Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21411
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

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Semi annual Report April 30,2010 EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST

 


 

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


 

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
I N V E S T M E N T   U P D A T E
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF PETER M. CAMPO)
Peter M. Campo, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
  During the six months ending April 30, 2010, the U.S. economy continued to strengthen, building on the recovery that began in 2009. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009 and an estimated 3.2% in the first quarter of 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Growth was driven by government stimulus, increased business activity and a recovery in consumer spending. During the period, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) left short-term interest rates near zero but began unwinding various emergency programs that were designed to stabilize the financial system during the crisis. Meanwhile, corporate profits rebounded as business activity improved and productivity rose. We also saw the mounting effects of the government’s ongoing stimulus plan, which significantly increased the federal deficit and U.S. Treasury borrowing. Long- term interest rates were essentially unchanged during the period, while riskier assets continued to perform well as credit yield spreads tightened.
  The floating-rate loan market, as measured by the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index), returned 9.57% during the six-month period ending April 30, 2010.1 Performance was driven by a combination of technical and fundamental improvements, which strengthened both the supply/demand balance and the market outlook. From a technical standpoint, robust high-yield bond issuance and improving mergers and acquisitions and IPO markets had the effect of reducing loan supply. High-yield bond issuance alone was responsible for $13 billion of loan repayments in the first quarter of 2010, according to Standard & Poor’s Leveraged Commentary & Data. On the demand side, we saw steady inflows into the asset class, as investors sought more-favorable yields and protection from the anticipated rise in short-term interest rates. From a fundamental standpoint, earnings across the bank loan universe generally improved and default rates continued to decline.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Trust shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
Management Discussion
(PHOTO OF CRAIG P. RUSS)
Craig P. Russ
Co-Portfolio Manager
  The Trust is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “EFR.” The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, it may also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (senior loans). In managing the Trust, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The Trust may also invest in second lien loans and high-yield bonds, and, as discussed below, employs leverage to acquire additional income-producing securities, which may increase risk.
             
Total Return Performance 10/31/09 – 4/30/10        
NYSE Symbol       EFR
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
        14.18 %
At Market Price2
        34.40  
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
        9.57  
 
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (4/30/10)
        11.52 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $ 0.594  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     6.79 %
 
  At Market Price     6.09 %
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
2   Six-month returns are cumulative. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Trust’s last regular distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Trust’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Trust’s distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, the returns would be lower.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
I N V E S T M E N T   U P D A T E
  As of April 30, 2010, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 370 borrowers spanning 38 industries, with an average loan representing 0.24% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 10.3% of total investments. Health care, business equipment and services, and cable and satellite television were among the top industry weightings.
 
  Management’s use of leverage was a factor in the Trust’s outperformance of the Index, as its loans acquired with borrowings were bolstered by the continued rally in the credit markets. However, the Trust’s slight underweight to the CCC ratings category in favor of higher quality issues was a headwind during the period, as lower-quality issues outperformed. The CCC rated loan category, which saw the largest declines in 2008 (down 45.8%), returned 88.6% in calendar 2009, and 20.4% during the six months ending April 30, 2010. Even defaulted loans outperformed the Index as a whole, posting a 21.6% return during the six-month period. However, we believe that the Trust’s longstanding underweight to riskier loan issuers has benefited its relative performance over the longer-term with less volatility.
 
  In terms of industry sectors, relative overweights to the business equipment and services, cable and satellite television and health care industries benefited relative performance. Underweight positions in the electronics, financial intermediaries and utilities industries detracted from performance relative to the Index.
 
  While significant economic and business risks continue to exist throughout the world, we believe the loan market should remain relatively stable in the near term. The Trust primarily invests in floating-rate securities, which means that if the Fed should increase rates out of concern about inflation, the Trust’s yield can be expected to rise. The reset of interest payable on floating-rate bank loans also helps to mitigate the effect of rising interest rates on bank loan funds, while fixed-income fund values generally fall in a rising interest rate environment.
 
  As of April 30, 2010, the Trust employed leverage of 35.8% of total assets—16.7% auction preferred shares (APS)1 and 19.1% borrowings. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but at the same time creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares).
 
1   APS percentage represents the liquidation value of the Trust’s APS outstanding at 4/30/10 as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding. In the event of a rise in long-term interest rates, the value of the Trust’s investment portfolio could decline, which would reduce the asset coverage for its APS and borrowings.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
F U N D   P E R F O R M A N C E
         
Trust Performance1    
NYSE Symbol   EFR
 
Average Annual Total Returns (by market price, NYSE)
       
Six Months
    34.40 %
One Year
    87.79  
Five Years
    6.00  
Life of Trust (11/28/03)
    5.99  
 
       
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
       
Six Months
    14.18 %
One Year
    59.76  
Five Years
    4.10  
Life of Trust (11/28/03)
    4.20  
 
1   Six-month returns are cumulative. Other returns are presented on an average annual basis. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, the returns would be lower.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Portfolio Composition
Top 10 Holdings2
By total investments                              
         
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    1.3 %
Rite Aid Corp.
    1.2  
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
    1.2  
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    1.2  
Aramark Corp.
    1.1  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
    1.1  
HCA, Inc.
    1.1  
Intelsat Corp.
    0.9  
Health Management Associates, Inc.
    0.9  
Calpine Corp.
    0.8  
 
2   Top 10 Holdings represented 10.8% of the Trust’s total investments as of 4/30/10.
Top Five Industries3
By total investments                              
         
Health Care
    10.6 %
Business Equipment and Services
    7.9  
Cable and Satellite Television
    7.6  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    5.3  
Chemicals and Plastics
    4.3  
 
3   Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments as of 4/30/10.
Credit Quality Ratings for
Total Loan Investments4
By total loan investments                              
         
Baa
    1.8 %
Ba
    41.8  
B
    37.0  
Ca
    0.5  
Caa
    5.5  
Defaulted
    1.7  
Non-Rated5
    11.7  
 
4   Credit Quality ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects the Trust’s total loan investments as of 4/30/10. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s investment analysis at the time of rating and the rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition. The rating assigned to a security by a rating agency does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is applied.
 
5   Certain loans in which the Trust invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 138.7%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 2.9%
 
ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.
  47     Term Loan, 11.25%, Maturing March 12, 2013   $ 47,456      
  118     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.75%, Maturing March 12, 2015(2)     118,894      
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
  499     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 31, 2015     500,870      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  405     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     388,485      
  416     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     399,136      
Delos Aircraft, Inc.
  625     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing March 15, 2016     633,906      
Evergreen International Aviation
  1,299     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing October 31, 2011(2)     1,221,359      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  4,309     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing March 26, 2014     3,710,453      
  256     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 26, 2014     220,685      
Hexcel Corp.
  632     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 21, 2014     636,749      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  828     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing December 30, 2012(2)     790,524      
International Lease Finance Co.
  850     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 15, 2015     867,637      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  1,573     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing December 31, 2011     1,558,030      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,625     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,604,010      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  899     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 17, 2011     902,274      
  213     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     213,218      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  1,093     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,075,912      
 
 
            $ 14,889,598      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.6%
 
Airport Development and Investment, Ltd.
GBP 783     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.85%, Maturing April 7, 2011   $ 1,166,059      
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  742     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 30, 2012     727,036      
  1,167     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.55%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,094,938      
 
 
            $ 2,988,033      
 
 
 
Automotive — 5.5%
 
Accuride Corp.
  1,958     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing June 30, 2013   $ 1,968,573      
Adesa, Inc.
  2,071     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing October 18, 2013     2,035,683      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  1,883     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing September 30, 2014     1,804,497      
Dayco Products, LLC
  414     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014     414,299      
  61     Term Loan, 12.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014(2)     56,402      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  2,470     Term Loan, 2.19%, Maturing December 27, 2014     2,264,058      
  3,104     Term Loan, 2.20%, Maturing December 27, 2015     2,845,124      
Ford Motor Co.
  4,192     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing December 15, 2013     4,055,203      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  5,400     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.24%, Maturing April 30, 2014     5,173,200      
HHI Holdings, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing March 30, 2015     1,016,563      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  1,317     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing January 12, 2012     1,152,062      
LKQ Corp.
  885     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 12, 2014     878,933      
TriMas Corp.
  426     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 2, 2011     419,768      
  2,762     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 15, 2015     2,720,329      
United Components, Inc.
  1,031     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 30, 2010     1,008,256      
 
 
            $ 27,812,950      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.2%
 
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
  992     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 31, 2012   $ 990,927      
 
