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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December ^ 23, 2008

File No. 811-7303

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]

AMENDMENT NO. ^ 13 [X]

GLOBAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Maureen A. Gemma
The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


                   Throughout this Amendment to the Registration Statement, information concerning Global Growth
Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is incorporated by reference from Amendment No. ^ 102 to the Registration
Statement of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (File No. 2-22019 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933
Act”)) (the “Amendment”), which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December ^ 24, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-^ 08-001633). The Amendment contains the prospectus
(the “Feeder Fund prospectus”) and statement of additional information (the “Feeder Fund SAI”) of Eaton
Vance Global Growth Fund (the “Feeder Fund”), which invests substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio.
The investment practices and policies of the Feeder Fund are substantially the same as those of the
Portfolio.
 
PART A
 
                   Responses to Items 1, 2, 3 and 8 have been omitted pursuant to Paragraph B2.(b) of the General
Instructions to Form N-1A.
 
Item 4. Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies, Related Risks, and Disclosure of
Portfolio Holdings
 
                   The Portfolio is a diversified, open-end management investment company. Interests in the
Portfolio are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering”
within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the Portfolio may be made only by
U.S. and foreign investment companies, common or commingled trust funds, pooled income funds,
organizations or trusts described in Section 401(a) or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the
meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. This Registration Statement, as amended, does not
constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any “security” within the meaning of the
1933 Act.
 
                   The Portfolio is not intended to be a complete investment program, and a prospective investor
should take into account its objectives and other investments when considering the purchase of an
interest in the Portfolio. The Portfolio cannot assure achievement of its investment objective.
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the Portfolio’s investment objective
and investment practices and risks from “Fund Summaries” and “Investment Objectives & Principal
Policies and Risks” in the Feeder Fund prospectus. Registrant incorporates by reference the description of
the Portfolio’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings information from
“Information about the Funds” under “Shareholder Account Features” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.
 
Item 5. Management, Organization and Capital Structure
 
                   (a) Management
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the Portfolio’s management from
“Management and Organization” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.
 
                   (b) Capital Stock
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning interests in the Portfolio from
“Management and Organization” in the Feeder Fund SAI.

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Item 6. Shareholder Information
 
                   (a) Pricing
 
                   The net asset value of the Portfolio is determined once each day on which the New York Stock
Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open for trading (“Portfolio Business Day”). This determination is made
each Portfolio Business Day as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern time) (the “Portfolio Valuation Time”). Registrant incorporates by reference information
concerning the computation of net asset value and valuation of Portfolio assets from “Valuing Shares” in
the Feeder Fund prospectus.
 
                   (b) and (c) Purchases and Redemptions
 
                   As described above, interests in the Portfolio are issued solely in private placement transactions
that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act. There is no
minimum initial or subsequent investment in the Portfolio. The Portfolio reserves the right to cease
accepting investments at any time or to reject any investment order. The placement agent for the
Portfolio is Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (“EVD”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance
^ Corp. The principal business address of EVD is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109. EVD receives no compensation from the Portfolio for serving as the placement
agent.
 
                   Each investor in the Portfolio may add to or reduce its investment in the Portfolio on each
Portfolio Business Day as of the Portfolio Valuation Time. The value of each investor’s interest in the
Portfolio will be determined by multiplying the net asset value of the Portfolio by the percentage,
determined on the prior Portfolio Business Day, which represents that investor’s share of the aggregate
interests in the Portfolio on such prior day. Any additions or withdrawals for the current Portfolio
Business Day will then be recorded. Each investor’s percentage of the aggregate interest in the Portfolio
will then be recomputed as the percentage equal to a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the value of
such investor’s investment in the Portfolio as of the Portfolio Valuation Time on the prior Portfolio
Business Day plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of any additions to or withdrawals from the
investor’s investment in the Portfolio on the current Portfolio Business Day and (ii) the denominator of
which is the aggregate net asset value of the Portfolio as of the Portfolio Valuation Time on the prior
Portfolio Business Day plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of the net additions to or
withdrawals from the aggregate investment in the Portfolio on the current Portfolio Business Day by all
investors in the Portfolio. The percentage so determined will then be applied to determine the value of
the investor’s interest in the Portfolio for the current Portfolio Business Day.
 
