Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21574
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
May 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
May 31, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
Signatures
EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certifications


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IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
 
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
 
For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
 
 
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
 
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
 
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
 
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF RALPH H. HINCKLEY)
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr., CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Credit markets experienced unprecedented volatility during the year ending May 31, 2009. The subprime crisis of 2007 expanded in 2008 to include nearly all credit instruments, which, in turn, caused the world economy to slip into recession. September 2008 brought a series of events that rattled the financial markets: the government bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the rescue of American International Group, and a litany of unprecedented steps by the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to stabilize the credit markets. The 12-month period was a rollercoaster for the credit sectors of the bond market, with poor performance in the first six and a half months countered by a significant turn-around in the final five and a half months. For the year ending May 31, 2009, the total returns for the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index and the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index were -9.03% and -9.01%, respectively.
  In the high-yield and bank loan markets, there was little doubt that a recession would bring higher default rates, but it was difficult to reconcile trading levels with market fundamentals during most of the fiscal year. A range of data and criteria used to monitor creditworthiness suggested that overall credit quality appeared to be in line with previous downturns. High-yield bonds and bank loans traded far below levels consistent with default and recovery expectations.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Trust shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
  During the second half of the year, the market for bank loans began to recover, and cash was put to work in an asset class with few active sellers and a new issue market that remained largely closed. As a result, loan prices jumped. Other positive developments included spread tightening and robust debt issuance in the investment-grade debt market and improvements in short-term financing and other liquidity measures as government stimulus programs began to take hold. The high-yield market also benefited from the narrowing of spreads and a more optimistic outlook, triggered by the Obama administration’s stimulus programs.
Management Discussion
  Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Trust”) is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “EFT.” The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, it will also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (“senior loans”). In managing the Trust, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The Trust may also invest in second-lien loans and high-yield bonds, and, as discussed below, may employ leverage, which may increase risk.
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
Total Return Performance 5/31/08 – 5/31/09
           
NYSE Symbol       EFT
At Net Asset Value (NAV)1
      -22.80 %
At Share Price1
      -24.66  
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index2
      -9.03  
 
         
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (5/31/09)
      -9.31 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $0.998  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV   7.06 %
 
  At Share Price   7.78 %
Please refer to page 3 for additional performance information.
 
1   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
2   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Trust’s most recent monthly distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Trust’s NAV or share price at the end of the period. The Trust’s monthly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
  As of May 31, 2009, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 399 borrowers spanning 38 industries, with an average loan size of 0.22% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 10% of total investments. Healthcare, business equipment and services, publishing, cable and satellite television, and leisure goods/activities/movies were the top industry weightings.
 
  During the 12-month period, the Trust’s return at NAV lagged the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1 (the Index), primarily because leverage hurt performance in the first half of the fiscal year more than it helped when the credit environment improved in the second half. The Index is unleveraged.
 
  The Trust’s investments in the publishing and leisure goods industries detracted from performance. However, the Trust was underweighted in the building and development, automotive and chemicals sectors, which contributed positively to relative performance, as did an overweight to the cable and satellite television sectors, which outperformed the Index.
 
  In the rising default environment of 2009, we believe our experienced credit research analysts helped us to avoid some of the riskiest names, which we believe resulted in the Trust having fewer defaulted loans than many of its peers. In addition, we believe our diversified approach to the asset class — which includes keeping investments in individual issues relatively small — helped to contain the degree of losses associated with the defaulted loans that the Trust does hold.
 
  As of May 31, 2009, the Trust employed leverage of 36.1% of total assets — 21.7% auction preferred shares (APS) and 14.4% borrowings.2 Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but at the same time creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares).
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
2   In the event of a rise in long-term interest rates, the value of the Trust’s investment portfolio could decline, which would reduce the asset coverage for its APS and borrowings. APS percentage represents the liquidation value of the Trust’s APS outstanding at 5/31/09 as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
TRUST PERFORMANCE
Portfolio Composition
Top Ten Holdings1        
By total investments
         
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    1.3 %
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
    1.1  
Health Management Association, Inc.
    1.1  
Intelsat Corp.
    1.0  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
    1.0  
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    1.0  
Cequel Communications, LLC
    1.0  
Rite Aid Corp.
    0.9  
Nielsen Finance, LLC
    0.8  
Sabre, Inc.
    0.8  
 
1   Reflects the Trust’s investments as of 5/31/09. Holdings are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments. The percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets.
Top Five Industries2       
By total investments
         
Healthcare
    10.0 %
Business Equipment and Services
    7.6  
Publishing
    6.6  
Cable and Satellite Television
    6.6  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    5.2  
 
2   Reflects the Trust’s investments as of 5/31/09. Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments. The percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets.
Credit Quality Ratings for Total Loan Investments3        
By total loan investments
         
Baa
    1.4 %
Ba
    34.9  
B
    36.7  
Caa
    9.3  
Defaulted
    7.5  
Non-Rated4
    10.2  
 
3   Credit Quality Ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects the Trust’s total loan investments as of 5/31/09. Although the investment adviser considers ratings when making investment decisions, it performs its own credit and investment analysis and does not rely primarily on the ratings assigned by the rating services. Credit quality can change from time to time, and recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular security or the issuer’s current financial condition.
 
4   Certain loans in which the Trust invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.
Trust Performance5
         
NYSE Symbol   EFT
 
Average Annual Total Return (by share price, NYSE)
       
One Year
    -24.66 %
Life of Trust (6/29/04)
    -4.24  
         
Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value)        
One Year
    -22.80 %
Life of Trust (6/29/04)
    -2.32  
 
5          Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, the returns would be lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 142.6%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 3.1%
 
CACI International, Inc.
  2,102,490     Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing May 3, 2011   $ 2,034,160      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  459,575     Term Loan, 4.44%, Maturing July 31, 2014     333,192      
  451,900     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing July 31, 2014     327,627      
Evergreen International Aviation
  1,460,463     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing October 31, 2011     832,464      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  4,475,400     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing March 26, 2014     2,611,893      
  263,465     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing March 26, 2014     153,761      
Hexcel Corp.
  500,000     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 21, 2014     498,750      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  972,652     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing
December 30, 2012(2)
    624,929      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  1,269,263     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing December 31, 2011     1,172,482      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,800,000     Term Loan, 3.23%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,677,001      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  1,267,379     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing December 17, 2011     1,026,577      
  744,713     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     634,867      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  1,264,250     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,044,270      
 
 
            $ 12,971,973      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 1.2%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  750,000     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing April 30, 2012   $ 559,687      
  1,326,375     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.66%, Maturing
April 30, 2014
    858,828      
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
  4,100,786     Term Loan, 2.36%, Maturing December 31, 2010     3,834,235      
 
 
            $ 5,252,750      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 5.9%
 
Accuride Corp.
  1,797,212     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing January 31, 2012   $ 1,317,021      
Adesa, Inc.
  3,902,722     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing October 18, 2013     3,375,855      
Affina Group, Inc.
  1,170,557     Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing November 30, 2011     977,415      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  1,899,525     Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing September 30, 2014     1,477,475      
CSA Acquisition Corp.
  257,902     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 23, 2011     107,459      
  644,281     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 23, 2011     268,450      
  483,750     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 23, 2012     215,269      
Dayco Products, LLC
  1,920,501     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 21, 2011(3)     398,504      
Delphi Corp.
  1,361,357     DIP Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 30, 2009(3)     454,920      
  138,644     DIP Loan, 10.50%, Maturing June 30, 2009     46,330      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  1,660,006     Term Loan, 2.34%, Maturing December 27, 2014     1,041,654      
  2,275,145     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing December 27, 2015     1,427,653      
Ford Motor Co.
  2,429,287     Term Loan, 3.61%, Maturing December 15, 2013     1,736,940      
General Motors Corp.
  4,033,059     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing November 29, 2013     3,817,964      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  2,675,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.07%, Maturing
April 30, 2010
    2,255,777      
HLI Operating Co., Inc.
  258,021     DIP Loan, 8.22%, Maturing November 30, 2009(4)     252,473      
EUR 87,273     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing May 30, 2014     25,909      
EUR   1,482,473     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing May 30, 2014     440,112      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  1,425,098     Term Loan, 3.84%, Maturing January 12, 2012     655,545      
LKQ Corp.
  1,123,467     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing October 12, 2014     1,022,355      
TriMas Corp.
  262,500     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing August 2, 2011     225,750      
  2,098,910     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing August 2, 2013     1,805,063      
TRW Automotive, Inc.
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 1.94%, Maturing February 2, 2014     881,667      
United Components, Inc.
  1,180,271     Term Loan, 3.21%, Maturing June 30, 2010     964,872      
 
 
            $ 25,192,432      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.3%
 
Culligan International Co.
EUR 1,075,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.19%, Maturing
May 31, 2013
  $ 313,444      
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
  237,952     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing May 31, 2012     222,782      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco (continued)
 
                     
Van Houtte, Inc.
  118,196     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing July 11, 2014   $ 108,740      
  866,772     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing July 11, 2014     797,431      
 
 
            $ 1,442,397      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 3.5%
 
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  1,217,625     Term Loan, 3.12%, Maturing September 30, 2013   $ 1,059,334      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  767,062     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing January 23, 2014     669,262      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  1,496,000     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing November 23, 2010     1,144,440      
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.
  1,699,624     Revolving Loan, 4.40%, Maturing
December 1, 2010(4)
    1,402,190      
  1,700,000     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing December 1, 2010     1,402,500      
Hovstone Holdings, LLC
  966,260     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 1, 2009(2)(5)     388,727      
LNR Property Corp.
  1,430,000     Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing July 3, 2011     715,000      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing
July 2, 2009(3)
    37,500      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  1,914,492     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing May 24, 2014     1,625,723      
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
  373,123     Term Loan, 1.97%, Maturing June 18, 2010     326,482      
November 2005 Land Investors
  304,841     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 9, 2011(2)(3)     152,421      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  1,039,225     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2012     623,535      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  727,139     Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing December 17, 2012     614,433      
  456,309     Term Loan, 8.61%, Maturing December 17, 2012     385,581      
Realogy Corp.
  321,321     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing September 1, 2014     225,996      
  678,679     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing September 1, 2014     477,337      
South Edge, LLC
  843,750     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(3)     147,656      
TRU 2005 RE Holding Co.
  4,008,400     Term Loan, 3.42%, Maturing December 9, 2009     2,852,646      
United Subcontractors, Inc.
  939,831     Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.69%, Maturing June 27, 2013(2)(5)     80,825      
Wintergames Acquisition ULC
  969,929     Term Loan, 7.82%, Maturing October 31, 2009     678,951      
 
