Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income 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: 811-21574
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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)
May 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
May 31, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

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Annual Report May 31, 2010 EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST

 


 

 
IMPORTANT NOTICES
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (Privacy Policy) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. 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.
 
 
 
 
Additional Notice to Shareholders. The Fund may redeem or purchase its outstanding auction preferred shares (“APS”) in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary. The Fund also may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when they trade at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are advisable. There can be no assurance that the Fund will take such action or that such purchases would reduce the discount.


 

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF RALPH H. HINCKLEY, JR.)
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr., CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Economic and Market Conditions
  During the year ending May 31, 2010, the U.S. economy continued to strengthen. After contracting slightly in the second quarter of 2009, the U.S. economy grew at annualized rates of 2.2% and 5.7% in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, respectively, and 2.7% 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 credit 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 24.28% during the year ending May 31, 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 M&A and IPO markets had the effect of reducing loan supply. 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.
Management Discussion
  Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFT. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, it will 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, may employ leverage, which may increase risk.
  As of May 31, 2010, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 387 borrowers spanning 38 industries, with an average loan representing 0.23% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 11.2% of total investments. Health care, business equipment and services, and cable and satellite television were the top three industry weightings.
             
Total Return Performance 5/31/09 – 5/31/10    
NYSE Symbol   EFT
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
        40.07 %
At Market Price2
        48.94 %
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
        24.28 %
 
           
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (5/31/10)
        -3.56 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $ 0.942  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     6.61 %
 
  At Market Price     6.86 %
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 total return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
2   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Absent a fee reduction by the investment adviser of the Trust, the returns would be lower.
 
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.

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.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
  The Trust outperformed the Index for the year ending May 31, 2010. Management’s use of leverage was a significant factor in the Trust’s outperformance, as its loans acquired with borrowings were bolstered by the credit market rally. The fiscal year witnessed a “junk rally,” with the market’s lowest-quality loans outperforming higher quality issues. As a result, our relative underweight to the lowest-quality loans, including second-lien loans and those rated below CCC, hampered relative performance during the 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.
 
  The Trust had a 5.4% exposure to European loans as of May 31, 2010. The Trust’s involvement in the European leveraged loan market represented further opportunity for diversification, and while this market was affected slightly more than the U.S. bank loan market by the credit market turmoil, we believed it offered an attractive appreciation opportunity at then-current price levels.
 
  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 fund values, while fixed-income fund values generally fall in a rising interest rate environment.
 
  As of May 31, 2010, the Trust employed leverage of 36.3% of total assets—9.1% auction preferred shares (APS) and 27.2% borrowings.1 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 5/31/10 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 Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
TRUST PERFORMANCE
Portfolio Composition
         
Top Ten Holdings1        
 
By total investments
       
 
       
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
    1.4 %
Aramark Corp.
    1.2  
Intelsat Corp.
    1.2  
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    1.1  
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    1.1  
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
    1.1  
Rite Aid Corp.
    1.1  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
    1.1  
HCA, Inc.
    1.0  
Health Management Association, Inc.
    1.0  
 
1   Top 10 Holdings represented 11.3% of the Trust’s total investments as of 5/31/10.
         
Top Five Industries2        
By total investments
       
 
       
Health Care
    11.2 %
Business Equipment and Services
    8.1  
Cable and Satellite Television
    6.8  
Publishing
    5.6  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    5.2  
 
2   Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments as of 5/31/10.
         
Credit Quality Ratings for        
Total Loan Investments3        
By total loan investments
       
 
       
Baa
    2.4 %
Ba
    43.8  
B
    37.4  
Ca
    0.3  
Caa
    4.1  
Defaulted
    1.8  
Non-Rated
    10.2  
 
3   Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. 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.
         
Trust Performance5      
NYSE Symbol   EFT  
 
Average Annual Total Return (by market price, NYSE)
       
 
One Year
    48.94 %
Five Years
    3.88  
Life of Trust (6/29/04)
    3.18  
 
       
Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value)
       
 
One Year
    40.07 %
Five Years
    3.77  
Life of Trust (6/29/04)
    3.81  
 
5   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Absent a fee reduction by the investment adviser of the Trust, 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.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 141.6%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 3.2%
 
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
  549     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 31, 2015   $ 549,517      
CACI International, Inc.
  1,767     Term Loan, 1.82%, Maturing May 3, 2011     1,753,447      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  939     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     886,079      
  965     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     910,370      
Delos Aircraft, Inc.
  700     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing March 17, 2016     684,950      
Evergreen International Aviation
  1,380     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing October 31, 2011(2)     1,301,555      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  263     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 26, 2014     218,091      
  4,430     Term Loan, 2.34%, Maturing March 26, 2014     3,666,835      
Hexcel Corp.
  383     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 21, 2014     384,632      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  913     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing December 30, 2012(2)     894,421      
International Lease Finance Co.
  950     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 17, 2015     932,900      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  1,256     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing September 30, 2013     1,227,979      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,800     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,751,251      
Triumph Group, Inc.
  650     Term Loan, Maturing June 12, 2016(3)     651,219      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  319     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     319,096      
  543     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     542,449      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  1,190     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing September 29, 2013     1,148,788      
 
 
            $ 17,823,579      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.3%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  742     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 30, 2012   $ 715,437      
  1,313     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.55%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,177,485      
 
 
            $ 1,892,922      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 5.5%
 
Accuride Corp.
  1,797     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing June 28, 2013   $ 1,800,863      
Adesa, Inc.
  4,178     Term Loan, 3.11%, Maturing October 18, 2013     3,989,649      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  1,862     Term Loan, 3.06%, Maturing August 7, 2014     1,700,646      
Dayco Products, LLC
  460     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing May 13, 2014     455,153      
  68     Term Loan, 12.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014(2)     65,904      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  3,628     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing December 29, 2014     3,186,563      
  2,252     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing December 28, 2015     1,978,098      
Ford Motor Co.
  4,385     Term Loan, 3.33%, Maturing December 16, 2013     4,104,321      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  7,175     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.24%, Maturing April 30, 2014     6,639,867      
HHI Holdings, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing March 30, 2015     1,004,063      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  1,411     Term Loan, 3.84%, Maturing January 12, 2012     1,195,415      
LKQ Corp.
  1,044     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing October 12, 2013     1,039,953      
TriMas Corp.
  263     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 2, 2011     257,906      
  2,077     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 15, 2015     2,041,029      
United Components, Inc.
  1,071     Term Loan, 2.37%, Maturing June 29, 2012     1,030,428      
 
 
            $ 30,489,858      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.4%
 
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.
  1,228     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 31, 2012   $ 1,221,502      
Van Houtte, Inc.
  117     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 19, 2014     113,829      
  856     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 19, 2014     834,747      
 
 
            $ 2,170,078      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 2.3%
 
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  1,180     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing September 30, 2013   $ 1,159,912      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  763     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing January 23, 2014     736,379      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  1,428     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing Nov            

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Building and Development (continued)
 
                     
Forestar USA Real Estate Group, Inc.
  268     Revolving Loan, 0.53%, Maturing December 1, 2010(4)   $ 250,614      
  2,457     Term Loan, 5.18%, Maturing December 1, 2010     2,370,913      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing July 6, 2009(5)(6)     0      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  799     Term Loan, 5.33%, Maturing May 23, 2014     795,138      
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
  173     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 18, 2014     171,456      
November 2005 Land Investors
  305     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 9, 2011(7)     76,210      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  1,892     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,759,445      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  2,175     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 11, 2016     2,169,563      
Realogy Corp.
  672     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing October 10, 2013     571,005      
  318     Term Loan, 3.38%, Maturing October 10, 2013     270,343      
South Edge, LLC
  1,644     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(5)     708,867      
WCI Communities, Inc.
  561     Term Loan, 10.30%, Maturing September 3, 2014     556,806      
 
 
            $ 12,967,531      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 12.1%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  887     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing May 1, 2013   $ 840,438      
  1,610     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 2, 2013     1,525,143      
Acxiom Corp.
  1,229     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing March 15, 2015     1,213,884      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  2,375     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 5, 2016     2,364,115      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, Maturing May 5, 2017     995,625      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  4,175     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 10, 2016     4,002,781      
Allied Barton Security Service
  1,081     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 18, 2015     1,089,720      
Dealer Computer Services, Inc.
  2,037     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 21, 2017     2,026,356      
Education Management, LLC
  3,791     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 3, 2013     3,592,964      
First American Corp.
  1,050     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 9, 2016     1,051,313      
Info USA, Inc.
  269     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing February 14, 2012     268,077      
Intergraph Corp.
  650     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 29, 2014     651,219      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.25%, Maturing November 29, 2014     1,003,750      
iPayment, Inc.
  2,469     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 10, 2013     2,308,620      
Kronos, Inc.
  1,156     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 11, 2014     1,091,275      
Language Line, Inc.
  2,195     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 4, 2015     2,179,869      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  977     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing March 28, 2014     911,360      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.56%, Maturing March 30, 2015     868,750      
NE Customer Service
  1,975     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 5, 2016     1,951,547      
Protection One, Inc.
  303     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 31, 2012     303,416      
  1,720     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,719,582      
Quantum Corp.
  221     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing July 12, 2014     208,248      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  990     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing March 31, 2013     957,914      
  1,875     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.30%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,837,500      
Sabre, Inc.
  7,310     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing September 30, 2014     6,580,300      
Safenet, Inc.
  1,995     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing April 12, 2014     1,893,881      
Serena Software, Inc.
  991     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 10, 2013     950,747      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  1,790     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing January 30, 2014     1,738,578      
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 824     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing May 16, 2014     957,516      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  2,241     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing February 28, 2014     2,144,522      
  10,241     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing February 26, 2016     9,989,306      
Travelport, LLC
  468     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     443,074      
  980     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     932,081      
  2,334     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing August 23, 2013     2,208,189      
EUR 1,054     Term Loan, 3.14%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,233,324      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
West Corp.
  1,496     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing October 24, 2013   $ 1,406,307      
  2,173     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 15, 2016     2,082,050      
 
