0000950123-11-080078.txt : 20110825 0000950123-11-080078.hdr.sgml : 20110825 20110825154653 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-080078 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110825 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110825 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110825 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GREATER INDIA PORTFOLIO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918701 IRS NUMBER: 043218703 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08340 FILM NUMBER: 111056599 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-482-8260 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOUTH ASIA PORTFOLIO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940207 0000918701 S000005245 GREATER INDIA PORTFOLIO C000014297 GREATER INDIA PORTFOLIO N-CSRS 1 b87753a1nvcsrs.htm GREATER INDIA PORTFOLIO Greater India Portfolio
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08340
Greater India Portfolio
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2011
Date of Reporting Period
 
 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

                     
Common Stocks — 96.0%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
India — 92.0%
 
 
 
Automobiles — 4.1%
 
Bajaj Auto, Ltd. 
    314,210     $ 9,922,712      
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. 
    1,054,086       16,548,718      
 
 
            $ 26,471,430      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 15.2%
 
Allahabad Bank, Ltd. 
    1,909,984     $ 8,436,559      
Bank of Baroda
    326,451       6,422,139      
Canara Bank, Ltd.(1)
    588,440       6,936,201      
HDFC Bank, Ltd. 
    421,319       23,683,689      
ICICI Bank, Ltd. 
    1,283,494       31,434,859      
State Bank of India
    394,348       21,195,216      
 
 
            $ 98,108,663      
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering — 6.5%
 
IRB Infrastructure Developers, Ltd. 
    2,547,943     $ 9,920,156      
IVRCL, Ltd. 
    2,543,652       3,993,383      
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. 
    677,930       27,856,132      
 
 
            $ 41,769,671      
 
 
 
 
Construction Materials — 0.8%
 
UltraTech Cement, Ltd.(1)
    245,752     $ 5,068,099      
 
 
            $ 5,068,099      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 1.2%
 
Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd. 
    536,602     $ 7,424,290      
 
 
            $ 7,424,290      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%
 
Infrastructure Development Finance Co., Ltd.(1)
    3,765,272     $ 11,058,927      
Rural Electrification Corp., Ltd. 
    2,046,404       8,959,556      
 
 
            $ 20,018,483      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 3.7%
 
Power Grid Corporation of India, Ltd. 
    2,853,289     $ 7,022,053      
Tata Power Co., Ltd. 
    568,715       16,689,356      
 
 
            $ 23,711,409      
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 3.6%
 
Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd. 
    307,463     $ 14,128,870      
Crompton Greaves, Ltd. 
    1,598,635       9,281,407      
 
 
            $ 23,410,277      
 
 
 
 
Gas Utilities — 1.1%
 
GAIL (India), Ltd. 
    710,565     $ 7,008,203      
 
 
            $ 7,008,203      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%
 
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India, Ltd. 
    800,033     $ 6,231,927      
 
 
            $ 6,231,927      
 
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.8%
 
GVK Power & Infrastructure, Ltd.(1)
    11,945,429     $ 5,161,965      
 
 
            $ 5,161,965      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.1%
 
Jaiprakash Associates, Ltd. 
    4,026,774     $ 7,317,192      
 
 
            $ 7,317,192      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 12.5%
 
HCL Technologies, Ltd. 
    1,515,489     $ 16,812,520      
Infosys, Ltd. 
    531,963       34,617,923      
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd. 
    1,094,785       28,982,988      
 
 
            $ 80,413,431      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 3.6%
 
Ashok Leyland, Ltd. 
    7,733,960     $ 8,452,012      
BEML, Ltd. 
    271,301       3,525,880      
Tata Motors, Ltd. 
    505,210       11,241,282      
 
 
            $ 23,219,174      
 
 
 
 
Media — 1.0%
 
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd. 
    2,193,917     $ 6,636,326      
 
 
            $ 6,636,326      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 8.1%
 
Hindalco Industries, Ltd. 
    1,631,860     $ 6,606,389      
Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd. 
    460,753       6,689,295      
JSW Steel, Ltd.(1)
    322,619       6,416,902      

