Company: ETY
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: POS EX
Source: 0000940394-25-000230
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Company: Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: POS EX
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 will become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act.                                |
| ☐ | Check box if this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction B to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act.                       |

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

☐ when declared effective pursuant to section 8(c)

If appropriate, check the following box:

☐ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed registration statement.

☐ This form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is ________.

☐This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is________.

☑ This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is 333-284944.

Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:

☑ Registered closed-end fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”)).

☐ Business development company (closed-end company that intends or has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act).

☐ Interval fund (Registered Closed-End Fund or a Business Development Company that makes periodic repurchase offers under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act).

☑ A.2 Qualified (qualified to register securities pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of this Form).

☑ Well-Known Seasoned Issuer (as defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act).

☐ Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”).

☐ If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act.

☐ New Registrant (registered or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months preceding this filing).

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