                   An investor in the Portfolio may withdraw all of (redeem) or any portion of (decrease) its interest
in the Portfolio if a withdrawal request in proper form is furnished by the investor to the Portfolio. All
withdrawals will be effected as of the next Portfolio Valuation Time. The proceeds of a withdrawal will
be paid by the Portfolio normally on the Portfolio Business Day the withdrawal is effected, but in any
event within seven days. The Portfolio reserves the right to pay the proceeds of a withdrawal (whether a
redemption or decrease) by a distribution in kind of portfolio securities (instead of cash). The securities
so distributed would be valued at the same amount as that assigned to them in calculating the net asset
value for the interest (whether complete or partial) being withdrawn. If an investor received a
distribution in kind upon such withdrawal, the investor could incur brokerage and other charges in
converting the securities to cash. The Portfolio has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) a notification of election on Form N-18F-1 committing to pay in cash all requests for
withdrawals by any investor, limited in amount with respect to such investor during any 90-day period to

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the lesser of (a) $250,000 or (b) 1% of the net asset value of the Portfolio at the beginning of such period.
Investments in the Portfolio may not be transferred.
 
                   The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may be suspended or
the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any period in which the Exchange is closed
(other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC or,
to the extent otherwise permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”),
if an emergency exists as determined by the SEC, or during any other period permitted by order of the
SEC for the protection of investors.
 
                   (d) Dividends and Distributions
 
                   The Portfolio will allocate at least annually among its investors each investor’s distributive share
of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain,
loss, deduction or credit.
 
                   (e) Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
 
                   In general, frequent purchases and redemptions of investment company shares may dilute the
value of shares held by long-term shareholders. Excessive purchases and redemptions may disrupt
efficient portfolio management, forcing an investment company to sell portfolio securities at inopportune
times to raise cash, or cause increased expenses such as increased brokerage costs, realization of taxable
capital gains without attaining any investment advantage, or increased administrative costs. The Boards
of Trustees of the Eaton Vance Funds have adopted policies for the Feeder Fund to discourage short-term
trading and market timing and to seek to minimize the potentially detrimental effects of frequent
purchases and redemptions of Feeder Fund shares. Registrant incorporates by reference additional
information from “Restrictions on Excessive Trading and Market Timing” under “Purchasing Shares” in
the Feeder Fund prospectus.
 
                   (f) Tax Consequences
 
                   Under the anticipated method of operation of the Portfolio, the Portfolio should be classified as a
partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and should not be subject
to any federal income tax. However, each investor in the Portfolio will be required to take into account
its allocable share of the Portfolio’s taxable ordinary income and capital gain in determining its federal
income tax liability, if any. The determination of each such share will be made in accordance with the
governing instruments of the Portfolio, which are intended to comply with the requirements of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
                   The Portfolio expects to manage its assets in such a way that an investment company investing in
the Portfolio will be able to satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code, assuming that it
invests all of its assets in the Portfolio or other regulated investment companies that so manage their
assets.
 
Item 7. Distribution Arrangements
 
                   Not applicable.

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PART B    
 
Item 9. Cover Page and Table of Contents    
 
    Page
Portfolio History   B-1
Description of the Portfolio and Its Investments and Risks   B-1
Management of the Portfolio   B-1
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities   B-2
Investment Advisory and Other Services   B-2
Portfolio Managers   B-2
Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices   B-2
Capital Stock and Other Securities   B-3
Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares   B-4
Taxation of the Portfolio   B-4
Underwriters   B-6
Calculation of Performance Data   B-6
Financial Statements   B-6

Item 10. Portfolio History
 
                   The Portfolio is organized as a trust under the laws of the state of New York under a Declaration
of Trust dated June 1, 1995. The Portfolio changed its name from “Information Age Portfolio” to
“Global Growth Portfolio” on January 1, 2004.
 
