Company: ETY
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-029518
Chunk: 237

Company: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 424B5
Chunk 237
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 is managed or advised by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser will mirror vote its shares (i.e. vote the shares it holds in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders) or vote in accordance with the voting recommendations of ISS or another third-party proxy voting service that is unaffiliated with the Adviser. |

| (2) | The Guidelines will prescribe how a proposal shall be voted or provide factors to be considered on a case-by-case basis in recommending a vote pursuant to the Guidelines. |

<div align='center'>**Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

Statement of Additional Information

February 14, 2025**</div>

#### Investment Adviser and Administrator
<div align='center'>Eaton Vance Management

One Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02109</div>

#### Custodian
<div align='center'>State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114-2016</div>

#### Transfer Agent
<div align='center'>Equiniti Trust Company, LLC

P.O. Box 500

Newark, NJ 07101</div>

#### Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
<div align='center'>Deloitte & Touche LLP

115 Federal Street, Suite 15

Boston, MA 02110-1894</div>