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INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS PROXY MATERIALS
SCHEDULE 14A
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund Eaton Vance Insured Michigan Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
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Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured Florida Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Michigan Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured Ohio Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
May 27, 2005
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
your Fund, which will be held at The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 1:30 P.M. (Boston
time).
At this meeting, you will be asked to consider the election of Trustees.
The enclosed proxy statement contains additional information.
We hope that you will be able to attend the meeting. Whether or not you
plan to attend and regardless of the number of shares you own, it is important
that your shares be represented. I urge you to complete, sign and date the
enclosed proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon
as possible to assure that your shares are represented at the meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Thomas J. Fetter
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Thomas J. Fetter
President
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. WHETHER
OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN PERSON, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR PROXY
IF YOU ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND DESIRE TO VOTE IN PERSON.
Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured Florida Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Michigan Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured Ohio Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held Friday, July 22, 2005
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each of the above registered
investment companies, each a Massachusetts business trust (collectively the
"Funds"), will be held at the principal office of each Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M. (Boston time), for the following purposes:
1. To elect four Class III Trustees of each Fund, one of whom shall be
elected solely by the holders of each Fund's Auction Preferred Shares.
2. To consider and act upon any other matters that may properly come
before the meeting and any adjourned session thereof.
Each Fund will hold a separate meeting. Shareholders of each Fund will vote
separately.
The Board of Trustees of each Fund has fixed the close of business on May
13, 2005 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders of a Fund
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
By Order of each Board of Trustees
/s/ Alan R. Dynner
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Alan R. Dynner
Secretary
May 27, 2005
Boston, Massachusetts
IMPORTANT
SHAREHOLDERS CAN HELP THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THEIR FUND AVOID THE NECESSITY
AND ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE FUNDS OF FURTHER SOLICITATIONS TO OBTAIN A QUORUM
BY PROMPTLY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY. THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE
REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS INTENDED FOR YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured Florida Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Michigan Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II
Eaton Vance Insured Ohio Municipal Bond Fund
Eaton Vance Insured Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
PROXY STATEMENT
A proxy is enclosed with the foregoing Notice of the Annual Meetings of
Shareholders of Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund (the
"California Fund"), Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund II (the
"California Fund II"), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Municipal Bond Fund (the
"Florida Fund"), Eaton Vance Insured Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund (the
"Massachusetts Fund"), Eaton Vance Insured Michigan Municipal Bond Fund (the
"Michigan Fund"), Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund (the "Municipal
Fund"), Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund II (the "Municipal Fund II"),
Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund (the "New Jersey Fund"),
Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund (the "New York Fund"), Eaton
Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund II (the "New York Fund II"), Eaton
Vance Insured Ohio Municipal Bond Fund (the "Ohio Fund") and Eaton Vance Insured
Pennsylvania Bond Fund (the "Pennsylvania Fund") (collectively the "Funds"), to
be held July 22, 2005, for the benefit of shareholders who do not expect to be
present at the meeting. This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of
Trustees of each Fund, and is revocable by the person giving it prior to
exercise by a signed writing filed with the Funds' Secretary, or by executing
and delivering a later dated proxy, or by attending the meeting and voting the
shares in person. Each proxy will be voted in accordance with its instructions;
if no instruction is given, an executed proxy will authorize the persons named
as attorneys, or any of them, to vote in favor of the election of each Trustee.
This proxy material is being mailed to shareholders on or about May 27, 2005.
The Board of Trustees of each Fund has fixed the close of business on May
13, 2005 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Shareholders at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to one
vote for each share held. The number of Common Shares, $.01 par value per share,
and the number of Auction Preferred Shares, $.01 par value per share,
liquidation preference $25,000 per share ("APS"), of each Fund outstanding on
May 13, 2005 were as follows:
No. of Common No. of APS
Shares Outstanding Shares Outstanding
Fund May 13, 2005 May 13, 2005
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California Fund 21,628,203 7,800
California Fund II 3,858,604 1,350
Florida Fund 2,569,579 900
Massachusetts Fund 1,749,283 620
Michigan Fund 1,510,293 540
Municipal Fund 64,606,667 23,700
Municipal Fund II 9,916,106 3,500
New Jersey Fund 2,559,448 900
New York Fund 15,698,145 5,700
New York Fund II 2,554,347 900
Ohio Fund 2,511,890 875
Pennsylvania Fund 2,941,039 1,040
Each Fund will vote separately on each item; votes of multiple Funds will
not be aggregated.
As of May 13, 2005, to each Fund's knowledge, (i) no shareholder
beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a Fund; and (ii)
the Trustees and officers of each Fund, individually and as a group, owned
beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund.
The Boards of Trustees of the Funds know of no business other than that
mentioned in Item 1 of the Notice of Meeting that will be presented for
consideration. If any other matters are properly presented, it is the intention
of the persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy to vote the proxies in
accordance with their judgment on such matters.
PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Each Fund's Declaration of Trust provides that a majority of the Trustees
shall fix the number of the entire Board and that such number shall be at least
two and no greater than fifteen. Each Board has fixed the number of Trustees at
eight, effective the date of the annual meeting. Each Fund's Declaration of
Trust further provides that the Board of Trustees shall be divided into three
classes. The term of office of the Class III Trustees expires on the date of the
2005 Annual Meeting, and the term of office of the Class I and Class II Trustees
will expire one and two years thereafter, respectively. Accordingly, only
nominees for Class III Trustees are currently proposed for election. Trustees
chosen to succeed the Trustees whose terms are expiring will be elected for a
three-year term. An effect of staggered terms is to limit the ability of
entities or persons to acquire control of a Fund.
Proxies will be voted for the election of the following Class III nominees:
Benjamin C. Esty, Ronald A. Pearlman, Norton H. Reamer and Ralph E. Verni. Mr.
Reamer will be elected solely by the holders of each Fund's Auction Preferred
Shares. Each nominee, with the exception of Messrs. Esty and Verni, is currently
serving as a Trustee and has consented to continue to so serve. In the event
that a nominee is unable to serve for any reason (which is not now expected)
when the election occurs, the accompanying Proxy will be voted for such other
person or persons as the Board of Trustees may recommend.
The Class I Trustees serving until the 2006 Annual Meeting are William H.
Park and Lynn A. Stout. The Class II Trustees serving until the 2007 Annual
Meeting are James B. Hawkes and Samuel L. Hayes, III.
The nominees for Class III Trustee and each Fund's current Class I and
Class II Trustees and their principal occupations for at least the last five
years are described below.
TRUSTEES
Number of
Term of Portfolios in
Position(s) Office and Fund Complex Other
Name, Address Held with Length of Overseen by Held by Overseen by Directorships
and Age(1) Fund Time Served Principal Occupations During Past Five Years Trustee(2) Held by Trustee
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CLASS III TRUSTEES NOMINATED FOR ELECTION
NONINTERESTED TRUSTEES
Benjamin C. Esty Current ____ Professor, Harvard University Graduate ___ None
DOB: 1/2/63 Nominee School of Business Administration (since
for Class 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor,
III Trustee Harvard University Graduate School of
Business Administration (2000-2003).
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Ronald A. Pearlman Class III Until 2005. Professor of Law, Georgetown University 197 None
DOB: 7/10/40 Trustee Trustee Law Center (since 1999). Formerly, Tax
since 2003. Partner, Covington & Burling, Washington,
DC (1991-2000).