 
            $ 15,010,539      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 11.4%
 
ACCO Brands Corp.
  1,063,950     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing August 17, 2012   $ 766,044      
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  1,716,252     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing May 1, 2013     1,292,909      
  945,739     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing May 1, 2013     712,456      
Acxiom Corp.
  1,348,875     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 15, 2012     1,259,512      
Affiliated Computer Services
  894,938     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing March 20, 2013     839,501      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  2,593,876     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing October 17, 2012     2,404,198      
Allied Barton Security Service
  1,094,917     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 21, 2015     1,073,018      
Education Management, LLC
  3,831,401     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing June 1, 2013     3,454,418      
Info USA, Inc.
  297,275     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing February 14, 2012     243,023      
Intergraph Corp.
  1,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.45%, Maturing November 29, 2014     885,000      
iPayment, Inc.
  2,618,041     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing May 10, 2013     1,911,170      
Kronos, Inc.
  1,186,675     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing June 11, 2014     952,307      
Language Line, Inc.
  3,205,614     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing June 11, 2011     2,820,940      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  987,406     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 28, 2014     809,673      
  1,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.50%, Maturing March 28, 2015     545,000      
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC
  2,487,624     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing May 22, 2014     2,070,947      
Protection One, Inc.
  2,206,453     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing March 31, 2012     1,985,808      
Quantum Corp.
  247,000     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing July 12, 2014     198,835      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  1,875,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.32%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,603,125      
Sabre, Inc.
  7,377,363     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing September 30, 2014     5,143,077      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
Serena Software, Inc.
  997,495     Term Loan, 2.92%, Maturing March 10, 2013   $ 852,858      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  1,957,921     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,380,334      
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 832,854     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,024,343      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  7,590,506     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing February 11, 2013     6,935,825      
TDS Investor Corp.
  989,924     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing August 23, 2013     736,433      
  1,500,739     Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,109,141      
  301,124     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing August 23, 2013     222,550      
EUR 1,054,228     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,080,512      
Valassis Communications, Inc.
  339,020     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing March 2, 2014     299,397      
  1,468,121     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing March 2, 2014     1,296,535      
VWR International, Inc.
  1,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing June 28, 2013(6)     840,000      
West Corp.
  2,213,617     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing October 24, 2013     1,927,078      
 
 
            $ 48,675,967      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 10.3%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  2,398,222     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing February 10, 2011   $ 2,305,890      
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  2,088,188     Term Loan, 3.76%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,942,015      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  550,000     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing March 29, 2014     505,313      
  1,325,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.91%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,122,938      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  1,483,602     Term Loan, 2.40%, Maturing November 5, 2013     1,346,369      
  1,800,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.91%, Maturing
May 5, 2014
    1,474,594      
  4,364,282     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.41%, Maturing
May 5, 2014(2)
    3,685,636      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  3,186,431     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 28, 2013     2,713,112      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  3,836,358     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing March 29, 2013     3,613,969      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  689,500     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing February 15, 2015     584,351      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  650,987     Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing July 2, 2015     421,514      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  3,999,375     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing April 6, 2014     3,709,420      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  715,625     Term Loan, 1.79%, Maturing March 31, 2010     703,102      
Mediacom Broadband Group
  3,871,275     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 31, 2015     3,561,573      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  4,005,917     Term Loan, 1.79%, Maturing January 31, 2015     3,615,340      
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 559,094     Term Loan, 3.89%, Maturing March 30, 2012     819,322      
GBP 1,534,029     Term Loan, 3.81%, Maturing September 3, 2012     2,248,037      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 409,546     Term Loan, 4.59%, Maturing March 2, 2015     145,789      
EUR 11,076     Term Loan, 3.14%, Maturing June 26, 2015     10,865      
EUR 272,924     Term Loan, 3.14%, Maturing June 26, 2015     267,725      
EUR 409,546     Term Loan, 4.84%, Maturing March 2, 2016     145,789      
EUR 406,082     Term Loan, 9.21%, Maturing March 2, 2017(2)     24,706      
EUR 565,165     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.96%, Maturing September 2, 2016     45,541      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
EUR 1,885,723     Term Loan, 2.95%, Maturing October 16, 2011     2,308,177      
  1,410,026     Term Loan, 2.16%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,317,493      
  764,974     Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing December 31, 2016     731,825      
EUR 2,614,277     Term Loan, 4.70%, Maturing December 31, 2016     3,243,065      
Virgin Media Investment Holdings
GBP 261,972     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing March 30, 2012     383,905      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 209,021     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 28, 2014     217,187      
EUR 249,358     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 28, 2014     259,100      
EUR 541,621     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 28, 2014     562,782      
 
 
            $ 44,036,444      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 7.3%
 
Ashland, Inc.
  943,369     Term Loan, Maturing November 20, 2014(6)   $ 943,958      
AZ Chem US, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.82%, Maturing February 28, 2014     305,000      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  424,856     Term Loan, 2.37%, Maturing December 23, 2013     367,501      
  1,758,816     Term Loan, 3.13%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,521,376      
  1,600,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.50%, Maturing December 23, 2015     992,000      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  4,606,000     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing April 2, 2014     4,199,313      
First Chemical Holding
EUR 965,273     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing December 18, 2015     402,218      
Foamex, L.P.
  1,528,766     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 12, 2013(3)     275,178      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
Georgia Gulf Corp.
  731,668     Term Loan, 8.91%, Maturing October 3, 2013   $ 503,631      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  491,250     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 5, 2012     292,294      
  1,046,534     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 5, 2013     602,920      
  4,817,665     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,775,510      
Huntsman International, LLC
  1,500,000     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing August 16, 2012     1,284,375      
INEOS Group
  2,493,348     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 14, 2013     1,614,443      
  2,398,313     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 14, 2014     1,552,908      
EUR 750,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.71%, Maturing December 14, 2012     452,132      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  2,947,500     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing June 4, 2014     2,684,067      
Kranton Polymers, LLC
  2,400,881     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing May 12, 2013     1,734,637      
MacDermid, Inc.
  547,610     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing April 12, 2014     379,220      
EUR 729,117     Term Loan, 3.18%, Maturing April 12, 2014     535,991      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  358,820     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing April 30, 2014     238,615      
  1,075,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.97%, Maturing October 31, 2014     671,875      
Momentive Performance Material
  1,807,374     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,320,673      
Nalco Co.
  550,000     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 6, 2016     552,406      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  4,160,326     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing December 10, 2012     3,910,706      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding
EUR 72,261     Term Loan, 5.82%, Maturing November 16, 2015     45,970      
EUR 206,030     Term Loan, 5.82%, Maturing November 16, 2015     131,069      
EUR 221,709     Term Loan, 5.82%, Maturing November 16, 2015     141,043      
Solo Cup Co.
  539,493     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing February 27, 2011     519,647      
 
 
            $ 30,950,676      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.8%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  1,216,071     Term Loan, 5.80%, Maturing September 5, 2013   $ 1,195,876      
  950,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.84%, Maturing March 5, 2014     837,188      
St. John Knits International, Inc.
  567,596     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing March 23, 2012     383,127      
The William Carter Co.
  1,054,157     Term Loan, 1.92%, Maturing July 14, 2012     1,006,720      
 
 
            $ 3,422,911      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 4.1%
 
Amsted Industries, Inc.
  1,876,879     Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing October 15, 2010   $ 1,722,036      
Blount, Inc.
  249,524     Term Loan, 2.16%, Maturing August 9, 2010     231,434      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  473,032     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing July 13, 2015     325,209      
  473,032     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing July 13, 2015     325,209      
GBP 550,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.32%, Maturing January 13, 2016     377,810      
GenTek, Inc.
  556,233     Term Loan, 3.18%, Maturing February 25, 2011     489,485      
Jarden Corp.
  775,901     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing January 24, 2012     735,490      
  1,965,955     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing January 24, 2012     1,863,563      
  817,826     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing January 24, 2012     787,742      
Johnson Diversey, Inc.
  1,793,337     Term Loan, 3.02%, Maturing December 16, 2011     1,694,703      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  1,896,500     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing August 21, 2014     1,563,033      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  2,560,678     Term Loan, 3.17%, Maturing November 22, 2012     2,291,807      
Rexnord Corp.
  342,125     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing July 19, 2013     273,058      
  2,425,000     Term Loan, 3.34%, Maturing July 19, 2013     1,938,989      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  2,845,775     Term Loan, 3.45%, Maturing April 30, 2014     2,143,816      
  142,289     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing April 30, 2014     107,191      
Vertrue, Inc.
  918,959     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing August 16, 2014     721,383      
 
 
            $ 17,591,958      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 4.1%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  1,900,204     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 1,528,082      
Consolidated Container Co.
  1,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.82%, Maturing September 28, 2014     600,000      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  679,000     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing November 15, 2012     656,933      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Containers and Glass Products (continued)
 
                     
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  311,461     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing October 7, 2011   $ 297,555      
  3,271,554     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     3,098,921      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  2,568,225     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 16, 2014     2,380,824      
  478,069     Term Loan, 3.77%, Maturing May 16, 2014     446,248      
JSG Acquisitions
  2,055,000     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,803,262      
  2,055,000     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing December 13, 2014     1,803,263      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  1,723,500     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing June 14, 2013     1,603,334      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  537,719     Revolving Loan, 3.17%, Maturing December 31, 2009     454,373      
  1,621,520     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing November 1, 2009     1,370,184      
  211,039     Term Loan, 2.69%, Maturing November 1, 2011     177,009      
  370,329     Term Loan, 2.69%, Maturing November 1, 2011     305,521      
  698,009     Term Loan, 2.69%, Maturing November 1, 2011     585,455      
  325,413     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     268,466      
 
 
            $ 17,379,430      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.8%
 
American Safety Razor Co.
  490,545     Term Loan, 3.18%, Maturing July 31, 2013   $ 434,132      
  1,050,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.57%, Maturing
July 31, 2014
    756,000      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  1,075,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.31%, Maturing November 30, 2014     381,625      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  1,731,202     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing April 7, 2011     1,687,922      
 
 
            $ 3,259,679      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 1.1%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  879,640     Term Loan, 3.07%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 644,336      
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 6.82%, Maturing May 3, 2013     362,500      
  275,000     Term Loan, 8.57%, Maturing November 3, 2013     68,750      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  378,045     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing January 30, 2012     336,460      
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
  709,915     Term Loan, 3.39%, Maturing December 28, 2013     701,929      
  928,148     Term Loan, 3.39%, Maturing December 28, 2013     917,707      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  498,829     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing January 18, 2012     475,134      
  1,422,308     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing January 18, 2012     1,354,748      
 
 
            $ 4,861,564      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.9%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 1,000,155     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing April 1, 2015   $ 1,189,421      
Cory Environmental Holdings
GBP 500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.06%, Maturing September 30, 2014     505,094      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 1,500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.63%, Maturing October 13, 2013     1,568,619      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  705,413     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing December 17, 2010     652,507      
 
