---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000940394-23-000243"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETV"
cik: "0001322436"
company_name: "Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund"
filed_at: "2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T03:34:19.441819+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ETV board exempts share purchases from control share by-law after MA court ruling

## Summary
- Board voted to exempt all prior and new purchases from Control Share By-Law provisions on a going-forward basis.
- Exemption follows Jan 23, 2023 MA Superior Court ruling that Control Share By-Law violates Section 18(i) of the Investment Company Act.
- Court granted summary judgment for the funds on Saba Capital's fiduciary duty claim; litigation continues.
- Board decided after careful review of the ruling; may take additional actions as appropriate.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000940394-23-000243
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETV
- cik: 0001322436
- company_name: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
- filed_at: 2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1322436/000094039423000243/0000940394-23-000243-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1322436/000094039423000243/etv8k.htm

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