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Metals & Mining (continued)
 
                     
Sterlite Industries (India), Ltd.(1)
    2,629,459     $ 9,845,082      
Tata Steel, Ltd. 
    1,670,454       22,937,242      
 
 
            $ 52,494,910      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.6%
 
Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd. 
    343,503     $ 4,987,791      
Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd. 
    1,028,990       6,323,326      
Reliance Industries, Ltd. 
    1,893,967       38,009,421      
 
 
            $ 49,320,538      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.2%
 
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. 
    1,827,935     $ 7,064,115      
Cipla, Ltd. 
    1,260,398       9,283,546      
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. 
    486,669       16,682,451      
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. 
    960,991       6,900,690      
 
 
            $ 39,930,802      
 
 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.9%
 
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. 
    1,187,260     $ 18,718,632      
 
 
            $ 18,718,632      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 5.1%
 
ITC, Ltd. 
    7,271,089     $ 33,090,436      
 
 
            $ 33,090,436      
 
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.8%
 
Bharti Airtel, Ltd. 
    2,026,536     $ 17,874,745      
 
 
            $ 17,874,745      
 
 
     
Total India
   
(identified cost $472,464,826)
  $ 593,400,603      
 
 
 
 
Sri Lanka — 4.0%
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 1.5%
 
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
    4,397,388     $ 9,959,381      
 
 
            $ 9,959,381      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%
 
John Keells Holdings PLC
    5,578,968     $ 10,342,744      
 
 
            $ 10,342,744      
 
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9%
 
Dialog Axiata PLC
    71,161,980     $ 5,848,930      
 
 
            $ 5,848,930      
 
 
     
Total Sri Lanka
   
(identified cost $23,433,306)
  $ 26,151,055      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $495,898,132)
  $ 619,551,658      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 0.5%
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 7/1/11
  $ 3,100     $ 3,099,966      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $3,099,966)
  $ 3,099,966      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 96.5%
   
(identified cost $498,998,098)
  $ 622,651,624      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 3.5%
  $ 22,578,693      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 645,230,317      
 
 

 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
(1) Non-income producing security.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 
             
Assets   June 30, 2011    
 
Investments, at value (identified cost, $498,998,098)
  $ 622,651,624      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $17,745,216)
    17,828,073      
Dividends and interest receivable
    2,086,079      
Receivable for investments sold
    4,252,994      
Receivable for foreign taxes
    1,424,099      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 648,242,869      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 2,185,280      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    565,892      
Trustees’ fees
    6,942      
Accrued expenses
    254,438      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 3,012,552      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 645,230,317      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 521,432,017      
Net unrealized appreciation
    123,798,300      
 
 
Total
  $ 645,230,317      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 
             
    Six Months Ended
   
Investment Income   June 30, 2011    
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $7,040)
  $ 4,855,541      
Interest
    1,822      
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 4,857,363      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 2,959,536      
Administration fee
    567,657      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    14,240      
Custodian fee
    660,131      
Legal and accounting services
    50,208      
Miscellaneous
    11,363      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 4,263,135      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 171      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 171      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 4,262,964      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 594,399      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions (including refundable foreign capital gains taxes of $565,105)
  $ 8,594,677      
Foreign currency transactions
    179,001      
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 8,773,678      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments (net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $3,577,270)
  $ (92,523,318 )    
Foreign currency
    (666,479 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (93,189,797 )    
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (84,416,119 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (83,821,720 )    
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
                     
    Six Months Ended
       
    June 30, 2011
  Year Ended
   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)   December 31, 2010    
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 594,399     $ (305,046 )    
Net realized gain from investment and foreign currency transactions
    8,773,678       75,281,256      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    (93,189,797 )     74,757,306      
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ (83,821,720 )   $ 149,733,516      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 1,542,146     $ 23,381,779      
Withdrawals
    (107,917,831 )     (86,457,814 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions
  $ (106,375,685 )   $ (63,076,035 )    
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ (190,197,405 )   $ 86,657,481      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 835,427,722     $ 748,770,241      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 645,230,317     $ 835,427,722      
 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Supplementary Data

