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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-09013
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
June 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
December 31, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
Signatures
EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certification


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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S e m i a n n u a l R e p o r t D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 9 EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

 


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IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (Privacy Policy) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
 
In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
 
For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
 
 
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
 
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
 
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
 
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
INVESTMENT UPDATE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF JOHN REDDING)
John Redding
Co-Portfolio Manager
  The six months ending December 31, 2009, were marked by a worldwide rally across the spectrum of riskier assets. The pace of economic deterioration slowed and then rebounded slightly in these six months, compared to the steep declines in world economic output witnessed at the end of 2008 and first quarter of 2009. As signs of improving economic fundamentals began to emerge, investors’ aversion to risk reversed course and the capital markets staged a comeback.
  The loan market, as measured by the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index), gained 14.71% for the six months ending December 31, 2009.1 Performance was driven by a combination of technical factors, which improved the market’s supply and demand picture. On the supply side, limited new loan issuance and a contrac- tion of the existing supply through loan repayments reduced the available universe of purchasable loans. Matched with little selling activity and modest but steady inflows, loan prices improved significantly. More significant investor flows into the high-yield bond market also contributed to the improvement in bank loans. Increased high-yield bond issuance contributed to meaningful bank loan repayments, which lowered the available supply of loans and provided cash to bank loan managers. In addition, direct crossover buying into the asset class by high-yield bond managers bolstered demand.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The returns do not include a dividend declared during the period but payable after period end. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Trust shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
Management Discussion
  Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the “Trust”) is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “EVF.” The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (“senior loans”). In managing the Trust, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The Trust may also invest in second-lien loans and high-yield bonds, and, as discussed below, may employ leverage, which may increase risk.
 
  As of December 31, 2009, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 346 borrowers spanning 38 industries, with an average loan size of 0.25% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 9.8% of total investments. Health care, cable and satellite television and business equipment and services were the top three industry weightings.
 
  The Trust outperformed the Index during the six months ending December 31, 2009. Its larger, higher-quality loans helped performance in the first three months of the period, as these loans continued to benefit from the market’s recovery. Management’s use of leverage was also a significant factor in the Trust’s performance, as its borrowings were bolstered by the strong credit market rally. The last three months of the period witnessed a “junk rally,” with
             
Total Return Performance 6/30/09 12/31/09        
NYSE Symbol       EVF
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
        23.02 %
At Market Price2
        37.38  
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
        14.71  
 
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (12/31/09)
        -4.43 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $ 0.191  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     5.68 %
 
  At Market Price     5.94 %
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s total return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
2   Six-month returns are cumulative. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Trust’s last regular distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Trust’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Trust’s distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
INVESTMENT UPDATE
    the market’s lowest-quality loans coming back to life. As a result, our relative underweight to the lowest-quality loans, including second-lien loans and those rated below CCC, hampered relative performance during the latter half of the period.
 
  The Trust had a 4.9% exposure to European loans as of December 31, 2009. The Trust’s involvement in the European leveraged loan market represented further opportunity for diversification, and while this market was affected slightly more than the U.S. bank loan market by the credit market turmoil, we believed it offered an attractive appreciation opportunity at then-current price levels.
 
  In terms of industries, a relative overweight to the cable and satellite television, leisure goods, activities and movies, and business equipment and services industries benefited performance relative to the Index. Detractors included underweights to the automotive, lodging and casino industries and an overweight to the publishing industry. We believe that the Trust’s diversification was an important risk mitigator during the period.
 
  As concerns about inflation and the uncertainty of the potential interest-rate impact of historic stimulus financing persist, we believe the floating-rate asset class remains attractive, especially relative to duration-exposed fixed-income alternatives.
 
  As of December 31, 2009, the Trust employed leverage of 36.2%—29.3% auction preferred shares (APS) and 6.9% borrowings.1 Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but at the same time creates additional risks, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares.
 