 
            $ 990,927      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 2.6%
 
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  1,110     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing September 30, 2013   $ 1,093,532      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  1,180     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,156,027      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  1,281     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing November 23, 2010     1,229,760      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Building and Development (continued)
 
                     
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.
  244     Revolving Loan, 0.53%, Maturing December 1, 2010(3)   $ 233,389      
  2,240     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing December 1, 2010     2,206,517      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(4)(5)     0      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  944     Term Loan, 5.33%, Maturing May 24, 2014     948,098      
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
  282     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 18, 2010     278,694      
November 2005 Land Investors
  305     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 9, 2011     83,069      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  1,858     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,737,660      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  1,900     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 16, 2016     1,904,750      
Realogy Corp.
  672     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing October 10, 2013     610,565      
  318     Term Loan, 3.38%, Maturing October 10, 2013     289,073      
South Edge, LLC
  1,588     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(4)     722,313      
WCI Communities, Inc.
  623     Term Loan, 10.07%, Maturing September 3, 2014     622,134      
 
 
            $ 13,115,581      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 12.0%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  1,098     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 1, 2013   $ 1,052,329      
Advantage Sales & Marketing
  1,200     Term Loan, Maturing May 5, 2016(6)     1,193,999      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, Maturing May 5, 2017(6)     990,000      
  1,629     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 29, 2013     1,628,601      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  3,725     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 8, 2016     3,706,375      
Allied Barton Security Service
  983     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 21, 2015     991,883      
Dealer Computer Services, Inc.
  1,850     Term Loan, Maturing April 16, 2017(6)     1,850,000      
Education Management, LLC
  4,605     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 1, 2013     4,514,881      
First American Corp.
  925     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 9, 2016     931,649      
Info USA, Inc.
  249     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing February 14, 2012     248,375      
Intergraph Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 29, 2014     997,806      
  575     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 29, 2014     578,115      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.25%, Maturing November 29, 2014     1,005,000      
iPayment, Inc.
  2,382     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 10, 2013     2,285,911      
Kronos, Inc.
  1,018     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 11, 2014     982,369      
Language Line, Inc.
  2,020     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2015     2,031,720      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.56%, Maturing March 28, 2015     852,500      
NE Customer Service
  1,775     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 5, 2016     1,770,378      
Protection One, Inc.
  123     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing March 31, 2012     122,881      
  695     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 31, 2014     696,419      
Quantum Corp.
  198     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing July 12, 2014     192,629      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  990     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing March 31, 2013     973,996      
  1,700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.30%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,683,000      
Sabre, Inc.
  6,002     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing September 30, 2014     5,718,911      
Safenet, Inc.
  1,995     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing April 12, 2014     1,927,545      
Serena Software, Inc.
  474     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 10, 2013     459,385      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  1,567     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,551,035      
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 733     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing May 15, 2014     943,799      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  2,226     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing February 28, 2014     2,157,211      
  6,826     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing February 28, 2016     6,799,031      
Ticketmaster
  1,650     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 22, 2014     1,667,016      
Travelport, LLC
  437     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     425,434      
  3,178     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     3,093,772      
EUR 1,054     Term Loan, 3.14%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,362,711      
West Corp.
  1,367     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing October 24, 2013     1,336,369      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
  1,986     Term Loan, 4.14%, Maturing July 15, 2016   $ 1,979,725      
 
 
            $ 60,702,760      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 11.5%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  2,559     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 2,571,141      
  95     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing September 1, 2013     94,265      
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  2,096     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing August 31, 2014     2,080,528      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  495     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing March 29, 2014     489,431      
  600     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.76%, Maturing March 29, 2014     600,000      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  2,157     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing November 5, 2013     2,122,008      
  1,309     Term Loan, 6.29%, Maturing May 5, 2014     1,325,560      
  2,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.75%, Maturing May 5, 2014     2,058,200      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  9,796     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 28, 2013     9,312,712      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  2,907     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing March 29, 2016     2,901,273      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  578     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing February 15, 2015     549,751      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  569     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 2, 2015     566,553      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  3,594     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing April 6, 2014     3,519,680      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  5,704     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 31, 2015     5,499,935      
Mediacom Broadband, LLC
  1,475     Term Loan, Maturing October 20, 2017(6)     1,476,106      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  3,674     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 31, 2015     3,533,157      
  995     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 31, 2017     1,001,468      
Mediacom, LLC
  825     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 20, 2017     825,774      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 907     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing June 26, 2014     1,083,574      
EUR 93     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing July 2, 2014     110,927      
EUR 410     Term Loan, 3.34%, Maturing March 2, 2015     439,153      
EUR 97     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 26, 2015     118,695      
EUR 2,187     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 26, 2015     2,670,761      
EUR 410     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing March 2, 2016     439,153      
EUR 371     Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing March 2, 2017(2)     301,402      
EUR 520     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.71%, Maturing September 2, 2016     508,833      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
  1,264     Term Loan, 2.18%, Maturing December 31, 2014     1,234,138      
  1,686     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 31, 2016     1,667,716      
EUR 2,353     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing December 31, 2016     2,990,422      
EUR 2,697     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing December 31, 2017     3,464,617      
Virgin Media Investment Holding
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing December 31, 2015     1,520,078      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 210     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing July 28, 2014(2)     237,352      
EUR 250     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing July 28, 2014(2)     283,157      
EUR 544     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing July 28, 2014(2)     615,034      
 
 
            $ 58,212,554      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.6%
 
Arizona Chemical, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing February 28, 2014   $ 488,750      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  1,493     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing December 23, 2013     1,497,034      
  220     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing December 23, 2013     220,665      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.47%, Maturing December 23, 2015     1,003,500      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  2,109     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,070,170      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  486     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     461,938      
  772     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     745,639      
  1,744     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     1,683,325      
Huntsman International, LLC
  2,272     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing August 16, 2012     2,192,079      
  909     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing June 30, 2016     881,489      
INEOS Group
  2,766     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing December 14, 2013     2,766,692      
  2,672     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 14, 2014     2,672,607      
EUR 1,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.40%, Maturing December 14, 2012     1,653,494      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  1,549     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,511,219      
Kraton Polymers, LLC
  1,881     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 12, 2013     1,814,870      
Lyondell Chemical Co.
  675     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 14, 2016     678,249      
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 693     Term Loan, 2.62%, Maturing April 12, 2014     844,011      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  311     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing April 30, 2014   $ 293,306      
  975     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing October 31, 2014     912,437      
Momentive Performance Material
  1,669     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,586,187      
Nalco Co.
  496     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 6, 2016     501,109      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  3,194     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014     3,221,328      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding
EUR 145     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     127,000      
EUR 412     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     362,101      
EUR 443     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     389,656      
Solutia, Inc.
  2,650     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 12, 2017     2,671,807      
 
 
            $ 33,250,662      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.2%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  1,036     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 10, 2015   $ 1,049,357      
 
 
            $ 1,049,357      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 3.2%
 
Blount, Inc.
  244     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 9, 2012   $ 243,517      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  395     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing July 13, 2015     352,084      
  395     Term Loan, 4.77%, Maturing July 13, 2015     352,084      
GBP 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.56%, Maturing January 13, 2016     573,769      
Jarden Corp.
  600     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 24, 2012     598,280      
  1,065     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 24, 2012     1,062,254      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  2,263     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing August 21, 2014     2,271,499      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  1,923     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 22, 2014     1,939,406      
RBS Global, Inc.
  780     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing July 19, 2013     753,551      
  3,785     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing July 19, 2013     3,704,408      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  127     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     120,821      
  2,547     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     2,416,416      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  992     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing February 21, 2015     927,844      
Vertrue, Inc.
  804     Term Loan, 3.30%, Maturing August 16, 2014     685,782      
 
 
            $ 16,001,715      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 4.1%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  1,980     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 1,854,493      
Consolidated Container Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing September 28, 2014     902,500      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  600     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing November 15, 2012     594,250      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  2,019     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 7, 2011     2,007,982      
  1,694     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     1,710,396      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  3,985     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing May 16, 2014     3,931,575      
  426     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 16, 2014     424,275      
JSG Acquisitions
  1,189     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,184,195      
  1,189     Term Loan, 3.92%, Maturing December 13, 2014     1,184,195      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  1,540     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing June 14, 2013     1,527,370      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
  1,963     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 5, 2015     1,975,414      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  1,466     Revolving Loan, 2.90%, Maturing July 28, 2010     1,473,576      
  487     Revolving Loan, 3.05%, Maturing July 28, 2010     489,913      
  191     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     190,841      
  336     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     334,047      
  633     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     631,206      
  295     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     293,532      
 
