UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-06444

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

55 Water Street, New York, NY	10041
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

300 First Stamford Place, 4^th Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 451-2010

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2008

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT / MAY 31, 2008

Legg Mason Partners

Large Cap Growth Fund

Managed by CLEARBRIDGE ADVISORS

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

Fund objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

What’s inside

Letter from the chairman	I
Fund at a glance	1
Fund expenses	2
Schedule of investments	4
Statement of assets and liabilities	7
Statement of operations	8
Statements of changes in net assets	9
Financial highlights	10
Notes to financial statements	15

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager and ClearBridge Advisors, LLC (“ClearBridge”) is the Fund’s subadviser. LMPFA and ClearBridge are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc.

Letter from the chairman

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholder,

The U.S. economy was lackluster at best during the six-month reporting period ended May 31, 2008. Third quarter 2007 U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)ⁱ growth was 4.9%, its strongest showing in four years. However, continued weakness in the housing market, an ongoing credit crunch and soaring oil and food prices then took their toll on the economy. During the fourth quarter of 2007, GDP growth was 0.6%. The U.S. Commerce Department then reported that first quarter 2008 GDP growth was a modest 1.0%. While it was once debated whether or not the U.S. would fall into a recession, it is now looking more likely that the U.S. could experience a mild recession. Even areas of the economy that had once been fairly resilient have begun to falter, including the job market. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that payroll employment declined in each of the first five months of 2008 and the unemployment rate rose to 5.5% in May, its highest level since October 2004.

Ongoing issues related to the housing and subprime mortgage markets and an abrupt tightening in the credit markets prompted the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)ⁱⁱ to take aggressive and, in some cases, unprecedented actions during the reporting period. At its meeting in September 2007, the Fed reduced the federal funds rateⁱⁱⁱ from 5.25% to 4.75%. This marked the first reduction in the federal funds rate since June 2003. The Fed reduced the federal funds rate an additional 25 basis points in October 2007. Then, over the course of the reporting period, the Fed lowered rates on five more occasions, bringing the federal funds rate to 2.00% as of May 31, 2008. In its statement accompanying the April rate cut, the Fed stated: “Recent information indicates that economic activity remains weak. Household and business spending has been subdued and labor markets have softened further. Financial markets remain under considerable stress, and tight credit conditions and the deepening housing contraction are likely to weigh on economic growth over the next few quarters.”

In addition to lowering short-term interest rates, the Fed took several actions to improve liquidity in the credit markets. In March 2008, the Fed established a new lending program allowing certain brokerage firms, known as primary dealers, to also borrow from its discount window. The Fed also

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increased the maximum term for discount window loans from 30 to 90 days. Then, in mid-March, the Fed played a major role in facilitating the purchase of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan Chase.

The U.S. stock market was not for the faint of heart during the reporting period. Stock prices fell during the first four months of the period due, in part, to the severe credit crunch, weakening corporate profits, rising inflation and fears of an impending recession. The market then reversed course and posted positive returns in April and May 2008. The market’s rebound was largely attributed to hopes that the U.S. might skirt a recession and that corporate profits would rebound as the year progressed. All told, the S&P 500 Index^iv returned -4.47% over the six-month reporting period ended May 31, 2008.

Looking at the U.S. stock market more closely, mid-cap stocks outperformed their large- and small-cap counterparts, as the Russell Midcap^v, Russell 1000^vi and Russell 2000^vii Indexes returned 0.14%, -3.78% and -1.87%, respectively, during the six-month reporting period. From an investment style perspective, growth stocks outperformed value stocks on a relative basis, with the Russell 3000 Growth^viii and Russell 3000 Value^ix Indexes returning -2.37% and -5.02%, respectively.

Performance review

For the six months ended May 31, 2008, Class A shares of Legg Mason Partners Large Cap Growth Fund, excluding sales charges, returned -7.50%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index^x, returned -2.35% over the same time frame. The Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Category Average¹ returned -3.48% for the same period.

¹ Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended May 31, 2008, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 785 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

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PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT as of May 31, 2008 (excluding sales charges) (unaudited)
	6 MONTHS
Large Cap Growth Fund — Class A Shares	-7.50%
Russell 1000 Growth Index	-2.35%
Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Category Average1	-3.48%

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors.

Excluding sales charges, Class B shares returned -7.84%, Class C shares returned -7.84%, Class I shares returned -7.29% and Class R shares returned -7.59% over the six months ended May 31, 2008. All share class returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. Returns have not been adjusted to include sales charges that may apply when shares are purchased or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

Performance figures reflect expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, without which the performance would have been lower.

TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (unaudited)

As of the Fund’s most current prospectus dated April 1, 2008, the gross total operating expenses for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class R shares were 1.11%, 1.91%, 1.85%, 0.73% and 1.36%, respectively.

