BOSTON, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The following
notice relates to the combined Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE American: CEV)
and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE American: EVN):
Notice That Annual Meeting Of
Shareholders
Will Be A Telephonic Meeting
Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus pandemic
(COVID-19), travel guidelines in Massachusetts and surrounding areas, and to
support the health and well-being of our shareholders, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the combined Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance
Municipal Income Trust (each, a "Fund" and together, the "Funds")
to be held on Thursday, March 18,
2021 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Time (the "Meeting") will be held in a telephonic format.
Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person.
If, as of January 5, 2021, you
were a record holder of Fund shares (i.e., you held Fund
shares in your own name directly with the Fund), you are entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any postponement or
adjournment thereof. If you wish to participate in the Meeting, you
should email your full name and address to AST Fund Solutions, LLC
("AST") at attendameeting@astfinancial.com and include the Fund's
name in the subject line. Requests for registration must be
received by AST no later than 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 17,
2021. You will then be provided with the conference call
dial-in information and instructions for voting during the
Meeting.
If, as of January 5, 2021, you
held Fund shares through an intermediary (such as a broker-dealer)
and you wish to participate in and vote at the Meeting, you will
need to obtain a legal proxy from your intermediary reflecting the
Fund's name, the number of Fund shares held and your name and email
address. You may forward an email from your intermediary
containing the legal proxy or attach an image of the legal proxy to
an email and send it to AST at attendameeting@astfinancial.com with
"Legal Proxy" in the subject line. Requests for registration must
be received by AST no later than 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 17,
2021. AST will then email you the conference call dial-in
information and instructions for voting during the Meeting.
The Funds and the Boards of Trustees are closely monitoring the
evolving COVID-19 situation and, if circumstances warrant, the
Funds will issue one or more additional press releases updating
shareholders regarding the Meeting. Whether or not you plan to
participate in the Meeting, the Funds urge you to submit your vote
in advance of the Meeting by one of the methods described in the
Funds' proxy. The Funds' proxy statement is available online at
https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.
The proxy card included with the previously distributed proxy
materials will not be updated to reflect the change to a telephonic
meeting and may continue to be used to vote your shares in
connection with the Meeting.
Please contact AST at attendameeting@astfinancial.com with any
questions regarding access to the Meeting, and an AST
representative will contact you to answer your questions.
By Order of the Board of Trustees,
/s/ Maureen A. Gemma
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
The Funds' investment adviser is Eaton Vance Management. Eaton
Vance Corp. was acquired by Morgan Stanley on March 1, 2021. Its Eaton Vance Management,
Parametric, Atlanta Capital and Calvert investment affiliates are
now part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset
management division of Morgan Stanley. These investment managers
offer a diversity of investment approaches, encompassing bottom-up
fundamental active management, responsible investing, systematic
investing and customized implementation of client-specified
portfolio exposures.
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