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Eaton Vance Appoints Howard Tiffen as Senior Portfolio Advisor BOSTON, October 18, 2013 - Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE:EV), announced today that the firm has engaged Howard Tiffen as Senior Portfolio Advisor to its Floating-Rate Loan Group. Mr. Tiffen reports to Scott Page, CFA, Director of the Floating- Rate Loan Group, and Craig Russ, Director of Credit Analysis. In this role, Mr. Tiffen will support the global sales and marketing efforts alongside the Eaton Vance portfolio management team.

"Howard is a well-respected and experienced investment professional who has been involved in the floating-rate capital markets in Europe, Asia and North America for over 40 years," said Mr. Page. "We are pleased to have him working in an advisory capacity to support Eaton Vance's $40 billion floating-rate bank loan investment capability, and we look forward to the contributions he will make to benefit our clients, our team and our shareholders."
Mr. Tiffen has been involved in the floating-rate capital markets since 1972 and has held portfolio management responsibilities for floating-rate bank loans since 1980 at Continental Bank, Bank of America, Pilgrim Investments (now ING), Van Kampen (now Invesco) and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He earned a B.S. from Northwestern University and an A.M. from the University of Chicago.
Eaton Vance is one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed $273.1 billion in assets as of September
30, 2013, offering individuals and institutions a broad array of investment strategies and wealth management solutions. The Company's long record of providing exemplary service, timely innovation and attractive returns through a variety of market conditions has made Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many of today's most discerning investors. For more information about Eaton Vance, visit www.eatonvance.com.
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