Item 11. Description of the Portfolio and Its Investments and Risks
 
                   Part A contains additional information about the investment objective and policies of the
Portfolio. This Part B should be read in conjunction with Part A. Capitalized terms used in this Part B
and not otherwise defined have the meanings given them in Part A.
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference additional information concerning the investment policies of
the Portfolio as well as information concerning the investment restrictions of the Portfolio from
“Strategies and Risks” and “Investment Restrictions” in the Feeder Fund SAI. Registrant incorporates by
reference the portfolio turnover rates from “Financial Highlights” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.
Registrant incorporates by reference the Portfolio’s policies regarding the disclosure of portfolio
holdings information from “Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings and Related Information” under
“Performance” in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
Item 12. Management of the Portfolio
 
                   (a) – (c) Board of Trustees, Management Information and Compensation
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference additional information concerning the management of the
Portfolio from “Management and Organization” in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
                   (d) Sales Loads
 
                   Not applicable.

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                   (e) Code of Ethics
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning relevant codes of ethics from “Code
of Ethics” under “Investment Advisory and Administrative Services” in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
                   (f) Proxy Voting Policies
 
                   Registrant incorporates any reference information concerning relevant proxy voting policies from
Proxy Voting Policy” under “Management and Organization” and from Appendix D, Appendix E and
Appendix F in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
Item 13. Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities
 
                   (a) – (b) Control Persons and Principal Holders
 
                   As of December 1, ^ 2008, the Feeder Fund controlled the Portfolio by virtue of owning
approximately 99.9% of the value of the outstanding interests in the Portfolio. Because the Feeder Fund
controls the Portfolio, the Feeder Fund may take actions without the approval of any other investor. The
Feeder Fund has informed the Portfolio that it will vote in accordance with the requirements of the 1940
Act whenever requested to vote on Portfolio matters. The Feeder Fund is a series of Eaton Vance
Growth Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a business trust under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The address of the Feeder Fund is The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109.
 
                   (c) Management Ownership
 
                   As described in Part A, interests in the Portfolio may only be held by certain investment
companies and other entities. Interests in the Portfolio cannot be purchased by a Trustee or officer of the
Portfolio. The Trustees and officers of the Portfolio as a group do not own any interests in the Portfolio.
 
Item 14. Investment Advisory and Other Services
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the investment advisory and other
services provided to the Portfolio from “Investment Advisory and Administrative Services” and “Other
Service Providers” in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
Item 15. Portfolio Managers
 
                   As described in Part A, interests in the Portfolio may only be held by certain investment
companies and other entities. Interests in the Portfolio cannot be purchased by a portfolio manager.
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the portfolio managers of the
Portfolio from “Investment Advisory and Administrative Services” in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
Item 16. Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices
 
                   Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the brokerage practices of the
Portfolio from “Portfolio Securities Transactions” in the Feeder Fund SAI.

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Item 17. Capital Stock and Other Securities
 
                   Under the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust, the Trustees are authorized to issue interests in the
Portfolio. Investors are entitled to participate pro rata in distributions of taxable income, loss, gain and
credit of the Portfolio. Upon dissolution of the Portfolio, the Trustees shall liquidate the assets of the
Portfolio and apply and distribute the proceeds thereof as follows: (a) first, to the payment of all debts
and obligations of the Portfolio to third parties including, without limitation, the retirement of
outstanding debt, including any debt owed to holders of record of interests in the Portfolio (“Holders”) or
their affiliates, and the expenses of liquidation, and to the setting up of any reserves for contingencies
which may be necessary; and (b) second, in accordance with the Holders’ positive Book Capital Account
balances after adjusting Book Capital Accounts for certain allocations provided in the Declaration of
Trust and in accordance with the requirements described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-
1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustees shall determine that an immediate sale
of part or all of the assets of the Portfolio would cause undue loss to the Holders, the Trustees, in order to
avoid such loss, may, after having given notification to all the Holders, to the extent not then prohibited
by the law of any jurisdiction in which the Portfolio is then formed or qualified and applicable in the
circumstances, either defer liquidation of and withhold from distribution for a reasonable time any assets
of the Portfolio except those necessary to satisfy the Portfolio’s debts and obligations or distribute the
Portfolio’s assets to the Holders in liquidation. Certificates representing an investor’s interest in the
Portfolio are issued only upon the written request of a Holder.
 
                   Each Holder is entitled to vote in proportion to the amount of its interest in the Portfolio.
Holders do not have cumulative voting rights. The Portfolio is not required and has no current intention
to hold annual meetings of Holders but the Portfolio will hold meetings of Holders when in the judgment
of the Portfolio’s Trustees it is necessary or desirable to submit matters to a vote of Holders at a meeting.
Any action which may be taken by Holders may be taken without a meeting if Holders holding more than
50% of all interests entitled to vote (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by any express
provision of the Declaration of Trust of the Portfolio) consent to the action in writing and the consents
are filed with the records of meetings of Holders.
 
