EOI Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund

Proposal 2

APPROVAL OF A NEW INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Boards unanimously approved, and recommend that shareholders of each Fund noted below (collectively, the “Sub-Advised Funds”) approve, a new investment sub-advisory agreement between Eaton Vance and EVAIL or Parametric, as applicable.  As described in more detail below, Eaton Vance has retained, and intends to continue to retain, EVAIL or Parametric, as applicable, for the Sub-Advised Funds noted below.

Proposal 2A: Approval of a New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with EVAIL (ETG, ETO, and EXG) (the “EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds”) 

It is proposed that EVAIL, an affiliate of Eaton Vance, continue to serve as investment sub-adviser to each EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund listed in Proposal 2A pursuant to a new investment sub-advisory agreement.

Proposal 2B: Approval of a New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with Parametric (ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD) (the “Parametric Sub-Advised Funds”) 

It is proposed that Parametric, an affiliate of Eaton Vance, continue to serve as investment sub-adviser to each Parametric Sub-Advised Fund listed in Proposal 2B pursuant to a new investment sub-advisory agreement.

EVAIL and Parametric are referred to herein as the “Sub-Advisers.”  Each Sub-Adviser currently serves as an investment sub-adviser to the respective Sub-Advised Funds.  Each Sub-Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC.  The termination of each Sub-Advised Fund’s investment advisory agreement with Eaton Vance would result in the automatic termination of the Sub-Advised Funds’ current sub-advisory agreements.  In order to ensure that each Sub-Advised Fund retains the benefit of the sub-advisory services provided by the relevant Sub-Adviser, Eaton Vance intends to enter into new investment sub-advisory agreements with EVAIL and Parametric, as applicable, that will be substantively similar to the current investment sub-advisory agreements with respect to the Sub-Advised Funds. In connection with the approval of new investment sub-advisory agreements, Eaton Vance proposed, and each Board approved, certain changes to the provisions of the current agreements in order to standardize, clarify, and modernize the current agreements. The Boards believe that this standardization will benefit shareholders by making the administration of the Funds’ investment sub-advisory agreements more efficient. A general description of the differences between the existing and proposed sub-advisory agreements appears below.  The Trustees have unanimously approved these new investment sub-advisory agreements.  

The form of the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance and EVAIL is attached at Appendix I.  The form of the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance and Parametric is attached at Appendix J.  You should refer to Appendix I or Appendix J, as applicable, for the complete terms of a Fund’s proposed new investment sub-advisory agreement.  The date of each Fund’s current investment sub-advisory agreement, the date on which it was last approved by shareholders (if applicable), and the date on which its continuance was last approved by the relevant Board is set forth in Appendix K.

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Proposal 2A:Approval of New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements with EVAIL 

Comparison of New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements with EVAIL

The terms of the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements with EVAIL, and certain differences between the proposed new sub-advisory agreements with EVAIL and the current agreements, are described generally below. Differences in language, stylistic changes, and changes to provisions that would not result in a change to a reasonable substantive interpretation of an agreement are not included in the below description; however, the complete text of the form of the proposed new sub-advisory agreements with EVAIL is attached at Appendix I.

Fees. EVAIL will not receive increased investment sub-advisory fees as a result of the Transaction.  There will be no change in the rate of the fees that Eaton Vance will pay to EVAIL under the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements, as compared to the rate of fees that Eaton Vance currently pays to EVAIL under the existing investment sub-advisory agreements.

The current and proposed fee schedules for investment sub-advisory services for each EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund are described in Appendix C. The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements make explicit that Eaton Vance is solely responsible for the payment of the compensation to EVAIL, that EVAIL agrees to seek payment of its compensation solely from Eaton Vance, and that the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds shall have no liability for EVAIL’s compensation pursuant to the agreements.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements contain substantially similar provisions relating to the retention of EVAIL as investment sub-adviser to render portfolio management services to the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds. In pursuit of the foregoing, EVAIL shall provide the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds with such investment management and supervision as Eaton Vance may, from time to time, consider necessary for the proper supervision of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds’ investments.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that the services to be provided by EVAIL pursuant to the agreement will apply to the portion of an EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund’s assets that Eaton Vance or the Trustees of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund shall from time to time designate, which may consist of all or a portion of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund’s assets.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements also clarify that, subject to approval of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund’s Board and notice to EVAIL, Eaton Vance retains complete authority immediately to assume direct responsibility for any function delegated to EVAIL under the agreements.

The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements permit EVAIL to buy, sell, and otherwise trade in any and all types of securities and investment instruments on behalf of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds; the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements explicitly refer to trading in commodities and derivatives in addition to securities and other investment instruments.  

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Best Execution.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that EVAIL shall use its best efforts to seek to execute security transactions at prices that are advantageous to the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds and describe considerations for EVAIL’s selection of brokers and dealers, including soft dollar considerations, which are subject to policies and procedures adopted by the Board. This language is not included in the current investment sub-advisory agreements.  In addition to the policies and procedures adopted by the Board, EVAIL has its own policies and procedures relating to best execution and client commission arrangements.  None of the policies and procedures or current execution practices are expected to change as a result of the Transaction.

Whereas the current investment sub-advisory agreements provide that EVAIL shall place purchase and sale orders either directly with the issuer or with brokers or dealers, the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements clarify that EVAIL may also place orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio investments with futures commission merchants or other market participants selected by EVAIL.

Standard of Care.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that EVAIL shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under the agreements and will conduct its activities thereunder in compliance with the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws, any applicable procedures adopted by the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund’s Board that have been provided to EVAIL, and the provisions of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund’s registration statement, each as may be amended. A similar provision is not included in the current investment sub-advisory agreements.

Expenses. The current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements provide that the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds will pay all expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by EVAIL, including certain expenses set forth in the agreement.  In the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements, the detail as to the various expenses that may be borne by the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds has been updated. In particular, among other expenses, the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements provide that an EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund shall bear the expenses of listing shares of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds with a stock exchange, as well as any investment advisory, sub-investment advisory, or similar management fee payable by the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund, all expenses incurred in connection with the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds’ use of a line of credit or other borrowings or leverage, and the costs of any pricing or valuation services employed by the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund to value its investments including primary and comparative valuations services. Moreover, the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements do not explicitly provide that EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds will pay the fees and expenses associated with registering and maintaining registrations of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds’ principal underwriter as broker dealers or agents under state securities laws. The expense provisions in the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements are intended to clarify existing arrangements and, if approved, would not result in a change in the expenses that the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds currently bear.

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Limitation of Liability. Both the current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements provide that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties, EVAIL shall not be subject to liability to Eaton Vance, to the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund, or to any shareholder of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund for any act or omission in connection with rendering services under the agreement.  

The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements include an acknowledgement of the limited personal liability of the Trustees, officers, and shareholders of each of Eaton Vance and the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds as provided for in the Declarations of Trust for each of Eaton Vance and the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds.

Third Party Beneficiaries. The current investment sub-advisory agreements provide that such agreements shall not confer upon any person that is not a party to such agreement any right, benefit, or remedy thereunder.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements clarify that each EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund is a third party beneficiary to the agreement and that, aside from the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund, nothing in the agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person not a party thereto (including, but not limited to, shareholders of an EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of the agreement.

Other Interests. The proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements clarify that the services of EVAIL to an EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund are not exclusive and contemplate that EVAIL may provide investment advice to other funds and accounts that may differ from or conflict with the advice provided to the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund.