 
            $ 20,709,760      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 1.0%
 
Alliance Boots Holdings, Ltd.
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, Maturing July 5, 2015(6)   $ 1,263,768      
American Safety Razor Co.
  470     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 31, 2013     436,140      
  900     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     532,500      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries (continued)
 
                     
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
  293     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 30, 2015   $ 287,146      
  1,207     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 30, 2015     1,184,004      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  975     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.32%, Maturing November 30, 2014     643,500      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  850     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 17, 2016     858,500      
 
 
            $ 5,205,558      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 0.8%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  1,412     Term Loan, 3.02%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 1,205,252      
  277     Term Loan, 8.52%, Maturing November 3, 2013(2)     58,851      
  1,500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.77%, Maturing May 3, 2013     858,750      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  173     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing January 30, 2012     170,698      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  732     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2014     734,018      
  337     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     337,959      
  561     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     562,763      
 
 
            $ 3,928,291      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 2.1%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing April 1, 2015   $ 1,263,213      
Cory Environmental Holdings
GBP 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.85%, Maturing September 30, 2014     592,895      
Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.
  955     Term Loan - Second Lien, 13.50%, Maturing December 12, 2010     929,886      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 4,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.88%, Maturing October 13, 2013     5,844,316      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  2,058     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing June 3, 2013     2,060,932      
 
 
            $ 10,691,242      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 5.1%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  1,664     Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 1,657,192      
  1,800     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.31%, Maturing July 11, 2013     1,784,624      
Christie/Aix, Inc.
  750     Term Loan, Maturing April 22, 2016(6)     751,875      
FCI International S.A.S.
  156     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     148,509      
  162     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     154,259      
  162     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     154,259      
  156     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     148,509      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  2,802     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 1, 2016     2,698,041      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  2,872     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing December 1, 2013     2,789,326      
  500     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing March 2, 2014     415,000      
  1,498     Term Loan, 6.03%, Maturing July 28, 2015     1,453,427      
  183     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.52%, Maturing March 2, 2014     148,958      
  317     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.52%, Maturing March 2, 2014     263,625      
Network Solutions, LLC
  542     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing March 7, 2014     518,615      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  2,037     Term Loan, 2.45%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,841,272      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  2,714     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing April 27, 2013     2,625,708      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  255     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     255,498      
  3,982     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     3,982,880      
VeriFone, Inc.
  2,036     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing October 31, 2013     2,005,583      
Vertafore, Inc.
  2,195     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     2,134,929      
 
 
            $ 25,932,089      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.6%
 
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  475     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 448,224      
  1,582     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.31%, Maturing March 22, 2013     1,324,711      
Hertz Corp.
  1,070     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing December 21, 2012     1,058,501      
  15     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing December 21, 2012     14,646      
 
 
            $ 2,846,082      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.8%
 
CF Industries, Inc.
  2,350     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 16, 2015     2,368,213      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Farming / Agriculture (continued)
 
                     
Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
  1,725     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 25, 2016   $ 1,738,477      
 
 
            $ 4,106,690      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 2.8%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  2,868     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 2,781,709      
First Data Corp.
  995     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing September 24, 2014     896,960      
  1,995     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing September 24, 2014     1,795,618      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,358     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,248,960      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 405     Term Loan, 2.71%, Maturing June 30, 2015     591,562      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  3,970     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing December 18, 2014     3,873,054      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  2,330     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing November 2, 2014     2,136,550      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  382     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 24, 2014     356,570      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  455     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing July 31, 2014(2)     307,627      
 
 
            $ 13,988,610      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 2.8%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  2,986     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 2,950,727      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  108     Term Loan, 7.99%, Maturing April 12, 2013     109,017      
  982     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing February 1, 2017     993,593      
  395     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing February 1, 2017     400,038      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  6,568     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing April 2, 2014     6,410,150      
Provimi Group SA
  205     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing June 28, 2015     196,898      
  252     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing June 28, 2015     242,308      
EUR 265     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing June 28, 2015     339,085      
EUR 439     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing June 28, 2015     560,809      
EUR 457     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing June 28, 2015     584,371      
EUR 590     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing June 28, 2015     753,575      
EUR 24     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.66%, Maturing June 28, 2015     27,689      
  148     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.52%, Maturing December 28, 2016     127,484      
EUR 331     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.66%, Maturing December 28, 2016     379,233      
 
 
            $ 14,074,977      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 3.6%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  288     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 11, 2011   $ 291,126      
Aramark Corp.
  2,566     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing January 26, 2014     2,524,781      
  169     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing January 26, 2014     166,259      
GBP 968     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,421,111      
  4,621     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     4,600,936      
  304     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     302,580      
Buffets, Inc.
  105     Term Loan, 7.53%, Maturing November 1, 2013     102,234      
  1,250     Term Loan, Maturing April 21, 2015(6)     1,235,548      
  8     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing April 22, 2015     7,707      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  963     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing April 27, 2013     957,665      
  582     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 27, 2016     581,947      
NPC International, Inc.
  308     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 3, 2013     299,327      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  264     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing May 9, 2013     239,802      
  2,881     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing May 9, 2014     2,617,011      
QCE Finance, LLC
  1,129     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing May 5, 2013     1,039,408      
  950     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing November 5, 2013     706,800      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  349     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing March 29, 2013     349,496      
Selecta
EUR 741     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.99%, Maturing December 28, 2015     720,460      
 
 
            $ 18,164,198      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 4.2%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  6,285     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 6,121,321      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  222     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing May 15, 2014     213,951      
  771     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing May 15, 2014     743,099      
Rite Aid Corp.
  8,259     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 1, 2014     7,664,955      

 
See notes to financial statements

9


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers (continued)
 
                     
  1,059     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014   $ 1,047,908      
  1,000     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,045,833      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  3,314     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 3, 2013     3,344,858      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, Maturing April 14, 2016(6)     1,018,750      
 
 
            $ 21,200,675      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 1.8%
 
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  5,945     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing December 20, 2012   $ 5,918,940      
  1,778     Term Loan, 2.33%, Maturing December 20, 2012     1,770,198      
  1,559     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing December 23, 2014     1,563,996      
 
 
            $ 9,253,134      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 16.3%
 
Alliance Healthcare Services
  1,222     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 1, 2016   $ 1,222,955      
American Medical Systems
  324     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 20, 2012     319,245      
Ardent Medical Services, Inc.
  1,150     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing September 9, 2015     1,138,213      
Aveta, Inc.
  1,250     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 14, 2015     1,231,250      
Biomet, Inc.
  3,754     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing December 26, 2014     3,707,888      
EUR 1,194     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,560,148      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  932     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 15, 2015     936,891      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  2,172     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing January 30, 2012     2,071,674      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  2,461     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing April 30, 2013     2,400,303      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.52%, Maturing October 30, 2013     949,167      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  1,300     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing March 23, 2015     1,095,250      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  524     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 25, 2014     509,877      
  10,226     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 25, 2014     9,954,444      
Concentra, Inc.
  634     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.80%, Maturing June 25, 2015     584,488      
ConMed Corp.
  456     Term Loan, 1.78%, Maturing April 13, 2013     433,094      
ConvaTec Cidron Healthcare
EUR 746     Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing July 30, 2016     982,625      
CRC Health Corp.
  473     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing February 6, 2013     451,645      
  475     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing February 6, 2013     453,915      
Dako EQT Project Delphi
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.04%, Maturing December 12, 2016     362,500      
DaVita, Inc.
  548     Term Loan, 1.77%, Maturing October 5, 2012     542,974      
DJO Finance, LLC
  704     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing May 15, 2014     687,134      
Fenwal, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.50%, Maturing August 28, 2014     435,000      
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings
  489     Term Loan, 1.66%, Maturing March 31, 2013     482,591      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  698     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing May 30, 2013     689,385      
Harvard Drug Group, LLC
  121     Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2016(6)     121,106      
  879     Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2016(6)     880,769      
HCA, Inc.
  2,572     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing November 18, 2013     2,506,387      
  6,168     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing March 17, 2017     6,136,368      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  7,098     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 28, 2014     6,886,866      
HealthSouth Corp.
  1,249     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 10, 2013     1,229,137      
  1,028     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing March 15, 2014     1,028,546      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  78     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 14, 2014     75,857      
  287     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing March 14, 2014     279,484      
  829     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing March 14, 2014     807,550      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  1,477     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing March 28, 2013     1,460,173      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  977     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing June 26, 2014     961,993      
  625     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.50%, Maturing June 26, 2015     622,396      
IMS Health, Inc.
  1,287     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 17, 2016     1,297,289      
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
  2,022     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing April 15, 2015     2,016,923      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  950     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing April 12, 2013     935,786      

