This proxy statement (this “Proxy Statement”) and the enclosed GOLD proxy card are being furnished by Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba Capital”), Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (“Saba I”), Boaz R. Weinstein (“Mr. Weinstein,” and together with Saba Capital and Saba I, “Saba,” “we,” or “us”) and the Nominees (as defined below) named in the Proposal (the Nominees together with Saba, the “Participants”), in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts Business Trust and closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Fund”).

We believe that the board of trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) needs fresh ideas and perspectives to address the Fund’s trading discount; we have therefore nominated a slate of highly qualified and independent Nominees for election to the Board, whose election will send a strong message that the Fund’s shareholders are not satisfied with the Fund’s management and their inability to address the Fund’s significant discount to net asset value.¹

We are convinced that NOW is the time to take action to close the Fund’s discount and we urge shareholders to elect the Nominees, who we believe, if elected, would serve the best interests of all shareholders.

We are therefore seeking your support at the upcoming 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, including any adjournments or postponements thereof and any special meeting which may be called in lieu thereof (the “Annual Meeting”), that is scheduled to be held at [●], [●], 2024, at [●] [a.m/p.m.], [●] Time.

This Proxy Statement and the enclosed GOLD proxy card are first being furnished to the Fund’s shareholders on or about [●], 2024.

Saba is seeking your support at the Annual Meeting with respect to the following proposal (the “Proposal”) and to consider and act upon any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

Based on the Fund’s proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Fund’s 2023 Proxy Statement”), the Board is currently comprised of eleven trustees divided into three classes. Each class is elected for a term of three years, with the term of one class of trustees expiring at each annual meeting of the shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, four Class I trustees are to be elected by holders of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), each for a three-year term expiring at the Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders.

¹Saba notes that there are various ways the Fund can address the discount such that it would be significantly narrowed or eliminated, including through an increase and change in marketing and related efforts, improving corporate governance, seeking out additional potential new buyers for the Fund’s shares and/or repurchasing the Fund’s shares.

Through this Proxy Statement and enclosed GOLD proxy card, we are soliciting proxies in support of the election of the Nominees to serve as Class I trustees of the Fund.

The Fund has set the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”) as [●]. Shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on the Record Date, the Participants may be deemed to “beneficially own” (such term as used in Schedule 14A within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 or Rule 16a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), in the aggregate, [●] Common Shares, including [●] shares held in record name. There were [●] Common Shares outstanding as of the Record Date according to the Fund’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Fund’s Proxy Statement”).

We urge you to sign, date and return the GOLD proxy card “FOR ALL” of the Nominees in the Proposal. By returning the GOLD proxy card, you are authorizing Saba to vote on your behalf, and if you do not indicate how you would like to vote, your vote will be counted “FOR ALL” of the Nominees in the Proposal.

According to the amended and restated bylaws of the Fund, effective as of August 13, 2020 (the “Bylaws”), in a contested election of trustees, the qualified nominees receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote with respect to such matter at a meeting of the shareholders shall be elected.

Saba intends to deliver this Proxy Statement and the accompanying Form of GOLD Proxy Card to holders of at least the percentage of the Fund’s voting shares required under applicable law to elect the Nominees at the Annual Meeting and otherwise intends to solicit proxies or votes from shareholders of the Fund in support of the nominations of the Nominees. This proxy solicitation is being made by Saba and not on behalf of the Board or management of the Fund or any other third party. We are not aware of any other matters to be brought before the Annual Meeting other than as described herein. Should other matters be brought before the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies in the enclosed GOLD proxy card will vote on such matters in their discretion to the extent allowed by Rule 14a-4(c)(3) under the Exchange Act.

If you have already voted using the Fund’s white proxy card, you have every right to change your vote by completing and mailing the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the enclosed pre-paid envelope or by voting via Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the GOLD proxy card. Importantly, only the latest validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted. In addition, any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions under “Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?” in the Questions and Answers section.

For instructions on how to vote, including the quorum and voting requirements for the Fund and other information about the proxy materials, see the Questions and Answers section.