 
            $ 3,915,641      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 4.3%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  1,033,073     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 739,938      
  2,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.38%, Maturing
July 11, 2013
    665,000      
FCI International S.A.S.
  232,273     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing November 1, 2013     117,298      
  232,273     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing November 1, 2013     117,298      
  241,266     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing November 1, 2013     121,840      
  241,266     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing November 1, 2013     121,840      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  3,000,000     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing December 1, 2013     1,870,833      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  1,484,887     Term Loan, 3.07%, Maturing July 28, 2012     1,095,104      
  1,664,334     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing July 28, 2012     1,260,733      
  3,189,974     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing July 28, 2012     2,416,405      
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.82%, Maturing March 2, 2014     162,500      
  183,333     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.57%, Maturing March 2, 2014     59,583      
  316,667     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.57%, Maturing March 2, 2014     111,625      
Network Solutions, LLC
  758,727     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing March 7, 2014     637,331      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  2,919,586     Term Loan, 3.23%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,853,937      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  3,805,456     Term Loan, 2.80%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,714,557      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Electronics / Electrical (continued)
 
                     
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  64,767     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing March 30, 2013   $ 53,886      
  1,763,164     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 30, 2013     1,466,952      
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
  768,867     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing November 23, 2012     666,992      
VeriFone, Inc.
  777,750     Term Loan, 3.07%, Maturing October 31, 2013     707,752      
Vertafore, Inc.
  1,449,598     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing January 31, 2012     1,340,878      
 
 
            $ 18,302,282      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.8%
 
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  1,847,349     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.25%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 771,268      
Hertz Corp.
  2,433,446     Term Loan, 2.12%, Maturing December 21, 2012     2,206,831      
  444,444     Term Loan, 2.98%, Maturing December 21, 2012     403,056      
 
 
            $ 3,381,155      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.2%
 
Central Garden & Pet Co.
  1,173,645     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing February 28, 2014   $ 972,658      
 
 
            $ 972,658      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 2.3%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  3,190,118     Term Loan, 3.58%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 1,786,466      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,475,150     Term Loan, 2.69%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,165,369      
INVESTools, Inc.
  330,000     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing August 13, 2012     321,750      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 447,463     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing June 30, 2015     408,627      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  4,398,832     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing December 18, 2014     3,843,479      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  1,732,500     Term Loan, 3.33%, Maturing November 2, 2014     1,249,566      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  898,432     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing May 24, 2014     423,386      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  974,463     Term Loan, 3.39%, Maturing July 31, 2014     378,822      
 
 
            $ 9,577,465      
 
 
 
                     
Food Products — 3.7%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  3,259,703     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 2,998,927      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  802,986     Term Loan, 2.40%, Maturing March 29, 2013     741,424      
Dean Foods Co.
  3,765,482     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,466,597      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  164,179     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing April 12, 2013     163,666      
  287,741     Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing April 12, 2013     286,842      
  1,072,150     Term Loan, 7.97%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,068,799      
Michael Foods, Inc.
  475,000     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 30, 2014     477,672      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  2,602,033     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,221,486      
Provimi Group SA
  219,753     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing June 28, 2015     164,906      
  270,433     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing June 28, 2015     202,937      
EUR 284,233     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing June 28, 2015     301,533      
EUR 470,091     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing June 28, 2015     498,703      
EUR 489,842     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing June 28, 2015     519,655      
EUR 640,786     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing June 28, 2015     679,787      
EUR 29,018     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.19%, Maturing
June 28, 2015
    11,076      
  338,551     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.46%, Maturing December 28, 2016(4)     91,409      
EUR 836,935     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.48%, Maturing December 28, 2016(4)     319,457      
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.
  2,190,000     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing August 9, 2012     1,562,199      
 
 
            $ 15,777,075      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 2.8%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  530,581     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing May 11, 2011   $ 498,746      
Aramark Corp.
  2,800,971     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing January 26, 2014     2,560,087      
  178,173     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing January 26, 2014     162,850      
GBP 1,221,875     Term Loan, 3.81%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,757,676      
Buffets, Inc.
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 18.00%, Maturing April 30, 2012     945,000      
  116,321     Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.47%, Maturing November 1, 2013     47,692      
  553,452     Term Loan - Second Lien, 19.12%, Maturing November 1, 2013     226,915      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  1,927,557     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing April 27, 20            

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Food Service (continued)
 
                     
Denny’s, Inc.
  135,667     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing March 31, 2012   $ 126,170      
  463,207     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing March 31, 2012     430,782      
NPC International, Inc.
  387,081     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing May 3, 2013     359,985      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  154,525     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 9, 2013     115,121      
  1,778,577     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing May 9, 2014     1,325,040      
QCE Finance, LLC
  1,219,290     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 5, 2013     797,416      
  1,050,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.98%, Maturing November 5, 2013     346,500      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  378,368     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     289,452      
Selecta
EUR 741,246     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.04%, Maturing December 28, 2015     186,002      
 
 
            $ 11,937,140      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 3.6%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  2,729,996     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 2,368,271      
Iceland Foods Group, Ltd.
GBP 1,625,000     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing May 2, 2014     2,556,447      
GBP 1,625,000     Term Loan, 3.37%, Maturing May 2, 2015     2,556,447      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  250,450     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing May 15, 2014     230,727      
  869,933     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing May 15, 2014     801,426      
Rite Aid Corp.
  6,747,000     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing June 1, 2014     5,486,755      
  1,194,000     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,002,363      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  332,490     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing November 3, 2011     314,619      
 
 
            $ 15,317,055      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 3.3%
 
Appleton Papers, Inc.
  1,973,750     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 1,453,173      
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  3,500,000     Term Loan, Maturing December 20, 2012(6)     3,260,033      
  6,212,935     Term Loan, 3.23%, Maturing December 20, 2012     5,786,963      
Newpage Corp.
  3,315,755     Term Loan, 4.74%, Maturing December 5, 2014     2,696,418      
Xerium Technologies, Inc.
  1,308,396     Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing May 18, 2012     765,412      
 
 
            $ 13,961,999      
 
 
 
 
Healthcare — 14.8%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  2,292,376     Term Loan, 3.17%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 1,994,368      
American Medical Systems
  1,068,329     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing July 20, 2012     1,017,583      
AMN Healthcare, Inc.
  263,060     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing November 2, 2011     235,438      
Biomet, Inc.
  1,960,051     Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,849,308      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  1,066,938     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 15, 2015     942,461      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  2,407,125     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing April 10, 2014     1,886,584      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  3,287,418     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing April 30, 2013     2,847,726      
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.57%, Maturing October 30, 2013     304,500      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  1,300,000     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing March 23, 2015     505,375      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  372,559     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing July 25, 2014     331,789      
  7,300,118     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing July 25, 2014     6,501,251      
Concentra, Inc.
  713,493     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.47%, Maturing
June 25, 2015(2)
    406,691      
ConMed Corp.
  509,333     Term Loan, 1.93%, Maturing April 13, 2013     463,493      
Convatec Cidron Healthcare
EUR 745,885     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing July 30, 2016     1,001,735      
CRC Health Corp.
  533,568     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing February 6, 2013     405,512      
  536,250     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing February 6, 2013     407,550      
Dako EQT Project Delphi
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.96%, Maturing December 12, 2016     202,500      
DaVita, Inc.
  622,425     Term Loan, 2.12%, Maturing October 5, 2012     585,469      
DJO Finance, LLC
  888,750     Term Loan, 3.70%, Maturing May 15, 2014     793,654      
Emedon Business Services, LLC
  2,681,436     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing November 16, 2013     2,517,198      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Healthcare (continued)
 
                     
Fenwal, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.92%, Maturing August 28, 2014   $ 315,000      
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings
  2,859,076     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing March 31, 2013     2,701,827      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  800,128     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing May 30, 2013     734,117      
HCA, Inc.
  5,584,535     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing November 18, 2013     4,987,688      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  8,324,159     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing February 28, 2014     7,234,734      
HealthSouth Corp.
  2,859,499     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing March 10, 2013     2,645,037      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  154,022     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing March 14, 2014     138,928      
  573,252     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing March 14, 2014     517,073      
  1,656,586     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing March 14, 2014     1,494,241      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  545,929     Term Loan, 2.98%, Maturing March 28, 2013     465,404      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  987,437     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing June 26, 2014     915,848      
  700,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.57%, Maturing
June 26, 2015
    630,000      
Invacare Corp.
  567,000     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing February 12, 2013     502,504      
inVentiv Health, Inc.
  928,546     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing July 6, 2014     817,120      
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
  2,251,408     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 15, 2012     2,137,631      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  1,089,404     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing April 12, 2013     981,825      
  1,529,617     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,378,567      
Mylan, Inc.
  1,630,500     Term Loan, 4.33%, Maturing October 2, 2014     1,555,316      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  68,600     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing June 29, 2013     57,624      
  1,124,599     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing June 29, 2013     944,663      
National Renal Institutes, Inc.
  913,047     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 31, 2013(2)     575,220      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  838,379     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     475,082      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  610,943     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 15, 2012     522,356      
  650,000     Term Loan, 10.27%, Maturing November 15, 2013     479,375      
Renal Advantage, Inc.
  900     Term Loan, 3.70%, Maturing October 5, 2012     822      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  2,269,218     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing February 24, 2012     2,049,104      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
  429,058     Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing May 13, 2010     246,709      
TZ Merger Sub., Inc. (TriZetto)
  750,000     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 24, 2015     710,625      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  1,317,692     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing September 23, 2011     1,255,925      
Viant Holdings, Inc.
  577,629     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing June 25, 2014     467,880      
 
 
            $ 63,138,430      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 1.6%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  484,111     Term Loan, 2.92%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 254,158      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  755,652     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing June 23, 2013     664,974      
  1,040,954     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing June 23, 2013     916,039      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  1,476,124     Term Loan, 2.34%, Maturing August 31, 2011     1,048,048      
  2,050,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.35%, Maturing August 31, 2012     1,122,375      
Simmons Co.
  3,107,786     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing December 19, 2011     2,650,942      
  1,047,019     Term Loan, 8.22%, Maturing February 15, 2012(2)     23,733      
 
 
            $ 6,680,269      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 3.5%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  886,500     Term Loan, 4.49%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 722,497      
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.
  311,780     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing June 22, 2013     197,590      
  311,880     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing June 22, 2014     197,654      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  1,164,780     Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing January 4, 2014     661,012      
  2,246,405     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,274,834      
  846,843     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing January 4, 2014     480,584      
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  151,211     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing July 13, 2014     93,499      
  1,055,797     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing July 13, 2014     652,834      
  850,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.13%, Maturing
July 13, 2015
    212,500      
FR Brand Acquisition Corp.
  735,000     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing February 7, 2014     588,000      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  1,889,661     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing November 7, 2013     1,326,542      
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.41%, Maturing
April 7, 2014
    167,500      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)
 
