EX-99.12(C) 4 d296997dex9912c.htm EX-99.12(C) SECTION 19(B) NOTICE EX-99.12(C) Section 19(B) Notice

Form N-CSR Item 12(c) Exhibit

 

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Dear Eaton Vance Fund Shareholder:

This notice provides shareholders of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) with important information concerning the distribution declared in November 2015. You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of the Plan to make monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This information is sent to you for informational purposes only and is an estimate of the sources of the November distribution. It is not determinative of the tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the 2015 calendar year.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided for tax reporting purposes and the distribution may later be determined to be from other sources including realized short-term gains, long-term gains, to the extent permitted by law, and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Distribution Period: November 2015

Distribution Amount per Common Share: $0.090

The following table sets forth an estimate of the sources of the Fund’s November distribution and its cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date. Amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

Source

  Current
Distribution
    % of Current
Distribution
    Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
    % of the Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
 

Net Investment Income

  $ 0.069        77.0   $ 0.069        77.0

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source(s)

  $ 0.021        23.0   $ 0.021        23.0

Total per common share

  $ 0.090        100.0   $ 0.090        100.0

 

1  The Fund’s fiscal year is November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and/or tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.


Set forth in the table below is information relating to the Fund’s performance based on its net asset value (NAV) for certain periods.

 

Average annual total return at NAV for the 5-year period ended on October 31, 20151

     3.51

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of October 31, 20152

     7.03

Cumulative total return at NAV for the fiscal year through October 31, 20153

     0.84

Cumulative fiscal year to date distribution rate as a percentage of NAV as of October 31, 20154

     7.03

 

1  Average annual total return at NAV represents the change in NAV of the Fund, with all distributions reinvested, for the 5-year period ended on October 31, 2015.
2  The annualized current distribution rate is the cumulative distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2015.
3  Cumulative total return at NAV is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to October 31, 2015 including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4  Cumulative fiscal year distribution rate for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to October 31, 2015 measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2015.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your investment advisor or an Eaton Vance Investor Services associate at 1-866-328-6681. Our associates are available to assist you Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

NOTE: This correspondence is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon to project the tax

character of actual Fund distributions for the 2015 calendar year.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

November 30, 2015


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Dear Eaton Vance Fund Shareholder:

This notice provides shareholders of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) with important information concerning the distribution declared in December 2015. You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of the Plan to make monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This information is sent to you for informational purposes only and is an estimate of the sources of the December distribution. It is not determinative of the tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the 2015 calendar year.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided for tax reporting purposes and the distribution may later be determined to be from other sources including realized short-term gains, long-term gains, to the extent permitted by law, and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Distribution Period: December 2015

Distribution Amount per Common Share: $0.090

The following table sets forth an estimate of the sources of the Fund’s December distribution and its cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date. Amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

Source

  Current
Distribution
    % of Current
Distribution
    Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
    % of the Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
 

Net Investment Income

  $ 0.065        71.7   $ 0.134        74.3

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source(s)

  $ 0.025        28.3   $ 0.046        25.7

Total per common share

  $ 0.090        100.0   $ 0.180        100.0

 

1  The Fund’s fiscal year is November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and/or tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.


Set forth in the table below is information relating to the Fund’s performance based on its net asset value (NAV) for certain periods.

 

Average annual total return at NAV for the 5-year period ended on November 30, 20151

     3.29

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of November 30, 20152

     7.09

Cumulative total return at NAV for the fiscal year through November 30, 20153

     -0.23

Cumulative fiscal year to date distribution rate as a percentage of NAV as of November 30, 20154

     0.59

 

1  Average annual total return at NAV represents the change in NAV of the Fund, with all distributions reinvested, for the 5-year period ended on November 30, 2015.
2  The annualized current distribution rate is the cumulative distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of November 30, 2015.
3  Cumulative total return at NAV is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to November 30, 2015 including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4  Cumulative fiscal year distribution rate for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to November 30, 2015 measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of November 30, 2015.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your investment advisor or an Eaton Vance Investor Services associate at 1-866-328-6681. Our associates are available to assist you Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

