secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN)
CIK:        0001074540
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000940394-23-000233
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Eaton Vance closed-end funds exempt Control Share Acquisitions from by-law after court ruling
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- Board voted to exempt all prior and future Control Share Acquisitions from Control Share By-Laws until further notice.
- Massachusetts Superior Court ruled Control Share By-Law violates Section 18(i) of Investment Company Act.
- Litigation by Saba Capital challenging by-law amendments is ongoing; court found trustees had legitimate business reason.
- Exemption applies to 23 closed-end funds including EVN, EOI, EOS, EFT, EVV, and others.
- Court granted summary judgment for rescission of Control Share By-Law; appeal decisions deferred until remaining issues litigated.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074540/000094039423000233/0000940394-23-000233-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074540/000094039423000233/evn8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940394-23-000233

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