If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, InvestorCom, toll free at (877) 972-0090 or collect at (203) 972-9300.

As one of the Fund’s largest shareholders, Saba is committed to improving the Fund for the benefit of all shareholders and, to this end, has nominated a slate of highly-qualified and independent Nominees to the Board, who, Saba believes, will bring fresh ideas and perspectives to address the Fund’s deep trading discount.

We urge you to join us and support the election of the Nominees by voting on the GOLD proxy card today.

According to the Fund’s 2023 Proxy Statement, the Board is currently comprised of eleven trustees divided into three classes. The members of each class are elected to serve three-year terms or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified as permitted by law with the term of office of each class ending in successive years, and according to the Fund’s 2023 Proxy Statement, there will be four Class I trustees elected at the Annual Meeting.

We are soliciting proxies to elect the Nominees—Jason Chen and Jassen Trenkow—to serve as trustees, each with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. The Nominees, if elected, would constitute two of eleven members, a minority, of the Board.

The Nominees, if elected, will each serve a three-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified as permitted by law. There is no assurance that any of the Fund’s nominees will serve as a trustee if one or more of the Nominees are elected to the Board.

Even if both of the Nominees are elected, because the Nominees would only represent a minority of the members of the Board, there can be no assurance that they would be able to implement the actions that they believe are necessary to enhance shareholder value without the support of the other members of the Board.

The age and other information related to the Nominees shown below are as of the date of this Proxy Statement.

Mr. Chen earned a BASc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2003, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2004, and an M.B.A. from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto in 2009.

Mr. Chen’s qualifications to serve as a trustee of the Fund include his extensive experience in the financial industry and as a senior executive of multiple businesses.

Mr. Trenkow received a B.S. from Pace University and a M.B.A. from EMBA-Global Asia, in partnership with London Business School, Columbia Business School and The University of Hong Kong.

Mr. Trenkow’s qualifications to serve as a trustee of the Fund include his decades of experience working in the financial services industry at Barclays and Goldman Sachs and his operational efficiency gained from service as a chief of staff at both banks.

The Nominees do not currently hold, and have not at any time held, any position with the Fund. The Nominees do not oversee any portfolios in the Fund’s Fund Complex (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)).

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the dollar range of the equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Nominees and the aggregate range of equity securities in all funds to be overseen by the Nominees, are as follows:

None of the organizations or corporations referenced above is a parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Fund. We believe that, if elected, the Nominees will be considered independent trustees of the Fund under (i) the pertinent listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, and (ii) paragraph (a)(1) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K. In addition, we believe that the Nominees are not and will not be “interested persons” of the Fund within the meaning of section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

Shareholders voting on the enclosed GOLD proxy card will only be able to vote on the election of the Nominees named in the Proposal, and therefore will not be able to vote on the remaining two seats that will be up for election at the Annual Meeting using the GOLD proxy card. We refer shareholders to the Fund’s Proxy Statement, when it becomes available, for the names, background, qualifications and other information concerning the Fund’s trustee nominees. The Fund’s Proxy Statement and form of proxy will become available free of charge on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at www.sec.gov.

Each of the Nominees has entered into a nominee agreement (the “Nominee Agreement”) pursuant to which Saba Capital has agreed to advance an amount not to exceed $5,000 to cover the reimbursement of fees such Nominee may incur in connection with his nomination and to defend and indemnify such Nominee against, and with respect to, any losses that may be incurred by such Nominee in the event he becomes a party to litigation based on his nomination as a candidate for election to the Board, the solicitation of proxies in support of his election, or both. If elected or appointed, the Nominees will be entitled to such compensation from the Fund as is consistent with the Fund’s practices for services of non-employee trustees. The Nominees will not receive any compensation from Saba for their services as trustees of the Fund if elected or for any other reason.

