SEC FORM 5

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WHITAKER WHARTON P

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE EATON VANCE BUILDING

255 STATE STREET

(Street)

BOSTON

021092617

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EATON VANCE CORP [ EV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President, EV Distributors

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock							651,371	D
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock							31,515⁽²⁾	I	Stock Option Income Deferral⁽³⁾
Voting Trust Receipt⁽⁴⁾							18,558	D
Eaton Vance Corp. Common Stock (Voting)							18,558	I	By Voting Trust⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (right ot buy)	$28.67			3			⁽⁵⁾	11/01/2011	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	31,213		31,213	D
Option (right to buy)	$26.98			3			⁽⁶⁾	11/01/2005	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	4,076		4,076	D
Option (right to buy)	$31.54			3			⁽⁷⁾	11/01/2006	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	3,487		3,487	D
Option (right to buy)	$11.47			3			⁽⁸⁾	11/02/2006	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	8,710		8,710	D
Option (right to buy)	$32.01			3			⁽⁹⁾	11/01/2007	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	3,436		3,436	D
Option (right to buy)	$38.52			3			⁽¹⁰⁾	11/03/2008	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	2,855		2,855	D
Option (right to buy)	$17.19			3			⁽¹¹⁾	11/01/2009	Eaton Vance Corp. Common Stock (Voting)	6,000		6,000	D
Option (right to buy)	$24.53			3			⁽¹²⁾	11/01/2010	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	7,924		7,924	D
Option (right to buy)	$29.1			3			⁽¹³⁾	11/01/2012	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	35,764		35,764	D
Option (right to buy)	$35.02			3			⁽¹⁴⁾	11/03/2013	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	32,945		32,945	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. All shares of the Voting Stock of Eaton Vance Corp. are deposited and held of record in a Voting Trust of which Mssrs. James B. Hawkes, Thomas E. Faust, Jr., Alan R. Dynner, William M. Steul, Wharton P. Whitaker, Thomas J. Fetter, Duncan W. Richardson, Jeffrey P. Beale, Scott H. Page, Payson F. Swaffield and Michael W. Weilheimer are the voting Trustees. The Voting Common Stock is not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act.

2. Adjusted to include dividend reinvestment of 111 shares @$45.78 on 11/8/2004

3. Shares credited under the company's Stock Option Income Deferral Plan.

4. A Voting Trust Receipt represents a share of Voting Common Stock.

5. Granted on 11/1/2001 these options vest 22% on 11/1/2002, 11/1/2003 , 11/1/2004, 11/1/2006 and 12% on 11/1/2005

6. Granted on 11/1/2000 these options vest 100% on 11/1/2004

7. Granted on 11/1/2001 these options vest 100% on 11/1/2005

8. Granted on 11/2/1998 these options vest 14% in 11/2/2001 and 43% on 11/2/2002 and 11/2/2003

9. Granted on 11/1/2002 these options vest 100% on 11/1/2006

10. Granted on 11/3/2003 these options vest 100% on 11/3/2007

11. Granted on 11/1/1999 these options vest 20% per year beginning 11/1/2000

12. Granted on 11/1/2000 these options vest 23% on 11/1/2001, 11/1/2002, 11/1/2003, 11/1/2005 and 8% on 11/1/2004

13. Grnated on 11/1/2002 these options vest 22% on 11/1/2003, 11/2/2004, 11/1/2005, 11/1/2007 and 12% on 11/1/2006

14. Granted on 11/3/2003 these options vest 22% on 11/3/2004, 11/3/2005, 11/3/2006, 11/3/2008 and 12% on 11/3/2007

Remarks:

	By: Katie McManus, Attorney in Fact	12/14/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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