As Filed with the Securities And Exchange Commission on September 25, 2007

Registration No. 333-________

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

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

EATON VANCE CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)				04-2718215 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 482-8260
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Alan R. Dynner, Esq.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 482-8260
(Name And Address, Including Zip Code, And Telephone Number, Including Area Code, Of Agent For Service Of Process)

Copies To:

Richard F. Langan, Jr., Esq.
Craig D. Mills, Esq.
Nixon Peabody LLP
100 Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 345-1000

Allan G. Sperling, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ]

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: [ ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [X]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [ ]

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered				Amount to be Registered			Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit				Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price				Amount of Registration Fee
Non-Voting Common Stock, Debt Securities, Depositary Shares (1), Warrants, Stock Purchase Contracts (2) and Stock Purchase Units (2)					(3)(4)		(3)(4)				(3)(4)				(5)

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The depositary shares registered hereunder will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to a deposit agreement. If we elect to offer fractional interests in shares of common stock, then depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional interests and the shares will be issued to the depositary under the deposit agreement.

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Includes an indeterminable number of shares of common stock or depositary shares to be issuable by us upon settlement of the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units.

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Not applicable pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II(E). Also see footnote (5) below.

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An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices. Securities registered under this registration statement may be sold either separately or as units comprised of more than one type of security registered hereunder. The securities registered also include such unspecified amounts and numbers of securities as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for securities that provide for conversion or exchange or pursuant to the antidilution provisions of any such securities. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units.

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In accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r), the registrant is deferring payment of the entire registration fee.

PROSPECTUS

EATON VANCE CORP.

NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK
DEBT SECURITIES
DEPOSITARY SHARES
WARRANTS
STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
STOCK PURCHASE UNITS

We may offer, issue and sell from time to time, together or separately, the types of securities listed above.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities for sale, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the terms of the securities being offered. A prospectus supplement may also add to or update information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.

We may offer and sell the securities directly to you, through agents we select or through underwriters or dealers we select. If we use agents, underwriters or dealers to sell the securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in a prospectus supplement. The net proceeds we expect to receive from such sales will be set forth in the prospectus supplement.

Our non-voting common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the trading symbol “EV.” Each prospectus supplement will indicate if the securities offered thereby will be listed on any securities exchange.

Investing in our securities involves risks, including the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on January 12, 2007, the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and/or risk factors, if any, set forth in our other filings with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as referenced on page 1 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is September 25, 2007.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS					1
RISK FACTORS					1
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION					1
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION					3
USE OF PROCEEDS					4
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES					5
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES					6
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK					15
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER SECURITIES					15
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION					16
LEGAL MATTERS					19
EXPERTS					20

In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Eaton Vance” refer to Eaton Vance Corp. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified.

In this prospectus, we sometimes refer to the common stock, debt securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units collectively as “offered securities.”

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell any combination of the securities in one or more offerings described in this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change information contained in this prospectus and, accordingly, to the extent inconsistent, the information in this prospectus is superseded by the information in the prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the additional information incorporated by reference in this prospectus described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” before making an investment in our securities.

The prospectus supplement will describe: the terms of the securities offered, any initial public offering price, the price paid to us for the securities, the net proceeds to us, the manner of distribution and any underwriting compensation and the other specific material terms related to the offering of these securities. The prospectus supplement may also contain information, where applicable, about material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the securities. For more detail on the terms of the securities, you should read the exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in our registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of the documents referred to herein have been filed, or will be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, or any documents incorporated by reference therein, is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of the applicable document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the specific risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement, and any risk factors set forth in our other filings with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before making an investment decision. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information, with the SEC. These reports and other information can be read and copied upon payment of a duplication fee at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. and other locations. The SEC maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports and other information regarding companies that file electronically with the SEC, including us. These reports and other information can also be read at the offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005 or through our website (http://www.eatonvance.com). Information on our website is not incorporated into this prospectus or our other SEC filings and is not a part of this prospectus or those filings.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with the SEC. This permits us to disclose important information to you by referencing these filed documents. Any statement contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

The following documents have been filed by us (File No. 001-08100) with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act):

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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on January 12, 2007, as amended by the Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on September 25, 2007;

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Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 31, 2007, April 30, 2007 and July 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2007, June 7, 2007 and September 7, 2007, respectively;

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Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2006, February 28, 2007, May 23, 2007, July 26, 2007, August 15, 2007 and August 22, 2007; and

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The description of our non-voting common stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 8-B, filed on February 4, 1981 (File No. 001-08100), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such information.

All documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before all of the securities offered by this prospectus are sold are incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of filing of the documents, except for information “furnished” under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information “furnished” to the SEC, which is not deemed filed and not incorporated by reference herein. Information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and may replace information in this prospectus and information previously filed with the SEC.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the foregoing documents, and any other documents that are, incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents). Requests for such documents should be directed to our principal executive office, located at: The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, (617) 482-8260, Attention: Investor Relations.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain information included or incorporated by reference in this document may be deemed to be “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, we may make other written and oral communications from time to time that contain such statements. Forward-looking statements include statements as to industry trends and our future expectations and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts and are based on certain assumptions by our management. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “estimate” or “continue,” and similar expressions or variations. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to our management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, among others, the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, the risks described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and any risk set forth in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. You should carefully consider these factors before investing in our securities. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds of any securities sold for general corporate purposes.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated is as follows:

				Nine Months Ended July 31,				Year Ended October 31,
				2007				2006				2005				2004				2003				2002
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges					561%*				492	%			447	%			321	%			262	%			289	%

Annualized

These ratios include Eaton Vance and its subsidiaries. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of pretax income less equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates plus fixed charges and distributed earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Fixed charges include gross interest expense, amortization of deferred financing expenses and an amount equivalent to interest included in rental charges. We have assumed that one-third of rental expense is representative of the interest factor.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The following description summarizes the general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer pursuant to this prospectus that are common to all series. The description is not complete. The specific terms relating to any series of our debt securities that we offer will be described in a prospectus supplement, which you should read. Because the terms of specific series of debt securities offered may differ from the general information that we have provided below, you should rely on information in the applicable prospectus supplement that may modify or replace any information below. If there are differences between the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus, the prospectus supplement will control.