                   The Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust may be amended by vote of Holders of more than 50% of all
interests in the Portfolio at any meeting of Holders or by an instrument in writing without a meeting,
executed by a majority of the Trustees and consented to by the Holders of more than 50% of all interests.
The Trustees may also amend the Declaration of Trust (without the vote or consent of Holders) to change
the Portfolio’s name or the state or other jurisdiction whose law shall be the governing law, to supply any
omission or to cure, correct or supplement any ambiguous, defective or inconsistent provision, to
conform the Declaration of Trust to applicable federal law or regulations or to the requirements of the
Code, or to change, modify or rescind any provision, provided that such change, modification or
rescission is determined by the Trustees to be necessary or appropriate and not to have a materially
adverse effect on the financial interests of the Holders. No amendment of the Declaration of Trust which
would change any rights with respect to any Holder’s interest in the Portfolio by reducing the amount
payable thereon upon liquidation of the Portfolio may be made, except with the vote or consent of the
Holders of two-thirds of all interests. References in the Declaration of Trust and in Part A or this Part B
to a specified percentage of, or fraction of, interests in the Portfolio, means Holders whose combined
Book Capital Account balances represent such specified percentage or fraction of the combined Book
Capital Account balance of all, or a specified group of, Holders.

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                   The Portfolio may merge or consolidate with any other corporation, association, trust or other
organization or may sell or exchange all or substantially all of its assets upon such terms and conditions
and for such consideration when and as authorized by the Holders of (a) 67% or more of the interests in
the Portfolio present or represented at the meeting of Holders, if Holders of more than 50% of all
interests are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of all interests, whichever is less.
The Portfolio may be terminated (i) by the affirmative vote of Holders of not less than two-thirds of all
interests at any meeting of Holders or by an instrument in writing without a meeting, executed by a
majority of the Trustees and consented to by Holders of not less than two-thirds of all interests, or (ii) by
the Trustees by written notice to the Holders.
 
                   The Declaration of Trust provides that obligations of the Portfolio are not binding upon the
Trustees individually but only upon the property of the Portfolio and that the Trustees will not be liable
for any action or failure to act, but nothing in the Declaration of Trust protects a Trustee against any
liability to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.
 
Item 18. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares
 
                   See Item 6 herein. Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning valuation of the
Portfolio’s assets from “Calculation of Net Asset Value” in the Feeder Fund SAI.
 
Item 19. Taxation of the Portfolio
 
                   Provided the Portfolio is operated at all times during its existence in accordance with certain
organizational and operational documents, the Portfolio should be classified as a partnership under the
Code, and it should not be a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the
Code. Consequently, the Portfolio does not expect that it will be required to pay any federal income tax,
and a Holder will be required to take into account in determining its federal income tax liability its share
of the Portfolio’s income, gains, losses, deductions and credits.
 
                   Under Subchapter K of the Code, a partnership is considered to be either an aggregate of its
members or a separate entity depending upon the factual and legal context in which the question arises.
Under the aggregate approach, each partner is treated as an owner of an undivided interest in partnership
assets and operations. Under the entity approach, the partnership is treated as a separate entity in which
partners have no direct interest in partnership assets and operations. In the case of a Holder that seeks to
qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), the aggregate approach should apply, and each such
Holder should accordingly be deemed to own a proportionate share of each of the assets of the Portfolio
and to be entitled to the gross income of the Portfolio attributable to that share for purposes of all
requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.
 
                   In order to enable a Holder (that is otherwise eligible) to qualify as a RIC, the Portfolio intends to
satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code relating to sources of income and diversification of
assets as if they were applicable to the Portfolio and to permit withdrawals in a manner that will enable a
Holder ^ that is a RIC to comply with the distribution requirements applicable to RICs (including those
under Sections 852 and 4982 of the Code). The Portfolio will allocate at least annually to each Holder
such Holder’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains, and
any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit in a manner intended to comply with the Code
and applicable Treasury Regulations.