 
See notes to financial statements

10


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
  1,329     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing April 12, 2013   $ 1,308,628      
  800     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 30, 2013     802,250      
Mylan, Inc.
  3,545     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing October 2, 2014     3,546,292      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  62     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     56,877      
  999     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     922,835      
National Renal Institutes, Inc.
  703     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing March 31, 2013(2)     691,027      
Nyco Holdings
EUR 495     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing December 29, 2014     623,514      
EUR 495     Term Loan, 3.64%, Maturing December 29, 2015     623,514      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  742     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     594,539      
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.
  2,325     Term Loan, Maturing April 22, 2015(6)     2,278,500      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  1,100     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 6, 2016     1,101,146      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  2,494     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing November 16, 2013     2,449,116      
RehabCare Group, Inc.
  873     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 20, 2015     878,268      
Renal Advantage, Inc.
  1     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing October 5, 2012     780      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  2,353     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 5, 2014     2,314,295      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
EUR 293     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing May 13, 2014     389,576      
TZ Merger Sub., Inc. (TriZetto)
  723     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 24, 2015     728,773      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  1,600     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2016     1,608,333      
VWR International, Inc.
  980     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing June 28, 2013     936,552      
 
 
            $ 82,304,101      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 1.0%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  424     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 386,912      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  255     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 23, 2013     240,667      
  936     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 23, 2013     884,086      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  1,461     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing August 31, 2011     1,423,584      
  2,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.31%, Maturing August 31, 2012     1,906,500      
 
 
            $ 4,841,749      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 3.8%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  688     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 667,147      
  737     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing February 7, 2014     721,433      
Bucyrus International, Inc.
  1,300     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing February 21, 2016     1,310,442      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  862     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing January 4, 2014     784,143      
  2,222     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing January 4, 2014     2,022,215      
  742     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing January 4, 2014     675,599      
EPD Holdings, (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  145     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing July 13, 2014     130,346      
  1,013     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing July 13, 2014     910,088      
  775     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.01%, Maturing July 13, 2015     655,521      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  1,401     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 7, 2013     1,325,179      
Gleason Corp.
  707     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing June 30, 2013     696,209      
Jason, Inc.
  395     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 30, 2010     296,603      
John Maneely Co.
  2,173     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing December 8, 2013     2,095,018      
KION Group GmbH
  1,005     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing December 23, 2014(2)     832,942      
  1,005     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing December 23, 2015(2)     832,942      
Polypore, Inc.
  3,845     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing July 3, 2014     3,758,322      
Sequa Corp.
  794     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing November 30, 2014     740,583      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  700     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing August 11, 2013(2)     680,865      
 
 
            $ 19,135,597      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.7%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  2,494     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing August 21, 2014     2,390,745      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Insurance (continued)
 
                     
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  980     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 919,425      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.78%, Maturing June 8, 2014     412,500      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  2,118     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing September 26, 2013     2,033,656      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  1,549     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,523,249      
Conseco, Inc.
  3,627     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     3,540,547      
Crawford & Company
  1,162     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 31, 2013     1,157,476      
Crump Group, Inc.
  775     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing August 4, 2014     734,220      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  494     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     468,980      
  2,200     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     2,086,928      
  572     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 30, 2014     573,198      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  3,022     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing May 4, 2014     2,821,877      
 
 
            $ 18,662,801      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 8.2%
 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing December 30, 2015(6)   $ 980,000      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  3,767     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 26, 2013     3,684,969      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.50%, Maturing December 8, 2013     805,000      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  1,823     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,618,482      
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.
  280     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing June 22, 2013     255,598      
  280     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 22, 2014     255,681      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  2,540     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 27, 2016     2,543,359      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  254     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing August 30, 2012     252,255      
  2,099     Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing February 17, 2014     2,098,542      
CFV I, LLC/Hicks Sports Group
  86     Term Loan, 9.33%, Maturing July 1, 2010(2)(3)     88,647      
Cinemark, Inc.
  3,487     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 29, 2016     3,491,585      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  59     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing January 28, 2011     54,331      
  100     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing January 28, 2011     91,599      
  934     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing January 28, 2011     859,188      
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
  330     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing June 9, 2014     293,425      
  649     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing June 9, 2014     577,977      
Formula One (Alpha D2, Ltd.)
  2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.82%, Maturing June 30, 2014     1,824,090      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  2,786     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 8, 2012(7)     1,293,813      
National CineMedia, LLC
  2,750     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 13, 2015     2,687,437      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  5,136     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing November 10, 2010     5,146,715      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  973     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing December 21, 2014     894,961      
  800     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.28%, Maturing June 21, 2015     560,000      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  2,600     Term Loan, Maturing February 17, 2016(6)     2,574,000      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  1,875     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     1,692,188      
SW Acquisition Co., Inc.
  1,870     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 31, 2016     1,885,509      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  2,618     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     2,636,418      
Zuffa, LLC
  2,328     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 20, 2016     2,257,090      
 
 
            $ 41,402,859      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 2.5%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  1,053     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 1,052,807      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  1,223     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing January 28, 2015     1,078,436      
  2,993     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing October 31, 2016     3,112,822      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  1,683     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 4, 2014     1,615,854      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  1,003     Term Loan, 2.80%, Maturing June 30, 2014     969,537      
  203     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing June 30, 2014     196,374      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  354     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing October 3, 2012     350,685      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)
 
                     
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
  184     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing December 29, 2012   $ 206,013      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  850     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 14, 2014     804,980      
  3,365     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 23, 2014     3,187,146      
 
 
            $ 12,574,654      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.4%
 
Euramax International, Inc.
  307     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 270,606      
  314     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     277,203      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  1,980     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing May 18, 2014     1,950,571      
Novelis, Inc.
  615     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 28, 2014     597,141      
  1,354     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 28, 2014     1,313,773      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  2,927     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing May 8, 2014     2,874,545      
 
 
            $ 7,283,839      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 3.4%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  903     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 27, 2014   $ 902,978      
Big West Oil, LLC
  315     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     313,208      
  396     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     393,747      
Dresser, Inc.
  1,432     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,396,478      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing May 4, 2015     973,000      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  334     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing April 2, 2013     328,878      
  5,161     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing April 2, 2013     5,080,368      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  1,103     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,096,298      
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
  1,596     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 11, 2013     1,553,637      
Precision Drilling Corp.
  878     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing December 23, 2013     864,489      
SemGroup Corp.
  1,070     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 30, 2011     1,067,648      
  832     Term Loan, 7.60%, Maturing November 27, 2013     831,535      
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC
  108     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     108,371      
  177     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     177,422      
  1,339     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     1,338,954      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  1,011     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2017     1,015,830      
 
 
            $ 17,442,841      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 6.8%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  2,182     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 31, 2013(2)   $ 2,118,874      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  1,775     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,664,063      
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  870     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing August 28, 2014     430,603      
  2,074     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing August 28, 2014     1,026,576      
  674     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing August 28, 2014     333,422      
Getty Images, Inc.
  3,591     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     3,603,397      
Lamar Media Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing October 29, 2016(6)     1,004,167      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  346     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     324,370      
  2,314     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     2,167,064      
  1,493     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,492,034      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  1,578     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015     1,396,210      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  181     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing March 19, 2014     170,444      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  1,225     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 24, 2012     1,144,132      
  1,012     Term Loan - Second Lien, 14.75%, Maturing November 15, 2013(2)     859,818      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  488     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 5, 2014     453,375      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  5,783     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing August 9, 2013     5,650,412      
  992     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 1, 2016     982,867      
PagesJaunes Group, SA
EUR 500     Term Loan, 4.90%, Maturing April 10, 2016     480,986      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  708     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(7)     200,032      
SGS International, Inc.
  536     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing December 30, 2011     518,840      
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
  909     Term Loan, 10.75%, Maturing June 18, 2013     913,636      
  515     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing June 18, 2013(2)     257,349      

