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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2008

     EATON VANCE CORP.    
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
     Maryland            1-8100            04-2718215    
(State or other jurisdiction              (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 of incorporation)        
 
 
     255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts            02109    
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-8260

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 7.01      Regulation FD Disclosure

     Registrant reported their preliminary assets under management, as described in Registrant’s news release dated July 15, 2008, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

 

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

    Exhibit No.   Document
    99.1   Press Release issued by the Registrant dated July 15, 2008
        reporting the preliminary assets under management.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

        EATON VANCE CORP.
        (Registrant)
 
 
Date:   July 16, 2008   /s/ Robert J. Whelan                                   
        Robert J. Whelan, Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     Each exhibit is listed in this index according to the number assigned to it in the exhibit table set forth in Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1   Copy of Registrant's news release dated July 15, 2008 reporting the
    preliminary assets under management.

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Exhibit 99.1


July 15, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Eaton Vance Reports June 30, 2008 Assets Under Management

Boston, MA – Eaton Vance Corp. today reported assets under management of $156.7 billion on June 30, 2008. This compares to $159.1 billion on April 30, 2008, the close of the Company’s second fiscal quarter.

    Assets Under Management
    (in billions)    
    6/30/2008   4/30/2008
By client type:            
Funds   $ 114.4   $ 117.2
Retail managed accounts   17.2       16.6
Institutional separate accounts   12.4       12.2
High net worth separate accounts   12.7       13.1
   
  
Total   $ 156.7   $ 159.1
 
 
By asset category:            
Equity(1)   $ 105.4   $ 107.7
Fixed (2)   32.0       32.4
Floating Rate   19.3       19.0
   
Total   $ 156.7   $ 159.1

(1)      Includes balanced accounts
 
(2)      Includes cash management assets of $1.7 billion on 6/30/2008, and $1.9 billion on 4/30/2008.
 

Eaton Vance Corp. regularly reports assets under management on a fiscal quarter-end basis (January, April, July and October). The Company also reports assets under management on a calendar quarter basis in order to assist industry consultants who advise institutional clients on investment manager selection.

Eaton Vance Corp., a Boston-based investment management firm, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EV.

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