Books and Records. The proposed investment sub-advisory agreement provides that EVAIL shall preserve the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreement further provides that all records maintained by EVAIL for an EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund are the property of the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund and that EVAIL agrees to surrender promptly to an EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund any of such records upon the EVAIL Sub-Advised Fund’s or Eaton Vance’s request in compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Although EVAIL is currently complying with this regulatory requirement, the current investment sub-advisory agreements are silent on this point.

Governing Law and Legal Requirements.  The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that such agreements shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements refer to certain requirements under the 1940 Act and provide that these requirements will be deemed to reflect the effect of any modification or interpretation by any applicable order, rule, regulation, or interpretive release of the SEC or guidance issued by the staff thereof.

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Proposal 2B: Approval of New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements with Parametric 

Comparison of New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements with Parametric

Eaton Vance proposed, and the Boards of ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD approved, a new form of investment sub-advisory agreement with Parametric that would update the current investment sub-advisory agreements and align them more closely with one another and with the investment sub-advisory agreements between Eaton Vance and its other affiliated sub-advisers (such as EVAIL). The terms of the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements with Parametric, and certain differences between the proposed new sub-advisory agreements with Parametric and the current agreements, are described generally below. Differences in language, stylistic changes, and changes to provisions that would not result in a change to a reasonable substantive interpretation of an agreement are not included in the below description; however, the complete text of the form of the proposed new sub-advisory agreements with Parametric is attached at Appendix J.  

Fees. Parametric will not receive increased investment sub-advisory fees as a result of the Transaction.  There is no change in the rate of the fees that Eaton Vance will pay to Parametric under the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements, as compared to the rate of fees that Eaton Vance currently pays to Parametric under the existing investment sub-advisory agreements.

The current and proposed fee schedules for investment sub-advisory services for each Parametric Sub-Advised Fund are described in Appendix C.  The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that Eaton Vance is solely responsible for the payment of the compensation to Parametric, that Parametric agrees to seek payment of its compensation solely from Eaton Vance, and that the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds shall have no liability for Parametric’s compensation thereunder.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements contain substantially similar provisions relating to the retention of Parametric as investment sub-adviser to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds, subject to the supervision of Eaton Vance and the Trustees of the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds. In connection with EXD’s prior investment objective and strategy, the current investment sub-advisory agreement for EXD provides that Parametric will be responsible for providing services relating to the Parametric Sub-Advised Fund’s options strategy. Parametric’s investment mandate for EXD was broadened in connection with the change to the Trust’s objective and strategy in February 2019. Accordingly, the proposed investment sub-advisory agreement for EXD will appoint Parametric as the sub-adviser to EXD’s assets more generally, as is consistent with its current management of EXD.  The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements clarify that Parametric may buy, sell, and otherwise trade in any and all types of securities, commodities, derivatives, and investment instruments on behalf of each Parametric Sub-Advised Fund.

The proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that the services to be provided by Parametric pursuant to the agreements will apply to the portion of a Parametric Sub-Advised Fund’s assets that Eaton Vance or the Trustees of the Parametric Sub-Advised Fund shall from time to time designate, which may consist of all or a portion of the Parametric Sub-Advised

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Fund’s assets. The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements also state that, subject to approval of each Parametric Sub-Advised Fund’s Board and notice to Parametric, Eaton Vance retains complete authority immediately to assume direct responsibility for any function delegated to Parametric under the agreements.

Best Execution.  The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that Parametric is authorized to select broker-dealers with which to execute trades on behalf of the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds.  While the current investment sub-advisory agreements prohibit Parametric from the use of soft dollars, the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements allow the use of soft dollars subject to certain considerations. However, the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements also provide that Parametric’s selection of broker-dealers is subject to the policies and procedures adopted by the Boards.  Because Parametric does not use, or expect to use, soft dollars, the change in language does not reflect an expected change in practice.

Whereas the current investment sub-advisory agreements provide that Parametric shall place purchase and sale orders with brokers or dealers, the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements clarify that Parametric may also place orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio investments with futures commission merchants or other market participants selected by Parametric.

Standard of Care.  The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements require that Parametric exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under the agreements, and the proposed investment sub-advisory agreement clarifies that Parametric will conduct its activities thereunder in compliance with the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws, any applicable procedures adopted by each Parametric Sub-Advised Fund’s Board that have been provided to Parametric, and the provisions of the Parametric Sub-Advised Fund’s registration statement, each as may be amended.  

Expenses. There are no material differences in the framework with respect to how fees and expenses are allocated between a Parametric Sub-Advised Fund and Parametric under the current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements.  Under both the current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements, Parametric will bear its overhead costs and other expenses incurred by it in connection with the provision of its services, and the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds will bear the expenses not payable by Eaton Vance or Parametric. The current investment sub-advisory agreements for ETB, ETV, and ETW principally detail Parametric’s obligations to pay the expenses incurred by it and its staff in connection with its duties under the agreement, while the current sub-advisory agreement for EXD and the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements enumerate examples of expenses that will be borne by the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds. The existing agreement for EXD and the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements provide substantially similar examples of the expenses to be borne by the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds, except that the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements explicitly provide that a Parametric Sub-Advised Fund shall bear the expenses of any investment advisory, sub-investment advisory, or similar management fee payable by the Parametric Sub-Advised Fund, all expenses incurred in connection with the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds’ use of a line of credit or other

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borrowings or leverage, and the costs of any pricing or valuation services employed by the Parametric Sub-Advised Fund to value its investments including primary and comparative valuations services. Moreover, the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements do not explicitly provide that the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds will pay the fees and expenses associated with registering and maintaining registrations of the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds’ principal underwriter as broker dealers or agents under state securities laws. The expense provisions in the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements are intended to clarify existing arrangements and, if approved, would not result in a change in the expenses that the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds currently bear.

Other Interests. The proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements contain a provision in which the parties acknowledge that the Trustees, officers, and shareholders of a Parametric Sub-Advised Fund may be or may become interested in Parametric or in other entities sponsored by Parametric, and that the trustees, officers, employees, and shareholders of Parametric may be or may become interested in a Parametric Sub-Advised Funds. While the current investment sub-advisory agreement for EXD contains a similar provision, the current investment sub-advisory agreements for ETB, ETV, and ETW are silent on this point. The proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements also clarify that the services of Parametric to a Parametric Sub-Advised Fund are not exclusive and contemplate that Parametric may provide investment advice to other funds and accounts that may differ from or conflict with the advice provided to the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds.

Limitation of Liability. The current investment sub-advisory agreements for ETB, ETV, and ETW and the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements for ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD limit the liability of Parametric and Eaton Vance to situations in which there is willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence.  The current investment sub-advisory agreement for EXD contains a similar limitation, except that it applies a gross negligence standard and does not contain a provision that limits Eaton Vance’s liability under the agreement. The change to EXD’s liability provisions will provide a consistent liability standard for Parametric and Eaton Vance and is protective of the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds.

Third Party Beneficiaries. The current investment sub-advisory agreements for ETB, ETV, and ETW and the proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that each Parametric Sub-Advised Fund is a third party beneficiary to the agreement.  The current investment sub-advisory agreement for EXD is silent on the point.

Indemnification.  Pursuant to the current investment sub-advisory agreements for ETB, ETV, and ETW, each of Eaton Vance and Parametric agree to indemnify the other against losses in certain circumstances.  There is no similar indemnification provision in the current investment sub-advisory agreement for EXD or in the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreement. The indemnification provisions shift risk among the two affiliated advisers and the removal of the provisions will not impact the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds.

