-----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, NeNwm+Sz/4NNI7zSi/Vo7Ist1X2H+hSFddbFdRZkr4aMgba9w5YwZvt5TdlbM8oE MeZ6Z6nwcRl7lbbSJLiiBw== 0000940394-02-000458.txt : 20020716 0000940394-02-000458.hdr.sgml : 20020716 20020716163551 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940394-02-000458 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020716 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20020716 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EATON VANCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000350797 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 042718215 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08100 FILM NUMBER: 02704087 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 255 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174828260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 255 STATE STEET STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 8-K 1 evc8k0702.txt EVC 8K FOR PRESS RELEASE 7-02 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2002 ------------- EATON VANCE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland 1-8100 04-2718215 - ---------------- ------------------------ --------------------------------- (State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) jurisdiction of incorporation) 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-8260 -------------- Page 1 INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Registrant has announced that its operating company, Eaton Vance Management, intends to pay the purchase price in cash for any of its Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2031 ("LYONs") that may be tendered for purchase on August 13, 2002, as described in Registrant's news release dated July 16, 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.9 and incorporated herein by reference. Page 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. EATON VANCE CORP. (Registrant) Date: July 16, 2002 /s/ William M. Steul ------------- ------------------------------------ William M. Steul, Chief Financial Officer Page 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Each exhibit is listed in this index according to the number assigned to it in the exhibit table set forth in Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report: Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.9 Copy of Registrant's news release dated July 16, 2002. Page 4 NEWS RELEASE Eaton Vance Corp. The Eaton Vance Building 255 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (617) 482-8260 Contact: William M. Steul For Immediate Release July 16, 2002 Eaton Vance Corp. Intends to Pay Any Exchangeable Bond Puts In Cash BOSTON, MA--Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) announced today that its operating company, Eaton Vance Management, intends to pay the purchase price in cash for any of its Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2031 ("LYONs") that may be tendered for purchase on August 13, 2002. The LYONs were issued on August 13, 2001 and allow the holders to require Eaton Vance Management to purchase all or a portion of their holdings on the one-, three- and five-year anniversaries of their issuance and every five years thereafter. Eaton Vance Management has the option to pay for any tendered LYONs with cash or shares of Eaton Vance Corp.'s non-voting common stock. Eaton Vance Management notified the LYONs holders today of its decision to pay cash for any LYONs that are purchased on August 13, 2002. If all of the LYONs were tendered, the total price payable by Eaton Vance Management would be approximately $203.6 million. Eaton Vance Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., and its affiliates manage over $56 billion in assets for more than 70 mutual funds, individuals and various institutional accounts, including those of corporations, hospitals, retirement plans, universities, foundations and trusts. Certain matters discussed in this press release and in public statements relating to the release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those detailed from time to time in Eaton Vance Corp.'s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Reference is hereby made to the Company's Annual Report to shareholders and to its Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2001.) Eaton Vance Corp. will not update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect future events or developments. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----