                     
Gleason Corp.
  145,941     Term Loan, 2.87%, Maturing June 30, 2013   $ 124,415      
  633,988     Term Loan, 2.87%, Maturing June 30, 2013     540,475      
Jason, Inc.
  443,931     Term Loan, 3.73%, Maturing April 30, 2010     233,064      
John Maneely Co.
  2,871,301     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing December 8, 2013     2,279,095      
KION Group GmbH
  250,000     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing December 23, 2014     109,375      
  250,000     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing December 23, 2015     109,375      
Polypore, Inc.
  3,818,795     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing July 3, 2014     3,331,899      
Sequa Corp.
  794,344     Term Loan, 4.05%, Maturing November 30, 2014     605,687      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  1,950,000     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing August 11, 2013     901,875      
 
 
            $ 14,810,306      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.2%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  841,976     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 724,099      
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  989,924     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing June 8, 2013     603,854      
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.79%, Maturing
June 8, 2014
    150,000      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  1,371,818     Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing September 26, 2013     1,234,636      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  1,632,539     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,506,017      
Conseco, Inc.
  3,827,463     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     2,296,478      
Crawford & Company
  1,345,179     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing October 31, 2013     1,136,676      
Crump Group, Inc.
  997,093     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing August 4, 2014     797,675      
Getty Images, Inc.
  2,000,000     Term Loan, Maturing July 2, 2015(6)     1,945,416      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  437,264     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing June 13, 2014     367,848      
  1,945,929     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing June 13, 2014     1,637,013      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  1,891,313     Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,409,028      
 
 
            $ 13,808,740      
 
 
 
                     
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 7.9%
 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
  821,773     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing June 8, 2012   $ 575,241      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  3,021,520     Term Loan, 1.81%, Maturing January 26, 2013     2,776,777      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  1,200,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.54%, Maturing December 8, 2013     330,000      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  2,027,848     Term Loan, 3.95%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,084,899      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  1,445,129     Term Loan, 5.19%, Maturing May 19, 2012     1,306,036      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  1,910,991     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing August 30, 2012     1,801,621      
Cinemark, Inc.
  3,973,125     Term Loan, 2.16%, Maturing October 5, 2013     3,704,113      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  1,116,656     Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing January 28, 2011     865,409      
  62,008     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing January 28, 2011     48,056      
  109,487     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing January 28, 2011     84,852      
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.
  1,298,240     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing March 16, 2012     1,181,398      
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
  331,940     Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing June 9, 2014     209,122      
  657,191     Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing June 9, 2014     414,030      
Mega Blocks, Inc.
  1,756,563     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 26, 2012     627,971      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  5,699,450     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing April 8, 2012     3,305,681      
National CineMedia, LLC
  2,850,000     Term Loan, 3.08%, Maturing February 13, 2015     2,611,312      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  3,885,001     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing November 10, 2010     3,722,922      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  1,135,057     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing December 21, 2014     947,772      
  900,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.32%, Maturing
June 21, 2015
    405,000      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  1,448,877     Term Loan, 3.37%, Maturing April 30, 2015     1,117,705      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  2,000,000     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     1,290,000      
Ticketmaster
  1,950,000     Term Loan, 3.84%, Maturing July 22, 2014     1,833,000      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  1,924,945     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 9, 2011     1,823,886      
Zuffa, LLC
  1,982,500     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing June 20, 2016     1,632,258      
 
 
            $ 33,699,061      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 2.7%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  1,185,188     Term Loan, 3.76%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 1,115,558      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  500,000     Term Loan, Maturing January 28, 2015(6)     386,250      
  990,000     Term Loan, 3.82%, Maturing January 28, 2015     765,482      
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
  148,183     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing November 30, 2013     126,140      
  43,249     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing November 30, 2013     36,816      
  370,453     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing November 30, 2013     315,348      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  2,725,723     Term Loan, 3.15%, Maturing April 4, 2014     2,112,436      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  225,000     Term Loan, 3.71%, Maturing June 30, 2014     136,875      
  1,110,938     Term Loan, 3.71%, Maturing June 30, 2014     675,820      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  1,051,303     Term Loan, 2.12%, Maturing October 3, 2012     994,984      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  952,800     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing May 14, 2014     688,398      
  3,772,800     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing May 23, 2014     2,725,848      
VML US Finance, LLC
  225,402     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing May 25, 2012     190,464      
  524,598     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing May 25, 2013     443,286      
Wimar OpCo, LLC
  1,954,381     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 3, 2012(3)     572,268      
 
 
            $ 11,285,973      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.5%
 
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC
  909,188     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing October 26, 2012   $ 900,096      
Euramax International, Inc.
  652,631     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 28, 2012(3)     180,562      
  249,928     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing
June 28, 2013(3)
    14,996      
  503,822     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing
June 28, 2013(3)
    30,229      
Murray Energy Corp.
  896,579     Term Loan, 6.94%, Maturing January 28, 2010     851,750      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  1,258,076     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing May 18, 2014     852,346      
Novelis, Inc.
  698,496     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing June 28, 2014     581,498      
  1,536,706     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,279,308      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  164,290     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing May 8, 2014     147,587      
  1,723,078     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing May 8, 2014     1,547,898      
 
 
            $ 6,386,270      
 
 
 
                     
Oil and Gas — 2.1%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  1,112,243     Term Loan, 3.12%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 978,774      
Big West Oil, LLC
  360,938     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     286,343      
  453,750     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     359,975      
Dresser, Inc.
  1,577,187     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,378,350      
  1,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.09%, Maturing
May 4, 2015
    618,750      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  74,889     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing April 2, 2013     67,722      
  923,209     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing April 2, 2013     834,863      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  1,311,750     Term Loan, 3.09%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,259,280      
Niska Gas Storage
  52,206     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing May 13, 2011     48,813      
  77,069     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 13, 2011     72,060      
  749,452     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 12, 2013     700,737      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  1,052,633     Term Loan, 2.33%, Maturing October 31, 2012     979,701      
  1,410,000     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing October 31, 2012     1,312,307      
 
 
            $ 8,897,675      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 10.3%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  3,443,871     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 31, 2013   $ 2,192,599      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  850,000     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing September 27, 2013     524,167      
CanWest MediaWorks, Ltd.
  884,250     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 10, 2014     351,489      
Dex Media West, LLC
  2,829,671     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing October 24, 2014     2,336,836      
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  1,525,000     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing August 28, 2014     339,857      
  650,000     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing August 28, 2014     144,857      
  750,000     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing August 28, 2014     167,143      
Idearc, Inc.
  7,774,164     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing
November 17, 2014(3)
    3,104,115      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  503,348     Term Loan, 4.34%, Maturing August 17, 2014     393,660      
  3,363,437     Term Loan, 4.34%, Maturing August 17, 2014     2,630,487      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  1,803,288     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015     969,268      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  1,133,865     Term Loan, 5.72%, Maturing August 25, 2010     212,600      
  775,102     Term Loan, 7.72%, Maturing August 2, 201            

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
Mediannuaire Holding
EUR 704,593     Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing October 10, 2014   $ 547,845      
EUR 704,593     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing October 10, 2015     547,845      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  5,300,800     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing August 9, 2009     3,525,032      
Nebraska Book Co., Inc.
  1,407,362     Term Loan, 7.77%, Maturing March 4, 2011     1,322,921      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  492,500     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing July 5, 2014     283,188      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  6,013,235     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing August 9, 2013     5,336,746      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  778,884     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(3)     203,808      
R.H. Donnelley Corp.
  6,296,636     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 30, 2010     4,911,376      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)
  8,057,000     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 2, 2014     3,464,510      
SGS International, Inc.
  701,455     Term Loan, 4.02%, Maturing December 30, 2011     543,628      
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
  1,984,887     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing August 1, 2014(3)     793,955      
Source Media, Inc.
  1,187,901     Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing November 8, 2011     623,648      
Trader Media Corp.
GBP 1,528,500     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing March 23, 2015     1,679,950      
Tribune Co.
  2,479,203     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing August 17, 2009(3)     754,387      
  1,989,950     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(3)     559,673      
  2,256,326     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(3)     698,206      
Xsys, Inc.
  1,932,659     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,191,807      
  1,963,186     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,210,632      
Yell Group, PLC
  2,900,000     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,907,959      
 
 
            $ 43,627,922      
 
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 5.2%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  919,125     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 795,043      
Citadel Broadcasting Corp.
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 2.95%, Maturing June 12, 2014     470,000      
CMP KC, LLC
  961,188     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing May 5, 2013(5)     275,861      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  2,722,991     Term Loan, 2.37%, Maturing May 5, 2013     1,360,360      
Discovery Communications, Inc.
  1,000,000     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 14, 2014     987,813      
Emmis Operating Co.
  854,460     Term Loan, 3.06%, Maturing November 2, 2013     527,629      
Gray Television, Inc.
  1,217,604     Term Loan, 3.92%, Maturing January 19, 2015     668,921      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  969,945     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing March 20, 2012     538,319      
Intelsat Corp.
  2,552,555     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,343,962      
  2,552,555     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,343,963      
  2,553,330     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,344,675      
NEP II, Inc.
  685,991     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing February 16, 2014     603,673      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  1,865,119     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,286,933      
  1,971,699     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing October 1, 2012     1,360,472      
NextMedia Operating, Inc.
  72,114     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing November 15, 2012     36,057      
  162,260     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 15, 2012     81,130      
Paxson Communications Corp.
  2,775,000     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 15, 2012(3)     731,906      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  1,125,000     Term Loan, 1.94%, Maturing June 25, 2014     843,750      
SFX Entertainment
  1,183,041     Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing June 21, 2013     1,088,398      
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.
  492,500     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing December 19, 2012     418,625      
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
  967,254     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing June 10, 2012     495,718      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  2,400,000     Term Loan, Maturing September 29, 2014(6)     1,653,000      
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
  786,475     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 3, 2012(3)     352,790      
  972,500     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 3, 2012(3)     436,235      
 
 
            $ 22,045,233      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 1.1%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  2,188,125     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 1,914,609      
Rail America, Inc.
  165,680     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing August 14, 2009     159,881      
  2,559,320     Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing August 13, 2010     2,469,744      
 
 
            $ 4,544,234      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.6%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  759,874     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 653,491      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  563,500     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing May 25, 2013     497,289      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  1,698,950     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,478,087      
Educate, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.47%, Maturing
June 14, 2014
    356,250      
FTD, Inc.
  1,616,875     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,562,305      
Josten’s Corp.
  2,102,724     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing October 4, 2011     2,029,129      
Mapco Express, Inc.
  385,160     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 28, 2011     318,720      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  2,285,225     Term Loan, 3.84%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,456,831      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  1,754,003     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 31, 2013     1,148,872      
  1,225,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.32%, Maturing January 31, 2013     428,750      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  746,993     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing November 15, 2012     709,643      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  2,394,875     Term Loan, 3.12%, Maturing October 26, 2013     2,238,461      
Savers, Inc.
  378,617     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing August 11, 2012     329,396      
  414,236     Term Loan, 3.16%, Maturing August 11, 2012     360,385      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  2,149,516     Term Loan, 3.21%, Maturing February 6, 2014     1,846,793      
 