Norton H. Reamer(A) Class III Until 2005. President, Chief Executive Officer and a 197 None
DOB: 9/21/35 Trustee 3 years. Director of Asset Management Finance Corp.
Trustee (a specialty finance company serving the
since 2002. investment management industry) (since
October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation
(an investment and financial advisory services
company) (since September 2000). Formerly,
Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Hellman,
Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment
management company) (2000-2003). Formerly,
Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital
Corporation (investment banking firm)
(2002-2003). Formerly, Chairman of the Board,
United Asset Management Corporation (a holding
company owning institutional investment
management firms) and Chairman, President and
Director, UAM Funds (mutual funds) (1980-2000).
Ralph F. Verni Current ____ Consultant and private investor (since 2000). ___ Director of
DOB: 1/26/43 Nominee Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, W.P. Carey &
for Class Redwood Investment Systems, Inc. (software Company LLC
III Trustee developer) (2000). Formerly, President and (manager of
Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research real estate
& Management (investment adviser), SSRM investment
Holdings (parent of State Street Research & trusts)
Management), and SSR Realty (institutional
realty manager) (1992-2000).
CLASS I AND CLASS II TRUSTEES
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
James B. Hawkes Vice Until 2007. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer 197 Director of
DOB: 11/9/41 President 3 years. of Eaton Vance Management, and its corporate Eaton Vance
and Class Trustee parent and trustee (Eaton Vance Corp. and Eaton Corp.
II Trustee since 2002. Vance, Inc.); Vice President and Director of
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.; Director of
Eaton Vance, Inc. Trustee and/or officer of
197 registered investment companies in the
Eaton Vance Fund Complex.
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NONINTERESTED TRUSTEES
Samuel L. Hayes, III(A) Chairman Until 2007. Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment 197 Director of
DOB: 2/23/35 of the 3 years. Banking Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate Tiffany & Co.
Board and Trustee School of Business Administration (specialty
Class II since 2002; retailer) and
Trustee Chairman Telect, Inc.
since 2005. (telecommunication
services company)
William H. Park Class I Until 2006. President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm 197 None
DOB: 9/19/47 Trustee Trustee Capital Management, LLC (Investment management
since 2003. firm) (since 2002). Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset
Management Corporation (a holding company
owning institutional investment management
firms) (1982-2001).
Lynn A. Stout Class I Until 2006. Professor of Law, University of California at 197 None
DOB: 9/14/57 Trustee 3 years. Los Angeles, School of Law (since July 2001).
Trustee Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown
since 2002. University Law Center.
(1) The business address of each Trustee is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State
Street, Boston, MA 02109.
(2) Includes both master and feeder funds in master-feeder structure.
(A) APS Trustee.
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
James B. Hawkes is an "interested person" (as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")) by reason of his affiliations with Eaton
Vance Management ("EVM" or "Eaton Vance"), each Fund's investment adviser, and
Eaton Vance Corp. ("EVC"), a publicly-held holding company which owns all the
outstanding shares of EVM; and of EVM's trustee, Eaton Vance, Inc. ("EV"). (EVM,
EVC, and their affiliates are sometimes referred to collectively as the "EVC
organization".)
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES BY APS AND COMMON SHARES
Under the terms of each Fund's By-Laws, as amended (the "By-Laws"), the
holders of the APS are entitled as a class, to the exclusion of the holders of
the Common Shares, to elect two Trustees of each Fund (identified by an "(A)"
after their names above). Simply stated, the APS Trustees are only elected by
the holders of the Fund's APS. Holders of Common Shares do not vote on the
election of APS Trustees. Norton H. Reamer has been nominated for election by
the holders of the APS. The By-Laws further provide for the election of the
other nominees named above by the holders of the Common Shares and the APS,
voting as a single class. Election of Trustees is non-cumulative. Shareholders
do not have appraisal rights in connection with the proposals in this proxy
statement. The Trustees of a Fund shall be elected by a plurality of the shares
of the Fund entitled to vote.
The following table shows the dollar range of shares beneficially owned in
a Fund and in all Eaton Vance funds by each Trustee or nominee for Trustee:
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Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Dollar Range of Securities in all Eaton Vance Funds
Name of Trustee Fund Shares Held+ Overseen by Trustee+
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INTERESTED TRUSTEE
James B. Hawkes None Over $100,000
NONINTERESTED TRUSTEES
Samuel L. Hayes, III None Over $100,000*
William H. Park None Over $100,000
Ronald A. Pearlman None Over $100,000
Norton H. Reamer Over $100,000** Over $100,000
Lynn A. Stout None Over $100,000*
NOMINEES FOR NONINTERESTED TRUSTEE
Benjamin C. Esty None None
Ralph F. Verni None None
+ Figures are as of May 13, 2005.
* Includes shares held in Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan.
** Shares held in Municipal Fund.
BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, the Trustees of each Fund
met nine times. The Board of Trustees has three formal standing committees, an
Audit Committee, a Special Committee and a Governance Committee. The Audit
Committee met four times, the Special Committee met six times and the Governance
Committee met five times during such period. Each Fund's Trustees listed above
attended at least 75% of such Board and committee meetings on which he or she
serves. None of the Trustees attended the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Audit, Special and Governance Committees of the Board of Trustees of
each Fund are each comprised of Trustees who are not "interested persons" as
that term is defined under the 1940 Act ("Independent Trustees"). The respective
duties and responsibilities of these Committees remain under the continuing
review of the Governance Committee and the Board.
Messrs. Reamer (Chair), Hayes, Park and Ms. Stout serve on the Audit
Committee of the Board of Trustees of each Fund, such Audit Committee being
established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Each Audit Committee member is independent under the listing standards
of the American Stock Exchange. The purposes of the Audit Committee are to (i)
oversee the Fund's accounting and financial reporting processes, its internal
control over financial reporting, and, as appropriate, the internal control over
financial reporting of certain service providers; (ii) oversee or, as
appropriate, assist Board oversight of the quality and integrity of the Fund's
financial statements and the independent audit thereof; (iii) oversee, or, as
appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Fund's compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements that relate to the Fund's accounting and financial
reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits;
(iv) approve, prior to appointment, the engagement and, when appropriate,
replacement of the independent auditors, and, if applicable, nominate
independent auditors to be proposed for shareholder ratification in any proxy
statement of the Fund; (v) evaluate the qualifications, independence and
performance of the independent auditors and the audit partner in charge of
leading the audit; and (vi) prepare such Audit Committee reports consistent with
the requirements of Rule 306 of Regulation S-K for inclusion in the proxy
statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund. The Fund's Board
of Trustees has adopted a written charter for its Audit Committee, a copy of
which is attached as Exhibit A. The Audit Committee's Report is set forth below
under "Additional Information". The Board of Trustees of the Fund has designated
Messrs. Park, Hayes and Reamer as the Fund's Audit Committee financial experts.
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Messrs. Hayes (Chair), Park, Pearlman and Reamer and Ms. Stout serve on the
Special Committee of the Board of Trustees of each Fund. The purposes of the
Special Committee are to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the
Board of Trustees concerning the following matters: (i) contractual arrangements
with each service provider to the Fund, including advisory, sub-advisory,
transfer agency, custodial and fund accounting, distribution services (if any)
and administrative services; (ii) any and all other matters in which any of the
Fund's service providers (including Eaton Vance or any affiliated entity
thereof) has an actual or potential conflict of interest with the interests of
the Fund or its shareholders; and (iii) any other matter appropriate for review
by the Independent Trustees, unless the matter is within the responsibilities of
the Audit Committee or the Governance Committee of the Fund.