 
            $ 67,523,341      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 10.2%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  85     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing September 1, 2011   $ 83,869      
  2,286     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing May 31, 2013     2,267,095      
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  2,067     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing August 31, 2014     2,041,151      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  545     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 30, 2013     530,377      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  2,146     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing November 5, 2013     2,054,923      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  10,603     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing March 6, 2014     9,842,001      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  3,797     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing March 29, 2016     3,738,501      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  1,571     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing February 16, 2015     1,513,819      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  631     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 14, 2015     617,477      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  3,999     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 7, 2014     3,797,979      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  3,832     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing January 31, 2015     3,566,672      
Mediacom Broadband, LLC
  1,675     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 23, 2017     1,651,969      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  3,965     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing January 31, 2015     3,676,241      
  995     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 31, 2017     987,289      
Mediacom, LLC
  925     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 23, 2017     908,427      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 93     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing July 2, 2014     100,380      
EUR 904     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing July 2, 2014     980,551      
EUR 410     Term Loan, 3.34%, Maturing March 6, 2015     380,612      
EUR 140     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing July 3, 2015     153,479      
EUR 3,134     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing July 3, 2015     3,440,521      
EUR 410     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing March 4, 2016     380,612      
EUR 421     Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing March 6, 2017(2)     281,129      
EUR 565     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.71%, Maturing September 2, 2016     444,644      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
  1,765     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 30, 2016     1,712,392      
EUR 2,614     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing December 31, 2016     2,967,176      
  1,410     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 31, 2017     1,359,501      
EUR 2,886     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing December 31, 2017     3,305,437      
Virgin Media Investment Holding
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing June 30, 2015     1,417,883      
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing December 31, 2015     1,418,412      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 210     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing June 16, 2014(2)     203,666      
EUR 251     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing June 16, 2014(2)     242,970      
EUR 544     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing June 16, 2014(2)     527,746      
 
 
            $ 56,594,901      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 6.7%
 
Arizona Chemical, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing February 28, 2014   $ 483,750      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  255     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing January 20, 2014     253,595      
  1,729     Term Loan, 4.08%, Maturing January 20, 2014     1,720,439      
  1,600     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.47%, Maturing July 7, 2015     1,586,000      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  1,555     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing April 2, 2014     1,487,370      
  2,569     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,456,451      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  486     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     440,056      
  858     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     796,012      
  1,938     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     1,797,045      
Huntsman International, LLC
  2,272     Term Loan, 2.12%, Maturing April 21, 2014     2,135,520      
  909     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing June 30, 2016     859,902      
INEOS Group
  2,962     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing December 16, 2013     2,879,169      
  2,868     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 16, 2014     2,787,759      
EUR 1,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.00%, Maturing December 16, 2015     1,439,489      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  1,425     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,351,064      
Kraton Polymers, LLC
  1,638     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 13, 2013     1,562,864      
Lyondell Chemical Co.
  750     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 8, 2016     751,004      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 693     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing April 11, 2014   $ 770,742      
  521     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing April 12, 2014     480,522      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  355     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing May 15, 2014     329,879      
  1,075     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing November 18, 2014     990,792      
Momentive Performance Material
  1,790     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing December 4, 2013     1,668,163      
Nalco Co.
  546     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 13, 2016     547,183      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  4,119     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014     4,124,299      
Schoeller Arca Systems Holding
EUR 72     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     60,405      
EUR 206     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     172,226      
EUR 222     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing November 16, 2015     185,331      
Solutia, Inc.
  3,000     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 17, 2017     3,004,374      
 
 
            $ 37,121,405      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.4%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  1,129     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 10, 2015   $ 1,133,073      
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
  1,250     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 6, 2016     1,252,246      
 
 
            $ 2,385,319      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 3.1%
 
Blount, Inc.
  244     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 9, 2012   $ 243,517      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  435     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing July 13, 2015     371,540      
  435     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing July 13, 2015     371,540      
GBP 550     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.57%, Maturing January 13, 2016     599,259      
Jarden Corp.
  470     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 24, 2012     463,008      
  1,191     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing January 24, 2012     1,176,584      
  496     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 24, 2012     490,690      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  2,367     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     2,360,838      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  2,147     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 24, 2014     2,154,623      
RBS Global, Inc.
  339     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing July 19, 2013     321,694      
  4,425     Term Loan, 2.83%, Maturing July 19, 2013     4,230,026      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  134     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     125,693      
  2,674     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     2,513,853      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  992     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing February 21, 2015     885,670      
Vertrue, Inc.
  899     Term Loan, 3.30%, Maturing August 16, 2014     766,462      
 
 
            $ 17,074,997      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 4.1%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  1,881     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 1,695,345      
BWAY Corp.
  975     Term Loan, Maturing May 19, 2017(3)     973,984      
Consolidated Container Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.88%, Maturing September 28, 2014     890,000      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  672     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing November 15, 2012     655,200      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  1,220     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing October 7, 2011     1,204,581      
  2,825     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     2,838,958      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  2,287     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing May 16, 2014     2,172,424      
  1,316     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,271,569      
JSG Acquisitions
  1,325     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,303,581      
  1,325     Term Loan, 3.92%, Maturing December 31, 2013     1,303,581      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  1,706     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing June 14, 2013     1,688,445      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
  2,037     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 5, 2016     2,039,734      
  1,025     Term Loan, Maturing May 5, 2016(3)     1,021,797      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  1,617     Revolving Loan, 2.90%, Maturing July 28, 2010     1,612,317      
  538     Revolving Loan, 3.05%, Maturing July 28, 2010     536,039      
  325     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2010     324,396      
  211     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing November 1, 2011     211,303      
  370     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing November 1, 2011     369,171      
  698     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing November 1, 2011     698,882      
 
 
            $ 22,811,307      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 1.1%
 
Alliance Boots Holdings, Ltd.
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, Maturing July 5, 2015(3)   $ 1,137,103      
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, Maturing July 5, 2015(3)     1,320,186      
American Safety Razor Co.
  470     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 31, 2013     430,659      
  1,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.50%, Maturing January 30, 2014     467,250      
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
  293     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 24, 2015     278,851      
  1,207     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing April 24, 2015     1,149,799      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  1,075     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.32%, Maturing November 30, 2014     645,000      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  950     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 24, 2016     946,437      
 
 
            $ 6,375,285      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 0.7%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  1,553     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 1,275,982      
  279     Term Loan, 10.10%, Maturing November 3, 2013(2)     59,384      
  1,500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.85%, Maturing May 3, 2013     678,750      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  193     Term Loan, 3.61%, Maturing January 30, 2012     189,664      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  797     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2014     797,931      
  367     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     367,175      
  611     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     611,412      
 
 
            $ 3,980,298      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.7%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing March 31, 2014   $ 1,128,322      
Cory Environmental Holdings
GBP 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.85%, Maturing September 30, 2014     562,940      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 4,500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.88%, Maturing October 13, 2013     5,916,322      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  1,693     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 3, 2013     1,694,738      
 
 
            $ 9,302,322      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 5.2%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  1,800     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 19, 2016   $ 1,773,000      
Christie/Aix, Inc.
  850     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 29, 2016     852,125      
FCI International S.A.S.
  181     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     167,567      
  175     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     161,321      
  175     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing October 31, 2014     161,321      
  181     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing October 31, 2014     167,568      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  2,802     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing December 1, 2016     2,478,902      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  500     Term Loan, 5.85%, Maturing March 2, 2014     387,500      
  1,470     Term Loan, 5.11%, Maturing July 28, 2015     1,344,843      
  1,647     Term Loan, 6.11%, Maturing July 28, 2015     1,597,846      
  3,157     Term Loan, 6.11%, Maturing July 28, 2015     2,967,821      
  183     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.60%, Maturing March 2, 2014     148,500      
  317     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.60%, Maturing March 2, 2014     248,187      
Network Solutions, LLC
  612     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing March 7, 2014     580,175      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  2,890     Term Loan, 2.45%, Maturing January 23, 2014     2,591,188      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  3,766     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing April 26, 2013     3,547,408      
Spansion, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing February 9, 2015     991,875      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  264     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 29, 2012     263,762      
  4,606     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 29, 2012     4,597,951      
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
  681     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing November 28, 2012     660,388      
VeriFone, Inc.
  761     Term Loan, 3.11%, Maturing October 31, 2013     749,339      
Vertafore, Inc.
  2,432     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     2,383,149      
 
 
            $ 28,821,736      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.9%
 
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  699     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 653,186      
  1,689     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.31%, Maturin            

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Equipment Leasing (continued)
 
                     
Hertz Corp.
  444     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing December 21, 2012   $ 425,079      
  2,409     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing December 21, 2012     2,304,231      
 