 
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
  Year Ended December 31,    
    June 30, 2011
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data   (Unaudited)   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006    
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    1.23 %(2)     1.19 %     1.22 %     1.19 %     1.14 %     1.22 %    
Net investment income (loss)
    0.17 %(2)     (0.04 )%     0.09 %     (0.17 )%     (0.27 )%     0.07 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    22 %(3)     59 %     63 %     38 %     63 %     67 %    
 
 
Total Return
    (9.88 )%(3)     21.75 %     95.65 %     (64.87 )%     56.32 %     37.53 %    
 
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 645,230     $ 835,428     $ 748,770     $ 410,359     $ 1,689,486     $ 1,028,290      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Not annualized.

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
1 Significant Accounting Policies
 
Greater India Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At June 30, 2011, Eaton Vance Greater India Fund held a 99.9% interest in the Portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
 
D Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
In addition to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Portfolio may also be subject to local taxes on the recognition of capital gains in India. In determining the daily net asset value, the Portfolio estimates the accrual for such taxes, if any, based on the unrealized appreciation on certain portfolio securities, the holding period of such securities, the related tax rates, and the availability of any realized losses in excess of gains that may be carried forward to offset future gains. Taxes attributable to unrealized appreciation are included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. Capital gains taxes on certain Indian securities sold at a gain are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments.

 
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
As of June 30, 2011, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Portfolio also files tax returns in India annually as of March 31st. Such tax returns are subject to examination by the Indian tax authorities for open years as determined by the statute of limitations, which is generally a period of up to 7 years after a tax return is filed.
 
E Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
H Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
 
I Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2011 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
 
2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
Effective April 28, 2011, the investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 1.10% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 1.01% on net assets of $500 million but less than $1 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $1 billion or more, and is payable monthly. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement effective April 28, 2011, BMR pays Lloyd George Management (Hong Kong) Limited (LGM-HK), a portion of its adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. Prior to April 28, 2011, the investment adviser fee was earned by Lloyd George Management (Bermuda) Limited (Lloyd George) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee was computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.70% on net assets of $500 million but less than $1 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $1 billion or more, and was paid monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the investment adviser fee amounted to $2,959,536 or 0.86% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. Prior to April 28, 2011, an administration fee was earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Portfolio and was computed at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.233% from $500 million up to $1 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $1 billion or more. For the period from January 1, 2011 through April 27, 2011, the administration fee was equivalent to 0.25% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets and amounted to $567,657. The new advisory and sub-advisory agreements and termination of the administration agreement became effective upon the consummation of the change in control and ownership of Lloyd George, at which time EVM and Lloyd George ceased to be affiliates.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s, BMR’s, LGM-HK’s or Lloyd George’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
3 Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $149,985,899 and $238,292,774, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2011, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost   $520,423,569    
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 138,302,949      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (36,074,894 )    
             
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 102,228,055      
             
 
 
 
5 Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2011.
 
6 Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States. Settlement of securities transactions in the Indian sub-continent may be delayed and is generally less frequent than in the United States, which could affect the liquidity of the Portfolio’s assets. The Portfolio may be unable to sell securities where the registration process is incomplete and may experience delays in receipt of dividends.
 
7 Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
•  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
•  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
•  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 
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Greater India Portfolio
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 
At June 30, 2011, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
Asset Description   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total    
 
 
Common Stocks
                                   
Consumer Discretionary
  $     $ 39,339,683     $      —     $ 39,339,683      
Consumer Staples
          33,090,436             33,090,436      
Energy
          49,320,538             49,320,538      
Financials
    9,959,381       144,270,068             154,229,449      
Health Care
    23,583,141       16,347,661             39,930,802      
Industrials
    10,342,744       95,716,314             106,059,058      
Information Technology
          80,413,431             80,413,431      
Materials
          57,563,009             57,563,009      
Telecommunication Services
    5,848,930       17,874,745             23,723,675      
Utilities
          35,881,577             35,881,577      
                                     
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 49,734,196     $ 569,817,462 *   $     $ 619,551,658      
                                     
 
 
Short-Term Investments
  $     $ 3,099,966     $     $ 3,099,966      
                                     
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 49,734,196     $ 572,917,428     $     $ 622,651,624      
                                     
 
 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.
 