As required by federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered, the debt securities will be governed by a document called an “indenture.” An indenture is a contract between a financial institution, acting on your behalf as trustee of the debt securities offered, and us. The trustee has two main roles. First, subject to certain limitations on the extent to which the trustee can act on your behalf, the trustee can enforce your rights against us if we default on our obligations under the indenture. Second, the trustee performs certain administrative duties for us with respect to the debt securities. When we refer to the “indenture” in this prospectus, we are referring to the indenture under which your debt securities will be issued, a form of which is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Such indenture may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Unless otherwise provided in any applicable prospectus supplement, the following section is a summary of the principal terms and provisions that will be included in the indenture. This summary is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the terms and provisions of the indenture, and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). If we refer to particular provisions in the indenture, such provisions, including the definition of terms, are incorporated by reference in this prospectus as part of this summary. We urge you to read the applicable indenture and any supplement thereto because these documents, and not this section, define your rights as a holder of debt securities. In this description, the words “we”, “us”, “our” and “Eaton Vance” refer only to Eaton Vance Corp. and not to any of Eaton Vance Corp.’s subsidiaries.

General

You should read the applicable prospectus supplement for the terms of the series of debt securities offered. The terms of the debt securities described in such prospectus supplement will be set forth in the applicable indenture, in a supplemental indenture, a board resolution or in an officer’s certificate (as permitted by the indenture) and may include the following, as applicable to the series of debt securities offered thereby:

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the title of the debt securities;

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whether the debt securities will be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities of Eaton Vance;

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the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities and whether there is any limit on such aggregate principal amount;

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whether we may reopen the series of debt securities for issuances of additional debt securities of such series;

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the date or dates, or how the date or dates will be determined, when the principal amount of the debt securities will be payable;

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the amount payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities or how this amount will be determined;

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the interest rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, that the debt securities will bear, if any, or how such interest rate or rates will be determined;

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the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;

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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue or how such date or dates will be determined;

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the interest payment dates and the record dates for these interest payments;

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whether the debt securities are redeemable at our option;

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whether there are any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to purchase or otherwise redeem the debt securities;

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the currency or currencies of the debt securities;

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whether the amount of payments of principal, premium or interest, if any, on the debt securities will be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method (which could be based on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices) and how these amounts will be determined;

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the place or places, if any, other than or in addition to the City of New York, for payment, transfer, conversion and/or exchange of the debt securities;

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the denominations in which the offered debt securities will be issued;

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the applicability of the provisions of the applicable indenture described under “defeasance” and any provisions in modification of, in addition to or in lieu of any of these provisions;

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material federal income tax considerations that are specific to the series of debt securities offered;

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any provisions granting special rights to the holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events;

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whether the applicable indenture contains any changes or additions to the events of default or covenants described in this prospectus;

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whether the debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities and the applicable terms and conditions for such conversion or exchange; and

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any other terms specific to the series of debt securities offered.

Redemption

If the debt securities are redeemable, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the terms and conditions for such redemption, including:

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the redemption prices (or method of calculating the same);

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the redemption period (or method of determining the same);

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whether such debt securities are redeemable in whole or in part at our option; and

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any other provisions affecting the redemption of such debt securities.

Conversion and Exchange

If any series of the debt securities offered are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock or other securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the terms and conditions for such conversion or exchange, including:

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the conversion price or exchange ratio (or the method of calculating the same);

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the conversion or exchange period (or the method of determining the same);

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whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, or at our option or at the option of the holder;

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the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price or the exchange ratio; and

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any other provisions affecting conversion or exchange of such debt securities.

Form and Denomination

The debt securities may be issued in fully registered form without coupons and, unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, denominated in U.S. dollars in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof. If debt securities are issued in bearer form, we may modify the form of debt security, payment procedures and other related matters, as appropriate. The prospectus supplement will indicate whether the debt securities will be in registered or bearer form, the denominations to be issued, the procedures for payment of interest and principal thereon and other matters.

Subject to the limitations provided in the indenture and in the prospectus supplement, debt securities which are issued in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the principal corporate trust office of the trustee. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but either we or the trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Global Securities

The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary (the “depositary”) identified in the prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form, and will initially be deposited with the trustee as custodian for the depositary. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such successor.

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the prospectus supplement. We expect that the following provisions will generally apply to depositary arrangements.

Upon the issuance of a global security, the depositary for such global security or its nominee will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the individual debt securities represented by such global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such depositary. Such accounts shall be designated by the dealers, underwriters or agents with respect to the debt securities or by us if such debt securities are offered and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to persons that have accounts with the applicable depositary (“participants”) or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the applicable depositary or its nominee with respect to interests of participants and the records of participants with respect to interests of persons other than participants. The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.

