N-CSRS 1 b81394a1nvcsrs.htm EATON VANCE SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO Eaton Vance Senior Debt Portfolio
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08876
Senior Debt Portfolio
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 121.0%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 2.3%
 
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
  1,147     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 31, 2015   $ 1,152,000      
                                
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  1,540     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,475,861      
  1,582     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,516,321      
Delos Aircraft, Inc.
  1,450     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing March 15, 2016     1,470,663      
Evergreen International Aviation
  4,439     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing October 31, 2011(2)     4,172,928      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  4,452     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing March 26, 2014     3,833,962      
  242     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 26, 2014     208,211      
Hexcel Corp.
  1,149     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 21, 2014     1,157,726      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  547     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing December 30, 2012(2)     521,962      
International Lease Finance Co.
  2,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 15, 2015     2,041,500      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  2,641     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing December 31, 2011     2,615,552      
TransDigm, Inc.
  4,000     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 23, 2013     3,948,332      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  1,481     Revolving Loan, 0.50%, Maturing December 22, 2010(3)     1,437,037      
  667     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 17, 2011     668,750      
  1,080     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 17, 2011     1,083,886      
  428     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     429,464      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  1,913     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,883,126      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.03%, Maturing September 29, 2014     973,750      
 
 
            $ 30,591,031      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.2%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  2,820     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.55%, Maturing April 30, 2014   $ 2,645,606      
 
 
            $ 2,645,606      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 5.0%
 
Accuride Corp.
  5,855     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing June 30, 2013   $ 5,886,719      
Adesa, Inc.
  7,880     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing October 18, 2013     7,745,249      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  854     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing August 7, 2014     818,775      
Dayco Products, LLC
  500     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing November 12, 2012     490,000      
  1,000     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing November 12, 2012     990,000      
  1,084     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014     1,083,824      
  160     Term Loan, 12.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014(2)     147,549      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  9,126     Term Loan, 2.19%, Maturing December 27, 2014     8,365,421      
  5,586     Term Loan, 2.20%, Maturing December 27, 2015     5,120,160      
Financiere Truck (Investissement)
EUR 561     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing February 15, 2012     472,426      
Ford Motor Co.
  2,494     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing December 16, 2013     2,404,227      
  8,303     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing December 16, 2013     8,031,792      
Fraikin, Ltd.
GBP 690     Term Loan, 0.79%, Maturing February 15, 2012(3)     668,045      
GBP 306     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing February 15, 2012     296,157      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  13,299     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.24%, Maturing April 30, 2014     12,740,723      
HHI Holdings, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing March 30, 2015     1,016,563      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  4,426     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing January 12, 2012     3,873,153      
Locafroid Services S.A.S.
EUR 132     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing February 15, 2012     110,784      
Tenneco Automotive, Inc.
  3,125     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 17, 2014     3,136,719      
TriMas Corp.
  375     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 2, 2011     369,375      
  1,568     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 15, 2015     1,544,603      
United Components, Inc.
  2,521     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 30, 2010     2,464,261      
 
 
            $ 67,776,525      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.2%
 
Culligan International Co.
EUR 1,400     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.15%, Maturing May 31, 2013   $ 953,762      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco (continued)
 
                     
Van Houtte, Inc.
  233     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 11, 2014   $ 225,341      
  1,708     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 11, 2014     1,652,499      
 
 
            $ 2,831,602      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 2.9%
 
401 North Wabash Venture, LLC
  1,896     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 7, 2009(4)   $ 1,440,651      
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
  787     Term Loan, 1.76%, Maturing March 23, 2011     783,562      
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  1,850     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing September 30, 2013     1,822,554      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  2,402     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing January 23, 2014     2,354,089      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  4,284     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing November 23, 2010     4,112,640      
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.
  666     Revolving Loan, 0.53%, Maturing December 1, 2010(3)     636,172      
  6,106     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 1, 2010     6,014,539      
Lafarge Roofing
  1,100     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing July 16, 2014(2)     843,074      
EUR 362     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing April 16, 2015(2)     366,595      
Materis
EUR 819     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing April 27, 2014     916,611      
EUR 872     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing April 27, 2015     975,998      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  1,820     Term Loan, 5.33%, Maturing May 23, 2014     1,826,957      
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
  1,114     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 18, 2010     1,100,465      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  3,805     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing December 31, 2013     3,557,981      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  4,450     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 16, 2016     4,461,125      
Realogy Corp.
  2,556     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing October 10, 2013     2,322,899      
  414     Term Loan, 3.38%, Maturing October 10, 2013     376,016      
South Edge, LLC
  4,475     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(4)     2,036,125      
WCI Communities, Inc.
  1,349     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing September 3, 2014(2)     1,308,415      
  1,668     Term Loan, 10.07%, Maturing September 3, 2014     1,665,486      
 
 
            $ 38,921,954      
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 10.0%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  2,008     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 1, 2013   $ 1,924,821      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  6,780     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 29, 2013     6,779,863      
  2,825     Term Loan, Maturing April 7, 2016(5)     2,810,875      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  8,750     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 8, 2016     8,706,250      
Allied Barton Security Services
  1,425     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,438,230      
Dealer Computer Services, Inc.
  4,375     Term Loan, Maturing April 16, 2017(5)     4,375,000      
Education Management, LLC
  5,616     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 1, 2013     5,505,324      
First American Corp.
  2,175     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 9, 2016     2,190,634      
Info USA, Inc.
  797     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing February 14, 2012     794,800      
Intergraph Corp.
  837     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 29, 2014     835,544      
  1,375     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 29, 2014     1,382,448      
  2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.25%, Maturing November 29, 2014     2,010,000      
iPayment, Inc.
  3,500     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 10, 2013     3,358,626      
Kronos, Inc.
  2,475     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 11, 2014     2,388,944      
Language Line, Inc.
  4,713     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2015     4,740,680      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.56%, Maturing March 28, 2015     852,500      
NE Customer Service
  4,125     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 5, 2016     4,114,259      
Protection One, Inc.
  434     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing March 31, 2012     434,764      
  2,458     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 31, 2014     2,463,980      
Quantum Corp.
  663     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing July 12, 2014     645,873      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  4,572     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing March 31, 2013     4,499,459      
RiskMetrics Group Holdings, LLC
  2,497     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing January 11, 2014     2,489,264      
Sabre, Inc.
  12,767     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing September 30, 2014     12,164,477      
Safenet, Inc.
  2,992     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing April 12, 2014     2,891,317      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
Serena Software, Inc.
  2,708     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 10, 2013   $ 2,624,233      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  3,293     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing January 29, 2014     3,259,916      
Solera Holdings, LLC
  2,568     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing May 15, 2014     2,530,968      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  611     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing February 28, 2014     591,702      
  1,675     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 28, 2014     1,683,919      
  17,251     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing February 28, 2016     17,181,252      
Ticketmaster
  1,886     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 22, 2014     1,905,162      
Transaction Network Service, Inc.
  954     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 18, 2015     962,192      
Travelport, LLC
  2,741     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,668,420      
  3,890     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     3,794,209      
  7,073     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     6,885,730      
EUR 1,053     Term Loan, 3.14%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,361,007      
Valassis Communications, Inc.
  1,313     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,305,834      
West Corp.
  3,640     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing October 24, 2013     3,557,736      
  5,287     Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing July 15, 2016     5,270,502      
 