The Portfolio held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2010 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2011, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the six months then ended was not significant.

 
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Eaton Vance
Greater India Fund
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 
Eaton Vance Greater India Fund
 
The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on April 6, 2011 to approve new investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for Greater India Portfolio, the registered investment company in which the Fund invests. The results of the vote were as follows:
 
                                     
    Number of Shares
                Broker
   
    Affirmative   Against   Abstain   Non-Vote*    
 
 
Proposal 1: To approve a new investment advisory agreement between
Boston Management and Research (“BMR”) and the Portfolio.
    10,371,922       420,479       508,409       3,931,890      
Proposal 2: To approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement between
BMR and Lloyd George Management (Hong Kong) Limited (“LGM-HK”),
pursuant to which LGM-HK will serve as investment sub-adviser to the Portfolio.
    10,312,261       477,781       510,768       3,931,890      
                                     
 
 
 
Greater India Portfolio
 
The Portfolio held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on April 6, 2011 to approve new investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements. The results of the vote were as follows:
 
                                     
    Interest in the Portfolio
                Broker
   
    Affirmative   Against   Abstain   Non-Vote*    
 
 
Proposal 1: To approve a new investment advisory agreement between
BMR and the Portfolio.
    68%       3%       3%       26%      
Proposal 2: To approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement between
BMR and LGM-HK, pursuant to which LGM-HK will serve as investment
sub-adviser to the Portfolio.
    68%       3%       3%       26%      
                                     
 
 
 
* Broker non-votes (i.e., proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) are treated as shares that are present at the meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum, but have the effect of a vote against the Proposals.
 
Results are rounded to the nearest whole number.

 
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Eaton Vance
Greater India Fund
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval. The 1940 Act also provides that a fund’s investment advisory agreement will terminate automatically upon its “assignment,” which generally includes any direct or indirect transfer of the investment advisory agreement or of a controlling block of the adviser’s outstanding voting securities.
 
The shareholders of Lloyd George Management (B.V.I.) Limited (“LGM Parent”), the parent company of Lloyd George Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited (“LGM-Bermuda”, and together with LGM-HK (as defined below) and its other affiliates “LGM”), have negotiated the terms of an agreement pursuant to which Bank of Montreal or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (collectively, “BMO”) will purchase 100% of LGM Parent’s outstanding shares (the “Transaction”). LGM-Bermuda or an affiliate (“LGM”) is the investment adviser to the Greater India Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Portfolio (the “Current LGM Agreement”). Eaton Vance Greater India Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust, invests substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio. Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) currently serves as administrator to the Portfolio pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Portfolio Administration Agreement”) and manager of the Fund pursuant to a management agreement (together with the Portfolio Administration Agreement, the “Current EVM Agreements”). The Current LGM Agreement and the Current EVM Agreements are sometimes referred to herein as the “Current Agreements.” Upon consummation of the Transaction, the Current LGM Agreement will terminate automatically in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. In connection with the termination of the Current LGM Agreement upon consummation of the Transaction, and consistent with the recommendation of the Board of the Fund and Portfolio, EVM and LGM have proposed to restructure the contractual relationships with the Portfolio and the Fund such that Boston Management and Research (“BMR”), an affiliate of EVM, would serve as the investment adviser of the Portfolio, Lloyd George Management (Hong Kong) Limited (the “LGM-HK”) would serve as sub-adviser to the Portfolio, and EVM would serve as administrator to the Fund.
 
