BOSTON, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of
Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (NYSE: EFT),
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (NYSE American: EVY),
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR) and Eaton Vance
Senior Income Trust (NYSE: EVF) (collectively, the "Funds")
announced that the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Meeting") for the Funds has been postponed from January 7, 2021 at 11:30
a.m. to January 12, 2021 at
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time in order to
increase the likelihood that a quorum will be present at the
Meeting and to allow more time for shareholders to vote. The
record date remains unchanged for the Funds and is fixed as of the
close of business on October 29,
2020. A separate formal notice of the new date and time will
be sent to Fund shareholders of record as of such date.
Additionally, the following notice relates to the Meeting:
Notice that the Meeting Will Be A Virtual
Meeting
Due to the emerging public health impact of the coronavirus
pandemic (COVID-19), travel guidelines in Massachusetts and surrounding areas, and to
support the health and well-being of our shareholders, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the Meeting will be a virtual meeting via a
web-based portal. Shareholders will not be able to attend the
Meeting in person.
If you were a record holder of Fund shares as of October 29, 2020 (i.e., you held Fund
shares in your own name directly with the Fund), you can
participate in and vote at the Meeting by emailing your full name
and address to AST Fund Solutions, LLC ("AST") at
attendameeting@astfinancial.com. You will then be provided
with credentials to participate in the Meeting. You will also
be able to vote during the Meeting by entering the control number
found on the WHITE proxy card or notice you previously
received. Requests to participate in and vote at in the
Meeting must be received by AST no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 11, 2021.
If you held Fund shares through an intermediary (such as a
broker-dealer) as of October 29,
2020, and wish to participate in and vote at the Meeting,
you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your intermediary
reflecting the Fund's name, the number of Fund shares you held, and
your name and email address. You may forward an email from
your intermediary containing the legal proxy or attach an image of
the legal proxy to an email and send it to AST at
attendameeting@astfinancial.com with "Legal Proxy" in the subject
line. You will then be provided with credentials to
participate in the Meeting, as well as a unique control number to
vote your shares at the Meeting. If you would simply like to
participate in but NOT vote at the Meeting, please send an email to
AST at attendameeting@astfinancial.com with proof of ownership of
Fund shares. A statement, letter or the Vote Instruction Form
from your intermediary will be sufficient proof of ownership.
You will then be provided with credentials to participate in the
Meeting. All requests to participate in the Meeting must be
received by AST no later than 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on January 11,
2021.
The Funds and the Boards of Trustees are closely monitoring the
evolving COVID-19 situation and if circumstances change, the Funds
will issue additional press release(s) updating shareholders
regarding the Meeting. Whether or not you plan to participate in
the Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your vote on the
WHITE proxy card in advance of the Meeting by one of the
methods described in the Funds' proxy materials. The Funds' proxy
statement is available online at
https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.
The WHITE proxy card included with the Funds' previously
distributed proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the
change in Meeting date or the change to a virtual meeting and may
continue to be used to vote your shares in advance of the Meeting.
Please contact AST at attendameeting@astfinancial.com with any
questions regarding accessing the Meeting and an AST representative
will contact you to answer your questions.
By Order of the Boards of Trustees,
/s/ Maureen A. Gemma
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
About Eaton Vance Corp.
The Funds' investment adviser is Eaton Vance Management, a
subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV)
provides advanced investment strategies and wealth management
solutions to forward-thinking investors around the world. Through
principal investment affiliates Eaton Vance Management, Parametric,
Atlanta Capital, Calvert and Hexavest, the Company offers a
diversity of investment approaches, encompassing bottom-up and
top-down fundamental active management, responsible investing,
systematic investing and customized implementation of
client-specified portfolio exposures. As of October 31, 2020, Eaton Vance had consolidated
assets under management of $515.7
billion. For more information, visit eatonvance.com.
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