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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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Eaton
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Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
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Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
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Eaton
Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
Eaton
Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
One
Post Office Square
Boston,
Massachusetts 02109
June
23, 2025
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially
invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of your Fund(s), which will be held at the principal
office of each Fund, One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).
At the Annual
Meeting, you will be asked to consider the election of Trustees of your Fund(s). The enclosed proxy statement contains additional information.
We hope that
you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend and regardless of the number of shares you own, it is
important that your shares be represented. We urge you to complete, sign and date the applicable enclosed proxy card and return it in
the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon as possible to ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kenneth A. Topping |
/s/ R. Kelly Williams, Jr. |
Kenneth A. Topping |
R. Kelly Williams, Jr. |
President |
President |
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust |
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund |
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Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund |
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund |
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund |
YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.
It is
important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend, you are requested to complete, date,
sign and return the applicable enclosed proxy card as soon as possible. You may withdraw your proxy if you attend the Annual Meeting
and desire to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Eaton
Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
Eaton
Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on Thursday, August 7, 2025: The
Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card(s) and Shareholder Report(s) are available on the Eaton Vance website
at https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.
The Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of each of the above registered investment companies, each a Massachusetts business trust (each, a “Fund”
and collectively, the “Funds”), will be held at the principal office of each Fund, One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts
02109, on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) (the “Annual Meeting”), for the following purposes:
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(1) |
To elect Trustees of each Fund as outlined below: |
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a. |
For Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust, four Class
I Trustees, Cynthia E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley, Scott E. Wennerholm and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the holders of the
Fund’s Common Shares and Auction Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class; and |
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b. |
For Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund, four Class I Trustees,
Cynthia E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley, Susan J. Sutherland and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the shareholders of the Fund’s
Common Shares; and |
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c. |
For Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund, four Class
I Trustees, Cynthia E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley, Scott E. Wennerholm and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the shareholders of
the Fund’s Common Shares; and |
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d. |
For Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund and Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund, three Class I Trustees, Cynthia E. Frost, Scott E. Wennerholm and Nancy
Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the shareholders of each Fund’s Common Shares. |
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(2) |
To consider and act upon any other matters that may properly
come before the Annual Meeting and any adjourned or postponed session thereof. |
Although each
Fund is holding a separate Annual Meeting, the meetings will be held concurrently. Shareholders of each Fund will vote separately. Any
such vote FOR or AGAINST a proposal will also authorize the persons named as proxies to vote accordingly FOR or AGAINST any such adjournment
of the Annual Meeting.
The Board
of Trustees of each Fund has fixed the close of business on May 27, 2025 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders
of a Fund entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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By Order of the Boards of Trustees
of the Funds |
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/s/ Nicholas S. Di Lorenzo |
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Nicholas S. Di Lorenzo |
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Secretary |
June 23, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts
IMPORTANT
Shareholders
can help avoid the necessity and additional expense to the Fund(s) of further solicitations by promptly returning the enclosed proxy.
The enclosed addressed envelope requires no postage if mailed in the United States and is intended for your convenience.
Eaton
Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
Eaton
Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
One
Post Office Square
Boston,
Massachusetts 02109
PROXY
STATEMENT
This proxy
statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
(the “Senior Floating-Rate Trust”), Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (the “Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income
Fund”), Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund (the “Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund”),
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (the “Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund”) and Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (the “Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund”) (each, a “Fund”
and collectively, the “Funds”). The proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each Fund and at any adjournments
or postponements thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.
(Eastern Time) at the principal office of each Fund, One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, as discussed further herein.
The Annual Meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice. This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card(s)
are first being sent or given to shareholders on or about June 23, 2025.
The Board
of Trustees of each Fund (the “Board” or the “Board of Trustees”) has fixed the close of business on May 27,
2025 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments
or postponements thereof. The number of common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Shares”),
and, in the case of Senior Floating-Rate Trust, the number of auction preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, liquidation preference
$25,000 per share (“APS”), of each Fund outstanding on May 27, 2025, were as follows:
Fund |
No.
of Common Shares
Outstanding on
May 27, 2025 |
No.
of APS
Outstanding on
May 27, 2025 |
Senior Floating-Rate Trust |
29,523,618 |
3,032 |
Tax-Advantaged Dividend
Income Fund |
74,542,782 |
– |
Tax-Advantaged Global
Dividend Income Fund |
76,321,908 |
– |
Tax-Managed Diversified
Equity Income Fund |
157,502,243 |
– |
Tax-Managed Global Diversified
Equity Income Fund |
305,936,026 |
– |
Each Fund
will vote separately on each proposal; votes of multiple Funds will not be aggregated.
To the knowledge
of the Funds, based on filings made on Schedules 13D and 13G pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (“Exchange Act”), as of May 27, 2025, one or more shareholders of each of Senior Floating-Rate Trust, Tax-Managed
Diversified Equity Income Fund and Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund owned 5% or more of the Fund's outstanding Common
Shares and/or APS (as applicable) as of May 27, 2025. Information relating to such shareholders can be found on Exhibit C. With respect
to each other Fund, to the knowledge of the Funds, as of May 27, 2025: (i) no other shareholder owned 5% or more of the Fund’s
outstanding Common Shares and/or APS; and (ii) the Trustees and executive officers of each Fund, individually and as a group, owned beneficially
less than 1% of the outstanding Common Shares and/or APS of each Fund.
Shareholders
as of the close of business on the record date of May 27, 2025 are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. All properly executed
proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting will be voted at the Annual Meeting. Each proxy will be voted in accordance with its instructions;
if no instruction is given, an executed proxy will authorize the persons named on the respective proxy card enclosed as proxies, or any
of them, to vote FOR the election of each Trustee. An executed proxy delivered to a Fund is revocable by the person giving it, prior
to its exercise, by a signed writing filed with the Fund’s Secretary, by executing and delivering a later dated proxy, or by attending
the Annual Meeting and voting the shares at the Annual Meeting. Merely attending the Annual Meeting will not revoke a previously executed
proxy. If you hold Fund shares through an intermediary (such as a broker, bank, adviser or custodian), please consult with the intermediary
regarding your ability to revoke voting instructions after they have been provided.
If you are
a record holder of Fund shares and plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you must show a valid photo identification (such as a driver’s
license) to gain admission to the Annual Meeting. Please call 1-800-262-1122 for information on how to obtain directions to be able to
attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.
If you hold
Fund shares through an intermediary and plan to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting, you will be required to show a valid photo identification
and your authority to vote your shares (referred to as a “legal proxy”) to gain admission to the Annual Meeting. As described
above, you must contact your intermediary to obtain a legal proxy for your shares.
PROPOSAL
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Each Fund’s
Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that a majority of the Trustees shall fix the number of the entire Board and that such number
shall be at least two and no greater than fifteen. Each Board has fixed the number of Trustees at ten. Under the terms of each Fund’s
Agreement and Declaration of Trust, each Board is divided into three classes, each class having a term of three years to expire on the
date of the third Annual Meeting following its election.
Proxies
will be voted for the election of the following nominees: |
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a. |
For Senior Floating-Rate Trust, four Class I Trustees,
Cynthia E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley, Scott E. Wennerholm and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the holders of the Fund’s
Common Shares and Auction Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class; and |
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b. |
For Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund, four Class I Trustees, Cynthia
E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley, Susan J. Sutherland and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the shareholders of the Fund’s Common
Shares; and |
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c. |
For Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund, four Class I Trustees,
Cynthia E. Frost, Valerie A. Mosley, Scott E. Wennerholm and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected by the shareholders of the Fund’s
Common Shares; and |
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d. |
For Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund and Tax-Managed Global
Diversified Equity Income Fund, three Class I Trustees, Cynthia E. Frost, Scott E. Wennerholm and Nancy Wiser Stefani, to be elected
by the shareholders of each Fund’s Common Shares. |
The Board
of Trustees recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of the Trustee nominees of each Fund.
Each nominee
is currently serving as a Trustee of his or her respective Fund and has consented to continue to so serve. In the event that a nominee
is unable to serve for any reason (which is not now expected) when the election occurs, the accompanying proxy will be voted for such
other person or persons as the Board of Trustees may recommend. Election of Trustees is non-cumulative. Shareholders do not have appraisal
rights in connection with the proposal in this proxy statement.
Each nominee
shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of the Fund entitled to vote. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater
number of persons than the number of nominees named. No nominee is a party adverse to his or her respective Fund or any of its affiliates
in any material pending legal proceeding, nor does any nominee have an interest materially adverse to such Fund.
Under the
terms of Senior Floating-Rate Trust’s By-Laws, as amended, the holders of the APS are entitled as a class, to the exclusion of
the holders of the Common Shares, to elect two Trustees of the Fund. There are no Trustees nominated for election by holders of the Fund’s
APS at this meeting. Senior Floating-Rate Trust’s By-Laws further provide for the election of the other nominees named above by
the holders of the Common Shares and the APS, voting together as a single class.