 
            $ 15,414,402      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.3%
 
Algoma Acquisition Corp.
  1,073,327     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing June 20, 2013   $ 665,463      
Niagara Corp.
  1,129,875     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 29, 2014     629,905      
 
 
            $ 1,295,368      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.6%
 
Gainey Corp.
  1,288,011     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 20, 2012(3)   $ 151,341      
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  1,821,712     Term Loan, 7.24%, Maturing December 6, 2013     1,572,469      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  1,112,661     Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing May 10, 2014     762,769      
 
 
            $ 2,486,579      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 4.7%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  1,099,807     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 1,014,022      
Asurion Corp.
  3,175,000     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing July 13, 2012     2,874,962      
  1,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.88%, Maturing January 13, 2013     827,500      
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC
  4,594,820     Term Loan, 3.18%, Maturing February 9, 2011     4,566,819      
CommScope, Inc.
  2,056,917     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing November 19, 2014     1,952,786      
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
  2,718,239     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 31, 2015     1,931,083      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  1,072,500     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing July 3, 2013     1,006,541      
IPC Systems, Inc.
  500,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.50%, Maturing
May 31, 2015
    120,000      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 827,948     Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,067,225      
NTelos, Inc.
  1,284,782     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing August 24, 2011     1,240,617      
Palm, Inc.
  911,125     Term Loan, 3.82%, Maturing April 24, 2014     619,565      
Stratos Global Corp.
  1,092,750     Term Loan, 3.72%, Maturing February 13, 2012     1,054,504      
Trilogy International Partners
  950,000     Term Loan, 4.72%, Maturing June 29, 2012     513,000      
Windstream Corp.
  1,387,266     Term Loan, 1.93%, Maturing July 17, 2013     1,303,535      
 
 
            $ 20,092,159      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 3.7%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  301,657     Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 227,751      
  2,126,197     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing March 30, 2014     1,605,278      
Astoria Generating Co.
  1,000,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.06%, Maturing August 23, 2013     878,750      
BRSP, LLC
  1,833,445     Term Loan, 5.55%, Maturing July 13, 2009     1,503,425      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Utilities (continued)
 
                     
Calpine Corp.
  2,000,000     DIP Loan, Maturing March 29, 2014(6)   $ 1,732,500      
Covanta Energy Corp.
  626,804     Term Loan, 2.69%, Maturing February 9, 2014     582,928      
  1,247,732     Term Loan, 3.48%, Maturing February 9, 2014     1,160,391      
Electricinvest Holding Co.
GBP 480,000     Term Loan, 5.35%, Maturing October 24, 2012     505,837      
EUR 476,616     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.35%, Maturing October 24, 2012     440,210      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  801,897     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing June 1, 2014     745,180      
  1,482,969     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing June 1, 2014     1,378,080      
Pike Electric, Inc.
  1,136,438     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing July 1, 2012     1,037,000      
  308,512     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing December 10, 2012     281,518      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  1,477,551     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,016,648      
  3,871,576     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing October 10, 2014     2,684,454      
 
 
            $ 15,779,950      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $775,040,645)
  $ 607,183,761      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 9.9%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.0%
 
Alion Science and Technologies Corp.
  155     10.25%, 2/1/15   $ 41,269      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  145     9.75%, 4/1/17     45,675      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  95     8.00%, 7/15/11     47,025      
 
 
            $ 133,969      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.1%
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  55     11.00%, 11/1/15(7)   $ 43,175      
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  375     9.00%, 12/1/11     364,688      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     8.00%, 7/1/13     47,300      
Tenneco, Inc., Sr. Notes
  50     8.125%, 11/15/15     37,000      
 
 
            $ 492,163      
 
 
 
 
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.1%
 
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes.
  335     10.375%, 9/1/14(7)   $ 347,144      
Warner Music Group, Sr. Sub. Notes
  65     7.375%, 4/15/14     55,250      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  235     13.00%, 8/1/13(7)     170,375      
 
 
            $ 572,769      
 
 
 
 
Brokers, Dealers and Investment Houses — 0.0%
 
Nuveen Investments, Inc., Sr. Notes
  135     10.50%, 11/15/15(7)   $ 72,900      
 
 
            $ 72,900      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.5%
 
Grohe Holding GMBH, Variable Rate
EUR 2,000     4.31%, 1/15/14   $ 1,837,809      
Panolam Industries International, Sr. Sub. Notes
  470     10.75%, 10/1/13(3)     23,500      
Texas Industries Inc., Sr. Notes
  135     7.25%, 7/15/13(7)     116,775      
 
 
            $ 1,978,084      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.8%
 
Affinion Group, Inc.
  110     10.125%, 10/15/13   $ 103,950      
  235     11.50%, 10/15/15     203,863      
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Notes
  305     11.25%, 11/15/15     239,806      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  475     8.75%, 6/1/14     465,500      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  655     10.25%, 6/1/16     641,900      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  180     11.375%, 11/15/14(7)     117,900      
Rental Service Corp.
  310     9.50%, 12/1/14     243,350      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  880     10.625%, 5/15/15(7)     855,800      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
Ticketmaster, Sr. Notes
  220     10.75%, 7/28/16(7)   $ 177,100      
West Corp.
  425     9.50%, 10/15/14     384,625      
 
 
            $ 3,433,794      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.2%
 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  380     8.75%, 11/15/13   $ 349,600      
Charter Communications Holdings, Sr. Notes
  30     8.375%, 4/30/14(7)     28,650      
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes
  205     10.875%, 9/15/14(7)     212,175      
Kabel Deutschland GmbH
  220     10.625%, 7/1/14     228,800      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  140     8.50%, 10/15/15     128,100      
National Cable PLC
  40     8.75%, 4/15/14     38,800      
 
 
            $ 986,125      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%
 
CII Carbon, LLC
  195     11.125%, 11/15/15(7)   $ 135,525      
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  345     8.50%, 2/15/16(7)     108,675      
Nova Chemicals Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  215     4.538%, 11/15/13     168,775      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  500     9.00%, 8/15/14(7)     147,500      
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  146     5.00%, 1/29/19(5)     42,632      
 
 
            $ 603,107      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.4%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes
  680     9.75%, 1/15/15   $ 659,600      
  85     8.875%, 4/1/16     80,325      
Oxford Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  835     8.875%, 6/1/11     747,325      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  400     8.875%, 9/15/13     314,000      
 
 
            $ 1,801,250      
 
 
 
                     
Conglomerates — 0.1%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  180     9.50%, 8/1/14(7)   $ 151,200      
  175     11.75%, 8/1/16     111,125      
 
 
            $ 262,325      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.4%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  1,000     5.881%, 2/15/15   $ 861,250      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  865     8.50%, 8/1/14     389,250      
Pliant Corp.
  287     11.625%, 6/15/09(2)(3)     101,862      
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Sr. Notes
  350     8.00%, 3/15/17(3)     115,500      
Solo Cup Co.
  25     8.50%, 2/15/14     20,125      
Stone Container Corp., Sr. Notes
  45     8.38%, 7/1/12(3)     14,400      
 
 
            $ 1,502,387      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%
 
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  570     9.50%, 4/15/14   $ 532,950      
 
 
            $ 532,950      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sr. Notes
  230     7.75%, 11/1/12   $ 153,525      
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  50     7.75%, 5/15/13     44,937      
  225     9.25%, 6/1/16     201,937      
Avago Technologies Finance
  195     10.125%, 12/1/13     188,419      
  240     11.875%, 12/1/15     219,600      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  875     3.881%, 10/15/13     250,469      
 
 
            $ 1,058,887      
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.1%
 
Hertz Corp.
  240     8.875%, 1/1/14   $ 219,600      
  150     10.50%, 1/1/16     131,250      
 
 
            $ 350,850      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  335     8.00%, 12/15/16   $ 269,373      
 
 
            $ 269,373      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.1%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  580     11.50%, 11/1/11   $ 522,000      
 
 
            $ 522,000      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.2%
 
Aramark Services, Inc.
  100     8.50%, 2/1/15   $ 95,875      
El Pollo Loco, Inc.
  410     11.75%, 11/15/13     330,050      
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  385     9.50%, 5/1/14     356,125      
 
 
            $ 782,050      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  755     6.404%, 3/15/14(2)   $ 628,537      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  430     10.75%, 3/15/15     373,025      
 
 
            $ 1,001,562      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.2%
 
Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Sr. Notes
  105     8.25%, 10/1/12(3)   $ 33,600      
  85     7.50%, 6/1/13(3)     26,350      
NewPage Corp.
  610     10.00%, 5/1/12     344,650      
  230     12.00%, 5/1/13     76,475      
NewPage Corp., Variable Rate
  155     7.278%, 5/1/12     75,950      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  255     11.375%, 8/1/16     105,825      
 
 
            $ 662,850      
 
 
 
 
Healthcare — 1.2%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  320     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 254,400      
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  355     10.00%, 2/15/15     362,988      
Biomet, Inc.
  725     11.625%, 10/15/17     717,750      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  220     10.875%, 11/15/14     181,500      
HCA, Inc.
  34     7.875%, 2/1/11     33,320      
  80     9.125%, 11/15/14     78,800      
  145     9.25%, 11/15/16     142,825      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  540     10.375%, 4/15/16(7)     510,300      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  330     11.25%, 7/1/14     298,650      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  220     7.75%, 10/15/13     198,550      
US Oncology, Inc.
  440     9.00%, 8/15/12     442,200      
  1,915     10.75%, 8/15/14     1,833,612      
 
 
            $ 5,054,895      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.0%
 
Interline Brands, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  125     8.125%, 6/15/14   $ 120,000      
 
 
            $ 120,000      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.1%
 
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  215     9.125%, 10/15/15   $ 195,650      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  160     8.625%, 12/15/13(7)     135,200      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  160     5.195%, 12/15/13(7)     116,000      
 
 
            $ 446,850      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.1%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  115     11.00%, 5/1/15(7)   $ 86,250      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  140     9.00%, 12/15/14(7)     105,700      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  115     4.758%, 11/15/14(7)     63,538      
 
 
            $ 255,488      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.4%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  760     11.00%, 2/1/16   $ 767,600      
Bombardier, Inc.
  145     8.00%, 11/15/14(7)     134,487      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.,
Variable Rate
  405     0.00%, 4/1/12(3)(7)     6,075      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  515     9.505%, 8/15/14     419,725      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  105     7.00%, 6/15/13     87,938      
  40     6.875%, 12/1/13     33,400      
  25     7.25%, 6/15/16     18,625      
  50     7.25%, 3/15/18     35,750      
Universal City Development Partners, Sr. Notes
  280     11.75%, 4/1/10     269,500      
 
