Trustees of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund and Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Approve Change in Investment
November 19 2009 - 9:04AM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Trustees of Eaton
Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE:EOI) and Eaton Vance
Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS), each a diversified,
closed-end investment company (collectively, the "Funds" and each a
"Fund"), have approved a change to the Funds' investment policies
with respect to the sale of stock underlying a call option. As part
of its investment program, each Fund sells call options on a
substantial portion of the stocks it holds and is required to buy
back a call option before selling the stock underlying that option.
The investment policy change approved by the Board allows a Fund to
sell the stock underlying a call option prior to purchasing back
the call option on up to 5% of the Fund's net assets, provided that
such sales occur no more than three days before the option buy
back. Under the Funds' current policies, call options are covered
continuously. The Funds are managed by Eaton Vance Management, a
subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE:EV). Eaton Vance is one of
the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a
history dating back to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed
$154.9 billion in assets as of October 31, 2009, offering
individuals and institutions a broad array of investment products
and wealth management solutions. The Company's long record of
providing exemplary service and attractive returns through a
variety of market conditions has made Eaton Vance the investment
manager of choice for many of today's most discerning investors.
For more information about Eaton Vance, visit
http://www.eatonvance.com/. DATASOURCE: Eaton Vance Management
CONTACT: Investors, Jonathan Isaac of Eaton Vance, +1-800-262-1122
Web Site: http://www.eatonvance.com/
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