So long as the depositary for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a global security, such depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by that global security for all purposes under the indenture governing those debt securities. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have any of the individual debt securities of the series represented by that global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of any debt securities of such series in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture governing such debt securities.

Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on individual debt securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global security representing the debt securities. None of Eaton Vance, the trustee for the debt securities, any paying agent, or the registrar for the debt securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made by the depositary or any participants on account of beneficial ownership interests of the global security for the debt securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

We expect that the depositary for a series of debt securities or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest in respect of a permanent global security representing the debt securities, immediately will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such global security for the debt securities as shown on the records of the depositary or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name”. Such payments will be the responsibility of such participants.

If the depositary for a series of debt securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue definitive debt securities of that series in exchange for the global security or securities representing that series of debt securities. In addition, we may at any time and in our sole discretion, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities, determine not to have any debt securities of a series represented by one or more global securities, and, in such event, will issue definitive debt securities of that series in exchange for the global security or securities representing that series of debt securities. If definitive debt securities are issued, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security will be entitled to physical delivery of definitive debt securities of the series represented by that global security equal in principal amount to that beneficial interest and to have the debt securities registered in its name.

Certain Covenants

The covenants, if any, that will apply to a particular series of debt securities will be set forth in the indenture relating to such series of debt securities and described in a prospectus supplement.

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

Unless otherwise provided for a particular series of debt securities by a board resolution, supplemental indenture or an officer’s certificate, Eaton Vance shall not merge or consolidate with or into any other person (other than a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary into Eaton Vance) or sell, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property in any one transaction or series of related transactions unless:

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Eaton Vance shall be the surviving person (the “Surviving Person”) or the Surviving Person (if other than Eaton Vance) formed by such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition is made shall be a corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof, Bermuda or the United Kingdom;

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the Surviving Person (if other than Eaton Vance) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture in form satisfactory to the trustee, executed and delivered to the trustee by such Surviving Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the debt securities, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the indenture to be performed by Eaton Vance;

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in the case of a sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all the property of Eaton Vance, such property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to one person and/or such person’s subsidiaries;

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immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of related transactions, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing;

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Eaton Vance shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the trustee, an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto comply with this covenant and that all conditions precedent in the indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with; and

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Eaton Vance shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such transaction or series of transactions and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such transaction or series of transactions had not occurred.

For the purposes of this covenant, the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all the property of one or more subsidiaries of Eaton Vance, which property, if held by Eaton Vance instead of such subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all the property of Eaton Vance on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all the property of Eaton Vance.

Additional Amounts

If, following a transaction to which the provisions of the indenture described above under “—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” applies, the Surviving Person is organized other than under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia, all payments made by the Surviving Person under, or with respect to, the debt securities will be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto), which we collectively refer to in this prospectus as the “Taxes”, imposed or levied by or on behalf of the jurisdiction of organization of the Surviving Person or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein, which we refer to in this prospectus as a “Taxing Jurisdiction”, unless the Surviving Person is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law or by the official interpretation or administration thereof.

If the Surviving Person is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for, or on account of, such Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the debt securities, the Surviving Person will pay such additional amounts, which we refer to in this prospectus as “Additional Amounts”, as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be withheld or deducted.

The foregoing provisions will survive any termination or discharge of the indenture and any defeasance of the debt securities.

Events Of Default

Unless otherwise provided for a particular series of securities by a board resolution, supplemental indenture or an officer’s certificate, each of the following constitutes an event of default with respect to a series of debt securities:

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a default in payment of the principal amount, premium, if any, or redemption price with respect to any debt security when such amount becomes due and payable;

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our failure to pay interest (including additional interest, if applicable) on any debt security within 30 days of when such amount becomes due and payable;

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our failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, if applicable, with respect to the debt securities on its due date;

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our failure to comply with any of our covenants or agreements in the indenture or the debt securities (other than a failure that is subject to the foregoing three bullet points) and our failure to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default and such failure continues for 60 days after written notice is given to us as provided below;

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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting us; and

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any other event of default specified with respect to debt securities of such series then outstanding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indenture will provide that the sole remedy for an event of default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting provisions of the indenture and for any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA (which relates to the provision of reports), will for the first 270 days after the occurrence of such an event of default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the debt securities of a series at an annual rate of 0.05% of the principal amount of the debt securities of that series. This additional interest will be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the debt securities. The additional interest will accrue on all outstanding debt securities from and including the date on which an event of default relating to a failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA first occurs to but not including the 270th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the event of default relating to the reporting obligations shall have been cured or waived). Thereafter, such additional interest will cease to accrue and the debt securities will be subject to acceleration as provided above if the event of default is continuing. The provisions of the indenture described in this paragraph will not affect the rights of the holders of debt securities in the event of the occurrence of any other event of default.

A default under the fourth bullet point above is not an event of default until the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding notify us of the default and we do not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”.

We will deliver to the trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an officers’ certificate of any event that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would become an event of default, its status and what action we are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

If an event of default (other than an event of default resulting from certain events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to us) shall have occurred and be continuing, the trustee or the registered holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding may declare, by notice to us in writing (and to the trustee, if given by holders of such debt securities) specifying the event of default, to be immediately due and payable the principal amount of all the debt securities in such series then outstanding, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the date of acceleration. In case an event of default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to us shall occur, such amount with respect to all the debt securities shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the debt securities. After any such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration is obtained by the trustee, the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration and waive such event of default if all events of default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal, premium or interest, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture.

Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the debt securities, unless such holders shall have offered to the trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate

principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities.

No holder of debt securities will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy thereunder, unless:

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such holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default;

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the registered holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding have made a written request and offered indemnity to the trustee satisfactory to it to institute such proceeding as trustee; and

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within 60 days after receipt of the request and offer of indemnity the trustee shall not have received from the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request and the trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding with such 60 day period.

However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of any debt security for enforcement of payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, such debt security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such debt security.

If a default with respect to the debt securities occurs and is continuing and is known to the trustee, the trustee must mail to each holder notice of the default within 90 days after it occurs. The trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its trust officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities.

We are required to furnish to the trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a statement of an officer regarding compliance with the indenture. Within 30 days after the occurrence of any default or event of default, we are required to deliver to the trustee written notice in the form of an officer’s certificate specifying our status and what actions we are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

Defeasance

We may terminate at any time all our obligations with respect to any series of debt securities and the applicable indenture, which we refer to in this prospectus as “legal defeasance”, except for certain obligations, including those respecting the defeasance trust, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the debt securities. In addition, we may also terminate at any time our obligations with respect to any series of debt securities with respect to certain covenants that are described in the applicable indenture, which we refer to in this prospectus as “covenant defeasance”, except for certain covenants, including the covenant to make payments in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities. In the event covenant defeasance occurs, certain events (not including nonpayment, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization and insolvency events) described under “—Events of Default” will no longer constitute events of default with respect to the debt securities. We may exercise the legal defeasance option notwithstanding our prior exercise of the covenant defeasance option.

If we exercise our legal defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default with respect thereto. If we exercise the covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default specified in the fourth bullet point under “—Events of Default”.

The legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities may be exercised only if:

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we irrevocably deposit in trust with the trustee money or U.S. Government obligations or a combination thereof for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, on and interest on such debt securities of such series to stated maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

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we deliver to the trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent registered public accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due on the deposited U.S. Government obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal and interest when due on all the debt securities of such series to stated maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

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123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day period no default described in the fifth bullet point under “—Events of Default” occurs with respect to Eaton Vance or any other person making such deposit which is continuing at the end of the period;

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no default or event of default with respect to that series of debt securities has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit;

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such deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement or instrument binding us;

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we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not require registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

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in the case of the legal defeasance option, we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that:

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we have received from the IRS a ruling, or

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since the date of the indenture there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, to the effect, in either case, that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the holders of such debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such defeasance has not occurred;

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in the case of the covenant defeasance option, we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of such debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred; and

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we deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of such debt securities have been complied with as required by the indenture.

When (i) we deliver to the trustee all outstanding debt securities of a series (other than debt securities replaced because of mutilation, loss, destruction or wrongful taking) for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding debt securities of a series have become due and payable, whether at maturity or as a result of the mailing of a notice of redemption, and we irrevocably deposit with the trustee funds sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all outstanding debt securities of a series, including interest thereon, and if in either case we pay all other sums related to such debt securities payable under the indenture by us, then the indenture shall, subject to certain surviving provisions, cease to be of further effect as to all outstanding debt securities of such series. The trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of the indenture with respect to such series of debt securities on our demand accompanied by an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel of Eaton Vance.

Regarding the Trustee

Except during the continuance of an event of default, the trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. During the existence of an event of default, the trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it under the indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

The indenture and provisions of the TIA that are incorporated by reference therein contain limitations on the rights of the trustee, should it become one of our creditors, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received by it in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us or any of our affiliates; provided, however, that if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the indenture or in the TIA), it must eliminate such conflict or resign.

Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description of our non-voting common stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the non-voting common stock that we may offer from time to time pursuant to this prospectus. We will not offer pursuant to this prospectus any of our voting common stock. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future non-voting common stock that we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any class or series of such common stock in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If there are differences between the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus, the prospectus supplement will control. The summary below and that contained in any prospectus supplement is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles of incorporation and bylaws, which have been publicly filed with the SEC. The terms of these securities may also be affected by the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland.

Our capital stock consists of:

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1,280,000 authorized shares of voting common stock, $0.00390625 par value per share, of which 371,386 shares were outstanding as of July 31, 2007;

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190,720,000 authorized shares of non-voting common stock, $0.00390625 par value per share, of which 123,223,109 shares were outstanding as of July 31, 2007.

Non-Voting Common Stock

Our non-voting common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and has a par value of $0.00390625 per share.

Voting

The holders of non-voting common stock have no voting rights under any circumstances.

Conversion

The non-voting common stock is neither redeemable nor convertible, and the holders of non-voting common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase any of our securities.

Dividends and Other Distributions

Shares of non-voting common stock and voting common stock are equal in respect of dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property, including distributions in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Eaton Vance Corp. Dividends that may be declared on the non-voting common stock will be paid in an equal amount to the holder of each share.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar of our common stock is Computershare Limited.

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER SECURITIES

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a description of any warrants, depositary shares, purchase contracts or stock purchase units.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

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to or through underwriters or dealers for resale to purchasers;

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directly to purchasers;

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through agents or dealers to purchasers; or

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through a combination of any of these methods of sale.

In addition, we may enter into derivative or other hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if applicable, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).