 
            $ 1,773,100      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.9%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  535     9.375%, 12/15/14(7)   $ 77,575      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  370     8.00%, 8/1/13(7)     257,150      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  310     4.913%, 11/15/12(7)     190,650      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  525     11.00%, 6/15/15(7)     26,250      
Galaxy Entertainment Finance
  320     9.875%, 12/15/12(7)     267,200      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  110     10.75%, 12/1/13(3)(7)     8,250      
Host Hotels and Resorts, LP, Sr. Notes
  280     6.75%, 6/1/16     242,200      
Indianapolis Downs, LLC & Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  150     11.00%, 11/1/12(7)     110,250      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  565     12.00%, 11/15/10     135,600      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  150     12.50%, 10/15/11(3)(7)     1,875      
MGM Mirage, Inc.
  20     7.50%, 6/1/16     13,100      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  165     8.00%, 4/1/12     124,987      
  240     7.125%, 8/15/14     166,800      
  260     6.875%, 2/15/15     172,900      
OED Corp./Diamond Jo, LLC
  125     8.75%, 4/15/12     109,688      
Park Place Entertainment
  405     7.875%, 3/15/10     373,612      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  25     8.25%, 3/15/12     24,500      
  155     7.50%, 6/15/15     130,200      
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  112     10.375%, 6/15/14(7)     108,640      
San Pasqual Casino
  125     8.00%, 9/15/13(7)     103,125      
Scientific Games Corp.
  65     7.875%, 6/15/16(7)     60,450      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  195     3.82%, 3/15/14(7)     135,525      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  345     9.00%, 11/15/15(7)     301,012      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  327     8.625%, 9/15/14(7)     287,578      
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC
  435     6.625%, 12/1/14     374,644      
 
 
            $ 3,803,761      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.2%
 
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  785     10.625%, 9/1/16(7)   $ 700,612      
 
 
            $ 700,612      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.9%
 
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  370     9.00%, 1/15/14   $ 238,650      
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Notes
  135     7.125%, 5/1/17     117,788      
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
  205     7.75%, 8/1/13     150,675      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Oil and Gas (continued)
 
                     
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  410     7.625%, 12/1/13   $ 207,050      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  55     7.50%, 12/15/15     52,250      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  245     9.625%, 5/15/12     249,258      
Encore Acquisition Co., Sr. Sub. Notes
  175     7.25%, 12/1/17     147,438      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  350     11.00%, 2/15/15     243,250      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     7.875%, 12/15/14     74,800      
  200     8.25%, 12/15/14     139,000      
Parker Drilling Co., Sr. Notes
  110     9.625%, 10/1/13     96,800      
Petrohawk Energy Corp., Sr. Notes
  605     9.125%, 7/15/13     597,437      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  135     12.00%, 2/15/18     101,250      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  510     7.00%, 5/1/17(7)     418,200      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  320     7.125%, 4/1/16     235,200      
Sandridge Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  260     8.00%, 6/1/18(7)     221,000      
SemGroup, L.P., Sr. Notes
  605     8.75%, 11/15/15(3)(7)     42,350      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  65     6.875%, 6/1/14     58,825      
Stewart & Stevenson, LLC, Sr. Notes
  380     10.00%, 7/15/14     324,900      
 
 
            $ 3,716,121      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.4%
 
Dex Media West/Finance, Series B
  90     9.875%, 8/15/13   $ 19,575      
Harland Clarke Holdings
  40     9.50%, 5/15/15     30,000      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  100     10.00%, 8/15/15(7)     80,500      
  1,117     10.25%, 8/15/15(2)(7)     802,516      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  100     11.00%, 12/1/17     27,500      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  585     10.00%, 8/1/14     560,138      
  80     12.50% (0.00% until 2011), 8/1/16     51,600      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Sr. Sub. Notes
  505     9.00%, 2/15/17     22,725      
 
 
            $ 1,594,554      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  195     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 169,650      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  315     7.625%, 12/1/13     259,875      
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     79,500      
  220     8.00%, 6/1/15     190,300      
 
 
            $ 699,325      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.6%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  455     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 387,887      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  850     9.00%, 10/15/15     459,125      
  1,065     10.375%, 10/15/15     569,775      
Sally Holdings, LLC
  10     9.25%, 11/15/14     10,125      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  530     10.50%, 11/15/16     533,975      
Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B
  595     8.50%, 2/15/15     452,200      
 
 
            $ 2,413,087      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.1%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  495     11.25%, 2/15/14   $ 133,650      
Steel Dynamics, Inc., Sr. Notes
  225     7.375%, 11/1/12     208,125      
 
 
            $ 341,775      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.0%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes
  230     10.00%, 9/1/14(7)   $ 139,438      
 
 
            $ 139,438      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.7%
 
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  310     9.25%, 9/1/12(7)   $ 297,600      
  989     9.125%, 1/15/15(7)     766,475      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Telecommunications (continued)
 
                     
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.
  815     11.25%, 6/15/16   $ 839,450      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  1,025     4.57%, 6/15/13     925,062      
Windstream Corp., Sr. Notes
  215     8.125%, 8/1/13     212,581      
  65     8.625%, 8/1/16     64,188      
 
 
            $ 3,105,356      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.2%
 
AES Corp.
  55     8.00%, 10/15/17   $ 51,425      
Edison Mission Energy, Sr. Notes
  25     7.50%, 6/15/13     21,187      
NGC Corp.
  430     7.625%, 10/15/26     258,000      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  175     7.25%, 2/1/14     168,000      
  390     7.375%, 1/15/17     367,575      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  20     7.625%, 6/15/14     17,450      
 
 
            $ 883,637      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $54,704,459)
  $ 42,067,394      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 547     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 7.82%, 12/15/20(8)   $ 43,744      
  686     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 2.611%, 2/24/19(7)(8)     48,022      
  907     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 3.081%, 4/15/19(7)(8)     63,500      
  1,000     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 3.181%, 1/15/19(7)(8)     60,000      
  926     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 6.78%, 3/8/17(8)     55,555      
  750     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.863%, 7/17/19(8)     30,000      
  750     Comstock Funding Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class D, 4.918%, 5/30/20(7)(8)     15,000      
  1,000     First CLO Ltd., Series 2004-1A1, Class C, 3.392%, 7/27/16(7)(8)     70,000      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $6,345,376)
  $ 385,821      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Chemicals — 0.0%
 
  146     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(5)(9)   $ 36,466      
 
 
            $ 36,466      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
 
  25,547     Buffets, Inc.(9)   $ 35,127      
 
 
            $ 35,127      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $75,920)
  $ 71,593      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.0%
 
  479     Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25%(2)   $ 23,381      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $22,752)
  $ 23,381      
 
 
                     
                     
Closed-End Investment Companies — 2.4%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  173,420     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.    $ 1,730,732      
  20,864     BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust Fund     217,611      
  2,933     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund     28,421      
  345,089     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     3,464,694      
  521,233     ING Prime Rate Trust     2,147,480      
  173,333     LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.      1,407,464      
  50,753     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     369,482      
  8,502     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund     61,809      
  23,445     Nuveen Senior Income Fund     107,612      
  136     PIMCO Floating Rate Income Fund     1,088      

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  1,620     PIMCO Floating Rate Strategy Fund   $ 11,259      
  293     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     2,488      
  268,136     Van Kampen Senior Income Trust     858,035      
 
 
     
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
   
(identified cost $18,598,351)
  $ 10,408,175      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 5.5%
 
Interest/
               
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s Omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 21,283     Cash Management Portfolio, 0.39%(10)   $ 21,283,430      
  2,059     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 6/1/09     2,058,959      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $23,342,389)
  $ 23,342,389      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 160.5%
   
(identified cost $878,129,892)
  $ 683,482,514      
 
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.5)%
  $ (2,240,920 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 160.0%
   
(identified cost $875,888,972)
  $ 681,241,594      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (25.9)%
  $ (110,313,081 )    
 
 
     
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative
   
Unpaid Dividends — (34.1)%
  $ (145,029,406 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 425,899,107      
 
 
 
Industry and sector classifications included in the Portfolio of Investments are unaudited.
 
 
DIP - Debtor in Possession
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an
 
expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest/dividends in additional par/shares.
 
(3) Defaulted security. Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(4) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The Trust may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion.
 
(5) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(6) This Senior Loan will settle after May 31, 2009, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(7) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2009, the aggregate value of these securities is $9,503,187 or 2.2% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.
 
(8) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at May 31, 2009.
 
(9) Non-income producing security.
 
(10) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of May 31, 2009.

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of May 31, 2009          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $854,605,542)
  $ 659,958,164      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $21,283,430)
    21,283,430      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $62,567)
    63,467      
Receivable for investments sold
    5,138,918      
Interest and dividends receivable
    4,890,265      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    709      
Receivable for closed swap contracts
    2,318      
Miscellaneous receivable
    43,582      
Prepaid expenses
    247,928      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 691,628,781      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 96,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    23,527,500      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    502,709      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    324,675      
Trustees’ fees
    4,203      
Accrued expenses
    341,181      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 120,700,268      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (5,800 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 145,029,406      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 425,899,107      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 37,378,350 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 373,784      
Additional paid-in capital
    723,465,847      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (101,693,966 )    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
    (1,138,198 )    
Net unrealized depreciation
    (195,108,360 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 425,899,107      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($425,899,107 ¸ 37,378,350 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 11.39      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
May 31, 2009          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 55,367,733      
Dividends
    1,088,488      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment
    148,573      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (47,274 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 56,557,520      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 5,674,271      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    27,580      
Custodian fee
    238,395      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    25,786      
Legal and accounting services
    363,505      
Printing and postage
    193,114      
Interest expense and fees
    8,754,125      
Preferred shares service fee
    327,237      
Miscellaneous
    132,088      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 15,736,101      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of investment adviser fee
  $ 1,629,990      
Reduction of custodian fee
    721      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 1,630,711      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 14,105,390      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 42,452,130      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (73,876,793 )    
Swap contracts
    4,763      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    9,964,741      
Extinguishment of debt
    (2,344,141 )    
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (66,251,430 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ (117,134,976 )    
Swap contracts
    (11,285 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (229,543 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (117,375,804 )    
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (183,627,234 )    
 
 
             
Distributions to preferred shareholders
           
 
 
From net investment income
  $ (4,132,420 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (145,307,524 )    
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   May 31, 2009     May 31, 2008      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 42,452,130     $ 74,779,522      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and extinguishment of debt
    (66,251,430 )     (14,034,759 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (117,375,804 )     (86,744,499 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
    (4,132,420 )     (21,490,060 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (145,307,524 )   $ (47,489,796 )    
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (32,429,737 )   $ (52,919,931 )    
Tax return of capital
    (4,858,412 )     (347,281 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (37,288,149 )   $ (53,267,212 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $ 185,072     $ 291,781      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $ 185,072     $ 291,781      
 
 
                     
Net decrease in net assets
  $ (182,410,601 )   $ (100,465,227 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares
 