After review of the proposed Transaction and restructuring of the Portfolio’s relationship with EVM and LGM, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted at an in-person meeting held on December 13, 2010 to approve the investment advisory agreement (the “Proposed BMR Agreement”) between the Portfolio and BMR, the sub-advisory agreement (the “Proposed LGM Agreement” and together with the Proposed BMR Agreement, the “New Agreements”) between BMR and LGM-HK, and the administrative services agreement between the Fund and EVM.
 
In connection with its review of the Transaction, the Board requested and received information detailing the terms of the Transaction, the financial and organizational impact of the Transaction on LGM and its personnel, the terms of the New Agreements (including the similarities and differences between the Current Agreements and the New Agreements), the nature of the policies and processes that will be in place following the Transaction, the anticipated role of Bank of Montreal as LGM’s parent company, and the financial impact of the Transaction on Eaton Vance Corp. (“EVC”), the parent company of BMR and EVM, as a seller of its equity interest in LGM Parent. The Board also received assurances that the nature, extent and quality of the interrelated services to be provided by LGM, BMR and EVM under the New Agreements will be substantially the same the services currently provided by LGM and EVM under the Current Agreements and that following the Transaction LGM will continue to operate its business in substantially the same manner as it does currently. In connection with its review, the Board met in person with senior management of LGM, BMR, EVM and Bank of Montreal to discuss the Transaction and the terms of the New Agreements.
 
In addition to considering information provided by management in connection with the Board’s review of the Transaction, the Board considered information and materials previously provided in connection with its review and approval of the Current Agreements. The information considered by the Board included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees and Expenses
 
  •  The advisory and related fees to be paid by the Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of the Fund;
  •  Comparative information concerning fees charged by BMR and its affiliates and by LGM for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing the Fund, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to the Fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to the Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by LGM and BMR as a result of brokerage allocation for the Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and the Fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements;
  •  The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 
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Eaton Vance
Greater India Fund
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
Information about BMR and LGM
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of BMR and LGM;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of BMR and its affiliates and LGM, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of BMR’s and LGM’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and, with respect to BMR, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by BMR and its affiliates and LGM on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs), and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of BMR and its affiliates and LGM;
  •  A description of BMR’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by BMR and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by BMR (which is also the administrator) and LGM; and
  •  The terms of the Current Agreements and the New Agreements.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the New Agreements, including their fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the terms of the New Agreements.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the New Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund and Portfolio by BMR and LGM.
 
The Board considered BMR’s and LGM’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Portfolio. The Board also considered the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio and, with respect to BMR, whose responsibilities may include supervising LGM and coordinating activities in implementing the Fund’s investment strategies. In the course of its review, the Board received assurances that the nature, extent and quality of the package of inter-related services to be provided by LGM, BMR and EVM under the New Agreements will be substantially the same as the services currently provided by LGM and EVM under the Current Agreements. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services by each of BMR and LGM, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention expected to be devoted to Fund matters by senior management.
 
The Board reviewed the compliance programs of BMR, LGM and certain respective affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of BMR and its affiliates and LGM to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by BMR and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges. The Board also considered the benefit to the overall governance of the Fund of having BMR, an affiliate of EVM, serve as the Fund’s investment adviser, consistent with the overall structure of the Eaton Vance family of funds.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the package of inter-related services to be provided by BMR and LGM and their affiliates under the New Agreements, taken as a whole, is appropriate and consistent with the services provided under the Current Agreements and with the terms of the New Agreements.