Information about your fund

As you may be aware, several issues in the mutual fund industry have come under the scrutiny of federal and state regulators. Affiliates of the Fund’s manager have, in recent years, received requests for information from various government regulators regarding market timing, late trading, fees, and other mutual fund issues in connection with various investigations. The regulators appear to be examining, among other things, the Fund’s response to market timing and shareholder exchange activity, including compliance with prospectus disclosure related to these subjects. The Fund is not in a position to predict the outcome of these requests and investigations.

Important information with regard to recent regulatory developments that may affect the Fund is contained in the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report.

¹ Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended May 31, 2008, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 785 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category, and excluding sales charges.

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Letter from the chairman continued

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets. We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

June 27, 2008

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

RISKS: Keep in mind, common stocks are subject to market fluctuations. Diversification does not assure against market loss. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

ⁱ Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

ⁱⁱ The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

ⁱⁱⁱ The federal funds rate is the rate charged by one depository institution on an overnight sale of immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution; the rate may vary from depository institution to depository institution and from day to day.

^iv The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks that is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S.

^v The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index.

^vi The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market.

^vii The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

^viii The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.)

^ix The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

^x The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN (%) As a percent of total investments — May 31, 2008

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Fund expenses (unaudited)

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on December 1, 2007 and held for the six months ended May 31, 2008.

Actual expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

BASED ON ACTUAL TOTAL RETURN1
	ACTUAL TOTAL RETURN WITHOUT SALES CHARGES2		BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE		ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE		ANNUALIZED EXPENSE RATIO		EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD3
Class A	(7.50	)%	$	1,000.00	$	925.00	1.14	%	$	5.49
Class B	(7.84	)		1,000.00		921.60	1.89			9.08
Class C	(7.84	)		1,000.00		921.60	1.85			8.89
Class I	(7.29	)		1,000.00		927.10	0.74			3.57
Class R	(7.59	)		1,000.00		924.10	1.33			6.40

¹ For the six months ended May 31, 2008.

² Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable initial sales charge with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class B and C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

³ Expenses (net of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366.

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Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

BASED ON HYPOTHETICAL TOTAL RETURN1
	HYPOTHETICAL ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN		BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE		ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE		ANNUALIZED EXPENSE RATIO		EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD2
Class A	5.00	%	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.30	1.14	%	$	5.76
Class B	5.00			1,000.00		1,015.55	1.89			9.52
Class C	5.00			1,000.00		1,015.75	1.85			9.32
Class I	5.00			1,000.00		1,021.30	0.74			3.74
Class R	5.00			1,000.00		1,018.35	1.33			6.71

¹ For the six months ended May 31, 2008.

² Expenses (net of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements) are equal to each class’ respective annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366.

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)

May 31, 2008

LEGG MASON PARTNERS LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
SHARES	SECURITY	VALUE
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 18.4%
	Internet & Catalog Retail — 8.8%
3,550,000	Amazon.com Inc.*	$	289,751,000
	Media — 4.6%
4,500,000	Time Warner Inc.		71,460,000
2,400,000	Walt Disney Co.		80,640,000
	Total Media		152,100,000
	Multiline Retail — 2.8%
1,075,000	Sears Holdings Corp.*		91,074,000
	Specialty Retail — 2.2%
2,600,000	Home Depot Inc.		71,136,000
	TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY		604,061,000
CONSUMER STAPLES — 8.3%
	Beverages — 5.5%
1,610,000	Coca-Cola Co.		92,188,600
1,300,000	PepsiCo Inc.		88,790,000
	Total Beverages		180,978,600
	Household Products — 2.8%
1,400,000	Procter & Gamble Co.		92,470,000
	TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES		273,448,600
FINANCIALS — 16.7%
	Capital Markets — 5.6%
2,000,000	Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.		73,620,000
2,490,000	Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.		109,360,800
	Total Capital Markets		182,980,800
	Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%
2,850,000	Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.*		99,835,500
	Insurance — 8.1%
2,100,000	American International Group Inc.		75,600,000
1,400	Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A Shares*		188,510,000
	Total Insurance		264,110,000
	TOTAL FINANCIALS		546,926,300
HEALTH CARE — 21.1%
	Biotechnology — 15.9%
3,225,000	Amgen Inc.*		141,996,750
1,900,000	Biogen Idec Inc.*		119,225,000
2,900,000	Genentech Inc.*		205,523,000
1,910,000	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.*		54,683,300
	Total Biotechnology		521,428,050