Ms. Stout (Chair) and Messrs. Hayes, Park, Pearlman and Reamer serve on the
Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of each Fund. Each Governance
Committee member is independent under the listing standards of the American
Stock Exchange. The purpose of the Governance Committee is to consider, evaluate
and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to the structure,
membership and operation of the Board of Trustees and the Committees thereof,
including the nomination and selection of Independent Trustees and a Chairperson
of the Board and the compensation of Independent Trustees.
The Fund's Board of Trustees has adopted a written charter for its
Governance Committee not available on the Funds' website, a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit B. The Governance Committee identifies candidates by
obtaining referrals from such sources as it deems appropriate, which may include
current Trustees, management of the Fund, counsel and other advisors to the
Trustees, and shareholders of the Funds who submit recommendations in accordance
with the procedures described in the Committee's charter. In no event shall the
Governance Committee consider as a candidate to fill any vacancy an individual
recommended by management of the Fund, unless the Governance Committee has
invited management to make such a recommendation. The Governance Committee will,
when a vacancy exists or is anticipated, consider any nominee for Independent
Trustee recommended by a shareholder if such recommendation is submitted in
writing to the Governance Committee, contains sufficient background information
concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve
as an Independent Trustee if selected for the position, and is received in a
sufficiently timely manner. The Governance Committee's procedures for
identifying and evaluating candidates for the position of Independent Trustee,
including the procedures to be followed by shareholders of the Fund wishing to
recommend such candidates for consideration by the Governance Committee and the
qualifications the Governance Committee will consider, are set forth in Appendix
A to the Committee's charter. Messrs. Esty and Verni were recommended to the
Governance Committee by one of the Independent Trustees.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD
Shareholders wishing to communicate with the Board may do so by sending a
written communication to the Chairperson of the Board, any Chairperson of the
Audit Committee, Special Committee or Governance Committee or to the Independent
Trustees as a group, at the following address: The Eaton Vance Building, 255
State Street, Boston, MA 02109, c/o the Secretary of the applicable Fund.
REMUNERATION OF TRUSTEES
The fees and expenses of those Trustees of each Fund who are not members of
the Eaton Vance Organization will be paid by the Funds. For the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2004, the noninterested Trustees of the Funds earned the
following compensation in their capacities as Trustees of the Funds, and for the
year ended December 31, 2004 earned the following compensation in their
capacities as Trustees of the funds in the Eaton Vance fund complex(1):
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Samuel L. William H. Ronald A. Norton H. Lynn A.
Hayes, III Park Pearlman Reamer Stout
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California Fund $ 3,081 $ 2,775 $ 2,787 $ 2,925 $ 2,945
California Fund II 1,272 1,115 1,038 1,208 1,088
Florida Fund 283 259 273 268 290
Massachusetts Fund 283 259 273 268 290
Michigan Fund 29 26 27 27 29
Municipal Fund 4,099 3,709 3,771 3,891 3,989
Municipal Fund II 1,611 1,427 1,366 1,530 1,436
New Jersey Fund 283 259 273 268 290
New York Fund 2,403 2,153 2,131 2,281 2,248
New York Fund II 283 259 273 268 290
Ohio Fund 283 259 273 268 290
Pennsylvania Fund 283 259 273 268 290
Total Compensation from
Funds and Fund Complex $200,000 $180,000(2) $180,000 $190,000 $190,000(3)
(1) As of May 1, 2005, the Eaton Vance fund complex consisted of 195 registered
investment companies or series thereof.
(2) Includes $107,008 of deferred compensation.
(3) Includes $45,000 of deferred compensation.
Trustees of each Fund who are not affiliated with Eaton Vance may elect to
defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the
terms of a Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Trustees' Plan"). Under
each Trustees' Plan, an eligible Trustee may elect to have his deferred fees
invested by each Fund in the shares of one or more funds in the Eaton Vance fund
complex, and the amount paid to the Trustees under each Trustees' Plan will be
determined based upon the performance of such investments. Deferral of Trustees'
fees in accordance with each Trustees' Plan will have a negligible effect on a
Fund's assets, liabilities, and net income per share, and will not obligate a
Fund to retain the services of any Trustee or obligate a Fund to pay any
particular level of compensation to the Trustee. No Fund has a retirement plan
for its Trustees.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH FUND RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
THE ELECTION OF THE FOUR CLASS III TRUSTEE NOMINEES.
NOTICE TO BANKS AND BROKER/DEALERS
Each Fund has previously solicited all Nominee and Broker/Dealer accounts
as to the number of additional proxy statements required to supply owners of
shares. Should additional proxy material be required for beneficial owners,
please forward such requests to PFPC Inc., Attention: Ms. Maura Stanley, P.O.
Box 43027, Providence, RI 02940-3027.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT. Each Fund's Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the
audited financial statements with Fund management. Each Fund's Audit Committee
also discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be
discussed by SAS 61 (Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards). Each
Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the
independent registered public accounting firm required by Independence Standards
Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees) and discussed with the independent registered
public accounting firm their independence.
Based on the review and discussions referred to above, each Audit Committee
recommended to the Board of Trustees that the audited financial statements be
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included in the Fund's annual report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2004 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Norton H. Reamer, Chair
Samuel L. Hayes, III
William H. Park
Lynn A. Stout
AUDITORS, AUDIT FEES AND ALL OTHER FEES. Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte"), 200
Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, serves as independent registered
public accounting firm of each Fund. Deloitte is expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, but if not, a representative will be available by telephone
should the need for consultation arise. Representatives of Deloitte will have
the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions.
Aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to each Fund by
the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for the relevant
periods are set forth on Exhibit C hereto. Aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees
for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for the relevant periods to
(i) each Fund by the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm; and
(ii) Eaton Vance Corp. by the Fund's independent registered public accounting
firm are also set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
Each Fund's Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to
the pre-approval of services provided by the Fund's independent registered
public accounting firm (the "Pre-Approval Policies"). The Pre-Approval Policies
establish a framework intended to assist the Audit Committee in the proper
discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the
Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax,
and other services determined to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; and
(ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval
process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service
fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval
Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The
Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved
therein must be reviewed and ratified by each Fund's Audit Committee at least
annually. The Fund's Audit Committee maintains full responsibility for the
appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the Fund's independent
registered public accounting firm.
Each Fund's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision by the
Fund's independent registered public accounting firm of non-audit services to
the Fund's investment adviser, as well as any of its affiliates that provide
ongoing services to the Fund, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule
2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the independent
registered public accounting firm's independence.
OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS. The officers of the Funds and their length of service are
set forth below. The officers of the Funds hold indefinite terms of office.
Because of their positions with Eaton Vance and their ownership of EVC stock,
the officers of the Funds will benefit from the advisory and administration fees
paid by each Fund to Eaton Vance.