 
            $ 4,773,283      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 1.1%
 
CF Industries, Inc.
  4,150     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 6, 2015   $ 4,158,524      
WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
  1,800     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 11, 2016     1,798,313      
 
 
            $ 5,956,837      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 3.8%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  3,255     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing May 30, 2014   $ 3,075,739      
First Data Corp.
  1,995     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing September 24, 2014     1,684,431      
  995     Term Loan, 3.09%, Maturing September 24, 2014     841,132      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,401     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,289,250      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 447     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing March 17, 2015     611,048      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  1,050     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,008,061      
  3,304     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 25, 2015     3,196,837      
  2,450     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing June 28, 2017     2,431,625      
MSCI, Inc.
  3,725     Term Loan, Maturing April 20, 2016(3)     3,706,375      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  2,578     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing November 13, 2014     2,197,108      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  382     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing May 12, 2014     348,604      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  985     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing July 12, 2014(2)     666,489      
 
 
            $ 21,056,699      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 3.8%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  3,226     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 3,129,399      
American Seafoods Group, LLC
  800     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 7, 2015     800,500      
Dean Foods Co.
  3,727     Term Loan, 1.68%, Maturing April 2, 2014     3,586,828      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  164     Term Loan, 8.07%, Maturing April 12, 2013     164,765      
  1,835     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing March 2, 2017     1,841,571      
  739     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing March 2, 2017     741,448      
Michael Foods, Inc.
  436     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     436,647      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  7,425     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing April 2, 2014     7,015,137      
Provimi Group SA
  220     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing June 28, 2015     204,736      
  270     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing June 28, 2015     251,953      
EUR 284     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     325,532      
EUR 459     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     525,249      
EUR 490     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     561,015      
EUR 632     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing June 28, 2015     723,456      
  178     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.57%, Maturing December 28, 2016     149,424      
EUR 29     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.68%, Maturing December 28, 2016     29,965      
EUR 397     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.68%, Maturing December 28, 2016     410,394      
 
 
            $ 20,898,019      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 3.7%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  346     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 11, 2013   $ 346,003      
Aramark Corp.
  2,941     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing January 27, 2014     2,819,044      
  194     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing January 27, 2014     185,613      
GBP 1,209     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,686,642      
  5,298     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     5,150,029      
  348     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     338,691      
Buffets, Inc.
  1,425     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing April 21, 2015     1,341,281      
  125     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing April 22, 2015     104,450      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  1,014     Term Loan, 1.85%, Maturing April 29, 2013     1,000,839      
  647     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing April 27, 2016     636,895      
Denny’s, Inc.
  110     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 31, 2012     109,175      
  271     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing March 31, 2012     269,298      
NPC International, Inc.
  340     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing May 3, 2013     328,709      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  233     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing June 14, 2013     202,706      
  2,531     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing June 14, 2014     2,204,670      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Food Service (continued)
 
                     
QCE Finance, LLC
  1,129     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing May 5, 2013   $ 974,349      
  1,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing November 5, 2013     752,062      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  675     Term Loan, Maturing May 18, 2015(3)     664,875      
Selecta
EUR 741     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.99%, Maturing December 28, 2015     646,962      
Wendys/Arbys Restaurants, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 24, 2017     1,000,417      
 
 
            $ 20,762,710      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 3.6%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  5,647     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 5,406,809      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  248     Term Loan, 2.11%, Maturing May 15, 2014     237,177      
  861     Term Loan, 2.11%, Maturing May 15, 2014     823,766      
Rite Aid Corp.
  8,636     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing June 4, 2014     7,675,052      
  1,178     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,132,200      
  997     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing June 10, 2015     1,016,743      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  3,065     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 3, 2013     3,043,247      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.00%, Maturing April 18, 2016     1,004,375      
 
 
            $ 20,339,369      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 1.8%
 
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  2,632     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing December 20, 2012   $ 2,576,445      
  5,908     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing December 21, 2012     5,782,442      
  1,549     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing December 23, 2014     1,544,342      
 
 
            $ 9,903,229      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 16.9%
 
Alliance Healthcare Services
  1,347     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 1, 2016   $ 1,341,575      
American Medical Systems
  310     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing July 20, 2012     302,427      
Ardent Medical Services, Inc.
  1,275     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing September 15, 2015     1,251,493      
Aveta Holdings, LLC
  713     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 14, 2015     698,250      
  713     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 14, 2015     698,250      
Biomet, Inc.
  6,912     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 25, 2015     6,737,579      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  1,055     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 28, 2015     1,054,800      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  2,383     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing April 10, 2014     2,196,482      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  3,032     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing April 30, 2013     2,883,199      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.60%, Maturing October 30, 2013     462,709      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  1,300     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing July 24, 2015     1,050,400      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  10,116     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     9,481,395      
  518     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     485,661      
Concentra, Inc.
  740     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.80%, Maturing June 25, 2015     676,817      
ConMed Corp.
  497     Term Loan, 1.86%, Maturing April 12, 2013     482,413      
ConvaTec Cidron Healthcare
EUR 746     Term Loan, 4.66%, Maturing July 30, 2016     895,140      
CRC Health Corp.
  520     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing February 6, 2013     486,087      
  522     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing February 6, 2013     488,530      
Dako EQT Project Delphi
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.04%, Maturing December 12, 2016     362,500      
DaVita, Inc.
  622     Term Loan, 1.83%, Maturing October 5, 2012     609,890      
DJO Finance, LLC
  793     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing May 20, 2014     765,959      
Fenwal, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.79%, Maturing August 28, 2014     428,750      
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings
  2,830     Term Loan, 1.67%, Maturing March 31, 2013     2,765,927      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  794     Term Loan, 2.36%, Maturing May 28, 2013     773,224      
Harvard Drug Group, LLC
  121     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 8, 2016     120,275      
  879     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 8, 2016     874,725      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
HCA, Inc.
  2,690     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing November 18, 2013   $ 2,549,039      
  6,452     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing March 31, 2017     6,255,699      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  9,150     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 28, 2014     8,618,481      
HealthSouth Corp.
  1,553     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 11, 2013     1,499,148      
  1,278     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing September 10, 2015     1,250,368      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  154     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 14, 2014     145,975      
  567     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 14, 2014     537,825      
  1,640     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 14, 2014     1,554,009      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 16, 2016     976,250      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  977     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing June 26, 2014     927,296      
  700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.60%, Maturing June 26, 2015     680,750      
IMS Health, Inc.
  1,436     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 26, 2016     1,428,370      
inVentiv Health, Inc.
  862     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing July 6, 2014     848,890      
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
  2,251     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing April 15, 2015     2,215,528      
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
  1,225     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 17, 2016     1,218,875      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  983     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing April 12, 2013     941,880      
  1,380     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing April 12, 2013     1,322,503      
  797     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 12, 2013     796,396      
Mylan, Inc.
  2,721     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing October 2, 2014     2,709,316      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  69     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     62,540      
  1,113     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     1,014,718      
National Renal Institutes, Inc.
  784     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing March 31, 2013     766,076      
Nyco Holdings
EUR 495     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing December 29, 2014     543,304      
EUR 495     Term Loan, 3.64%, Maturing December 29, 2015     543,304      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  813     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     645,330      
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.
  2,650     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 22, 2015     2,597,000      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  1,225     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 1, 2016     1,221,938      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  2,652     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing November 16, 2013     2,567,643      
RehabCare Group, Inc.
  948     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 24, 2015     948,217      
Renal Advantage, Inc.
  1     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing October 5, 2012     862      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  2,472     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing August 22, 2014     2,400,104      
Skillsoft Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing May 19, 2017(3)     992,813      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
EUR 302     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing May 13, 2014     349,075      
TZ Merger Sub., Inc. (TriZetto)
  723     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing August 4, 2015     725,762      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  1,800     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2016     1,784,250      
VWR International, Inc.
  2,148     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing June 30, 2014     2,007,012      
 
 
            $ 94,021,003      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.9%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  480     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 432,381      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  1,041     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 23, 2013     968,087      
  283     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing June 23, 2013     263,534      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  1,461     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing February 28, 2013     1,408,061      
  2,050     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.31%, Maturing February 28, 2014     1,894,969      
 
 
            $ 4,967,032      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 3.9%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  688     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 644,794      
  830     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing February 7, 2014     787,416      
Bucyrus International, Inc.
  1,460     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing February 19, 2016     1,457,871      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  847     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing November 4, 2013     745,222      
  2,222     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing November 4, 2013     1,975,920      
  1,153     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing January 4, 2014     1,025,142      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)
 
                     
EPD Holdings, (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  150     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing July 31, 2014   $ 128,475      
  1,045     Term Loan, 2.84%, Maturing July 31, 2014     897,025      
  850     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.09%, Maturing July 13, 2015     687,083      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  1,518     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 11, 2013     1,411,422      
Gleason Corp.
  780     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing June 30, 2013     766,281      
Jason, Inc.
  439     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing July 30, 2010     329,559      
John Maneely Co.
  2,328     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing December 9, 2013     2,237,690      
KION Group GmbH
  1,008     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing January 28, 2015(2)     816,304      
  1,008     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing January 28, 2016(2)     816,304      
Polypore, Inc.
  4,664     Term Loan, 2.36%, Maturing July 3, 2014     4,489,018      
Sequa Corp.
  794     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing December 3, 2014     729,094      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  2,000     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing August 11, 2013(2)     1,930,325      
 