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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LEGG MASON PARTNERS LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
SHARES	SECURITY	VALUE
	Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.4%
1,560,000	Medtronic Inc.	$	79,045,200
	Pharmaceuticals — 2.8%
1,400,000	Johnson & Johnson		93,436,000
	TOTAL HEALTH CARE		693,909,250
INDUSTRIALS — 1.0%
	Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%
1,104,380	General Electric Co.		33,926,554
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 32.5%
	Communications Equipment — 6.3%
3,850,000	Cisco Systems Inc.*		102,872,000
1,459	Nortel Networks Corp.*		12,022
2,100,000	QUALCOMM Inc.		101,934,000
	Total Communications Equipment		204,818,022
	Internet Software & Services — 8.1%
3,860,000	Akamai Technologies Inc.*		150,733,000
3,850,000	eBay Inc.*		115,538,500
	Total Internet Software & Services		266,271,500
	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.8%
4,750,000	Intel Corp.		110,105,000
2,000,000	NVIDIA Corp.*		49,400,000
4,000,000	Texas Instruments Inc.		129,920,000
	Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment		289,425,000
	Software — 9.3%
2,220,000	Electronic Arts Inc.*		111,444,000
2,200,000	Microsoft Corp.		62,304,000
5,400,000	Red Hat Inc.*		131,544,000
	Total Software		305,292,000
	TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY		1,065,806,522
	TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost — $2,434,762,468)		3,218,078,226

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)continued

May 31, 2008

LEGG MASON PARTNERS LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
FACE AMOUNT		SECURITY	VALUE
	SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.7%
		Repurchase Agreement — 0.7%
$	23,570,000	Interest in $349,891,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 5/30/08 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., 2.200% due 6/2/08; Proceeds at maturity — $23,574,321; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. government agency obligations, 0.000% to 6.300% due 6/2/08 to 11/12/27; Market value — $24,041,440) (Cost — $23,570,000)	$	23,570,000
		TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7% (Cost — $2,458,332,468#)		3,241,648,226
		Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.3%		42,514,448
		TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%	$	3,284,162,674

* Non-income producing security.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

May 31, 2008

ASSETS:
Investments, at value (Cost — $2,458,332,468)	$	3,241,648,226
Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $601)		733
Cash		83
Receivable for securities sold		43,278,718
Receivable for Fund shares sold		4,804,797
Dividends and interest receivable		2,171,131
Prepaid expenses		116,983
Total Assets		3,292,020,671
LIABILITIES:
Payable for Fund shares repurchased		3,787,072
Investment management fee payable		2,004,319
Distribution fees payable		1,006,880
Trustees’ fees payable		223,917
Accrued expenses		835,809
Total Liabilities		7,857,997
TOTAL NET ASSETS	$	3,284,162,674
NET ASSETS:
Par value (Note 6)	$	1,393
Paid-in capital in excess of par value		2,675,190,811
Accumulated net investment loss		(6,314,288	)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments		(168,031,132	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies		783,315,890
TOTAL NET ASSETS	$	3,284,162,674
Shares Outstanding:
Class A		81,930,353
Class B		9,472,909
Class C		22,278,511
Class I		25,613,085
Class R		12,594
Net Asset Value:
Class A (and redemption price)		$23.81
Class B*		$21.99
Class C*		$21.99
Class I (and redemption price)		$24.79
Class R (and redemption price)		$23.74
Maximum Public Offering Price Per Share:
Class A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%)		$25.26

* Redemption price is NAV of Class B and C shares reduced by a 5.00% and 1.00% CDSC, respectively, if shares are redeemed within one year from purchase payment (See Note 3).

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends	$	15,021,707
Interest		334,344
Total Investment Income		15,356,051
EXPENSES:
Investment management fee (Note 3)		12,757,878
Distribution fees (Notes 3 and 5)		6,439,345
Transfer agent fees (Note 5)		2,054,259
Shareholder reports (Note 5)		203,229
Trustees’ fees		109,579
Registration fees		65,619
Audit and tax		22,651
Insurance		14,676
Custody fees		13,708
Legal fees		9,134
Interest expense		1,678
Miscellaneous expenses		11,777
Total Expenses		21,703,533
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 3)		(82,004	)
Net Expenses		21,621,529
NET INVESTMENT LOSS		(6,265,478	)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (NOTES 1 AND 4):
Net Realized Gain from Investment Transactions		164,883,988
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From:
Investment transactions		(506,015,600	)
Foreign currency transactions		132
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions		(506,015,468	)
Net Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions		(341,131,480	)
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS	$	(347,396,958	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of changes in net assets