A prospectus supplement with respect to each series of securities will include, to the extent applicable:

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the terms of the offering;

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the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms or agents and terms of any agreement with such parties including the compensation, fees or commissions received by and the amount of securities underwritten, purchased or remarketed by each of them, if any;

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the public offering price or purchase price of the securities and an estimate of the net proceeds to be received by us, as applicable, from any such sale;

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any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation;

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the anticipated delivery date of the securities, including any delayed delivery arrangements, and any commissions we may pay for solicitation of any such delayed delivery contracts;

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that the securities are being solicited and offered directly to institutional investors or others;

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any discounts or concessions to be allowed or reallowed or to be paid to agents or dealers; and

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any securities exchange on which the securities may be listed.

Any offer and sale of the securities described in this prospectus by us, any underwriters or other third parties described above may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including, without limitation, privately negotiated transactions, either:

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at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed;

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at market prices prevailing at the time of sales;

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at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale; or

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at negotiated prices.

Offerings of securities covered by this prospectus may also be made into an existing trading market for such securities in transactions at other than a fixed price, either:

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on or through the facilities of the NYSE or any other securities exchange or quotation or trading service on which such securities may be listed, quoted or traded at the time of sale; and/or

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to or through a market maker otherwise than on the NYSE or such other securities exchanges or quotation or trading services.

Such at-the-market offerings, if any, will be conducted by underwriters acting as our principal or agent, who may also be third-party sellers of securities as described above.

In addition, we may sell some or all of the securities covered by this prospectus through:

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purchases by a dealer, as principal, who may then resell those securities to the public for its account at varying prices determined by the dealer at the time of resale or at a fixed price agreed to with us at the time of sale;

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block trades in which a dealer will attempt to sell as agent, but may position or resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction; and/or

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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers.

Any dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, of the securities so offered and sold.

In connection with offerings made through underwriters or agents, we may enter into agreements with such underwriters or agents pursuant to which we receive our outstanding securities in consideration for the securities being offered to the public for cash. In connection with these arrangements, the underwriters or agents may also sell securities covered by this prospectus to hedge their positions in any such outstanding securities, including in short sale transactions. If so, the underwriters or agents may use the securities received from us under these arrangements to close out any related open borrowings of securities.

We may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the loaned securities or, in any event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities using this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. Such financial institution or third party may transfer its short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities covered by this prospectus.

Any offers to purchase the securities covered by this prospectus may be solicited, and any sales of the securities may be made, by us of those securities directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resales of the securities.

The securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in a prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms, acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us.

If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may sell the securities through agents from time to time. We generally expect that any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

As one of the means of direct issuance of securities, we may utilize the service of an entity through which we may conduct an electronic “dutch auction” or similar offering of the offered securities among potential purchasers who are eligible to participate in the action or offering of such offered securities, if so described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The delayed delivery contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

If underwriters are used in any sale of any securities, the securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters, or directly by underwriters. Unless

otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any securities will be conditioned on customary closing conditions and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities, if any are purchased.

Underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms may at the time of any offering of securities be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments which the underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms may be required to make. Underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services in the ordinary course of business for us and/or our affiliates.

Each series of securities will be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market other than our non-voting common stock, which is listed on the NYSE. We intend that any non-voting common stock sold pursuant to this prospectus will be listed on the NYSE, upon official notice of issuance. The securities, other than our non-voting common stock, may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange or foreign securities exchange. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity or activity of any trading in the offered securities.

Any underwriters to whom securities covered by this prospectus are sold by us for public offering and sale, if any, may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.

In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or the FINRA, the aggregate maximum discount, commission or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement; however, we anticipate that the maximum commission or discount to be received in any particular offering of securities will be significantly less than this amount.

If more than 10% of the net proceeds of any offering of securities made under this prospectus will be received by FINRA members participating in the offering or affiliates or associated persons of such FINRA members, the offering will be conducted in accordance with NASD Conduct Rule 2710(h).

LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities covered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Nixon Peabody LLP. If legal matters in connection with offerings made by this prospectus are passed on by counsel for the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, that counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14.

OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, payable by us in connection with the distribution of the securities being registered.

SEC Registration Fees	$	#
Rating Agency Fees		20,000
Printing and engraving fees		150,000
Accountant’s fees and expenses		150,000
Legal fees and expenses		250,000
Trustee’s fees and expenses		50,000
Miscellaneous expenses		200,000
Total	$	820,000

Deferred in reliance on Rule 456(b) and 457(r).

ITEM 15.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Maryland General Corporation Law authorizes Maryland corporations to limit the liability of directors and officers to the corporation or its stockholders for money damages, except: (a) to the extent that it is proved that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received; (b) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the proceeding that the person’s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding; or (c) with respect to certain other actions not applicable to the Registrant.

The Maryland General Corporation Law also provides for permissive and mandatory indemnification by a Maryland corporation of its directors and officers that are made party to any proceeding by reason of service in that capacity. Under those provisions, indemnification is mandated for the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer in connection with such a proceeding if: (a) the director or officer has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter in the proceeding; or (b) upon application by the officer or director, a court of appropriate jurisdiction determines that such indemnification is appropriate and orders that it be made. Indemnification is permitted for such expenses and for any judgments, penalties, fines or settlements actually incurred by a director or officer in connection with the proceeding unless: (a) the corporation’s charter or bylaws, or a resolution of the corporation’s board of directors or a board-approved agreement of the corporation otherwise provides; (b) it is established that (i) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her act or omission was unlawful; or (c) the proceeding is one that was brought by the director or officer against the corporation (other than a proceeding brought to enforce indemnification) unless the corporation’s charter or bylaws, or a resolution of the corporation’s board of directors or a board-approved agreement of the corporation otherwise provides.