The following
table presents certain information regarding the current Trustees of each Fund, including the principal occupations of each such person
for at least the last five years. References below to “EFR” are to Senior Floating-Rate Trust, to “EVT” are to
Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund, to “ETG” are to Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund, to “ETY” are
to Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund and to “EXG” are to Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund. Information
in the table below about a Trustee's position with a Fund, the period as a Trustee and the current term of each Trustee are for each
Fund unless otherwise noted.
Name
and Year of Birth |
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Fund
Position(s) |
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Trustee
Since(1) |
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Current
Term Expiring |
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Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
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Other Directorships Held During Last Five Years |
Noninterested
Trustees |
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ALAN C. BOWSER
1962 |
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Trustee |
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2023 |
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Class II Trustee until 2026. |
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Private investor. Formerly, Co-Head
of the Americas Region, Chief Diversity Officer, Partner and Member of the Operating Committee at Bridgewater Associates, an asset
management firm (2011-2023). Formerly, Managing Director and Head of Investment Services at UBS Wealth Management Americas
(2007-2010). Formerly, Managing Director and Head of Client Solutions, Citibank Private Bank (1999-2007). |
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Independent Director of Stout Risius Ross
(a middle market professional services advisory firm) (since 2021). |
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MARK R. FETTING
1954 |
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Trustee |
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2016 |
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EFR and ETG: Class II Trustee until 2026.
ETY, EVT and EXG: Class III Trustee until 2027. |
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Private investor. Formerly held
various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly,
President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial
Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000). |
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None |
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CYNTHIA E. FROST
1961 |
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Trustee |
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2014 |
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Class I Trustee until 2025. |
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Private investor. Formerly, Chief
Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company
(university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995).
Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management
Company (1983-1985). |
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None |
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GEORGE J. GORMAN
1952 |
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Chairperson of the Board and Trustee |
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2021 (Chairperson) and 2014 (Trustee) |
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EFR, ETY and EXG: Class II Trustee until
2026.(2)
ETG and EVT: Class III Trustee until 2027. |
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Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting
firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009). |
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None |
Name
and Year of Birth |
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Fund
Position(s) |
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Trustee
Since(1) |
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Current
Term Expiring |
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Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
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Other Directorships Held During Last Five Years |
VALERIE A. MOSLEY
1960 |
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Trustee |
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2014 |
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EFR, ETG and EVT: Class I Trustee until 2025.
ETY and EXG: Class III Trustee until 2027. |
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Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of
Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUp, a fintech platform. Formerly,
Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment
management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly
worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990). |
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Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports
entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth
management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020) and Director
of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (2020-2022). |
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KEITH QUINTON
1958 |
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Trustee |
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2018 |
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ETG, ETY, EVT and EXG: Class II Trustee until
2026.
EFR: Class III Trustee until 2027.(2) |
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Private investor, researcher and lecturer.
Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and
Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014). |
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Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman
(2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank. |
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MARCUS L. SMITH
1966 |
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Trustee |
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2018 |
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Class III Trustee until 2027. |
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Private investor and independent corporate
director. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Canada (2012-2017), Chief Investment Officer, Asia (2010-2012), Director
of Asian Research (2004-2010) and portfolio manager (2001-2017) at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm). |
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Director of First Industrial Realty Trust,
Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017).
Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018). |
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NANCY WISER STEFANI
1967 |
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Trustee |
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2022 |
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Class I Trustee until 2025. |
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Formerly, Executive Vice President and the
Global Head of Operations at Wells Fargo Asset Management (2011-2021). |
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None |
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SUSAN J. SUTHERLAND
1957 |
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Trustee |
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2015 |
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EFR and ETG: Class III Trustee until 2027.
ETY and EXG: Class II Trustee until 2026.
EVT: Class I Trustee until 2025. |
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Private investor. Director of Ascot Group
Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance)
(2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013). |
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Formerly, Director of Kairos Acquisition
Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (2021-2023). |
Name
and Year of Birth |
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Fund
Position(s) |
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Trustee
Since(1) |
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Current
Term Expiring |
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Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
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Other Directorships Held During Last Five Years |
SCOTT E. WENNERHOLM
1959 |
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Trustee |
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2016 |
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EFR, ETG, ETY and EXG: Class I Trustee until
2025.
EVT: Class II Trustee until 2026. |
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Private investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock
College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017).
Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly,
Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997). |
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None |
(1) | Year
first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee
has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. |
(2) | Elected
or nominated to be elected by holders of Senior Floating-Rate Trust's APS. |
Each current
Trustee listed above is a Trustee that is not an “interested person” of a Fund, as that term is used in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (each, a “noninterested Trustee”), and served as a trustee of 123 funds
within the Eaton Vance fund complex as of May 27, 2025 (including both funds and portfolios in a hub and spoke structure). The address
of each Trustee is One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Each Trustee
holds office until the Annual Meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified,
subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Under the terms of each Fund’s current Trustee
retirement policy, a noninterested Trustee must retire and resign as a Trustee on the earlier of: (i) the first day of July following
his or her 76th birthday; or (ii), with limited exception, December 31st of the 20th year in which he
or she has served as a Trustee. However, if such retirement and resignation would cause a Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16
of the 1940 Act, or any other regulations or guidance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), then such retirement
and resignation will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for a Fund to be in compliance with Section 16 of
the 1940 Act and any other regulations or guidance of the SEC.
Share
Ownership by Trustee
As of May
27, 2025, Mr. Quinton beneficially owned over $100,000 of EFR, ETG and EVT's equity securities, and beneficially owned between $50,001
and $100,000 of EXG's equity securities. As of May 27, 2025, no other Trustee beneficially owned a Fund's equity securities. The following
table shows, as of May 27, 2025, the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in all registered investment
companies advised or administered by Eaton Vance (the “Eaton Vance family of funds”) overseen by the Trustee, which may include
shares, if any, deemed to be beneficially owned by a noninterested Trustee through a deferred compensation plan.
Name
of Trustee |
Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity
Securities Beneficially Owned in Funds
Overseen by Trustee in the
Eaton Vance Family of Funds |
Noninterested
Trustees |
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Alan C. Bowser |
Over $100,000 |
Mark R. Fetting |
Over $100,000 |
Cynthia E. Frost |
Over $100,000 |
George J. Gorman |
Over $100,000 |
Valerie A. Mosley |
Over $100,000 |
Keith Quinton |
Over $100,000 |
Marcus L. Smith |
Over $100,000 |
Nancy Wiser Stefani |
Over $100,000 |
Susan J. Sutherland |
Over $100,000 |
Scott E. Wennerholm |
Over $100,000 |
Board
Meetings and Committees
The Board
has general oversight responsibility with respect to the business and affairs of each Fund. The Board has engaged an investment adviser
and (if applicable) a sub-adviser (collectively, the “adviser”) to manage each Fund. The Funds’ investment adviser
also serves as administrator of each Fund. The Board is responsible for overseeing such adviser and administrator and other service providers
to the Fund. The Board is currently composed of ten noninterested Trustees. In addition to six regularly scheduled meetings per year,
the Board holds special meetings or informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular
meeting. As discussed below, the Board has established six committees to assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities.
The Board
has appointed a noninterested Trustee to serve in the role of Chairperson. The Chairperson’s primary role is to participate in
the preparation of the agenda for meetings of the Board and the identification of information to be presented to the Board with respect
to matters to be acted upon by the Board. The Chairperson also presides at all meetings of the Board and acts as a liaison with service
providers, officers, attorneys, and other Board members generally between meetings. The Chairperson may perform such other functions
as may be requested by the Board from time to time. In addition, the Board may appoint a noninterested Trustee to serve in the role of
Vice-Chairperson. The Vice-Chairperson has the power and authority to perform any or all of the duties and responsibilities of the Chairperson
in the absence of the Chairperson and/or as requested by the Chairperson. Except for any duties specified herein or pursuant to each
Fund’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, the designation of Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson does not impose on such noninterested
Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member
of the Board, generally.
Each Fund
is subject to a number of risks, including, among others, investment, compliance, operational, and valuation risks. Risk oversight is
part of the Board’s general oversight of each Fund and is addressed as part of various activities of the Board and its Committees.
As part of its oversight of each Fund, the Board directly, or through a Committee, relies on and reviews reports from, among others,
Fund management, the adviser/administrator, the principal underwriter, the Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”), and other
Fund service providers responsible for day-to-day oversight of Fund investments, operations and compliance to assist the Board in identifying
and understanding the nature and extent of risks and determining whether, and to what extent, such risks can or should be mitigated.