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2008 (unaudited) AND THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2007	2008			2007
OPERATIONS:
Net investment loss	$	(6,265,478	)	$	(16,011,948	)
Net realized gain		164,883,988			838,989,889
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation		(506,015,468	)		(439,324,487	)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations		(347,396,958	)		383,653,454
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6):
Net proceeds from sale of shares		386,384,120			1,017,421,562
Cost of shares repurchased		(1,029,835,640	)		(3,085,005,854	)
Net assets of shares issued in connection with merger (Note 7)		—			53,245,348
Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions		(643,451,520	)		(2,014,338,944	)
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS		(990,848,478	)		(1,630,685,490	)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period		4,275,011,152			5,905,696,642
End of period*	$	3,284,162,674		$	4,275,011,152
* Includes accumulated net investment loss of:		$(6,314,288	)		$(48,810	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial highlights

FOR A SHARE OF EACH CLASS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
CLASS A SHARES1	20082			2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	25.74		$	23.92		$	23.30		$	20.74		$	21.16		$	16.56
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment loss		(0.03	)		(0.07	)		(0.04	)		(0.06	)		(0.00	)3		(0.06	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.90	)		1.89			0.66			2.62			(0.42	)		4.66
Total income (loss) from operations		(1.93	)		1.82			0.62			2.56			(0.42	)		4.60
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD	$	23.81		$	25.74		$	23.92		$	23.30		$	20.74		$	21.16
Total return4		(7.50	)%		7.61	%		2.66	%		12.34	%		(1.98	)%		27.78	%
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD (MILLIONS)		$1,951			$2,607			$2,453			$2,040			$1,280			$1,121
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Gross expenses		1.14	%5		1.12	%6		1.11	%		1.17	%		1.17	%		1.14	%
Net expenses		1.14	5		1.12	6		1.09	7		1.17			1.15	7		1.14
Net investment income (loss)		(0.27	)5		(0.29	)		(0.17	)		(0.30	)		0.02			(0.32	)
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE		11	%		9	%		13	%		12	%		5	%		6	%

¹ Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

² For the six months ended May 31, 2008 (unaudited).

³ Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

⁴ Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

⁵ Annualized.

⁶ Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring restructuring (and reorganization, if applicable) fees that were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios would both have been 1.11%.

⁷ Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FOR A SHARE OF EACH CLASS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
CLASS B SHARES1	20082			2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	23.86		$	22.33		$	21.92		$	19.66		$	20.20		$	15.93
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment loss		(0.11	)		(0.23	)		(0.20	)		(0.21	)		(0.16	)		(0.18	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.76	)		1.76			0.61			2.47			(0.38	)		4.45
Total income (loss) from operations		(1.87	)		1.53			0.41			2.26			(0.54	)		4.27
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD		$21.99			$23.86			$22.33			$21.92			$19.66			$20.20
Total return3		(7.84	)%		6.85	%		1.87	%		11.50	%		(2.67	)%		26.80	%
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD (MILLIONS)		$208			$291			$462			$754			$981			$1,171
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Gross expenses		1.94	%4		1.92	%5		1.87	%		1.90	%		1.90	%		1.89	%
Net expenses		1.89	4,7		1.81	5,6,7		1.85	6		1.90			1.88	6		1.89
Net investment loss		(1.03	)4		(0.99	)		(0.94	)		(1.05	)		(0.77	)		(1.06	)
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE		11	%		9	%		13	%		12	%		5	%		6	%

¹ Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

² For the six months ended May 31, 2008 (unaudited).

³ Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

⁴ Annualized.

⁵ Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring restructuring (and reorganization, if applicable) fees that were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios would have been 1.91% and 1.80%, respectively.

⁶ Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

⁷ Effective February 2, 2007, the manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expense) to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.88% of average net assets for Class B until April 1, 2008.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial highlights continued

FOR A SHARE OF EACH CLASS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
CLASS C SHARES1	20082			2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	23.86		$	22.33		$	21.91		$	19.65		$	20.20		$	15.92
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment loss		(0.11	)		(0.23	)		(0.19	)		(0.22	)		(0.15	)		(0.18	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.76	)		1.76			0.61			2.48			(0.40	)		4.46
Total income (loss) from operations		(1.87	)		1.53			0.42			2.26			(0.55	)		4.28
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD		$21.99			$23.86		$	22.33		$	21.91		$	19.65		$	20.20
Total return3		(7.84	)%		6.85	%		1.92	%		11.50	%		(2.72	)%		26.88	%
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD (MILLIONS)		$490			$601			$702			$902			$935			$960
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Gross expenses		1.86	%4		1.85	%5		1.85	%		1.92	%		1.90	%		1.91	%
Net expenses		1.85	4,7		1.83	5,6,7		1.82	6		1.92			1.88	6		1.91
Net investment loss		(0.99	)4		(1.00	)		(0.91	)		(1.07	)		(0.74	)		(1.08	)
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE		11	%		9	%		13	%		12	%		5	%		6	%

¹ Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

² For the six months ended May 31, 2008 (unaudited).

³ Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

⁴ Annualized.