 
            $ 135,380,714      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 9.8%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  5,148     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 5,171,713      
  191     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing September 1, 2013     189,608      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  2,970     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 29, 2014     2,936,588      
  1,433     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,416,414      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  12,914     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing November 5, 2013     12,704,449      
  3,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.75%, Maturing May 5, 2014     3,012,000      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  18,437     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing March 6, 2014     17,528,157      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  9,216     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing March 29, 2016     9,197,070      
DirectTV Holdings, LLC
  1,677     Term Loan, 1.77%, Maturing April 13, 2013     1,679,801      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  2,294     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 14, 2015     2,285,520      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  7,838     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing April 6, 2014     7,675,241      
Kabel Deutschland Gmbh
EUR 2,000     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing March 31, 2014     2,626,285      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  1,901     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 31, 2015     1,833,312      
Mediacom Broadband, LLC
  3,375     Term Loan, Maturing October 20, 2017(5)     3,377,531      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  5,830     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 31, 2015     5,606,978      
Mediacom, LLC
  1,925     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 20, 2017     1,926,806      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 2,909     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing June 26, 2014     3,474,938      
EUR 1,685     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing July 2, 2014     2,012,564      
EUR 1,072     Term Loan, 3.34%, Maturing March 2, 2015     1,149,020      
EUR 263     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 26, 2015     321,177      
EUR 6,272     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 26, 2015     7,660,120      
EUR 1,072     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing March 2, 2016     1,149,020      
San Juan Cable, LLC
  958     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing October 31, 2012     918,839      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
  1,593     Term Loan, 2.18%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,554,953      
  1,864     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 31, 2016     1,844,084      
EUR 9,221     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing December 31, 2016     11,719,979      
EUR 5,930     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing December 31, 2017     7,617,503      
Virgin Media Investment Holding
GBP 2,000     Term Loan, Maturing June 30, 2015(5)     3,034,761      
GBP 3,500     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing December 31, 2015     5,320,273      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 961     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing July 28, 2014(2)     1,087,100      
EUR 1,568     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing July 28, 2014(2)     1,773,690      
EUR 2,491     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing July 28, 2014(2)     2,816,926      
 
 
            $ 132,622,420      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 7.6%
 
Arizona Chemical, Inc.
  837     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing February 28, 2013   $ 827,028      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  3,537     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing December 23, 2013     3,545,606      
  521     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing December 23, 2013     522,627      
EUR 2,071     Term Loan, 4.58%, Maturing December 23, 2013     2,755,212      
EUR 377     Term Loan, 4.89%, Maturing December 23, 2014     501,533      
EUR 486     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing December 23, 2014     646,474      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.47%, Maturing December 23, 2015     1,003,500      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
British Vita UK, Ltd.
EUR 969     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing June 30, 2014(2)   $ 1,257,497      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  2,500     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,451,562      
  9,088     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 2, 2014     8,922,600      
Chemtura Corp.
  1,600     DIP Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 22, 2011     1,612,000      
Cognis GmbH
EUR 615     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing September 15, 2013     804,304      
EUR 2,510     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing September 15, 2013     3,280,993      
Columbian Chemicals Acquisition
  424     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing March 16, 2013     409,426      
Ferro Corp.
  4,442     Term Loan, 6.29%, Maturing June 6, 2012     4,431,026      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  1,366     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     1,318,470      
  3,083     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     2,976,526      
  3,890     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     3,695,500      
EUR 733     Term Loan, 4.39%, Maturing May 5, 2015     892,889      
Huntsman International, LLC
  5,143     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing August 16, 2012     4,962,513      
INEOS Group
EUR 2,542     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing December 14, 2011     3,378,386      
EUR 306     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing December 14, 2011     406,237      
EUR 2,648     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing December 14, 2011     3,519,838      
EUR 412     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing December 14, 2011     547,689      
  1,425     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 14, 2012     1,445,976      
  2,525     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing December 14, 2013     2,526,229      
  2,459     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 14, 2014     2,459,482      
EUR 1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.40%, Maturing December 14, 2012     1,322,795      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  6,601     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 4, 2014     6,441,217      
Kraton Polymers, LLC
  3,741     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 12, 2013     3,609,434      
Lyondell Chemical Co.
  1,550     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 14, 2016     1,557,462      
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 1,035     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing April 12, 2014     1,260,729      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  3,907     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing April 30, 2014     3,687,274      
Momentive Performance Material
  4,690     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 4, 2013     4,457,522      
Nalco Co.
  1,315     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 6, 2016     1,327,940      
  998     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing May 13, 2016     994,004      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  7,717     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014     7,783,345      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding
EUR 289     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     254,000      
EUR 824     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     724,202      
EUR 887     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     779,312      
Solutia, Inc.
  1,750     Revolving Loan, 0.79%, Maturing March 12, 2015(3)     1,627,500      
  6,225     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 12, 2017     6,276,226      
 
 
            $ 103,204,085      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.2%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  2,349     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 10, 2015   $ 2,378,544      
 
 
            $ 2,378,544      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 2.6%
 
Aquilex Holdings, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 26, 2016   $ 1,007,500      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  1,307     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,165,358      
GBP 581     Term Loan, 4.56%, Maturing July 13, 2015     796,115      
  1,307     Term Loan, 4.77%, Maturing July 13, 2015     1,165,358      
GBP 581     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing July 13, 2015     796,114      
Gentek Holding, LLC
  823     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing October 29, 2014     828,853      
Jarden Corp.
  643     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 24, 2012     640,621      
  2,724     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 24, 2012     2,716,495      
  986     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 24, 2012     986,421      
Johnson Diversey, Inc.
  1,945     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 24, 2015     1,962,145      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  4,036     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     4,051,568      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  5,374     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 22, 2014     5,421,403      
RBS Global, Inc.
  1,062     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing July 19, 2013     1,026,152      
  4,878     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing July 19, 2013     4,774,214      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  252     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     239,528      
  5,049     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     4,790,558      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  1,950     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,823,133      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Conglomerates (continued)
 
