0000940394-19-000790.txt : 20190610 0000940394-19-000790.hdr.sgml : 20190610 20190502161646 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940394-19-000790 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001340736 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-482-8260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Premium & Dividend Income Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Premium & Income Opportunities Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051005 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Telephone: (800) 225-6265

May 2, 2019

VIA EDGAR

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Lisa Larkin

 

Re: Rule 461 Request for Acceleration of Effective Date

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”)

Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form N-2 (333-229445; 811-21832)

 

Dear Ms. Larkin:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), the Fund and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., the principal underwriter of the Fund (the “Distributor”), hereby request that the staff of the Division of Investment Management accelerate the effective date of the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (the “Amendment”), which was filed today, May 2, 2019, to become effective as soon as practicable on May 9, 2019.

 

In connection with such request the Fund and the Distributor acknowledge that:

1.Should the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority declare the Amendment effective, such action does not foreclose any action by the Commission with respect to the filing;

 

2.The action of the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority in declaring the filing effective does not relieve the Fund of responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

 

3.The Fund will not assert the staff's acceleration of effectiveness of the filing as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any other person under the federal securities laws.

 

Furthermore, the Fund and the Distributor are aware that the Division of Enforcement has access to all information provided to the staff of the Division of Investment Management in connection with its review of and the Fund’s comments on this and other filings made with respect to the Registration Statement.

 

Very Truly Yours,
 
EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED DIVERSIFIED EQUITY INCOME FUND
 
By: /s/ Maureen A. Gemma
Name: Maureen A. Gemma
Title: Secretary
 
EATON VANCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
 
By:  /s/ Frederick S. Marius
Name: Frederick S. Marius
Title: Vice President, Secretary Clerk and Chief Legal Officer