Duration and Termination. The current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements have substantially similar provisions regarding the duration and termination of the agreements, except that the proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements provide that Parametric can terminate the agreement on 60 days’ written notice while existing agreements

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require Parametric to provide three months’ written notice, unless the Parametric Sub-Advised Fund or Eaton Vance requests an additional three month period of time (or unless either party becomes legally incapable of providing the services or ceases to be a registered adviser, in which case Parametric can terminate immediately).

Governing Law and Legal Requirements.  The current and proposed investment sub-advisory agreements provide that such agreements shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current and proposed new investment sub-advisory agreements refer to certain requirements under the 1940 Act and provide that these requirements will be deemed to reflect the effect of any modification or interpretation by any applicable order, rule, regulation, or interpretive release of the SEC or guidance issued by the staff thereof.

Proposals 2A and 2B:

Board Considerations

At a meeting held on November 10, 2020, the Board of each of ETG, ETO, EXG, ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement between Eaton Vance and EVAIL, with respect to the EVAIL Sub-Advised Funds, and Parametric, with respect to the Parametric Sub-Advised Funds.  In voting its approval of the new investment sub-advisory agreement, the Board of each of ETG, ETO, EXG, ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD relied upon the recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees.  Prior to and during meetings leading up to the meeting held on November 10, 2020, the Contract Review Committee of each Board reviewed and discussed information furnished by Eaton Vance, EVAIL and Morgan Stanley, as requested by the Independent Trustees, that the Contract Review Committee considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the new investment sub-advisory agreement and to form its recommendation. Such information included, among other things, the terms and anticipated impacts of the Transaction on the Funds and their shareholders.  In addition to considering information furnished specifically to evaluate the impact of the Transaction on the Funds and their respective shareholders, each Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information furnished for prior meetings of the Boards and their committees, including information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for ETG, ETO, EXG, ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD, which most recently culminated in April 2020.  The Board of each of ETG, ETO, EXG, ETB, ETV, ETW, and EXD, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the new investment sub-advisory agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable, and it voted to approve the new investment sub-advisory agreement and to recommend that shareholders do so as well.  Each Board’s considerations are described in more detail in Appendix H.

Required Vote and Related Matters

Approval of a Fund’s proposed new investment sub-advisory agreement requires the affirmative vote of a 1940 Act Majority of the voting securities of the Fund, provided the applicable quorum, as described below under “Further Information About Voting and the Joint Special Meeting – Quorum and Methods of Tabulation,” has been satisfied.

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This Proposal is subject to the Closing and, with respect to a particular Fund, shareholders’ approval of Proposal 1, which seeks approval of a new investment advisory agreement between each Fund and Eaton Vance.  If the shareholders of a given Fund do not approve Proposal 1 or the Transaction is not completed, this Proposal 2 will be deemed null with respect to that Fund.  The Board of such Fund will consider whether other appropriate actions, if any, are warranted.

Please note that even if shareholders of a Fund approve Proposal 2, it is possible that a new investment sub-advisory agreement will not take effect.  This is because the Closing is subject to the completion or waiver of certain conditions.  One of these conditions is that EVC must obtain the consent to the Transaction of EVC clients generating a specified percentage of EVC’s aggregate revenue run-rate as of September 30, 2020.  

On the other hand, the Closing may take place even if shareholders of your Fund(s) do not approve Proposal 2.  If this should happen, the Board(s) of such Fund(s) would consider what additional actions to take, which could include continuing to solicit approval of a new investment sub-advisory agreement.  In addition, Eaton Vance could (and expects to) propose that the Board of each Fund approve an interim investment sub-advisory agreement to permit continuity of management while solicitation continues.  The terms of an interim investment sub-advisory agreement would be identical to those of the current investment sub-advisory agreement except for term and escrow provisions required by applicable law.

BOARD RECOMMENDATION

The Board of each Fund listed above believes that the new investment sub-advisory agreement is in the best interests of such Fund. Accordingly, each Fund’s Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the approval of the new investment sub-advisory agreement as set forth in Proposal 2A or Proposal 2B.

Further Information About Voting and the Joint Special Meeting

Quorum and Methods of Tabulation.  A quorum with respect to the Meeting of a Fund requires the presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote. 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 a broker returns a proxy but 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 Meeting but which have not been voted, will assist a Fund in obtaining a quorum.  In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or if a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes by the shareholders of a Fund in favor of a Proposal have not been received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the 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 that are entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be adjourned.  The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal for which further solicitation of proxies is to be made.  They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such Proposal.  The costs of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne by EVC.

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With respect to both Proposals, abstentions and broker non-votes have the effect of a negative vote on the Proposal.  Please note that broker non-votes are not expected with respect to either Proposal because brokers are required to receive instructions from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote in order to submit proxies.

Other business.  The Trustees know of no matters other than those described in this Proxy Statement to be brought before the Meeting.  Pursuant to each Fund’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, since this is a special meeting of shareholders, only such business shall be conducted at the Meeting as shall have been brought before the Meeting pursuant to the notice of Meeting.

Revocation of proxies. 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 voting at the Meeting.  If you hold Fund shares entitled to vote 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 entitled to vote and plan to attend the Meeting in person, you must show a valid photo identification (such as a driver’s license) to gain admission to the Meeting. Please call 1-800-262-1122 for information on how to obtain directions to be able to attend the Meeting and vote in person.  If you hold Fund shares entitled to vote through an intermediary and plan to attend the Meeting in person, you will be required to show a valid photo identification and authority to vote your shares (referred to as a “legal proxy”) to gain admission to the Meeting.  You must contact your intermediary to obtain a legal proxy for your shares.

Additional Meeting Information

Date for receipt of shareholders’ proposals for subsequent meetings of shareholders.  To be considered for presentation at a Fund’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, must be received at the Fund’s principal office c/o the Secretary of the Fund on or before the date listed in Appendix L.  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 and no earlier than the dates listed in Appendix L.  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.

Proxy Solicitation and Tabulation.  The expense of preparing, printing, and mailing this Proxy Statement and enclosures and the costs of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board will be borne by EVC and not 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, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, by broker-dealer firms, or by a professional solicitation organization.  A written proxy may be

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delivered to a Fund or its transfer agent prior to the Meeting by facsimile machine, graphic communication equipment or similar electronic transmission.  EVC 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 $[  ].

As part of our effort to maintain a safe and healthy environment at the Meeting, the Funds and the Boards are closely monitoring statements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov) and local authorities regarding the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.  For that reason, the Board of each Fund reserves the right to reconsider the date, time, and/or means of convening the Meeting for that Fund.  Subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable law, the Board(s) may choose to conduct the Meeting of one or more Funds solely by means of remote communications, or may hold a “hybrid” meeting where some participants attend in person and others attend by means of remote communications.  If the Board chooses to change the date, time, and/or means of convening the Meeting for a Fund, the Fund will publicly announce the decision to do so in advance, and details on how to participate will be issued by press release and filed with the SEC as additional proxy material.  Attendees are also encouraged to review guidance from public health authorities on this issue.

Duplicate mailings.  As permitted by SEC rules, Eaton Vance’s policy is to send a single copy of the Proxy Statement to shareholders who share the same last name and address, unless a shareholder previously has requested otherwise.  Separate proxy cards will be included with the Proxy Statement for each account registered at that address.  If you would prefer to receive your own copy of the Proxy Statement, please call our proxy information line at [  ].

Financial information.  The Funds’ Secretary will furnish to you, upon request and without charge, a copy of the Fund’s annual report for its most recent fiscal year, and a copy of its semi-annual report for any subsequent semi-annual period. Shareholders desiring to obtain a copy of such reports should call [   ], send an email to corporateservices@astfundsolutions.com or write to the Funds c/o AST Fund Solutions, LLC, 55 Challenger Road, Suite 201, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660. Shareholder reports are also available on the Eaton Vance website at https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.