Term of Office
Position(s) and Length of Principal Occupations
Name, Address and Age(1) Held with Fund Time Served During Past Five Years(2)
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Thomas J. Fetter President Since 2002 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 124 registered
DOB: 8/20/43 investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
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William H. Ahern, Jr. Vice President Since 2002 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 78 registered
DOB: 7/28/59 of the investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Michigan and
Municipal II
Funds
Craig R. Brandon Vice President Since 2004 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 44 registered
DOB: 12/21/66 of the investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
California and
Florida Funds
Cynthia J. Clemson Vice President Since 2002 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 107 registered
DOB: 3/2/63 investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Robert B. MacIntosh Vice President Since 2002 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 124 registered
DOB: 1/22/57 investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Thomas M. Metzold Vice President Since 2005 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 49 registered
DOB: 8/3/58 of the investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Pennsylvania
Fund
Alan R. Dynner Secretary Since 2002 Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Eaton Vance,
DOB: 10/10/40 BMR, EVD, EV and EVC. Officer of 197 registered investment companies
managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
James L. O'Connor Treasurer Since 2002 Vice President of Eaton Vance, BMR and EVD. Officer of 121
DOB: 4/1/45 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Paul M. O'Neil Chief Since 2004 Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 197 registered
DOB: 7/11/53 Compliance investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
Officer
(1) The business address of each officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State
Street, Boston, MA 02109.
(2) Includes both master and feeder funds in master-feeder structure.
INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR
Eaton Vance Management, with its principal office at The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as the
investment adviser and administrator to each Fund.
PROXY SOLICITATION AND TABULATION
The expense of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement and
enclosures and the costs of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of
Trustees of each Fund will be borne ratably by the Funds. Proxies will be
solicited by mail and may be solicited in person or by telephone or facsimile by
officers of a Fund, by personnel of its administrator, Eaton Vance, by the
transfer agent, PFPC Inc., or by broker-dealer firms. The expenses associated
with the solicitation of these proxies and with any further proxies that may be
solicited by a Fund's officers, by Eaton Vance personnel, by PFPC Inc., or by
broker-dealer firms, in person, or by telephone or by facsimile will be borne by
that Fund. A written proxy may be delivered to a Fund or its transfer agent
prior to the meeting by facsimile machine, graphic communication equipment or
similar electronic transmission. A Fund will reimburse banks, broker-dealer
firms, and other persons holding that Fund's shares registered in their names or
in the names of their nominees, for their expenses incurred in sending proxy
material to and obtaining proxies from the beneficial owners of such shares.
Total estimated proxy solicitation costs per Fund range between $2,857 and
$103,272.
All proxy cards solicited by the Board of Trustees that are properly
executed and received by the Secretary prior to the meeting, and which are not
revoked, will be voted at the meeting. Shares represented by such proxies will
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be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon. If no specification is
made on the proxy card with respect to Proposal 1, it will be voted FOR the
matters specified on the proxy card. All shares that are voted and votes to
ABSTAIN will be counted towards establishing a quorum, as will broker non-votes.
(Broker non-votes are shares for which (i) the beneficial owner has not voted
and (ii) the broker holding the shares does not have discretionary authority to
vote on the particular matter.) Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes,
which will be treated as shares that are present at the meeting but which have
not been voted, will assist the Fund in obtaining a quorum, but will have no
effect on the outcome of Proposal 1.
In the event that a quorum is not present at the meeting, or if a quorum is
present at the meeting but sufficient votes by the shareholders of the Fund in
favor of the Proposal set forth in the Notice of this meeting are not received
by July 22, 2005, the persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy may
propose one or more adjournments of the meeting to permit further solicitation
of proxies. A shareholder vote may be taken on the Proposal prior to such
adjournment if sufficient votes have been received and it is otherwise
appropriate. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares of that Fund present in person or by proxy
at the session of the meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as attorneys in
the enclosed proxy will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which
they are entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal for which further
solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will vote against any such
adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such Proposal. The costs
of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne
by the relevant Fund.
Each Fund will furnish without charge, a copy of the Fund's most recent
Annual Report to any shareholder upon request. Shareholders desiring to obtain a
copy of such report should write to the Fund c/o PFPC Inc., Attn: Ms. Maura
Stanley, P.O. Box 43027, Providence, RI 02940-3027, or call 1-800-331-1710.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Based solely upon a review of the copies of the forms received by the Funds, all
of the Trustees and officers of each Fund, EVM and its affiliates, and any
person who owns more than ten percent of a Fund's outstanding securities have
made all filings required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 regarding ownership of shares of the Funds for the Funds' fiscal year ended
September 30, 2004.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
To be considered for presentation at a Fund's 2006 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, a shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be received at the Fund's principal office
c/o the Secretary of the Fund no later than January 28, 2006. Written notice of
a shareholder proposal submitted outside the processes of Rule 14a-8 must be
delivered to the Fund's principal office c/o the Secretary of the Fund no later
than April 24, 2006 and no earlier than March 27, 2006. In order to be included
in a Fund's proxy statement and form of proxy, a shareholder proposal must
comply with all applicable legal requirements. Timely submission of a proposal
does not guarantee that such proposal will be included.
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EXHIBIT A
EATON VANCE FUNDS
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
I. COMPOSITION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Audit Committee of each registered
investment company sponsored by Eaton Vance Management (each a "Fund")
shall be comprised of at least three Trustees of the Board. All members of
the Audit Committee shall be Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as
defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ) of any Fund
or of the investment adviser or sub-adviser of any Fund (each, an
"Independent Trustee" and collectively, the "Independent Trustees"). The
members of the Audit Committee shall consist of the Chairperson of the
Board of Trustees and such other Independent Trustees as may be appointed
by the Board, which shall also determine the number and term of such
members. Each member of the Audit Committee shall have been determined by
the Board of Trustees to have no material relationship that would interfere
with the exercise of his or her independent judgment. No member of the
Audit Committee shall receive any compensation from a Fund except
compensation for service as a member or Chairperson of the Board of
Trustees or of a committee of the Board. Each member of the Audit Committee
shall also satisfy the applicable Audit Committee membership requirements
imposed under the rules of the American Stock Exchange and New York Stock
Exchange (and any other national securities exchange on which a Fund's
shares are listed), as in effect from time to time, including with respect
to the member's former affiliations or employment and financial literacy.
At least one member of the Audit Committee must have the accounting or
related financial management expertise and financial sophistication
required under applicable rules of the American Stock Exchange and New York
Stock Exchange. Unless it determines that no member of the Audit Committee
qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 3 of
Form N-CSR, the Board of Trustees will identify one (or in its discretion,
more than one) member of the Audit Committee as an audit committee
financial expert. A Chairperson of the Audit Committee shall be appointed
by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Governance Committee.
II. PURPOSES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. The purposes of the Audit Committee are
to:
1. oversee each Fund's accounting and financial reporting processes, its
internal control over financial reporting, and, as appropriate, the
internal control over financial reporting of certain service
providers;
2. oversee or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of the quality and
integrity of the Funds' financial statements and the independent audit
thereof;
3. oversee, or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Funds'
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the
Funds' accounting and financial reporting, internal control over
financial reporting and independent audits;
4. approve prior to appointment the engagement and, when appropriate,
replacement of the independent auditors, and, if applicable, nominate
independent auditors to be proposed for shareholder ratification in
any proxy statement of a Fund;
5. evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the
independent auditors and the audit partner in charge of leading the
audit; and
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6. prepare such audit committee reports consistent with the requirements
of Rule 306 of Regulation S-K for inclusion in the proxy statement for
the annual meeting of shareholders of a Fund.
The primary function of the Audit Committee is oversight. The Committee is
not responsible for managing the Funds or for performing tasks that are
delegated to the officers of any Fund, any investment adviser to a Fund, the
custodian of a Fund, and other service providers for the Funds, and nothing in
this charter shall be construed to reduce the responsibilities or liabilities of
management or the Funds' service providers, including the independent auditors.