⁵ Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring restructuring (and reorganization, if applicable) fees that were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios would have been 1.85% and 1.82%, respectively.

⁶ Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

⁷ Effective February 2, 2007, the manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than brokerage, taxes and extraordinary expense) to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.85% of average net assets for Class C until April 1, 2008.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FOR A SHARE OF EACH CLASS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
CLASS I SHARES1	20082			2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	26.74		$	24.76		$	24.03		$	21.31		$	21.65		$	16.88
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income		0.02			0.02			0.05			0.02			0.09			0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.97	)		1.96			0.68			2.70			(0.43	)		4.76
Total income (loss) from operations		(1.95	)		1.98			0.73			2.72			(0.34	)		4.77
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD	$	24.79		$	26.74		$	24.76		$	24.03		$	21.31		$	21.65
Total return3		(7.29	)%		8.00	%		3.04	%		12.76	%		(1.57	)%		28.26	%
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD (MILLIONS)		$635			$776			$2,289			$2,460			$1,635			$1,449
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Gross expenses		0.74	%4		0.73	%5		0.73	%		0.78	%		0.79	%		0.76	%
Net expenses		0.74	4		0.73	5		0.72	6		0.78			0.76	6		0.76
Net investment income		0.13	4		0.08			0.19			0.09			0.41			0.05
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE		11	%		9	%		13	%		12	%		5	%		6	%

¹ Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

² For the six months ended May 31, 2008 (unaudited).

³ Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

⁴ Annualized.

⁵ Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring restructuring (and reorganization, if applicable) fees that were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios both would not have changed.

⁶ Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial highlights continued

FOR A SHARE OF EACH CLASS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
CLASS R SHARES1	20082			20073
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	25.69		$	24.08
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment loss		(0.05	)		(0.13	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.90	)		1.74
Total income (loss) from operations		(1.95	)		1.61
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD	$	23.74		$	25.69
Total return4		(7.59	)%		6.69	%
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD (000s)		$299			$93
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Gross expenses		1.33	%5		1.36	%5,6
Net expenses		1.33	5		1.36	5,6
Net investment loss		(0.45	)5		(0.55	)5
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE		11	%		9	%

¹ Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

² For the six months ended May 31, 2008 (unaudited).

³ For the period December 28, 2006 (inception date) to November 30, 2007.

⁴ Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

⁵ Annualized.

⁶ Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring restructuring (and reorganization, if applicable) fees that were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios both would not have changed.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Legg Mason Partners Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland business 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”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.

(a) Repurchase agreements. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian 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 exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults, and the market value of the collateral declines 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.

(b) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults on an expected interest payment, the Fund’s policy is to generally halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default.

(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 at 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.

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) continued

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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.

(d) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income and distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(e) Class accounting. Investment income, common expenses and realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

(f) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2008, no provision for income tax would be required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

(g) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

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2. Investment valuation

Effective December 1, 2007, the Fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized 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)

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. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, 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 may value these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

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

	MAY 31, 2008		QUOTED PRICES (LEVEL 1)		OTHER SIGNIFICANT OBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 2)		SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 3)
Investments in securities	$	3,241,648,226	$	3,218,078,226	$	23,570,000	—

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) continued

3. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager and ClearBridge Advisors, LLC (“ClearBridge”) is the Fund’s subadviser. LMPFA and ClearBridge are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

Under the investment management agreement, the Fund pays an investment management fee calculated daily and paid monthly in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule:

AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS	ANNUAL RATE
First $1 billion	0.750	%
Next $1 billion	0.725
Next $3 billion	0.700
Next $5 billion	0.675
Over $10 billion	0.650

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA delegates to the subadviser the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund, except for the management of cash and short-term instruments. For its services, LMPFA pays ClearBridge 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund.

Effective February 2, 2007, management contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (other than brokerage, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.88% for Class B shares and 1.85% for Class C shares until April 1, 2008.

During the six months ended May 31, 2008, the Fund was reimbursed for expenses in the amount of $82,004.

Effective December 1, 2007, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Legg Mason, serves as the Fund’s sole and exclusive distributor. Prior to December 1, 2007, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), PFS Investments Inc. (“PFS”) and LMIS served as distributors of the Fund.

There is a maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 5.00% on Class B shares, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase payment. This CDSC declines by 1.00% per year until no CDSC is incurred. Class C shares also have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase payment. In certain cases, Class A shares have a 1.00% CDSC, which applies if redemption occurs within one year from purchase payment. This CDSC only applies to those purchases of Class A shares, which, when

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combined with current holdings of Class A shares, equal or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. These purchases do not incur an initial sales charge.