Each of the Nominees has agreed to being nominated as a Nominee in this Proxy Statement and has confirmed his willingness to serve on the Board if elected. We do not expect that any of the Nominees will be unable to stand for election, but, in the event that any of the Nominees are unable to or for good cause will not serve, the Common Shares represented by the GOLD proxy card will be voted for substitute candidate(s) selected by Saba, a right that Saba has reserved in its nomination notice. In the case of any of the foregoing, Saba will give prompt written notice to the Fund if it chooses to nominate any such additional or substitute nominee(s) and Saba will file and deliver supplemental proxy materials, including a revised proxy card, disclosing the information relating to such additional person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for the election of trustees pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act. If Saba determines to add nominee(s), whether because the Fund expands the size of the Board subsequent to the date of this Proxy Statement or for any other reason, Saba will supplement this Proxy Statement.

According to the Bylaws, in a contested election of trustees, the qualified nominees receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote with respect to such matter at a meeting of the shareholders shall be elected. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes “against” the Proposal.

We urge you to sign and return our GOLD proxy card. If you have already voted using the Fund’s white proxy card, you have every right to change your vote by completing and mailing the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the enclosed pre-paid envelope or by voting via Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the GOLD proxy card. Only the latest validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted; any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions under “Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?” If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, InvestorCom, toll free at (877) 972-0090 or collect at (203) 972-9300.

Only holders of Common Shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders who sold their Common Shares before the Record Date (or acquire them without voting rights after the Record Date) may not vote such Common Shares. Shareholders of record on the Record Date will retain their voting rights in connection with the Annual Meeting even if they sell such Common Shares after the Record Date (unless they also transfer their voting rights as of the Record Date).

Common Shares held in record name. If your Common Shares are registered in your own name, please vote today by signing, dating and returning the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. Execution and delivery of a proxy by a record holder of Common Shares will be presumed to be a proxy with respect to all shares held by such record holder unless the proxy specifies otherwise.

Common Shares beneficially owned or held in “street” name. If you hold your Common Shares in “street” name with a broker, bank, dealer, trust company or other nominee, only that nominee can exercise the right to vote with respect to the Common Shares that you beneficially own through such nominee and only upon receipt of your specific instructions. Accordingly, it is critical that you promptly give instructions to your broker, bank, dealer, trust company or other nominee to vote FOR the Nominees. Please follow the instructions to vote provided on the enclosed GOLD voting instruction form. If your broker, bank, dealer, trust company or other nominee provides for proxy instructions to be delivered to them by telephone or Internet, instructions will be included on the enclosed GOLD voting instruction form. We urge you to confirm in writing your instructions to the person responsible for your account and provide a copy of those instructions by emailing them to Saba@investor-com.com or mailing them to Saba Capital Management, L.P., c/o InvestorCom, 19 Old Kings Highway S., Suite 130, Darien, CT 06820, so that we will be aware of all instructions given and can attempt to ensure that such instructions are followed.

Note: Common Shares represented by properly executed GOLD proxy cards will be voted at the Annual Meeting as marked and, in the absence of specific instructions, FOR ALL of the Nominees named in the Proposal.

“FOR ALL” of the Nominees standing for election to the Board named in this Proxy Statement.

The Participants intend to vote all of their Common Shares “FOR ALL” of the Nominees in the Proposal, except for a small percentage of Common Shares owned by certain of the Saba Entities (as defined in Annex I) that, pursuant to internal proxy voting policies, will be echo-voted (i.e. meaning they will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of all other shareholders).

According to the Bylaws, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the total number of shares of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting shall constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be treated as votes present for purposes of determining a quorum. For information on the treatment of broker non-votes, if any, in connection with the Annual Meeting, please see the Fund’s Proxy Statement.

Proposal – Election of Trustees. According to the Bylaws, in a contested election of trustees, the qualified nominees receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote with respect to such matter at a meeting of the shareholders shall be elected. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes “against” a nominee in the Proposal.

THE ONLY WAY TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IS TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION “FOR ALL” OF THE NOMINEES ON THE ENCLOSED GOLD PROXY CARD. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN OR RETURN A WHITE PROXY CARD FROM THE FUND, EVEN IF YOU INSTRUCT TO “ABSTAIN” YOUR VOTES. DOING SO WILL REVOKE ANY PREVIOUS VOTING INSTRUCTIONS YOU PROVIDED ON THE GOLD PROXY CARD.

