As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2012
1933 Act File No. 333-44010
1940 Act File No. 811-10067
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 | ||
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FORM N-1A | ||
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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT | o |
| POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 20 | x |
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT | o |
| AMENDMENT NO. 23 | x |
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Eaton Vance Variable Trust | ||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | ||
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Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | ||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | ||
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(617) 482-8260 | ||
(Registrants Telephone Number) | ||
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MAUREEN A. GEMMA | ||
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 | ||
(Name and Address of Agent for Service) |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective pursuant to Rule 485 (check appropriate box): | |||
x | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) | o | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
o | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) | o | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
o | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) | o | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
If appropriate, check the following box: | |||
o | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on May 16, 2012.
| Eaton Vance Variable Trust | |
| By: | /s/ Duncan W. Richardson |
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| Duncan W. Richardson, President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 16, 2012.
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/s/ Duncan W. Richardson | President (Chief Executive Officer) | |||||
Duncan W. Richardson |
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/s/ Barbara E. Campbell | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||
Barbara E. Campbell |
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Scott E. Eston* | Trustee | Ronald A. Pearlman* | Trustee | |||
Scott E. Eston |
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Benjamin C. Esty* | Trustee | Helen Frame Peters* | Trustee | |||
Benjamin C. Esty |
| Helen Frame Peters |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr.* | Trustee | Lynn A. Stout* | Trustee | |||
Thomas E. Faust Jr. |
| Lynn A. Stout |
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Allen R. Freedman* | Trustee | Harriett Tee Taggart* | Trustee | |||
Allen R. Freedman |
| Harriett Tee Taggart |
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William H. Park* | Trustee | Ralph F. Verni* | Trustee | |||
William H. Park |
| Ralph F. Verni |
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*By: | /s/ Maureen A. Gemma |
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| Maureen A. Gemma (As attorney-in-fact) |
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* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated November 14, 2011 filed as Exhibit (q)(7) to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 filed April 26, 2012 (Accession No. 0000940394-12-000422) and incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
EX-101.INS |
| XBRL Instance Document |
EX-101.SCH |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
EX-101.CAL |
| XBRL Taxanomny Extention Calculation Linkbase |
EX-101.DEF |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
EX-101.LAB |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase |
Ex-101.PRE |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extention Presentation Linkbase |