BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2011
/PRNewswire/ -- At a meeting held on December 12, 2011, the Board of Trustees of Eaton
Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the "Fund") (NYSE: EFT), a
closed-end investment company, voted to hold the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund on Friday, March
23, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. (EDT).
The meeting will be held at the principal office of the Fund, Two
International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110. Proxy materials will be mailed on or
about January 26, 2012 to
shareholders of record on January 12,
2012. Shareholders will be asked to vote on the election of
three Class II Trustees and one Class I Trustee of the
Fund.
The Fund is managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of
Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), based in Boston, one of the oldest investment
management firms in the United
States, with a history dating back to 1924. Eaton
Vance and its affiliates managed $188.2
billion in assets as of October 31,
2011, offering individuals and institutions a broad array of
investment strategies and wealth management solutions.
The Company's long record of providing exemplary service and
attractive returns through a variety of market conditions has made
Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many of today's
most discerning investors. For more information about Eaton
Vance, visit www.eatonvance.com.
SOURCE Eaton Vance Management