You may receive proxy solicitation materials from the Fund, including an opposition proxy statement and a white proxy card. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information contained in any proxy solicitation materials used by the Fund or any other statements that it may otherwise make.

We recommend that you discard any proxy card that may be sent to you by the Fund. Voting “ABSTAIN” or “AGAINST” on its white proxy card is not the same as voting for the Nominees because a vote on the Fund’s white proxy card will revoke any previous voting instructions that you submitted on the GOLD proxy card. If you have already voted using the Fund’s white proxy card, you have every right to change your vote by using the enclosed GOLD proxy card by signing, dating and returning the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. Only the latest validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted; any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions below under “Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?”

If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, InvestorCom. Shareholders may call toll free at (877) 972-0090 or collect at (203) 972-9300.

If you are the shareholder of record, you may change your proxy instructions or revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the Annual Meeting. Proxies may be revoked by any of the following actions:

If your shares are held in a brokerage account by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee. If you attend the Annual Meeting and you beneficially own Common Shares but are not the record owner, your mere attendance at the Annual Meeting WILL NOT be sufficient to revoke any previously submitted proxy card. You must have written authority from the record owner to vote your shares held in its name at the meeting in the form of a “legal proxy” issued in your name from the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares. If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, InvestorCom, toll free at (877) 972-0090 or collect at (203) 972-9300.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED USING THE FUND’S WHITE PROXY CARD, WE URGE YOU TO REVOKE IT BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE. Although a revocation is effective if delivered to the Fund, we request that a copy of any revocation be mailed to Saba Capital Management, L.P., c/o InvestorCom, 19 Old Kings Highway S., Suite 130, Darien, CT 06820, so that we will be aware of all revocations.

The solicitation of proxies pursuant to this proxy solicitation is being made by the Participants. Proxies may be solicited by mail, facsimile, telephone, telegraph, Internet, in person or by advertisements. Saba will solicit proxies from individuals, brokers, banks, bank nominees and other institutional holders. Saba will request banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward all solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the Common Shares they hold of record. Saba will reimburse these record holders for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in so doing. It is anticipated that certain regular employees of Saba will also participate in the solicitation of proxies in support of the Nominees. Such employees will receive no additional consideration if they assist in the solicitation of proxies.

Saba has retained InvestorCom to provide solicitation and advisory services in connection with this solicitation. InvestorCom will be paid a fee not to exceed $[·] based upon the campaign services provided. In addition, Saba will advance costs and reimburse InvestorCom for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify InvestorCom against certain liabilities and expenses, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws. InvestorCom will solicit proxies from individuals, brokers, banks, bank nominees and other institutional holders. It is anticipated that InvestorCom will employ approximately [·] persons to solicit the Fund’s shareholders as part of this solicitation. InvestorCom does not believe that any of its owners, managers, officers, employees, affiliates or controlling persons, if any, is a “participant” in this proxy solicitation.

The entire expense of soliciting proxies is being borne by Saba. Costs of this proxy solicitation are currently estimated to be approximately $[·]. We estimate that through the date hereof, Saba’s expenses in connection with the proxy solicitation are approximately $[·]. Saba will not seek reimbursement of these costs from the Fund.

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (such as brokers and banks) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual and semi-annual reports with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement or periodic report addressed to those shareholders. Some banks and brokers with account holders who are shareholders of the Fund may be householding our proxy materials.

Once you have received notice from your bank or broker that it will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement and annual report, please notify your bank or broker and direct your requests to the Fund at [·], or by calling at [·].

Because Saba has initiated a contested proxy solicitation, we understand that banks and brokers with account holders who are shareholders of the Fund will not be householding our proxy materials.