                     
Vertrue, Inc.
  978     Term Loan, 3.30%, Maturing August 16, 2014   $ 834,054      
 
 
            $ 35,025,590      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 3.9%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  6,057     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 5,674,428      
Consolidated Container Co.
  833     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing March 28, 2014     788,952      
  1,500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing September 28, 2014     1,353,750      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  1,320     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,307,350      
EUR 960     Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing November 15, 2012     1,246,237      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  3,559     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 7, 2011     3,540,557      
  6,889     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     6,955,830      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  5,474     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing May 16, 2014     5,400,868      
  1,754     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,748,727      
JSG Acquisitions
EUR 1,528     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 31, 2014     2,030,162      
EUR 1,511     Term Loan, 4.08%, Maturing December 31, 2014     2,006,951      
OI European Group B.V.
EUR 3,790     Term Loan, 1.90%, Maturing June 14, 2013     4,913,732      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  4,738     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing June 14, 2013     4,699,600      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
  2,286     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 5, 2015     2,300,482      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  3,569     Revolving Loan, 2.90%, Maturing July 28, 2010     3,586,803      
  1,187     Revolving Loan, 3.05%, Maturing July 28, 2010     1,192,487      
  466     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     464,523      
  817     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     813,097      
  1,540     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     1,536,407      
  718     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     714,480      
 
 
            $ 52,275,423      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.7%
 
Alliance Boots Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, Maturing July 5, 2015(5)   $ 1,436,609      
EUR 2,000     Term Loan, Maturing July 5, 2015(5)     2,527,536      
American Safety Razor Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     591,667      
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
  606     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 30, 2015     594,034      
  2,497     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 30, 2015     2,449,410      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  2,000     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 17, 2016     2,020,000      
 
 
            $ 9,619,256      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 0.8%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  5,069     Term Loan, 3.02%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 4,325,663      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.77%, Maturing May 3, 2013     572,500      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  610     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing January 30, 2012     600,602      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  1,704     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2014     1,708,154      
  784     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     786,475      
  1,297     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     1,300,259      
  1,306     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     1,309,624      
 
 
            $ 10,603,277      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.3%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 2,000     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing April 1, 2015   $ 2,526,426      
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.
  191     Term Loan - Second Lien, 13.50%, Maturing December 12, 2010     185,978      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 8,500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.88%, Maturing October 13, 2013     11,688,633      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  2,982     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing June 3, 2013     2,985,400      
 
 
            $ 17,386,437      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 4.1%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  3,270     Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 3,257,330      
Christie/Aix, Inc.
  1,775     Term Loan, Maturing April 22, 2016(5)     1,779,437      
FCI International S.A.S.
  497     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     471,733      
  516     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     489,999      
  516     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     489,999      
  497     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     471,733      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Electronics / Electrical (continued)
 
                     
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  4,452     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 1, 2016   $ 4,286,253      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  7,832     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing December 1, 2013     7,606,504      
  500     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing March 2, 2014     415,000      
EUR 1,935     Term Loan, 5.37%, Maturing July 28, 2015     2,447,538      
  4,086     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing July 28, 2015     3,963,503      
Network Solutions, LLC
  1,819     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing March 7, 2014     1,739,869      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  5,409     Term Loan, 2.45%, Maturing January 23, 2014     4,888,138      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  7,559     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing April 27, 2013     7,311,432      
Spansion, LLC
  2,000     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing January 8, 2015     2,027,500      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  440     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     439,678      
  8,505     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     8,507,148      
VeriFone, Inc.
  224     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing October 31, 2013     220,394      
Vertafore, Inc.
  4,791     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     4,659,627      
 
 
            $ 55,472,815      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.7%
 
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  4,213     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 3,974,088      
Hertz Corp.
  4,256     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing December 21, 2012     4,209,906      
  785     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing December 21, 2012     776,634      
 
 
            $ 8,960,628      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.5%
 
CF Industries, Inc.
  5,550     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 16, 2015   $ 5,593,013      
Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
  1,700     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 25, 2016     1,713,282      
 
 
            $ 7,306,295      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 2.2%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  5,425     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 5,262,684      
E.A. Viner International Co.
  128     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing July 31, 2013     122,893      
First Data Corp.
  995     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing September 24, 2014     896,960      
  995     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing September 24, 2014     895,518      
  3,985     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing September 24, 2014     3,587,707      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,358     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,248,961      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 1,321     Term Loan, 2.71%, Maturing June 30, 2015     1,930,361      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  11,548     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing December 18, 2014     11,266,348      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  3,262     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing November 2, 2014     2,991,571      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  1,262     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 24, 2014     1,176,680      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  1,460     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing July 31, 2014(2)     987,644      
 
 
            $ 30,367,327      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 2.3%
 
American Seafoods Group, LLC
  306     Term Loan, 4.02%, Maturing September 30, 2012   $ 305,153      
B&G Foods, Inc.
  1,130     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing February 23, 2013     1,129,963      
BL Marketing, Ltd.
GBP 1,500     Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing December 31, 2013     2,207,863      
Dean Foods Co.
  8,952     Term Loan, 1.68%, Maturing April 2, 2014     8,778,964      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  312     Term Loan, 7.99%, Maturing April 12, 2013     316,016      
  2,455     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing March 2, 2017     2,483,984      
  988     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing March 2, 2017     1,000,094      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  3,000     Revolving Loan, 0.85%, Maturing April 2, 2013(3)     2,745,000      
  10,268     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing April 2, 2014     10,021,340      
  2,425     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,447,356      
 
 
            $ 31,435,733      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 3.5%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  708     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 11, 2011   $ 714,993      
Aramark Corp.
  6,836     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing January 27, 2014     6,727,617      
  441     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing January 27, 2014     434,353      
  12,089     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     12,035,691      
  795     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     791,527      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Food Service (continued)
 
                     
Buffets, Inc.
  303     Term Loan, 7.44%, Maturing November 1, 2013   $ 295,515      
  2,950     Term Loan, Maturing April 21, 2015(5)     2,915,892      
  23     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing April 22, 2015     22,278      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  3,581     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing April 27, 2013     3,562,024      
  2,165     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 27, 2016     2,164,545      
JRD Holdings, Inc.
  2,002     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing June 26, 2014     1,962,961      
Maine Beverage Co., LLC
  1,112     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 30, 2010     1,050,469      
NPC International, Inc.
  1,620     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 3, 2013     1,575,404      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  511     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing May 9, 2013     464,647      
  5,527     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing May 9, 2014     5,021,183      
QCE Finance, LLC
  3,879     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing May 5, 2013     3,571,066      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  1,111     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     1,114,018      
Selecta
GBP 2,500     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing June 28, 2015     3,283,233      
 