 
            $ 21,874,945      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.6%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  3,826     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 3,538,824      
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  956     Term Loan, 2.93%, Maturing June 8, 2013     885,359      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.78%, Maturing June 8, 2013     421,875      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  2,248     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing September 26, 2013     2,096,519      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  1,610     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing February 10, 2013     1,574,032      
Conseco, Inc.
  3,925     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     3,800,404      
Crawford & Company
  1,286     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 30, 2013     1,265,413      
Crump Group, Inc.
  923     Term Loan, 3.36%, Maturing August 1, 2014     874,072      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  433     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     394,415      
  1,926     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     1,755,179      
  622     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 13, 2014     608,660      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  3,366     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing May 5, 2014     3,087,998      
 
 
            $ 20,302,750      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 8.0%
 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 30, 2015   $ 958,750      
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  5,475     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing January 28, 2013     5,228,363      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  1,200     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.55%, Maturing December 8, 2013     960,000      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  2,028     Term Loan, 3.44%, Maturing June 28, 2013     1,693,253      
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.
  304     Term Loan, 3.87%, Maturing June 23, 2014     263,569      
  304     Term Loan, 4.12%, Maturing June 22, 2015     263,484      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  2,776     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 27, 2016     2,767,217      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  339     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing August 30, 2012     336,458      
  2,470     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing August 30, 2014     2,460,585      
CFV I, LLC/Hicks Sports Group
  92     Term Loan, 9.39%, Maturing July 1, 2010(2)(4)     91,762      
Cinemark, Inc.
  3,933     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing April 30, 2016     3,904,442      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  62     Term Loan, 2.64%, Maturing May 11, 2013     55,265      
  105     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 11, 2013     93,174      
  981     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 11, 2013     873,955      
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
  574     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing June 9, 2014     510,167      
  290     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing June 9, 2014     257,706      
Formula One (Alpha D2, Ltd.)
  2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.82%, Maturing June 30, 2014     1,754,286      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  3,655     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 9, 2012(7)     1,624,108      
National CineMedia, LLC
  2,850     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 13, 2015     2,714,032      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  4,671     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing November 18, 2016     4,671,242      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  1,081     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing December 21, 2014     994,401      
  900     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.36%, Maturing June 21, 2015     630,000      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)
 
                     
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  2,900     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 30, 2016   $ 2,892,222      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  2,000     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     1,735,000      
SW Acquisition Co., Inc.
  2,020     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 31, 2016     2,022,462      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  2,843     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     2,840,495      
Zuffa, LLC
  1,962     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing June 20, 2015     1,894,867      
 
 
            $ 44,491,265      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 3.0%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  1,173     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 1,164,141      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  792     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing January 28, 2015     663,248      
  408     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing January 28, 2015     342,083      
  2,993     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing October 31, 2016     3,007,878      
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
  443     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     425,412      
  602     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     577,714      
  1,505     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     1,444,283      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  2,123     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing April 4, 2014     1,983,464      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  1,105     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing September 30, 2014     1,051,889      
  224     Term Loan, 6.78%, Maturing September 30, 2014     213,054      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  1,002     Term Loan, 2.09%, Maturing October 3, 2012     976,832      
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
  191     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing December 29, 2012     211,322      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  943     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 23, 2014     840,964      
  3,734     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 23, 2014     3,329,617      
VML US Finance, LLC
  187     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing May 25, 2012     181,536      
  436     Term Loan, 4.80%, Maturing May 25, 2013     422,505      
 
 
            $ 16,835,942      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.1%
 
Euramax International, Inc.
  343     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 322,933      
  351     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     330,805      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  769     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing May 18, 2014     737,095      
Novelis, Inc.
  691     Term Loan, 2.36%, Maturing July 6, 2014     653,072      
  1,521     Term Loan, 2.43%, Maturing July 6, 2014     1,436,829      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  2,478     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing May 8, 2014     2,393,225      
 
 
            $ 5,873,959      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 3.6%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  1,024     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 27, 2014   $ 1,021,136      
Big West Oil, LLC
  358     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 15, 2014     355,288      
  451     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 15, 2014     446,648      
Dresser, Inc.
  1,564     Term Loan, 2.70%, Maturing May 4, 2014     1,469,405      
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.20%, Maturing May 4, 2015     942,500      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  371     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing April 2, 2013     355,303      
  5,623     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing April 2, 2013     5,382,095      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  1,299     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing November 8, 2014     1,266,038      
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
  3,262     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 11, 2013     3,078,116      
Precision Drilling Corp.
  843     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing December 23, 2013     830,318      
SemGroup Corp.
  911     Term Loan, 7.60%, Maturing November 30, 2012     903,898      
  1,189     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 2, 2014     1,186,276      
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC
  122     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     119,597      
  199     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     195,802      
  1,504     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2017     1,477,663      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  1,059     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 5, 2016     1,061,688      
 
 
            $ 20,091,771      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 7.5%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  2,441     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 30, 2013(2)   $ 2,367,965      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  1,850     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,693,906      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  649     Term Loan, 2.34%, Maturing August 28, 2014   $ 300,398      
  1,522     Term Loan, 2.36%, Maturing August 28, 2014     704,780      
  748     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing August 28, 2014     346,613      
Getty Images, Inc.
  2,613     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     2,619,505      
Lamar Media Corp.
  1,000     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 30, 2016     1,001,875      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  498     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     457,595      
  3,329     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     3,057,121      
  1,493     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,480,560      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  1,740     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 23, 2015     1,505,136      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  491     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing March 19, 2014     462,833      
Mediannuaire Holding
EUR 680     Term Loan, 2.90%, Maturing October 10, 2014     636,157      
EUR 680     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing October 9, 2015     635,981      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  5,113     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 24, 2012     4,825,518      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  488     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 5, 2014     448,500      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  6,406     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing August 9, 2013     5,994,683      
  1,992     Term Loan, 4.05%, Maturing May 2, 2016     1,926,895      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  779     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(7)     239,507      
SGS International, Inc.
  594     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing December 30, 2011     568,492      
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
  909     Term Loan, 10.75%, Maturing June 18, 2013     872,727      
  515     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing March 18, 2014(2)     324,260      
Source Media, Inc.
  1,173     Term Loan, 5.30%, Maturing November 8, 2011     1,149,634      
Trader Media Corp.
GBP 1,507     Term Loan, 2.70%, Maturing March 23, 2015     1,970,255      
Tribune Co.
  2,479     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 6, 2011(7)     1,490,621      
  1,000     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014(7)     596,250      
  1,256     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014(7)     775,781      
Xsys, Inc.
  1,642     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     1,503,008      
  1,834     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,679,577      
 
 
            $ 41,636,133      
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 3.5%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  910     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 857,322      
CMP KC, LLC
  956     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 3, 2011(6)     274,426      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  2,693     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing May 5, 2013     2,294,693      
Discovery Communications, Inc.
  990     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 14, 2014     992,320      
Emmis Operating Co.
  845     Term Loan, 4.29%, Maturing November 1, 2013     750,223      
Gray Television, Inc.
  747     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing December 31, 2014     700,774      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  970     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing June 1, 2012     900,230      
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
  2,625     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 7, 2016     2,621,719      
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
  595     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     594,007      
NEP II, Inc.
  655     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing February 16, 2014     618,564      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  930     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     929,087      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  1,119     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing June 25, 2014     1,041,019      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  4,400     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing September 29, 2014     3,792,936      
Weather Channel
  2,304     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 14, 2015     2,305,922      
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
  973     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 3, 2012(7)     918,405      
 
 
            $ 19,591,647      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.4%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  2,166     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing April 28, 2013   $ 2,113,288      
 
 
            $ 2,113,288      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.7%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  390     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 370,953      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  523     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing May 25, 2013     499,772      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  1,683     Term Loan, 2.83%, Maturing September 30, 2013     1,556,842      

 
See notes to financial statements

14


 

 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)
 
                     
Educate, Inc.
  498     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.55%, Maturing June 16, 2014   $ 437,345      
FTD, Inc.
  1,242     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 31, 2014     1,241,875      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  994     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 23, 2016     990,977      
Josten’s Corp.
  2,103     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing October 4, 2011     2,075,126      
Mapco Express, Inc.
  273     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 28, 2011     266,128      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  2,967     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing April 5, 2013     2,722,443      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  2,177     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing July 25, 2014     2,055,756      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  1,225     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.54%, Maturing January 31, 2014     306,250      
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  1,350     Term Loan, Maturing April 29, 2016(3)     1,352,651      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  36     Term Loan, 2.18%, Maturing June 30, 2012     35,236      
  640     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing March 31, 2015     633,664      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  2,370     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing October 25, 2013     2,287,412      
Savers, Inc.
  1,350     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 11, 2016     1,343,250      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  2,577     Term Loan, 2.36%, Maturing February 6, 2014     2,480,331      
 
 
            $ 20,656,011      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.1%
 
Niagara Corp.
  783     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing June 29, 2014(2)(6)   $ 782,814      
 
 
            $ 782,814      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.3%
 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  776     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing December 6, 2013   $ 778,333      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  1,092     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 10, 2014     1,016,884      
 