 
See notes to financial statements

13


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
Trader Media Corp.
GBP 1,315     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing March 23, 2015   $ 1,876,438      
Tribune Co.
  1,547     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 4, 2010(7)     1,017,989      
  935     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(7)     629,383      
  990     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(7)     658,317      
Xsys, Inc.
  1,509     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,415,140      
  1,699     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,593,276      
 
 
            $ 34,383,214      
 
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 2.8%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  814     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 770,129      
CMP KC, LLC
  956     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 5, 2013(5)     274,426      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  1,561     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 5, 2013     1,334,467      
Discovery Communications, Inc.
  990     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 14, 2014     1,000,054      
Emmis Operating Co.
  756     Term Loan, 4.29%, Maturing November 2, 2013     697,249      
Gray Television, Inc.
  668     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing January 19, 2015     657,622      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  750     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 20, 2012     717,039      
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
  527     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     529,133      
NEP II, Inc.
  584     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing February 16, 2014     568,361      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  824     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     827,617      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  871     Term Loan, 1.81%, Maturing June 25, 2014     809,681      
SFX Entertainment
  866     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing June 21, 2013     859,974      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  4,200     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing September 29, 2014     3,836,700      
Weather Channel
  1,157     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 14, 2015     1,169,126      
 
 
            $ 14,051,578      
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.4%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  1,949     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 1,927,136      
 
 
            $ 1,927,136      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.4%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  109     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 103,347      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  455     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing May 25, 2013     437,997      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  1,515     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,401,158      
Educate, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.55%, Maturing June 14, 2014     441,875      
FTD, Inc.
  1,108     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,110,905      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  873     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 24, 2016     875,581      
Josten’s Corp.
  1,510     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing October 4, 2011     1,501,249      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  2,967     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing April 5, 2013     2,849,563      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  1,108     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,074,830      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  1,125     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.26%, Maturing January 31, 2013     298,125      
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  1,225     Term Loan, Maturing November 24, 2015(6)     1,235,938      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  2,177     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing October 26, 2013     2,146,603      
Savers, Inc.
  1,200     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 11, 2016     1,207,500      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  2,421     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing February 6, 2014     2,380,709      
 
 
            $ 17,065,380      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.3%
 
Niagara Corp.
  1,382     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing June 27, 2014(5)   $ 1,381,854      
 
 
            $ 1,381,854      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.3%
 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  907     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing December 6, 2013   $ 912,916      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  789     Term Loan, 6.31%, Maturing May 10, 2014     769,905      
 
 
            $ 1,682,821      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 5.1%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  985     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 967,400      
Asurion Corp.
  3,880     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing July 13, 2012     3,841,963      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.75%, Maturing January 13, 2013     992,000      
CommScope, Inc.
  1,191     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 19, 2014     1,188,099      
Intelsat Corp.
  2,428     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,384,824      
  2,428     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,384,824      
  2,429     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     2,385,556      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  941     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 3, 2013     924,214      
Iowa Telecommunications Services
  1,615     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing November 23, 2011     1,611,023      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 755     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 26, 2014     985,743      
NTelos, Inc.
  1,493     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 13, 2015     1,502,761      
Palm, Inc.
  1,748     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing April 24, 2014     1,730,511      
Stratos Global Corp.
  966     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 13, 2012     960,566      
TowerCo Finance, LLC
  424     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 24, 2014     428,530      
Trilogy International Partners
  850     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing June 29, 2012     760,750      
Windstream Corp.
  3,005     Term Loan, 3.06%, Maturing December 17, 2015     3,009,038      
 
 
            $ 26,057,802      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 4.3%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  270     Revolving Loan, 3.27%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 256,376      
  1,813     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 30, 2014     1,723,435      
Astoria Generating Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.03%, Maturing August 23, 2013     977,917      
BRSP, LLC
  977     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 24, 2014     979,201      
Calpine Corp.
  6,936     DIP Loan, 3.17%, Maturing March 29, 2014     6,699,836      
Electricinvest Holding Co.
GBP 480     Term Loan, 5.05%, Maturing October 24, 2012     620,589      
EUR 477     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.90%, Maturing October 24, 2012     544,690      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  1,586     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 1, 2014     1,558,004      
  2,046     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 1, 2014     2,009,646      
Pike Electric, Inc.
  146     Term Loan, 1.81%, Maturing July 1, 2012     139,659      
  340     Term Loan, 1.81%, Maturing December 10, 2012     324,482      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  995     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 10, 2014     818,677      
  1,325     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,082,949      
  3,793     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 10, 2014     3,120,046      
Vulcan Energy Corp.
  1,090     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 31, 2015     1,103,480      
 
 
            $ 21,958,987      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $712,596,831)
  $ 701,272,656      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 10.6%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
Continental Airlines
  186     7.033%, 6/15/11   $ 187,727      
 
 
            $ 187,727      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.2%
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  665     11.25%, 11/1/15(2)(8)   $ 721,525      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  115     9.25%, 1/15/17(8)     122,762      
  25     7.875%, 3/1/17     23,937      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Automotive (continued)
 
                     
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  100     8.00%, 7/1/13   $ 83,250      
 
 
            $ 951,474      
 
 
 
 
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.3%
 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     6.25%, 3/15/11   $ 982,500      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
  485     13.00%, 8/1/13(8)     552,900      
 
 
            $ 1,535,400      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.5%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 2,000     3.519%, 1/15/14(9)   $ 2,516,440      
Texas Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  115     7.25%, 7/15/13     115,144      
 
 
            $ 2,631,584      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.5%
 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  30     6.625%, 1/15/18(8)   $ 31,050      
  30     6.875%, 1/15/20(8)     31,125      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  390     8.75%, 6/1/14     403,162      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  170     11.375%, 11/15/14(8)     161,075      
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Sr. Notes
  750     10.00%, 7/15/17(8)     823,125      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  500     10.625%, 5/15/15     553,750      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
  185     10.75%, 8/1/16     209,050      
West Corp.
  275     9.50%, 10/15/14     286,000      
 
 
            $ 2,498,337      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.5%
 
Virgin Media Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  2,500     6.50%, 1/15/18(8)   $ 2,525,000      
 
 
            $ 2,525,000      
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.2%
 
CII Carbon, LLC
  185     11.125%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 190,087      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  350     9.00%, 8/15/14(8)     339,500      
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  461     5.00%, 1/29/19(2)(5)     215,966      
 
 
            $ 745,553      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.1%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes
  270     9.75%, 1/15/15   $ 285,188      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  360     8.875%, 9/15/13     369,000      
 
 
            $ 654,188      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 0.0%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  155     11.75%, 8/1/16   $ 169,144      
 
 
            $ 169,144      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.5%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  2,000     5.053%, 2/15/15   $ 1,965,000      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  310     8.50%, 8/1/14     266,600      
 
 
            $ 2,231,600      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%
 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.
  1,415     9.75%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 1,460,987      
 
 
            $ 1,460,987      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.2%
 
Environmental Systems Product Holdings, Inc., Jr. Notes
  437     18.00%, 3/31/15(2)(5)   $ 349,262      
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  440     9.50%, 4/15/14     454,300      
 
 
            $ 803,562      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%
 
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  115     9.25%, 6/1/16     123,050      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Electronics / Electrical (continued)
 
                     
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  775     3.053%, 10/15/13   $ 743,031      
 
 
            $ 866,081      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.0%
 
Hertz Corp.
  10     8.875%, 1/1/14   $ 10,375      
 
 
            $ 10,375      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.6%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  2,250     12.00%, 5/15/15   $ 2,725,051      
  230     8.00%, 12/15/16     245,471      
 
 
            $ 2,970,522      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.3%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  520     11.50%, 11/1/11   $ 540,150      
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.00%, 7/15/14(8)     1,127,500      
 
 
            $ 1,667,650      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.3%
 
El Pollo Loco, Inc.
  100     11.75%, 11/15/13   $ 89,500      
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  245     9.50%, 5/1/14     249,288      
U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.25%, 6/30/15(8)     1,040,000      
 
 
            $ 1,378,788      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  665     5.75%, 3/15/14(2)   $ 636,737      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  385     10.75%, 3/15/15     394,144      
 
 
            $ 1,030,881      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.2%
 
NewPage Corp., Sr. Notes
  955     11.375%, 12/31/14   $ 986,037      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  225     11.375%, 8/1/16     216,563      
 