Pursuant to Rule 14a-5(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act, we have omitted from this Proxy Statement certain disclosure required by applicable law to be included in the Fund’s definitive proxy statement in connection with the Annual Meeting. Such disclosure includes information regarding securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Fund’s trustees, nominees and management; the Fund’s investment manager and administrator; the Audit Committee of the Board; certain shareholders’ beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the Fund’s voting securities; information concerning the Fund’s trustees; information concerning executive compensation; and information concerning the procedures for submitting shareholder proposals and trustee nominations intended for consideration at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders and for consideration for inclusion in the proxy materials for that meeting. We take no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information that we expect to be contained in the Fund’s definitive proxy statement. Except as otherwise noted herein, the information in this Proxy Statement concerning the Fund has been taken from or is based upon documents and records on file with the SEC and other publicly available information.

This Proxy Statement and all other solicitation materials in connection with this proxy solicitation will be available on the internet, free of charge, on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/edgar. The Edgar file number for the Fund is 811-21147

We urge you to carefully consider the information contained in this Proxy Statement and then support our efforts by signing, dating and returning the enclosed GOLD proxy card today.

This proxy solicitation is being made by the Participants. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Participants, excluding the Nominees as they do not beneficially own any Common Shares, may be deemed to “beneficially own” (such term as used in Schedule 14A within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 or Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act for the purposes of this Annex I) 3,114,325 Common Shares in the aggregate, representing 12.62% of the outstanding Common Shares. The percentage used herein is based upon 24,672,939 Common Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2024, as disclosed in the Fund’s Semi-Annual Report for the reporting period ended March 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on May 24, 2024. Of the 3,114,325 Common Shares owned in the aggregate by the Participants, such Common Shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned as follows: (a) 3,114,325 Common Shares (including 1,000 Common Shares held in record name by Saba I) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Saba Capital by virtue of its status as the investment manager of various funds and accounts, such funds and accounts, the (“Saba Entities”); and (b) 3,114,325 Common Shares (including 1,000 Common Shares held in record name by Saba I) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Weinstein by virtue of his status as the principal of Saba Capital.

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, none of the Nominees beneficially own any Common Shares or any other securities of the Fund.

The principal business of Saba Capital is to serve as investment manager to the Saba Entities. The principal business of Saba I is to serve as a private investment fund. The principal business of Mr. Weinstein is investment management and serving as the principal of Saba Capital. The principal business of the Saba Entities is to invest in securities.

The business address of each member of Saba and the Saba Entities is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York 10174.

The principal occupation and business address of each of the Nominees are disclosed in the section of this Proxy Statement titled “PROPOSAL: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES”.

Unless otherwise noted as shares held in record name by the Saba Entities, the Common Shares held by the Saba Entities are held in commingled margin accounts, which may extend margin credit to such parties from time to time, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin account are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the account. The margin accounts bear interest at a rate based upon the broker’s call rate from time to time in effect. Because other securities are held in the margin accounts, it is not possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase the Common Shares reported herein since margin may have been attributed to such other securities and since margin used is not disclosed on an individual per-security basis.