It is management's responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting
and internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, management is
responsible for: (1) the preparation, presentation and integrity of the
financial statements of each Fund; (2) the maintenance of appropriate accounting
and financial reporting principles and policies; and (3) the maintenance of
internal control over financial reporting and other procedures designed to
assure compliance with accounting standards and related laws and regulations.
The independent auditors are responsible for planning and carrying out an audit
consistent with applicable legal and professional standards and the terms of
their engagement letter, and shall report directly to the Audit Committee. In
performing its oversight function, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon
advice and information that it receives in its discussions and communications
with management, the independent auditors and such experts, advisors and
professionals as may be consulted by the Committee.
III. MEETINGS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. Meetings of the Audit Committee shall be
held at such times (but not less frequently than annually), at such places
and for such purposes (consistent with the purposes set forth in this
charter) as determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees, the
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, the Committee or the Chairperson of
the Committee. The Audit Committee shall set its agenda and the places and
times of its meetings. The Audit Committee may meet alone and outside the
presence of management personnel with any auditor of a Fund, and shall
periodically meet separately with management, with internal auditors (or
other personnel responsible for internal control of financial reporting),
with any independent auditors rendering reports to the Audit Committee or
the Board of Trustees and with legal counsel. A majority of the members of
the Audit Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business at any meeting, and the decision of a majority of the members
present and voting shall determine any matter submitted to a vote. The
Audit Committee may adopt such procedures or rules as it deems appropriate
to govern its conduct under this charter.
IV. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. To carry out its purposes, the
Audit Committee shall have the following duties and powers with respect to
each Fund:
1. To review and discuss with management and the independent auditors the
audited financial statements and other periodic financial statements
of the Fund (including disclosures under the item "Management's
Discussion of Fund Performance").
2. To consider the results of the examination of the Fund's financial
statements by the independent auditors, the independent auditors'
opinion with respect thereto, and any management letter issued by the
independent auditors.
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3. To review and discuss with the independent auditors: (a) the scope of
audits and audit reports and the policies relating to internal
auditing procedures and controls and the accounting principles
employed in the Fund's financial reports and any proposed changes
therein; (b) the personnel, staffing, qualifications and experience of
the independent auditors; and (c) the compensation of the independent
auditors.
4. To review and assess the performance of the independent auditors and
to approve, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the appointment and
compensation of the independent auditors. Approval by the Audit
Committee shall be in addition to any approval required under
applicable law by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees
who are not "interested persons" of the Fund as defined in Section
2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. In performing this function, the Committee
shall: (a) consider whether there should be a regular rotation of the
Fund's independent auditing firm; (b) discuss with the independent
auditors matters bearing upon the qualifications of such auditors as
"independent" under applicable standards of independence established
from time to time by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulatory
authorities; and (c) shall secure from the independent auditors the
information required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1,
Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, as in effect from time
to time. The Audit Committee shall actively engage in a dialogue with
the independent auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships
or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the
independent auditors.
5. To pre-approve: (a) audit and non-audit services provided by the
independent auditors to the Fund; and (b) non-audit services provided
by the independent auditors to the adviser or any other entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser
that provides on-going services to the Fund ("Adviser Affiliates") if
the engagement of the independent auditors relates directly to the
operations and financial reporting of the Fund, as contemplated by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act") and the rules
issued by the SEC in connection therewith (except, in the case of
non-audit services provided to the Fund or any Adviser Affiliate,
those within applicable de minimis statutory or regulatory
exceptions), and to consider the possible effect of providing such
services on the independence of the independent auditors.
6. To adopt, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Audit Committee,
policies and procedures for pre-approval of the audit or non-audit
services referred to above, including policies and procedures by which
the Audit Committee may delegate to one or more of its members
authority to grant such pre-approval on behalf of the Audit Committee
(subject to subsequent reporting to the Audit Committee). The Audit
Committee hereby delegates to each of its members the authority to
pre-approve any non-audit services referred to above between meetings
of the Audit Committee, provided that: (i) all reasonable efforts
shall be made to obtain such pre-approval from the Chairperson of the
Committee prior to seeking such pre-approval from any other member of
the Committee; and (ii) all such pre-approvals shall be reported to
the Audit Committee not later than the next meeting thereof.
7. To consider the controls implemented by the independent auditors and
any measures taken by management to ensure that all items requiring
pre-approval by the Audit Committee are identified and referred to the
Audit Committee in a timely fashion.
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8. To receive at least annually and prior to the filing with the SEC of
the independent auditors' report on the Fund's financial statements, a
report from such independent auditors of: (i) all critical accounting
policies and practices used by the Fund (or, in connection with any
update, any changes in such accounting policies and practices), (ii)
all material alternative accounting treatments within GAAP that have
been discussed with management since the last annual report or update,
including the ramifications of the use of the alternative treatments
and the treatment preferred by the accounting firm, (iii) other
material written communications between the independent auditors and
the management of the Fund since the last annual report or update,
(iv) a description of all non-audit services provided, including fees
associated with the services, to any fund complex of which the Fund is
a part since the last annual report or update that was not subject to
the pre-approval requirements as discussed above; and (v) any other
matters of concern relating to the Fund's financial statements,
including any uncorrected misstatements (or audit differences) whose
effects management believes are immaterial, both individually and in
aggregate, to the financial statements taken as a whole. If this
information is not communicated to the Committee within 90 days prior
to the audit report's filing with the SEC, the independent auditors
will be required to provide an update, in the 90 day period prior to
the filing, of any changes to the previously reported information.
9. To review and discuss with the independent auditors the matters
required to be communicated with respect to the Fund pursuant to
Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 61 "Communication With Audit
Committees," as in effect from time to time, and to receive such other
communications or reports from the independent auditors (and
management's responses to such reports or communications) as may be
required under applicable listing standards of the national securities
exchanges on which the Fund's shares are listed, including a report
describing: (1) the internal quality-control procedures of the
independent auditors, any material issues raised by the most recent
internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent
auditors, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or
professional regulatory authorities, within the preceding five years,
respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the
independent auditors, and any steps taken to deal with any such
issues; and (2) all relationships between the independent auditors and
the Fund and any other relationships or services that may impact the
objectivity and independence of the independent auditors. To the
extent unresolved disagreements exist between management and the
independent auditors regarding the financial reporting of the Fund, it
shall be the responsibility of the Audit Committee to resolve such
disagreements.
10. To consider and review with the independent auditors any reports of
audit problems or difficulties that may have arisen in the course of
the audit, including any limitations on the scope of the audit, and
management's response thereto.
11. To establish hiring policies for employees or former employees of the
independent auditors who will serve as officers or employees of the
Fund.
12. With respect to each Fund the securities of which are listed on a
national securities exchange, to: (a) provide a recommendation to the
Board of Trustees regarding whether the audited financial statements
of the Fund should be included in the annual report to shareholders of
the Fund; and (b) to prepare an audit committee report consistent with
the requirements of Rule 306 of Regulation S-K for inclusion in the
proxy statement for the Fund's annual meeting of shareholders.
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13. To discuss generally the Fund's earnings releases, as well as
financial information and guidance provided to analysts and rating
agencies, in the event a Fund issues any such releases or provides
such information or guidance. Such discussions may include the types
of information to be disclosed and the type of presentation to be
made. The Audit Committee need not discuss in advance each earnings
release or each instance in which earnings guidance may be provided.
