SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BEALE JEFFREY P (Last) (First) (Middle) THE EATON VANCE BUILDING 255 STATE STREET (Street) BOSTON MA 021092617 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EATON VANCE CORP [ EV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Administrative Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/22/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	11/22/2004		M		7,000	A	$11.47	59,882	D
Eaton Vance Corp. Common Stock (Voting)								4,672	I	By Voting Trust(1)
Voting Trust Receipt(2)								4,672	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)(3)	$11.47	11/22/2004		M			7,000	(4)	11/02/2006	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	7,000	$0	5,800	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$17.19							(5)	11/01/2009	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	30,000		30,000	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$24.53							(6)	11/01/2010	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	40,000		40,000	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$28.67							(7)	11/01/2011	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	38,200		38,200	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$29.1							(8)	11/01/2012	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	41,200		41,200	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$35.02							(9)	11/03/2013	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	42,300		42,300	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$43.91							(10)	11/01/2014	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	32,400		32,400	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. All shares of the Voting Stock of Eaton Vance Corp. are deposited and held of record in a Voting Trust of which Mssrs. James B. Hawkes, Thomas E. Faust, Jr., Alan R. Dynner, William M. Steul, Wharton P. Whitaker, Thomas J. Fetter, Duncan W. Richardson, Jeffrey P. Beale, Scott H. Page, Payson F. Swaffield and Michael W. Weilheimer are the voting Trustees. The Voting Common Stock is not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act.

2. A Voting Trust Receipt represents a share of Voting Common Stock.

3. Granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan, which is a 16b-3 plan.

4. Granted on November 2, 1998, these options vest over 4 years at 25% per year.

5. Granted on November 1, 1999, these options vest over 5 years starting in 2000 in increments of 13.33%, 13.33%, 13.33%, 30%, and 30% respectively.

6. Granted on November 1, 2000, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.

7. Granted on November 1, 2001, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.

8. Granted on November 1, 2002, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.

9. Granted on November 3, 2003, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.

10. Granted on November 1, 2004 these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.

Remarks:

	By: Katie McManus, Attorney in Fact	11/22/2004
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