| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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| FORM 8-K |
| CURRENT REPORT
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| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 7, 2006 |
| EATON VANCE CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Maryland | 1-8100 | 04-2718215 | ||
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 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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| 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): |
| [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT | ||
| Item 5.02 | Departure of
Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers | |
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Registrant announced the election of Dorothy E. Puhy as Director, as
described in Registrant’s news release dated April 7, 2006, 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
April 7, 2006 announcing the election of Dorothy E. Puhy as Director. | |||
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SIGNATURES |
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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 7, 2006 | /s/ William M. Steul | ||
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| William M. Steul, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX |
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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 7, 2006 announcing the election of Dorothy E. Puhy as Director. | |
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| Exhibit
99.1 |
| NEWS RELEASE | ||
| Eaton Vance Corp. | ||
| The Eaton Vance Building | ||
| 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 | ||
| (617) 598-8036 | ||
| Contact: Meg Pier | ||
| April 7, 2006 | ||
| FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE |
| DOROTHY E. PUHY ELECTED DIRECTOR OF Eaton Vance Corp. |
Boston, MA - Eaton Vance Corp., a Boston-based investment management firm with approximately $113 billion of assets under management on January 31, 2006, today announced the election of Dorothy E. Puhy, age 54, to its Board of Directors on April 3, 2006. Ms. Puhy is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., in Boston.
“Dorothy's exceptional financial and business experience and skills should serve Eaton Vance shareholders well. She is another strong addition to our Board,” said James B. Hawkes, Eaton Vance’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The election of Ms. Puhy increases the number of independent directors of Eaton Vance Corp. from five to six; there are two inside directors. It is expected that Ms. Puhy will be appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee and of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
Ms. Puhy has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 1994. Previously she served as Chief Financial Officer of Tufts-New England Medical Center for nine years. She is a member of the Board of ABIOMED, Inc., CRICO (Controlled Risk Insurance Company), and Crittenton. Ms. Puhy earned her B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Wharton Graduate School.
Eaton Vance Corp. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EV.
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