Edgar Filing: EATON VANCE CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Whelan Robert J

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EATON VANCE CORP [EV]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE EATON VANCE BUILDING,Â 255 STATE STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2007

(Street)

BOSTON,Â MAÂ 021092617

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Eaton Vance Corp. Common Stock (Voting) ⁽¹⁾	9,344	I	By Voting Trust ⁽²⁾
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	9,626	D	Â
Voting Trust Receipt ⁽³⁾	9,344	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	07/11/2017	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	14,143	$ 45.22	D	Â
Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	11/01/2017	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	15,700	$ 48.39	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Whelan Robert J THE EATON VANCE BUILDING 255 STATE STREET BOSTON,Â MAÂ 021092617	Â	Â	Â Chief Financial Officer	Â

Signatures

By: Katie McManus, Attorney in Fact		11/29/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Voting Trust shares issued by Eaton Vance.
(2)	All shares of the Voting Stock of Eaton Vance Corp. are deposited and held of record in a Voting Trust of which James B. Hawkes, Thomas E. Faust, William M. Steul, Alan R. Dynner, Duncan Richardson, Thomas Metzold, Robert MacIntosh, Payson Swaffield, Jeffrey P. Beale, Michael Mach, Judith Saryan, Scott Page, Cynthia Clemson, Michael Weilheimer, G. West Saltonstall, Lisa Jones, Robert Whelan and Matthew Witkos are the Voting Trustees. The Voting Common Stock is not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act.
(3)	A Voting Trust Receipt represents a share of Voting Common Stock.
(4)	Granted on July 11, 2007 these options vest over a 5 year period starting in 2008 in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%
(5)	Granted on November 1, 2007 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.

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