 
            $ 47,707,416      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 3.3%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  8,135     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 7,923,171      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  733     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing May 15, 2014     706,537      
  2,547     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing May 15, 2014     2,453,954      
Rite Aid Corp.
  17,017     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 1, 2014     15,792,794      
  2,438     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     2,412,626      
  2,500     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing June 4, 2014     2,614,582      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  10,713     Term Loan, 5.83%, Maturing November 3, 2013     10,813,614      
  2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, Maturing April 14, 2016(5)     2,037,500      
 
 
            $ 44,754,778      
 
 
 
Forest Products — 1.5%
 
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  9,711     Term Loan, 2.33%, Maturing December 20, 2012   $ 9,668,115      
  7,465     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing December 24, 2012     7,431,887      
  3,186     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing December 23, 2014     3,197,441      
 
 
            $ 20,297,443      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 12.8%
 
Alliance Healthcare Services
  3,815     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 1, 2016   $ 3,818,616      
American Medical Systems
  982     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 20, 2012     967,124      
AMR Holdco, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing April 8, 2015     1,005,313      
Ardent Medical Services, Inc.
  2,700     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing September 9, 2015     2,672,325      
Aveta, Inc.
  2,950     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 14, 2015     2,905,750      
Biomet, Inc.
  8,338     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing December 26, 2014     8,235,751      
EUR 1,043     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,362,356      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  5,908     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing January 30, 2012     5,634,695      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  6,105     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing April 30, 2013     5,953,148      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  3,701     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing March 23, 2015     3,117,999      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  1,009     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 25, 2014     981,734      
  19,688     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 25, 2014     19,164,760      
Concentra, Inc.
  2,082     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing June 25, 2014     2,008,609      
ConMed Corp.
  1,003     Term Loan, 1.78%, Maturing April 13, 2013     953,012      
CRC Health Corp.
  1,330     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing February 6, 2013     1,270,961      
  1,431     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing February 6, 2013     1,367,596      
Dako EQT Project Delphi
EUR 1,337     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing June 12, 2015     1,589,736      
DaVita, Inc.
  7,807     Term Loan, 1.77%, Maturing October 5, 2012     7,735,655      
DJO Finance, LLC
  892     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing May 15, 2014     869,790      
Fresenius SE
  364     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 10, 2014     367,985      
  636     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 10, 2014     644,203      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
Harvard Drug Group, LLC
  121     Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2016(5)   $ 121,106      
  879     Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2016(5)     880,769      
HCA, Inc.
  5,238     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing November 18, 2013     5,103,898      
  12,561     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing March 31, 2017     12,495,835      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  10,435     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 28, 2014     10,124,394      
HealthSouth Corp.
  700     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing March 10, 2013     651,000      
  1,364     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 10, 2013     1,342,239      
  1,122     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing September 10, 2015     1,123,191      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  259     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 14, 2014     252,339      
  955     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing March 14, 2014     929,712      
  2,759     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing March 14, 2014     2,686,338      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  3,817     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing June 26, 2014     3,756,944      
  1,986     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.50%, Maturing June 26, 2015     1,977,908      
IMS Health, Inc.
  2,995     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 26, 2016     3,018,691      
inVentiv Health, Inc.
  1,985     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing July 6, 2014     1,888,517      
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
  2,242     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing April 15, 2015     2,236,320      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  1,033     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,017,556      
  1,303     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,283,790      
  1,900     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 30, 2013     1,905,345      
Mylan, Inc.
  6,398     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing October 2, 2014     6,400,426      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  190     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     175,803      
  3,089     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     2,852,397      
Nyco Holdings
EUR 2,299     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing December 29, 2014     2,894,388      
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing December 29, 2014(5)     940,357      
EUR 2,299     Term Loan, 3.64%, Maturing December 29, 2015     2,894,388      
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing December 29, 2015(5)     940,357      
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.
  5,500     Term Loan, Maturing April 22, 2015(5)     5,390,000      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  2,575     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 6, 2016     2,577,683      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  4,329     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing November 16, 2013     4,251,780      
RehabCare Group, Inc.
  1,995     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 20, 2015     2,007,469      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  5,568     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 5, 2014     5,477,827      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
EUR 1,166     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing May 13, 2014     1,552,459      
TZ Merger Sub., Inc. (TriZetto)
  964     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 24, 2015     971,698      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  3,800     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2016     3,819,790      
VWR International, Inc.
  5,298     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing June 28, 2013     5,062,073      
 
 
            $ 173,631,905      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.8%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  1,402     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 1,278,493      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  717     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 23, 2013     677,935      
  2,635     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 23, 2013     2,490,383      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  3,944     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing August 31, 2011     3,843,278      
Oreck Corp.
  237     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing March 19, 2016(6)     237,283      
Sanitec Europe OY
EUR 2,325     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing June 25, 2016     2,471,093      
 
 
            $ 10,998,465      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 2.8%
 
Bucyrus International, Inc.
  3,100     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing February 19, 2016   $ 3,124,899      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  3,415     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing January 4, 2014     3,107,892      
  413     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing January 4, 2014     375,974      
EUR 258     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing January 4, 2014     312,369      
EUR 438     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing January 4, 2014     530,437      
EUR 538     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing January 4, 2014     651,911      
EUR 435     Term Loan, 3.58%, Maturing January 4, 2014     527,595      
EPD Holdings, (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  449     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing July 13, 2014     403,387      
  3,135     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing July 13, 2014     2,816,484      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.01%, Maturing July 13, 2015     845,833      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  1,387     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 7, 2013     1,312,087      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)
 
                     
Gleason Corp.
  2,340     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing June 30, 2013   $ 2,304,692      
Jason, Inc.
  1,318     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 30, 2010     988,678      
John Maneely Co.
  5,889     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing December 8, 2013     5,676,557      
KION Group GmbH
  1,761     Term Loan, 4.02%, Maturing December 23, 2014(2)     1,459,820      
EUR 523     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing December 23, 2014(2)     586,987      
  1,761     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing December 23, 2015(2)     1,459,820      
EUR 483     Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing December 23, 2015(2)     542,888      
Polypore, Inc.
  8,079     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing July 3, 2014     7,896,789      
EUR 723     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing July 3, 2014     913,956      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  1,975     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing August 11, 2013(2)     1,921,011      
 
 
            $ 37,760,066      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.4%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  5,000     Term Loan, 0.50%, Maturing August 21, 2012(3)   $ 4,325,000      
  997     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing August 21, 2014     956,298      
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  1,995     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing June 8, 2013     1,871,854      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  1,899     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing September 26, 2013     1,822,876      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  3,920     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing February 10, 2013     3,854,318      
Conseco, Inc.
  7,167     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     6,996,951      
Crump Group, Inc.
  2,326     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing August 4, 2014     2,202,660      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  859     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     814,673      
  3,821     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     3,624,362      
  1,343     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 30, 2014     1,345,769      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  4,678     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing May 4, 2014     4,368,392      
 