The Maryland General Corporation Law also permits Maryland corporations to advance payments of reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer in such a proceeding (other than one described in clause (c) of the preceding sentence) if the corporation has received a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for permissive indemnification has been

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satisfied and the corporation has received a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the advanced amount if it is ultimately determined that that standard of conduct has not been met. The Maryland General Corporation Law also permits Maryland corporations to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of directors or officers against any liability asserted against or incurred by them arising out of their positions, irrespective of whether the corporation would have the power to indemnify them for such liabilities.

Article NINTH, section (8) of our Articles of Incorporation provides that, to the full extent permitted by the laws of Maryland, we shall indemnify any person that (a) is serving as a director or officer of Eaton Vance Corp., (b) any person that has served as an officer or director of Eaton Vance Corp., and (c) any person who at our request is serving or has served as a director, officer, trustee, partner, employee, agent or other representative of another corporation, joint stock company, syndicate, association, firm, trust, partnership or other entity, against all liabilities and expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees and judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement, reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or legislative, in which such person may be involved or with which such person may be threatened by reason of serving or having served in such position.

Indemnification requires a determination made in accordance with applicable statutory standards by the Board of Directors or by independent legal counsel (who may be regular counsel to the Company) or by the holders of not less than a majority of the total number of shares of our Common Stock then outstanding.

Article NINTH, section (8) of our Articles of Incorporation provides that the indemnification right provided therein is not exclusive of and will not otherwise affect any other rights to which such person may be entitled (whether under any law, by-law, agreement, director vote, stockholder vote or otherwise), shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to serve in such position.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS

The exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit index, which appears below and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

(a)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in this registration statement; and

(ii)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

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(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the applicable registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than a payment by the applicable registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the applicable registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1)

For purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(e)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on September 25, 2007.

				EATON VANCE CORP.

				By: /s/ James B. Hawkes JAMES B. HAWKES Chief Executive Officer

Dated: September 25, 2007

* * * * *

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the undersigned directors and officers of the Registrant hereby severally constitute and appoint James B. Hawkes and Thomas E. Faust Jr., as attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, including any registration statement or post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

* * * * *

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the date indicated.

Name	Title	Date
/s/ James B. Hawkes James B. Hawkes	Chairman, Director and Principal Executive Officer	September 25, 2007

/s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr. Thomas E. Faust Jr.	President and Director	September 25, 2007

/s/ William M. Steul William M. Steul	Chief Financial Officer	September 25, 2007

/s/ Laurie G. Hylton Laurie G. Hylton	Chief Accounting Officer	September 25, 2007

Ann E. Berman	Director

Leo I. Higdon	Director

/s/ Vincent M. O’Reilly Vincent M. O’Reilly	Director	September 25, 2007

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Name	Title	Date
/s/ Dorothy E. Puhy Dorothy E. Puhy	Director	September 25, 2007

Winthrop H. Smith, Jr.	Director

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.				DESCRIPTION
1.1				Form of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
1.2				Form of Underwriting Agreement for Shares of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
3.1				The Company’s Amended Articles of Incorporation are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-B dated February 4, 1981, filed pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and are incorporated herein by reference.
3.2				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on April 18, 1983, has been filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.3				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on November 22, 1983, has been filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1983, (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.4				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on February 25, 1986 has been filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1986, (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.5				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective as of the close of business on November 11, 1992 has been filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.6				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on May 15, 1997 has been filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 1997 (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.7				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on August 14, 1998 has been filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 1998, (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.8				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on November 13, 2000 has been filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.9				Copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment effective at the close of business on January 14, 2005 has been filed as Exhibit 3.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and is incorporated herein by reference.
3.10				The Company’s By-Laws, as amended, are filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 18, 2006 (S.E.C. File No. 1-8100) and are incorporated herein by reference.

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EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
3.11		Form of certificate representing Eaton Vance Corp. non-voting common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on September 3, 1998, File No. 333-62801)
4.1	*	Form of Indenture.
4.2		Form of Debt Security to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
4.3		Form of Deposit Agreement (including the terms of Depositary Receipts to be issued thereunder) to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
4.4		Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant) to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
4.5		Form of Stock Purchase Contract (including Form of Stock Purchase Contract Certificate) to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
4.6		Form of Stock Purchase Unit (including Form of Stock Purchase Unit Certificate) to be filed as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K or other report to be filed by Eaton Vance pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.
5.1	*	Opinion of Nixon Peabody LLP.
12.1	*	Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23.1	*	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2	*	Consent of Nixon Peabody LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1	*	Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to this registration statement).
25.1	*	Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1, as Trustee under the Indenture for Debt Securities

Filed Herewith.

