Services

        8,960,767   
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 1.7%

     

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

     4,636,050         2,564,491   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H Shares

     1,495,080         1,330,177   
     

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

        3,894,668   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        53,615,649   
     

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 8.3%      

Communications Equipment - 1.9%

     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B Shares

     382,090         4,447,205   
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.8%

     

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     381,900         1,837,563   
     

 

 

 

IT Services - 5.1%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A Shares

     49,880         3,585,873   

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Class A Shares

     55,170         1,383,960   

Indra Sistemas SA

     333,970         4,366,412   

Travelsky Technology Ltd., Class H Shares

     4,076,170         2,522,838   
     

 

 

 

Total IT Services

        11,859,083   
     

 

 

 

Software - 0.5%

     

Square Enix Co., Ltd.

     94,069         1,167,569   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        19,311,420   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 9.9%      

Chemicals - 3.0%

     

Akzo Nobel NV

     68,774         4,705,489   

Borregaard ASA

     274,390         1,215,515

Wacker Chemie AG

     14,960         1,065,198   
     

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

        6,986,202   
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.9%

     

HeidelbergCement AG

     68,850         4,336,750   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.3%

     

Rexam PLC

     419,868         3,119,792   
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 3.7%

     

Angang New Steel Co., Ltd.

     1,978,010         1,466,534

APERAM

     76,870         1,115,238   

Eramet

     9,100         1,291,201   

Pan American Silver Corp.

     121,760         2,126,588   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

 

SECURITY

   SHARES      VALUE  

Voestalpine AG

     73,080       $ 2,676,181   
     

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

        8,675,742   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        23,118,486   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost - $194,970,826)
        228,518,598   
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.2%      
FINANCIALS - 1.1%      

Commercial Banks - 1.1%

     

Itau Unibanco Banco Multiple SA, ADR

     142,080         2,448,039   
     

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.1%      

Containers & Packaging - 0.1%

     

Rexam PLC, Class B Shares

     466,520         332,955 * (a)  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $2,324,735)
        2,780,994   
     

 

 

 

 

 

   EXPIRATION
DATE
     RIGHTS         
RIGHTS - 0.0%         

Banco Santander SA
(Cost - $69,022)

     2/5/13         339,251         69,421 * (a)  
        

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $197,364,583)
           231,369,013   
        

 

 

 

 

 

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%           

Repurchase Agreements - 1.5%

          

Interest in $155,753,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 1/31/13 with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Proceeds at maturity - $3,514,016; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government agency obligations, 0.375% to 1.250% due 12/21/15 to 9/28/16; Market value - $3,584,288)
(Cost - $3,514,000)

     0.160     2/1/13       $ 3,514,000         3,514,000   
          

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.4 %
(Cost - $200,878,583#)
             234,883,013   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.4)%

             (861,575
          

 

 

 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%            $ 234,021,438   
          

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (See Note 1).

 

(b) Illiquid security.

 

(c) Value is less than $1.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:
ADR    — American Depositary Receipts
Strip VVPR    — Verminderde Voorheffing Précompte Réduit (Belgium dividend coupon)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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CLEARBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2013

 

 

Summary of Investments by Country**

 

United Kingdom

     21.6

France

     12.1   

Germany

     11.0   

Switzerland

     5.7   

China

     5.3   

Japan

     4.1   

Canada

     4.1   

Ireland

     4.0   

Netherlands

     3.8   

Spain

     3.7   

Norway

     3.6   

Sweden

     3.4   

Austria

     2.4   

Luxembourg

     1.9   

Hong Kong

     1.7   

Australia

     1.5   

Israel

     1.4   

Jersey

     1.1   

Marshall Islands

     1.1   

Brazil

     1.0   

Isle of Man

     0.9   

Denmark

     0.7   

Mexico

     0.7   

Belgium

     0.6   

Cayman Islands

     0.5   

United States

     0.5   

Greece

     0.1   

Short - Term Investments

     1.5   

 

 
     100.0

 

 

 

** As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of January 31, 2013 and are subject to change.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

ClearBridge International All Cap Opportunity Fund (formerly Legg Mason Global Currents International All Cap Oppurtunity Fund) (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment Valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Trustees quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
    TOTAL  

Long-term investments†:

          

Common stocks:

          

Consumer staples

   $ 20,345,216         —         $ 0   $ 20,345,216   

Other common stocks

     208,173,382         —           —          208,173,382   

Preferred stocks:

          

Financials

     2,448,039         —           —          2,448,039   

Materials

     —         $ 332,955         —          332,955   

Rights

     —           69,421         —          69,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

   $ 230,966,637       $ 402,376       $ 0   $ 231,369,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-term investments†

     —         $ 3,514,000         —        $ 3,514,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 230,966,637       $ 3,916,376       $ 0   $ 234,883,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
* Value is less than $1.

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

(c) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

(d) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.

 

(e) Security transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2. Investments

At January 31, 2013, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 42,897,777   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (8,893,347
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 34,004,430   
  

 

 

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

During the period ended   January 31, 2013, the Fund did not invest in any derivative instruments.

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust
By  

/ S /    R. J AY G ERKEN        

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:   March 26, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By  

/ S /    R. J AY G ERKEN        

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:   March 26, 2013
By  

/ S /    R ICHARD F. S ENNETT        

  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   March 26, 2013