Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds On February 18, 2021 Will Be A Virtual Meeting
BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The following notice relates to the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of the following Eaton Vance funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):
Eaton Vance Growth Trust | Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust |
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Focused Growth Fund | Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund | Eaton Vance Core Plus Bond Fund |
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund | Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund |
Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund | Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
Eaton Vance Focused Growth Opportunities Fund | Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Focused Value Opportunities Fund | Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund |
Eaton Vance Greater China Growth Fund | Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund |
Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund | Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & High Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund | Eaton Vance Global Bond Fund |
Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund | Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund |
Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy Fund | Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund |
Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein Equity Strategy Fund | Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund |
Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund | Eaton Vance Global Small-Cap Equity Fund |
Eaton Vance Government Opportunities Fund | |
Eaton Vance Investment Trust | Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund |
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Multi-Asset Credit Fund |
Eaton Vance National Limited Maturity Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund |
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Opportunities Fund | Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund | Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Stock Fund | |
Eaton Vance Municipals Trust | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund |
Eaton Vance Arizona Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund |
Eaton Vance California Municipal Opportunities Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 |
Eaton Vance Connecticut Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 |
Eaton Vance Georgia Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Fund |
Eaton Vance Maryland Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund |
Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Value Fund |
Eaton Vance Minnesota Municipal Income Fund | Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund |
Eaton Vance Missouri Municipal Income Fund | Parametric Dividend Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Municipal Opportunities Fund | Parametric Emerging Markets Fund |
Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund | Parametric International Equity Fund |
Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Fund | Parametric Tax-Managed International Equity Fund |
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Fund | Parametric Volatility Risk Premium – Defensive Fund |
Eaton Vance North Carolina Municipal Income Fund | |
Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Series Fund, Inc. |
Eaton Vance Oregon Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities Fund |
Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund | |
Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Series Trust |
Eaton Vance Virginia Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0 |
Eaton Vance Municipals Trust II | Eaton Vance Series Trust II |
Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund | Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston |
Parametric TABS Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Fund | Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund |
Parametric TABS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund | |
Parametric TABS 1-to-10 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund | Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust |
Parametric TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund | Eaton Vance Balanced Fund |
Parametric TABS 10-to-20 Year Laddered Municipal Bond Fund | Eaton Vance Core Bond Fund |
Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund | |
Eaton Vance Variable Trust | Eaton Vance Greater India Fund |
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund | Eaton Vance Growth Fund |
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value Fund | |
Eaton Vance NextShares Trust | Eaton Vance Real Estate Fund |
Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares | Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund |
Eaton Vance Stock NextShares | Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund |
Eaton Vance Special Equities Fund | |
Eaton Vance NextShares Trust II | |
Eaton Vance TABS 5-to-15 Year Laddered Municipal Bond NextShares | |
Notice That Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders
Will Be A Virtual Meeting
Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), travel guidelines in Massachusetts and surrounding areas, and to support the health and well-being of our shareholders, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Funds to be held on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (the "Meeting") will be a virtual meeting via a web-based portal. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person.
If you were a record holder of Fund shares as of December 11, 2020 (i.e., you held Fund shares in your own name directly with the Fund), you can participate in and vote at the Meeting by emailing your full name and address to Computershare Fund Services ("Computershare") at shareholdermeetings@computershare.com. You will then be provided with credentials to participate in the Meeting. You will also be able to vote during the Meeting by entering the control number found on the proxy card or notice you previously received. Requests to participate in and vote at the Meeting must be received by Computershare no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 12, 2021.
If you held Fund shares through an intermediary (such as a broker-dealer) as of December 11, 2020, and wish to participate in and vote at the Meeting, you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your intermediary reflecting the Fund's name, the number of Fund shares you held, and your name and email address. You may forward an email from your intermediary containing the legal proxy or attach an image of the legal proxy to an email and send it to Computershare at shareholdermeetings@computershare.com with "Legal Proxy" in the subject line. You will then be provided with credentials to participate in the Meeting, as well as a unique control number to vote your shares at the Meeting. If you would simply like to participate in but NOT vote at the Meeting, please send an email to Computershare at shareholdermeetings@computershare.com with proof of ownership of Fund shares. A statement, letter or the Vote Instruction Form from your intermediary will be sufficient proof of ownership. You will then be provided with credentials to participate in the Meeting. All requests to participate in the Meeting must be received by Computershare no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 12, 2021.
If you are the owner of a variable annuity or life insurance contract invested in a Fund as of December 11, 2020, you may attend the Meeting as a guest. Log onto www.meetingcenter.io/255567976 on the date and time of the Meeting, select the "I am a Guest" option and follow the onscreen prompts.
The Funds and the Boards of Trustees are closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation and if circumstances change, the Funds will issue additional press release(s) updating shareholders regarding the Meeting. Whether or not you plan to participate in the Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your vote in advance of the Meeting by one of the methods described in the Funds' proxy materials. The proxy statement is available online at https://funds.eatonvance.com/open-end-mutual-fund-documents.php. The proxy card included with the Funds' previously distributed proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the change to a virtual meeting and may continue to be used to vote your shares in advance of the Meeting. Please contact Computershare at shareholdermeetings@computershare.com with any questions regarding accessing the Meeting and a Computershare representative will contact you to answer your questions.
By Order of the Boards of Trustees,
/s/ Maureen A. Gemma
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
About Eaton Vance Corp.
Eaton Vance Management or Boston Management and Research, each a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) provides advanced investment strategies and wealth management solutions to forward-thinking investors around the world. Through principal investment affiliates Eaton Vance Management, Parametric, Atlanta Capital, Calvert and Hexavest, the Company offers a diversity of investment approaches, encompassing bottom-up and top-down fundamental active management, responsible investing, systematic investing and customized implementation of client-specified portfolio exposures. As of December 31, 2020, Eaton Vance had consolidated assets under management of
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