The Board also interacts with the CCO and with senior personnel of the adviser/administrator, the principal underwriter and other Fund
service providers and provides input on risk management issues during meetings of the Board and its Committees. Each of the adviser/administrator,
the principal underwriter and the other Fund service providers has its own independent interest and responsibilities in risk management,
and its policies and methods for carrying out risk management functions will depend, in part, on its individual priorities, resources
and controls. It is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect a Fund or to develop processes and controls to eliminate
or mitigate their occurrence or effects. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve
a Fund’s goals.
The Board,
with the assistance of management and with input from the Board’s various committees, reviews investment policies and risks in
connection with its review of Fund performance. The Board has appointed a Fund CCO who oversees the implementation and testing of each
Fund’s compliance program and reports to the Board regarding compliance matters for the Funds and their principal service providers.
In addition, as part of the Board’s periodic review of the
advisory,
subadvisory (if applicable), distribution and other service provider agreements, the Board may consider risk management aspects of their
operations and the functions for which they are responsible. With respect to valuation, the Board approves and periodically reviews valuation
policies and procedures applicable to valuing each Fund’s shares. The administrator and the adviser are responsible for the implementation
and day-to-day administration of these valuation policies and procedures and provide reports to the Audit Committee of the Board and
the Board regarding these and related matters. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Board or the Board receives reports periodically
from the independent public accounting firm for each Fund regarding tests performed by such firm on the valuation of all securities,
as well as with respect to other risks associated with registered investment companies. Reports received from service providers, legal
counsel and the independent public accounting firm assist the Board in performing its oversight function.
Each Fund’s
By-Laws set forth specific qualifications to serve as a Trustee. The Charter of the Governance Committee also sets forth certain factors
that the Committee may take into account in considering noninterested Trustee candidates. In general, no one factor is decisive in the
selection of an individual to join the Board. Among the factors the Board considers when concluding that an individual should serve on
the Board are the following: (i) knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) experience as a director or senior officer
of public companies; (iii) educational background; (iv) reputation for high ethical standards and professional integrity; (v) specific
financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the individual or other experience or background of the individual, and the extent
to which such expertise, experience or background would complement the Board members’ existing mix of skills, core competencies
and qualifications and diversity of experiences and background; (vi) perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the
Board, including the ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii)
the ability to qualify as a noninterested Trustee for purposes of the 1940 Act and any other actual or potential conflicts of interest
involving the individual and each Fund; and (viii) such other factors as the Board determines to be relevant in light of the existing
composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies.
Among the
attributes or skills common to all Board members are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided
to them, to interact effectively with the other members of the Board, management, sub-advisers, other service providers, counsel and
independent registered public accounting firms, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the performance of their
duties as members of the Board. Each Board member’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively has been attained through
the Board member’s business, consulting, public service and/or academic positions and through experience from service as a member
of the Boards of the Eaton Vance family of funds (“Eaton Vance Fund Boards”) (and/or in other capacities, including for any
predecessor funds), public companies, or non-profit entities or other organizations as set forth below. Each Board member’s ability
to perform his or her duties effectively also has been enhanced by his or her educational background, professional training, and/or other
life experiences.
In respect
of each current member of the Board, the individual’s substantial professional accomplishments and experience, including in fields
related to the operations of registered investment companies, were a significant factor in the determination that the individual should
serve as a member of the Board. The following is a summary of each Board member’s particular professional experience and additional
considerations that contributed to the Board’s conclusion that he or she should serve as a member of the Board:
Alan C.
Bowser. Mr. Bowser has served as a Board member of the Eaton Vance open-end funds since 2022 and of the Eaton Vance closed-end funds
since 2023. Mr. Bowser has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, most of which has been dedicated to leading
investment advisory teams serving institutions, family offices, and ultra-high net worth individuals in the U.S. and Latin America. From
2011-2023, Mr. Bowser served in several capacities at Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm, including most recently serving
as Chief Diversity Officer and Co-Head of the Americas Region in addition to being a Partner and a member of the Operating Committee.
Prior to joining Bridgewater Associates, he was Managing Director and Head of Investment Services at UBS Wealth Management Americas from
2007 to 2010 and, before that, Managing Director and Head of Client Solutions for the Latin America Division at the Citibank Private
Bank from 1999 to 2007. Mr. Bowser has been an Independent Director of Stout Risius Ross since 2021, a founding Board Member and current
Board Chair of the Black Hedge Fund Professionals Network and has served on the Boards of the Robert Toigo Foundation, the New York Urban
League, the University of Pennsylvania, and as Vice Chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Task Force on Ethics. In 2020,
he was recognized as one of the top 100 “EMPower Ethnic Minority Executive Role Models” and in 2022 he was recognized by
Business Insider magazine as one of 14 “Diversity Trailblazers” making corporate America more inclusive.
Mark R.
Fetting. Mr. Fetting has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2016 and is the Chairperson of the Contract Review
Committee. He has over 30 years of experience in the investment management industry as an executive and in various leadership roles.
From 2000 through 2012, Mr. Fetting served in several capacities at Legg Mason, Inc., including most recently serving as President, Chief
Executive Officer, Director and Chairman from 2008 to his retirement in 2012. He also served as a Director/Trustee and Chairman of the
Legg Mason family of funds from 2008-2012 and Director/Trustee of the Royce family of funds from 2001-2012. From 2001 through 2008, Mr.
Fetting also
served as
President of the Legg Mason family of funds. From 1991 through 2000, Mr. Fetting served as Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential
Financial Group, Inc. and related companies. Early in his professional career, Mr. Fetting was a Vice President at T. Rowe Price and
served in leadership roles within the firm’s mutual fund division from 1981-1987.
Cynthia
E. Frost. Ms. Frost has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2014. From 2000 through 2012, Ms. Frost was the Chief
Investment Officer of Brown University, where she oversaw the evaluation, selection and monitoring of the third party investment managers
who managed the university’s endowment. From 1995 through 2000, Ms. Frost was a Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company,
which oversaw Duke University’s endowment. Ms. Frost also served in various investment and consulting roles at Cambridge Associates
from 1989-1995, Bain and Company from 1987-1989 and BA Investment Management Company from 1983-1985. She serves as a member of the investment
committee of The MCNC Endowment.
George
J. Gorman. Mr. Gorman has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2014 and is the Independent Chairperson of the
Board. From 1974 through 2009, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP, including as a Senior Partner in the
Asset Management Group (from 1988) specializing in managing engagement teams responsible for auditing mutual funds registered with the
SEC, hedge funds and private equity funds. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee of other mutual fund complexes,
including the Bank of America Money Market Funds Series Trust from 2011-2014 and the Ashmore Funds from 2010-2014.
Valerie
A. Mosley. Ms. Mosley has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2014 and is the Chairperson of the Governance
Committee. In 2020 she founded Upward Wealth, Inc., doing business as BrightUp, a fintech platform focused on helping everyday workers
grow their net worth and reinforce their self-worth. From 1992 through 2012, Ms. Mosley served in several capacities at Wellington
Management Company, LLP, an investment management firm, including as a Partner, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment
Strategist. Ms. Mosley also served as Chief Investment Officer at PG Corbin Asset Management from 1990-1992 and worked in institutional
corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody from 1986-1990. She is a Director of Envestnet, Inc., a provider of intelligent systems for wealth
management and financial wellness and DraftKings, Inc., a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. In addition, she is also a
board member of Caribou Financial, Inc., an auto loan refinancing company. Ms. Mosley previously served as a Director of Dynex Capital,
Inc., a mortgage REIT from 2013-2020, a Director of Progress Investment Management Company, a manager of emerging managers, until 2020,
and a Director of Groupon, Inc., an e-commerce platform from 2020-2022. She serves as a trustee or board member of several major non-profit
organizations and endowments.
Keith Quinton.
Mr. Quinton has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2018 and is the Chairperson of the Closed-End Fund Committee.
He had over thirty years of experience in the investment industry before retiring from Fidelity Investments in 2014. Prior to joining
Fidelity, Mr. Quinton was a vice president and quantitative analyst at MFS Investment Management from 2000-2001. From 1997 through 2000,
he was a senior quantitative analyst at Santander Global Advisors and, from 1995 through 1997, Mr. Quinton was senior vice president
in the quantitative equity research department at Putnam Investments. Prior to joining Putnam Investments, Mr. Quinton served in various
investment roles at Eberstadt Fleming, Falconwood Securities Corporation and Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he began his career in the
investment industry as a senior quantitative analyst in 1983. Mr. Quinton served as an Independent Investment Committee Member of the
New Hampshire Retirement System, a five member committee that manages investments based on the investment policy and asset allocation
approved by the board of trustees (2017-2021), and as a Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of the New Hampshire Municipal
Bond Bank.