 
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Eaton Vance
Greater India Fund
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. In addition, the Board reviewed updated comparative performance data for the Fund for relevant periods through October 31, 2010. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided in response to inquiries from the Board’s Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed the contractual investment advisory fee rate, including the administrative fee rate, to be payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). The Board noted that the total management fees payable by the Fund and the Portfolio would remain substantially the same under the New Agreements. The Board also took into consideration the agreement by BMR to enter into expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements to establish a maximum total expense ratio for the Fund applicable during the two year period following the effectiveness of the New Agreements.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by BMR and LGM, the Board concluded with respect to the Fund that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits projected to be realized by BMR and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and the Portfolio. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments expected to be made by BMR and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits expected to be received by BMR and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to BMR as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients. In particular, the Board noted representations from LGM and EVM that the fees payable to BMR and LGM under the New Agreements will not significantly affect their respective profitability with respect to the Fund and the Portfolio. The Board further concluded that, in light of LGM’s role as a sub-adviser not affiliated with BMR under the New Agreements, LGM’s profitability in managing the Portfolio is not a material factor.
 
In considering the terms of the Transaction the Board considered the equity ownership interest in LGM Parent currently held by EVC, and that EVC will participate with LGM Parent’s other equity owners as a seller in the Transaction. The Board further considered that such equity owners may receive additional compensation paid through earn-out arrangements in periods following the consummation of the Transaction. In this regard, the Board noted representations received from management that the amount of additional compensation through earn-out payments that EVC might receive is not material to EVC’s financial condition.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered, the profits expected to be realized by BMR and its affiliates under the New Agreements are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which BMR and LGM, on the one hand, and the Fund and Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and BMR’s and LGM’s profitability may expect to be affected by such increases or decreases. The Board concluded that the structure of the advisory fee and the sub-advisory fee, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause BMR and its affiliates, LGM, and the Fund to share such benefits equitably.

 
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Eaton Vance
Greater India Fund
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
 
Officers and Trustees

 
         
Officers of Eaton Vance Greater India Fund
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Payson F. Swaffield
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
  Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
         
Officers of Greater India Portfolio        
 
 
Hon. Robert Lloyd George
President

Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
  Maureen A. Gemma
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
         
Trustees of Eaton Vance Greater India Fund and Greater India Portfolio
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Allen R. Freedman
 
William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Lynn A. Stout
   
 
* Interested Trustee

 
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Eaton Vance
Greater India Fund
 
June 30, 2011
 
 
IMPORTANT NOTICES

 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
•  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
•  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
•  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
•  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
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Investment Adviser of Greater India Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Sub-Adviser of Greater India Portfolio
Lloyd George Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Suite 3808, One Exchange Square
Central, Hong Kong
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Greater India Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


 

 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm). Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Greater India Portfolio
         
     
  By:   /s/ Hon. Robert Lloyd George    
    Hon. Robert Lloyd George   
    President   
 
Date: August 16, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
     
  By:   /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
    Barbara E. Campbell   
    Treasurer   
 
Date: August 16, 2011
         
     
  By:   /s/ Hon. Robert Lloyd George    
    Hon. Robert Lloyd George   
    President   
 
Date: August 16, 2011

 

EX-99.CERT 2 b87753a1exv99wcert.htm EX-99.CERT SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
Greater India Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(i)
CERTIFICATION
I, Barbara E. Campbell, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Greater India Portfolio;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 


 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 16, 2011
         
     
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   
 

 


 

Greater India Portfolio
FORM N-CSR
Exhibit 12(a)(2)(ii)
CERTIFICATION
I, Hon. Robert Lloyd George, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Greater India Portfolio;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 


 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 16, 2011
         
     
  /s/ Hon. Robert Lloyd George    
  Hon. Robert Lloyd George   
  President   

 

EX-99.906CERT 3 b87753a1exv99w906cert.htm EX-99.906CERT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certification
         
Form N-CSR Item 12(b) Exhibit
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
          The undersigned hereby certify in their capacity as Treasurer and President, respectively, of Greater India Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), that:
  (a)   The Semi-Annual Report of the Portfolio on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2011 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  (b)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Portfolio for such period.
A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to the Portfolio and will be retained by the Portfolio and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Greater India Portfolio
Date: August 16, 2011
         
     
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   
 
Date: August 16, 2011
         
     
  /s/ Hon. Robert Lloyd George    
  Hon. Robert Lloyd George   
  President   
 

 

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