-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SYbPmAFAbQtrhw45kaAsZ1CHpybrHNq60R3Xnl3Urqpj/j9PIAwH1D98/IamXx67 UmNoTqp1M3DGd0VqgOsg3w== 0000914121-09-000387.txt : 20090210 0000914121-09-000387.hdr.sgml : 20090210 20090210115839 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914121-09-000387 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090210 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090210 GROUP MEMBERS: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. GROUP MEMBERS: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001258623 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-83573 FILM NUMBER: 09584326 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE EATON VANCE BUILDING STREET 2: 255 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-482-8260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE EATON VANCE BUILDING STREET 2: 255 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030806 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000070858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 560906609 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 100 N TRYON ST CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043868486 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 100 N TRYON ST CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANKAMERICA CORP/DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONSBANK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NCNB CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920107 SC 13G 1 ml15281010-13g.txt SC 13G -------------------------- OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 UNITED STATES Expires: February 28, 2009 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Estimated average burden Washington, D.C. 20549 hours per response... 10.4 -------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.) Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Auction Rate Preferred ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 27828Q204 (See Item 2(e)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) January 30, 2009 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 27828Q204 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Bank of America Corporation 56-0906609 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 549 ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 549 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 549 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 27828Q204 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. 13-5674085 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 391 ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 391 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 391 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.4% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 27828Q204 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Bank of America, N.A. 94-1687665 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 158 ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 158 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 158 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BK - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 27828Q204 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: EATON VANCE BLDG 255 STATE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America") Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated ("MLPFS") Bank of America, N.A. ("BANA") Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: The address of the principal business office of Bank of America and BANA is: Bank of America Corporate Center 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 The address of the principal business office of MLPFS is: 4 World Financial Center 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10080. Item 2(c). Citizenship: See Item 4 of Cover Pages Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Auction Rate Preferred Item 2(e). CUSIP Numbers: 27828Q204, 27828Q303, 27828Q402, 27828Q501 Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal CUSIP No. 27828Q204 Deposit Insurance Act (i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. The number of shares reported herein represents combined holdings in multiple series of auction rate preferred securities of the issuer, which are treated herein as one class of securities in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Auction Rate Securities Global Exemptive Relief no action letter issued on September 22, 2008. (a) Amount beneficially owned: See Item 9 of Cover Pages (b) Percent of class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See Items 5-8 of Cover Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ] Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. With respect to the beneficial ownership of the reporting person, see Items 5 through 11 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G, which are incorporated herein by reference. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable CUSIP No. 27828Q204 Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Item 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 10, 2009 Bank of America Corporation Bank of America, N.A. By: /s/ Debra I. Cho ------------------------------------ Name: Debra I. Cho Title: Senior Vice President Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. By: /s/ Pia K. Thompson ------------------------------------ Name: Pia K. Thompson Title: Assistant Secretary * Executed pursuant to a Power of Attorney, dated November 17, 1995, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Schedule 13G Exhibit A Power of Attorney The undersigned, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation duly organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal place of business at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281 does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard B. Alsop, Richard D. Kreuder, Andrea Lowenthal, Gregory T. Russo, or any individual from time to time elected or appointed as secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, acting severally, each of whose address is Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, as its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, for it and in its name, place and stead (i) to execute on behalf of the Corporation and cause to be filed and/or delivered, as required under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") and the regulations thereunder, any number, as appropriate, of original, copies, or electronic filings of the Securities and Exchange Commission Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G Beneficial Ownership Reports (together with any amendments and joint filing agreements under Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Act, as may be required thereto) to be filed and/or delivered with respect to any equity security (as defined in Rule 13d-1(d) under the Act) beneficially owned by the undersigned and which must be reported by the undersigned pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and the regulations thereunder, (ii) to execute on behalf of the Corporation and cause to be filed and/or delivered, any number, as appropriate, of original, copies or electronic filings of any forms (including without limitation), Securities and Exchange Commission Forms 3, 4 and 5) required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act and the regulations thereunder, and (iii) generally to take such other actions and perform such other things necessary to effectuate the foregoing as fully in a all respects as if the undersigned could do if personally present. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked, in writing, by the undersigned. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 17th day of November 1995. MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. By: /s/ David H. Komansky ---------------------------------------- Name: David H. Komansky Title: President and Chief Operating Officer EX-99 2 ml15281010-ex99_1.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Exhibit 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 - JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The undersigned hereby agree that they are filing this statement jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1). Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other on behalf of each of them of to such a statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of beneficially owned by each of them. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such Schedule 13G. Dated: February 10, 2009 Bank of America Corporation Bank of America, N.A. By: /s/ Debra I. Cho --------------------------- Debra I. Cho Senior Vice President Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. By: /s/ Pia K. Thompson --------------------------- Pia K. Thompson Assistant Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----