EX-99.17C 13 exhibit17c_ex99z17c.htm FORM OF PROXY CARD PROXY


Exhibit (17)(c)



PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN

IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE.

NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE U.S.




Your Proxy Vote is important!


And now you can Vote your Proxy by PHONE or the INTERNET.


It saves Money! Telephone and Internet voting saves postage costs.  Savings which can help minimize expenses.


It saves Time!  Telephone and Internet voting is instantaneous – 24 hours a day.


It’s Easy!  Just follow these simple steps:


1.  Read your proxy statement and have it at hand.


2.  Call toll-free 1-_____________, or go to website: _________


3.  Follow the recorded or on-screen directions.


4.  Do not mail your Proxy Card when you vote by phone or the Internet.





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PROXY

                                EATON VANCE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND

PROXY

 

      SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS – JANUARY 22, 2015

PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES


The undersigned holder of shares of beneficial interest of the above-referenced Fund (the “Fund”), hereby appoints DEBORAH A. CHLEBEK, MAUREEN A. GEMMA, JAMES F. KIRCHNER, PAYSON F. SWAFFIELD and DEIDRE E. WALSH, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at ____ p.m., Eastern Time, and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all shares of beneficial interest of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance with the instructions on this proxy.


WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED.  IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF.  THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.


VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET:

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       1234 5678


Note:  Please sign this proxy as your name appears on the books of the Fund.  Joint owners should each sign personally.  Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign.  If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.



 

Signature

 

 

Signature (if held jointly)

 

 

Date






PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN

IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE.

NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE U.S.






Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

EATON VANCE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on January 22, 2015

The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at [Insert website]


















PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR

PROXY TODAY








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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE:              

  

        FOR            AGAINST       ABSTAIN

  

    

    


1.

To approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the Plan) to convert shares of Eaton Vance Multi-Cap Growth Fund (Multi-Cap Growth Fund) into shares of Eaton Vance Growth Fund (Growth Fund).  The Plan provides for the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares of Multi-Cap Growth Fund in exchange for the corresponding shares of Growth Fund and Class B shares of Multi-Cap Growth Fund in exchange for Class A shares of Growth Fund, as described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.




MEETING ATTENDANCE:

Mark the box to the right if you plan to attend the Special Meeting.  If you plan to attend the Special

Meeting in person, please be prepared to present photo identification.


NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE:    ______________________________________

 

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If you have any questions or need assistance with voting, please call 1-____________ from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from ______ p.m. to _____ p.m..


PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON REVERSE SIDE.