 
            $ 32,183,153      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 6.0%
 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing December 30, 2015(5)   $ 980,000      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  4,974     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 26, 2013     4,865,216      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  5,651     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing June 28, 2013     5,017,293      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  5,787     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 27, 2016     5,793,207      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  2,676     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing August 30, 2012     2,659,385      
  3,655     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing February 17, 2014     3,654,523      
CFV I, LLC/Hicks Sports Group
  172     Term Loan, 9.33%, Maturing July 1, 2010(2)(3)     176,112      
Cinemark, Inc.
  9,247     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 29, 2016     9,259,961      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  163     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing January 28, 2011     149,612      
  1,525     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing January 28, 2011     1,403,340      
  96     Term Loan, 6.29%, Maturing January 28, 2011     88,740      
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
  308     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing June 9, 2014     273,972      
  609     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing June 9, 2014     542,367      
Formula One (Alpha D2, Ltd.)
  2,400     Term Loan - Second Lien, Maturing June 30, 2014(5)     2,188,908      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  8,746     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 8, 2012(7)     4,061,650      
National CineMedia, LLC
  2,700     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 13, 2015     2,638,575      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  7,953     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing November 10, 2010     7,968,933      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  3,486     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing December 21, 2014     3,206,945      
  2,825     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.28%, Maturing June 21, 2015     1,977,500      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  6,125     Term Loan, Maturing February 17, 2016(5)     6,063,750      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  3,725     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     3,361,813      
Sram, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing April 30, 2015(5)     990,000      
SW Acquisition Co., Inc.
  4,339     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 31, 2016     4,374,380      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  6,060     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     6,101,425      
Zuffa, LLC
  2,972     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 20, 2016     2,881,904      
 
 
            $ 80,679,511      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 4.3%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  3,471     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 3,469,476      
Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise
  886     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing November 4, 2011     881,234      
Full Moon Holdco 3, Ltd.
GBP 500     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing November 20, 2014     667,102      
GBP 500     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing November 20, 2015     667,102      
Gala Electric Casinos, Ltd.
GBP 2,244     Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing December 12, 2013     3,246,886      
GBP 2,256     Term Loan, 4.17%, Maturing December 12, 2014     3,264,289      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  3,622     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing January 28, 2015     3,195,031      
  998     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing October 31, 2016     1,037,608      
Herbst Gaming, Inc.
  2,438     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 2, 2011(7)     1,543,341      
  4,529     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 2, 2011(7)     2,866,546      
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
  1,475     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 30, 2013     1,444,121      
  1,918     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 30, 2013     1,878,439      
  4,795     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 30, 2013     4,696,098      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  3,743     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 4, 2014     3,593,003      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  3,295     Term Loan, 2.80%, Maturing June 30, 2014     3,185,621      
  667     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing June 30, 2014     645,230      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  8,919     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing October 3, 2012     8,842,383      
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
  210     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing December 29, 2012     235,358      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  2,810     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 14, 2014     2,661,551      
  11,125     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 23, 2014     10,537,845      
 
 
            $ 58,558,264      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.0%
 
Euramax International, Inc.
EUR 707     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 830,605      
  1,079     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013     951,853      
EUR 732     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     859,752      
  1,105     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     975,057      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  1,083     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing May 18, 2014     1,066,494      
Novelis, Inc.
  1,921     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,863,661      
  4,226     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 28, 2014     4,100,253      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  3,703     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing May 8, 2014     3,637,015      
 
 
            $ 14,284,690      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 3.1%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  3,150     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 27, 2014   $ 3,149,171      
Big West Oil, LLC
  1,054     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     1,047,625      
  1,324     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     1,317,014      
Dresser, Inc.
  5,714     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing May 4, 2014     5,573,704      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  1,045     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing April 2, 2013     1,028,706      
  8,083     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing April 2, 2013     7,957,536      
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
  2,825     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 8, 2012     2,807,850      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  3,259     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing October 31, 2014     3,240,171      
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
  3,745     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 11, 2013     3,645,621      
Precision Drilling Corp.
  878     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing December 23, 2013     864,489      
SemGroup Corp.
  2,497     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 30, 2011     2,491,179      
  2,673     Term Loan, 7.60%, Maturing November 27, 2013     2,672,789      
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC
  255     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     255,088      
  418     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     417,625      
  3,152     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     3,151,691      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  1,191     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 5, 2016     1,197,228      
Volnay Acquisition Co.
  1,880     Term Loan, 3.45%, Maturing January 12, 2014     1,865,167      
 
 
            $ 42,682,654      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 5.8%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  4,731     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 31, 2013(2)   $ 4,595,067      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  2,475     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     2,320,312      
Black Press US Partnership
  617     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing August 2, 2013     548,986      
  1,016     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing August 2, 2013     904,213      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  2,058     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing August 28, 2014   $ 1,018,522      
  4,828     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing August 28, 2014     2,389,795      
  4,216     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing August 28, 2014     2,086,977      
Getty Images, Inc.
  3,352     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     3,364,297      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  645     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     603,657      
  4,305     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     4,031,521      
  995     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 31, 2014     994,690      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  1,118     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing March 19, 2014     1,053,377      
Mediannuaire Holding
EUR 468     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing October 10, 2014     497,230      
EUR 468     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing October 10, 2015     497,092      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  5,366     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 24, 2012     5,010,533      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  1,511     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 5, 2014     1,405,463      
Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
  7,911     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing July 24, 2014     4,746,362      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  9,714     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing August 9, 2013     9,490,919      
  4,707     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 1, 2016     4,661,215      
Penton Media, Inc.
  1,748     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing August 1, 2014(2)     1,317,421      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  2,171     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(7)     613,430      
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
  909     Term Loan, 10.75%, Maturing June 18, 2013     913,636      
  515     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing June 18, 2013(2)     257,349      
Source Media, Inc.
  1,983     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing November 8, 2011     1,942,970      
Star Tribune Co. (The)
  251     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing September 28, 2014(6)     202,245      
  167     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing September 29, 2014(6)     117,934      
Trader Media Corp.
GBP 4,344     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing March 23, 2015     6,197,240      
Tribune Co.
  1,943     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(7)     1,307,636      
  7,950     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(7)     5,287,015      
Xsys, Inc.
  3,796     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     3,558,531      
  3,877     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2014     3,634,774      
EUR 1,226     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,546,806      
  1,290     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.59%, Maturing September 27, 2015     1,176,410      
 