Eaton Vance Management. Eaton Vance is the investment adviser of each Fund and also serves as each Fund’s administrator.  Eaton Vance is a business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Eaton Vance, Inc. (“EV”) serves as sole trustee of Eaton Vance.  EV and Eaton Vance are wholly-owned subsidiaries of EVC, a Maryland corporation and publicly-held holding company.  EVC, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, engages primarily in investment management, administration and marketing activities.  The Directors of EVC are Thomas E. Faust Jr., Ann E. Berman, Leo I. Higdon, Jr., Paula A. Johnson, Brian D. Langstraat, Dorothy E. Puhy, Winthrop H. Smith, Jr. and Richard A. Spillane, Jr.  All shares of the outstanding voting common stock of EVC are deposited in a voting trust, the voting trustees of which are Paul W. Bouchey, Mr. Faust, Craig R. Brandon, Daniel C. Cataldo, Michael A. Cirami, Cynthia J. Clemson, James H. Evans, Maureen A. Gemma, Laurie G. Hylton, Mr.

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Langstraat, Thomas Lee, Frederick S. Marius, David C. McCabe, Scott H. Page, Edward J. Perkin, Lewis R. Piantedosi, Charles B. Reed, Craig P. Russ, Thomas Chan Lin Seto, John L. Shea, Eric A. Stein, John H. Streur, Andrew N. Sveen, Michael W. Weilheimer, R. Kelly Williams and Matthew J. Witkos (all of whom are officers of Eaton Vance or its affiliates).  The voting trustees have unrestricted voting rights for the election of directors of EVC.  All of the outstanding voting trust receipts issued under said voting trust are owned by certain of the officers of Eaton Vance who may also be officers, or officers and directors of EVC and EV.

The names and principal occupations of the principal executive officers of Eaton Vance are listed below.  The address for each director of EVC and each officer listed below is Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110.

Thomas E. Faust Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer

Frederick S. Marius, Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

Laurie G. Hylton, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Richard F. Froio, Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer

Daniel C. Cataldo, Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

Eaton Vance and Parametric provide investment advisory services to other funds that may have investment objectives and policies similar to those of certain Funds.  The table in Appendix M identifies these other funds and states their net assets and the management fees that they paid to Eaton Vance and Parametric during the fiscal years noted.

Payments to Eaton Vance, EVAIL, Parametric or Affiliates.  Appendix N shows amounts paid to Eaton Vance, EVAIL, Parametric, or any of their current or prospective affiliates during each Fund’s most recent fiscal year for the services noted.  The Funds made no other material payments to Eaton Vance, EVAIL, Parametric, or any of their current or prospective affiliates during the periods shown.

Limitation of Trustee Liability.  Each Fund’s organizational documents provide that the Fund will indemnify its Trustees and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Fund, provided that they exercised reasonable care, except if it is determined that they have acted with willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of their office.  Each Fund, at its expense, provides liability insurance for the benefit of its Trustees and officers.

Trustees, Officers, and Other Information.  All of the Funds’ officers, as well as Thomas E. Faust Jr., a Trustee who is an “interested” (as defined in the 1940 Act) person of the Funds, are employees of Eaton Vance or its affiliates.  Because of their positions with Eaton Vance or its affiliates, the officers and interested Trustee will benefit from any management fees, distribution fees, custodian fees, and investor servicing fees paid or allowed by the Funds.  [No Independent Trustee owns any securities or has any other material direct or indirect interest in Eaton Vance, EVC, or any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with Eaton Vance, either currently or upon the Closing.]

Appendix O lists the current Trustees and officers of each Fund.

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A-8

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APPENDIX E

Form of New Investment Advisory Agreement

EATON VANCE [TRUST]

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made as of this [x]^th day of [MONTH], [YEAR], between [TRUST], a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Eaton Vance Management, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Adviser”). 

1.Duties of the Adviser.  The Trust hereby employs the Adviser to act as investment adviser for and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Trust and to administer its investment affairs, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. 

(a) The Adviser hereby accepts such employment, and undertakes to afford to the Trust the advice and assistance of the Adviser’s organization in the choice of investments and in the purchase and sale of securities for the Trust and to furnish for the use of the Trust office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Trust and for administering its investment affairs and to pay the salaries and fees of all officers and Trustees of the Trust who are members of the Adviser’s organization and all personnel of the Adviser performing services relating to research and investment activities.  The Adviser shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust. 

(b)The Adviser shall provide the Trust with such investment management and supervision as the Trust may from time to time consider necessary for the proper supervision of the Trust’s investments.  As investment adviser to the Trust, the Adviser shall furnish continuously an investment program and shall determine from time to time what securities and other investments shall be acquired, disposed of or exchanged and what portion of the Trust’s assets shall be held uninvested, subject always to the applicable restrictions of the Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and registration statement of the Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Trust, to buy, sell, and otherwise trade in any and all types of securities, commodities, derivatives and investment instruments on behalf of the Trust. Should the Trustees of the Trust at any time, however, make any specific determination as to investment policy for the Trust and notify the Adviser thereof in writing, the Adviser shall be bound by such determination for the period, if any, specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such determination has been revoked.  The Adviser shall take, on behalf of the Trust, all actions that it deems necessary or desirable to implement the investment policies of the Trust. 

(c)The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio investments for the account of the Trust either directly with the issuer or with brokers, dealers, futures commission merchants, or other market participants selected by the Adviser, and, to that end, the Adviser is authorized, as the agent of the Trust, to give instructions to the custodian of the Trust as to deliveries of investments and payments of cash for the account of the Trust.  In connection with the selection of such brokers, dealers, futures commission merchants, or other market participants and the placing of such orders, the Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute security transactions at prices that are advantageous to the Trust and (when a disclosed commission is being charged) at commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. Subject to the policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, in selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Adviser and the Adviser is expressly authorized to cause the Trust to pay any broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a security transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to the Trust and to other accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.  

(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adviser shall not be deemed to have assumed any duties with respect to, and shall not be responsible for, the distribution of shares of the Trust, nor shall the Adviser be deemed to have assumed or have any responsibility with respect to functions specifically assumed by any transfer agent, administration, custodian or shareholder servicing agent of the Trust. 

2.Compensation of the Adviser.  For the services, payments and facilities to be furnished hereunder by the Adviser, the Adviser shall be entitled to receive from the Trust the compensation described on Appendix A hereto.   

