EIM Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 13, 2025

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE TO

Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.2)

 

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

 

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

27827X101

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Deidre E. Walsh

Eaton Vance Management

One Post Office Square

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(617) 672-8305

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices

and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

 

 

 

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

[_]

third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[X]

issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

[_]

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. [_]

 

This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed by Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2024 (“Schedule TO”). Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Fund to purchase for cash up to 5% or 2,846,127 shares of its outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, with par value of $0.01 (the “Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Fund’s Offer to Purchase dated December 10, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal,” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, set forth the terms that constitute the “Offer”), both of which are attached to Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively.

 

This Amendment No. 2 is being filed to update Item 12 of Schedule TO to include a press release announcing the preliminary results of the Offer, which expired on January 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(iv). Only those items amended are reported in this Amendment No. 2. The information set forth in Schedule TO is incorporated herein by reference, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent amended and supplemented by the exhibit filed herewith.

 

You should read this Amendment No. 2 together with Schedule TO, and all exhibits attached thereto, including the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, as each may have been amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

Item 12 of Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:

 

(a)(5)(iv) Press Release issued on January 13, 2025.

107 Filing Fees – Calculation of Filing Fee Table.

 

 

 

Signature

 

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

By: /s/ Kenneth A. Topping

Name:       Kenneth A. Topping

Title:       President

 

 

 

Dated as of January 13, 2025

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit	Description
(a)(5)(iv)	Press Release issued on January 13, 2025.
107	Filing Fees – Calculation of Filing Fee Table.

 

EXHIBIT (a)(5)(iv)

 

 

 

 

Investor Contact: (800) 262-1122

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

EATON VANCE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER

 

BOSTON, MA, January 13, 2025 - Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM) (the “Fund”) announced today the preliminary results of the Fund’s cash tender offer for up to 5% of its outstanding common shares that expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2025 (the “Tender Offer”).

 

The table below shows the preliminary results for the Fund:

 

Common Shares Offered to Purchase Pursuant to the Tender Offer	Common Shares Properly Tendered	Purchase Price of Properly Tendered Common Shares*
2,846,127	15,329,957	$10.7664

* Equal to 98% of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 10, 2025 (the date the Tender Offer expired).

 

Under the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, if the number of common shares properly tendered exceeds the number of common shares offered to purchase, the Fund will purchase common shares properly tendered on a pro-rata basis (disregarding fractional shares). Based on the preliminary results shown above, the Fund expects to purchase a pro-rata allocation of the common shares properly tendered.

 

The above-indicated results are based on preliminary information provided by Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Tender Offer, are subject to adjustment and should not be regarded as final. The Fund currently expects to announce the final results of its Tender Offer on or about January 14, 2025.

 

The information agent for the Tender Offer is EQ Fund Solutions, LLC. Any questions with regard to the Tender Offer may be directed to the information agent toll-free at 1-877-732-3614.

 

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About the Fund

 

Except for sales of shares pursuant to a tender offer, common shares of the Fund are available for purchase or sale only through secondary market trading at their current market price. Shares of closed-end funds (such as the Fund) often trade at a discount from their NAV. The market price of Fund shares may vary from NAV based on factors affecting the supply and demand for shares,

such as Fund distribution rates relative to similar investments, investors’ expectations for future distribution changes, the clarity of the Fund’s investment strategy and future return expectations, and investors’ confidence in the underlying markets in which the Fund invests. Fund shares are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal invested. Fund shares are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. The Fund is not a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. Before investing in the Fund, prospective investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective, strategies, risks, charges and expenses.

 

Eaton Vance is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley.

 

About Morgan Stanley Investment Management 

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has more than 1,400 investment professionals around the world and $1.6 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of September 30, 2024. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. For further information about Morgan Stanley Investment Management, please visit www.morganstanley.com/im.

 

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For more information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

 

Important Notice

 

This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Fund. The Tender Offer was made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, with all such documents available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund has also made available to shareholders without charge the offer to purchase and the letter of transmittal. Shareholders should read these documents carefully, as they contain important information about the Tender Offer.

 

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and does not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Fund. Additional information about the Fund, including performance and portfolio characteristic information, is available at eatonvance.com.

 

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the U.S. securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are as of the date of this release only; the Fund undertakes no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements.

 

EXHIBIT 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

SC TO-I

(Form Type)

EATON VANCE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1 - Transaction Valuation

 

	Transaction Valuation	Fee Rate	Amount of Filing Fee
Fees to Be Paid	$30,652,787	0.00015310	$4,692.94
Fees Previously Paid	$32,161,235.10(a)		$4,923.89
Total Transaction Valuation	$30,652,787
Total Fees Due for Filing			$4,692.94(b)
Total Fees Previously Paid			$4,923.89(b)
Total Fee Offsets			-
Net Fee Due			$0.00

 

(a)

Previously calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid for Shares in the offer. The fee of $4,923.89 was paid in connection with the filing of the Schedule TO-I by Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (File No. 005-85179) on December 10, 2024 (the “Schedule TO”). This is the final amendment to the Schedule TO and is being filed to report the results of the offer.

 

(b)        Calculated at $153.10 per $1,000,000 of the transaction value.

 

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