1   APS percentage represents the liquidation value of the Trust’s APS outstanding at 12/31/09 as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding. In the event of a rise in long-term interest rates, the value of the Trust’s investment portfolio could decline, which would reduce the asset coverage for its APS and borrowings.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
TRUST PERFORMANCE
Portfolio Composition
         
Top 10 Holdings1        
By total investments        
 
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    1.3 %
Aramark Corp.
    1.2  
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    1.1  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
    1.1  
Intelsat Corp.
    1.1  
Rite Aid Corp.
    1.0  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
    1.0  
HCA, Inc.
    0.9  
INEOS Group
    0.9  
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
    0.9  
 
1   Top 10 Holdings represented 10.5% of the Trust’s total investments as of 12/31/09.
Top Five Industries2
By total investments
         
Health Care
    9.8 %
Cable and Satellite Television
    7.0  
Business Equipment and Services
    6.9  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    5.4  
Publishing
    5.2  
 
2   Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments as of 12/31/09.
Credit Quality Ratings for
Total Loan Investments
3
By total loan investments
         
Baa
    1.3 %
Ba
    38.4  
B
    37.9  
Ca
    1.2  
Caa
    6.4  
Defaulted
    6.2  
Non-Rated4
    8.6  
 
3   Credit Quality Ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service. Reflects the Trust’s total loan investments as of 12/31/09. Although the investment adviser considers ratings when making investment decisions, it performs its own credit and investment analysis and does not rely primarily on the ratings assigned by the rating services. Credit quality can change from time to time, and recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular security or the issuer’s current financial condition. The rating assigned to a security by a rating agency does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security.
 
4   Certain loans in which the Trust invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to securities rated by a rating agency in the categories listed above.
         
Trust Performance5    
NYSE Symbol    
Average Annual Total Return (by market price, NYSE)   EVF
 
Six months
    37.38 %
One Year
    98.05  
Five Years
    1.11  
10 Years
    3.54  
Life of Trust (10/30/98)
    3.41  
         
Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value)        
 
Six months
    23.02 %
One Year
    99.61  
Five Years
    1.87  
10 Years
    3.47  
Life of Trust (10/30/98)
    3.83  
 
5   Six-month returns are cumulative. Other returns are presented on an average annual basis. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The returns do not include a dividend declared during the period but payable after period end. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 134.9%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 3.2%
 
ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.
  376     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 5, 2014(2)   $ 133,319      
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  875     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.25%, Maturing March 22, 2013     676,523      
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
  250     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 31, 2015     251,094      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  217     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing July 31, 2014     200,930      
  223     Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing July 31, 2014     205,911      
Evergreen International Aviation
  597     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing October 31, 2011(3)     481,055      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  1,505     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing March 26, 2014     1,132,497      
  89     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing March 26, 2014     67,184      
Hexcel Corp.
  469     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 21, 2014     472,266      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  478     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing December 30, 2012(3)     417,363      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  613     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing December 31, 2011     598,071      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,375     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,322,946      
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
  470     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 17, 2011     471,432      
  214     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 22, 2011     213,103      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  970     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing September 29, 2013     923,924      
 
 
            $ 7,567,618      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.9%
 
Airport Development and Investment, Ltd.
GBP 783     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.56%, Maturing April 7, 2011   $ 1,188,668      
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  1,125     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.53%, Maturing April 30, 2014     941,663      
 
 
            $ 2,130,331      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 4.8%
 
Accuride Corp.
  250     DIP Loan, 1.00%, Maturing September 30, 2013(4)   $ 255,400      
  862     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing January 31, 2012     862,897      
Adesa, Inc.
  941     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing October 18, 2013     891,644      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  550     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing September 30, 2014     506,337      
Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc.
  83     Revolving Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 23, 2011     81,447      
  508     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 23, 2010     497,021      
  26     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing December 23, 2011     25,453      
Dayco Products, LLC
  225     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing November 13, 2014     204,796      
  32     Term Loan, 12.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014(3)     29,351      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  2,256     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing December 27, 2014     1,900,955      
  589     Term Loan, 2.17%, Maturing December 27, 2015     496,633      
Ford Motor Co.
  1,411     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing December 15, 2013     1,311,129      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  2,300     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.34%, Maturing April 30, 2010     2,134,688      
HLI Operating Co., Inc.
EUR 22     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 30, 2014     2,346      
EUR 371     Term Loan, 11.50%, Maturing May 30, 2014     82,351      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  447     Term Loan, 3.76%, Maturing January 12, 2012     289,478      
LKQ Corp.
  483     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing October 12, 2014     474,159      
TriMas Corp.
  127     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing August 2, 2011     126,563      
  531     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 15, 2015     530,613      
TRW Automotive, Inc.
  300     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 30, 2016     301,031      
United Components, Inc.
  590     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 30, 2010     546,628      
 
