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Issuer:     Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (EVG)
CIK:        0001287498
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000940394-23-000238
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Eaton Vance closed-end funds exempt Control Share Acquisitions after MA court ruling
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- MA Superior Court ruled that Control Share By-Law violates Section 18(i) of the 1940 Act.
- Board voted to exempt all prior and new purchases from Control Share By-Law until further notice.
- Litigation with Saba Capital Master Fund ongoing; four funds (EVF, EFR, EFT, EVV) are parties.
- Exemption applies to 23 Eaton Vance closed-end funds including EVG, EOI, EOS, EVV, and others.
- Board will monitor legal developments and may take further actions as appropriate.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287498/000094039423000238/0000940394-23-000238-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287498/000094039423000238/evg8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940394-23-000238

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