Marcus
L. Smith. Mr. Smith has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2018 and is the Chairperson of the Portfolio
Management Committee. Mr. Smith has been a Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a fully integrated owner, operator and developer
of industrial real estate, since 2021, where he serves on the Investment and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees. Since 2017,
Mr. Smith has been a Director of MSCI Inc., a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, where he serves as Chair
of the Audit Committee and a member of the Strategy & Finance Committee. From 2017 through 2018, he served as a Director of DCT Industrial
Trust Inc., a leading logistics real estate company, where he served as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Audit
Committees. From 1994 through 2017, Mr. Smith served in several capacities at MFS Investment Management, an investment management
firm, where he managed the MFS Institutional International Fund for 17 years and the MFS Concentrated International Fund for 10 years.
In addition to his portfolio management duties, Mr. Smith served as Chief Investment Officer, Canada from 2012-2017, Chief Investment
Officer, Asia from 2010-2012, and Director of Asian Research from 2005-2010. Prior to joining MFS, Mr. Smith was a senior consultant
at Andersen Consulting (now known as Accenture) from 1988-1992. Mr. Smith served as a United States Army Reserve Officer from 1987-1992.
He was also a trustee of the University of Mount Union from 2008-2020 and served on the Boston advisory board of the Posse Foundation
from 2015-2021. Mr. Smith currently sits on the Harvard Medical School Advisory Council on Education, the Board of Directors for Facing
History and Ourselves and is a Trustee of the Core Knowledge Foundation.
Nancy Wiser
Stefani. Ms. Stefani has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2022. She also serves as a corporate Director for
Rimes Technologies, a data management company based in London (since 2022). Ms. Stefani has over 30 years of experience in the investment
management and financial services industry. From 2011-2021, Ms. Stefani served as an Executive Vice President and the Global Head of
Operations at Wells Fargo Asset Management, where she oversaw operations and governance matters. In the role of governance, Ms. Stefani
served as chairman of the board for the Wells Fargo Asset Management United Kingdom and Luxembourg legal entities as well as the Luxembourg
funds. Additionally, Ms. Stefani served as the Treasurer for the Wells Fargo Funds from 2012-2021. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Asset
Management, Ms. Stefani served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for two registered asset management companies
where she oversaw all non-investment activities. She currently serves on the University of Minnesota Foundation Board of Trustees (since
2022) and previously served on several other non-profit boards including her alma mater Providence College Business Advisory board,
Boston Scores and the National Black MBA Advisory board.
Susan J.
Sutherland. Ms. Sutherland has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2015 and is the Chairperson of the Compliance
Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee. She is also a Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries. Ascot Group
Limited, through its related businesses including Syndicate 1414 at Lloyd’s of London, is a leading global underwriter of specialty
property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. In addition, Ms. Sutherland was a Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. from 2021 until
its dissolution in 2023, which had concentrated on acquisition and business combination efforts within the insurance and insurance technology
(also known as “InsurTech”) sectors. Ms. Sutherland was also a Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., a global provider
of customized reinsurance and insurance products, from 2013 until its sale in 2015 and of Hagerty Holding Corp., a leading provider of
specialized automobile and marine insurance from 2015-2018. From 1982 through 2013, Ms. Sutherland was an associate, counsel and then
a partner in the Financial Institutions Group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she primarily represented U.S. and
international insurance and reinsurance companies, investment banks and private equity firms in insurance-related corporate transactions.
In addition, Ms. Sutherland has also served as a board member of prominent non-profit organizations.
Scott E.
Wennerholm. Mr. Wennerholm has served as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2016 and is the Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry in various leadership and executive roles. Mr. Wennerholm served
as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management from 2005-2011. He also served as Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management from 1997-2004 and was a Vice President at Fidelity Investments
Institutional Services from 1994-1997. In addition, Mr. Wennerholm served as a Trustee at Wheelock College, a postsecondary institution
from 2012-2018.
During the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, the Trustees of each Fund met nine times. Each Board of Trustees has several standing Committees,
including the Audit Committee, the Contract Review Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee, the Compliance
Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee and the Closed-End Fund Committee (formerly known as the Ad Hoc Committee for Closed-End Fund
Matters). The Audit Committee met ten times, the Contract Review Committee met five times, the Governance Committee met four times, the
Portfolio Management Committee met seven times, and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee met eight times. The Closed-End
Fund Committee was established before the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 and met one time during the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2024. However, during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, the predecessor to the Closed-End Fund Committee, the Ad Hoc
Committee for Closed-End Fund Matters, met ten times. Each Trustee attended at least 75% of such Board and Committee meetings on which
he or she serves. None of the Trustees attended the Funds’ 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Each Committee
of the Board of Trustees of each Fund is comprised of only noninterested Trustees. The respective duties and responsibilities of these
Committees remain under the continuing review of the Governance Committee and the Board.
Messrs. Wennerholm
(Chairperson), Gorman and Quinton and Ms. Stefani are members of the Audit Committee. The Board has designated Messrs. Gorman and Wennerholm,
each a noninterested Trustee, as “audit committee financial experts” as that term is defined in the applicable SEC rules.
Each Audit Committee member is independent under applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The purposes of the Audit
Committee are to (i) oversee each Fund’s accounting and financial reporting processes, its internal control over financial reporting,
and, as appropriate, the internal control over financial reporting of certain service providers; (ii) oversee or, as appropriate, assist
Board oversight of the quality and integrity of each Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof; (iii) oversee,
or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, each Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the
Fund’s accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits; (iv) approve, prior
to appointment, the engagement and, when appropriate, replacement of the independent auditors, and, if applicable, nominate independent
auditors to be proposed for shareholder ratification in any proxy statement of each Fund; (v) evaluate the qualifications, independence
and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm
and the audit
partner in charge of leading the audit; and (vi) prepare, as necessary, audit committee reports consistent with the requirements of applicable
SEC and stock exchange rules for inclusion in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund. Each Fund’s
Board of Trustees has adopted a written charter for its Audit Committee, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A. The Audit Committee’s
Report is set forth below under “Additional Information.”
Messrs. Fetting
(Chairperson), Bowser, Gorman, Quinton, Smith and Wennerholm and Mses. Frost, Mosley, Stefani and Sutherland are members of the Contract
Review Committee. The purposes of the Contract Review Committee are to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board concerning
the following matters: (i) contractual arrangements with each service provider to each Fund, including advisory, sub-advisory, transfer
agency, custodial and fund accounting, distribution services (if any) and administrative services; (ii) any and all other matters in
which any of each Fund’s service providers (including Eaton Vance or any affiliated entity thereof) has an actual or potential
conflict of interest with the interests of the Fund or its shareholders; and (iii) any other matter appropriate for review by the noninterested
Trustees, unless the matter is within the responsibilities of other Committees of the Board.
Messrs. Smith
(Chairperson), Bowser and Wennerholm and Mses. Frost and Mosley are members of the Portfolio Management Committee. The purposes of the
Portfolio Management Committee are to: (i) assist the Board in its oversight of the portfolio management process employed by each Fund
and their investment adviser and sub-adviser(s), if applicable, relative to the Funds’ stated objective(s), strategies and restrictions;
(ii) assist the Board in its oversight of the trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques applicable to the Funds;
and (iii) assist the Board in its monitoring of the performance results of all funds, giving special attention to the performance of
certain funds that it or the Board of Trustees identifies from time to time.
Mses. Sutherland
(Chairperson) and Stefani and Messrs. Fetting and Quinton are members of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee. The
purposes of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are to: (i) assist the Board in its oversight role with respect to
compliance issues and certain other regulatory matters affecting the Funds; (ii) serve as a liaison between the Board of Trustees and
the Funds’ CCO; and (iii) serve as a “qualified legal compliance committee” within the rules promulgated by the SEC.
Messrs. Quinton
(Chairperson), Bowser, Fetting and Ms. Sutherland are members of the Closed-End Fund Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to assist
the Board of the Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds on the oversight of the Closed-End Funds, including secondary market trading, capital structure,
distribution policies and other matters as delegated by the Board.
Mses. Mosley
(Chairperson), Frost, Stefani and Sutherland and Messrs. Bowser, Fetting, Gorman, Quinton, Smith and Wennerholm are members of the Governance
Committee. Each Governance Committee member is independent under applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The purpose
of the Governance Committee is to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board with respect to the structure, membership
and operation of the Board and the Committees thereof, including the nomination and selection of noninterested Trustees and a Chairperson
of the Board and the compensation of such persons.
Each Fund’s
Board has adopted a written charter for its Governance Committee, a copy of which is available on the Eaton Vance website, https://www.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.
The Governance Committee identifies candidates by obtaining referrals from such sources as it deems appropriate, which may include current
Trustees, management of the Fund, counsel and other advisors to the Trustees, and shareholders of the Funds who submit recommendations
in accordance with the procedures described in the Committee’s charter. In no event shall the Governance Committee consider as
a candidate to fill any vacancy an individual recommended by management of the Funds, unless the Governance Committee has invited management
to make such a recommendation. The Governance Committee will, when a vacancy exists, consider a nominee for Trustee recommended by a
shareholder, provided that such recommendation is submitted in writing to the Fund’s Secretary at the principal executive office
of the Fund. Such recommendations must be accompanied by biographical and occupational data on the candidate (including whether the candidate
would be an “interested person” of the Fund), a written consent by the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as
Trustee if elected, record and ownership information for the recommending shareholder with respect to the Fund, and a description of
any arrangements or understandings regarding recommendation of the candidate for consideration. The Governance Committee’s procedures
for evaluating candidates for the position of noninterested Trustee are set forth in an appendix to the Committee’s charter.