 
            $ 11,550,920      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.1%
 
Culligan International Co.
EUR 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.23%, Maturing May 31, 2013   $ 280,737      
 
 
            $ 280,737      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Building and Development — 2.7%
 
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
  461     Term Loan, 1.73%, Maturing March 23, 2011   $ 452,025      
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  356     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing September 30, 2013     335,338      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  774     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing January 23, 2014     732,431      
Epco/Fantome, LLC
  693     Term Loan, 2.86%, Maturing November 23, 2010     630,630      
LNR Property Corp.
  1,184     Term Loan, 3.48%, Maturing July 3, 2011     846,300      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  300     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(5)(6)     0      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  571     Term Loan, 5.28%, Maturing May 24, 2014     561,873      
November 2005 Land Investors
  152     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 9, 2011(2)     35,819      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  569     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing December 31, 2013     568,785      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  427     Term Loan, 6.17%, Maturing December 17, 2012     420,894      
  900     Term Loan, 9.77%, Maturing December 17, 2012     897,103      
Sanitec Europe OY
EUR 387     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing June 25, 2016     399,804      
South Edge, LLC
  422     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(6)     158,203      
WCI Communities, Inc.
  469     Term Loan, 11.00%, Maturing September 3, 2014     468,099      
 
 
            $ 6,507,304      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 10.0%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  784     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 1, 2013   $ 731,651      
Acxiom Corp.
  598     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 15, 2015     596,505      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  1,372     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing October 17, 2012     1,288,904      
Allied Barton Security Service
  494     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 21, 2015     498,857      
Education Management, LLC
  1,992     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 1, 2013     1,875,154      
Info USA, Inc.
  131     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 14, 2012     126,086      
iPayment, Inc.
  435     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing May 10, 2013     400,918      
Kronos, Inc.
  557     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 11, 2014     527,315      
Language Line, Inc.
  950     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2015     946,437      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.56%, Maturing March 28, 2015     410,000      
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC
  984     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing May 22, 2014     920,962      
Protection One, Inc.
  165     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing March 31, 2012     155,555      
  945     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 31, 2014     910,308      
Quantum Corp.
  117     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing July 12, 2014     108,279      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  900     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.25%, Maturing March 31, 2014     858,000      
Sabre, Inc.
  2,642     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing September 30, 2014     2,407,558      
Serena Software, Inc.
  719     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 10, 2013     662,155      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  501     Term Loan, 5.77%, Maturing January 29, 2014     438,256      
EUR 968     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing January 29, 2014     1,151,386      
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 413     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing May 15, 2014     564,185      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  1,851     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing February 11, 2013     1,755,108      
  1,917     Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing February 28, 2016     1,874,633      
Travelport, LLC
  145     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing August 23, 2013     138,552      
  723     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing August 23, 2013     690,514      
EUR 527     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing August 23, 2013     721,640      
  499     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing August 23, 2013     502,075      
VWR International, Inc.
  995     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing June 28, 2013     897,366      
West Corp.
  722     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing October 24, 2013     682,150      
  1,049     Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing July 15, 2016     1,005,009      
 
 
            $ 23,845,518      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 10.8%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  1,648     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 1,631,854      
  61     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing September 1, 2013     59,995      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)
 