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                   To the extent the cash proceeds of any withdrawal (or, under certain circumstances, such
proceeds plus the value of any marketable securities distributed to an investor) (“liquid proceeds”)
exceed a Holder’s adjusted basis of his interest in the Portfolio, the Holder will generally realize a gain
for federal income tax purposes. If, upon a complete withdrawal (redemption of the entire interest), a
Holder receives only liquid proceeds (and/or unrealized receivables) and the Holder’s adjusted basis of his
interest exceeds the liquid proceeds of such withdrawal and the Holder’s basis in any unrealized
receivables, the Holder will generally realize a loss for federal income tax purposes. In addition, on a
distribution to a Holder from the Portfolio, (1) income or gain may be recognized if the distribution changes
a distributee’s share of any unrealized receivables held by the Portfolio and (2) gain or loss may be
recognized on a distribution to a Holder that contributed property to the Portfolio. The tax consequences of
a withdrawal of property (instead of or in addition to liquid proceeds) will be different and will depend
on the specific factual circumstances. A Holder’s adjusted basis of an interest in the Portfolio will
generally be the aggregate prices paid therefor (including the adjusted basis of contributed property and
any gain recognized on the contribution thereof), increased by the amounts of the Holder’s distributive
share of items of income (including income exempt from federal income taxation) and realized net gain
of the Portfolio, and reduced, but not below zero, by (i) the amounts of the Holder’s distributive share of
items of Portfolio loss, (ii) the amount of any cash distributions (including distributions of income
exempt from federal income taxation and cash distributions on withdrawals from the Portfolio) and the
basis to the Holder of any property received by such Holder other than in liquidation, and (iii) the
Holder’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s nondeductible expenditures not properly chargeable to the
Holder’s capital account. Increases or decreases in a Holder’s share of the Portfolio’s liabilities may also
result in corresponding increases or decreases in such adjusted basis.
 
                   A partnership has the option to make an election to adjust the basis of the partnership’s assets in
the event of a distribution of partnership property to a partner^ or a transfer of a partnership interest.
This optional adjustment could either increase or decrease the value of a partnership interest to the
transferee depending on the relevant facts. There can be no assurance that the Portfolio will make such
an election in the future. Furthermore, this election is mandatory in certain circumstances.
 
                   The Portfolio’s investments in options, futures contracts, hedging transactions, forward contracts
and certain other transactions will be subject to special tax rules (including mark-to-market, constructive
sale, straddle, wash sale, short sale and other rules), the effect of which may be to accelerate income to
the Portfolio, defer Portfolio losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Portfolio securities,
convert capital gain into ordinary income and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital
losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to investors,
including RIC shareholders.
 
                   The Portfolio anticipates that it will be subject to foreign taxes with respect to income (including,
in some cases, capital gains) on certain foreign securities. These taxes may be reduced or eliminated
under the terms of an applicable U.S. income tax treaty. Transactions in foreign currencies, foreign
currency-denominated debt securities and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts, and forward
contracts (and similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or
loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned. Certain uses of foreign
currency and investment by the Portfolio in certain “passive foreign investment companies” may be
limited in order to enable an investor that is a RIC to preserve its qualification as a RIC. Investments in
passive foreign investment companies could subject the Portfolio to U.S. federal income tax or other
charges on certain distributions from such companies and on disposition of investments in such
companies; however, the tax effects of such investment may be mitigated by making an election to mark
such investments to market annually or treat the passive foreign investment company as a “qualified
electing fund.”

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                   An entity that is treated as a partnership under the Code, such as the Portfolio, is generally
treated as a partnership under state and local tax laws, but certain states may have different entity
classification criteria and may therefore reach a different conclusion. Entities that are classified as
partnerships are not treated as separate taxable entities under most state and local tax laws, and the
income of a partnership is considered to be income of partners both in timing and in character. The laws
of the various states and local taxing authorities vary with respect to the status of a partnership interest
under state and local tax laws, and each Holder of an interest in the Portfolio is advised to consult his
own tax adviser.
 
                   The foregoing discussion does not address the special tax rules applicable to certain classes of
investors, such as tax-exempt entities, foreign investors, insurance companies and financial institutions.
Investors should consult their own tax advisers with respect to special tax rules that may apply in their
particular situations, as well as the state, local or foreign tax consequences of investing in the Portfolio.
It is not possible at this time to predict whether or to what extent any changes in the Code or
interpretations thereof will occur. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers regarding
pending and proposed legislation or other changes.
 
