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| IMPORTANT NOTICE January 26, 2009 |
| Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust The Eaton Vance Building 255 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
Dear Shareholder:
This notice revises certain information contained in the enclosed proxy statement for the upcoming Annual Meetings of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust (“Michigan Fund”) and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (“Pennsylvania Fund”) on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 2:30 P.M. (Eastern time). The enclosed proxy statement erroneously lists the number of Auction Preferred Shares (“APS”) outstanding as of January 14, 2009 for the Pennsylvania Fund. The correct information is as follows:
| No. of APS Shares Outstanding on | ||
| January 14, 2009 | ||
| Pennsylvania Fund | 847 |
In addition, the proxy statement omitted certain shareholders that beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of any class of the Funds. A Schedule 13G has been filed for the Michigan Fund indicating that a shareholder owned more than 5% of the Auction Preferred Shares of the Michigan Fund as of November 30, 2008. A Schedule 13G has been filed for the Pennsylvania Fund indicating that a shareholder owned more than 5% of the Auction Preferred Shares of the Pennsylvania Fund as of December 31, 2008. Information relating to these shareholders is as follows:
| Name and Address of | Amount and Nature of | |||||
| Title of Class | Beneficial Owner | Beneficial Ownership | Percent | |||
| Eaton Vance Michigan | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 107 shares with shared | 15.3% | |||
| Municipal Income | Citigroup Financial Products Inc. | voting and dispositive power | ||||
| Trust Auction | Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. | |||||
| Preferred Shares | Citigroup Inc. | |||||
| 388 Greenwich Street | ||||||
| New York, NY 10013 | ||||||
| Eaton Vance | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, | 98 shares with sole | 11.0% | |||
| Pennsylvania Municipal | Fenner & Smith Incorporated | voting and dispositive power | ||||
| Income Trust Auction | 4 World Financial Center | |||||
| Preferred Shares | 250 Vesey Street | |||||
| New York, NY 10080 | ||||||
As of January 14, 2009, to each Fund’s knowledge, (i) no other shareholder beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a Fund; and (ii) the Trustees and officers of each Fund, individually and as a group, owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund.
It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend in person, you are requested to complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy card as soon as possible. You may withdraw your proxy if you attend the Annual Meeting and desire to vote in person.
| YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT – PLEASE RETURN YOUR CARD PROMPTLY |