The Governance
Committee does not have a formal policy to consider diversity when identifying candidates for the position of noninterested Trustee.
Rather, as a matter of practice, the Committee considers the overall diversity of the Board’s composition when identifying candidates.
Specifically, the Committee considers how a particular candidate could be expected to contribute to overall diversity in the backgrounds,
skills and experiences of the Board’s members and thereby enhance the effectiveness of the Board. Six of the ten currently serving
independent Trustees bring gender and/or racial diversity to the Board. In addition, as part of its annual self-evaluation, the Board
has an opportunity to
consider the
diversity of its members, including specifically whether the Board’s members have the right mix of characteristics, experiences
and skills. The results of the self-evaluation are considered by the Governance Committee in its decision-making process with respect
to candidates for the position of noninterested Trustee.
Communications
with the Board of Trustees
Shareholders
wishing to communicate with the Board may do so by sending a written communication to the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, the Chairperson
of any Committee of the Board of Trustees or to the noninterested Trustees as a group, at the following address: One Post Office Square,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109, c/o the Secretary of the applicable Fund.
Remuneration
of Trustees
Each noninterested
Trustee is compensated for his or her services according to a fee schedule adopted by each Board of Trustees, and receives a fee that
consists of an annual retainer and a committee service component. Each Fund pays each noninterested Trustee a pro rata share, as described
below, of: (i) an annual retainer of $325,000; (ii) an additional annual retainer of $150,000 for serving as the Chairperson of the noninterested
Trustees; (iii) an additional annual retainer of $82,500 for Committee Service; (iv) an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for serving
on four or more Committees; (v) an additional annual retainer of $35,000 for serving as a Committee Chairperson (to be split evenly in
the event of Co-Chairpersons); and (vi) out-of-pocket expenses. The pro rata share paid by each Fund is based on the Fund’s average
net assets as a percentage of the average net assets of all the funds in the Eaton Vance family of funds. During the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2024, the noninterested Trustees of each Fund earned the following compensation in their capacities as Trustees of each Fund.
For the calendar year ended December 31, 2024, the noninterested Trustees earned the following compensation in their capacities as members
of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards(1):
|
Alan
C.
Bowser |
Mark
R.
Fetting |
Cynthia
E.
Frost |
George
J.
Gorman |
Valerie
A.
Mosley |
Keith
Quinton |
Marcus
L.
Smith |
Nancy
Wiser
Stefani |
Susan
J.
Sutherland |
Scott
E.
Wennerholm |
Senior Floating-Rate Trust |
$3,288 |
$3,579 |
$3,288 |
$4,537 |
$3,579(2) |
$3,521 |
$3,579 |
$3,413 |
$3,601 |
$3,704 |
Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund |
$9,904 |
$10,781 |
$9,904 |
$13,665 |
$10,781(2) |
$10,404 |
$10,781 |
$10,280 |
$10,844 |
$11,157 |
Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income
Fund |
$9,904 |
$10,781 |
$9,904 |
$13,665 |
$10,781(2) |
$10,404 |
$10,781 |
$10,280 |
$10,844 |
$11,157 |
Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income
Fund |
$9,904 |
$10,781 |
$9,904 |
$13,665 |
$10,781(2) |
$10,404 |
$10,781 |
$10,280 |
$10,844 |
$11,157 |
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity
Income Fund |
$9,904 |
$10,781 |
$9,904 |
$13,665 |
$10,781(2) |
$10,404 |
$10,781 |
$10,280 |
$10,844 |
$11,157 |
Total
Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex(1) |
$395,000 |
$430,000 |
$395,000 |
$545,000 |
$430,000(3) |
$420,000 |
$430,000 |
$410,000 |
$432,500 |
$445,000 |
|
(1) | As
of May 27, 2025, the Eaton Vance fund complex consists of 123 registered investment companies
or series thereof. The compensation schedule disclosed above reflects the current compensation,
which may not have been in place for each Fund’s full fiscal year ended October 31,
2024 or the full calendar year ended December 31, 2024. Amounts do not include expenses reimbursed
to Trustees for attending Board meetings, which in the aggregate amounted to $96,845 for
the calendar year ended December 31, 2024. |
| (2) | Includes
deferred compensation as follows: Senior Floating-Rate Trust: $253; Tax-Advantaged Dividend
Income Fund: $761; Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund: $761; Tax-Managed Diversified
Equity Income Fund: $761; and Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund: $761. |
| (3) | Includes
$30,000 of deferred compensation. |
Trustees of
each Fund who are not affiliated with Eaton Vance may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance
with the terms of a Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”). Under the Deferred Compensation
Plan, an eligible Trustee may elect to have his or her deferred fees invested in the shares of one or more funds in the Eaton Vance family
of funds, and the amount paid to the Trustees under the Deferred Compensation Plan will be determined based upon the performance of such
investments. Deferral of Trustees’ fees in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan will have a negligible effect on the
assets, liabilities, and net income of a participating Fund, and will not obligate a Fund to retain the services of any Trustee or obligate
a Fund to pay any particular level of compensation to the Trustee. No Fund has a pension or retirement plan for its Trustees.
The Board
recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of the Trustee nominees of each Fund.
OTHER
MATTERS
The Board
knows of no business other than that identified in Proposal 1 of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders that will be presented
for consideration. If any other matters are properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies to vote on such matters
in accordance with their judgment.
NOTICE
TO BANKS AND BROKER/DEALERS
Each Fund
has previously solicited all nominee and broker/dealer accounts as to the number of additional proxy statements required to supply owners
of shares. Should additional proxy material be required for beneficial owners, please call 1-866-745-0272, send an email to corporateservices@equiniti.com
or forward such requests to EQ Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 500, Newark, NJ 07101.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Audit
Committee Report
Each Audit
Committee reviews and discusses the audited financial statements with Fund management. Each Audit Committee also discusses with the independent
registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by SAS 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), as modified or
supplemented. Each Audit Committee receives the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting
firm required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), as modified or supplemented,
and discusses with the independent registered public accounting firm their independence.
Based on the
review and discussions referred to above, each Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Trustees that the audited financial statements
be included in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders for filing with the SEC. As mentioned, the Audit Committee is currently
comprised of Messrs. Wennerholm (Chairperson), Gorman and Quinton and Ms. Stefani.
Auditors,
Audit Fees and All Other Fees
The Board
members, including a majority of the noninterested Trustees, of each Fund have selected Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”),
115 Federal Street, Suite 15, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1894, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds. Representatives
of Deloitte are not expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, but have been given the opportunity to make a statement if they desire
to do so and will be available should any matter arise requiring their presence.
Aggregate
audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to each Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
relevant periods are set forth on Exhibit B hereto. Aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services)
billed for the relevant periods to (i) each Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and (ii) the Eaton
Vance organization by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm are also set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
Each Fund’s
Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the Fund’s independent
registered public accounting firm (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended
to assist the Audit Committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies
(i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; and
(ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit
and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved
by the Audit Committee. The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed
and ratified by each Fund’s Audit Committee at least annually. Each Fund’s Audit Committee maintains full responsibility
for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Each Fund’s
Audit Committee has considered whether the provision by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm of non-audit services
to the Fund’s investment adviser, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund, that were not pre-approved
pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s
independence.
Officers
of the Funds
The officers
of the Funds and their length of service are set forth below. The officers of the Funds hold indefinite terms of office. Because of their
positions with Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”) and their ownership of Morgan Stanley stock, the officers of the Funds
will benefit from any advisory and/or administration fees paid by each Fund to Eaton Vance. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance
may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with Eaton Vance listed below. References
below to “EFR” are to Senior Floating-Rate Trust, to “EVT” are to Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund, to “ETG”
are to Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund, to “ETY” are to Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund and to “EXG”
are to Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund. Information in the table below about an officer's position with a Fund and
period as an officer are for each Fund unless otherwise noted.