Item 20. Underwriters
 
                   The placement agent for the Portfolio is EVD. Investment companies, common and commingled
trust funds, pooled income funds and similar entities may continuously invest in the Portfolio.
 
Item 21. Calculation of Performance Data
 
                   Not applicable.
 
Item 22. Financial Statements
 
                   The following audited financial statements of the Portfolio are incorporated by reference into this
Part B and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of ^ Deloitte & Touche LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
                   Portfolio of Investments as of August 31, ^ 2008
                   Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, ^ 2008
                   Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended August 31, ^ 2008
                   Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the fiscal years ended August 31, ^ 2008 and ^ 2007
                   Supplementary Data for each of the five fiscal years ^ ending August 31, ^ 2008
                   Notes to Financial Statements
                   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
                   For purposes of the EDGAR filing of this amendment to the Portfolio’s registration statement,
the Portfolio incorporates by reference the above audited financial statements as previously filed
electronically with the SEC on Form N-CSR on October ^ 29, 2008 pursuant to Section 30(b)(2) of the
1940 Act (Accession No. 0001104659-^ 08-066506).

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                                                                                   PART C
 
Item 23. Exhibits (with inapplicable items omitted)
 
                     (a)(1)   Declaration of Trust dated June 1, 1995 filed as Exhibit No. 1 to the Registrant’s original
    Registration Statement filed June 9, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference (the
    “Original Registration Statement”).
 
                         (2)   Amendment to Declaration of Trust dated October 23, 1995 filed as Exhibit No. 1(b) to
    Amendment No. 1 filed December 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
                         (3)   Amendment to Declaration of Trust dated June 22, 1998 filed as Exhibit No. (a)(3) to
    Amendment No. 4 filed December 23, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
                         (4)   Amendment to Declaration of Trust effective January 1, 2004 filed as Exhibit No. (a)(4)
    to Amendment No. 8 filed December 23, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
                         (5)   Amendment to Declaration of Trust effective December 11, 2006 filed as Exhibit No.
    (a)(5) to Amendment No. 11 filed December 22, 2006 and incorporated herein by
    reference.^
 
                       (6)   Amendment to Declaration of Trust effective August 11, 2008 filed herewith.
 
                     (b)(1)   By-Laws of the Registrant adopted June 1, 1995 filed as Exhibit No. 2 to the Original
    Registration Statement filed June 9, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
                         (2)   Amendment to the By-Laws of Global Growth Portfolio dated February 7, 2005 filed as
    Exhibit No. (b)(2) to Amendment No. 10 filed December 23, 2005 and incorporated
    herein by reference.
 
                         (3)   Amendment to the By-Laws of Global Growth Portfolio dated December 11, 2006 filed
    as Exhibit No. (b)(3) to Amendment No. 11 filed December 22, 2006 and incorporated
    herein by reference.
 
                     (c)   Reference is made to Item 23(a) and 23(b).
 
                     (d)(1)   Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Boston Management and
    Research dated July 28, 2006 filed as Exhibit No. (d)(1) to Amendment No. 11 filed
    December 22, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
                         (2)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Boston Management and Research and
    Eagle Global Advisors, LLC dated July 28, 2006 filed as Exhibit No. (d)(2) to
    Amendment No. 11 filed December 22, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
  
                      (e)   Placement Agent Agreement with Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., dated November 1,
    1996 filed as Exhibit No. 6 to Amendment No. 1 filed December 30, 1996 and
    incorporated herein by reference.

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(f)    The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted the Registrant an exemptive order
     that permits the Registrant to enter into deferred compensation arrangements with its
     independent Trustees. See In the Matter of Capital Exchange Fund, Inc., Release No. IC-
     20671 (November 1, 1994).
 