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ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01. Definitions	1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions	4
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	5
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction	5

ARTICLE TWO

THE SECURITIES

SECTION 2.01. Issuable in Series	5
SECTION 2.02. Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities	6
SECTION 2.03. Denominations; Provisions for Payment	8
SECTION 2.04. Execution and Authentication	8
SECTION 2.05. Registrar and Paying Agent	9
SECTION 2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	9
SECTION 2.07. Holder Lists	10
SECTION 2.08. Transfer and Exchange	10
SECTION 2.09. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities	10
SECTION 2.10. Outstanding Securities	11
SECTION 2.11. Treasury Securities	11
SECTION 2.12. Temporary Securities	11
SECTION 2.13. Cancellation	12
SECTION 2.14. Defaulted Interest	12
SECTION 2.15. Global Securities	12
SECTION 2.16. CUSIP Numbers	13
SECTION 2.17. Benefits of Indenture	13

ARTICLE THREE

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee	13
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed	13
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption	14
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption	15
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price	15
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.	15

ARTICLE FOUR

COVENANTS

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities	15
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports	15
SECTION 4.03. Compliance Certificate	16
SECTION 4.04. Further Instruments and Acts	16
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence	16
SECTION 4.06. Calculation of Original Issue Discount	16
SECTION 4.07. Additional Amounts	16


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ARTICLE FIVE

SUCCESSOR COMPANIES

SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets	17
SECTION 5.02. Surviving Person Substituted	18

ARTICLE SIX

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default	18
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration	20
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies	20
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults	20
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority	21
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits	21
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment	21
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee	21
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	21
SECTION 6.10. Priorities	22
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs	22
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws	22

ARTICLE SEVEN

TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee	22
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee	23
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee	24
SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer	24
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults	24
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holder	24
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity	25
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee	25
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger	26
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification	26
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	26

ARTICLE EIGHT

LEGAL DEFEASANCE, COVENANT DEFEASANCE AND SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	26
SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge	26
SECTION 8.03. Covenant Defeasance	27
SECTION 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance	27
SECTION 8.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	28
SECTION 8.06. Repayment to Company	28
SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement	29
SECTION 8.08. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture	29

ARTICLE NINE

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders	30


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SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders	31
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act	31
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers	31
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities	32
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments	32
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent	32

ARTICLE TEN

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls	32
SECTION 10.02. Notices	32
SECTION 10.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders	33
SECTION 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	33
SECTION 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion	33
SECTION 10.06. Acts of Holders	33
SECTION 10.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar	34
SECTION 10.08. Legal Holidays	34
SECTION 10.09. Governing Law	34
SECTION 10.10. No Recourse Against Others	35
SECTION 10.11. Successors	35
SECTION 10.12. Multiple Originals	35
SECTION 10.13. Table of Contents; Headings	35
SECTION 10.14. Severability	35


Trust Indenture Act Section		Indenture Section
310	(a)(1)	7.10
	(a)(2)	7.10
	(a)(3)	Not Applicable
	(a)(4)	Not Applicable
	(a)(5)	7.10
	(b)	7.10
	(c)	Not Applicable
311	(a)	7.11
	(b)	7.11
	(c)	Not Applicable
312	(a)	2.07
	(b)	10.03
	(c)	10.03
313	(a)	7.06
	(b)(1)	7.06
	(b)(2)	7.06
	(c)	7.06
	(d)	7.06
314	(a)	4.02; 4.03
	(b)	Not Applicable
	(c)(1)	2.04; 10.04
	(c)(2)	2.04; 10.04
	(c)(3)	8.04
	(d)	Not Applicable
	(e)	10.05
	(f)	Not Applicable
315	(a)	7.01
	(b)	7.05
	(c)	7.01
	(d)	7.01
	(e)	6.11
316	(a) (last sentence)	2.11
	(a)(1)(A)	6.05
	(a)(1)(B)	6.04
	(a)(2)	Not Applicable
	(b)	6.07
	(c)	2.14; 9.04; 10.06
317	(a)(1)	6.08
	(a)(2)	6.09
	(b)	2.06
318	(a)	10.01
	(b)	Not Applicable
	(c)	10.01


Term		Defined in Section

“Additional Amounts”		4.07
“Additional Interest”		6.01
“Covenant Defeasance”		8.03
“Event of Default”		6.01
“Legal Defeasance”		8.02
“Legal Holiday”		10.08
“Paying Agent”		2.05
“Registrar”		2.05
“Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”		4.07
“Service Agent”		2.05
“Surviving Person”		5.01
“Taxes”		4.07


	(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

	(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

	(3) “or” is not exclusive;

	(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

	(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

	(6) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.


	(1) if the Securities are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed; or

	(2) if the Securities are not listed on any national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.


	(1) the redemption date;

	(2) the redemption price or the appropriate calculation of the redemption price, which in each case will include interest accrued and unpaid to the date fixed for redemption;

	(3) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Security;

	(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

	(5) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

	(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Securities (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

	(7) the paragraph of the Securities and/or provision of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Securities called for redemption are being redeemed; and

	(8) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed; and

	(9) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.


	(1) corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence in accordance with its organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) and

	(2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Securities.

	(1) default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or redemption price with respect to any Security of such Series when such amount becomes due and payable;

	(2) default in the payment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) when due on the Securities of such Series within 30 days of when such amount becomes due and payable;


(3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms of any Securities of such Series;

(4) the Company fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements in the Securities of such Series or this Indenture (other than a failure that is subject to the foregoing clauses (1), (2) or (3)) and such failure continues for 60 days after the notice specified below;

(5) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of such Series then outstanding;

(6) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

	(A) commences a voluntary case;

	(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

	(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its Property; or

	(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; or

(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

		(A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case;

		(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of its Property; or

		(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company;


	FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;

	SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities of that Series for the principal amount of (or, in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities of that Series, the portion thereby specified in the terms of such Security), premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities of that Series for the principal amount of (or, in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities of that Series, the portion thereby specified in the terms of such Security), premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, respectively; and

	THIRD: to the Company.


	(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that Series, as modified or supplemented by a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers’ Certificate and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and


	(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;

	(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

	(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 or 6.06.