 
            $ 1,202,600      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.5%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  285     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 288,563      
Accellent, Inc., Sr. Notes
  135     8.375%, 2/1/17(8)     137,194      
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  240     10.00%, 2/15/15     253,500      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  190     10.875%, 11/15/14     209,000      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Sr. Notes
  15     10.875%, 11/15/14(8)     16,500      
HCA, Inc.
  115     9.25%, 11/15/16     124,631      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  485     10.375%, 4/15/16(8)     504,400      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  290     11.25%, 7/1/14     291,450      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  195     7.75%, 10/15/13     195,975      
US Oncology, Inc.
  515     10.75%, 8/15/14     539,462      
 
 
            $ 2,560,675      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.4%
 
CEVA Group PLC, Sr. Notes
  165     11.50%, 4/1/18(8)   $ 178,406      
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  195     9.125%, 10/15/15     197,438      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  645     8.625%, 12/15/13(8)     670,800      
Terex Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.875%, 6/1/16     1,127,500      
 
 
            $ 2,174,144      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.0%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  100     11.00%, 5/1/15(8)   $ 103,750      
 
 
            $ 103,750      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

17


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.2%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     8.75%, 6/1/19   $ 117,150      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  195     12.50%, 4/1/13(5)(7)(8)     0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.,
Variable Rate
  360     0.00%, 4/1/12(5)(7)(8)     0      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  500     12.00%, 8/15/14     418,750      
MU Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  135     8.375%, 2/1/17(8)     132,975      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  95     7.00%, 6/15/13     99,037      
  35     6.875%, 12/1/13     36,400      
  25     7.25%, 6/15/16     25,438      
  50     7.25%, 3/15/18     50,375      
 
 
            $ 880,125      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 1.0%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  480     9.375%, 12/15/49(7)(8)   $ 82,800      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  140     8.00%, 8/1/13(8)     129,675      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  280     4.024%, 11/15/12(8)     221,200      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  485     10.25%, 6/15/49(7)(8)     9,094      
Galaxy Entertainment Finance
  300     9.875%, 12/15/12(8)     314,814      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  95     10.75%, 12/1/13(7)(8)     6,769      
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,500     11.25%, 6/1/17     1,642,500      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  500     12.00%, 11/15/49(7)     248,125      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  140     0.00%, 12/31/49(7)(8)     742      
MGM Mirage, Inc.
  65     8.375%, 2/1/11     66,138      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  140     8.00%, 4/1/12     133,700      
  215     7.125%, 8/15/14     175,762      
  230     6.875%, 2/15/15     182,850      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC
  1,000     10.75%, 8/15/17(8)     1,027,500      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  60     7.50%, 6/15/15     58,050      
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  102     10.375%, 6/15/14(8)     107,610      
San Pasqual Casino
  110     8.00%, 9/15/13(8)     107,388      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  175     2.757%, 3/15/14(8)     157,281      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  310     9.00%, 11/15/15(8)     296,437      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  259     8.625%, 9/15/14(5)(8)     206,734      
 
 
            $ 5,175,169      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.5%
 
Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.
  1,000     8.25%, 12/15/17(8)   $ 1,030,000      
  335     8.50%, 12/15/19(8)     346,725      
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  675     10.625%, 9/1/16(8)     796,500      
Teck Resources, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  335     10.75%, 5/15/19     418,750      
 
 
            $ 2,591,975      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.5%
 
Antero Resources Finance Corp., Sr. Notes
  30     9.375%, 12/1/17(8)   $ 31,200      
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  360     7.625%, 12/1/13     307,800      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  50     7.50%, 12/15/15     51,625      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  225     9.625%, 5/15/12     244,071      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  310     11.00%, 2/15/15     290,625      
McJunkin Red Man Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     9.50%, 12/15/16(8)     1,046,250      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  95     7.875%, 12/15/14     90,962      
  175     8.25%, 12/15/14     168,875      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  115     12.00%, 2/15/18     124,200      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  145     7.00%, 5/1/17(8)     132,675      

 
See notes to financial statements

18


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Oil and Gas (continued)
 
                     
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  110     7.125%, 4/1/16   $ 106,975      
SemGroup Corp.
  540     8.75%, 11/15/15(5)(8)     0      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  60     6.875%, 6/1/14     60,000      
 
 
            $ 2,655,258      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.3%
 
Laureate Education, Inc.
  1,000     10.00%, 8/15/15(8)   $ 1,037,500      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  55     11.00%, 12/1/17     39,875      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  395     10.00%, 8/1/14     416,725      
  70     12.50%, (0.00% until 8/1/11), 8/1/16     68,250      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Sr. Sub. Notes
  455     9.00%, 2/15/17(5)(7)     45      
 
 
            $ 1,562,395      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.3%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  175     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 171,500      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  280     7.625%, 12/1/13     289,100      
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     102,500      
  190     8.00%, 6/1/15     201,875      
  500     8.00%, 2/1/18(8)     523,750      
 
 
            $ 1,288,725      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.6%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  400     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 407,000      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  739     9.00%, 10/15/15     761,582      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  665     9.25%, 11/15/14     707,394      
  20     10.50%, 11/15/16     22,050      
Toys “R” Us
  1,000     10.75%, 7/15/17(8)     1,140,000      
 
 
            $ 3,038,026      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  445     11.25%, 2/15/14(7)   $ 111,806      
 
 
            $ 111,806      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.0%
 
Teekay Corp., Sr. Notes
  50     8.50%, 1/15/20   $ 53,000      
 
 
            $ 53,000      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 1.1%
 
Avaya, Inc.
  1,000     9.75%, 11/1/15   $ 1,012,500      
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes
  500     12.00%, 12/1/15(8)     523,750      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  757     9.125%, 1/15/15(2)(8)     768,355      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.
  900     11.25%, 6/15/16     978,750      
NII Capital Corp.
  335     10.00%, 8/15/16(8)     373,525      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  925     3.507%, 6/15/13     943,500      
Telesat Canada/Telesat, LLC, Sr. Notes
  590     11.00%, 11/1/15     663,750      
 
 
            $ 5,264,130      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.1%
 
AES Corp., Sr. Notes
  55     8.00%, 10/15/17   $ 56,925      
NGC Corp.
  390     7.625%, 10/15/26     271,050      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  20     7.625%, 6/15/14     19,975      
 
 
            $ 347,950      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $54,778,844)
  $ 53,328,581      
 
 
                     
                     

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 1.0%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 578     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 7.273%, 12/15/20(2)(10)   $ 69,347      
  589     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 2.202%, 2/24/19(8)(10)     390,356      
  753     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 2.253%, 4/15/19(8)(10)     487,582      
  1,007     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 2.353%, 1/15/19(2)(8)(10)     393,256      
  1,000     Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C, 2.70%, 8/11/16(8)(10)     510,000      
  985     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 5.752%, 3/8/17(10)     658,036      
  750     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.054%, 7/17/19(10)     345,975      
  789     Comstock Funding Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class D, 4.502%, 5/30/20(2)(8)(10)     463,993      
  1,539     Dryden Leveraged Loan, Series 2004-6A, Class C1, 2.799%, 7/30/16(8)(10)     630,316      
  1,000     First CLO Ltd., Series 2004-1A1, Class C, 2.621%, 7/27/16(8)(10)     626,800      
  1,000     Schiller Park CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D, 2.066%, 4/25/21(8)(10)     556,700      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $9,762,924)
  $ 5,132,361      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 1.5%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%
 
  12,734     ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.(11)   $ 226,026      
 
 
            $ 226,026      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
  1,535     Delta Air Lines, Inc.(11)   $ 18,543      
 
 
            $ 18,543      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.2%
 
  18,702     Dayco Products, LLC(11)   $ 801,848      
  44,747     Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.(5)(11)     214,338      
 
 
            $ 1,016,186      
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.1%
 
  253     Panolam Holdings Co.(5)(11)(12)   $ 139,024      
  508     United Subcontractors, Inc.(5)(11)     32,954      
 
 
            $ 171,978      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%
 
  438     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(5)(11)   $ 130,345      
 
 
            $ 130,345      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Manufacturing — 0.0%
 
  323,008     MEGA Brands, Inc.(11)   $ 167,641      
 
 
            $ 167,641      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.0%
 
  6,211     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc.(5)(11)(12)   $ 108,817      
 
 
            $ 108,817      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.0%
 
  23,029     Buffets, Inc.(11)   $ 115,145      
 
 
            $ 115,145      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.1%
 
  35,670     Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.(11)   $ 624,225      
 
 
            $ 624,225      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%
 
  701     Euramax International, Inc.(5)(11)   $ 73,857      
 
 
            $ 73,857      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  1,397     SemGroup Corp.(11)   $ 40,583      
 