For the six months ended May 31, 2008, LMIS and its affiliates received sales charges of approximately $36,000 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. In addition, for the six months ended May 31, 2008, CDSCs paid to LMIS and its affiliates were approximately:

	CLASS A		CLASS B		CLASS C
CDSCs	$	2,000	$	117,000	$	11,000

The Fund had adopted an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) which allowed non-interested trustees (“Trustees”) to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees earned until a later date specified by the Trustees. The deferred balances are reported in the Statement of Operations under Trustees’ fees and are considered a general obligation of the Fund and any payments made pursuant to the Plan will be made from the Fund’s general assets. The Plan was terminated effective January 1, 2007. This change will have no effect on fees previously deferred. As of May 31, 2008, the Fund had accrued $10,042 as deferred compensation payable.

Certain officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.

4. Investments

During the six months ended May 31, 2008, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

Purchases	$	386,695,318
Sales		1,072,251,737

At May 31, 2008, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation	$	915,517,406
Gross unrealized depreciation		(132,201,648	)
Net unrealized appreciation	$	783,315,758

5. Class specific expenses

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan and under that plan the Fund pays a service fee with respect to its Class A, B, C and R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. The Fund also pays a distribution fee with respect to its Class B, C and R shares calculated at the annual rate of 0.75%, 0.75% and

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) continued

0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. Distribution fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the six months ended May 31, 2008, class specific expenses were as follows:

	DISTRIBUTION FEES		TRANSFER AGENT FEES		SHAREHOLDER REPORTS EXPENSES
Class A	$	2,655,446	$	1,520,694	$	169,300
Class B		1,175,987		224,593		11,271
Class C		2,607,475		308,720		22,611
Class I		—		180		45
Class R		437		72		2
Total	$	6,439,345	$	2,054,259	$	203,229

6. Shares of beneficial interest

At May 31, 2008, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Fund has the ability to issue multiple classes of shares. Each share of a class represents an identical interest and has the same rights, except that each class bears certain direct expenses, including those specifically related to the distribution of its shares.

Transactions in shares of each class were as follows:

	SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2008					YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2007
	SHARES		AMOUNT			SHARES		AMOUNT
Class A
Shares sold	13,259,508		$	313,035,970		28,997,142		$	715,394,042
Shares repurchased	(32,622,121	)		(749,415,774	)	(30,972,486	)		(763,591,291	)
Shares issued with merger	—			—		721,416			17,580,648
Net decrease	(19,362,613	)	$	(436,379,804	)	(1,253,928	)	$	(30,616,601	)
Class B
Shares sold	144,916		$	3,184,154		375,682		$	8,644,142
Shares repurchased	(2,886,173	)		(63,533,281	)	(9,913,143	)		(226,305,991	)
Shares issued with merger	—			—		1,043,495			23,712,409
Net decrease	(2,741,257	)	$	(60,349,127	)	(8,493,966	)	$	(193,949,440	)
Class C
Shares sold	991,081		$	21,735,155		2,235,165		$	51,315,374
Shares repurchased	(3,856,926	)		(83,895,656	)	(9,036,371	)		(207,501,893	)
Shares issued with merger	—			—		526,132			11,952,291
Net decrease	(2,865,845	)	$	(62,160,501	)	(6,275,074	)	$	(144,234,228	)

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	SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2008					YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2007
	SHARES		AMOUNT			SHARES		AMOUNT
Class I
Shares sold	1,960,184		$	48,218,495		9,529,834		$	241,956,915
Shares repurchased	(5,377,967	)		(132,983,339	)	(72,923,332	)		(1,887,586,334	)
Net decrease	(3,417,783	)	$	(84,764,844	)	(63,393,498	)	$	(1,645,629,419	)
Class R
Shares sold	9,289		$	210,346		4,437	*	$	111,089	*
Shares repurchased	(327	)		(7,590	)	(805	)*		(20,345	)*
Net increase	8,962		$	202,756		3,632	*	$	90,744	*

* For the period December 28, 2006 (inception date) to November 30, 2007.

7. Transfer of net assets

On February 2, 2007, the Fund acquired the assets and certain liabilities of the Legg Mason Partners Technology Fund, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by Legg Mason Partners Technology Fund shareholders. Total shares issues by the Fund and the total net assets of the Legg Mason Partners Technology Fund and the Fund on the date of transfer were as follows:

ACQUIRED FUND	SHARES ISSUED BY THE FUND	TOTAL NET ASSETS OF THE ACQUIRED FUND		TOTAL NET ASSETS OF THE FUND
Legg Mason Partners Technology Fund	2,291,044	$	53,245,348	$	5,524,010,472

As part of the reorganization, for each share they held, shareholders of Legg Mason Partners Technology Fund Class A, Class B, and Class C received 0.188857, 0.192228 and 0.192277 shares of the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

The total net assets of the Legg Mason Partners Technology Fund before acquisition included unrealized appreciation of $4,501,506, accumulated net realized loss of $162,205,840 and accumulated net investment loss of $5,233. Total net assets of the Fund immediately after the transfer were $5,577,255,820. The transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

8. Capital loss carryforward

At November 30, 2007, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of approximately $327,375,972, of which $2,204,357 expires in 2008, $23,039,843 expires in 2009, $2,204,357 expires in 2010, $66,135,786 expires in 2011, $44,748,963 expires in 2012, $107,613,669 expires in 2013 and $81,428,997 expires in 2014. These amounts will be available to offset like amounts of any future taxable gains.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) continued

9. Regulatory matters

On May 31, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order in connection with the settlement of an administrative proceeding against Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason and the then investment adviser or manager to the Fund, and CGM, a former distributor of the Fund, relating to the appointment of an affiliated transfer agent for the Smith Barney family of mutual funds, including the Fund (the “Affected Funds”).

The SEC order found that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Advisers Act”). Specifically, the order found that SBFM and CGM knowingly or recklessly failed to disclose to the boards of the Affected Funds in 1999 when proposing a new transfer agent arrangement with an affiliated transfer agent that: First Data Investors Services Group (“First Data”), the Affected Funds’ then-existing transfer agent, had offered to continue as transfer agent and do the same work for substantially less money than before; and that Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), the Citigroup business unit that, at the time, included the Affected Funds’ investment manager and other investment advisory companies, had entered into a side letter with First Data under which CAM agreed to recommend the appointment of First Data as subtransfer agent to the affiliated transfer agent in exchange, among other things, for a guarantee by First Data of specified amounts of asset management and investment banking fees to CAM and CGM. The order also found that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(2) of the Advisers Act by virtue of the omissions discussed above and other misrepresentations and omissions in the materials provided to the Affected Funds’ boards, including the failure to make clear that the affiliated transfer agent would earn a high profit for performing limited functions while First Data continued to perform almost all of the transfer agent functions, and the suggestion that the proposed arrangement was in the Affected Funds’ best interests and that no viable alternatives existed.

SBFM and CGM do not admit or deny any wrongdoing or liability. The settlement does not establish wrongdoing or liability for purposes of any other proceeding. The SEC censured SBFM and CGM and ordered them to cease and desist from violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act. The order required Citigroup to pay $208.1 million, including $109 million in disgorgement of profits, $19.1 million in interest, and a civil money penalty of $80 million. Approximately $24.4 million has already been paid to the Affected Funds, primarily through fee waivers. The remaining $183.7 million, including the penalty, has been paid to the U.S. Treasury and will be distributed pursuant to a plan submitted for the approval of the SEC. At this time, there is no certainty as to how the above-described proceeds of the settlement will be distributed, to whom such distributions will be made, the methodology by which such distributions will be allocated, and when such distributions will be

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made. The order also required that transfer agency fees received from the Affected Funds since December 1, 2004, less certain expenses, be placed in escrow and provided that a portion of such fees might be subsequently distributed in accordance with the terms of the order. On April 3, 2006, an aggregate amount of approximately $9 million held in escrow was distributed to the Affected Funds.

The order required SBFM to recommend a new transfer agent contract to the Affected Funds’ boards within 180 days of the entry of the order; if a Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent or sub-transfer agent, SBFM and CGM would have been required, at their expense, to engage an independent monitor to oversee a competitive bidding process. On November 21, 2005, and within the specified timeframe, the Affected Funds’ boards selected a new transfer agent for the Affected Funds. No Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent. Under the order, SBFM also must comply with an amended version of a vendor policy that Citigroup instituted in August 2004.

Although there can be no assurance, the manager does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Affected Funds.

On December 1, 2005, Citigroup completed the sale of substantially all of its global asset management business, including SBFM, to Legg Mason.

10. Legal matters

Beginning in June 2004, class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws were filed against CGM, a former distributor of the Fund and other affiliated funds (collectively, the “Funds”) and a number of its then affiliates, including SBFM and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. (“SBAM”), which were then investment adviser or manager to certain of the Funds (the “Managers”), substantially all of the mutual funds then managed by the Managers (the “Defendant Funds”), and Board members of the Defendant Funds (collectively, the “Defendants”). The complaints alleged, among other things, that CGM created various undisclosed incentives for its brokers to sell Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers funds. In addition, according to the complaints, the Managers caused the Defendant Funds to pay excessive brokerage commissions to CGM for steering clients towards proprietary funds. The complaints also alleged that the Defendants breached their fiduciary duty to the Defendant Funds by improperly charging Rule 12b-1 fees and by drawing on fund assets to make undisclosed payments of soft dollars and excessive brokerage commissions. The complaints also alleged that the Defendant Funds failed to adequately disclose certain of the allegedly wrongful conduct. The complaints sought injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, rescission of the Defendant Funds’ contracts with the Managers, recovery of all fees paid to the Managers pursuant to such contracts and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) continued

On December 15, 2004, a consolidated amended complaint (the “Complaint”) was filed alleging substantially similar causes of action. On May 27, 2005, all of the Defendants filed motions to dismiss the Complaint. On July 26, 2006, the court issued a decision and order (1) finding that plaintiffs lacked standing to sue on behalf of the shareholders of the Funds in which none of the plaintiffs had invested and dismissing those Funds from the case (although stating that they could be brought back into the case if standing as to them could be established), and (2) other than one stayed claim, dismissing all of the causes of action against the remaining Defendants, with prejudice, except for the cause of action under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act, which the court granted plaintiffs leave to repeal as a derivative claim.

On October 16, 2006, plaintiffs filed their Second Consolidated Amended Complaint (“Second Amended Complaint”) which alleges derivative claims on behalf of nine funds identified in the Second Amended Complaint, under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act, against CAM, SBAM and SBFM as investment advisers to the identified funds, as well as CGM as a distributor for the identified funds (collectively, the “Second Amended Complaint Defendants”). The Fund was not identified in the Second Amended Complaint. The Second Amended Complaint alleges no claims against any of the funds or any of their Board Members. Under Section 36(b), the Second Amended Complaint alleges similar facts and seeks similar relief against the Second Amended Complaint Defendants as the Complaint.

On December 3, 2007, the court granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss, with prejudice. On January 2, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Additional lawsuits arising out of these circumstances and presenting similar allegations and requests for relief may be filed in the future.

* * *

Beginning in August 2005, five class action lawsuits alleging violations of federal securities laws and state law were filed against CGM and SBFM, (collectively, the “Defendants”) based on the May 31, 2005 settlement order issued against the Defendants by the SEC as described in Note 9. The complaints seek injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, removal of SBFM as the investment manager for the Smith Barney family of funds, rescission of the funds’ management and other contracts with SBFM, recovery of all fees paid to SBFM pursuant to such contracts, and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The five actions were subsequently consolidated, and a consolidated complaint was filed.

On September 26, 2007, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order dismissing the consolidated complaint, and judgement was later entered. An appeal has been filed and is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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11. Recent accounting pronouncement

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

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Legg Mason Partners Large Cap Growth Fund

Trustees   Paul R. Ades Andrew L. Breech Dwight B. Crane Robert M. Frayn, Jr. R. Jay Gerken, CFA
Chairman Frank G. Hubbard Howard J. Johnson David E. Maryatt Jerome H. Miller Ken Miller John J. Murphy Thomas F. Schlafly Jerry A. Viscione   Investment manager   Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC   Subadviser   ClearBridge Advisors, LLC Distributor   Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC   Custodian   State Street Bank and Trust Company   Transfer agent   PNC Global Investments Servicing
(formerly, PFPC Inc.) 4400 Computer Drive Westborough, Massachusetts 01581   Independent registered public accounting firm   KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, New York 10154

Legg Mason Partners Large Cap Growth Fund

The Fund is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, a Maryland business trust.

LEGG MASON PARTNERS LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

Legg Mason Partners Funds

55 Water Street

New York, New York 10041

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Fund, shareholders can call Legg Mason Partners Shareholder Services at 1-800-451-2010.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-451-2010, (2) on the Fund’s website at www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Legg Mason Partners Large Cap Growth Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

www.leggmason.com/individualinvestors

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BUILT TO WIN^SM

At Legg Mason, we’ve assembled a collection of experienced investment management firms and empowered each of them with the tools, the resources and, most importantly, the independence to pursue the strategies they know best.

• Each was purposefully chosen for their commitment to investment excellence.

• Each is focused on specific investment styles and asset classes.

• Each exhibits thought leadership in their chosen area of focus.

Together, we’ve built a powerful portfolio of solutions for financial advisors and their clients. And it has made us a world leader in money management.*

* Ranked ninth-largest money manager in 2008, based on 12/31/07 assets under management, according to Pensions & Investments, May 2008.

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FD1520 7/08 SR08-602

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included herein under Item 1.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 11. 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 half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) (1) Not applicable.

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906CERT

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, there unto duly authorized.

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust
By:	/s/ R. Jay Gerken
	(R. Jay Gerken)
	Chief Executive Officer of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust
Date:	August 6, 2008

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. Jay Gerken
	(R. Jay Gerken)
	Chief Executive Officer of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust
Date:	August 6, 2008
By:	/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak
	(Kaprel Ozsolak)
	Chief Financial Officer of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust
Date:	August 6, 2008