                     
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  1,173     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing August 31, 2014   $ 1,153,939      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  1,489     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 29, 2014     1,413,072      
  650     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.74%, Maturing March 29, 2014     615,875      
Cequel Communications, LLC
  699     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing May 5, 2014(3)     701,619      
  1,375     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.76%, Maturing May 5, 2014     1,341,116      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  3,477     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 28, 2013     3,267,114      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  1,985     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing March 29, 2013     1,925,828      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  319     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing February 15, 2015     294,613      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  312     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 2, 2015     294,746      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  1,941     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing April 6, 2014     1,854,337      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  810     Term Loan, 1.97%, Maturing January 31, 2015     754,842      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  1,916     Term Loan, 1.97%, Maturing January 31, 2015     1,781,647      
  998     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 31, 2017     1,001,739      
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 294     Term Loan, 4.17%, Maturing September 3, 2012     465,420      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 578     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing March 2, 2015     574,988      
EUR 11     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing June 26, 2015     13,593      
EUR 273     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing June 26, 2015     334,938      
EUR 578     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing March 2, 2016     574,988      
EUR 194     Term Loan, 8.15%, Maturing March 2, 2017(3)     75,972      
EUR 271     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.90%, Maturing September 2, 2016     165,668      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
  1,037     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing December 31, 2014     974,377      
  1,563     Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing December 31, 2016     1,521,913      
EUR 726     Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing December 31, 2016     965,444      
EUR 524     Term Loan, 4.47%, Maturing December 31, 2017     702,187      
Virgin Media Investment Holding
  1,204     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing March 30, 2012     1,196,125      
GBP 150     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing March 30, 2012     236,654      
 
 
            $ 25,894,603      
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 5.9%
 
Ashland, Inc.
  275     Term Loan, 7.65%, Maturing November 20, 2014   $ 279,799      
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  635     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing December 23, 2013     612,821      
  192     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing December 23, 2013     185,183      
  151     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing January 20, 2014     150,900      
  600     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.25%, Maturing December 23, 2015     586,500      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  1,218     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 2, 2014     1,158,572      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  488     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2012     407,063      
  330     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2013     289,159      
  1,525     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2013     1,334,578      
Huntsman International, LLC
  1,000     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing August 16, 2012     947,857      
  1,000     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing June 30, 2016     952,500      
INEOS Group
  1,268     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 14, 2013     1,152,577      
  1,268     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing December 14, 2014     1,152,577      
EUR 1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.02%, Maturing December 14, 2012     1,179,095      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  866     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     812,858      
Kranton Polymers, LLC
  841     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 12, 2013     801,940      
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 361     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing April 12, 2014     418,636      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  178     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing April 30, 2014     160,688      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing October 31, 2014     402,500      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  1,221     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,236,428      
 
 
            $ 14,222,231      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.4%
 
Hanebrands, Inc.
  550     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 10, 2015   $ 556,531      
St. John Knits International, Inc.
  558     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing March 23, 2012     488,014      
 
 
            $ 1,044,545      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 5.1%
 
Amsted Industries, Inc.
  907     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing October 15, 2010   $ 848,083      
Blount, Inc.
  248     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 9, 2012     248,235      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  208     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing July 13, 2015     178,553      
  208     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing July 13, 2015     178,553      
EUR 417     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.47%, Maturing January 13, 2016     397,892      
Jarden Corp.
  623     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing January 24, 2012     603,013      
  885     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing January 24, 2012     854,421      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  1,436     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing August 21, 2014     1,396,252      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  2,045     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 22, 2014     2,055,514      
RBS Global, Inc.
  728     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 19, 2013     675,362      
  1,683     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 19, 2013     1,588,959      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  104     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 30, 2014     91,504      
  2,078     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,830,091      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  997     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing February 21, 2015     898,945      
Vertrue, Inc.
  500     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing August 16, 2014     410,000      
 