 
            $ 1,795,217      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 5.2%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  1,100     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 1,071,722      
Asurion Corp.
  4,303     Term Loan, 3.33%, Maturing July 3, 2014     4,143,535      
  2,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.85%, Maturing July 3, 2015     1,969,000      
CommScope, Inc.
  1,831     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing December 26, 2014     1,780,891      
Intelsat Corp.
  3,518     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     3,366,252      
  3,518     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     3,366,252      
  3,519     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     3,367,285      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  1,062     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 3, 2013     1,024,347      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 828     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing March 10, 2014     1,010,353      
NTelos, Inc.
  1,493     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 7, 2015     1,493,619      
Palm, Inc.
  1,894     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing October 24, 2014     1,858,724      
Telesat Canada, Inc.
  158     Term Loan, 3.36%, Maturing October 31, 2014     152,321      
  1,837     Term Loan, 3.36%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,773,382      
TowerCo Finance, LLC
  449     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 24, 2014     449,623      
Trilogy International Partners
  950     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing June 29, 2012     859,750      
Windstream Corp.
  1,373     Term Loan, 3.06%, Maturing December 17, 2015     1,355,109      
 
 
            $ 29,042,165      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 4.2%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  302     Revolving Loan, 3.00%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 281,547      
  2,028     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 30, 2014     1,892,638      
Astoria Generating Co.
  1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.03%, Maturing August 23, 2013     957,500      
BRSP, LLC
  977     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 4, 2014     966,992      
Calpine Corp.
  6,345     Term Loan, 3.17%, Maturing March 29, 2014     5,980,612      
Covanta Energy Corp.
  261     Term Loan, 1.79%, Maturing February 10, 2014     250,921      
  514     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing February 10, 2014     494,394      

 
See notes to financial statements

15


 

 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Utilities (continued)
 
                     
Electricinvest Holding Co.
GBP 480     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing October 24, 2012   $ 577,032      
EUR 477     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.92%, Maturing October 24, 2012     486,300      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  1,729     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing February 1, 2013     1,666,841      
  2,471     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 1, 2013     2,382,830      
Pike Electric, Inc.
  1,136     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing July 2, 2012     1,073,934      
  309     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing December 10, 2012     291,544      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  995     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing October 10, 2014     768,737      
  1,463     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,124,728      
  3,832     Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing October 10, 2014     2,961,115      
Vulcan Energy Corp.
  1,087     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing September 29, 2015     1,097,996      
 
 
            $ 23,255,661      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $822,567,387)
  $ 788,356,628      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 10.1%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.2%
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  25     11.00%, 11/1/15(8)   $ 26,250      
  670     11.25%, 11/1/15(2)(8)     706,850      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  150     9.25%, 1/15/17(8)     158,250      
  35     7.875%, 3/1/17     31,150      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     8.00%, 7/1/13     90,750      
 
 
            $ 1,013,250      
 
 
 
 
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.3%
 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     6.25%, 3/15/11   $ 967,500      
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  335     10.375%, 9/1/14(8)     351,750      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
  480     13.00%, 8/1/13(8)     528,000      
 
 
            $ 1,847,250      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.4%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 2,000     3.519%, 1/15/14(9)   $ 2,231,180      
Texas Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  135     7.25%, 7/15/13(8)     131,287      
 
 
            $ 2,362,467      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.7%
 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  40     6.625%, 1/15/18(8)   $ 39,600      
  40     6.875%, 1/15/20(8)     39,600      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  445     8.75%, 6/1/14     452,231      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  97     10.25%, 6/1/16     103,305      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  180     11.375%, 11/15/14(8)     168,300      
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Sr. Notes
  750     10.00%, 7/15/17(8)     810,938      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,380     10.625%, 5/15/15     1,462,800      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
  220     10.75%, 8/1/16     239,800      
West Corp.
  280     9.50%, 10/15/14     280,000      
 
 
            $ 3,596,574      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.5%
 
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes
  205     10.875%, 9/15/14(7)(8)   $ 224,987      
Virgin Media Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  2,500     6.50%, 1/15/18(8)     2,468,750      
 
 
            $ 2,693,737      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.2%
 
CII Carbon, LLC
  195     11.125%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 192,075      
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  345     8.50%, 2/15/16(8)     263,063      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)
 
                     
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  360     9.00%, 8/15/14(8)   $ 329,400      
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  154     5.00%, 1/29/19(2)(6)     71,941      
 
 
            $ 856,479      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.0%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes
  5     8.875%, 4/1/16   $ 5,213      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  155     8.875%, 9/15/13     158,100      
 
 
            $ 163,313      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 0.0%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  175     11.75%, 8/1/16   $ 183,750      
 
 
            $ 183,750      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.3%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  1,000     5.053%, 2/15/15   $ 942,500      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  865     8.50%, 8/1/14     709,300      
 
 
            $ 1,651,800      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.3%
 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.
  1,420     9.75%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 1,451,950      
 
 
            $ 1,451,950      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%
 
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  525     9.50%, 4/15/14   $ 540,750      
 
 
            $ 540,750      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%
 
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  140     9.25%, 6/1/16   $ 147,525      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  875     3.053%, 10/15/13     757,969      
 
 
            $ 905,494      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.0%
 
Hertz Corp.
  60     8.875%, 1/1/14   $ 60,600      
  95     10.50%, 1/1/16     98,800      
 
 
            $ 159,400      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.5%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  2,250     12.00%, 5/15/15   $ 2,623,705      
  335     8.00%, 12/15/16     336,071      
 
 
            $ 2,959,776      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.2%
 
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.00%, 7/15/14(8)   $ 1,075,625      
 
 
            $ 1,075,625      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.2%
 
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  280     9.50%, 5/1/14   $ 277,200      
U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Sr. Notes
  940     10.25%, 6/30/15(8)     947,050      
 
 
            $ 1,224,250      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  755     5.75%, 3/15/14(2)   $ 696,488      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  430     10.75%, 3/15/15     435,375      
 
 
            $ 1,131,863      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.1%
 
NewPage Corp., Sr. Notes
  75     11.375%, 12/31/14   $ 70,500      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  255     11.375%, 8/1/16     222,488      
 
 
            $ 292,988      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.9%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  320     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 310,400      
Accellent, Inc., Sr. Notes
  180     8.375            

 
See notes to financial statements

17


 

 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
Biomet, Inc.
  125     10.375%, 10/15/17(2)   $ 133,594      
  600     11.625%, 10/15/17     643,500      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  220     10.875%, 11/15/14     229,900      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Sr. Notes
  20     10.875%, 11/15/14(8)     20,900      
HCA, Inc.
  145     9.25%, 11/15/16     152,250      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  540     10.375%, 4/15/16(8)     550,800      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  330     11.25%, 7/1/14     332,475      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  220     7.75%, 10/15/13     217,250      
US Oncology, Inc.
  1,915     10.75%, 8/15/14     1,965,268      
 
 
            $ 4,730,937      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.4%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes
  205     11.50%, 4/1/18(8)   $ 212,175      
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  215     9.125%, 10/15/15     215,537      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  660     8.625%, 12/15/13(8)     674,850      
Terex Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.875%, 6/1/16     1,080,000      
 
 
            $ 2,182,562      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.1%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  115     11.00%, 5/1/15(8)   $ 115,144      
Hub International Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  140     9.00%, 12/15/14(8)     132,300      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  115     4.311%, 11/15/14(8)     92,575      
 
 
            $ 340,019      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.3%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  760     11.00%, 2/1/16   $ 782,800      
AMC Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes
  85     8.75%, 6/1/19     86,275      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  220     12.50%, 12/31/49(6)(7)(8)     0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.,
Variable Rate
  405     0.00%, 12/31/49(6)(7)(8)     0      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  390     9.505%, 8/15/14     319,800      
MU Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  165     8.375%, 2/1/17(8)     154,687      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  105     7.00%, 6/15/13     103,819      
  40     6.875%, 12/1/13     39,500      
  25     7.25%, 6/15/16     24,188      
  50     7.25%, 3/15/18     48,250      
 
 
            $ 1,559,319      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.8%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  535     9.375%, 12/15/49(7)(8)   $ 98,975      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  105     8.00%, 8/1/13(8)     97,650      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  310     4.123%, 11/15/12(8)     212,350      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  525     10.25%, 6/15/15(7)(8)     8,531      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  110     10.75%, 12/1/13(7)(8)     7,562      
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     11.25%, 6/1/17     1,052,500      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  565     12.00%, 11/15/49(7)     274,025      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  150     12.50%, 12/31/49(7)(8)     938      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  165     8.00%, 4/1/12     145,200      
  240     7.125%, 8/15/14     178,800      
  260     6.875%, 2/15/15     190,450      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC
  1,000     10.75%, 8/15/17(8)     990,000      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  70     7.50%, 6/15/15     65,450      
San Pasqual Casino
  125     8.00%, 9/15/13(8)     119,375      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  195     2.757%, 3/15/14(8)     167,700      

 
See notes to financial statements

18


 

 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)
 
                     
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  345     9.00%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 312,225      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  293     8.625%, 9/15/14(6)(8)     233,873      
 
 
            $ 4,155,604      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.2%
 
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  785     10.625%, 9/1/16(8)   $ 867,425      
Teck Resources, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  335     10.75%, 5/15/19     404,283      
 