3.Allocation of Charges and Expenses.  The Adviser shall pay the entire salaries and fees of all of the Trust’s Trustees and officers employed by the Adviser and who devote part or all of their time to the affairs of the Adviser, and the salaries and fees of such persons shall not be deemed to be expenses incurred by the Trust for purposes of this Section 3.  Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, it is understood that the Trust will pay all expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Adviser hereunder, which expenses payable by the Trust shall include, without implied limitation (i) expenses of maintaining the Trust and continuing its existence; (ii) registration of the Trust under the 1940 Act; (iii) commissions, spreads, fees and other expenses connected with the acquisition, holding and disposition of securities and other investments; (iv) auditing, accounting and legal expenses; (v) taxes and interest; (vi) governmental fees, (vii) expenses of listing shares of the Trust with a stock exchange, and expenses of issue, sale, repurchase and redemption (if any) of shares of the Trust, including expenses of conducting tender offers for the purpose of repurchasing Trust shares; (viii) fees and expenses of registering, qualifying, and maintaining the Trust and its shares under applicable federal and state securities laws and of preparing and filing registration statements, other offering statements or memoranda, and other reports, forms, and documents required to be filed by the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and any other regulatory body, and for printing and distributing the same to shareholders; (ix) expenses of reports and notices to shareholders and of meetings of shareholders and proxy solicitations therefor; (x) expenses of reports to governmental officers and commissions; (xi) insurance expenses; (xii) association membership dues; (xiii) fees, expenses and disbursements of custodians and subcustodians for all services to the Trust (including without limitation safekeeping of funds, securities and other investments, keeping of books, accounts and records, and determination of net asset values); (xiv) fees, expenses and disbursements of transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, shareholder servicing agents and registrars for all services to the Trust; (xv) expenses for servicing shareholder accounts; (xvi) any direct charges to the Trust or shareholders approved by the Trustees of the Trust; (xvii) compensation and expenses of Trustees of the Trust who are not members of the Adviser’s organization; (xviii) any pricing or valuation services employed by the Trust to value its investments including primary and comparative valuation services; (xix) any investment advisory, sub-investment advisory, or similar management fee payable by the Trust; (xx) all expenses incurred in connection with the Trust’s use of a line of credit, other borrowings or leverage; and (xxi) such non-recurring items as may arise, including expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings and claims and the obligation of the Trust to indemnify its Trustees, officers and shareholders with respect thereto. 

4.Other Interests.  It is understood that Trustees and officers of the Trust and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as trustees, officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise and that trustees, officers, employees and shareholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.  It is also understood that trustees, officers, employees and shareholders of the Adviser may be or become interested (as directors, trustees, officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise) in other companies or entities (including, without limitation, other investment companies) that the Adviser may organize, sponsor or acquire, or with which it may merge or consolidate, and which may include the words “Eaton Vance” or any combination thereof as part of their name, and that the Adviser or its subsidiaries or affiliates may enter into advisory or management agreements or other contracts or relationships with such other companies or entities. 

5.Limitation of Liability of the Adviser.  In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder of the Trust for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the acquisition, holding or disposition of any security or other investment. 

A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Adviser is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed on behalf of the Adviser by an officer in his or her capacity as an officer and not individually. The Trust expressly acknowledges the provisions in the Declaration of Trust of the Adviser limiting

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the personal liability of the trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Adviser, and the Trust hereby agrees that it shall have recourse to the Adviser for payment of claims or obligations as between the Adviser and the Trust arising out of this Agreement and shall not seek satisfaction from the trustees, officers, or shareholders of the Adviser.

6.Sub-Investment Advisers.  The Adviser may employ one or more sub-investment advisers from time to time to perform any of the Adviser’s duties under this Agreement, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Adviser and such sub-investment adviser and approved by the Trustees of the Trust, all as permitted by the 1940 Act.  The performance of each such sub-investment adviser of its obligation under any such agreement shall be supervised by the Adviser.  Further, the Adviser may, with the approval of the Trustees of the Trust and without the vote of any shareholders of the Trust, terminate any agreement with any sub-investment adviser and/or enter into an agreement with one or more other sub-investment advisers, all as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.  In the event a sub-investment adviser is employed, the Adviser retains the authority to immediately assume responsibility for any functions delegated to a sub-investment adviser, subject to approval by the Board and notice to the sub-investment adviser.   

7.Duration and Termination of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall become effective upon the date of its execution, and, unless terminated as herein provided, shall remain in full force and effect through and including the second anniversary of the execution of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as such continuance after such second anniversary is specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Adviser or the Trust cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. 

Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other, terminate this Agreement without the payment of any penalty, by action of Trustees of the Trust or the trustees of the Adviser, as the case may be, and the Trust may, at any time upon such written notice to the Adviser, terminate this Agreement by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust.  This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

8.Amendments of the Agreement.  This Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by both parties hereto, provided that no amendment to this Agreement shall be effective until approved in a manner consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act. 

9.Limitation of Liability of Trustees and Officers of the Trust. A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer in his or her capacity as an officer and not individually. The Adviser expressly acknowledges the provisions in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust limiting the personal liability of the Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust, and the Adviser hereby agrees that it shall have recourse to the Trust for payment of claims or obligations as between the Trust and the Adviser arising out of this Agreement and shall not seek satisfaction from the Trustees, officers, or shareholders of the Trust or any Trustee, officer, or shareholder of the Trust. 

10.Use of the Name “Eaton Vance”.  The Adviser hereby consents to the use by the Trust of the name “Eaton Vance” as part of the Trust’s name; provided, however, that such consent shall be conditioned upon the employment of the Adviser or one of its affiliates as the investment adviser of the Trust.  The name “Eaton Vance” or any variation thereof may be used from time to time in other connections and for other purposes by the Adviser and its affiliates and other investment companies that have obtained consent to the use of the name “Eaton Vance”.  The Adviser shall have the right to require the Trust to cease using the name “Eaton Vance” as part of the Trust’s name if the Trust ceases, for any reason, to employ the Adviser or one of its affiliates as the Trust’s investment adviser.  Future names adopted by the Trust for itself, insofar as such names include identifying words requiring the consent of the Adviser, shall be the property of the Adviser and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 

11.  No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. 

12.Non-Exclusive Services.  The services of the Adviser to the Trust are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other business activities.  It is understood that the Adviser and its affiliates perform investment services, including rendering investment advice, to varied clients. It is understood that the Adviser or any of its affiliates may give advice or take action for other accounts that may differ from, conflict with or be adverse to advice given or taken for the Trust. It is understood that certain securities or instruments may be held in some accounts but not in others, or the accounts may have different levels of holdings in certain securities or instruments and the accounts may remit different levels of fees to the Adviser. In addition, it is understood that the Adviser or any of its affiliates may give advice or take action with respect to the investments of the Trust that may not be given or taken with respect to one or more accounts with similar investment programs, objectives, and strategies. The Trust acknowledges that the Adviser, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, and/or employees may from time to time have positions in or transact in securities and other investments recommended to clients, including the Trust. Such transactions may differ from or be inconsistent with the advice given, or the timing or nature of the Adviser’s action or actions with respect to the Trust. The Adviser may aggregate the Trust’s orders with orders of its proprietary accounts and/or orders of other clients.   

13.Certain Definitions.  The terms “assignment” and “interested persons” when used herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by any rule, regulation or order by the SEC.  The term “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall mean the vote, at a meeting of shareholders, of the lesser of (a) 67 per centum or more of the shares of the Trust present or represented by proxy at the meeting if the shareholders of more than 50 per centum of the outstanding shares of the Trust are present or represented by proxy at the meeting, or (b) more  

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than 50 per centum of the outstanding shares of the Trust.  In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is modified or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the SEC, any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the SEC, or any applicable guidance issued by the staff of the SEC, such provision will be deemed to incorporate the effect of such order, rule, regulation, interpretative release, or guidance.

14.Miscellaneous. 

(a)If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

(b)This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

(c)This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written. 

EATON VANCE [TRUST NAME]  

By:  

[TRUST PRESIDENT] 

President and not individually 

[EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT] 

By:  

[NAME OF OFFICER] 

[OFFICER TYPE] and not individually 

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APPENDIX A

For the services, payments and facilities furnished by the Adviser under this Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive from the [Trust] compensation as set forth below:

[Please see Appendix A of this Proxy Statement for advisory fee schedules and assets on which fees are charged.]

In case of initiation or termination of the Agreement during any month with respect to the Trust, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of calendar days during which the Agreement is in effect.

Such compensation shall be paid monthly in arrears. The Adviser may, from time to time, waive all or a part of the above compensation.  