 
            $ 12,255,377      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 4.0%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  973     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 848,811      
Consolidated Container Co.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing September 28, 2014     419,167      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  336     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing November 15, 2012     329,280      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  1,061     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 7, 2011     1,045,934      
  657     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     662,700      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  370     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 16, 2014     357,210      
  1,329     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,295,707      
JSG Acquisitions
  638     Term Loan, 3.66%, Maturing December 31, 2013     631,300      
  638     Term Loan, 3.91%, Maturing December 13, 2014     631,300      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  829     Term Loan, 1.73%, Maturing June 14, 2013     807,429      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
  475     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 5, 2015     478,563      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  843     Revolving Loan, 2.84%, Maturing July 28, 2010     838,343      
  280     Revolving Loan, 3.06%, Maturing July 28, 2010     278,256      
  110     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     108,624      
  193     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     190,513      
  363     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     359,274      
  169     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2011     167,406      
 
 
            $ 9,449,817      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.4%
 
American Safety Razor Co.
  400     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.51%, Maturing July 31, 2014   $ 286,000      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  525     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.28%, Maturing November 30, 2014     304,500      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  490     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing April 7, 2011     481,574      
 
 
            $ 1,072,074      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 0.6%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  393     Term Loan, 2.98%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 265,106      
  150     Term Loan, 8.48%, Maturing November 3, 2013     18,000      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.73%, Maturing May 3, 2013     178,750      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  155     Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing January 30, 2012     147,650      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  357     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2014     358,212      
  179     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     179,106      
  393     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     394,033      
 
 
            $ 1,540,857      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.2%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 500     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing April 1, 2015   $ 659,433      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 1,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.74%, Maturing October 13, 2013     1,563,044      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued)
 
                     
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  625     Term Loan, 6.99%, Maturing June 3, 2013   $ 627,021      
 
 
            $ 2,849,498      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 4.4%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  630     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing July 11, 2011   $ 591,013      
  950     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.31%, Maturing July 11, 2013     869,250      
FCI International S.A.S.
  83     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     76,760      
  83     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     76,760      
  86     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     79,732      
  86     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing November 1, 2013     79,732      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  992     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing December 1, 2013     872,581      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  491     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing July 28, 2012     444,112      
  380     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing July 28, 2012     344,010      
  729     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing July 28, 2012     659,353      
  250     Term Loan, 5.73%, Maturing March 2, 2014     177,500      
  92     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.48%, Maturing March 2, 2014     66,688      
  158     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.48%, Maturing March 2, 2014     113,604      
Network Solutions, LLC
  330     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 7, 2014     293,376      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  1,167     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing January 23, 2014     970,973      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  1,831     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing April 27, 2013     1,634,432      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  134     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     132,979      
  1,601     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing March 30, 2013     1,588,091      
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
  683     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing November 23, 2012     655,286      
VeriFone, Inc.
  371     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing October 31, 2013     352,688      
Vertafore, Inc.
  477     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     448,056      
 
 
            $ 10,526,976      
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.4%
 
Hertz Corp.
  88     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing December 21, 2012   $ 83,934      
  810     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing December 21, 2012     770,651      
 
 
            $ 854,585      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.4%
 
Central Garden & Pet Co.
  1,002     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing February 28, 2014   $ 952,802      
 
 
            $ 952,802      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 2.5%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  1,043     Term Loan, 4.43%, Maturing June 30, 2014   $ 931,094      
First Data
  500     Term Loan, Maturing September 24, 2014(7)     444,375      
  500     Term Loan, Maturing September 24, 2014(7)     446,125      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,176     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,069,972      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 213     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing June 30, 2015     323,169      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  1,877     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing December 18, 2014     1,770,667      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  721     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing November 2, 2014     634,183      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  191     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing May 24, 2014     177,329      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  238     Term Loan, 5.24%, Maturing July 31, 2014     157,467      
 
 
            $ 5,954,381      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 4.5%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  1,593     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 1,507,792      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  1,597     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 29, 2013     1,517,471      
Dean Foods Co.
  812     Term Loan, 1.64%, Maturing April 2, 2014     775,573      
Michael Foods, Inc.
  871     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 30, 2014     880,101      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  2,977     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,782,076      
Provimi Group SA
  120     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing June 28, 2015     111,268      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Food Products (continued)
 