 
            $ 78,293,625      
 
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 4.0%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  1,769     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 1,673,889      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  3,887     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 5, 2013     3,322,385      
Discovery Communications, Inc.
  1,957     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing May 14, 2014     1,958,372      
Emmis Operating Co.
  3,142     Term Loan, 4.29%, Maturing November 2, 2013     2,898,738      
Gray Television, Inc.
  1,480     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing January 19, 2015     1,456,047      
LBI Media, Inc.
  1,920     Term Loan, 1.77%, Maturing March 31, 2012     1,776,801      
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
  1,238     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     1,244,441      
NEP II, Inc.
  974     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing February 16, 2014     946,847      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  1,937     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     1,946,434      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  7,811     Term Loan, 1.81%, Maturing June 25, 2014     7,263,997      
SFX Entertainment
  2,909     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing June 21, 2013     2,887,054      
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
  6,033     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing June 10, 2012     5,610,225      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  18,150     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing September 29, 2014     16,580,025      
Weather Channel
  2,707     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 14, 2015     2,736,253      
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
  1,950     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 3, 2012(7)     1,867,064      
 
 
            $ 54,168,572      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.4%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  5,082     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 5,024,439      
 
 
            $ 5,024,439      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.0%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  338     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 321,114      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  1,456     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing May 25, 2013     1,401,592      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  4,087     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing September 29, 2013     3,780,902      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  2,060     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 24, 2016     2,067,343      
Josten’s Corp.
  2,393     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing October 4, 2011     2,379,128      
Mapco Express, Inc.
  383     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 28, 2011     373,245      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  4,951     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing April 5, 2013     4,754,515      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  3,684     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing July 25, 2014     3,575,176      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.26%, Maturing January 31, 2013     265,000      
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  2,775     Term Loan, Maturing November 24, 2015(5)     2,799,778      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  122     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing November 15, 2012     120,459      
  2,199     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing May 31, 2015     2,193,757      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  2,910     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing October 26, 2013     2,869,311      
Savers, Inc.
  2,775     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 11, 2016     2,792,344      
Vivarte
EUR 2,728     Term Loan, 2.40%, Maturing May 29, 2015     3,243,733      
EUR 2,728     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing May 29, 2016     3,243,733      
EUR 22     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.90%, Maturing November 30, 2016     26,121      
EUR 154     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.90%, Maturing November 30, 2016     155,113      
EUR 1,582     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.90%, Maturing November 30, 2016     1,595,446      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  3,443     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing February 6, 2014     3,386,316      
 
 
            $ 41,344,126      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.3%
 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  1,516     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing December 6, 2013   $ 1,526,430      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  2,275     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing May 10, 2014     2,219,727      
 
 
            $ 3,746,157      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 4.8%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  5,569     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 5,467,549      
Asurion Corp.
  8,482     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing July 13, 2012     8,398,137      
  3,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.75%, Maturing January 13, 2013     2,976,000      
BCM Luxembourg, Ltd.
EUR 2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.66%, Maturing March 31, 2016     2,273,080      
Cellular South, Inc.
  3,337     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing May 29, 2014     3,268,067      
  1,135     Term Loan, 1.83%, Maturing May 29, 2014     1,111,759      
CommScope, Inc.
  2,373     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 19, 2014     2,366,020      
Intelsat Corp.
  7,297     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     7,167,282      
  7,297     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     7,167,282      
  7,299     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     7,169,483      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  2,653     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 3, 2013     2,606,164      
IPC Systems, Inc.
  1,310     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing May 31, 2014     1,195,502      
GBP 214     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing May 31, 2014     296,872      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 2,508     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 26, 2014     3,275,211      
NTelos, Inc.
  1,990     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 13, 2015     2,003,681      
Palm, Inc.
  2,267     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing April 24, 2014     2,244,206      
Stratos Global Corp.
  2,568     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 13, 2012     2,553,386      
Telesat Canada, Inc.
  168     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing October 31, 2014     165,459      
  1,954     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,926,340      
TowerCo Finance, LLC
  948     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 24, 2014     957,891      
 
 
            $ 64,589,371      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)      Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Utilities — 3.9%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  738     Revolving Loan, 3.27%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 701,705      
  4,883     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 30, 2014     4,640,886      
BRSP, LLC
  1,465     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 24, 2014     1,468,802      
Calpine Corp.
  12,885     Term Loan, 3.17%, Maturing March 29, 2014     12,447,175      
Covanta Energy Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, 1.79%, Maturing February 9, 2014     986,015      
  1,969     Term Loan, 1.81%, Maturing February 9, 2014     1,942,759      
Electricinvest Holding Co.
GBP 600     Term Loan, 5.05%, Maturing October 24, 2012     775,736      
EUR 4,335     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.90%, Maturing October 24, 2012     4,954,379      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  5,607     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing February 1, 2013     5,507,206      
  5,706     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 1, 2013     5,604,587      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  992     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 10, 2014     816,594      
  2,453     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 10, 2014     2,004,607      
  10,364     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 10, 2014     8,524,246      
Vulcan Energy Corp.
  2,180     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 31, 2015     2,206,960      
 
 
            $ 52,581,657      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $1,683,736,762)
  $ 1,638,091,554      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.8%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
                     
 
 
Building and Development — 0.7%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 7,500     3.519%, 1/15/14(8)   $ 9,436,650      
 
 
            $ 9,436,650      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.4%
 
Virgin Media Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  5,000     6.50%, 1/15/18(9)   $ 5,050,000      
 
 
            $ 5,050,000      
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%
 
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  697     5.00%, 1/29/19(6)   $ 326,414      
 
 
            $ 326,414      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%
 
Environmental Systems Product Holdings, Inc., Jr. Notes
  87     18.00%, 3/31/15(2)(6)   $ 69,814      
 
 
            $ 69,814      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%
 
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  2,300     3.053%, 10/15/13   $ 2,205,125      
 
 
            $ 2,205,125      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.3%
 
MU Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  4,000     8.375%, 2/1/17(9)   $ 3,940,000      
 
 
            $ 3,940,000      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.2%
 
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  3,150     3.507%, 6/15/13   $ 3,213,000      
 
 
            $ 3,213,000      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $24,226,619)
  $ 24,241,003      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 1,364     Assemblies of God Financial Real Estate, Series 2004-1A, Class A, 2.453%, 6/15/29(9)(10)   $ 1,346,325      
  1,000     Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C, 2.70%, 8/11/16(9)(10)     510,000      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $2,363,505)
  $ 1,856,325      
 
 
                     
                     

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Common Stocks — 1.5%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
Automotive — 0.2%
 
  48,926     Dayco Products, LLC(11)   $ 2,097,703      
  44,747     Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.(6)(11)     214,338      
 