 
            $ 1,271,708      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.7%
 
Antero Resources Finance Corp., Sr. Notes
  40     9.375%, 12/1/17(8)   $ 39,400      
Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.
  1,000     8.25%, 12/15/17(8)     992,500      
  335     8.50%, 12/15/19(8)     335,000      
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  410     7.625%, 12/1/13     321,850      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  55     7.50%, 12/15/15     55,138      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  245     9.625%, 5/15/12     261,863      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  350     11.00%, 2/15/15     325,500      
McJunkin Red Man Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     9.50%, 12/15/16(8)     975,000      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  110     7.875%, 12/15/14     94,050      
  195     8.25%, 12/15/14     167,700      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  135     12.00%, 2/15/18     139,725      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  160     7.00%, 5/1/17(8)     135,200      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  120     7.125%, 4/1/16     108,900      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  65     6.875%, 6/1/14     64,025      
 
 
            $ 4,015,851      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.5%
 
Laureate Education, Inc.
  1,100     10.00%, 8/15/15(8)   $ 1,116,500      
  1,243     10.25%, 8/15/15(2)(8)     1,246,712      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  60     11.00%, 12/1/17     43,500      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  450     10.00%, 8/1/14     459,563      
  80     12.50%, (0.00% until 8/1/11), 8/1/16     74,400      
 
 
            $ 2,940,675      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  195     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 185,737      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  315     7.625%, 12/1/13     313,425      
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     99,500      
  220     8.00%, 6/1/15     221,100      
  500     8.00%, 2/1/18(8)     501,875      
 
 
            $ 1,321,637      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.6%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  455     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 449,312      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  718     9.00%, 10/15/15     704,576      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  670     9.25%, 11/15/14     690,100      
  510     10.50%, 11/15/16     543,150      
Toys ‘‘R” Us
  1,000     10.75%, 7/15/17(8)     1,112,500      
 
 
            $ 3,499,638      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  495     11.25%, 2/15/14(6)(7)   $ 121,275      
 
 
            $ 121,275      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.0%
 
Teekay Corp., Sr. Notes
  70     8.50%, 1/15/20   $ 71,050      
 
 
            $ 71,050      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.9%
 
Avaya, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     9.75%, 11/1/15   $ 970,000      
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., Sr. Notes
  500     12.00%, 12/1/15(8)     490,000      
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  844     9.125%, 1/15/15(8)     825,010      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.
  900     11.25%, 6/15/16     954,000      
NII Capital Corp.
  335     10.00%, 8/15/16     360,125      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  1,025     3.507%, 6/15/13     1,012,187      
Telesat Canada/Telesat, LLC, Sr. Notes
  590     11.00%, 11/1/15     643,100      
 
 
            $ 5,254,422      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.1%
 
AES Corp., Sr. Notes
  55     8.00%, 10/15/17   $ 54,313      
NGC Corp.
  430     7.625%, 10/15/26     281,650      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  20     7.625%, 6/15/14     19,300      
 
 
            $ 355,263      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $59,182,727)
  $ 55,930,676      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.6%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 558     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 6.757%, 12/15/20(2)(10)   $ 139,404      
  589     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 2.434%, 2/24/19(8)(10)     372,085      
  753     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 2.253%, 4/15/19(8)(10)     409,304      
  1,000     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 2.353%, 1/15/19(8)(10)     316,000      
  985     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 5.752%, 3/8/17(10)     600,417      
  750     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.054%, 7/17/19(10)     400,350      
  789     Comstock Funding Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class D, 4.786%, 5/30/20(2)(8)(10)     422,974      
  1,000     First CLO Ltd., Series 2004-1A1, Class C, 2.621%, 7/27/16(8)(10)     565,000      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $6,221,597)
  $ 3,225,534      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 1.2%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.2%
 
  20,780     Dayco Products, LLC(11)   $ 851,980      
  35,798     Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.(6)(11)     171,472      
 
 
            $ 1,023,452      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.1%
 
  280     Panolam Holdings Co.(6)(11)(12)   $ 153,860      
  569     United Subcontractors, Inc.(6)(11)     36,949      
 
 
            $ 190,809      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%
 
  146     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(6)(11)   $ 43,448      
 
 
            $ 43,448      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Manufacturing — 0.0%
 
  357,266     MEGA Brands, Inc.(11)   $ 171,309      
 
 
            $ 171,309      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.0%
 
  25,547     Buffets, Inc.(11)   $ 140,509      
 
 
            $ 140,509      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.1%
 
  37,016     Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.(11)   $ 629,272      
 
 
            $ 629,272      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%
 
  701     Euramax International, Inc.(6)(11)   $ 73,857      
 
 
            $ 73,857      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  1,565     SemGroup Corp.(11)   $ 43,977      
 
 
            $ 43,977      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.8%
 
  498     Dex One Corp.(11)   $ 10,199      
  4,429     Ion Media Networks, Inc.(6)(11)     1,266,163      
  29,104     MediaNews Group, Inc.(11)     465,665      
  85,127     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)(11)     2,426,119      
  2,290     Source Interlink Companies, Inc.(6)(11)     16,557      
  10,855     SuperMedia, Inc.(11)     327,061      
 
 
            $ 4,511,764      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
  13,108     KNIA Holdings, Inc.(6)(11)   $ 19,661      
 
 
            $ 19,661      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $5,511,050)
  $ 6,848,058      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
 
  479     Crown Castle International Corp.(2)   $ 26,435      
 
 
            $ 26,435      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $22,752)
  $ 26,435      
 
 
                     
                     
Closed-End Investment Companies — 2.5%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  173,420     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.   $ 2,375,854      
  20,864     BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust     283,333      
  2,933     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund     36,662      
  345,089     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     4,365,376      
  521,233     ING Prime Rate Trust     2,814,658      
  268,136     Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust     1,209,293      
  173,333     LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.      1,979,463      
  50,753     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     542,042      
  8,502     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund     94,372      
  23,445     Nuveen Senior Income Fund     166,225      
  136     PIMCO Income Strategy Fund     1,461      
  1,620     PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II     14,483      
  293     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     3,560      
 
 
     
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
   
(identified cost $18,598,351)
  $ 13,886,782      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  1,647     SemGroup Corp., Expires 11/30/14(6)(11)   $ 11,117      
 
 
            $ 11,117      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.0%
 
  1,609     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Expires 2/15/17(6)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $16)
  $ 11,117      
 
 
                     
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  605,000     SemGroup Corp., Escrow Certificate(6)(11)   $ 0      
  115,000     VeraSun Energy Corp., Escrow Certificate(6)(11)     0      
 
 
     
Total Miscellaneous
   
(identified cost $0)
  $ 0      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 1.7%
 
Interest/
               
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 7,965     Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.24%(13)   $ 7,964,560      
  1,685     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 6/1/10     1,685,226      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $9,649,786)
  $ 9,649,786      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 157.7%
   
(identified cost $921,753,666)
  $ 877,935,016      
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — 0.0%
  $ (267,690 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 157.7%
   
(identified cost $921,485,976)
  $ 877,667,326      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (43.3)%
  $ (241,035,300 )    
 
 
     
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative
   
Unpaid Dividends — (14.4)%
  $ (80,021,171 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 556,610,855      
 
 
 
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
 
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 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) This Senior Loan will settle after May 31, 2010, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(4) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(5) Defaulted matured security.
 
(6) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(7) Defaulted security. 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 (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At May 31, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $25,013,420 or 4.5% 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 May 31, 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 May 31, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the year ended May 31, 2010 was $10,657 and $143, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of May 31, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $913,521,416)
  $ 869,702,766      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $7,964,560)
    7,964,560      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $2,583,984)
    2,606,003      
Interest and dividends receivable
    5,237,297      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    2,640      
Receivable for investments sold
    3,983,422      
Prepaid expenses
    319,179      
Other assets
    7,231      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 889,823,098      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 238,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    13,828,634      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    393,842      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    450,917      
Trustees’ fees
    4,800      
Accrued expenses
    512,879      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 253,191,072      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (3,200 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 80,021,171      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 556,610,855      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 37,405,571 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 374,056      
Additional paid-in capital
    714,701,102      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (118,365,993 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    4,034,933      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (44,133,243 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 556,610,855      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($556,610,855 ¸ 37,405,571 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 14.88      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
May 31, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 46,032,433      
Dividends
    718,304      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    47,971      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (37,171 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 46,761,537      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 6,100,583      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    26,505      
Custodian fee
    297,531      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    14,500      
Legal and accounting services
    315,589      
Printing and postage
    102,522      
Interest expense and fees
    3,101,186      
Preferred shares service fee
    156,092      
Miscellaneous
    169,415      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 10,283,923      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of investment adviser fee
  $ 1,223,985      
Reduction of custodian fee
    16      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 1,224,001      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 9,059,922      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 37,701,615      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (27,521,154 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    (12,920 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    6,015,788      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (21,518,286 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 150,828,728      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    146,389      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 150,975,117      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 129,456,831      
 
 
             
Distributions to preferred shareholders
           
 
 
From net investment income
  $ (1,640,529 )    
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 165,517,917      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   May 31, 2010     May 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 37,701,615     $ 42,452,130      
Net realized loss from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    (21,518,286 )     (66,251,430 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    150,975,117       (117,375,804 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
    (1,640,529 )     (4,132,420 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ 165,517,917     $ (145,307,524 )    
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (35,216,021 )   $ (32,429,737 )    
Tax return of capital
          (4,858,412 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (35,216,021 )   $ (37,288,149 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $ 409,852     $ 185,072      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $ 409,852     $ 185,072      
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ 130,711,748     $ (182,410,601 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares
 
At beginning of year
  $ 425,899,107     $ 608,309,708      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 556,610,855     $ 425,899,107      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
included in net assets
applicable to common shares
 
At end of year
  $ 4,034,933     $ (1,138,198 )    
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
Cash Flows From
  Year Ended
     