Name
and Year of Birth(1) |
|
Fund Position(s) |
|
Officer Since(2) |
|
Principal
Occupation(s) During Past Five Years(3) |
KENNETH A. TOPPING
1966 |
|
President of EFR |
|
2020 |
|
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Eaton Vance and BMR
and Chief Operating Officer for Public Markets at MSIM. Officer of 105 registered investment companies managed by Eaton
Vance or BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) since 2021. Formerly,
Chief Operating Officer for Goldman Sachs Asset Management ‘Classic’ (2009-2020). |
R. KELLY WILLIAMS, JR.
1971 |
|
President of ETG, ETY, EVT and EXG |
|
2023 |
|
President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta Capital Management Company,
LLC (“Atlanta Capital”). Officer of 18 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. |
DEIDRE E. WALSH
1971 |
|
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
|
2021 |
|
Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 123 registered
investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. Also Vice President of CRM and officer of 45 registered investment
companies advised or administered by CRM since 2021. |
JAMES F. KIRCHNER
1967 |
|
Treasurer |
|
2007 |
|
Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 123 registered
investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. Also Vice President of CRM and officer of 45 registered investment
companies advised or administered by CRM since 2016. |
NICHOLAS S. DI LORENZO
1987 |
|
Secretary |
|
2022 |
|
Officer of 123 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance
or BMR. Formerly, associate (2012-2021) and counsel (2022) at Dechert LLP. |
LAURA T. DONOVAN
1976 |
|
Chief Compliance Officer |
|
2024 |
|
Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 123 registered
investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. |
| (1) | The
business address of each officer is One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. |
| (2) | Year
first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer
has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund
in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election. |
| (3) | Includes
both funds and portfolios in a hub and spoke structure. |
Investment
Adviser and Administrator
Eaton Vance,
with its principal office at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as the investment adviser and administrator
to each Fund. Eaton Vance is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
Distributor
Eaton Vance
Distributors, Inc. serves as the distributor for the Common Shares of Senior Floating-Rate Trust and Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income
Fund through various specified transactions, including at-the-market offerings pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, subject to various conditions. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. is located at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts
02109.
Proxy
Solicitation, Tabulation and Voting Requirements
The expense
of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement and enclosures and the costs of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of
each Fund will be borne ratably by the Funds. Proxies will be solicited by mail and may be solicited in person or by telephone or facsimile
by officers of a Fund, by personnel of its administrator, Eaton Vance, by the transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, by broker-dealer
firms, or by a professional solicitation organization. The expenses associated with the solicitation of these proxies and with any further
proxies will be borne by the applicable Fund. A written proxy may be delivered to a Fund or its transfer agent prior to the Annual Meeting
by facsimile machine, graphic communication equipment or similar electronic transmission. A Fund will reimburse banks, broker-dealer
firms, and other persons holding shares registered in their names or in the names of their nominees, for their expenses incurred in sending
proxy material to and obtaining proxies from the beneficial owners of such shares. Total estimated proxy solicitation costs are approximately
$264,250 and will be paid by the Funds pro rata based on the number of shareholder accounts.
All proxy
cards solicited by the Board that are properly executed and received by the Secretary prior to the Annual Meeting, and which are not
revoked, will be voted at the Annual Meeting. Shares represented by such proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon.
If no specification is made on the proxy card with respect to Proposal 1, it will be voted FOR the matters specified on the proxy card.
All shares that are voted and votes to ABSTAIN will be counted towards establishing a quorum, as will broker non-votes. (Broker non-votes
are shares for which (i) the beneficial owner has not voted and (ii) the broker holding the shares does not have discretionary authority
to vote on the particular matter.) Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes, which will be treated as shares that are present at
the Annual Meeting but which have not been voted, will assist a Fund in obtaining a quorum but will have no effect on the outcome of
Proposal 1.
A quorum requires
the presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund entitled to vote. In the event that a quorum is
not present at the Annual Meeting, or if a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting but sufficient votes by the shareholders of a Fund
FOR the Proposal set forth in the Notice of this Annual Meeting are not received by that time on August 7, 2025, the persons named as
proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will
require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of that Fund present in person or by proxy at the session of
the Annual Meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as proxies will vote FOR such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled
to vote FOR any Trustee nominee. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies that voted “WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL
NOMINEES” (sometimes referred to as abstentions). The costs of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will
be borne by the Funds.
Pursuant to
each Fund’s By-Laws, with respect to any election of Trustees other than a contested election, a nominee must receive the affirmative
vote of a plurality of votes cast at any meeting at which a quorum is present to be elected. A plurality means that the Trustee nominee
receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected. With respect to a contested election, a nominee must receive the affirmative
vote of a majority of a Fund’s shares outstanding and entitled to vote with respect to such nominee in order to be elected. The
By-Laws define a “contested election” as any election of Trustees in which the number of persons validly nominated for election
as Trustees with respect to a given class or classes of Fund shares exceeds the number of Trustees to be elected with respect to such
class or classes. See Proposal 1 for the vote required to elect Trustees at the Annual Meeting.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Based solely
upon a review of the copies of the forms received by the Funds, all of the Trustees and officers of each Fund, Eaton Vance and its affiliates,
and any person who owns more than ten percent of a Fund’s outstanding securities have complied with the filings required under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act regarding ownership of shares of the Funds for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year end except
that, with respect to Senior Floating-Rate Trust, a late Form 4 filing was filed on behalf of Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America,
N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, owners of Senior Floating-Rate Trust's shares who reported owning ten
percent or more of Senior Floating-Rate Trust's shares at the time of the Form 4 filing.
Each
Fund will furnish without charge a copy of its most recent Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to any shareholder upon request. Shareholders
desiring to obtain a copy of such reports should call 1-866-745-0272, send an email to corporateservices@equiniti.com or write to the
Fund c/o EQ Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 500, Newark, NJ 07101. Please note that only one Annual or Semi-Annual Report or this proxy
statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials may be delivered to two or more shareholders of a Fund who share an address,
unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. Shareholder reports are also available on the Eaton Vance website at https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.
SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS
To be considered
for presentation at a Fund’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under
the Exchange Act must be received at the Fund’s principal office c/o the Secretary of the Fund on or before February 23, 2026.
Written notice of a shareholder proposal submitted outside of the processes of Rule 14a-8 must be delivered to the Fund’s principal
office c/o the Secretary of the Fund no later than the close of business on May 9, 2026 and no earlier than the close of business on
April 9, 2026. In order to be included in the Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy, a shareholder proposal must comply with
all applicable legal requirements. Timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee that such proposal will be included.
EXHIBIT
A
EATON
VANCE FUNDS
AUDIT
COMMITTEE CHARTER
I. Purposes
of the Committee.
The Board
of Trustees or Directors (the “Board”) of each registered investment company or series thereof (each, a “Fund”
and collectively, the “Funds”) advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (collectively,
“Eaton Vance”), has established an Audit Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) and has approved this Charter
for the operation of the Committee. The purposes of the Committee are as follows:
| 1. | To oversee
each Fund’s accounting and financial reporting processes, its internal control over
financial reporting, and, as appropriate, the internal control over financial reporting of
certain service providers; |
| 2. | To oversee
or, as appropriate, assist the Board in its oversight of the quality and integrity of the
Funds’ financial statements and the independent audits thereof; |
| 3. | To oversee
or, as appropriate, assist the Board in its oversight of the Funds’ compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Funds’ accounting and financial
reporting, internal control over financial reporting, independent audits, and valuation of
investments; |
| 4. | To approve
prior to appointment the engagement and, when appropriate, replacement of the independent
registered public accountants (“independent auditors”), and, if applicable, nominate
independent auditors to be proposed for shareholder ratification in any proxy statement of
a Fund; |
| 5. | To evaluate
or, as appropriate, assist the Board in its evaluation of the qualifications, independence
and performance of the independent auditors and the audit partner in charge of leading the
audit; and |
| 6. | To prepare,
as necessary, such audit committee reports as are required to be prepared by applicable Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American,”
formerly NYSE MKT LLC) and New York Stock Exchange rules, for inclusion in the proxy statement
for the annual meeting of shareholders of a Fund. |
The primary
function of the Committee is oversight. The Committee is not responsible for managing the Funds or for performing tasks that are delegated
to the officers of any Fund, any investment adviser to a Fund, the custodian of a Fund, and other service providers for the Funds, including
the independent auditors, and nothing in this Charter shall be construed to reduce the responsibilities or liabilities of management
or the Funds’ service providers. It is management’s responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal
control over financial reporting. Specifically, management is responsible for: (1) the preparation, presentation and integrity of the
financial statements of each Fund; (2) the maintenance of appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies; and
(3) the maintenance of internal control over financial reporting and other procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards
and related laws and regulations. The independent auditors are responsible for planning and carrying out an audit consistent with applicable
legal and professional standards and the terms of their engagement letter, and shall report directly to the Committee. In performing
its oversight function, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon advice and information that it receives in its discussions and communications
with management, the independent auditors and such experts, advisors and professionals as may be consulted by the Committee.
II. Composition
of the Committee.
