Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2014

Securities Act File No. 33-43446

Investment Company Act File No. 811-06444

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


		FORM N-1A
		REGISTRATION STATEMENT
		*UNDER*
		*THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*		x
		Pre-Effective Amendment No.
		Post-Effective Amendment No. 295		x
		and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT *UNDER*
		*THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940*		x
		Amendment No. 295

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York		10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (877) 721-1926

Robert I. Frenkel

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

COPY TO:

Benjamin J. Haskin, Esq.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

1875 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Continuous

(Approximate Date of Proposed Offering)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

on pursuant to paragraph (b)

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

on pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

on pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to Legg Mason Batterymarch Managed Volatility Global Dividend Fund, Legg Mason Batterymarch Managed Volatility International Dividend Fund and Legg Mason Batterymarch S&P 500 Index Fund.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST, hereby certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland on this 5 ^th day of February 2014.

LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST , on behalf of Legg Mason Batterymarch Managed Volatility Global Dividend Fund, Legg Mason Batterymarch Managed Volatility International Dividend Fund and Legg Mason Batterymarch S&P 500 Index Fund.


By:		/s/ Kenneth D. Fuller
		Kenneth D. Fuller
		President and Chief Executive Officer

WITNESS our hands on the date set forth below.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on February 5, 2014.


Signature		Title

/s/ Kenneth D. Fuller		President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
Kenneth D. Fuller

/s/ Richard F. Sennett		Principal Financial Officer
Richard F. Sennett

Paul R. Ades*		Trustee
Paul R. Ades

Andrew L. Breech*		Trustee
Andrew L. Breech

Dwight B. Crane*		Trustee
Dwight B. Crane

Frank G. Hubbard*		Trustee
Frank G. Hubbard

Howard J. Johnson*		Trustee
Howard J. Johnson

Jerome H. Miller*		Trustee
Jerome H. Miller

Ken Miller*		Trustee
Ken Miller

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John J. Murphy*		Trustee
John J. Murphy

Thomas F. Schlafly*		Trustee
Thomas F. Schlafly


*By:		/s/ Kenneth D. Fuller
		Kenneth D. Fuller, as Agent

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Index No.		Description of Exhibit

EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

EX-101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

EX-101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

EX-101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase

EX-101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase