https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880366/000119312518328752/d611030d497.htm497 1 d611030d497.htm CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
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LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2018
TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTUS
AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DATED MARCH 1, 2018 OF
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
The Board of Trustees of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust on behalf of ClearBridge Energy MLP & Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) has approved a proposal to terminate and liquidate the Fund. The Fund is expected to cease operations on or about February 15, 2019 (the “Liquidation Date”). Before that date, the assets of the Fund will be liquidated at the discretion of Fund management and the Fund will cease to pursue its investment objective.
Existing shareholders of the Fund who invest through a systematic investment plan or payroll deduction or those investing through a Retirement Plan or retirement platform (as described under “Retirement and Institutional Investors — eligible investors — Retirement Plans” in the Fund’s Prospectus) will be permitted to purchase shares of the Fund for a limited period of time while they select an investment alternative. Shares of the Fund are otherwise closed to purchases and incoming exchanges as of the close of market on the date of this supplement, except for the reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. The Fund will close to all investments two days prior to the Liquidation Date.
Shareholders who elect to redeem their shares prior to the Liquidation Date will be redeemed in the ordinary course at the applicable net asset value per share. Effective immediately, any deferred sales charges applicable to Fund redemptions will be waived. Fund shareholders may exchange their shares for shares of another fund in the Legg Mason mutual fund complex in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s Prospectus at any time before the Liquidation Date. Shareholders who exchange their shares for the same class of shares of other Legg Mason funds may do so without the imposition of an initial sales charge. Fund shareholders may consider options that are suitable for the reinvestment of their liquidation proceeds, including exchanging into another fund within the Legg Mason mutual fund complex.
Shareholders who remain in the Fund until the Liquidation Date will receive a liquidation distribution equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shares of the Fund that such shareholder then holds.
The liquidation of the Fund will result in one or more taxable events for shareholders subject to federal income tax. An exchange or redemption of shares prior to the Liquidation Date will generally give rise to a capital gain or loss for shareholders for federal income tax purposes. In connection with the liquidation, the Fund may declare taxable distributions of its net investment income and capital gain (including net capital gains, if any, from the liquidation of the assets of the Fund) in advance of its regular distribution schedule. All liquidation proceeds paid to shareholders will generally be treated as received by those shareholders in exchange for their shares and will therefore generally give rise to capital gain or loss depending on the shareholder’s tax basis.
Shareholders who purchased their shares directly from the Fund and hold their shares through an individual retirement account (IRA) will receive another communication from the Fund prior to the liquidation regarding their investment.
Shareholders who hold their shares through an IRA should consult their tax advisers concerning the tax implications of a distribution, their eligibility to roll over a distribution and the procedures applicable to such rollovers. If a check representing your liquidation or redemption proceeds was made payable to you (as opposed to the custodian of your IRA)
because of the way your account was registered in the records of the Fund, please contact Legg Mason Shareholder Services at 1-877-721-1926 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET. Caution: if you cash the check or deposit in any account other than your IRA, it may be subject to a 10% penalty and taxed as ordinary income in the year of receipt. Other shareholders should likewise consult a personal tax adviser with respect to the effects of the liquidation of the Fund and of any associated distributions.
Please retain this supplement for future reference.
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