NOTE: This correspondence is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon to project the tax

character of actual Fund distributions for the 2015 calendar year.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

December 30, 2015


LOGO

Dear Eaton Vance Fund Shareholder:

This notice provides shareholders of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) with important information concerning the distribution declared in January 2016. You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of the Plan to make monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This information is sent to you for informational purposes only and is an estimate of the sources of the January distribution. It is not determinative of the tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided for tax reporting purposes and the distribution may later be determined to be from other sources including realized short-term gains, long-term gains, to the extent permitted by law, and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Distribution Period: January 2016

Distribution Amount per Common Share: $0.090

The following table sets forth an estimate of the sources of the Fund’s January distribution and its cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date. Amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

Source

  Current
Distribution
    % of Current
Distribution
    Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
    % of the Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
 

Net Investment Income

  $ 0.054        60.4   $ 0.188        69.7

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source(s)

  $ 0.036        39.6   $ 0.082        30.3

Total per common share

  $ 0.090        100.0   $ 0.270        100.0

 

1  The Fund’s fiscal year is November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and/or tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.


Set forth in the table below is information relating to the Fund’s performance based on its net asset value (NAV) for certain periods.

 

Average annual total return at NAV for the 5-year period ended on December 31, 20151

     2.99

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of December 31, 20152

     7.20

Cumulative total return at NAV for the fiscal year through December 31, 20153

     -1.08

Cumulative fiscal year to date distribution rate as a percentage of NAV as of December 31, 20154

     1.20

 

1  Average annual total return at NAV represents the change in NAV of the Fund, with all distributions reinvested, for the 5-year period ended on December 31, 2015.
2  The annualized current distribution rate is the cumulative distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2015.
3  Cumulative total return at NAV is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to December 31, 2015 including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4  Cumulative fiscal year distribution rate for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to December 31, 2015 measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2015.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your investment advisor or an Eaton Vance Investor Services associate at 1-866-328-6681. Our associates are available to assist you Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

NOTE: This correspondence is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon to project the tax

character of actual Fund distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

January 29, 2016


LOGO

Dear Eaton Vance Fund Shareholder:

This notice provides shareholders of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) with important information concerning the distribution declared in February 2016. You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of the Plan to make monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This information is sent to you for informational purposes only and is an estimate of the sources of the February distribution. It is not determinative of the tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided for tax reporting purposes and the distribution may later be determined to be from other sources including realized short-term gains, long-term gains, to the extent permitted by law, and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Distribution Period: February 2016

Distribution Amount per Common Share: $0.090

The following table sets forth an estimate of the sources of the Fund’s February distribution and its cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date. Amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

Source

  Current
Distribution
    % of Current
Distribution
    Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
    % of the Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
 

Net Investment Income

  $ 0.058        63.9   $ 0.246        68.3

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source(s)

  $ 0.032        36.1   $ 0.114        31.7

Total per common share

  $ 0.090        100.0   $ 0.360        100.0

 

1  The Fund’s fiscal year is November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and/or tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.


Set forth in the table below is information relating to the Fund’s performance based on its net asset value (NAV) for certain periods.

 

Average annual total return at NAV for the 5-year period ended on January 31, 20161

     2.65

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of January 31, 20162

     7.30

Cumulative total return at NAV for the fiscal year through January 31, 20163

     -1.79

Cumulative fiscal year to date distribution rate as a percentage of NAV as of January 31, 20164

     1.83

 

1  Average annual total return at NAV represents the change in NAV of the Fund, with all distributions reinvested, for the 5-year period ended on January 31, 2016.
2  The annualized current distribution rate is the cumulative distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of January 31, 2016.
3  Cumulative total return at NAV is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to January 31, 2016 including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4  Cumulative fiscal year distribution rate for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to January 31, 2016 measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of January 31, 2016.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your investment advisor or an Eaton Vance Investor Services associate at 1-866-328-6681. Our associates are available to assist you Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

NOTE: This correspondence is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon to project the tax

character of actual Fund distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

February 29, 2016


LOGO

Dear Eaton Vance Fund Shareholder:

This notice provides shareholders of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) with important information concerning the distribution declared in March 2016. You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of the Plan to make monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This information is sent to you for informational purposes only and is an estimate of the sources of the March distribution. It is not determinative of the tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided for tax reporting purposes and the distribution may later be determined to be from other sources including realized short-term gains, long-term gains, to the extent permitted by law, and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Distribution Period: March 2016

Distribution Amount per Common Share: $0.090

The following table sets forth an estimate of the sources of the Fund’s March distribution and its cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date. Amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

Source

  Current
Distribution
    % of Current
Distribution
    Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
    % of the Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
 

Net Investment Income

  $ 0.042        47.1   $ 0.288        64.0

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source(s)

  $ 0.048        52.9   $ 0.162        36.0

Total per common share

  $ 0.090        100.0   $ 0.450        100.0

 

1  The Fund’s fiscal year is November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and/or tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.


Set forth in the table below is information relating to the Fund’s performance based on its net asset value (NAV) for certain periods.

 

Average annual total return at NAV for the 5-year period ended on February 29, 20161

     2.43

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of February 29, 20162

     7.39

Cumulative total return at NAV for the fiscal year through February 29, 20163

     -2.25

Cumulative fiscal year to date distribution rate as a percentage of NAV as of February 29, 20164

     2.46

 

1  Average annual total return at NAV represents the change in NAV of the Fund, with all distributions reinvested, for the 5-year period ended on February 29, 2016.
2  The annualized current distribution rate is the cumulative distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of February 29, 2016.
3  Cumulative total return at NAV is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to February 29, 2016 including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4  Cumulative fiscal year distribution rate for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to February 29, 2016 measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of February 29, 2016.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your investment advisor or an Eaton Vance Investor Services associate at 1-866-328-6681. Our associates are available to assist you Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

NOTE: This correspondence is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon to project the tax

character of actual Fund distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

March 31, 2016


LOGO

Dear Eaton Vance Fund Shareholder:

This notice provides shareholders of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) with important information concerning the distribution declared in April 2016. You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of the Plan to make monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This information is sent to you for informational purposes only and is an estimate of the sources of the April distribution. It is not determinative of the tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided for tax reporting purposes and the distribution may later be determined to be from other sources including realized short-term gains, long-term gains, to the extent permitted by law, and return of capital. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Distribution Period: April 2016

Distribution Amount per Common Share: $0.090

The following table sets forth an estimate of the sources of the Fund’s April distribution and its cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date. Amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

Source

  Current
Distribution
    % of Current
Distribution
    Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
    % of the Cumulative
Distributions for the
Fiscal Year-to-Date1
 

Net Investment Income

  $ 0.044        49.4   $ 0.333        61.6

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

  $ 0.000        0.0   $ 0.000        0.0

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source(s)

  $ 0.046        50.6   $ 0.207        38.4

Total per common share

  $ 0.090        100.0   $ 0.540        100.0

 

1  The Fund’s fiscal year is November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and/or tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.


Set forth in the table below is information relating to the Fund’s performance based on its net asset value (NAV) for certain periods.

 

Average annual total return at NAV for the 5-year period ended on March 31, 20161

     3.02

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of March 31, 20162

     7.21

Cumulative total return at NAV for the fiscal year through March 31, 20163

     0.76

Cumulative fiscal year to date distribution rate as a percentage of NAV as of March 31, 20164

     3.01

 

1  Average annual total return at NAV represents the change in NAV of the Fund, with all distributions reinvested, for the 5-year period ended on March 31, 2016.
2  The annualized current distribution rate is the cumulative distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of March 31, 2016.
3  Cumulative total return at NAV is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to March 31, 2016 including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4  Cumulative fiscal year distribution rate for the period from the beginning of its fiscal year to March 31, 2016 measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of March 31, 2016.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your investment advisor or an Eaton Vance Investor Services associate at 1-866-328-6681. Our associates are available to assist you Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

 

NOTE: This correspondence is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon to project the tax

character of actual Fund distributions for the 2016 calendar year.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

April 29, 2016