Except as set forth in this Proxy Statement (including the Appendices hereto), (i) within the past 10 years, no Participant in this solicitation has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); (ii) no Participant and no associate or “Immediate Family Member” (as defined in Item 22 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act (“Item 22”)) of any Participant, is a record owner or direct or indirect beneficial owner of any securities of the Fund, any parent or subsidiary of the Fund, any investment adviser, principal underwriter, or “Sponsoring Insurance Company” (as defined in Item 22) of the Fund, or in any registered investment companies overseen or to be overseen by the Participant within the same “Family of Investment Companies” (as defined in Item 22) that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance, or affiliated person of the Fund; (iii) no Participant in this solicitation directly or indirectly beneficially owns any securities of the Fund which are owned of record but not beneficially; (iv) no Participant in this solicitation has purchased or sold any securities of the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser within the past two years, nor from either entity’s “Parents” or “Subsidiaries” (as defined in Item 22); (v) no Participant has any “family relationship” for the purposes of Item 22 whereby a family member is an “Officer” (as defined in Item 22), trustee (or person nominated to become an Officer or trustee), employee, partner, or copartner of the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser and/or a principal underwriter of any of the foregoing, or any Subsidiary or other potential affiliate of any of the foregoing; (vi) no part of the purchase price or market value of the securities of the Fund owned by any Participant in this solicitation is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding such securities; (vii) no Participant in this solicitation is, or within the past year was, a party to any contract, arrangements or understandings with any person with respect to any securities of the Fund, including, but not limited to, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies; (viii) no associate of any Participant in this solicitation owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Fund; (ix) no Participant in this solicitation owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of any parent or subsidiary of the Fund; (x) within the last five years, no Nominee has had any arrangement or understanding with any other person pursuant to which he was selected to be a nominee for election as a trustee to the Fund other than the Nominee Agreements described herein; (xi) no Participant and no Immediate Family Member of any Participant in this solicitation or any of his or its associates was a party to, or had a direct or indirect material relationship in, any transaction or series of similar transactions since the beginning of the Fund’s last fiscal year, or is a party to any currently proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and for which any of the following was or is a party: (a) the Fund or any of its subsidiaries; (b) an Officer of the Fund; (c) an investment company, or a person that would be an investment company but for the exclusions provided by sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, having the same investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company as the Fund or having an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company of the Fund; (d) an investment adviser, principal underwriter, Sponsoring Insurance Company, or affiliated person of the Fund; (e) any Officer or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any investment adviser, principal underwriter, Sponsoring Insurance Company, or affiliated person of the Fund; (f) an Officer of an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company of the Fund; or (g) an Officer of a person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company of the Fund; (xii) during the last five years, no Participant and no Immediate Family Member of any Participant has had a position or office with: (a) the Fund; (b) an investment company, or a person that would be an investment company but for the exclusions provided by Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, having the same investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company as the Fund or having an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company of the Fund; or (c) an investment adviser, principal underwriter, Sponsoring Insurance Company, or affiliated person (xiii) no Participant in this solicitation or any of his or its associates has any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by the Fund or its affiliates, or with respect to any future transactions to which the Fund or any of its affiliates will or may be a party; (xiv) no Participant in this solicitation has a substantial interest, direct or indirect, by securities holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on at the Annual Meeting; (xv) there are no material pending legal proceedings to which any Nominee or any of his or her associates is a party adverse to the Fund or, to the best of Saba’s knowledge after reasonable investigation, any affiliated person of the Fund, nor does any Nominee have a material interest in such proceedings that is adverse to the Fund or, to the best of the Saba’s knowledge after reasonable investigation, any affiliated person of the Fund; (xvi) since the beginning of the last two completed fiscal years, no Participant (and no Immediate Family Member of a Participant) has served on the board of directors or trustees of a company or trust where an Officer of an investment adviser, principal underwriter, or Sponsoring Insurance Company of the Fund, or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any of those, serves on the board of directors or trustees; and (xvii) no Participant has withheld information that is required to be disclosed under the following Items under Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act: Item 401(f) with respect to involvement in certain legal proceedings, Item 401(g) with respect to promoters and control persons, and Item 405 with respect to beneficial ownership and required filings.

The following tables set forth all transactions effected during the past two years by Saba, by virtue of Saba Capital’s direct and indirect control of the Saba Entities, with respect to securities of the Fund. The Common Shares reported herein are held in either cash accounts or margin accounts in the ordinary course of business. Unless otherwise indicated, all transactions were effected on the open market.

Saba Capital, in its capacity as investment manager of the Saba Entities (including Saba I)

Tell your Board what you think! YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT, no matter how many or how few shares you own. Please give us your vote “FOR ALL” of the Nominees by taking three steps:

If any of your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, bank nominee or other institution, only it can vote your shares and only upon receipt of your specific instructions. Depending upon your broker or custodian, you may be able to vote either by toll-free telephone or by the Internet. You may also vote by signing, dating and returning the enclosed GOLD voting instruction form in the postage-paid envelope provided, and to ensure that your shares are voted, you should also contact the person responsible for your account and give instructions for a GOLD voting instruction form to be issued representing your shares.

By returning the GOLD proxy card, you are authorizing Saba to vote on your behalf, and if you do not indicate how you would like to vote, your vote will be counted “FOR ALL” of the Nominees in the Proposal.

