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): September 30, 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 12, 2007, 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 12, 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: | October 15, 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 October 12, 2007 reporting the | |
| preliminary assets under management. | ||
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| Exhibit 99.1 |
| October 12, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Eaton Vance Reports September 30, 2007 Assets Under Management
Boston, MA – Eaton Vance Corp. today reported assets under management of $158.1 billion on September 30, 2007. This compares to $133.1 billion on December 31, 2006.
| Assets Under Management | ||||||||
| (in billions) | ||||||||
| 9/30/2007 | 12/31/2006 | |||||||
| By client: | ||||||||
| Funds | $ | 119.9 | $ | 101.6 | ||||
| Retail managed accounts | 14.2 | 10.2 | ||||||
| Institutional separate accounts | 11.8 | 12.1 | ||||||
| High net worth separate accounts | 12.2 | 9.2 | ||||||
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| Total | $ | 158.1 | $ | 133.1 | ||||
| By asset category: | ||||||||
| Equity(1) | $ | 105.0 | $ | 83.7 | ||||
| Fixed (2) | 31.6 | 28.5 | ||||||
| Bank loan | 21.5 | 20.9 | ||||||
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| Total | $ | 158.1 | $ | 133.1 | ||||
(1) Includes balanced accounts
(2) Includes money market assets of $1.6 billion on 9/30/2007 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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