	(1)	the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

	(2)	the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

	(3)	a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its Property; or

	(4)	the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.


	(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit in trust with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, on and interest on the Securities of such Series to the Stated Maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

	(2) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a certificate in accordance with § 314 (c) of the TIA from a nationally recognized firm of independent registered public accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal and interest when due on all the Securities of such Series to the Stated Maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

	(3) 123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day period no Default or Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(6) or (7) with respect to the Company occurs that is continuing at the end of the period;

	(4) no Default or Event of Default with respect to that Series of Securities shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default with respect to that Series of Securities resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);


	(5) such deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on the Company;

	(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not require registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

	(7) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of such Series of Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred;

	(8) in the case of the Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Series of Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred; and

	(9) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Securities as contemplated by this Article Eight have been complied with.


	(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company pursuant to Article Five and the assumption by such successor of the Company’s covenants, agreements and obligations in this Indenture and in the Securities;

	(2) to provide for the issuance of additional Securities in accordance with the limitations set forth herein;

	(3) to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company by this Indenture, to add to the covenants of the Company such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the Holders of all or any Series of Securities as the Board of Directors of the Company shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of such Securities, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in respect of any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions a Default or an Event of Default under this Indenture; provided, however, that with respect to any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision, such amendment may provide for a period of grace after default, which may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other Defaults, may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such Default, may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such Default or may limit the right of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any Series to waive such default;

	(4) to cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provision contained in this Indenture, in any supplemental indenture or in any Securities that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained therein;

	(5) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any Property to or with the Trustee, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture as shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holders of Securities of any Series;

	(6) to modify or amend this Indenture in such a manner as to permit the qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture hereto under the TIA as then in effect;

	(7) to add or to change any of the provisions of this Indenture to provide that Securities in bearer form may be registrable as to principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal or premium with respect to Securities in registered form or of principal, premium or interest with respect to Securities in bearer form, or to permit Securities in registered form to be exchanged for Securities in bearer form, so as to not adversely affect the interests of the Holders or any coupons of any Series in any material respect or permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities of any Series in uncertificated form;

	(8) to secure the Securities;

	(9) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;

	(10) to add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture with respect to one or more Series of Securities, so long as any such addition, change or elimination not otherwise permitted under this Indenture shall (A) neither apply to any Security of any Series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor modify the rights of the Holders of any such Security with respect to the benefit of such provision or (B) become effective only when there is no such Security outstanding;


	(11) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of this Indenture by more than one Trustee; or

	(12) to establish the form or terms of Securities and coupons of any Series pursuant to Article Two.


	(1) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, modification, supplement or waiver;

	(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Security;

	(3) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any Security;

	(4) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Security or add redemption provisions to any Security;

	(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in this Indenture or the Security; or

	(6) make any change in Section 4.07, 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.


	If to the Company:

	Eaton Vance Corp.
	The Eaton Vance Building
	255 State Street
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
	Attention: Chief Legal Officer, Legal Department

	If to the Trustee:

	Wilmington Trust Company
	Rodney Square North
	1100 North Market Street
	Wilmington, Delaware 19890
	Attn: Corporate Trust Administration


	(1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

	(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.


	(1) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

	(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

	(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

	(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.


	EATON VANCE CORP.

	By:

		Name:
		Title:

	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

	By:

		Name:
		Title:


	Nine Months Ended July 31,		Year Ended October 31,



	2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002



Pretax income, excluding equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	136,558	$	263,002	$	233,383	$	197,731	$	150,013	$	174,814
Add: Fixed Charges	$	43,434	$	67,635	$	67,258	$	89,921	$	92,790	$	92,531
Distributed earnings of less than 50% owned affiliates	$	3,706	$	2,734	$	875	$	438	$	394	$	375
Less: Minority Interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges	$	1,079	$	525	$	677	$	408	$	61	$	0


Income as adjusted	$	182,619	$	332,846	$	300,839	$	287,052	$	243,136	$	267,720


Fixed charges:
Interest expense on indebtedness	$	142	$	12,850	$	1,464	$	5,898	$	5,761	$	7,098
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness	$	40,902	$	52,048	$	63,535	$	81,202	$	85,192	$	83,690
Portion of rents representative of an appropriate interest factor	$	2,390	$	2,737	$	2,259	$	2,191	$	1,837	$	1,743


Total fixed charges	$	43,434	$	67,635	$	67,258	$	89,921	$	92,790	$	92,531



Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		561%*		492%		447%		321%		262%		289%


Delaware		51-0055023
(Jurisdiction of incorporation of organization if not a U.S. national bank)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


Maryland		04-2718215
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


ITEM 1.	GENERAL INFORMATION.

	Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

	(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.


	Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.	State Bank Commissioner
	20 Exchange Place, Room 6014	555 East Loockerman Street, Suite 210
	New York, New York 10005	Dover, Delaware 19901


	(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

	The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

ITEM 2.	AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.

	If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation:

	Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and information available to the trustee, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.


ITEM 16.	LIST OF EXHIBITS.

	List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification.


	•	A copy of the Charter of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 1), which includes the certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence business (Exhibit 2) and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3).

	•	A copy of the existing By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 4).

	•	Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (Exhibit 6).

	•	A copy of the latest Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 7).


[SEAL]		WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY

Attest:	/s/ Michael G. Oller Jr.	By:	/s/ Mary C. St. Amand

	Assistant Secretary	Name: Mary C. St. Amand
		Title: Vice President