(g)(1)    Master Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank & Trust Company dated September 1,
     1998 filed as Exhibit No. (g)(1) to Amendment No. 4 filed December 23, 1999 and
     incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (2)    Amendment to Master Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank & Trust Company
     dated December 21, 1998 filed as Exhibit No. (g)(3) to the Registration Statement of
     Eaton Vance Municipals Trust (File Nos. 33-572, 811-4409) (Accession No. 000950156-
     99-000050) filed January 25, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (3)    Extension Agreement dated August 31, 2005 to Master Custodian Agreement with
     Investors Bank & Trust Company filed as Exhibit No. (j)(2) to the Eaton Vance Tax-
     Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund N-2, to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
     (File Nos. 333-123961, 811-21745) filed with the SEC on September 26, 2005
     (Accession No. 0000943094-05-005528) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (4)    Delegation Agreement dated December 11, 2000 with Investors Bank & Trust Company
     filed as Exhibit No. (j)(e) to the Eaton Vance Prime Rate Reserves N-2, Amendment No.
     5 (File Nos. 333-32267, 811-05808) filed with the SEC on April 3, 2001 (Accession No.
     0000940394-01-500126) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(h)    Administration Agreement between the Registrant and Eaton Vance Management dated
     June 19, 1995 filed as Exhibit No. 9(b) to Amendment No. 1 filed December 30, 1996
     and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(p)(1)    Code of Ethics adopted by Eaton Vance Corp., Eaton Vance Management, Boston
     Management and Research, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and the Eaton Vance Funds
     effective September 1, 2000, as revised ^ October 1, 2008, filed as Exhibit No. (p)(l) to
     the Post-Effective Amendment No. ^ 70 filed ^ October 27, ^ 2008 of Eaton Vance
     ^ Series Trust II (File Nos. 02-^ 42722 and 811-^ 02258) (Accession No. 0000940394-
     ^ 08-001324) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
       (2)       Code of Ethics adopted by Lloyd George Management Group, which includes: Lloyd
    George Management (BVI) Ltd, Lloyd George Investment Management (Bermuda) Ltd,
    Lloyd George Management (Hong Kong) Ltd, Lloyd George Investment Management
    (Hong Kong) Limited, Lloyd George Management (Europe) Ltd, Lloyd George
    Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd and the LGM Funds effective October 2008 filed as
    Exhibit No. (p)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to Eaton Vance Growth Trust
    (File Nos. 2-22019 and 811-1241) filed December 24, 2008 (Accession No. 0000940394-
    08-001633) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
       (3)      Code of Ethics adopted by Eagle Global Advisors, LLC effective May 14, 2004 (as
    revised February 1, 2005) filed as Exhibit No. (p)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
    111 of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (File Nos. 2-90946, 811-4015) filed October 26,
    2005 (Accession No. 0000940394-05-001154) and incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant

Not applicable.

^ Item 25. Indemnification

     Article V of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust contains indemnification provisions for Trustees and officers. The Trustees and officers of the Registrant and the personnel of the Registrant’s investment advisers are insured under an errors and omissions liability insurance policy.

     The Placement Agent Agreement also provides for reciprocal indemnity of the placement agent, on the one hand, and the Trustees and officers, on the other.

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Advisers

     Reference is made to: (i) the information set forth under the caption “Management and Organization” in the Feeder Fund SAI; (ii) the Eaton Vance Corp. 10-K filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 1-8100); and (iii) Forms ADV of Eaton Vance Management (File No. 801-15930), Boston Management and Research (File No. 801-43127) and Eagle Global Advisors, LLC (File No. 801-53294) filed with the SEC, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 27. Principal Underwriters

Not applicable.

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

     All applicable accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by the Registrant by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are in the possession and custody of the Registrant’s custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116, with the exception of certain corporate documents and portfolio trading documents which are in the possession and custody of the Registrant’s investment adviser, sub-adviser and former adviser at The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, 5847 San Felipe, Suite 930, Houston, TX 77057 and 3808 One Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, respectively. The Registrant is informed that all applicable accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by registered investment advisers are in the custody and possession of the Registrant’s investment adviser.

Item 29. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 30. Undertakings

None.

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      SIGNATURES
 
 
                   Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly
caused this Amendment No. ^ 13 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts on the 22nd^ day of December, ^ 2008.
 
                                                                                                                         GLOBAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
 
 
                                                                                                                         By:   /s/ BARBARA E. CAMPBELL
    ^Barbara E. Campbell
    ^Treasurer


 
                                             INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
(a) (6)   Amendment to Declaration of Trust effective August 11, 2008