PART A

Responses to Items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 13 have been omitted pursuant to Paragraph B2(b) of the General Instructions to Form N-1A.

 

Item 5. Management

 

(a) Investment Adviser

 

Information concerning the Portfolio’s management is incorporated by reference from “Fund Summaries – Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 – Management” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

(b) Portfolio Manager(s)

 

Information concerning the Portfolio’s management is incorporated by reference from “Fund Summaries – Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 – Management” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

Item 6. Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Interests

 

(a) Purchase of Portfolio Interests

 

Interests in the Portfolio are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the Portfolio may be made only by U.S. and foreign investment companies, common or commingled trust funds, pooled income funds, organizations or trusts described in Section 401(a) or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment in the Portfolio. This Registration Statement, as amended, does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any “security” within the meaning of the 1933 Act.

 

(b) Sales of Portfolio Interests

 

Interests in the Portfolio are redeemable on any Portfolio Business Day as defined in Item 11 below.

 

Item 7. Tax Information

 

The Portfolio expects its allocations to constitute ordinary income and/or capital gains unless an investor is not subject to taxation.

 

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Item 8. Financial Intermediary Compensation

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies, Related Risks, and Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

 

(a) Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for shareholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities.

 

(b) Implementation of Investment Objective

 

The Portfolio is not intended to be a complete investment program, and a prospective investor should take into account its objectives and other investments when considering the purchase of an interest in the Portfolio. The Portfolio cannot assure achievement of its investment objective.

 

Information concerning the Portfolio’s investment practices and risks is incorporated by reference from “Fund Summaries – Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 – Principal Investment Strategies” and “Investment Objectives & Principal Policies and Risks” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

(c) Risks

 

Information concerning the Portfolio’s risks is incorporated by reference from “Fund Summaries – Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 – Principal Risks” and “Investment Objectives & Principal Policies and Risks” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

(d) Portfolio Holdings

 

The mutual funds advised by Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”) or Boston Management and Research (“BMR”) (“Eaton Vance funds”) have established policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings and other information concerning Fund characteristics. A description of these policies and procedures is incorporated by reference from “Shareholder Account Features – Information about the Funds” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

Item 10. Management, Organization, and Capital Structure

 

(a) Management

 

Information concerning the Portfolio’s investment adviser and portfolio manager(s) is incorporated by reference from “Management and Organization” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

Information about certain conflicts of interest to which the investment adviser and Morgan Stanley may be subject is incorporated by reference from “Potential Conflicts of Interest” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

(b) Capital Stock

 

Information concerning interests in the Portfolio is incorporated by reference from “Management and Organization – Portfolio Organization” in the Feeder Fund SAI.

 

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Item 11. Shareholder Information

 

(a) Pricing

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Portfolio is determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (each a “Portfolio Business Day”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for business (typically Monday through Friday) (the “Pricing Time”). Interests in the Portfolio generally will not be priced on days that the NYSE is closed. If the NYSE is closed due to inclement weather, technology problems or any other reason on a day it would normally be open for business, or the NYSE has an unscheduled early closing on a day it has opened for business, the Portfolio reserves the right to treat such day as a business day and accept purchase and redemption orders until, and calculate its NAV as of, the normally scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE for that day, so long as BMR believes there generally remains an adequate market to obtain reliable and accurate market quotations. The Portfolio may elect to remain open and price its interests on days when the NYSE is closed but the primary securities markets on which the Portfolio’s securities trade remain open. Trading of securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges may take place on weekends and other days when the Portfolio does not price its interests.

 

The Portfolio’s Board of Trustees has adopted procedures for valuing investments (the “Procedures”) and has delegated to the investment adviser the daily valuation of such investments. Information concerning the Procedures is incorporated by reference from “Valuing Shares” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

(b) and (c) Purchases and Redemptions

 

As described above, interests in the Portfolio are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. The Portfolio reserves the right to transact in-kind to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and its rules, or any relief from those provisions. The Portfolio reserves the right to cease accepting investments at any time or to reject any investment order. The placement agent for the Portfolio is Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (“EVD”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The principal business address of EVD is One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. EVD receives no compensation from the Portfolio for serving as the placement agent.