                     
  147     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing June 28, 2015   $ 136,929      
EUR 155     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     206,312      
EUR 256     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     341,217      
EUR 267     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     355,554      
EUR 344     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     458,504      
EUR 19     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     20,153      
EUR 558     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.24%, Maturing December 28, 2016(4)     581,231      
  119     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.48%, Maturing December 28, 2016     86,176      
Reddy Ice Group, Inc.
  1,055     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing August 9, 2012     942,642      
 
 
            $ 10,702,999      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 3.6%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  149     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 11, 2011   $ 150,028      
Aramark Corp.
  3,711     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing January 26, 2014     3,527,331      
  245     Term Loan, 2.14%, Maturing January 26, 2014     232,980      
GBP 485     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing January 27, 2014     723,640      
Buffets, Inc.
  57     Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing November 1, 2013(3)     51,444      
  288     Term Loan - Second Lien, 17.78%, Maturing November 1, 2013(3)     257,513      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  538     Term Loan, 1.79%, Maturing April 27, 2013     511,243      
  334     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 27, 2016     319,458      
Denny’s, Inc.
  53     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing March 31, 2012     50,531      
  140     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing March 31, 2012     134,750      
Maine Beverage Co., LLC
  219     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 30, 2010     206,719      
NPC International, Inc.
  184     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing May 3, 2013     173,495      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  148     Term Loan, 3.08%, Maturing May 9, 2013     121,066      
  1,682     Term Loan, 2.66%, Maturing May 9, 2014     1,377,978      
QCE Finance, LLC
  485     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing May 5, 2013     398,447      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing November 5, 2013     266,750      
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC
  175     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 29, 2013     161,666      
 
 
            $ 8,665,039      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 4.1%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  2,797     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 2,617,005      
Iceland Foods Group, Ltd.
GBP 557     Term Loan, 9.27%, Maturing May 2, 2016(3)     890,490      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  119     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing May 15, 2014     111,580      
  414     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing May 15, 2014     387,549      
Rite Aid Corp.
  3,057     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing June 1, 2014     2,700,798      
  543     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     511,081      
  500     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing June 4, 2014     519,140      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  1,995     Term Loan, 6.39%, Maturing November 3, 2013     1,989,898      
 
 
            $ 9,727,541      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 2.0%
 
Appleton Papers, Inc.
  681     Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing June 5, 2014   $ 631,057      
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  3,802     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing December 20, 2012     3,682,567      
  509     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing December 23, 2014     508,321      
 
 
            $ 4,821,945      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 14.6%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  897     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing November 22, 2012   $ 847,492      
Alliance Healthcare Services
  575     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 1, 2016     568,531      
American Medical Systems
  318     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing July 20, 2012     308,825      
Biomet, Inc.
  2,987     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing December 26, 2014     2,863,180      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  469     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 15, 2015     470,235      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  1,296     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing April 10, 2014     1,106,083      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
Carestream Health, Inc.
  1,241     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing April 30, 2013   $ 1,172,495      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.49%, Maturing October 30, 2013     426,719      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  630     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing March 23, 2015     480,060      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  243     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing July 25, 2014     229,415      
  4,748     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing July 25, 2014     4,488,491      
Concentra, Inc.
  370     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.76%, Maturing June 25, 2015(3)     306,972      
ConMed Corp.
  250     Term Loan, 1.74%, Maturing April 13, 2013     235,157      
CRC Health Corp.
  241     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing February 6, 2013     218,404      
  266     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing February 6, 2013     241,452      
DaVita, Inc.
  715     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing October 5, 2012     696,196      
DJO Finance, LLC
  441     Term Loan, 3.23%, Maturing May 15, 2014     417,021      
Fenwal, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.51%, Maturing August 28, 2014     428,750      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  386     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing May 30, 2013     365,747      
HCA, Inc.
  3,706     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing November 18, 2013     3,547,095      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  2,412     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing February 28, 2014     2,254,239      
HealthSouth Corp.
  792     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 10, 2013     753,304      
  652     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing March 15, 2014     631,571      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  41     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing March 14, 2014     38,638      
  153     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing March 14, 2014     142,720      
  441     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing March 14, 2014     412,394      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  262     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing March 28, 2013     245,434      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  350     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.48%, Maturing June 26, 2015     339,281      
inVentiv Health, Inc.
  460     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing July 6, 2014     435,894      
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
  1,086     Term Loan, 1.89%, Maturing April 15, 2012     1,054,975      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  281     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 12, 2013     265,074      
  603     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing April 12, 2013     569,389      
Mylan, Inc.
  2,291     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing October 2, 2014     2,244,552      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  547     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing June 29, 2013     487,136      
  34     Term Loan, 4.15%, Maturing June 29, 2013     29,946      
National Renal Institutes, Inc.
  444     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing March 31, 2013(3)     408,756      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  395     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     295,499      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  292     Term Loan, 4.53%, Maturing November 15, 2012     281,542      
  350     Term Loan, 9.26%, Maturing November 15, 2013     334,250      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  864     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing November 16, 2013     826,916      
RehabCare Group, Inc.
  425     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 20, 2015     421,591      
Renal Advantage, Inc.
  1     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing October 5, 2012     450      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  927     Term Loan, 4.02%, Maturing August 5, 2014     901,971      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
  211     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 13, 2010     176,088      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  1,581     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing September 23, 2011     1,554,007      
Viant Holdings, Inc.
  289     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing June 25, 2014     285,927      
 