Operating Activities   May 31, 2010      
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 165,517,917      
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    1,640,529      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ 167,158,446      
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
  $ (421,020,009 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    344,604,398      
Decrease in short-term investments, net
    13,692,603      
Net accretion/amortization of premium (discount)
    (8,421,920 )    
Amortization of structuring and renewal fees on notes payable
    396,625      
Increase in interest and dividends receivable
    (347,032 )    
Increase in interest receivable from affiliated investment
    (1,931 )    
Decrease in receivable for investments sold
    1,155,496      
Decrease in miscellaneous receivable
    43,582      
Decrease in prepaid expenses
    19,624      
Increase in other assets
    (4,913 )    
Decrease in payable for investments purchased
    (9,698,866 )    
Decrease in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (108,867 )    
Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    126,242      
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    597      
Increase in accrued expenses
    171,698      
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments
    (1,973,230 )    
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (150,828,728 )    
Net realized loss from investments
    27,521,154      
 
 
Net cash used in operating activities
  $ (37,515,031 )    
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (34,806,169 )    
Cash distributions paid to preferred shareholders
    (1,648,764 )    
Liquidation of auction preferred shares
    (65,000,000 )    
Proceeds from notes payable
    142,000,000      
Payment of structuring and renewal fees on notes payable
    (487,500 )    
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
  $ 40,057,567      
 
 
             
Net increase in cash*
  $ 2,542,536      
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of year(1)
  $ 63,467      
 
 
             
Cash at end of year(1)
  $ 2,606,003      
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash
flow information:
 
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of:
           
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
  $ 409,852      
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
  $ 3,040,256      
 
 
 
*    Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $21,119.
 
(1)  Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                             
    Year Ended May 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)
  $ 11.390     $ 16.280     $ 18.980     $ 18.910     $ 18.840      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 1.008     $ 1.136     $ 2.002     $ 2.174     $ 1.833      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    3.468       (4.917 )     (2.701 )     0.114       0.087      
Distributions to preferred shareholders
                                           
From net investment income(1)
    (0.044 )     (0.111 )     (0.575 )     (0.601 )     (0.463 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 4.432     $ (3.892 )   $ (1.274 )   $ 1.687     $ 1.457      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.942 )   $ (0.868 )   $ (1.417 )   $ (1.617 )   $ (1.387 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.130 )     (0.009 )                
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.942 )   $ (0.998 )   $ (1.426 )   $ (1.617 )   $ (1.387 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)
  $ 14.880     $ 11.390     $ 16.280     $ 18.980     $ 18.910      
 
 
                                             
Market value — End of year (Common shares)
  $ 14.350     $ 10.330     $ 15.130     $ 19.480     $ 17.950      
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)
    40.07 %     (22.80 )%     (6.31 )%     9.45 %     8.50 %    
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)
    48.94 %     (24.66 )%     (15.15 )%     18.34 %     7.38 %    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                             
    Year Ended May 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 556,611     $ 425,899     $ 608,310     $ 708,775     $ 705,175      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(3)
                                           
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4)
    1.15 %     1.24 %     1.22 %     1.14 %     1.15 %    
Interest and fee expense(5)
    0.59 %     2.00 %     0.12 %                
Total expenses
    1.74 %     3.24 %     1.34 %     1.14 %     1.15 %    
Net investment income
    7.20 %     9.71 %     11.68 %     11.50 %     9.67 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    43 %     16 %     36 %     58 %     51 %    
 
 
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)
    0.73 %     0.71 %     0.73 %     0.71 %     0.71 %    
Interest and fee expense(5)
    0.38 %     1.15 %     0.07 %                
Total expenses
    1.11 %     1.86 %     0.80 %     0.71 %     0.71 %    
Net investment income
    4.61 %     5.57 %     6.96 %     7.11 %     5.99 %    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                           
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 238,000     $ 96,000     $ 290,000     $     $      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(6)
  $ 3,675     $ 6,947     $ 3,598     $     $      
Total preferred shares outstanding
    3,200       5,800       5,800       17,400       17,400      
Asset coverage per preferred share
  $ 68,760 (7)   $ 69,183 (7)   $ 59,955 (7)   $ 65,741 (8)   $ 65,535 (8)    
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(9)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(9)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average common 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) Interest and fee expense relates to the notes payable incurred to partially redeem the Trust’s APS (see Note 10).
 
(6) 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.
 
(7) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payable and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 275%, 277% and 240% at May 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
(8) 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.
 
(9) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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 investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust will, as a secondary objective, also seek preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income.
 
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 obligations 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

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
models. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. 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 Trust 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 May 31, 2010, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $104,940,604 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 May 31, 2013 ($1,477,364), May 31, 2014 ($5,274,046), May 31, 2015 ($431,997), May 31, 2016 ($3,161,472), May 31, 2017 ($53,628,558) and May 31, 2018 ($40,967,167).
 
Additionally, at May 31, 2010, the Trust had a net capital loss of $12,895,147 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2009. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s taxable year ending May 31, 2011.
 
As of May 31, 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 May 31, 2010 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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
 
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 may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have 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. Up-front 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
2   Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on September 16, 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, Series B and Series C, and approximately monthly for Series D and Series E 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 the greater of 1) 125% of LIBOR at the date of the auction or 2) LIBOR at the date of the auction plus 1.25%.
 
During the year ended May 31, 2010, the Trust made a partial redemption of its APS at a liquidation price of $25,000 per share, the financing for which was provided by a committed financing arrangement (see Note 10). The number of APS redeemed and redemption amount (excluding the final dividend payment) during the year ended May 31, 2010 and the number of APS issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
                             
    APS
                 
    Redeemed
    Redemption
    APS Issued and
     
    During the Year     Amount     Outstanding      
 
Series A
    520     $ 13,000,000       640      
Series B
    520     $ 13,000,000       640      
Series C
    520     $ 13,000,000       640      
Series D
    520     $ 13,000,000       640      
Series E
    520     $ 13,000,000       640      
 
 
 
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 May 31, 2010, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the year then ended were as follows:
 
                                     
    APS
    Dividends
    Average APS
    Dividend
     
    Dividend Rates at
    Paid to APS
    Dividend
    Rate
     
    May 31, 2010     Shareholders     Rates     Ranges      
 
Series A
    1.58%     $ 323,664       1.50%       1.46%–1.58%      
Series B
    1.58%     $ 324,152       1.51%       1.46%–1.58%      
Series C
    1.58%     $ 324,677       1.51%       1.46%–1.58%      
Series D
    1.60%     $ 334,317       1.55%       1.48%–1.60%      
Series E
    1.59%     $ 333,719       1.55%       1.48%–1.59%      
 
 
 
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 rates. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rates for each series as of May 31, 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.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009 was as follows:
 

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
    Year Ended May 31,
    2010     2009      
 
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Ordinary income
  $ 36,856,550     $ 36,562,157      
Tax return of capital
  $     $ 4,858,412      
 
During the year ended May 31, 2010, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $4,846,259, accumulated undistributed net investment income was increased by $4,328,066 and paid-in capital was decreased by $9,174,325 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for premium amortization, mixed straddles, defaulted bonds and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trust.
 
As of May 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
         
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 4,380,369  
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses
  $ (117,835,751 )
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (45,008,921 )
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, investments in partnerships, premium amortization and defaulted bond interest.
 
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 services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended May 31, 2010, the Trust’s investment adviser fee totaled $6,133,291 of which $32,708 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $6,100,583 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 five full years of operations on June 29, 2009. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $1,253,054 of its investment adviser fee for the year ended May 31, 2010.
 
EVM had further agreed to reduce its investment adviser fee to the extent that the cost of the outstanding borrowings to partially redeem the APS was greater than the dividends and preferred shares service fee that would have been incurred had the APS not been redeemed, hereafter referred to as “incremental cost”. Such fee reduction was calculated as the lesser of 50% of the Trust’s investment adviser fee on assets attributable to the outstanding borrowings or the incremental cost over an 18-month period and remained in effect until October 31, 2009. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM reduced none of its adviser fee for the year ended May 31, 2010. Previously reduced fees were subject to recoupment during the period the agreement was in effect to the extent the cost of the outstanding borrowings to partially redeem the Trust’s APS was lower than the dividends and preferred shares service fee that would have been incurred had the APS not been redeemed, provided that any such recoupment occur no later than November 30, 2009. Pursuant to this fee reduction agreement, EVM recouped previously reduced fees of $29,069 during the year ended May 31, 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 year ended May 31, 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, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $421,020,009 and $344,604,398, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2010.
 
6   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the years ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009 were 27,221 and 22,310, respectively.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
7   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at May 31, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 922,361,654      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 11,653,183      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (56,347,511 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (44,694,328 )    
 
 
 
8   Restricted Securities
 
At May 31, 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
 
Panolam Holdings Co. 
    12/30/09       280     $ 153,860     $ 153,860      
 
 
Total Restricted Securities
                  $ 153,860     $ 153,860      
 
 
 
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 do 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 May 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Depreciation      
 
6/30/10
  British Pound Sterling
11,708,736
  United States Dollar
16,870,884
  $ (139,849 )    
6/30/10
  Euro
24,271,180
  United States Dollar
29,591,179
    (253,993 )    
 
 
            $ (393,842 )    
 
 
 
At May 31, 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 objectives. 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 May 31, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
     
Derivative   Asset Derivative     Liability Derivative(1)       
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $        —     $ (393,842 )    
 
(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 year ended May 31, 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
  $ 6,511,636     $ (108,867 )    
 
(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.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the year ended May 31, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $45,761,000. There were no transactions in credit default swap contracts by the Trust during the year ended May 31, 2010.
 
