UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 13, 2008
| EATON VANCE CORP. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Maryland | 1-8100 | 04-2718215 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| of incorporation) | ||||
| 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts | 02109 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-8260
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INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure |
Registrant reported their preliminary assets under management, as described in Registrant’s news release dated October 13, 2008, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |||
| Exhibit No. | Document | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Registrant dated October 13 , 2008 | |||
| reporting the preliminary assets under management. | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: October 13 , 2008 |
EATON VANCE CORP. (Registrant) /s/ Robert J. Whelan Robert J. Whelan, Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Each exhibit is listed in this index according to the number assigned to it in the exhibit table set forth in Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Copy of Registrant's news release dated October 13, 2008 reporting the | |||
| preliminary assets under management. | ||||
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| Exhibit 99.1 |
| October 13, 2008 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Eaton Vance Reports September 30, 2008 Assets Under Management
Boston, MA – Eaton Vance Corp. today reported assets under management of $144.0 billion on September 30, 2008. This compares to $155.8 billion on July 31, 2008, the close of the Company’s third fiscal quarter.
| Assets Under Management | ||||||||
| (in billions) | ||||||||
| 9/30/2008 | 7/31/2008 | |||||||
| By client type: | ||||||||
| Funds | $ | 102.4 | $ | 110.8 | ||||
| Retail managed accounts | 16.8 | 17.2 | ||||||
| Institutional separate accounts | 13.0 | 15.1 | ||||||
| High net worth separate accounts | 11.8 | 12.7 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 144.0 | $ | 155.8 | ||||
| By asset category: | ||||||||
| Equity(1) | $ | 96.6 | $ | 104.9 | ||||
| Fixed (2) | 29.6 | 31.9 | ||||||
| Floating Rate | 17.8 | 19.0 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 144.0 | $ | 155.8 | ||||
| (1) Includes balanced accounts | ||||||||
| (2) Includes cash management assets of $1.4 billion on 9/30/2008, | ||||||||
| and $1.7 billion on 7/31/2008. | ||||||||
Eaton Vance Corp. regularly reports assets under management on a fiscal quarter-end basis (January, April, July and October). The Company also reports assets under management on a calendar quarter basis in order to assist industry consultants who advise institutional clients on investment manager selection.
Eaton Vance Corp., a Boston-based investment management firm, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EV.
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