Every material Form 8-K Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II filed with the SEC in 2023, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
On January 26, 2023, the Fund's Board of Trustees voted to exempt, going forward, all prior and new purchases of Fund shares that might be deemed control share acquisitions under the Fund's By-Laws. The decision followed a January 23, 2023 Massachusetts Superior Court ruling in litigation with Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., which held that the control share by-law violates Section 18(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the litigation is ongoing.
Board vote dated January 26, 2023 exempts prior and new control share purchases until further notice.
Massachusetts Superior Court ruling dated January 23, 2023 held the control share by-law violates Section 18(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Court granted summary judgment on Saba's claim for rescission of the control share by-law; the litigation continues.
The Fund's announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which covers multiple Eaton Vance closed-end funds.
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