10   Credit Agreement
 
The Trust has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $250 million ($175 million prior to October 27, 2009) 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 $375,000, which is being amortized to interest expense through March 29, 2011, the termination date of the Agreement. The unamortized balance at May 31, 2010 is approximately $310,000 and is included in prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Also included in interest expense is $219,400 of amortization of previously paid up-front fees related to the period from June 1, 2009 through March 30, 2010 when the Agreement was renewed, and $112,500 of up-front fees paid when the borrowing limit was increased on October 27, 2009 that were amortized through March 30, 2010. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At May 31, 2010, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $238,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.32%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at May 31, 2010 approximated its fair value. For the year ended May 31, 2010, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate were $187,008,219 and 1.28%, 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   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 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 May 31, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                                     
    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)
  $     $ 787,031,698     $ 1,057,240     $ 788,088,938      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          55,503,587       427,089       55,930,676      
Asset-Backed Securities
          3,225,534             3,225,534      
Common Stocks
    508,569       4,557,522       1,781,967       6,848,058      
Convertible Preferred Stocks
          26,435             26,435      
Closed-End Investment Companies
    13,886,782                   13,886,782      
Warrants
                11,117       11,117      
Miscellaneous
                0       0      
Short-Term Investments
          9,649,786             9,649,786      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 14,395,351     $ 859,994,562     $ 3,277,413     $ 877,667,326      
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ (393,842 )   $     $ (393,842 )    
 
 
Total
  $     $ (393,842 )   $     $ (393,842 )    
 
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                     
    Investments
          Investments
           
    in Senior
    Investments
    in Common
           
    Floating-
    in Corporate
    Stocks,
           
    Rate
    Bonds &
    Warrants and
           
    Interests     Notes     Miscellaneous     Total      
 
Balance as of May 31, 2009
  $ 745,413     $ 42,632     $ 36,466     $ 824,511      
Realized gains (losses)
    (1,531,467 )     1,206             (1,530,261 )    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    1,402,604       (19,804 )     31,604       1,414,404      
Net purchases (sales)
    385,157       (27,508 )     1,725,014       2,082,663      
Accrued discount (premium)
    18,033       3,260             21,293      
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
    37,500       427,303             464,803      
 
 
Balance as of May 31, 2010
  $ 1,057,240     $ 427,089     $ 1,793,084     $ 3,277,413      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of May 31, 2010*
  $ (33,935 )   $ (19,804 )   $ 31,604     $ (22,135 )    
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of May 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 14, 2010

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust as of May 31, 2010
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2011 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2010. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust. As required by the Internal Revenue Code regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Trust’s fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
 
Qualified Dividend Income. The Trust designates $718,304 or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.
 
Dividends Received Deduction. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Trust’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Trust’s fiscal 2010 ordinary income dividends, 0.24% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)
 
The Trust held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 26, 2010. The following action was taken by the shareholders:
 
Item 1: The election of Helen Frame Peters, Lynn A. Stout and Ralph F. Verni as Class III Trustees of the Trust for a three-year term expiring in 2013. Mr. Verni was designated the nominee to be elected by APS shareholders.
 
             
Nominee for Trustee
  Number of Shares    
Elected by All Shareholders   For   Withheld    
 
 
Helen Frame Peters
  32,373,030   633,729    
Lynn A. Stout
  32,381,307   625,452    
             
             
Nominee for Trustee
  Number of Shares    
Elected by APS Shareholders   For   Withheld    
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
  2,289   62    

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Trust. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will recieve all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the net asset value per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the net asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the Plan Agent. Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not shares are reinvested.
 
If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your name with the Trust’s transfer agent, AST, or you will not be able to participate.
 
The Plan Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Each participant will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.
 
Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Plan Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Plan Agent to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.
 
If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.
 
Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, AST, at 1-866-439-6787.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.
 
The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
Please print exact name on account:
Shareholder signature                                   Date
Shareholder signature                                   Date
 
Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.
 
YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
 
This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
 
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 May 31, 2010, our records indicate that there are 50 registered shareholders and approximately 22,914 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 EFT.

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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 subadvisers;
 
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 Floating-Rate Income 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 including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, 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 of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the “Fund”) with 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 and, where relevant, restructuring 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 Floating-Rate Income 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 Eaton Vance 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 Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Trust Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Trust’s principal underwriter and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
        Term of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
  During Past Five Years
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  and Other
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held During
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     Last Five Years
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
5/31/58
  Class I
Trustee and Vice
President
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Trustee since 2008 and Vice President
since 2004.
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 181 registered investment companies and 3 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Fund.     181     Director of EVC. Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2007-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2007-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2007-2009).
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty(A)
1/2/63
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Since 2005.
  Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     181     Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2005-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2005-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2006-2009).
                         
Allen R. Freedman
4/3/40
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Since 2007.
  Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     181     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider), and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2007-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2007-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2007-2009).
                         
William H. Park
9/19/47
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012.
3 years.
Since 2004.
  Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).     181     Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2005-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2003-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2003-2009).
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
7/10/40
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012.
3 years.
Since 2004.
  Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).     181     Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2005-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2003-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2003-2009).

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
        Term of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
  During Past Five Years
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  and Other
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held During
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     Last Five Years
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Helen Frame Peters
3/22/48
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2013.
3 years.
Since 2008.
  Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).     181     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009). Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2008-2010).
                         
Heidi L. Steiger
7/8/53
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012.
3 years.
Since 2008.
  Managing Partner, Topridge Associates LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2008); Senior Adviser (since 2008), President (2005-2008), Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004).     181     Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider), Aviva USA (insurance provider) and CIFG (family of financial guaranty companies) and Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Securities LLC (private investment banking firm). Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2007-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2007-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2007-2009).
                         
Lynn A. Stout
9/14/57
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2013.
3 years.
Since 2004.
  Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Nationally-recognized expert on corporate law, corporate governance, and securities regulation and author of numerous academic and professional papers on these topics.     181     Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2005-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2002-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (1998-2009).
                         
Ralph F. Verni(A)
1/26/43
  Chairman of
the Board
and Class III
Trustee
  Chairman of the Board since 2007. Trustee until 2013.
3 years.
Trustee since 2005.
  Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).     181     Formerly, Trustee of Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (2005-2010), Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (2005-2008) and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (2006-2009).

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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Date of Birth   Fund   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
             
Scott H. Page
11/30/59
  President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 11 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.
5/6/71
  Vice President   Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 1 registered investment company managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Michael W. Weilheimer
2/11/61
  Vice President   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Barbara E. Campbell
6/19/57
  Treasurer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 181 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maureen A. Gemma
5/24/60
  Secretary and Chief
Legal Officer
  Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 181 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Paul M. O’Neil
7/11/53
  Chief
Compliance Officer
  Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 181 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(A) APS Trustee

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income 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
(a) —(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2009 and May 31, 2010 by the Fund’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP, for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during such period.
Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Trust
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   5/31/09   5/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 80,345     $ 82,110  
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 3,915     $ 3,915  
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 17,810     $ 17,810  
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 0     $ 2,500  
     
Total
  $ 102,070     $ 106,335  
     
 
(1)   Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically include fees for the performance of certain agreed-upon procedures relating to the registrant’s auction preferred shares.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.

 


 

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended May 31, 2009 and May 31, 2010; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance organization for the registrant’s principal accountant for the same time periods, respectively.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   5/31/09   5/31/10
 
Registrant
  $ 21,725     $ 24,225  
Eaton Vance(1)
  $ 381,730     $ 215,011  
Total
  $ 403,455     $ 239,236  
(1) The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. William H. Park (Chair), Lynn A. Stout, Heidi L. Steiger and Ralph F. Verni are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.
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 Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special 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 Special 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
Scott H. Page, Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr. and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments.
Mr. Page has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996 and is a Vice President of EVM and Boston Management and Research, an Eaton Vance subsidiary (“BMR”). He is head of Eaton Vance’s Bank Loan Investment Group. Mr. Hinckley is a Vice President of EVM and BMR and a portfolio manager (since 2008) and analyst (since 2003). This information is provided as of the date of filing of this report.

 


 

The following tables show, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets in those accounts.
                                 
                    Number of Accounts   Total Assets of
    Number of All   Total Assets of All   Paying a Performance   Accounts Paying a
    Accounts   Accounts   Fee   Performance Fee
Scott H. Page
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    8     $ 10,542.1       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    7     $ 5,941.3       1     $ 481.9  
Other Accounts
    2     $ 1,227.1       0     $ 0  
                                 
                    Number of Accounts   Total Assets of
    Number of All   Total Assets of All   Paying a Performance   Accounts Paying a
    Accounts   Accounts   Fee   Performance Fee
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    1     $ 874.7       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    1     $ 292.6       0     $ 0  
The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.
     
 
  Dollar Range of Equity Securities Owned in the Fund
Scott H. Page
  $100,001 – $500,000
 
   
 
  Dollar Range of Equity Securities Owned in the Fund
Ralph H. Hinckley, Jr.
  $10,001 – $50,000
Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of a Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between a Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser or sub-adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM and the sub-adviser have adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including: a code of ethics; and policies which govern the investment adviser or sub-adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.

 


 

Compensation Structure for EVM
Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.
Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.
The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.
EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

 


 

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 Floating-Rate Income Trust
         
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  July 14, 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:
  July 14, 2010    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page    
 
       
 
  Scott H. Page    
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  July 14, 2010