 
            $ 40,583      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 1.0%
 
  619     Dex One Corp.(11)   $ 18,762      
  3,990     Ion Media Networks, Inc.(5)(11)     1,140,661      
  10,718     MediaNews Group, Inc.(11)     171,486      
  112,921     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)(11)     3,218,248      
  2,290     Source Interlink Companies, Inc.(5)(11)     16,557      
  9,554     SuperMedia, Inc.(11)     428,975      
 
 
            $ 4,994,689      
 
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
  23,138     Niagara Corp.(5)(11)   $ 34,707      
 
 
            $ 34,707      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $5,891,030)
  $ 7,722,742      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%
 
  2,845     Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc., Series A(5)(11)(12)   $ 227,600      
 
 
            $ 227,600      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.0%
 
  484     Crown Castle International Corp., Convertible, 6.25%(2)   $ 28,223      
 
 
            $ 28,223      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $72,790)
  $ 255,823      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  1,470     SemGroup Corp., Expires 11/30/14(5)(11)   $ 12,128      
 
 
            $ 12,128      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.0%
 
  1,450     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Expires 2/15/17(5)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $15)
  $ 12,128      
 
 
                     
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
  1,000,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc., Escrow Certificate(11)   $ 23,700      
 
 
            $ 23,700      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  105,000     VeraSun Energy Corp., Escrow Certificate(5)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Miscellaneous
   
(identified cost $0)
  $ 23,700      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 6.0%
 
Interest/
               
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 26,929     Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.19%(13)   $ 26,928,676      
  3,558     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 5/1/10     3,557,667      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $30,486,343)
  $ 30,486,343      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 157.9%
   
(identified cost $813,588,777)
  $ 798,234,334      
 
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan
Commitments — (0.1)%
  $ (244,826 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 157.8%
   
(identified cost $813,343,951)
  $ 797,989,508      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (31.8)%
  $ (161,016,768 )    
 
 
     
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative
   
Unpaid Dividends — (26.0)%
  $ (131,306,494 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 505,666,246      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
 
DIP - Debtor In Possession
 
EUR - Euro

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest/dividends in additional par/shares.
 
(3) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(4) Defaulted matured security.
 
(5) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(6) This Senior Loan will settle after April 30, 2010, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(7) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(8) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions and remain exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $25,347,938 or 5.0% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.
 
(9) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(10) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2010.
 
(11) Non-income producing security.
 
(12) Restricted security (See Note 8).
 
(13) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was $7,186 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of April 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $786,415,275)
  $ 771,060,832      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $26,928,676)
    26,928,676      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,339,862)
    1,337,688      
Interest and dividends receivable
    4,188,565      
Receivable for investments sold
    6,371,473      
Receivable from the transfer agent
    94,934      
Prepaid expenses
    216,449      
Other assets
    24,930      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 810,223,547      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 150,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    22,196,090      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    276,725      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    418,564      
Trustees’ fees
    2,117      
Accrued expenses
    357,311      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 173,250,807      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (5,252 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 131,306,494      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 505,666,246      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 33,677,846 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 336,778      
Additional paid-in capital
    642,911,277      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (123,487,654 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    1,619,156      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (15,713,311 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 505,666,246      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($505,666,246 ¸ 33,677,846 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 15.01      
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
April 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 21,342,430      
Dividends
    217      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investments
    16,582      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (9,396 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 21,349,833      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 2,823,627      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    13,074      
Custodian fee
    148,373      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    6,436      
Legal and accounting services
    114,944      
Printing and postage
    55,210      
Interest expense and fees
    1,147,715      
Preferred shares service fee
    99,136      
Miscellaneous
    68,539      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 4,477,054      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of investment adviser fee
  $ 404,805      
Reduction of custodian fee
    8      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 404,813      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 4,072,241      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 17,277,592      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (16,208,579 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    (6,667 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    4,624,620      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (11,590,626 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 59,060,567      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (338,547 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 58,722,020      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 47,131,394      
 
 
             
Distributions to preferred shareholders
           
 
 
From net investment income
  $ (151,951 )    
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 64,257,035      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  April 30, 2010
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 17,277,592     $ 32,886,072      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and extinguishment of debt
    (11,590,626 )     (51,904,952 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    58,722,020       166,984,060      
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
    (151,951 )     (947,100 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 64,257,035     $ 147,018,080      
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (19,987,047 )   $ (29,016,435 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (19,987,047 )   $ (29,016,435 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $ 696,430     $ 240,983      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $ 696,430     $ 240,983      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 44,966,418     $ 118,242,628      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares
 
At beginning of period
  $ 460,699,828     $ 342,457,200      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 505,666,246     $ 460,699,828      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
applicable to common shares
 
At end of period
  $ 1,619,156     $ 4,480,562      
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    Six Months Ended
     
Cash Flows From
  April 30, 2010
     
Operating Activities   (Unaudited)      
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 64,257,035      
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    151,951      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ 64,408,986      
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
  $ (151,929,821 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    169,976,695      
Increase in short-term investments, net
    (10,035,203 )    
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (4,371,827 )    
Amortization of structuring fee on notes payable
    113,544      
Increase in interest and dividends receivable
    (582,719 )    
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (2,039,293 )    
Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    128,469      
Increase in receivable from the transfer agent
    (94,934 )    
Decrease in prepaid expenses
    8,147      
Increase in other assets
    (19,798 )    
Decrease in payable for investments purchased
    (2,153,396 )    
Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    195,305      
Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    74,332      
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    394      
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (30,362 )    
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments
    (1,783,614 )    
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (59,060,567 )    
Net realized loss from investments
    16,208,579      
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 19,012,917      
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (19,290,617 )    
Cash distributions to preferred shareholders
    (158,479 )    
Payment of structuring fee on notes payable
    (225,000 )    
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (19,674,096 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in cash*
  $ (661,179 )    
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of period(1)
  $ 1,998,867      
 
 
             
Cash at end of period(1)
  $ 1,337,688      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
 
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
  $ 696,430      
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
    1,361,722      
 
 
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value.
*  Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $4,986.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended October 31,
    April 30, 2010
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)
  $ 13.700     $ 10.190     $ 17.800     $ 18.690     $ 18.740     $ 18.970      
 
 
                                                     
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.513     $ 0.978     $ 1.665     $ 2.177     $ 2.053     $ 1.547      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.396       3.423       (7.647 )     (0.861 )     (0.026 )     (0.193 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders from net investment income(1)
    (0.005 )     (0.028 )     (0.367 )     (0.634 )     (0.558 )     (0.354 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.904     $ 4.373     $ (6.349 )   $ 0.682     $ 1.469     $ 1.000      
 
 
                                                     
 
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.594 )   $ (0.863 )   $ (1.142 )   $ (1.542 )   $ (1.519 )   $ (1.230 )    
Tax return of capital
                (0.119 )     (0.030 )                
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.594 )   $ (0.863 )   $ (1.261 )   $ (1.572 )   $ (1.519 )   $ (1.230 )    
 
 
                                                     
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 15.010     $ 13.700     $ 10.190     $ 17.800     $ 18.690     $ 18.740      
 
 
                                                     
Market value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 16.750     $ 12.980     $ 9.480     $ 16.200     $ 18.240     $ 17.210      
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)
    14.18 %(7)     46.90 %     (37.33 )%     3.93 %     8.47 %     5.57 %    
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)
    34.40 %(7)     49.61 %     (35.90 )%     (3.13 )%     15.27 %     (7.77 )%    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended October 31,
    April 30, 2010
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 505,666     $ 460,700     $ 342,457     $ 598,214     $ 625,925     $ 627,586      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(3)
                                                   
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4)
    1.23 %(5)     1.21 %     1.18 %     1.18 %     1.17 %     1.16 %    
Interest and fee expense(6)
    0.48 %(5)     1.15 %     0.99 %                      
Total expenses
    1.71 %(5)     2.36 %     2.17 %     1.18 %     1.17 %     1.16 %    
Net investment income
    7.26 %(5)     9.21 %     10.66 %     11.79 %     10.95 %     8.18 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    20 %(7)     42 %     21 %     58 %     51 %     64 %    
 
 
The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable solely to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares and borrowings, are as follows:
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings):(3)
                                                   
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4)
    0.78 %(5)     0.74 %     0.68 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %    
Interest and fee expense(6)
    0.30 %(5)     0.70 %     0.57 %                      
Total expenses
    1.08 %(5)     1.44 %     1.25 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %    
Net investment income
    4.58 %(5)     5.63 %     6.12 %     7.21 %     6.73 %     5.04 %    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                                   
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 150,000     $ 150,000     $ 154,200     $     $     $      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(8)
  $ 5,246     $ 4,947     $ 4,074     $     $     $      
Total preferred shares outstanding
    5,252       5,252       5,252       15,760       15,760       15,760      
Asset coverage per preferred share
  $ 69,941 (9)   $ 65,945 (9)   $ 55,060 (9)   $ 63,001 (10)   $ 64,753 (10)   $ 64,853 (10)    
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(11)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(11)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(3) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
 
(4) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(5) Annualized.
 