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APPENDIX F

Form of New Investment Advisory and Administrative Agreement

EATON VANCE [TRUST NAME]

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made as of this [x] day of [MONTH], [YEAR], between [TRUST], a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Eaton Vance Management, a Massachusetts business trust (“Eaton Vance”). 

1. Duties of Eaton Vance.  The Trust hereby employs Eaton Vance to act as investment adviser for and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Trust and to administer its affairs, subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the Trust, for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. 

(a)Eaton Vance hereby accepts such employment, and undertakes to afford to the Trust the advice and assistance of Eaton Vance’s organization in the choice of investments and in the purchase and sale of securities and in the administration of the Trust and to furnish for the use of the Trust office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Trust and for administering its affairs and to pay the salaries and fees of all officers and Trustees of the Trust who are members of Eaton Vance’s organization and all personnel of Eaton Vance performing services relating to research and investment and administrative activities.  Eaton Vance shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust. 

In connection with its responsibilities as administrator of the Trust, Eaton Vance will:

·assist in preparing all annual, semi-annual and other reports required to be sent to Trust shareholders and/or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and arrange for the filing, printing, and dissemination of such reports to shareholders; 

·review the provision of services by the Trust’s independent public accounting firm, including, but not limited to, the preparation by such firm of audited financial statements of the Trust and the Trust’s federal, state and local tax returns; and make such reports and recommendations to the Trustees of the Trust concerning the performance of the independent accountants as the Trustees deem appropriate; 

·arrange for the filing with the appropriate authorities all required federal, state and local tax returns;  

·arrange for the dissemination to shareholders of the Trust’s proxy materials, and oversee the tabulation of proxies by the Trust’s transfer agent or other duly authorized proxy tabulator;  

·review and supervise the provision of custodian services to the Trust; and make such reports and recommendations to the Trustees concerning the provision of such services as the Trustees deem appropriate;  

·oversee the valuation of all such portfolio investments and other assets of the Trust as may be designated by the Trustees (subject to any guidelines, directions and instructions of the Trustees), and review and supervise the calculation of the net asset value of the Trust’s shares by the custodian;  

·negotiate the terms and conditions under which transfer agency and dividend disbursing services will be provided to the Trust, and the fees to be paid by the Trust in connection therewith; review and supervise the provision of transfer agency and dividend disbursing services to the Trust; and make such reports and recommendations to the Trustees concerning the performance of the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent as the Trustees deem appropriate;  

·establish the accounting policies of the Trust; reconcile accounting issues that may arise with respect to the Trust’s operations; and consult with the Trust’s independent accountants, legal counsel, custodian, accounting and bookkeeping agents and transfer and dividend disbursing agent as necessary in connection therewith; 

·determine the amount of all distributions (if any) to be paid by the Trust to its shareholders; prepare and arrange for the publishing of notices to shareholders regarding such distributions (if required) and provide the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent and custodian with such information as is required for such parties to effect the payment of distributions and to implement the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan;  

·make recommendations to the Trustees as to whether the Trust should make repurchase or tender offers for its own shares; arrange for the preparation and filing of all documents required to be filed by the Trust with the SEC in connection with such repurchase or tender offers; arrange for the preparation and dissemination of all appropriate repurchase or tender offer documents and papers on behalf of the Trust; and supervise and conduct the Trust’s periodic repurchase or tender offers for its own shares;  

·monitor any variance between the market value and net asset value per share, and periodically report to the Trustees available actions that may conform such values;  

·monitor the activities of any shareholder servicing agent retained by Eaton Vance and periodically report to the Trustees about such activities;  

·review the Trust’s bills and authorize payments of such bills by the Trust’s custodian; 

·oversee services provided to the Trust by external counsel; 

·arrange for the preparation and filing of all other reports, forms, registration statements and documents required to be filed by the Trust with the SEC, any other applicable regulatory body and any securities exchange where Trust shares are listed; and  

·provide other internal legal, auditing, accounting and administrative services as ordinarily required in conducting the Trust’s business affairs. 

(b)Eaton Vance shall provide the Trust with such investment management, administration and supervision as the Trust may from time to time consider necessary for the proper supervision of the Trust’s investment and administrative affairs.  As investment adviser to the Trust, Eaton Vance shall furnish continuously an investment program and shall determine from time to time what securities and other investments shall be acquired, disposed of or exchanged and what portion of the Trust’s assets shall be held uninvested, subject always to the applicable restrictions of the Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and registration statement of the Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  Eaton Vance is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Trust, to buy, sell, and otherwise trade in any and all types of securities, commodities, derivatives and investment instruments on behalf of the Trust. Should the Trustees of the Trust at any time, however, make any specific determination as to investment policy for the Trust and notify Eaton Vance thereof in writing, Eaton Vance shall be bound by such determination for the period, if any, specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such determination has been revoked.  Eaton Vance shall take, on behalf of the Trust, all actions that it deems necessary or desirable to implement the investment policies of the Trust. 

(c)Eaton Vance shall place all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio investments for the account of the Trust either directly with the issuer or with brokers, dealers, futures commission merchants, or other market participants selected by Eaton Vance, and to that end Eaton Vance is authorized as the agent of the Trust to give instructions to the custodian of the Trust as to deliveries of investments and payments of cash for the account of the Trust.  In connection with the selection of such brokers, dealers, futures commission merchants, or other market participants and the placing of such orders, Eaton Vance shall use its best efforts to seek to execute security transactions at prices that are advantageous to the Trust and (when a disclosed commission is being charged) at commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. Subject to the policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, in selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to Eaton Vance and Eaton Vance is expressly authorized to cause the Trust to pay any broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a security transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if Eaton Vance determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which Eaton Vance and its affiliates have with respect to the Trust and to other accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. 

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(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, Eaton Vance shall not be deemed to have assumed any duties with respect to, and shall not be responsible for, the distribution of shares of the Trust, nor shall Eaton Vance be deemed to have assumed or have any responsibility with respect to functions specifically assumed by any transfer agent, custodian or shareholder servicing agent of the Trust. 

2.Compensation of Eaton Vance.  For the services, payments and facilities to be furnished hereunder by Eaton Vance, Eaton Vance shall be entitled to receive from the Trust the compensation described on Appendix A hereto.   

3.Allocation of Charges and Expenses.  Eaton Vance shall pay the entire salaries and fees of all of the Trust’s Trustees and officers employed by Eaton Vance and who devote part or all of their time to the affairs of Eaton Vance, and the salaries and fees of such persons shall not be deemed to be expenses incurred by the Trust for purposes of this Section 3.  Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, it is understood that the Trust will pay all expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by Eaton Vance hereunder, which expenses payable by the Trust shall include, without implied limitation: (i) expenses of maintaining the Trust and continuing its existence; (ii) registration of the Trust under the 1940 Act; (iii) commissions, spreads, fees and other expenses connected with the acquisition, holding and disposition of securities and other investments; (iv) auditing, accounting and legal expenses; (v) taxes and interest; (vi) governmental fees; (vii) expenses of listing shares of the Trust with a stock exchange, and expenses of issue, sale, repurchase and redemption (if any) of shares in the Trust, including expenses of conducting tender offers for the purpose of repurchasing Trust shares, (viii) fees and expenses of registering, qualifying, and maintaining the Trust and its shares under applicable federal and state securities laws and of preparing and filing registration statements, other offering statements or memoranda, and other reports, forms, and documents required to be filed by the Trust with the SEC and any other regulatory body, and for printing and distributing the same to shareholders; (ix) expenses of reports and notices to shareholders and of meetings of shareholders and proxy solicitations therefor; (x) expenses of reports to governmental officers and commissions; (xi) insurance expenses; (xii) association membership dues; (xiii) fees, expenses and disbursements of custodians and subcustodians for all services to the Trust (including without limitation safekeeping of funds, securities and other investments, keeping of books, accounts and records, and determination of net asset values), (xiv) fees, expenses and disbursements of transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, shareholder servicing agents and registrars for all services to the Trust, (xv) expenses for servicing shareholder accounts; (xvi) any direct charges to the Trust or shareholders approved by the Trustees of the Trust; (xvii) compensation and expenses of Trustees of the Trust who are not members of Eaton Vance’s organization; (xviii) any pricing or valuation services employed by the Trust to value its investments including primary and comparative valuation services; (xix) any investment advisory, sub-investment advisory, or similar management fee payable by the Trust, (xx) all expenses incurred in connection with the Trust’s use of a line of credit, other borrowings or leverage; and (xxi) such non-recurring items as may arise, including expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings and claims and the obligation of the Trust to indemnify its Trustees, officers and shareholders with respect thereto. 

