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accession: "0000940394-24-000989"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFR"
cik: "0001258623"
company_name: "Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust"
filed_at: "2024-10-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T16:19:42.972432+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust eliminates Control Share Provisions from bylaws

## Summary
- Board adopted Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws on October 10, 2024.
- Amendment formally removes the Control Share Provisions, following a prior board exemption vote on January 26, 2023.
- Certain related conforming changes were made to the Bylaws to reflect the elimination.
- Exemption applied to all prior and future acquisitions that might have been deemed Control Share Acquisitions.
- The amendment is effective as of October 10, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000940394-24-000989
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFR
- cik: 0001258623
- company_name: Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
- filed_at: 2024-10-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1258623/000094039424000989/0000940394-24-000989-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1258623/000094039424000989/efr8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust: Eliminated the Control Share Provisions from the By-Laws and made related conforming changes (effective 2024-10-10).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2024-10-10
  source text: On October 10, 2024, the Board adopted Amendment No. 2 to the By-Laws to formally eliminate the Control Share Provisions and to make certain related conforming changes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1258623/000094039424000989/0000940394-24-000989-index.htm

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