The Committee
shall be comprised of at least three members appointed by the Board, which shall also determine the number and term, if any, of such
members, in each case upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee of the Board. All members of the Committee shall be Trustees
or Directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”)) of any Fund or of the investment adviser, sub-adviser or principal underwriter of any Fund (each, an “Independent
Trustee,” and collectively, the “Independent Trustees”). In the event that a resignation, retirement, removal or other
event or circumstance causes the number of Committee members to fall below the minimum set forth above, the Committee shall nevertheless
be authorized to take any and all actions otherwise permitted under this Charter pending the appointment, within a reasonable time, of
one or more Independent Trustees to fill the vacancy created thereby.
The following
requirements shall also be satisfied with respect to the membership and composition of the Committee:
| 1. | each member
of the Committee shall have no material relationship that would interfere with the exercise
of his or her independent judgment; |
| 2. | no member
of the Committee shall receive any compensation from a Fund except compensation for service
as a member or Chairperson of the Board or of a committee of the Board; |
| 3. | each member
of the Committee shall also satisfy the Committee membership requirements imposed under the
applicable rules of NYSE American and New York Stock Exchange (and any other national securities
exchange on which a Fund’s shares are listed), as in effect from time to time, including
with respect to the member’s former affiliations or employment and financial literacy; |
| 4. | at least one
member of the Committee must have the accounting or related financial management expertise
and/or financial sophistication required under applicable rules of the NYSE American and
New York Stock Exchange; and |
| 5. | unless it
determines that no member of the Committee qualifies as an audit committee financial expert
as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, the Board will identify one (or in its discretion, more
than one) member of the Committee as an audit committee financial expert. |
III. Meetings
of the Committee.
Meetings of
the Committee shall be held, upon reasonable notice, at such times (but not less frequently than annually with respect to each Fund),
at such places or virtually, and for such purposes (consistent with the purposes of the Committee set forth in this Charter) as may be
determined from time to time by the Committee, the Chairperson of the Committee, the Board or the Chairperson of the Board. The Committee
shall periodically meet separately with any independent auditors rendering reports to the Committee. A majority of the members of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting, and the decision of a majority of the members present
and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall determine any matter submitted to a vote. The Committee may adopt such procedures
or rules not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of this Charter as it deems appropriate to govern its conduct under this Charter,
which procedures or rules, if any, shall be included as an appendix to this Charter. Notices of all meetings of the Committee shall be
provided to all Independent Trustees and all Independent Trustees shall be entitled to attend such meetings. Materials provided to the
members of the Committee in connection with meetings of the Committee shall be made available to each Independent Trustee.
IV. Chairperson
of the Committee.
A member of
the Committee shall be appointed Chairperson of the Committee by the Board, upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, for
a term of not more than four years, and such member may serve as Chairperson of the Committee for more than one term. The Chairperson
of the Committee, or another member of the Committee designated by the Chairperson shall preside at meetings of the Committee. The Chairperson
of the Committee shall be authorized to determine the agenda of such meetings, the materials to be provided in connection with such meetings,
the topics to be discussed, the amount of time to be devoted to such topics and the order in which the topics are to be addressed. The
Chairperson of the Committee may from time to time establish one or more working groups comprised of members of the Committee to assist
the Chairperson and the Committee in performing their duties and responsibilities, and shall promptly notify the Chairperson of the Board
upon the establishment of any such working group. The Chairperson of the Committee shall provide oral or written reports to the Board
at regular meetings of the Board regarding the activities of the Committee (and any working group thereof), including any approval by
the Chairperson of the Board of expenditures by the Committee not previously reported to the Board. The Chairperson of the Committee
shall be primarily responsible for interfacing with the Chairperson of the Board and with the Chairperson of each other committee of
the Board with respect to matters potentially affecting the activities of the Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee shall also
be primarily responsible, on behalf of the Committee, for interfacing with those individuals identified by Eaton Vance from time to time
as being primarily responsible for responding to requests of the Committee. The Board may, upon the recommendation of the Governance
Committee, appoint a Vice-Chairperson of the Committee with the power and authority to perform any or all of the duties and responsibilities
of the Chairperson of the Committee in the absence of the Chairperson of the Committee and/or as requested by the Chairperson of the
Committee. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, if any, of the Committee shall receive such compensation as is determined from time
to time by the Board upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee.
V. Duties
and Responsibilities of the Committee.
To carry out
its purposes, the Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
| 1. | With respect
to each Fund the securities of which are listed on a national securities exchange, to meet
to review and discuss with management and the independent auditors the audited financial
statements and other periodic financial statements of the Fund (including the Fund’s
specific disclosures under the item “Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance”);
provided that discussion with the independent auditors shall not be required with respect
to any periodic financial statement of the Fund that was not the subject of a review by such
auditors. |
| 2. | To consider
the results of the examination of the Fund’s financial statements by the independent
auditors, the independent auditors’ opinion with respect thereto, and any management
letter issued by the independent auditors. |
| 3. | To review
and discuss with the independent auditors: (a) the scope of audits and audit reports and
the policies relating to internal auditing procedures and controls and the accounting principles
employed in the Fund’s financial reports and any proposed changes therein; (b) the
personnel, staffing, qualifications and experience of the independent auditors; and (c) the
compensation of the independent auditors. |
| 4. | To review
and assess the performance of the independent auditors and to approve, on behalf of the Board,
the engagement and compensation of the independent auditors and to recommend the appointment
and selection to the Board for approval. Approval by the Committee shall be in addition to
any approval required under applicable law by a majority of the members of the Board who
are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19)
of the 1940 Act. In performing this function, the Committee shall: (a) discuss with the independent
auditors matters bearing upon the qualifications of such auditors as “independent”
under applicable standards of independence established from time to time by the SEC, the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulatory authorities; and (b) secure
from the independent auditors the information required by Independence Standards Board Standard
No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, as in effect from time to time.
The Committee shall actively engage in a dialogue with the independent auditors with respect
to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence
of the independent auditors. |
| 5. | To pre-approve:
(a) audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Fund; and (b)
non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the adviser or any other entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides on-going
services to the Fund (“Adviser Affiliates”) if the engagement of the independent
auditors relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund, as contemplated
by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the rules issued
by the SEC in connection therewith (except, in the case of non-audit services provided to
the Fund or any Adviser Affiliate, those within applicable de minimis statutory or regulatory
exceptions), and to consider the possible effect of providing such services on the independence
of the independent auditors. |
| 6. | To adopt,
if and to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, policies and procedures for pre-approval
of the audit or non-audit services referred to above, including policies and procedures by
which the Committee may delegate to one or more of its members authority to grant such pre-approval
on behalf of the Committee (subject to subsequent reporting to the Committee). Separate and
apart from any such policies and procedures, the Committee hereby delegates to each of its
members the authority to pre-approve any non-audit services referred to above between meetings
of the Committee, provided that: (i) all reasonable efforts shall be made to obtain such
pre-approval from the Chairperson of the Committee or a Vice-Chairperson, if any, prior to
seeking such pre-approval from any other member of the Committee; and (ii) all such pre-approvals
shall be reported to the Committee not later than the next meeting thereof. |
| 7. | To consider
the controls implemented by the independent auditors and any measures taken by management
to ensure that all items requiring pre-approval by the Committee are identified and referred
to the Committee in a timely fashion. |
| 8. | To timely
receive reports from such independent auditors of: (i) all critical accounting policies and
practices used by the Fund (or, in connection with any update, any changes in such accounting
policies and practices), (ii) any material alternative accounting treatments within GAAP
that have been discussed with management since the last annual report or update, including
the ramifications of the use of the alternative treatments and the treatment preferred by
the accounting firm, (iii) all other material written communications between the independent
auditors and the management of the Fund since the last quarterly report or update, (iv) a
description of all non-audit services provided, including fees associated with the services,
to any fund complex of which the Fund is a part since the last annual report or update that
was not subject to the pre-approval requirements as discussed above; and (v) any other matters
of concern relating to the Fund’s financial statements, including any uncorrected misstatements
(or audit differences) whose effects management believes are immaterial, both individually
and in aggregate, to the financial statements taken as a whole. |
| 9. | To review
and discuss with the independent auditors the matters required to be communicated with respect
to the Fund pursuant to applicable auditing standards, as in effect from time to time, and
to receive such other communications or reports from the independent auditors (and management’s
responses to such reports or communications) as may be required under applicable listing
standards of the national securities exchanges on which the Fund’s shares are listed,
including a report describing: (1) the internal quality-control procedures of the independent
auditors, any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review,
or peer review, of the independent auditors, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental
or professional regulatory authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or
more independent audits carried out by the independent auditors, and any steps taken to deal
