Adjournment of Special Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund
03 February 2023 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund (NYSE: EXD) (the
“Fund”) held a special meeting of shareholders earlier today (the
“Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, Fund shareholders were
asked to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant
to which the Fund will be reorganized with and into Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE: ETV), as approved
by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Special Meeting was adjourned
to March 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time to allow more time for
shareholders to vote. The November 21, 2022 record date for
shareholders entitled to vote at the adjourned Special Meeting
remains unchanged. Information about the adjourned Special Meeting
appears below.
If, as of November 21, 2022, you were a Fund shareholder and
have not yet voted, the Fund urges you to submit your vote in
advance of the adjourned Special Meeting by one of the methods
described in the Fund’s proxy materials. The Fund’s proxy statement
is available online at
https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-and-term-trust-documents.php.
If, as of November 21, 2022, you were a holder of record of Fund
shares (i.e., you held Fund shares in your own name directly with
the Fund) and wish to participate in and vote at the adjourned
Special Meeting, you should email your full name and address to the
Fund’s proxy solicitor, AST Fund Solutions (“AST”), at
attendameeting@astfinancial.com. You will then be provided with
credentials to participate in the adjourned Special Meeting. You
will be able to vote by entering the control number found on the
proxy card you previously received. All requests to participate in
and/or vote at the adjourned Special Meeting must be received by
AST by no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 15, 2023. If
you are a record holder of shares of the Fund and plan to attend
the meeting in person, you must show a valid photo identification
(such as a driver’s license) and attest, in writing, that you have
been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to gain admission to the
meeting.
If, as of November 21, 2022, you held Fund shares through an
intermediary (such as a broker-dealer) and wish to participate in
and vote at the adjourned Special Meeting, you will need to obtain
a legal proxy from your intermediary reflecting the Fund’s name,
the number of Fund shares you 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. You will then be provided with
credentials to participate in the adjourned Special Meeting, as
well as a unique control number to vote your shares. If you would
like to participate in, but NOT vote at, the adjourned Special
Meeting, please send an email to AST at
attendameeting@astfinancial.com with proof of ownership of Fund
shares. A statement or letter from your intermediary will be
sufficient proof of ownership. You will then be provided with
credentials to participate in the adjourned Special Meeting. All
requests to participate in and/or vote at the adjourned Special
Meeting must be received by AST by no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern
time on March 15, 2023. If you hold shares of the Fund through an
intermediary and plan to attend and vote at the meeting in person,
you will be required to show a valid photo identification, your
authority to vote your shares (referred to as a “legal proxy”) and
attest, in writing, that you have been fully vaccinated against
COVID-19 to gain admission to the meeting.
Please contact AST at attendameeting@astfinancial.com with any
questions regarding access to the adjourned Special Meeting, and an
AST representative will contact you to answer your questions.
Additional Information about the Funds and
the Reorganization
This press release is not intended to, and does not, constitute
an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Funds; nor is this press
release intended to solicit a proxy from any shareholder of the
Funds. The solicitation of the purchase or sale of securities or
proxies to effect the reorganization described herein will only be
made by the final, effective registration statement, which includes
the definitive proxy statement/prospectus declared effective by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
The Funds and their trustees and officers, Eaton Vance
Management and its officers and employees, and other persons may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with
respect to the reorganization described herein. Fund shareholders
and other investors may obtain more detailed information regarding
the direct and indirect interests of a Fund’s trustees and
officers, Eaton Vance Management and its officers and employees,
and other persons by reading the proxy statement/prospectus
relating to the reorganization.
Fund shareholders are urged to read the proxy
statement/prospectus and any other relevant documents because they
contain important information about the proposed reorganization.
Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus are available on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds’ shares are subject to investment risk, including
possible loss of principal invested. No Fund is a complete
investment program and you may lose money investing in a Fund. An
investment in a Fund may not be appropriate for all investors.
Additional information about the Funds, including performance and
portfolio characteristic information, is available at
www.eatonvance.com.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States
securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and
relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to
uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond a
Fund’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially
from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
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