Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Announces Measurement Period for Initial Conditional Tender Offer
13 July 2024 - 6:05AM
Business Wire
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM) (the
“Fund”) announced that, in connection with the recent close of the
Fund’s cash tender offer on July 9, 2024, the Fund has commenced a
four-month measurement period, beginning July 9, 2024 through
November 8, 2024, whereby if, during such period, the Fund’s common
shares trade at an average discount to net asset value (“NAV”) of
more than 7.5% (based upon the average of the difference between
its volume-weighted average market price and NAV each business day
during the period) (the “First Trigger Event”), the Fund will
conduct a tender offer (the “Initial Conditional Tender Offer”)
within 20 business days of the date on which the First Trigger
Event occurs. The Initial Conditional Tender Offer will be for up
to 5% of the Fund’s then-outstanding common shares at 98% of NAV
per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock
Exchange on the date the tender offer expires.
If the conditions of the First Trigger Event are met, then
additional terms and conditions of the Initial Conditional Tender
Offer will be set forth in the Fund’s offering materials filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will
be distributed to the Fund’s common shareholders, and in additional
press releases, as applicable. If the number of common shares
tendered in the Initial Conditional Tender Offer exceeds the
maximum amount of the Initial Conditional Tender Offer, the Fund
will purchase shares from tendering shareholders on a pro-rata
basis (disregarding fractional common shares). Accordingly, there
is no assurance that the Fund will purchase all of a shareholder’s
common shares tendered in the Initial Conditional Tender Offer. The
Fund may determine not to accept shares tendered in the Initial
Conditional Tender Offer under various circumstances, as will be
set forth in the offering materials. Further information about the
Initial Conditional Tender Offer will be announced in future press
releases and the Fund’s offering materials.
About the Fund
Except for sales of shares pursuant to a tender offer, common
shares of the Fund are available for purchase or sale only through
secondary market trading at their current market price. Shares of
closed-end funds (such as the Fund) often trade at a discount from
their NAV. The market price of Fund shares may vary from NAV based
on factors affecting the supply and demand for shares, such as Fund
distribution rates relative to similar investments, investors’
expectations for future distribution changes, the clarity of the
Fund’s investment strategy and future return expectations, and
investors’ confidence in the underlying markets in which the Fund
invests. Fund shares are subject to investment risk, including
possible loss of principal invested. Fund shares are not
FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or
guaranteed by, any bank. The Fund is not a complete investment
program and you may lose money investing in the Fund. An investment
in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. Before
investing in the Fund, prospective investors should consider
carefully the Fund’s investment objective, strategies, risks,
charges and expenses.
Eaton Vance is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the
asset management division of Morgan Stanley.
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Important Notice
This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase
or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Fund. The
Initial Conditional Tender Offer will not be conducted unless the
prescribed conditions are met. If the conditions of the First
Trigger Event are met, the Initial Conditional Tender Offer will be
made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal
and other documents filed with the SEC as exhibits to a tender
offer statement on Schedule TO, with all such documents available
on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund will then also make
available to shareholders without charge the offer to purchase and
the letter of transmittal. Shareholders should read these documents
carefully, as they will contain important information about the
Initial Conditional Tender Offer.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not
intended to, and does not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell
shares of the Fund. Additional information about the Fund,
including performance and portfolio characteristic information, is
available at eatonvance.com.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts
are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the U.S. securities
laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on
forward-looking statements because they are subject to
uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond
the Fund’s control and could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are as of the date of this release
only; the Fund undertakes no obligation to update or review any
forward-looking statements.
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