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4.Other Interests.  It is understood that Trustees and officers of the Trust and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in Eaton Vance as trustees, officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise and that trustees, officers, employees and shareholders of Eaton Vance are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that Eaton Vance may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.  It is also understood that trustees, officers, employees and shareholders of Eaton Vance may be or become interested (as directors, trustees, officers, employees, shareholders or otherwise) in other companies or entities (including, without limitation, other investment companies) that Eaton Vance may organize, sponsor or acquire, or with which it may merge or consolidate, and which may include the words “Eaton Vance” or any combination thereof as part of their name, and that Eaton Vance or its subsidiaries or affiliates may enter into advisory or management agreements or other contracts or relationships with such other companies or entities. 

5.Limitation of Liability of Eaton Vance.  In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of Eaton Vance, Eaton Vance shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder of the Trust for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the acquisition, holding or disposition of any security or other investment. 

A copy of the Declaration of Trust of Eaton Vance is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed on behalf of Eaton Vance by an officer in his or her capacity as an officer and not individually. The Trust expressly acknowledges the provisions in the Declaration of Trust of Eaton Vance limiting the personal liability of the trustees, officers, and shareholders of Eaton Vance, and the Trust hereby agrees that it shall have recourse to Eaton Vance for payment of claims or obligations as between Eaton Vance and the Trust arising out of this Agreement and shall not seek satisfaction from the trustees, officers, or shareholders of Eaton Vance.

6.Sub-Investment Advisers and Sub-Administrators.  Eaton Vance may employ one or more sub-investment advisers or sub-administrators from time to time to perform any of Eaton Vance’s duties under this Agreement, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between Eaton Vance and such sub-investment adviser or sub-administrator and approved by the Trustees of the Trust, all as permitted by the 1940 Act.  The performance of each such sub-investment adviser or sub-administrator of its obligation under any such agreement shall be supervised by Eaton Vance.  Further, Eaton Vance may, with the approval of the Trustees of the Trust and without the vote of any shareholders of the Trust, terminate any agreement with any sub-investment adviser or sub-administrator and/or enter into an agreement with one or more other sub-investment advisers or sub-administrators, all as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules hereunder.  In the event a sub-investment adviser or sub-administrator is employed, Eaton Vance retains the authority to immediately assume responsibility for any functions delegated to a sub-investment adviser or sub-administrator, subject to approval by the Board and notice to the sub-investment adviser or sub-administrator.   

7.Duration and Termination of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall become effective upon the date of its execution, and, unless terminated as herein provided, shall remain in full force and effect through and including the second anniversary of the execution of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as such continuance after such second anniversary is specifically approved at least annually (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of Eaton Vance or the Trust cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. 

Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other, terminate this Agreement without the payment of any penalty, by action of Trustees of the Trust or the trustees of Eaton Vance, as the case may be, and the Trust may, at any time upon such written notice to Eaton Vance, terminate this Agreement by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust.  This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

8.Amendments of the Agreement.  This Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by both parties hereto, provided that no amendment to this Agreement shall be effective until approved in a manner consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act. 

9.Limitation of Liability of Trustees and Officers of the Trust.  A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer in his or her capacity as an officer and not individually. Eaton Vance expressly acknowledges the provisions in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust limiting the personal liability of the Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust, and Eaton Vance hereby agrees that it shall have recourse to the Trust for payment of claims or obligations as between the Trust and Eaton Vance arising out of this Agreement and shall not seek satisfaction from the Trustees, officers, or shareholders or any Trustee, officer, or shareholder of the Trust. 

10.Use of the Name “Eaton Vance”.  Eaton Vance hereby consents to the use by the Trust of the name “Eaton Vance” as part of the Trust’s name; provided, however, that such consent shall be conditioned upon the employment of Eaton Vance or one of its affiliates as the investment adviser or administrator of the Trust.  The name “Eaton Vance” or any variation thereof may be used from time to time in other connections and for other purposes by Eaton Vance and its affiliates and other investment companies that have obtained consent to the use of the name “Eaton Vance.”  Eaton Vance shall have the right to require the Trust to cease using the name “Eaton Vance” as part of the Trust’s name if the Trust ceases, for any reason, to employ Eaton Vance or one of its affiliates as the Trust’s investment adviser or administrator.  Future names adopted by the Trust for itself, insofar as such names include identifying words requiring the consent of Eaton Vance, shall be the property of Eaton Vance and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 

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11.  No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.  

12.Non-Exclusive Services.  The services of Eaton Vance to the Trust are not to be deemed to be exclusive, Eaton Vance being free to render services to others and engage in other business activities.  It is understood that Eaton Vance and its affiliates perform investment services, including rendering investment advice, to varied clients. It is understood that Eaton Vance or any of its affiliates may give advice or take action for other accounts that may differ from, conflict with, or be adverse to advice given or taken for the Trust. It is understood that certain securities or instruments may be held in some accounts but not in others, or the accounts may have different levels of holdings in certain securities or instruments and the accounts may remit different levels of fees to Eaton Vance. In addition, it is understood that Eaton Vance or any of its affiliates may give advice or take action with respect to the investments of the Trust that may not be given or taken with respect to one or more accounts with similar investment programs, objectives, and strategies. The Trust acknowledges that Eaton Vance, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, and/or employees may from time to time have positions in or transact in securities and other investments recommended to clients, including the Trust. Such transactions may differ from or be inconsistent with the advice given, or the timing or nature of Eaton Vance’s action or actions with respect to the Trust. Eaton Vance may aggregate the Trust’s orders with orders of its proprietary accounts and/or orders of other clients.   

13.Certain Definitions.  The terms “assignment” and “interested persons” when used herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by any rule, regulation or order by the SEC.  The term “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall mean the vote, at a meeting of shareholders, of the lesser of (a) 67 per centum or more of the shares of the Trust present or represented by proxy at the meeting if the shareholders of more than 50 per centum of the outstanding shares of the Trust are present or represented by proxy at the meeting, or (b) more than 50 per centum of the outstanding shares of the Trust.  In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is modified or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the SEC, any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the SEC, or any applicable guidance issued by the staff of the SEC, such provision will be deemed to incorporate the effect of such order, rule, regulation, interpretative release, or guidance. 

14.Miscellaneous. 

(a)If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

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(b)This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

(c)This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written. 

EATON VANCE [TRUST NAME] 

By:  

[TRUST PRESIDENT] 

President and not individually 

[EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT] 

By:  

[NAME OF OFFICER] 

[OFFICER] and not individually 

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APPENDIX A

For the services, payments and facilities furnished by Eaton Vance under this Agreement, Eaton Vance is entitled to receive from the [Trust] compensation as set forth below:

[Please see Appendix B of this Proxy Statement for advisory fee schedules and assets on which fees are charged.]