 
            $ 2,312,041      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.1%
 
  4,587     Lafarge Roofing(6)(11)   $ 0      
  156,924     Sanitec Europe Oy B Units(6)(11)     476,375      
  154,721     Sanitec Europe Oy E Units(6)(11)     0      
  1,646     United Subcontractors, Inc.(6)(11)     106,852      
  7,595     WCI Communities, Inc.(11)     645,595      
 
 
            $ 1,228,822      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%
 
  3,877     Vita Cayman II, Ltd.    $ 400,057      
  662     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(6)(11)     197,005      
 
 
            $ 597,062      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%
 
  1,242     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.(6)(11)(12)   $ 21,760      
 
 
            $ 21,760      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.0%
 
  66,567     Buffets, Inc.(11)   $ 332,835      
 
 
            $ 332,835      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.0%
 
  3,830     Oreck Corp.(6)(11)   $ 278,977      
 
 
            $ 278,977      
 
 
 
 
Investment Services — 0.0%
 
  20,048     Safelite Realty Corp.(6)(12)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.1%
 
  40,751     Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.(11)   $ 713,143      
 
 
            $ 713,143      
 
 
 
Publishing — 1.0%
 
  13,247     Ion Media Networks, Inc.(6)(11)   $ 3,787,052      
  66,239     MediaNews Group, Inc.(11)     1,059,822      
  297,269     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)(11)     8,472,166      
  2,290     Source Interlink Companies, Inc.(6)(11)     16,557      
  6,089     Star Tribune Media Holdings Co.(6)(11)     2,253      
  16,600     SuperMedia, Inc.(11)     745,340      
 
 
            $ 14,083,190      
 
 
                     
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $14,838,148)
  $ 19,567,830      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%
 
  569     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc., Series A(6)(11)(12)   $ 45,520      
 
 
            $ 45,520      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $9,958)
  $ 45,520      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Commercial Services — 0.0%
 
  400     Oreck Corp. Expires 3/19/20(6)(11)   $ 29,136      
 
 
            $ 29,136      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $29,136)
  $ 29,136      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 4.1%
 
Interest/
               
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 47,136     Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.19%(13)   $ 47,135,784      
  8,344     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 5/3/10     8,344,386      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $55,480,170)
  $ 55,480,170      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 128.5%
   
(identified cost $1,780,684,298)
  $ 1,739,311,538      
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (1.0)%
  $ (12,661,108 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 127.5%
   
(identified cost $1,768,023,190)
  $ 1,726,650,430      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (27.5)%
  $ (371,861,393 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 1,354,789,037      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
DIP - Debtor In Possession
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest in additional par.
 
(3) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(4) Defaulted matured security.
 
(5) This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2010, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(6) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(7) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(8) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(9) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions and remain exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $10,846,325 or 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets.
 
(10) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2010.
 
(11) Non-income producing security.
 
(12) Restricted security (see Note 5).
 
(13) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was $12,675 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of April 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,720,887,406)
  $ 1,679,514,646      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $47,135,784)
    47,135,784      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $10,638,646)
    10,653,333      
Interest receivable
    6,507,834      
Receivable for investments sold
    18,385,211      
Prepaid expenses
    26,722      
Other assets
    32,077      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 1,762,255,607      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 350,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    54,857,656      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    1,103,769      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    665,677      
Trustees’ fees
    4,208      
Accrued expenses
    835,260      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 407,466,570      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 1,354,789,037      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 1,397,044,073      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (42,255,036 )    
 
 
Total
  $ 1,354,789,037      
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
April 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest (net of foreign taxes, $17,122)
  $ 41,355,905      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    27,304      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (14,629 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 41,368,580      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,915,448      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    25,250      
Custodian fee
    403,808      
Legal and accounting services
    248,491      
Interest expense and fees
    4,060,449      
Miscellaneous
    58,190      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 8,711,636      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 38      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 38      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 8,711,598      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 32,656,982      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (37,949,617 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    36,251      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    16,765,711      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (21,147,655 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 128,957,414      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (1,590,957 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 127,366,457      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 106,218,802      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 138,875,784      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  April 30, 2010
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 32,656,982     $ 64,865,392      
Net realized loss from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    (21,147,655 )     (139,173,614 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    127,366,457       431,917,179      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 138,875,784     $ 357,608,957      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 18,776,833     $ 39,030,192      
Withdrawals
    (66,391,717 )     (252,416,134 )    
 
 
Net decrease from capital transactions
  $ (47,614,884 )   $ (213,385,942 )    
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 91,260,900     $ 144,223,015      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 1,263,528,137     $ 1,119,305,122      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 1,354,789,037     $ 1,263,528,137      
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    Six Months Ended
     
    April 30, 2010
     
Cash Flows From Operating Activities   (Unaudited)      
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 138,875,784      
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (341,015,406 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    401,356,865      
Increase in short-term investments, net
    (29,778,856 )    
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (7,430,392 )    
Amortization of structuring and renewal fees on notes payable
    1,220,878      
Increase in interest receivable
    (57,391 )    
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (5,133,330 )    
Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    447,868      
Decrease in prepaid expenses
    25,288      
Increase in other assets
    (11,655 )    
Decrease in payable for investments purchased
    (529,564 )    
Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    909,510      
Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    7,245      
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (71,627 )    
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments
    (4,495,474 )    
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (128,957,414 )    
Net realized loss from investments
    37,949,617      
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 63,311,946      
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Proceeds from notes payable
  $ 50,000,000      
Repayment of notes payable
    (65,000,000 )    
Proceeds from capital contributions
    18,776,833      
Payments for capital withdrawals
    (66,391,717 )    
Payment of structuring fee on notes payable
    (100,000 )    
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (62,714,884 )    
 
 
             
Net increase in cash*
  $ 597,062      
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of period(1)
  $ 10,056,271      
 
 
             
Cash at end of period(1)
  $ 10,653,333      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of
cash flow information:
 
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
  $ 2,984,914      
 
 
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value.
 
*   Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $50,239.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                                                             
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended October 31,           Year Ended November 30,
    April 30, 2010
   
    Period Ended
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     October 31, 2007(1)      2006     2005     2004      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees(2)
    0.73 %(3)     0.76 %     0.66 %     0.58 %(3)     0.51 %     0.50 %     0.50 %    
Interest and fee expense
    0.63 %(3)     1.31 %     0.98 %     0.70 %(3)     0.01 %     0.00 %(4)     0.00 %(4)    
Total expenses
    1.36 %(3)     2.07 %     1.64 %     1.28 %(3)     0.52 %     0.50 %     0.51 %    
Net investment income
    5.08 %(3)     5.97 %     7.01 %     7.18 %(3)     6.57 %     5.00 %     3.82 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    21 %(5)     32 %     7 %     55 %(5)     51 %     65 %     87 %    
 
 
Total Return
    11.31 %(5)     38.19 %     (26.81 )%     3.89 %(5)     6.88 %     5.27 %     6.15 %    
 
 
                                                             
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 1,354,789     $ 1,263,528     $ 1,119,305     $ 2,334,369     $ 2,645,798     $ 3,054,390     $ 3,340,152      
 
 
 
(1) For the eleven months ended October 31, 2007.
 