14. To consider the Fund's major financial risk exposures and the steps
management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including
guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment
and management is undertaken.
15. To review and report to the Board of Trustees with respect to any
material accounting, tax, valuation, or record-keeping issues which
may affect the Fund, its respective financial statements or the amount
of their dividend or distribution rates.
16. To establish procedures for: (a) the receipt, retention, and treatment
of complaints received by the Fund regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls, or auditing matters; and (b) the confidential,
anonymous submission by employees of the Fund or its service providers
(including its investment advisers, administrators, principal
underwriters and any other provider of accounting related services to
the Fund) of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters. The Audit Committee hereby establishes the procedures set
forth in Appendix A hereto with respect to such matters.
17. To direct and supervise investigations with respect to the following:
(a) evidence of fraud or significant deficiencies in the design or
implementation of internal controls reported to the Committee by the
principal executive or financial officers of the Fund pursuant to the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules; and (b) any
other matters within the scope of this charter, including the
integrity of reported facts and figures, ethical conduct, and
appropriate disclosure concerning the financial statements of the
Funds.
18. To review and recommend to the Board of Trustees policies and
procedures for valuing portfolio securities of the Fund and to make
recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to specific fair
value determinations and any pricing errors involving such portfolio
securities.
19. To act on such other matters as may be delegated to the Audit
Committee by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
20. To review the adequacy of this charter and evaluate the Audit
Committee's performance of its duties and responsibilities hereunder
at least annually, and to make recommendations to the Board of
Trustees for any appropriate changes or other action.
21. To report its activities to the Board of Trustees on a regular basis
and make such recommendations with respect to the above and other
matters as the Audit Committee may deem necessary or appropriate.
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V. RESOURCES AND AUTHORITY OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Audit Committee shall
have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its
responsibilities, including the authority to engage independent auditors
for special audits, reviews and other procedures and to retain special
counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Funds. The
Audit Committee may determine the appropriate levels of funding for payment
of compensation to such independent auditors, counsel, experts and
consultants, and the ordinary administrative expenses of the Audit
Committee necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties under this
charter. In fulfilling its duties under this charter, the Audit Committee
shall have direct access to such officers and employees of the Funds, Eaton
Vance Management and any of its affiliated companies and the Funds' other
services providers as it deems necessary or desirable.
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APPENDIX A
EATON VANCE FUNDS
AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
This policy outlines the procedures that the Audit Committee of each of the
registered investment companies sponsored by Eaton Vance Management (each, a
"Fund") shall employ with respect to complaints regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters concerning each of the Funds
("Complaints"). Each Employee (as defined below) shall be provided with a copy
of these procedures upon assuming his or her duties as an Employee, and annually
thereafter.
I. Procedures for Receiving Complaints
All officers and employees of a Fund and, to the extent their duties relate to
accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters for the Fund, the
officers and employees of the Fund's investment advisers, administrators,
principal underwriters and any other provider of accounting related services to
the Fund (collectively referred to herein as "Employees"), may make complaints
anonymously and in a confidential manner as follows:
1. The complaining Employee may place a telephone call to the Chairperson
of the Audit Committee. During this phone call, the Employee should
identify the source of his or her Complaint and the practices that are
alleged to constitute an impropriety with respect to accounting,
internal auditing controls or auditing matters relating to a Fund,
providing as much detail as possible.
2. Alternatively, the Employee may submit to the Chairperson of the Audit
Committee (by hand, mail, e-mail or fax) a confidential memorandum
which details the Employee's Complaint and the practices that are
alleged to constitute an improper accounting, internal auditing
control or auditing matter, providing as much detail as possible.
3. The name and contact information for the current Chairperson of the
Audit Committee will be provided to Employees when they are provided
with a copy of these procedures.
II. PROCEDURES FOR TREATING COMPLAINTS
The Chairperson of the Audit Committee or another member of the Audit Committee
will conduct an initial evaluation of each Complaint received by the Audit
Committee as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt. In connection
with the initial evaluation the Chairperson of the Audit Committee (or such
other member of the Audit Committee) will determine whether the Complaint
actually relates to the accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing
matters of a Fund and, if not, whether it should be reviewed by a party other
than the Audit Committee. The Chairperson of the Audit Committee shall also
determine whether the Complaint requires investigation by the Audit Committee.
After the initial evaluation is complete, all Complaints requiring investigation
by the Audit Committee will be discussed at the next regularly-scheduled meeting
of the Audit Committee, or a specially-scheduled meeting in advance thereof. The
Audit Committee shall investigate the Complaints as follows:
1. the Audit Committee may choose to investigate the Complaint through
its own members and/or with the assistance of counsel;
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2. the Audit Committee may select a designee within the Fund or its
service providers to investigate the Complaint, provided that the
identity of the complaining Employee shall not be disclosed to such
designee. Under no circumstances will a party who has direct
supervisory control or who may be responsible for the action giving
rise to the Complaint be charged with its investigation;
3. the Audit Committee may retain an outside party (other than the Fund's
independent auditors) to investigate the Complaint; or
4. the Audit Committee may investigate the Complaint in such other manner
determined by the Audit Committee.
Any party designated to investigate a Complaint shall be provided reasonable
access to the Fund's (and to the extent deemed necessary by the Audit Committee,
the Fund's service providers') employees, documents, and computer systems for
purposes of conducting the investigation. At the conclusion of its
investigation, which shall be completed promptly after referral of the
Complaint, the investigating party will be responsible for making a full report
to the Audit Committee with respect to the Complaint and to make recommendations
for corrective actions, if any, to be taken by the Fund. The Audit Committee
will then report to the Board of Trustees at its next regularly-scheduled
meeting with respect to the Complaint and any corrective actions recommended by
the Audit Committee. If the Complaint involves improprieties of any member of
the Board of Trustees, the Audit Committee may make its report in an executive
session of the Board of Trustees.
III. Procedures for Retaining Complaints
The Chairperson of the Audit Committee will be responsible for ensuring that all
Complaints received by the Audit Committee, together with any documents
pertaining to the Audit Committee (or its designee's) investigation and
treatment of the Complaint, are retained for six years, or for such longer
period as may be required by applicable law, in a manner consistent with
preserving the anonymity of Employees who have submitted Complaints.
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EXHIBIT B
EATON VANCE GROUP OF FUNDS
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
I. COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. The Governance Committee of each
registered investment company sponsored by Eaton Vance Management (each a
"Fund") shall be comprised of at least three Trustees of the Board. All
members of the Governance Committee shall be Trustees who are not
"interested persons" (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended) of any Fund or of the investment adviser or sub-adviser of any
Fund (each, an "Independent Trustee" and collectively, the "Independent
Trustees"). The members of the Governance Committee shall consist of the
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and such other Independent Trustees as
may be appointed by the Board, which shall also determine the number and
term of such members. A Chairperson of the Governance Committee shall be
appointed by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Governance
Committee.
II. PURPOSE OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. The purpose of the Governance
Committee is to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of
Trustees with respect to the structure, membership and operation of the
Board of Trustees and the Committees thereof, including the nomination and
selection of Independent Trustees and a Chairperson of the Board of
Trustees, and the compensation of such persons.
III. MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. Meetings of the Governance Committee
shall be held at such times (but not less frequently than annually), at
such places and for such purposes (consistent with the purposes set forth
in this charter) as determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees,
the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, the Committee or the Chairperson
of the Committee. A majority of the members of the Governance Committee
shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business at any
meeting, and the decision of a majority of the members present and voting
shall determine any matter submitted to a vote. The Governance Committee
may adopt such procedures or rules as it deems appropriate to govern its
conduct under this charter.
IV. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. To carry out its purpose,
the Governance Committee shall have the following duties and powers with
respect to each Fund:
1. To consider and adopt procedures for identifying and evaluating
candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, including the
procedures to be followed by shareholders of the Fund that wish to
recommend such candidates for consideration by the Governance
Committee. Such procedures are set forth on Appendix A hereto.
2. To recommend to the Board of Trustees individuals to be appointed or
nominated for election as Independent Trustees.
3. To recommend to the Board of Trustees from time to time, and in any
event at least every four years, an Independent Trustee to be
appointed as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, with such duties
and powers as are set forth on Appendix B hereto.
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4. To evaluate the Board of Trustees' performance of its duties and
responsibilities at least annually, which evaluation shall include
consideration of the number of funds on whose boards each Trustee
serves, and to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees for any
appropriate action designed to enhance such performance.
5. To review periodically the compensation of the Trustees and the
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and to make recommendations to
the Board of Trustees for any appropriate changes to such
compensation.
6. To review at least annually and make recommendations to the Board of
Trustees with respect to the identity, responsibilities, composition
and effectiveness of the various Committees of the Board of Trustees.
7. To review periodically the Board's membership, structure and
operation, and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with
respect to these matters, including the identity of any Trustee to be
selected to serve as a Chairperson of a Committee of the Board.
8. To review periodically, and make recommendations with respect to, the
allocation of responsibilities among the various committees
established from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
9. To review the adequacy of this charter and evaluate the Governance
Committee's performance of its duties and responsibilities hereunder,
and make recommendations for any appropriate changes or other action
to the Board of Trustees.
10. To report its activities to the Board of Trustees on a regular basis
and make such recommendations with respect to the above and other
matters as the Governance Committee may deem necessary or appropriate.
V. RESOURCES AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. The Governance
Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge
its responsibilities, including the authority to engage special counsel,
other experts and consultants, at the expense of the Funds. The Governance
Committee may determine the appropriate levels of funding for payment of
compensation to such counsel, experts and consultants, and the ordinary
administrative expenses of the Governance Committee necessary or
appropriate in carrying out its duties under this charter. The Governance
Committee may also make recommendations with respect to making available
educational resources to the Independent Trustees. In fulfilling its duties
under this charter, the Governance Committee shall have direct access to
such officers and employees of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management and any of
its affiliated companies and the Funds' other services providers as it
deems necessary or desirable.
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APPENDIX A
EATON VANCE FUNDS
PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD
I. IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES. When a vacancy on the Board of a Fund exists
or is anticipated, and such vacancy is to be filled by an Independent
Trustee, the Governance Committee shall identify candidates by obtaining
referrals from such sources as it may deem appropriate, which may include
current Trustees, management of the Funds, counsel and other advisors to
the Trustees, and shareholders of a Fund who submit recommendations in
accordance with these procedures. In no event shall the Governance
Committee consider as a candidate to fill any such vacancy an individual
recommended by management of the Funds, unless the Governance Committee has
invited management to make such a recommendation.
II. SHAREHOLDER CANDIDATES. The Governance Committee shall, when identifying
candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, consider any such
candidate recommended by a shareholder of a Fund if such recommendation
contains (i) sufficient background information concerning the candidate,
including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as an Independent
Trustee if selected for the position; and (ii) is received in a
sufficiently timely manner (and in any event no later than the date
specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy
statement with respect to a Fund). Shareholders shall be directed to
address any such recommendations in writing to the attention of the
Governance Committee, c/o the Secretary of the Fund. The Secretary shall
retain copies of any shareholder recommendations which meet the foregoing
requirements for a period of not more than 12 months following receipt. The
Secretary shall have no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any
shareholder recommendations.
III. EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES. In evaluating a candidate for a position on the
Board of a Fund, including any candidate recommended by shareholders of the
Fund, the Governance Committee shall consider the following: (i) the
candidate's knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii)
any experience possessed by the candidate as a director or senior officer
of public companies; (iii) the candidate's educational background, (iv) the
candidate's reputation for high ethical standards and professional
integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise
possessed by the candidate, and the extent to which such expertise would
complement the Board's existing mix of skills, core competencies and
qualifications; (vi) the candidate's perceived ability to contribute to the
ongoing functions of the Board, including the candidate's ability and
commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other
members of the Board; (vii) the candidate's ability to qualify as an
Independent Trustee for purposes of the 1940 Act and any other actual or
potential conflicts of interest involving the candidate and the Fund; and
(viii) such other factors as the Governance Committee determines to be
relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any
anticipated vacancies. Prior to making a final recommendation to the Board,
the Governance Committee shall conduct personal interviews with those
candidates it concludes are the most qualified candidates.
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APPENDIX B
EATON VANCE FUNDS
OFFICE OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
I. INDEPENDENT CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD. The Governance Committee is empowered
to recommend an Independent Trustee for appointment by the full Board of
Trustees as the Chairperson of the Board. The power and authority vested in
the Chairperson and his or her status as an Independent Trustee are
intended to enhance the ability of the Trustees to promote the interests of
the shareholders of the Funds. The Chairperson's role is non-executive in
nature, and the Chairperson shall not be directly responsible for the
day-to-day operation or administration of the Funds, nor for decisions with
respect to matters that would otherwise be within the purview of the Board
as a whole or the Independent Trustees as a group.
II. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CHAIRPERSON. The Chairperson of the Board shall
have the following duties and powers with respect to each Fund:
1. To preside at meetings of the Board of Trustees; and to exercise
primary responsibility with respect to the agenda of such meetings,
the topics discussed, the amount of time spent on each topic and the
order in which topics are addressed.
2. To serve as a member of the Governance, Special and Audit Committees
of the Board of Trustees and to serve as the Chairperson of the
Special Committee of the Board.
3. To call meetings of the Board of Trustees and of any Committee thereof
on such occasions and under such circumstances as the Chairperson may
deem necessary or desirable.
4. To serve as a principal liaison with management and counsel to the
Funds with respect to matters involving the Board of Trustees.
5. To have the power and authority (but not the duty) to preside from
time to time at meetings of the shareholders of the Fund, and to
delegate such power and authority to other Trustees or officers of the
Fund, in each case on such occasions and under such circumstances as
may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Chairperson; provided,
however, that in the event that the Chairperson does not preside at a
meeting of shareholders or delegate such power and authority to
another Trustee or officer of the Fund, the President of the Fund or
the President's designee shall preside at such meeting.
6. To serve as a point of contact for shareholders and other persons
wishing to communicate with the Independent Trustees or the Board of
Trustees.
7. To have and exercise such duties and powers as are typically vested in
a "lead" independent trustee of a mutual fund.
8. To have, exercise and perform such additional duties and powers with
respect to the Fund as from to time may be delegated to the
Chairperson by the Board of Trustees.
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III. TERM OF APPOINTMENT. Each appointee to the office of Chairperson of the
Board shall serve in such capacity for a term of four years or until (i)
such appointee's earlier resignation or removal from such office by the
Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, or
(ii) such appointee ceases to be a member of the Board of Trustees.