At beginning of year
  $ 608,309,708     $ 708,774,935      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 425,899,107     $ 608,309,708      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net investment
income included in net assets
applicable to common shares
 
At end of year
  $ (1,138,198 )   $ (1,114,909 )    
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    Year Ended
     
Cash Flows From Operating Activities   May 31, 2009      
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (145,307,524 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    4,132,420      
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ (141,175,104 )    
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (117,251,286 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    302,184,395      
Increase in short-term investments, net
    (16,179,773 )    
Net accretion/amortization of premium (discount)
    (2,979,014 )    
Amortization of structuring fees on notes payable
    524,317      
Decrease in interest and dividends receivable
    3,890,531      
Decrease in interest receivable from affiliated investment
    19,318      
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (2,994,006 )    
Decrease in receivable for open swap contracts
    11,285      
Increase in receivable for closed swap contracts
    (2,318 )    
Increase in miscellaneous receivable
    (43,582 )    
Decrease in prepaid expenses
    37,522      
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    16,436,728      
Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    289,231      
Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    (155,366 )    
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    4,203      
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (526,665 )    
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments
    (3,681,101 )    
Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt
    2,344,141      
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
    117,134,976      
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
    73,876,793      
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 231,765,225      
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Cash distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (37,103,077 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    (4,160,664 )    
Proceeds from notes payable
    96,500,000      
Repayment of notes payable
    (290,500,000 )    
Payment of structuring fees on notes payable
    (262,500 )    
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (235,526,241 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in cash
  $ (3,761,016 )    
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of period(1)
  $ 3,824,483      
 
 
             
Cash at end of period(1)
  $ 63,467      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
  $ 185,072      
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
    8,970,435      
 
 
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
                                             
    Year Ended May 31,            
   
    Period Ended
     
    2009     2008     2007     2006     May 31, 2005(1)       
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)
  $ 16.280     $ 18.980     $ 18.910     $ 18.840     $ 19.100 (2)    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
Net investment income(3)
  $ 1.136     $ 2.002     $ 2.174     $ 1.833     $ 1.101      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (4.917 )     (2.701 )     0.114       0.087       (0.055 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
                                           
From net investment
income(3)
    (0.111 )     (0.575 )     (0.601 )     (0.463 )     (0.209 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (3.892 )   $ (1.274 )   $ 1.687     $ 1.457     $ 0.837      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less distributions to common shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.868 )   $ (1.417 )   $ (1.617 )   $ (1.387 )   $ (0.952 )    
Tax return of capital
    (0.130 )     (0.009 )                      
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.998 )   $ (1.426 )   $ (1.617 )   $ (1.387 )   $ (0.952 )    
 
 
                                             
Preferred and common shares offering costs charged to paid-in capital(3)
  $     $     $     $     $ (0.027 )    
 
 
                                             
Preferred shares underwriting discounts(3)
  $     $     $     $     $ (0.118 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 11.390     $ 16.280     $ 18.980     $ 18.910     $ 18.840      
 
 
                                             
Market value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 10.330     $ 15.130     $ 19.480     $ 17.950     $ 18.070      
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4)
    (22.80 )%     (6.31 )%     9.45 %     8.50 %     3.72 %(5)(15)    
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Market Value(4)
    (24.66 )%     (15.15 )%     18.34 %     7.38 %     (0.52 )%(5)(15)    
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
                                             
    Year Ended May 31,            
   
    Period Ended
     
    2009     2008     2007     2006     May 31, 2005(1)       
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 425,899     $ 608,310     $ 708,775     $ 705,175     $ 702,725      
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(6)
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees(7)
    1.24 %     1.22 %     1.14 %     1.15 %     1.04 %(8)    
Interest and fee expense(9)
    2.00 %     0.12 %                      
Total expenses
    3.24 %     1.34 %     1.14 %     1.15 %     1.04 %(8)    
Net investment income
    9.71 %     11.68 %     11.50 %     9.67 %     6.26 %(8)    
Portfolio Turnover
    16 %     36 %     58 %     51 %     100 %(15)    
 
 
The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable solely to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares and borrowings, are as follows:
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares plus
preferred shares and borrowings):(6)
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees(7)
    0.71 %     0.73 %(10)     0.71 %     0.71 %     0.70 %(8)    
Interest and fee expense(9)
    1.15 %     0.07 %(10)                      
Total expenses
    1.86 %     0.80 %(10)     0.71 %     0.71 %     0.70 %(8)    
Net investment income
    5.57 %     6.96 %(10)     7.11 %     5.99 %     4.24 %(8)    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                           
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 96,000     $ 290,000     $     $     $      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(11)
  $ 6,947     $ 3,598     $     $     $      
Total preferred shares outstanding
    5,800       5,800       17,400       17,400       17,400      
Asset coverage per preferred share
  $ 69,183 (12)   $ 59,955 (12)   $ 65,741 (13)   $ 65,535 (13)   $ 65,396 (13)    
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(14)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(14)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) For the period from the start of business, June 29, 2004, to May 31, 2005.
 
(2) Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.
 
(3) Computed using average common shares outstanding.
 
(4) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(5) Total investment return on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested. Total investment return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested.
 
(6) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
 
(7) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(8) Annualized.
 
(9) Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable incurred to partially redeem the Trust’s APS (see Note 9).
 
(10) Prior year ratios of 0.74%, 0.07%, 0.81% and 7.05% for Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees, Interest and fee expense, Total expenses, and Net investment income, respectively, have been adjusted to reflect the ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings rather than ratios based on net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares as previously reported. This change had no effect on the Trust’s net asset value, net assets, net investment income, net change in net assets from operations, per share data or total return.
 
(11) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.
 
(12) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 277% and 240% at May 31, 2009 and May 31, 2008, respectively.
 
(13) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.
 
(14) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.
 
(15) Not annualized.

 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust will, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Trust based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Trust. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Trust. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations, including listed securities and securities for which quotations are readily available, will normally be valued on the basis of reported trades or market quotations provided by independent pricing services, when in the services’ judgment, these prices are representative of the securities’ market values. For debt securities where market quotations are not readily available, the pricing services will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing vendor at the Valuation time. Such third party pricing vendor valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing vendor. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by pricing vendors. The pricing vendors employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
default recovery rates determined by the pricing vendor using proprietary models. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. The independent service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Trust may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, pursuant to which Cash Management must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Management may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
 
At May 31, 2009, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $63,973,437 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on May 31, 2013 ($1,477,364), May 31, 2014 ($5,274,046), May 31, 2015 ($431,997), May 31, 2016 ($3,161,472) and May 31, 2017 ($53,628,558).
 
Additionally, at May 31, 2009, the Trust had a net currency loss of $856,056 and a net capital loss of $36,879,576, attributable to foreign currency and security transactions, respectively, incurred after October 31, 2008. These losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s taxable year ending May 31, 2010.
 
As of May 31, 2009, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Trust’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended May 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Trust. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Trust maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Trust’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of

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unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Trust may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
2   Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on September 16, 2004 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset weekly for Series A, Series B and Series C, and approximately monthly for Series D and Series E by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (see Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is the greater of (1) 125% of LIBOR at the date of the auction or (2) LIBOR at the date of the auction plus 1.25%.
 
The number of APS issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2009 is as follows:
 
             
    APS Issued and Outstanding      
 
Series A
    1,160      
Series B
    1,160      
Series C
    1,160      
Series D
    1,160      
Series E
    1,160      
 
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee equivalent to 0.15% (0.25% prior to March 2009) of the liquidation value of the APS to broker-dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
3   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at May 31, 2009, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the year then ended were as follows:
 
                                     
    APS
    Dividends
    Average APS
    Dividend
     
    Dividend Rates at
    Paid to APS
    Dividend
    Rate
     
    May 31, 2009     Shareholders     Rates     Ranges      
 
Series A
    1.53%     $ 805,145       2.78%       1.49%–5.50%      
Series B
    1.54%     $ 796,826       2.75%       1.48%–5.77%      
Series C
    1.54%     $ 795,015       2.74%       1.49%–6.01%      
Series D
    1.56%     $ 869,443       3.00%       1.56%–5.84%      
Series E
    1.56%     $ 865,991       2.99%       1.56%–5.84%      
 
 
 
Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rate. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of May 31, 2009.
 
The Trust distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2009 and May 31, 2008 was as follows:
 
                     
    Year Ended May 31,
    2009     2008      
 
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Ordinary income
  $ 36,562,157     $ 74,409,991      
Return of capital
    4,858,412       347,281      
 
During the year ended May 31, 2009, accumulated net realized loss was increased by $11,600,111, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $5,913,262, and paid-in capital was increased by $17,513,373 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for premium amortization, mixed straddles, swap contracts and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trust.
 
As of May 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
             
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses
  $ (101,709,069 )    
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (196,231,455 )    
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, investments in partnerships, premium amortization, swap contracts and defaulted bond interest.
 
4   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Trust’s investment of cash therein is credited against the Trust’s adviser fee. For the year ended May 31, 2009, the Trust’s adviser fee totaled $5,720,418 of which $46,147 was allocated from Cash Management and $5,674,271 was paid or accrued directly by the Trust. EVM also serves as administrator of the Trust, but receives no compensation.
 
In addition, EVM has contractually agreed to reimburse the Trust for fees and other expenses at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets during the first five full years of the Trust’s operations, 0.15% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $1,525,445 of its adviser fee for the year ended May 31, 2009.
 
EVM has further agreed to waive its adviser fee to the extent that the cost of the outstanding borrowings to partially redeem the APS is greater than the dividends and preferred shares service fee that would have been incurred had the APS not been redeemed, hereafter referred to as “incremental cost”. Such waiver is calculated as the lesser of 50% of the Trust’s adviser fee on assets attributable to the borrowings or the incremental cost and will remain in effect until October 31, 2009. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $104,545 of its adviser fee for the year ended May 31, 2009.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Except for Trustees of the Trust who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended May 31, 2009, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.
 
5   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $117,251,286 and $302,184,395, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2009.
 
6   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the years ended May 31, 2009 and May 31, 2008 were 22,310 and 15,487, respectively.
 
7   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at May 31, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 877,012,067      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,294,769      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (198,065,242 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (195,770,473 )    
 
 
 
8   Financial Instruments
 
The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at May 31, 2009 is as follows:
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Depreciation      
 
6/30/09
  British Pound Sterling
9,821,482
  United States Dollar
15,720,461
  $ (152,535 )    
6/30/09
  Euro
13,862,821
  United States Dollar
19,243,675
    (350,174 )    
 
 
            $ (502,709 )    
 
 
 
At May 31, 2009, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Trust adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, effective December 1, 2008. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative instruments. The disclosure below includes additional information as a result of implementing FAS 161.
 
The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Trust may also enter into such contracts to hedge the currency risk of investments it anticipates purchasing.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (FAS 133)) in a liability position and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at May 31, 2009 was $502,709. Such amount is included in the following accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended May 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                 
        Change in
     
        Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
  Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
  (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
  Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
  Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)   Income(2)      
 
Foreign exchange contracts
  $(2,636,161)   $ (1,552,062 )    
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the six months ended May 31, 2009 was approximately $36,589,000.
 