(6) Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable incurred to partially redeem the Trust’s APS (see Note 10).
 
(7) Not annualized.
 
(8) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.
 
(9) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payables and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payables and liquidation value of preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 280%, 264% and 220% at April 30, 2010, October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008, respectively.
 
(10) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the number of preferred shares outstanding.
 
(11) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust may, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Trust based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Trust. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Trust. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Trust’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
 
At October 31, 2009, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $111,382,710 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2012 ($5,860,075), October 31, 2013 ($4,807,956), October 31, 2014 ($1,142,602), October 31, 2015 ($2,782,217), October 31, 2016 ($63,478,422) and October 31, 2017 ($33,311,438).
 
As of April 30, 2010, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Trust’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Trust. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Trust maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Trust’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust, (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Trust enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Credit Default Swaps — When the Trust is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Trust is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Trust pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Trust would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Trust is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Trust is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Trust could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Trust for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Trust effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Trust is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Trust also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
L  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
M  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2010 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Trust’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
2   Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on January 26, 2004 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset weekly for Series A and Series B, and approximately monthly for Series C and Series D by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (see Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 150% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate at the date of the auction.
 
The number of APS issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
             
    APS Issued and Outstanding      
 
Series A
    1,313      
Series B
    1,313      
Series C
    1,313      
Series D
    1,313      
 
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee up to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker-dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.
 
3   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at April 30, 2010, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates (annualized), and dividend rate ranges for the six months then ended were as follows:
 
                                     
    APS
    Dividends
    Average APS
    Dividend
     
    Dividend Rates at
    Paid to APS
    Dividend
    Rate
     
    April 30, 2010     Shareholders     Rates     Ranges      
 
Series A
    0.32%     $ 38,401       0.24%       0.05%–0.39%      
Series B
    0.32%     $ 38,401       0.24%       0.05%–0.39%      
Series C
    0.30%     $ 38,608       0.24%       0.15%–0.33%      
Series D
    0.32%     $ 36,541       0.22%       0.05%–0.32%      
 
 
 
Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rate. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of April 30, 2010.
 
The Trust distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
 
4   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Trust’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Trust’s investment adviser fee. The Trust currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Trust’s investment adviser fee totaled $2,830,757 of which $7,130 was allocated from Cash Management and $2,823,627 was paid or accrued directly by the Trust. EVM also serves as administrator of the Trust, but receives no compensation.
 
In addition, EVM has contractually agreed to reimburse the Trust for fees and other expenses at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets during the first five full years of the Trust’s operations, 0.15% of the Trust’s average daily gross assets in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight. The Trust concluded its first six full years of operations on November 28, 2009. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $404,805 of its investment adviser fee for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
 
Except for Trustees of the Trust who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.
 
5   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans and including maturities and paydowns, aggregated $151,929,821 and $169,976,695, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
 
6   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended April 30, 2010 and the year ended October 31, 2009 were 47,891 and 29,134, respectively.
 
7   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at April 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 812,570,891      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 19,030,605      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (33,611,988 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (14,581,383 )    
 
 
 
8   Restricted Securities
 
At April 30, 2010, the Trust owned the following securities (representing less than 0.1% of net assets applicable to common shares) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Trust has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
                                     
    Date of
                       
Description   Acquisition     Shares     Cost     Value      
 
Common Stocks
 
Environmental Systems Products
Holdings, Inc. 
    10/25/07       6,211     $ 0 (1)   $ 108,817      
Panolam Holdings Co. 
    12/30/09       253       139,024       139,024      
 
 
Total Common Stocks
                  $ 139,024     $ 247,841      
 
 
Preferred Stocks
                                   
 
 
Environmental Systems Products
Holdings, Inc., Series A
    10/25/07       2,845     $ 49,787     $ 227,600      
 
 
Total Restricted Stocks
                  $ 188,811     $ 475,441      
 
 
 
(1) Less than $0.50.
 
9   Financial Instruments
 
The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Depreciation      
 
5/28/10
  British Pound Sterling
9,934,220
  United States Dollar
15,123,161
  $ (75,317 )    
5/28/10
  Euro
24,161,476
  United States Dollar
31,971,189
    (201,408 )    
 
 
            $ (276,725 )    
 
 

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
At April 30, 2010, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Trust may also enter into such contracts to hedge the currency risk of investments it anticipates purchasing.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
    Asset Derivative     Liability Derivative(1)       
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $        —     $ (276,725 )    
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)      Income(2)       
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $ 5,082,612     $ (323,774 )    
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010 was approximately $49,881,000.
 
10   Credit Agreement
 
The Trust has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $150 million pursuant to a 364-day revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust pays a commitment fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. In connection with the renewal of the Agreement on March 30, 2010, the Trust paid an up-front fee of $225,000, which is being amortized to interest expense through March 29, 2011, the termination date of the Agreement. The unamortized balance at April 30, 2010 is approximately $205,000 and is included in prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Also included in interest expense is $94,000 of amortization of previously paid up-front fees related to the period from November 1, 2009 through March 30, 2010 when the Agreement was renewed. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At April 30, 2010, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $150,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.26%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at April 30, 2010 approximated its fair value. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the average borrowings under the agreement and the average interest rate (annualized) were $150,000,000 and 1.24%, respectively.
 
11   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
12   Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.
 
13   Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At April 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Senior Floating-Rate Interests (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)
  $     $ 699,371,550     $ 1,656,280     $ 701,027,830      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          52,556,574       772,007       53,328,581      
Asset-Backed Securities
          5,132,361             5,132,361      
Common Stocks
    674,504       5,156,978       1,891,260       7,722,742      
Preferred Stocks
          28,223       227,600       255,823      
Warrants
                12,128       12,128      
Miscellaneous
          23,700       0       23,700      
Short-Term Investments
          30,486,343             30,486,343      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 674,504     $ 792,755,729     $ 4,559,275     $ 797,989,508      
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ (276,725 )   $     $ (276,725 )    
 
 
Total
  $     $ (276,725 )   $     $ (276,725 )    
 
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                     
    Investments
    Investments in
                             
    in Senior
    Corporate
    Investments
    Investments
    Investments in
           
    Floating-Rate
    Bonds &
    in Common
    in Preferred
    Warrants and
           
    Interests     Notes     Stocks     Stocks     Miscellaneous     Total      
 
                                                     
Balance as of October 31, 2009
  $ 796,749     $ 463,437     $ 301,213     $ 227,600     $ 0     $ 1,788,999      
Realized gains (losses)
    (204,502 )                             (204,502 )    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    (198,350 )     (13,163 )     50,657             12,113       (148,743 )    
Net purchases (sales)
    1,255,659       59,871       1,539,390             15       2,854,935      
Accrued discount (premium)
    1,474       36,330                         37,804      
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
    5,250       225,532                         230,782      
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2010
  $ 1,656,280     $ 772,007     $ 1,891,260     $ 227,600     $ 12,128     $ 4,559,275      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
still held as of April 30, 2010*
  $ (5,250 )   $ (13,163 )   $ 50,657     $     $ 12,113     $ 44,357      
 
 
 
*  Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior secured floating rate loans. Specifically, the Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the fund complex level. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
     
Officers
Scott H. Page
President

Peter M. Campo
Vice President

Craig P. Russ
Vice President

Michael W. Weilheimer
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal
Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout
 
Number of Employees
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
As of April 30, 2010, our records indicate that there are 53 registered shareholders and approximately 24,942 shareholders owning the Trust shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our reports directly, which contain important information about the Trust, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EFR.

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110


 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Contract Review Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Contract Review Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.
The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer then back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.
In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of

 


 

the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personal of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Contract Review Committee.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)  
Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
   
 
(a)(2)(i)  
Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
   
 
(a)(2)(ii)  
President’s Section 302 certification.
   
 
(b)  
Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
             
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
       
 
  President        
 
           
Date:
  June 08, 2010        
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
             
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
       
 
  Treasurer        
 
           
Date:
  June 08, 2010        
 
           
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
       
 
  President        
 
           
Date:
  June 08, 2010