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Eaton Vance Municipal Income Funds Announce Plan to Redeem Approximately $310 Million of Auction Preferred Shares

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: EVN), Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: EIM), Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II (AMEX: EIV), Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: EVM), Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: ENX), Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (AMEX: FEV), Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (AMEX: CEV), Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II (AMEX: EIA), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: EIF), Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust Fund (AMEX: MMV), Eaton Vance Insured Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: MAB), Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust Fund (AMEX: EVJ), Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: EMJ), Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (AMEX: EVY) and Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II (AMEX: NYH) (collectively, the Funds), each a closed-end management investment company sponsored and managed by Eaton Vance Management, today announced that they have secured new financing that the Funds intend to use to redeem a portion of their outstanding auction preferred shares (APS) at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus the amount of accumulated but unpaid dividends as of the redemption date, for total consideration of approximately $310 million. Subject to satisfying the notice and other requirements that apply to APS redemptions, a proportionate amount of each series of the Funds APS is expected to be redeemed at the next dividend payment date on or after July 7, 2008. The Funds are expected to redeem the following amounts of APS:

Fund

APS SeriesShares RedeemedLiquidation Preference of Shares Redeemed

% APS Redeemed

EVN A 423 $ 10,575,000
EVN B 423 10,575,000
EVN

Total

846$21,150,00016%

Fund

APS SeriesShares RedeemedLiquidation Preference of Shares RedeemedCumulative % APS Redeemed

Since May 2008

EIM A 1,425 $ 35,625,000
EIM B 1,425 35,625,000
EIM C 1,425 35,625,000
EIM D 1,425 35,625,000
EIM E 1,425 35,625,000
EIM Total7,125$178,125,00095%

Fund

APS SeriesShares RedeemedLiquidation Preference of Shares Redeemed

% APS Redeemed

EIV A 656 $ 16,400,000
EIV B 656 16,400,000
EIV

Total

1,312$32,800,00037%

Fund

APS SeriesShares RedeemedLiquidation Preference of Shares RedeemedCumulative % APS Redeemed

Since May 2008

EVM A 347 $ 8,675,000
EVM B 347 8,675,000
EVM

Total

694$17,350,00064%

Fund

APS SeriesShares RedeemedLiquidation Preference of Shares RedeemedCumulative % APS Redeemed

Since May 2008

ENX A 264 $ 6,600,000
ENX B 264 6,600,000
ENX

Total

528$13,200,00072%

Fund

APS SeriesShares RedeemedLiquidation Preference of Shares Redeemed

% APS Redeemed

FEV A 517 $ 12,925,000 36 %
CEV A 137 $ 3,425,000 6 %
EIA A 137 $ 3,425,000 10 %
EIF A 536 $ 13,400,000 60 %
MMV A 58 $ 1,450,000 7 %
MAB A 77 $ 1,925,000 12 %
EVJ A 48 $ 1,200,000 3 %
EMJ A 88 $ 2,200,000 10 %
EVY A 275 $ 6,875,000 15 %
NYH A 39 $ 975,000 4 %

The replacement financing is being provided through the creation by the Funds of Tender Option Bonds (TOBs). In creating TOBs, the Funds transfer highly rated bonds held in their portfolios to special purpose trusts that issue two classes of interests: floater certificates, which pay a distribution rate that is reset weekly based on a market-determined spread to a short-term municipal benchmark, and residual certificates, which pay the difference between the interest paid on the underlying bond and the distributions paid to floater certificate holders, less TOB program expenses. The TOB floaters are supported by a liquidity backstop provided by a financial institution to assure holders of being able to sell their positions at each distribution reset date. The Funds intend to retain the TOB residuals and to use the proceeds of the sale of TOB floaters as new financing to replace a portion of their outstanding APS. Eaton Vances municipal income team has invested in TOB residuals since 1993. Three of the Funds, EIM, EVM and ENX, redeemed approximately $580 million of APS in May using TOB financing.

The cost to each Fund of the new TOB leverage is expected, over time, to be lower than the total cost of APS based on maximum applicable dividend rates. Limitations on holdings of bonds suitable for TOBs creation and other considerations allow only a partial liquidation of the Funds APS to be feasible at this time. Eaton Vance is working diligently to provide liquidity solutions that will enable the Funds to redeem the balance of their remaining outstanding APS. It is not certain when, or if, the Funds remaining APS will be redeemed.

Depository Trust Company, holder of record of the APS, will determine the allocation of each APS series redemption among participant broker-dealer accounts. Each participant broker-dealer will determine the allocation of redemptions among beneficial holders for which it serves as nominee. Allocation procedures used by different broker-dealers may vary. Additional information about the Funds partial APS redemptions can be found under Information Concerning APS Auctions and Applicable Dividend Rates on the Closed-End Fund section of the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com.

Auction Preferred Share Redemptions Update

Consistent with patterns in the broader market for auction rate securities, the 29 Eaton Vance sponsored closed-end funds with then outstanding APS of approximately $5.0 billion began experiencing unsuccessful auctions in February of this year, depriving APS holders of their normal liquidity mechanism.

Since then, Eaton Vance has been working to establish alternative sources of financial leverage for the funds to enable them to restore liquidity to APS holders by redeeming outstanding APS at their liquidation preference amount. Including the redemptions being announced today, the Eaton Vance funds will have redeemed approximately $3.6 billion of APS, or approximately 72% of the amount outstanding as of February, using replacement financing consisting of approximately $2.73 billion of bank, commercial paper facility and other borrowings and approximately $891 million of TOBs. Citigroup, N.A. and Morgan Stanley have been the liquidity providers to the Funds TOB floaters created to date. Citigroup, N.A. has also provided structuring and market advice for other financing solutions that Eaton Vance has executed to date. None of the Eaton Vance funds has been required to reduce leverage in connection with refinancings to redeem APS shares. In all cases, the cost of the replacement leverage is expected, over time, to be lower than the total cost of APS based on maximum applicable rates that apply in the event of unsuccessful auctions.

Eaton Vance continues to work diligently to provide liquidity solutions that will enable the funds it sponsors to redeem their remaining outstanding APS. On June 13, 2008, Eaton Vance announced that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has granted no-action relief to allow the funds to offer a new type of adjustable rate preferred equity security, called Liquidity Protected Preferred (LPP) shares. Different from APS, LPP shares would be supported by the unconditional purchase obligation of a designated liquidity provider. It is expected that LPP shares will be offered to money market funds and other institutional investors. Eaton Vance hopes that the development of a market for LPP shares will provide a cost-effective new form of leverage for the funds that will facilitate redeeming the balance of their outstanding APS. The issuance of LPP shares is conditional upon completion of successful negotiation with remarketing agents and liquidity providers, approval by the funds Board of Trustees and rating agencies, and successful placement of the LPP share offerings. There can be no certainty as to when, or if, LPP shares will be issued or an associated redemption of APS will occur. Moreover, it is not clear at this time when, or if, other solutions may be identified and implemented for the funds remaining APS.

The Funds are managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EV. Eaton Vance and its affiliates had $159.1 billion in assets under management on April 30, 2008.

This news release contains statements that are not historical facts, referred to as forward looking statements. The Funds actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward-looking statements, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administration, distribution and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Funds filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts:

Eaton Vance
Investor Contact:
Jonathan Isaac, 617-598-8818
or
Media Contact:
Jeanette Harrison-Sullivan, 617-598-8920

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