In case of initiation or termination of the Agreement during any month with respect to the Trust, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of calendar days during which the Agreement is in effect.

Such compensation shall be paid monthly in arrears. Eaton Vance may, from time to time, waive all or a part of the above compensation.

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APPENDIX G

Investment Advisory Agreement: Dates and Approvals

The following table contains information regarding the date of each Fund’s current investment advisory agreement, the date on which it was last approved by shareholders and the purpose of that submission, the date on which the continuance of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement was last approved by the Board of Trustees as well as action taken (other than renewal) with respect to the current investment advisory agreements by the Board of Trustees since the beginning of each Fund’s last fiscal year.

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¹ References below to “Original Approval” mean approval by the sole initial shareholder prior to public offering of the Fund.

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APPENDIX H

Board Considerations: Proposals 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B

Overview of the Board Evaluation Process – Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds

At a meeting held on November 10, 2020 (the “November Meeting”), the Board of each Fund, including a majority of the Board members (the “Independent Trustees”) who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of the Funds or Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”), voted to approve a new investment advisory agreement between each Fund and Eaton Vance (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”) and, for certain Funds, a new investment sub-advisory agreement between Eaton Vance and the applicable Sub-Adviser (the “New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements”² and, together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements, the “New Agreements”), each of which is intended to go into effect upon the completion of the Transaction (as defined below), as more fully described below.  In voting its approval of the New Agreements at the November Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that provided temporary relief from the in-person meeting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act.

In voting its approval of the New Agreements, the Board of each Fund relied upon the recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees.  Prior to and during meetings leading up to the November Meeting, the Contract Review Committee reviewed and discussed information furnished by Eaton Vance, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley, as requested by the Independent Trustees, that the Contract Review Committee considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Agreements and to form its recommendation.  Such information included, among other things, the terms and anticipated impacts of Morgan Stanley’s pending acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) on the Funds and their shareholders.  In addition to considering information furnished specifically to evaluate the impact of the Transaction on the Funds and their respective shareholders, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees, including information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for the Funds, which most recently culminated in April 2020 (the “2020 Annual Approval Process”).  

The Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable, and it voted to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement and to recommend that shareholders do so as well.  

² With respect to certain of the Funds, Eaton Vance is currently a party to a sub-advisory agreement (collectively, the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (“EVAIL”) or Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”), each an affiliate of the Adviser (together, the “Sub-Advisers”). Accordingly, references to the “Sub-Advisers” or the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements” are not applicable to all Funds.

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Shortly after the announcement of the Transaction, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met with senior representatives from Eaton Vance and Morgan Stanley at its meeting held on October 13, 2020 to discuss certain aspects of the Transaction and the expected impacts of the Transaction on the Funds and their shareholders.  As part of the Board’s evaluation process, counsel to the Independent Trustees, on behalf of the Contract Review Committee, requested additional information to assist the Independent Trustees in their evaluation of the New Agreements and the implications of the Transaction, as well as other contractual arrangements that may be affected by the Transaction. The Contract Review Committee considered information furnished by Eaton Vance and Morgan Stanley, their respective affiliates, and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers during meetings on November 5, 2020 and November 10, 2020.  

The Contract Review Committee again met with senior representatives of Eaton Vance, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley at its meeting on November 10, 2020, to further discuss the approval of the New Agreements.  The representatives from Eaton Vance, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley each made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Independent Trustees.  The Contract Review Committee considered Eaton Vance’s, the Sub-Adviser’s and Morgan Stanley’s responses related to the Transaction and specifically to the Funds, as well as information received in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, with respect to its evaluation of the New Agreements. Among other information, the Board considered:

Information about the Transaction and its Terms

·Information about the material terms and conditions, and expected impact, of the Transaction that relate to the Funds, including the expected impact on the businesses conducted by Eaton Vance and the Sub-Advisers with respect to the Funds and, with respect to the Funds that have shares registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to shelf registration statements, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (“EVD”) as the distributor of those shares; 

·Information about the advantages of the Transaction as they relate to the Funds and their shareholders; 

·A commitment that the Funds would not bear any expenses, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Transaction; 

·A commitment that Morgan Stanley would use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that it did not impose any “unfair burden” (as that term is used in section 15(f)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act) on the Funds as a result of the Transaction; 

·Information with respect to personnel and/or other resources of Eaton Vance and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, as a result of the Transaction, as well as any expected changes to compensation, including any retention-based compensation intended to incentivize key personnel at Eaton Vance and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers; 

·Information regarding any changes that are expected with respect to the Funds’ slate of officers as a result of the Transaction; 

Information about Morgan Stanley

·Information about Morgan Stanley’s overall business, including information about the advisory, brokerage and related businesses that Morgan Stanley operates; 

·Information about Morgan Stanley’s financial condition, including its access to capital and other resources required to support the investment advisory businesses related to the Funds; 

·Information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy, and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates implementing to the Funds in the short- or long-term following the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”); 

·Information regarding risk management functions at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including how existing risk management protocols and procedures may impact the Funds and/or the businesses of Eaton Vance and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, as they relate to the Funds; 

·Information on the anticipated benefits of the Transaction to the Funds with respect to potential additional distribution capabilities and the ability to access new markets and customer segments through Morgan Stanley’s distribution network, including, in particular, its institutional client base; 

·Information regarding the financial condition and reputation of Morgan Stanley, its worldwide presence, experience as a fund sponsor and manager, commitment to maintain a high level of cooperation with, and support to, the Funds, strong client service capabilities, and relationships in the asset management industry; 

Information about the New Agreements

·A representation that, after the Closing, all of the Funds will continue to be advised by Eaton Vance and their current Sub-Adviser, as applicable; 

·Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements, including certain changes as compared to the current investment advisory agreement between each Fund and Eaton Vance (collectively, the “Current Advisory Agreements”) and, as applicable, the current investment sub-advisory agreement between a Fund and a Sub-Adviser (together with the Current Advisory Agreements, the “Current Agreements”); 

·Information confirming that the fee rates payable under the New Agreements are not changed as compared to the Current Agreements; 

·A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by Eaton Vance and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services; 

Information about Fund Performance, Fees and Expenses

·A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each Fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as performance information as of a more recent date; 

·A report from an independent data provider comparing each Fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as fee and expense information as of a more recent date; 

·In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by Eaton Vance in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as corresponding performance information as of a more recent date; 

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·Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by Eaton Vance and the Sub-Adviser to each Fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such Fund(s), if any; 

·Profitability analyses of Eaton Vance and the Sub-Adviser with respect to each of the Funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information regarding the impact of the Transaction on profitability; 

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

·Descriptions of the investment management services currently provided and expected to be provided to each Fund after the Transaction, as well as each of the Funds’ investment strategies and policies; 

·The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets, when necessary, and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; 

·Information about any changes to the policies and practices of Eaton Vance and, as applicable, each Fund’s Sub-Adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions; 

·Information regarding the impact on trading and access to capital markets associated with the Funds’ affiliations with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including potential restrictions with respect to the Funds’ ability to execute portfolio transactions with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates;  

Information about Eaton Vance and the Sub-Advisers

·Information about the financial results and condition of Eaton Vance and the Sub-Advisers since the culmination of the 2020 Annual Approval Process and any material changes in financial condition that are reasonably expected to occur before and after the Closing; 

·Information regarding contemplated changes to the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable post-Closing; 

·The Code of Ethics of Eaton Vance and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes; 

·Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; 

·Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance; 

·Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of Eaton Vance and its affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers; 

·A description of Eaton Vance’s oversight of the Sub-Advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;