IV. RESOURCES AND AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIRPERSON. The Chairperson of the Board
shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge the
responsibilities of the office, including the authority to engage, at the
expense of the Funds, such advisors, agents, clerks, employees and counsel
as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Governance Committee or the
Chairperson. The Chairperson, in consultation with the Governance
Committee, may determine the appropriate levels of funding for payment of
compensation to such persons. In fulfilling his or her responsibilities
hereunder, the Chairperson shall have direct access to such officers and
employees of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management and any of its affiliated
companies and the Funds' other service providers as he or she deems
necessary or desirable.
V. ONGOING REVIEW BY COMMITTEE. In establishing the office of the Chairperson
of the Board, the Governance Committee has sought to implement, in a timely
manner, certain governance practices set forth in final rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in respect of which compliance is
required on or before January 16, 2006. The Committee will continue to
monitor the effectiveness of the office of the Chairperson, and will make,
on an ongoing basis, such further changes to the duties, powers and
prerogatives of such office as it may determine are appropriate to enhance
its effectiveness.
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EXHIBIT C
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
FEE INFORMATION
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to each of the California
Fund, Municipal Fund and New York Fund for each such Fund's fiscal year ended
September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004 by each Fund's independent registered
public accounting firm for professional services rendered for the audit of the
Fund's annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered
by the independent registered public accounting firm during such period. No
services described below were approved pursuant to the "de minimis exception"
set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
AUDIT-RELATED ALL OTHER
AUDIT FEES FEES(1) TAX FEES(2) FEES(3) TOTAL
---------- ------- ----------- ------- -----
Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended
9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04
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California Fund $39,964 $44,846 $9,888 $4,950 $5,800 $6,100 $0 $0 $55,652 $55,896
Municipal Fund 45,320 64,931 9,888 4,950 5,800 6,100 0 0 61,088 75,981
New York Fund 36,771 44,846 9,888 4,950 5,800 6,100 0 0 52,459 55,896
(1) Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and
related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the
audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of
audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain
agreed-upon procedures relating to the Fund's auction preferred shares.
(2) Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services
rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm relating to
tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees
for tax return preparation.
(3) All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and
services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm
other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
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The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to each of the California
Fund II, Florida Fund, Massachusetts Fund, Michigan Fund, Municipal Fund II, New
Jersey Fund, New York Fund II, Ohio Fund, and Pennsylvania Fund for each such
Fund's fiscal period November 29, 2002 to September 30, 2003 and fiscal year
ended September 30, 2004 by each Fund's independent registered public accounting
firm for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund's annual
financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the
independent registered public accounting firm during such period. No services
described below were approved pursuant to the "de minimis exception" set forth
in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
AUDIT-RELATED ALL OTHER
AUDIT FEES FEES(1) TAX FEES(2) FEES(3) TOTAL
---------- ------- ----------- ------- -----
Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal
Period Year Period Year Period Year Period Year Period Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended
9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04 9/30/03 9/30/04
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California Fund II 49,955 23,216 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 58,136 32,916
Florida Fund 47,071 20,435 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 55,252 30,135
Massachusetts Fund 44,496 20,435 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 52,677 30,135
Michigan Fund 44,496 17,654 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 52,677 27,354
Municipal Fund II 56,032 28,263 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 64,213 37,963
New Jersey Fund 47,071 20,435 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 55,252 30,135
New York Fund II 47,071 20,435 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 55,252 30,135
Ohio Fund 47,071 20,435 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 55,252 30,135
Pennsylvania Fund 47,071 20,435 2,781 3,600 5,400 6,100 0 0 55,252 30,135
(1) Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and
related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the
audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of
audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain
agreed-upon procedures relating to the Fund's auction preferred shares.
(2) Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services
rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm relating to
tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees
for tax return preparation.
(3) All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and
services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm
other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
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The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for
audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to each of
the California Fund, Municipal Fund, and the New York Fund for each such Fund's
fiscal years ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004 by each Fund's
independent registered public accounting firm; (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees
(i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services
rendered to each of the California Fund II, Florida Fund, Massachusetts Fund,
Michigan Fund, Municipal Fund II, New Jersey Fund, New York Fund II, Ohio Fund,
and Pennsylvania Fund for each such Fund's fiscal period ended September 30,
2003 and September 30, 2004 by each Fund's independent registered public
accounting firm; and (iii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for
audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to Eaton Vance Corp. for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004 by each Fund's
independent registered public accounting firm.
Fiscal Year/Period Ended 9/30/03 Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/04
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California Fund $ 15,688 $ 11,050
California Fund II 8,181 9,700
Florida Fund 8,181 9,700
Massachusetts Fund 8,181 9,700
Michigan Fund 8,181 9,700
Municipal Fund 15,688 11,050
Municipal Fund II 8,181 9,700
New Jersey Fund 8,181 9,700
New York Fund 15,688 11,050
New York Fund II 8,181 9,700
Ohio Fund 8,181 9,700
Pennsylvania Fund 8,181 9,700
Eaton Vance Corp.(1) 448,295 329,084
(1) The Funds' investment adviser, as well as any of its affiliates that
provide ongoing services to the Funds, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance
Corp.
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PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured Municipal
Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby appoints JAMES B.
HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L. O'CONNOR, and each of
them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent
the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at
the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any
and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all Common Shares of the Fund which
the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would
possess if personally present, in accordance with the instructions on this
proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND II
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured Municipal
Bond Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby appoints JAMES
B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L. O'CONNOR, and each of
them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent
the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at
the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any
and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all Common Shares of the Fund which
the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would
possess if personally present, in accordance with the instructions on this
proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured California
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND II
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured California
Municipal Bond Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured Florida
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured Michigan
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured New Jersey
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured New York
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND II
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured New York
Municipal Bond Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED OHIO MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured Ohio
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES
The undersigned holder of Common Shares of Eaton Vance Insured Pennsylvania
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with
all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance
with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect three Trustees of the Fund as follows:
NOMINEES: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHOLD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
[ ]______________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND II
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Municipal Bond Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
California Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND II
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
California Municipal Bond Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Florida Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Michigan Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
New York Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND II
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
New York Municipal Bond Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED OHIO MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Ohio Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby
appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________
PROXY
EATON VANCE INSURED PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, July 22, 2005
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Trustees
HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES
The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of Eaton Vance Insured
Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"),
hereby appoints JAMES B. HAWKES, ALAN R. DYNNER, THOMAS J. FETTER and JAMES L.
O'CONNOR, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as
proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, The Eaton Vance
Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, on Friday, July 22,
2005 at 1:30 P.M., and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to vote all
Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to
vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE, AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
See Reverse See Reverse
Side CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE Side
Please mark
[X] votes as in
this example.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE PROPOSAL SET FORTH BELOW AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT
TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY
ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
1. To elect four Trustees of the Fund as follows:
(a) Election of three Trustees to represent all shareholders.
Nominees: (01) Benjamin C. Esty
(02) Ronald A. Pearlman
(03) Ralph F. Verni
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEES [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEES
(b) Election of one Trustee to represent Auction Preferred Shares.
Nominee: (04) Norton H. Reamer
FOR WITHHELD
NOMINEE [ ] [ ] FROM NOMINEE
[ ] __________________________________________
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any
nominee, write those nominees' names above.)
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE FOR COMMENT AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign this proxy exactly as your name appears on the
books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally.
Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity
in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a
majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her
title.
Signature:_____________ Date:________ Signature:_____________ Date:________