-----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, NFs0lwxx7hFlvGil3yFOI/XKVNBCAu/F56M3bDNtNjqRcR6VdCo9+EYPH+l2w096 yZRLDa96jvBrIU9KbKywqw== 0000940394-06-000489.txt : 20060505 0000940394-06-000489.hdr.sgml : 20060505 20060505122910 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940394-06-000489 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060505 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000102816 IRS NUMBER: 042325690 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-22019 FILM NUMBER: 06811641 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE EATON VANCE BUILDING STREET 2: 255 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-598-8880 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 GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANCE SANDERS COMMON STOCK FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820915 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BOSTON STOCK FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730619 0000102816 S000005195 Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund C000014173 Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund Class I C000014174 Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund Class A EVASX C000014175 Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund Class B EBASX 497 1 ascps.htm GROWTH TRUST 497 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DTD 5-5-06 ascps.pdf -- Converted by SECPublisher 4.0, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing

EATON VANCE ASIAN SMALL
COMPANIES FUND
Supplement to Prospectus dated
January 1, 2006

ASIAN SMALL COMPANIES FUND (FUND)
CLOSED TO NEW INVESTORS

No later than May 19, 2006, the Fund will discontinue all sales of its shares, except shares purchased: (1) by existing shareholders (including shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions); (2) by qualified retirement plans that have selected the Fund as an investment option prior to May 19, 2006; or (3) by discretionary fee-based programs sponsored by broker-dealers that have invested in the Fund prior to May 19, 2006. The Fund may reopen in the future subject to the discretion of the Board of Trustees.

May 5, 2006

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