{"abstract":"Summary of Application: Applicants request an order that would permit them to enter into, and amend, subadvisory agreements with Wholly-Owned Sub-Advisors (as defined below) and Non-Affiliated Sub- Advisors (as defined below) without shareholder approval. The order would also grant relief from certain disclosure requirements. Applicants: Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust (\"Equity Trust\"), Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust (\"Variable Equity Trust,\" and, together with Equity Trust, the \"Trusts\"), and Permal Asset Management LLC (\"Permal\"). DATES: Filing Dates: The application was filed on March 1, 2013, and amended on September 24, 2013, and February 6, 2014. Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the application will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's Secretary and serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on March 21, 2014, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the Commission's Secretary.","action":"Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (\"Act\") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/03/03/2014-04555.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"79 FR 11837","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Filing Dates: The application was filed on March 1, 2013, and amended on September 24, 2013, and February 6, 2014.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Investment Company Act Release No. 30923","File No. 812-14127"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-04555","effective_on":null,"end_page":11840,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/03/03/2014-04555.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/03/2014-04555/legg-mason-partners-equity-trust-et-al-notice-of-application","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-04555?publication_date=2014-03-03","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-03-03/2014-04555/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":19,"last_updated":"2026-04-24 06:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-03/pdf/2014-04555.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-04555.pdf?1393595572","publication_date":"2014-03-03","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/03/03/2014-04555.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-03-23T06:00:21Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":11837,"subtype":null,"title":"Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, et al.; Notice of Application","toc_doc":"Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, et al.","toc_subject":"Applications:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":79}