| 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): April 13, 2007 |
| 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 April 13, 2007, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |||
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Exhibit No. |
Document | |||
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99.1 |
Press Release issued by the Registrant dated April 13, 2007 | |||
| 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.
| EATON VANCE CORP. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: | April 16, 2007 | /s/ William M. Steul | ||
| William M. Steul, 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 April 13, 2007 reporting the | |
| preliminary assets under management. | ||
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| Exhibit 99.1 |
April 13, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Eaton Vance Reports March 31, 2007 Assets Under Management
Boston, MA – Eaton Vance Corp. today reported assets under management of $144.3 billion on March 31, 2007. This compares to $133.1 billion on December 31, 2006.
| Assets Under Management | ||||||||
| (in billions) | ||||||||
| 3/31/2007 | 12/31/2006 | |||||||
| By client: | ||||||||
| Funds | $ | 111.6 | $ | 101.6 | ||||
| Retail managed accounts | 11.3 | 10.2 | ||||||
| Institutional separate accounts | 11.8 | 12.1 | ||||||
| High net worth separate accounts | 9.6 | 9.2 | ||||||
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| Total | $ | 144.3 | $ | 133.1 | ||||
| By asset category: | ||||||||
| Equity(1) | $ | 91.4 | $ | 83.7 | ||||
| Fixed (2) | 31.1 | 28.5 | ||||||
| Bank loan | 21.8 | 20.9 | ||||||
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| Total | $ | 144.3 | $ | 133.1 | ||||
(1) Includes balanced accounts
(2) Includes money market assets of $1.5 billion on 3/31/2007 and $864 million on 12/31/2006.
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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