9   Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
 
Effective March 31, 2009, the Trust entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to an initial limit of $175 million. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust pays a commitment fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. The Trust also paid an up-front fee of $262,500 which is being amortized to interest expense through March 30, 2010, the termination date of the Agreement. The unamortized balance at May 31, 2009 is approximately $219,400 and is included in prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At May 31, 2009, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $96,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.28%. Prior to March 31, 2009, the Trust had a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with conduit lenders and a bank to borrow up to an initial limit of $290 million at a rate above the conduit lenders’ commercial paper issuance rate. Under the terms of such agreement, the Trust paid a program fee of 1.25% per annum on its outstanding borrowings and a liquidity fee of 1.25% per annum on the borrowing limit. In connection with the Trust’s termination of the agreement, unamortized structuring fees of approximately $2,344,000 were written off as a realized loss and included as extinguishment of debt in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2009, the average borrowings under the agreements and the average interest rate were $180,746,575 and 2.68%, respectively.
 
10   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
11   Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.
 
12   Fair Value Measurements
 
The Trust adopted FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, effective June 1, 2008. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At May 31, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                         
        Investments in
    Other Financial
     
    Valuation Inputs   Securities     Instruments*      
 
Level 1
  Quoted Prices   $ 31,750,113     $      
Level 2
  Other Significant Observable Inputs     648,666,970       (502,709 )    
Level 3
  Significant Unobservable Inputs     824,511            
 
 
Total
      $ 681,241,594     $ (502,709 )    
 
 
 
* Other financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
             
    Investments in
     
    Securities      
 
Balance as of May 31, 2008
  $ 462,500      
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    (1,274,457 )    
Net purchases (sales)
    90,128      
Accrued discount (premium)
    14,781      
Net transfer to (from) Level 3
    1,531,559      
 
 
Balance as of May 31, 2009
  $ 824,511      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of May 31, 2009*
  $ (1,274,457 )    
 
 
 
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Shareholders of
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2009, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period from June 29, 2004 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2005. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of May 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period from June 29, 2004 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 16, 2009

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
 
In June 2009, the Board approved a clarification to the Trust’s investment policies. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (“Senior Loans”). The remaining investment assets of the Trust may include, among other types of investments, equity securities that are issued by a borrower of a Senior Loan in which the Trust invests (or such borrower’s affiliates) as part of a package of investments in the borrower or its affiliates. The Trust may accept equity securities in connection with a debt restructuring or reorganization of a borrower either inside or outside of bankruptcy. The clarification provides that if the Trust holds equity securities issued in exchange for a Senior Loan or issued in connection with the debt restructuring or reorganization of a borrower, the Trust may acquire additional equity securities of such borrower (or such borrower’s affiliates) if, in the judgment of the investment adviser, such an investment may enhance the value of a Senior Loan held or would otherwise be consistent with the Trust’s investment policies.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2010 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2009. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust. As required by the Internal Revenue Code regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Trust’s fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
 
Qualified Dividend Income. The Trust designates $1,088,488, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.
 
Dividends Received Deduction. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Trust’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Trust’s fiscal 2009 ordinary income dividends, 2.98% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2009
 
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)
 
The Trust held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 27, 2009. The following action was taken by the shareholders:
 
Item 1: The election of William H. Park, Ronald A. Pearlman and Heidi L. Steiger as Class II Trustees of the Trust for a three-year term expiring in 2012 and Helen Frame Peters and Ralph F. Verni as Class III Trustees of the Trust to serve until 2010 to coincide with the term of office of their class. Mr. Verni was elected solely by APS shareholders.
 
                     
    Number of Shares      
Nominee for Trustee
 
Elected by All Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
William H. Park (Class II)
    32,352,802       990,918      
Ronald A. Pearlman (Class II)
    32,269,984       1,073,736      
Heidi L. Steiger (Class II)
    32,287,285       1,056,435      
Helen Frame Peters (Class III)
    32,276,776       1,066,944      
 
                     
    Number of Shares      
Nominee for Trustee
 
Elected by APS Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
Ralph F. Verni (Class III)
    4,163       88      

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Trust. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the net asset value per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the net asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the Plan Agent. Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not shares are reinvested.
 
If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your name with the Fund’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or you will not be able to participate.
 
The Plan Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Each participant will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.
 
Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Plan Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Plan Agent to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.
 
If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.
 
Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, at 1-866-439-6787.

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APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.
 
The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
Please print exact name on account:
Shareholder signature                                   Date
Shareholder signature                                   Date
 
Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.
 
YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
 
This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
 
Number of Employees
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
As of May 31, 2009, our records indicate that there are 48 registered shareholders and approximately 25,748 shareholders owning the Trust shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our reports directly, which contain important information about the Trust, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EFT.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2009, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2009. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
  •  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2009, the Board met eighteen times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, five, six, six and six times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior secured floating-rate loans. The Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s recommendations for Board action and other steps taken in response to the unprecedented dislocations experienced in the capital markets over recent periods, including sustained periods of high volatility, credit disruption and government intervention. In particular, the Board considered the Adviser’s efforts and expertise with respect to each of the following matters as they relate to the Fund and/or other funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds: (i) negotiating and maintaining the

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
availability of bank loan facilities and other sources of credit used for investment purposes or to satisfy liquidity needs; (ii) establishing the fair value of securities and other instruments held in investment portfolios during periods of market volatility and issuer-specific disruptions; and (iii) the ongoing monitoring of investment management processes and risk controls. In addition, the Board considered the Adviser’s actions with respect to the Auction Preferred Shares (“APS”) issued by the Fund, including the Adviser’s efforts to seek alternative forms of debt and other leverage that may over time reduce financing costs associated with APS and enable the Fund to restore liquidity for APS holders.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2008 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fee and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund’s total expense ratio are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Trust Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Trust’s principal underwriter and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
        Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
      in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen By
     
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years   Trustee(1)     Other Directorships Held
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
5/31/58
  Class I
Trustee and Vice
President
  Until 2011. 3 years. Trustee since 2008 and Vice President
since 2004.
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 175 registered investment companies and 4 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Trust.     175     Director of EVC
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty(A)
1/2/63
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011. 3 years. Since 2005.   Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     175     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
4/3/40
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011. 3 years. Since 2007.   Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     175     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries)
                         
William H. Park
9/19/47
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012. 3 years. Since 2004.   Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005).     175     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
7/10/40
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012. 3 years. Since 2004.   Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center.     175     None
                         
Helen Frame Peters
3/22/48
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2010. 3 years. Since 2008.   Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Adjunct Professor of Finance, Peking University, Beijing, China (since 2005).     175     Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) and BJ’s Wholesale Clubs, Inc. (wholesale club retailer); Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds)
                         
Heidi L. Steiger
7/8/53
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012. 3 years. Since 2008.   Managing Partner, Topridge Associates LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2008); Senior Advisor (since 2008), President (2005-2008), Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004).     175     Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider), Aviva USA (insurance provider) and CIFG (family of financial guaranty companies)

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
        Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
      in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen By
     
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years   Trustee(1)     Other Directorships Held
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Lynn A. Stout
9/14/57
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2010. 3 years. Trustee since 2004.   Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.     175     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni(A)
1/26/43
  Chairman of
the Board
and Class III
Trustee
  Chairman of the Board since 2007. Trustee until 2010. 3 years. Trustee since 2005.   Consultant and private investor.     175     None
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
             
Scott H. Page
11/30/59
  President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 11 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Ralph H. Hinckley
5/6/71
  Vice President   Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 1 registered investment company managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Michael W. Weilheimer
2/11/61
  Vice President   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 25 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Barbara E. Campbell
6/19/57
  Treasurer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maureen A. Gemma
5/24/60
  Secretary and Chief Legal Officer   Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008.   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Paul M. O’Neil
7/11/53
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(A) APS Trustee
 
 
In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Trust’s Annual CEO Certification certifying as to compliance with NYSE’s Corporate Governance Listing Standards was submitted to the Exchange on April 28, 2009. The Trust has also filed its CEO and CFO certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with the SEC as an exhibit to its most recent Form N-CSR.
 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
 
 
 
 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) —(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2009 by the Fund’s principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during such period.
Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Trust
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   5/31/08   5/31/09
 
Audit Fees
  $ 81,980     $ 80,345  
 
               
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 21,785     $ 3,915  
 
               
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 13,489     $ 17,810  
 
               
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 0     $ 0  
       
 
               
Total
  $ 117,254     $ 102,070  
       
 
(1)   Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain agreed-upon procedures relating to the registrant’s auction preferred shares.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

 


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(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant’s fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 and the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance organization for the registrant’s principal accountant for the same time periods, respectively.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   5/31/08   5/31/09
 
Registrant
  $ 35,274     $ 21,725  
 
Eaton Vance(1)
  $ 364,338     $ 381,730  
 
Total
  $ 399,612     $ 403,455  
 
(1)   The Investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. William H. Park (Chair), Lynn A. Stout, Heidi L. Steiger and Ralph E. Verni are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator,

 


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or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.
The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer then back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.
In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personal of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Scott H. Page, Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr. and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s investments as well as allocations of the Fund’s assets between common and preferred stocks. Messrs. Page and Hinckley are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of specific segments of the Fund’s investment portfolio.

 


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Mr. Page has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996 and is a Vice President of EVM and Boston Management and Research, an Eaton Vance subsidiary (“BMR”). He is head of Eaton Vance’s Bank Loan Investment Group. Mr. Hinckley is a Vice President of EVM and BMR and a portfolio manager since 2008. This information is provided as of the date of filing of this report.
The following tables show, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets in those accounts.
                                 
                            Total Assets of Accounts
    Number of   Total Assets of   Number of Accounts   Paying a Performance
    All Accounts   All Accounts*   Paying a Performance Fee   Fee*
Scott H. Page
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    10 (1)   $ 9,790.6       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    4     $ 2,431.3       4     $ 2,431.3  
Other Accounts
    5     $ 4,470.7       0     $ 0  
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    1     $ 666.8       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    1     $ 257.7       0     $ 0  
 
*   In millions of dollars.
 
(1)   Numbers provided include an investment company structured as fund-of-funds which invests in funds in the Eaton Vance complex advised by other portfolio managers.
The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.
     
    Dollar Range of Equity Securities
Portfolio Manager   Owned in the Fund
Scott H. Page
  $100,001 - $500,000
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.
  $  10,001 - $  50,000
Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of a Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between a Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser or sub-adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she

 


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believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM and the sub-adviser have adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including: a code of ethics; and policies which govern the investment adviser or sub-adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.
Compensation Structure for EVM
Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock andr restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.
Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus appropriate peer groups or benchmarks. In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.
The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.
EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on

 


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a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
   
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
   
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
   
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
         
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  July 13, 2009    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
       
Date:
  July 13, 2009    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  July 13, 2009