 

Each investor in the Portfolio may add to or reduce its investment in the Portfolio on each Portfolio Business Day as of the Pricing Time. The value of each investor’s interest in the Portfolio will be determined by multiplying the NAV of the Portfolio by the percentage, determined on the prior Portfolio Business Day, which represents that investor’s share of the aggregate interests in the Portfolio on such prior day. Any additions or withdrawals for the current Portfolio Business Day will then be recorded. Each investor’s percentage of the aggregate interest in the Portfolio will then be recomputed as a percentage equal to a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the value of such investor’s investment in the Portfolio as of the Pricing Time on the prior Portfolio Business Day plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of any additions to or withdrawals from the investor’s investment in the Portfolio on the current Portfolio Business Day and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate NAV of the Portfolio as of the Pricing Time on the prior Portfolio Business Day plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of the net additions to or withdrawals from the aggregate investment in the Portfolio on the current Portfolio Business Day by all investors in the Portfolio. The percentage so determined will then be applied to determine the value of the investor’s interest in the Portfolio for the current Portfolio Business Day.

 

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An investor in the Portfolio may withdraw all of (redeem) or any portion of (decrease) its interest in the Portfolio if a withdrawal request in proper form is furnished by the investor to the Portfolio. All withdrawals will be effected as of the next Pricing Time. The proceeds of a withdrawal will be paid by the Portfolio normally on the Portfolio Business Day the withdrawal is effected, but in any event within seven days. The Portfolio reserves the right to pay the proceeds of a withdrawal (whether a redemption or decrease) by a distribution in kind of portfolio securities (instead of cash). The securities so distributed would be valued at the same amount as that assigned to them in calculating the NAV for the interest (whether complete or partial) being withdrawn. If an investor received a distribution in kind upon such withdrawal, the investor could incur brokerage and other charges in converting the securities to cash. Interests in the Portfolio may not be transferred.

 

The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal may be suspended or the payment of the withdrawal proceeds postponed during any period in which the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays) or trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), if an emergency exists as determined by the SEC, or during any other period permitted by order of the SEC for the protection of investors.

 

(d) Dividends and Distributions

 

The Portfolio will allocate at least annually among its investors each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit. The Portfolio’s net investment income consists of all income accrued on the Portfolio’s assets, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Portfolio, determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Allocations of taxable income or loss may be made in a different manner in order to comply with U.S. federal income tax rules.

 

(e) Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Portfolio Interests

 

In general, frequent purchases and redemptions of investment company shares may dilute the value of shares held by long-term shareholders. Excessive purchases and redemptions may disrupt efficient portfolio management, forcing an investment company to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times to raise cash, or cause increased expenses such as increased brokerage costs, realization of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income, without attaining any investment advantage, or increased administrative costs. The Portfolio receives purchase and redemption requests from its investors (including the Feeder Fund) on a regular basis. These requests are primarily in response to transaction activity prompted by shareholders in such investors or allocation decisions by the managers of such investors. The Boards of Trustees of the Eaton Vance funds have adopted policies to discourage short-term trading and market timing and to seek to minimize the potentially detrimental effects of frequent purchases and redemptions of Feeder Fund shares. Additional information about these policies in included under “Purchasing Shares – Restrictions on Excessive Trading and Market Timing” in the Feeder Fund prospectus.

 

(f) Tax Consequences

 

Under the anticipated method of operation of the Portfolio, the Portfolio should be classified as a partnership under the Code and should not be subject to any U.S. federal income tax. However, each investor in the Portfolio will be required to take into account its allocable share of the Portfolio’s taxable ordinary income and capital gain in determining its U.S. federal income tax liability, if any. The determination of each such share will be made in accordance with the governing instruments of the Portfolio, which are intended to comply with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”).

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The Portfolio expects to manage its assets in such a way that an investment company investing in the Portfolio will be able to satisfy the income and asset diversification requirements of Subchapter M of the Code, assuming that it invests all of its assets in the Portfolio or other portfolios or regulated investment companies (“RICs”) that so manage their assets.

 

Item 12. Distribution Arrangements

 

Not applicable.

 

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