After signing the enclosed GOLD proxy card, DO NOT SIGN OR RETURN THE FUND’S WHITE PROXY CARD UNLESS YOU INTEND TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE, because only your latest dated proxy card will be counted.

If you have previously signed, dated and returned a white proxy card to the Fund, you have every right to change your vote. Only your latest dated proxy card will count. You may revoke any proxy card already sent to the Fund by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided or by voting by telephone or Internet. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the Annual Meeting by delivering a written notice of revocation or a later dated proxy for the Annual Meeting to the secretary of the Fund or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation.

If you have any questions concerning this Proxy Statement, would like to request additional copies of this Proxy Statement, or need help voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

19 Old Kings Highway S., Suite 130

Darien, CT 06820
Shareholders Call Toll-Free at: (877) 972-0090

E-mail: Saba@investor-com.com

Proxy Card for 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”)

THIS PROXY SOLICITATION IS BEING MADE BY SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., SABA CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD., Boaz R. Weinstein (COLLECTIVELY, “SABA”) AND THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED IN THE PROPOSAL

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE “BOARD”) OF EATON VANCE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND IS NOT SOLICITING THIS PROXY

The undersigned appoints Michael D’Angelo, Paul Kazarian, Pierre Weinstein and John Grau and each of them, attorneys and agents with full power of substitution to vote all shares of Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts Business Trust and a closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Fund”), that the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, including at any adjournments or postponements thereof, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon and in respect of the instructions indicated herein, with discretionary authority, subject to applicable law, as to any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment, postponement, or substitution thereof that are unknown to us a reasonable time before this solicitation.

The undersigned hereby revokes any other proxy or proxies heretofore given to vote or act with respect to said shares, and hereby ratifies and confirms all action the herein named attorneys and proxies, their substitutes, or any of them may lawfully take by virtue hereof. This proxy will be valid until the sooner of one year from the date indicated on the reverse side and the completion of the Annual Meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof).

With respect to the Proposal, if this proxy is signed, dated and returned, it will be voted in accordance with your instructions. If you do not specify how the proxy should be voted, this proxy will be voted “FOR ALL” of the nominees in the Proposal (the “Nominees”). In voting this proxy card, you will not be able to vote on the election of the remaining two Board members up for election at the Annual Meeting. None of the matters currently intended to be acted upon pursuant to this proxy are conditioned on the approval of other matters.

Should other matters be brought before the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies in the enclosed GOLD proxy card will vote on such matters in their discretion to the extent allowed by Rule 14a-4(c)(3) under the Exchange Act.

Proposal – Election at the Annual Meeting of the individuals nominated by Saba.

*Abstentions will be treated as shares that are present and entitled to vote and therefore will count as votes against a nominee in the Proposal.

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE THAT IS POSTAGE PREPAID IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.

þ	Preliminary Proxy Statement
o	Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
o	Definitive Proxy Statement
o	Definitive Additional Materials
o	Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12



	4)	Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:



	5)	Total fee paid:

	1)	Amount Previously Paid:



	2)	Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:



	3)	Filing Party:



	4)	Date Filed:

Date	Side	Common	12/08/2022	Buy	11,663	05/12/2023	Buy	4,400
		Shares	12/09/2022	Buy	52,136	05/15/2023	Buy	12,703
10/07/2022	Buy	3,539	12/12/2022	Buy	2,263	05/16/2023	Buy	500
10/12/2022	Buy	100	12/13/2022	Buy	34,777	05/30/2023	Buy	2,017
10/18/2022	Buy	12,186	12/14/2022	Buy	83,326	05/31/2023	Buy	140
10/19/2022	Buy	32,235	12/28/2022	Buy	800	06/06/2023	Buy	63,514
10/20/2022	Buy	43,738	12/29/2022	Buy	17,311	06/07/2023	Buy	6,684
10/21/2022	Buy	11,412	01/04/2023	Buy	7,576	07/19/2023	Buy	8,193
10/24/2022	Buy	104,954	01/06/2023	Buy	29,463	07/24/2023	Buy	43,450
10/25/2022	Buy	3,883	01/09/2023	Buy	21,665	07/28/2023	Buy	2,464
10/27/2022	Buy	50,110	01/10/2023	Buy	37,414	08/01/2023	Buy	25,212
10/28/2022	Buy	18,936	01/11/2023	Buy	100,902	08/17/2023	Buy	1,980
11/01/2022	Buy	37,380	01/12/2023	Buy	21,128	10/03/2023	Buy	19,184
11/02/2022	Buy	40,197	01/13/2023	Buy	1,627	11/01/2023	Buy	800
11/03/2022	Buy	58,051	01/23/2023	Buy	2,668	11/02/2023	Buy	3,721
11/04/2022	Buy	35,468	01/24/2023	Buy	152,105	11/03/2023	Buy	20,017
11/07/2022	Buy	36,259	01/25/2023	Buy	32,996	11/06/2023	Buy	106,335
11/08/2022	Buy	89,549	01/27/2023	Buy	22,354	11/07/2023	Buy	72,642
11/09/2022	Buy	116,731	01/30/2023	Buy	14,189	11/08/2023	Buy	700
11/14/2022	Buy	4,763	01/31/2023	Buy	7,696	11/09/2023	Buy	1,500
11/15/2022	Buy	83,080	02/06/2023	Buy	21,713	11/10/2023	Buy	59,578
11/16/2022	Buy	48,386	02/28/2023	Buy	3,042	11/13/2023	Buy	36,658
11/17/2022	Buy	6,997	03/01/2023	Buy	11,642	11/14/2023	Buy	18,746
11/18/2022	Buy	200,000	03/07/2023	Buy	17,082	11/16/2023	Buy	1,800
11/22/2022	Buy	17,224	03/31/2023	Sell	(25,301)	11/20/2023	Buy	98,263
11/23/2022	Buy	32,656	04/03/2023	Sell	(1,246)	11/21/2023	Buy	23,642
11/25/2022	Buy	12,895	04/04/2023	Buy	85,923	11/28/2023	Buy	41,295
11/28/2022	Buy	22,998	04/05/2023	Buy	30,568	11/30/2023	Buy	1,900
11/29/2022	Buy	125,547	04/06/2023	Sell	(30,414)	12/01/2023	Buy	84,682
11/30/2022	Buy	37,293	04/10/2023	Buy	2,826	12/06/2023	Buy	18,857
12/01/2022	Buy	46,067	04/11/2023	Buy	34,762	12/08/2023	Buy	4,400
12/02/2022	Buy	21,005	04/12/2023	Buy	11,885	12/11/2023	Buy	10,995
12/05/2022	Buy	79,062	04/19/2023	Sell	(3,866)	12/13/2023	Buy	15,746
12/06/2022	Buy	32,243	04/20/2023	Sell	(7,907)
12/07/2022	Buy	19,225	05/11/2023	Buy	12,670


Signature (Capacity)		Date

Signature (Joint Owner) (Capacity/Title)		Date

NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on stock certificates or on the label affixed hereto. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners must each sign personally. ALL HOLDERS MUST SIGN. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by an authorized officer and give full title as such.

þ	No fee required.

o	Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rule 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.

	1)	Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:



	2)	Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

	3)	Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):

o	Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Name of Nominee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Companies to be Overseen by the Nominee in a Family of Investment Companies
Jason Chen	None	None
Jassen Trenkow	None	None

·	signing, dating and returning the enclosed GOLD proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided or signing, dating and returning a white proxy card (the latest dated proxy is the only one that counts);

·	delivering a written revocation to the secretary of the Fund at Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; or

·	attending the Annual Meeting and voting by ballot in person (although attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy).

●	SIGNING the enclosed GOLD proxy card,

●	DATING the enclosed GOLD proxy card, and

●	MAILING the enclosed GOLD proxy card TODAY in the envelope provided (no postage is required if mailed in the United States).


Nominees:	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN*
Jason Chen	q	q	q
Jassen Trenkow	q	q	q