Company: ETY
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: N-2ASR
Source: 0001193125-25-026876
Chunk: 15

Company: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: N-2ASR
Chunk 15
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 LISTING As of February 10, 2025, the Fund had 157,388,026 Common Shares outstanding. The Fund’s Common Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ETY.” As of February 10, 2025, the last reported sale price of a Common Share of the Fund on the NYSE was $15.53. Common Shares offered and sold pursuant to this Registration Statement will also be listed on the NYSE and trade under this symbol. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR The Fund’s investment adviser is Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance or the “Adviser”). Eaton Vance is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), whose principal offices are at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, is a preeminent global financial services firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities, as well as providing investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial advisory services. As of December 31, 2024, Morgan Stanley’s asset management operations had aggregate assets under management of approximately $1.7 trillion. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION The Fund may sell the Common Shares being offered under this Prospectus in any one or more of the following ways: (i) directly to purchasers; (ii) through agents; (iii) to or through underwriters; or (iv) through dealers. The Prospectus Supplement relating to the Offering will identify any agents, underwriters or dealers involved in the offer or sale of Common Shares, and will set forth any applicable offering price, sales load, fee, commission or discount arrangement between the Fund and its agents or underwriters, or among its underwriters, or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated, net proceeds and use of proceeds, and the terms of any sale. The Fund may distribute Common Shares from time to time in one or more transactions at: (i) a fixed price or prices that may be changed; (ii) market prices prevailing at the time of sale; (iii) prices related to prevailing market prices; or (iv) negotiated prices; provided, however, that in each case the offering price per Common Share (less any underwriting commission or discount) must equal or exceed the NAV per Common Share. The Fund from time to time may offer its Common Shares through or to certain broker-dealers that have entered into selected dealer agreements relating to at-the-marketofferings. The Fund may directly solicit offers to purchase Common Shares