with any such issues; and (2) all relationships between the independent auditors and the
Fund and any other relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence
of the independent auditors. To the extent unresolved disagreements exist between management
and the independent auditors regarding the financial reporting of the Fund, it shall be the
responsibility of the Committee to resolve such disagreements. |
| 10. | To consider,
at least annually, whether to concur with the independent auditors’ conclusion that
providing certain categories of non-assurance services to the Adviser and or to any entity
that controls the Adviser have not created and will not create a threat to the firm’s
independence as auditor of the Funds pursuant to the International Ethics Standards Board
for Accountants (“IESBA”). Prior to providing any non-assurance services to the
Adviser or to any entity that controls the Adviser as to which the Committee has not previously
provided its pre-concurrence, the independent auditors will inform the Committee or its Chairperson
and seek such pre-concurrence from the Committee or its Chairperson. Any pre-concurrence
by the Chairperson shall be reported to the Committee not later than the next meeting thereof. |
| 11. | To consider
and review with the independent auditors any reports of audit problems or difficulties that
may have arisen in the course of the audit, including any limitations on the scope of the
audit, and management’s response thereto. |
| 12. | To establish
hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors who will serve
as officers or employees of the Fund, a copy of which is attached as Appendix B. |
| 13. | With respect
to each Fund the securities of which are listed on a national securities exchange, to: (a)
provide a recommendation to the Board regarding whether the audited financial statements
of the Fund should be included in the annual report to shareholders of the Fund; and (b)
prepare an audit committee report consistent with the requirements of applicable regulations
under Regulation S-K for inclusion in the proxy statement for the Fund’s annual meeting
of shareholders. |
| 14. | To discuss
generally the Fund’s earnings releases, as well as financial information and guidance
provided to analysts and rating agencies, in the event a Fund issues any such releases or
provides such information or guidance. Such discussions may include the types of information
to be disclosed and the type of presentation to be made. The Committee need not discuss in
advance each earnings release or each instance in which earnings guidance may be provided. |
| 15. | To consider
the Funds’ major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor
and control such exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which
risk assessment and management is undertaken. |
| 16. | To review
periodically, and at the request of the Board, the financial condition of Eaton Vance and
its affiliates. |
| 17. | To review
periodically, and at the request of the Board, certain other service providers and vendors,
including, but not limited to, the Funds’ custodians, pricing vendors and sub-transfer
agents. |
| 18. | To review
and report to the Board with respect to any material accounting, tax, valuation, or record-keeping
issues that may affect the Fund, its respective financial statements or the amount of their
dividend or distribution rates. |
| 19. | To establish
procedures for: (a) the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Fund
regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and (b) the confidential,
anonymous submission by employees of the Fund or its service providers (including its investment
advisers, administrators, principal underwriters and any other provider of accounting related
services to the Fund) of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters,
a copy of which is attached as Appendix A. |
| 20. | To direct
and supervise investigations with respect to the following: (a) evidence of fraud or significant
deficiencies in the design or implementation of internal controls reported to the Committee
by the principal executive or financial officers of the Fund pursuant to the requirements
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules; and (b) any other matters within the scope of
this Charter, including the integrity of reported facts and figures, ethical conduct, and
appropriate disclosure concerning the financial statements of the Funds. |
| 21. | To review
periodically, and at the request of the Board, the processes in place relating to fraud prevention
and detection. |
| 22. | To review
and discuss with Eaton Vance and the independent auditors, and other key service providers,
if the Committee deems appropriate, matters relating to the valuation of investments and
recommend to the Board policies and procedures for valuing portfolio securities of the Fund,
to oversee Eaton Vance’s valuation processes, to receive and review annual, quarterly,
and ad-hoc reporting regarding Eaton Vance’s valuation processes, and to report to
the Board regarding such items, consistent with Eaton Vance Group of Funds Valuation Policies
and Procedures. |
| 23. | To coordinate
its activities with the other committees of the Board as necessary or appropriate to carry
out its purposes effectively and efficiently, and to communicate with such other committees
regarding matters that the Committee or such other committees may wish to consider in exercising
their respective powers. |
| 24. | To review
the adequacy of this Charter and evaluate the Committee’s performance of its duties
and responsibilities hereunder at least annually, and to make recommendations to the Board
for any appropriate changes or other action. |
| 25. | To take such
other actions as may be requested by the Board or Chairperson of the Board from time to time
consistent with carrying out the purposes of the Committee. |
VI. Powers
and Authority of the Committee.
In performing
its duties and responsibilities, the Committee shall have the following powers and authority:
| 1. | To make recommendations
to the Board with respect to any of the foregoing matters and such other matters as the Committee
may determine to be necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes, including recommendations
with respect to industry trends, leading practices and educational or training opportunities
for Independent Trustees to enhance the Board’s understanding of such matters. |
| 2. | To exercise
such additional powers as from time to time may be authorized by the Board. |
VII. Resources
of the Committee.
The Committee
shall have the resources appropriate to exercise its powers and fulfill its responsibilities hereunder. Subject to the prior approval
of the Board or the Chairperson of the Board, the Committee may engage counsel, consultants and other experts, at the expense of the
Funds, and may determine the appropriate levels of funding for payment of compensation to such counsel, consultants and other experts,
as well as the ordinary administrative expenses necessary or appropriate in exercising its powers and fulfilling its responsibilities
under this Charter, including the reasonable costs of specialized training for Committee and Board members. The Committee may access
directly such officers and employees of the Funds, Eaton Vance and the Funds’ other services providers, as it deems necessary or
desirable in accordance with such communication protocols, if any, as may be established from time to time by the Board.
February 5,
2025
EXHIBIT
B
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FEE INFORMATION
The following
table presents the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 by the independent
registered public accounting firm for professional services rendered for the audit of each Fund’s annual financial statements and
fees billed for other services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm during these periods. No services described
in the table below were approved by a Fund’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule
2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
|
AUDIT
FEES |
AUDIT-RELATED
FEES(1) |
TAX
FEES(2) |
ALL
OTHER FEES(3) |
TOTAL |
|
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/24 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/23 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/24 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/23 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/24 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/23 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/24 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/23 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/24 |
Fiscal
Year
Ended
10/31/23 |
Senior Floating-Rate
Trust |
$98,800 |
$94,100 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$98,800 |
$94,100 |
Tax-Advantaged Dividend
Income Fund |
$59,400 |
$70,200 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$59,400 |
$70,200 |
Tax-Advantaged Global
Dividend Income Fund |
$67,700 |
$61,400 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$67,700 |
$61,400 |
Tax-Managed Diversified
Equity Income Fund |
$67,700 |
$55,300 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$67,700 |
$55,300 |
Tax-Managed Global
Diversified Equity Income Fund |
$81,200 |
$83,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,000 |
$81,200 |
$84,000 |
| (1) | Audit-related
fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably
related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under
the category of audit fees. |
| (2) | Tax
fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the independent
registered public accounting firm relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning
and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning
matters. |
| (3) | All
other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
The following
table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered
to each Fund by each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for each of the two fiscal years ended October 31, 2024
and October 31, 2023; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed by each Fund’s
independent registered public accounting firm for services rendered to Eaton Vance and any entity controlling, controlled by or under
common control with Eaton Vance that provides ongoing services to each Fund for each of the two fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and
October 31, 2023.
|
Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2024 |
Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2023 |
Senior Floating-Rate Trust |
$0 |
$0 |
Tax-Advantaged Dividend
Income Fund |
$0 |
$0 |
Tax-Advantaged Global
Dividend Income Fund |
$0 |
$0 |
Tax-Managed Diversified
Equity Income Fund |
$0 |
$0 |
Tax-Managed Global
Diversified Equity Income Fund |
$0 |
$1,000 |
Eaton Vance |
$18,490 |
$52,836 |
EXHIBIT
C
To the knowledge
of each respective Fund, based on filings made on Schedules 13D and 13G pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g), respectively, of the Exchange
Act, as amended, the following shareholders own 5% or more of a Fund’s Common Shares and/or APS.*
Fund
Name and Title of Class |
Name and Address of Owner |
Aggregate Share Amount Owned |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
Senior Floating-Rate Trust – APS |
UBS Group AG fbo
UBS Securities LLC
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Bahnhofstrasse 45
PO Box CH-8049
Zurich, Switzerland |
1,973 |
51.43% |
|
|
|
|
Senior Floating-Rate Trust – APS |
Bank of America Corporation
Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28255
Bank of America N.A.
101 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28255
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28255 |
614 |
20.30% |
|
|
|
|
Senior Floating-Rate Trust – APS |
RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC
325 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 645
Chicago, IL 60654 |
82 |
5.55% |
|
|
|
|
Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
– Common Shares |
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036 |
11,691,878 |
7.40% |
|
|
|
|
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund – Common Shares |
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036 |
22,163,157 |
7.20% |
| * | Information in
this table is based on filings made on or before May 27, 2025. To the knowledge of the Funds,
no other person owned 5% or more of the outstanding Common Shares and/or APS (as applicable)
of the Funds as of such date. Owners of 25% or more of Common Shares or APS of a Fund are
presumed to be in control of the class for purposes of voting on certain matters submitted
to shareholders. |