(2) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(3) Annualized.
 
(4) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
 
(5) Not annualized.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Senior Debt Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2010, Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund held a 99.9% interest in the Portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days and excluding most seasoned mortgage-backed securities) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities purchased with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. 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.
 
As of April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Portfolio may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
I  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Portfolio enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Portfolio is the amount included in the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2010 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
 
2   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Portfolio’s average daily gross assets up to and including $1 billion, 0.45% over $1 billion up to and including $2 billion, and at reduced rates as daily gross assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and shareholders. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $3,927,237 of which $11,789 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $3,915,448 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management, was 0.61% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
3   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $341,015,406 and $401,356,865, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 1,768,497,542      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 30,735,634      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (72,582,746 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (41,847,112 )    
 
 
 
5   Restricted Securities
 
At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing less than 0.1% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
                                     
    Date of
                       
Description   Acquisition     Shares     Cost     Value      
 
Common Stocks
                                   
 
 
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc. 
    10/24/00        1,242     $ 0 (1)   $ 21,760      
Safelite Realty Corp. 
    9/29/00 –
11/10/00 
      20,048       0 (1)     0      
 
 
                    $ 0     $ 21,760      
 
 
Preferred Stocks
                                   
 
 
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc., Series A
    10/25/07       569     $ 9,958     $ 45,520      
 
 
                    $ 9,958     $ 45,520      
 
 
Total Restricted Securities
                  $ 9,958     $ 67,280      
 
 
 
(1) Less than $0.50.
 
6   Financial Instruments
 
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Depreciation      
 
5/28/10
  British Pound Sterling
32,648,572
  United States Dollar
49,701,900
  $ (247,527 )    
5/28/10
  Euro
102,717,341
  United States Dollar
135,918,668
    (856,242 )    
 
 
            $ (1,103,769 )    
 
 
 
At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Portfolio is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Portfolio holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Portfolio may also enter into such contracts to hedge the currency risk of investments it anticipates purchasing.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
Derivative   Asset Derivative     Liability Derivative(1)       
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $        –     $ (1,103,769 )    
 
 
    $     $ (1,103,769 )    
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)      Income(2)       
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $ 15,460,745     $ (1,357,378 )    
 
 
    $ 15,460,745     $ (1,357,378 )    
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $170,132,000.
 
7   Revolving Credit Agreement
 
The Portfolio has entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended (the Agreement) with conduit lenders and a bank that allows it to borrow up to $400 million and to invest the borrowings in accordance with its investment practices. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Portfolio. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits’ commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Portfolio also pays a program fee of 0.75% per annum on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the amount of the facility. Program and commitment fees for the six months ended April 30, 2010 totaled $2,352,743 and are included in interest expense in the Statement of Operations. Also included in interest expense is $1,120,879 of amortization of previously paid renewal fees related to the period from November 1, 2009 through February 10, 2010, the date the Agreement was renewed. In connection with the structuring of the Agreement, the Portfolio is obligated to pay a fee of $1 million in quarterly installments of $50,000 through February 2012, of which $350,000 remains outstanding at April 30, 2010. The entire unpaid balance is payable on termination date if the Agreement is terminated by the Portfolio within the first five years and eliminated if the Agreement is terminated by the lenders at their discretion except for an event of default by the Portfolio. At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $350,000,000 at an interest rate of 0.26%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at April 30, 2010 approximated its fair value. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate were $357,265,193 and 0.28% (annualized), respectively.
 
8   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
9   Credit Risk
 
The Portfolio invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.

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Senior Debt Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
10   Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At April 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Senior Floating-Rate Interests (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)
  $     $ 1,624,872,984     $ 557,462     $ 1,625,430,446      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          23,844,775       396,228       24,241,003      
Asset-Backed Securities
          1,856,325             1,856,325      
Common Stocks
    745,340       13,721,321 *     5,101,169       19,567,830      
Preferred Stocks
                45,520       45,520      
Warrants
                29,136       29,136      
Short-Term Investments
          55,480,170             55,480,170      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 745,340     $ 1,719,775,575     $ 6,129,515     $ 1,726,650,430      
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ (1,103,769 )   $     $ (1,103,769 )    
 
 
Total
  $     $ (1,103,769 )   $     $ (1,103,769 )    
 
 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                 
    Investments
    Investments in
                         
    in Senior
    Corporate
    Investments
    Investments
             
    Floating-Rate
    Bonds &
    in Common
    in Preferred
    Investments
       
    Interests     Notes     Stocks     Stocks     in Warrants     Total  
   
Balance as of October 31, 2009
  $ 2,494,862     $ 309,480     $ 616,321     $ 45,520     $ 0     $ 3,466,183  
Realized gains (losses)
    (1,372,485 )           0       (217,432 )     0       (1,589,917 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    147,291       63,108       194,007       217,432       0       621,838  
Net purchases (sales)
    (727,242 )     30,275       4,290,841       0       29,136       3,623,010  
Accrued discount (premium)
    15,036       (6,635 )                       8,401  
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
                                   
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2010
  $ 557,462     $ 396,228     $ 5,101,169     $ 45,520     $ 29,136     $ 6,129,515  
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of April 30, 2010*
  $ (5,875 )   $ 63,108     $ 194,007     $ 0     $ 0     $ 251,240  
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Senior Debt Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior floating rate loans. The Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Portfolio, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio of the Fund for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. In considering the Fund’s total expense ratio and management fees, the Board noted the impact of the Fund’s use of leverage. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services the Fund, the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund
 
     
Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee

William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President

John R. Baur
Vice President

Maria C. Cappellano
Vice President

Michael A. Cirami
Vice President

Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President

John H. Croft
Vice President

Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President

Christine M. Johnston
Vice President

Aamer Khan
Vice President

Thomas H. Luster
Vice President

Jeffrey A. Rawlins
Vice President

Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President

Judith A. Saryan
Vice President

Susan Schiff
Vice President

Thomas Seto
Vice President

David M. Stein
Vice President

Eric A. Stein
Vice President

Dan R. Strelow
Vice President

Mark S. Venezia
Vice President

Adam A. Weigold
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT’D
 
Senior Debt Portfolio
 
     
Officers
Scott H. Page
President

Craig P. Russ
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser of Senior Debt Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Senior Debt Portfolio
         
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
President
   
 
       
Date:
  June 16, 2010    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
       
Date:
  June 16, 2010    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  June 16, 2010