 
            $ 34,809,864      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 1.5%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  223     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 174,280      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  136     Term Loan, 1.98%, Maturing June 23, 2013     126,081      
  501     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 23, 2013     463,158      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  970     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing August 31, 2011     893,208      
  350     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.31%, Maturing August 31, 2012     291,083      
Oreck Corp.
  666     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 2, 2012(2)(5)     239,251      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Home Furnishings (continued)
 
                     
Simmons Co.
  1,495     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing December 19, 2011   $ 1,482,441      
  545     Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing February 15, 2012(3)     16,355      
 
 
            $ 3,685,857      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 3.2%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  486     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 452,820      
  415     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing February 7, 2014     387,915      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  547     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing January 4, 2014     459,623      
  66     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing January 4, 2014     55,482      
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  40     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing July 13, 2014     32,630      
  278     Term Loan, 2.74%, Maturing July 13, 2014     227,825      
  425     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.98%, Maturing July 13, 2015     255,709      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  678     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing November 7, 2013     635,520      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.28%, Maturing April 7, 2014     460,000      
Gleason Corp.
  84     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing June 30, 2013     81,385      
  306     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing June 30, 2013     296,881      
Jason, Inc.
  265     Term Loan, 5.99%, Maturing April 30, 2010     173,577      
John Maneely Co.
  1,172     Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing December 8, 2013     1,103,280      
LN Acquisitions Corp.
  123     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 11, 2014     108,570      
  318     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 11, 2014     281,742      
Polypore, Inc.
  1,584     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing July 3, 2014     1,497,234      
Sequa Corp.
  397     Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing November 30, 2014     355,717      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  1,117     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing August 11, 2013(3)     774,803      
 
 
            $ 7,640,713      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.6%
 
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing June 8, 2014   $ 411,250      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  1,586     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing September 26, 2013     1,466,950      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  305     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing February 10, 2013     292,389      
Conseco, Inc.
  1,416     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     1,343,807      
Crawford & Company
  645     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 31, 2013     629,136      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  182     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing June 13, 2014     167,553      
  810     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing June 13, 2014     745,429      
  274     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 30, 2014     272,084      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  926     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing May 4, 2014     826,678      
 
