0001193805-20-001374.txt : 20201103 0001193805-20-001374.hdr.sgml : 20201103 20201103120906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193805-20-001374 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20201103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20201103 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001573698 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87543 FILM NUMBER: 201282548 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-225-6265 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Plus Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130404 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Saba Capital Management, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001510281 IRS NUMBER: 800361690 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 58TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-542-4635 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 58TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10174 SC 13D/A 1 e620043_sc13da-evfr.htm AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE SCHEDULE 13D

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 

§ 240.13d-2(a)

 

(Amendment No. 3)1

 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

278284104

(CUSIP Number)

 

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

405 Lexington Avenue

58th Floor

New York, New York 10174

Attention: Michael D'Angelo

(212) 542-4635

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Adam W. Finerman, Esq.

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

October 30, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☒.

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

  

_______________

1       The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

  

 

 

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Saba Capital Management, L.P.  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
       

OO (see Item 3)

 
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
       

Delaware 

 
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,714,749  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,714,749  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,714,749  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        22.5%1  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN; IA  

 

___________________________

1 The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 7,606,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of 5/31/2020, as disclosed in the company’s Form N-CSR filed 7/22/2020.

 

 

 

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Boaz R. Weinstein  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
       

OO (see Item 3)

 
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
       

United States

 
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,714,749  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,714,749  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,714,749  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        22.5%1  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

 

___________________________

1 The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 7,606,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of 5/31/2020, as disclosed in the company’s Form N-CSR filed 7/22/2020.

 

 

 

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Saba Capital Management GP, LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
       

OO (see Item 3)

 
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
       

Delaware 

 
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,714,749  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,714,749  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,714,749  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        22.5%1  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

 

___________________________

1 The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 7,606,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of 5/31/2020, as disclosed in the company’s Form N-CSR filed 7/22/2020.

 

 

 

 

Item 1.SECURITY AND ISSUER

 

This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on October 23, 2019, as amended on December 2, 2019 and October 21, 2020, with respect to the Common Shares of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund. This Amendment No. 3 amends Items 4, 6 and 7 as set forth below.

 

Item 4.Purpose of Transaction

 

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

On October 30, 2020, Saba Capital filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to oppose the Issuer’s proposal to approve a new management agreement at the Issuer’s Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on January 7, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”).

 

As one of the largest shareholders of the Issuer, Saba Capital does not believe it is in the best interest of shareholders to approve a new management agreement with Eaton Vance Management because the Issuer currently trades at a significant discount to NAV. Saba Capital believes that, in a situation such as this, where the Issuer has and is trading at an excessive discount to NAV, managers should not be automatically approved, and Saba Capital believes it could be beneficial to consider alternatives.

 

Item 6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

On November 2, 2020, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement in which, among other things, (a) the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer, (b) the Reporting Persons agreed to solicit proxies to oppose the Issuer’s proposal to approve a new management agreement at the Special Meeting (the “Solicitation”), and (c) Saba Capital agreed to bear all expenses incurred in connection with the Solicitation. The Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

 

99.1 Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: November 3, 2020

 

  SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
     
  By:

/s/ Michael D’Angelo

    Name: Michael D’Angelo
    Title: Chief Compliance Officer
       
  SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GP, L.P.
   
  By:

/s/ Michael D’Angelo

    Name: Michael D’Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
  BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN
   
  By:

/s/ Michael D’Angelo

    Name: Michael D’Angelo
    Title: Attorney-in-fact*

 

* Pursuant to a power of attorney dated as of November 16, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on December 28, 2015, accession number: 0001062993-15-006823

 

 

EX-99.1 2 e620043_ex99-1.htm JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

 

JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

 

WHEREAS, certain of the funds and accounts managed by Saba Capital Management, L.P. are shareholders, direct or beneficial, of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”);

 

WHEREAS, Saba Capital Management, L.P., Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., Saba II AIV, L.P., Saba Capital Master Fund III, L.P., Saba Capital Carry Neutral Tail Hedge Master Fund Ltd., Saba Capital W Fund, Ltd., Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd., Saba Capital Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and Boaz R. Weinstein (collectively, “Saba”), wish to form a group for the purpose of opposing the Fund’s proposal to approve a new management agreement at the Fund’s Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on January 7, 2021 (including any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “Special Meeting”) and for soliciting shareholder support for any proposal submitted by any member of the Group (as defined below) and for the purpose of taking all other action necessary to achieve the foregoing.

 

NOW, IT IS AGREED, this 2nd day of November 2020 by the parties hereto:

 

1.       In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), each of the undersigned (collectively, the “Group”) agrees to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, with respect to the securities of the Fund. Each member of the Group shall be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of his/its own disclosure therein, and is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning the other members, unless such member knows or has reason to know that such information is inaccurate.

 

2.       So long as this agreement is in effect, each of the undersigned shall provide written notice to Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (“Olshan”) of (i) any of their purchases or sales of securities of the Fund or (ii) any securities of the Fund over which they acquire or dispose of beneficial ownership. Notice shall be given no later than 24 hours after each such transaction. For purposes of this agreement, the term “beneficial ownership” shall have the meaning of such term set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

3.       Each of the undersigned agrees to form the Group for the purpose of (i) soliciting proxies to oppose the Fund’s proposal to approve a new management agreement and any proposal submitted by any member of the Group to shareholders for their approval, each at the Special Meeting, (ii) taking such other actions as the parties deem advisable and (iii) taking all other action necessary or advisable to achieve the foregoing.

 

4.       Saba shall have the right to pre-approve all expenses incurred in connection with the Group’s activities and agrees to pay directly all such pre-approved expenses.

 

5.       Each of the undersigned agrees that any SEC filing, press release or shareholder communication proposed to be made or issued by the Group or any member of the Group in connection with the Group’s activities set forth in Section 3 shall be as directed by Saba.

 

6.       The relationship of the parties hereto shall be limited to carrying on the business of the Group in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Such relationship shall be construed and deemed to be for the sole and limited purpose of carrying on such business as described herein. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any party to act as an agent for any other party, or to create a joint venture or partnership, or to constitute an indemnification. Nothing herein shall restrict any party’s right to purchase or sell securities of the Fund, as he/it deems appropriate, in his/its sole discretion, provided that all such purchases and sales are made in compliance with all applicable securities laws and the provisions of this agreement.

 

 

 

 

7.       This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart.

 

8.       This agreement is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. In the event of any dispute arising out of the provisions of this agreement or their investment in the Fund, the parties hereto consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan or the courts of the State of New York located in the County of New York.

 

9.       Any party hereto may terminate his/its obligations under this agreement on 24 hours’ written notice to all other parties, with a copy by e-mail to Adam W. Finerman of Olshan at afinerman@olshanlaw.com.

 

10.       Each party acknowledges that Olshan shall act as counsel for both the Group and Saba relating to their investment in the Fund.

 

11.       Each of the undersigned parties hereby agrees that this agreement may be filed as an exhibit to a Schedule 13D pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Saba Capital Management, L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel
         
  Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         
  Saba II AIV, L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         
  Saba Capital Master Fund III, L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         
  Saba Capital Cary Neutral Tail Hedge Master Fund Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         
  Saba Capital W Fund, Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         
  Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         

 

 

 

 

  Saba Capital Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Authorized Signatory
         
  Boaz R. Weinstein.
   
  By: /s/ Michael D'Angelo
    Name: Michael D'Angelo
    Title: Attorney-in-fact*
         

 

* Pursuant to a power of attorney dated as of November 16, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on December 28, 2015, accession number: 0001062993-15-006823