Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Annual Meeting of Shareholders

• Press Release
• Source: Eaton Vance Management
• On 3:39 pm EDT, Friday August 28, 2009

BOSTON, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At a meeting held today, shareholders of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR - News; the "Fund"), a closed-end investment company, voted to elect Ronald A. Pearlman, Helen Frame Peters and Heidi L. Steiger as Class III Trustees of the Fund, each for a three-year term. The Fund's Class I and Class II Trustees, who serve staggered terms, were not up for election and remain in office.

The Fund is managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV - News), based in Boston, one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating back to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed $143.7 billion in assets as of July 31, 2009, offering individuals and institutions a broad array of investment products and wealth management solutions. The Company's long record of providing exemplary service and attractive returns through a variety of market conditions has made Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many of today's most discerning investors. For more information about Eaton Vance, visit www.eatonvance.com.