 
            $ 6,155,276      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 8.2%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  1,952     Term Loan, 1.73%, Maturing January 26, 2013   $ 1,849,755      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.48%, Maturing December 8, 2013     348,750      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  980     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing June 28, 2013     704,805      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  448     Term Loan, 3.74%, Maturing May 19, 2012     437,488      
  1,355     Term Loan, 4.24%, Maturing May 19, 2012     1,323,269      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  161     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing August 30, 2012     159,228      
  1,640     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing February 17, 2014     1,622,767      
Cinemark, Inc.
  1,935     Term Loan, 2.03%, Maturing October 5, 2013     1,847,234      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  35     Term Loan, 6.22%, Maturing January 28, 2011     32,953      
  61     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing January 28, 2011     56,323      
  577     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing January 28, 2011     536,827      
Mega Blocks, Inc.
  814     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 26, 2012     427,284      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  2,244     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 8, 2012(2)     1,451,700      
National CineMedia, LLC
  1,900     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 13, 2015     1,784,100      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  2,403     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 10, 2010     2,399,458      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  531     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing December 21, 2014     483,164      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)
 
                     
  450     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.24%, Maturing June 21, 2015   $ 315,000      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  675     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing April 30, 2015     660,963      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  600     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     502,500      
SW Acquisition Co., Inc.
  900     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 31, 2016     906,300      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  1,250     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     1,256,562      
Zuffa, LLC
  490     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 20, 2016     443,609      
 
 
            $ 19,550,039      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 3.4%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  576     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 573,120      
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC
  257     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing February 16, 2014     179,884      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  1,589     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing January 28, 2015     1,286,998      
  1,000     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing October 31, 2016     997,188      
Herbst Gaming, Inc.
  463     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 2, 2011(2)     244,003      
  514     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 2, 2011(2)     270,969      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  758     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 4, 2014     693,999      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  532     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 30, 2014     443,046      
  108     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 30, 2014     89,737      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  388     Term Loan, 1.99%, Maturing October 3, 2012     377,120      
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
  131     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 29, 2012(4)     122,118      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  453     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing May 14, 2014     398,081      
  1,794     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing May 23, 2014     1,576,156      
VML US Finance, LLC
  202     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing May 25, 2012     191,497      
  403     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing May 25, 2013     382,995      
Wimar OpCo, LLC
  1,343     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 3, 2012(2)     417,897      
 
 
            $ 8,244,808      
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.8%
 
Euramax International, Inc.
  165     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 111,175      
  165     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(3)     110,850      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  184     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing May 18, 2014     153,114      
Novelis, Inc.
  328     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing June 28, 2014     300,283      
  721     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 28, 2014     660,649      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  703     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing May 8, 2014     667,194      
 
 
            $ 2,003,265      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 3.4%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  2,257     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 20, 2014   $ 2,229,271      
Big West Oil, LLC
  174     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     166,830      
  218     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 1, 2014     209,730      
Dresser, Inc.
  485     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing May 4, 2014     453,658      
  700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing May 4, 2015     659,750      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  149     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing April 2, 2013     143,114      
  1,850     Term Loan, 3.99%, Maturing April 2, 2013     1,777,820      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  588     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing October 31, 2014     564,480      
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
  759     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 6, 2013     728,058      
SemGroup Corp.
  500     Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing November 27, 2013     493,334      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  101     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing October 31, 2012     101,214      
  66     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing October 31, 2012     65,952      
  525     Term Loan, Maturing June 4, 2017(7)     526,969      
 
 
            $ 8,120,180      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 7.2%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  949     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 31, 2013(3)   $ 884,520      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  500     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing September 27, 2013     465,833      
EUR 236     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing September 27, 2013     324,168      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  325     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing August 28, 2014   $ 119,844      
  725     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing August 28, 2014     267,344      
  350     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing August 28, 2014     129,062      
Getty Images, Inc.
  1,498     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     1,507,199      
Idearc, Inc.
  723     Term Loan, 11.00%, Maturing December 31, 2015     723,142      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  246     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing August 17, 2014     220,064      
  1,638     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing August 17, 2014     1,466,622      
  499     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 31, 2014     486,281      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  817     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015     645,818      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  379     Term Loan, 4.73%, Maturing August 2, 2013     119,239      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  645     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 24, 2012     516,725      
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  244     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing July 5, 2014     217,494      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  2,272     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing August 9, 2013     2,131,035      
  995     Term Loan, 3.98%, Maturing May 1, 2016     941,092      
PagesJaunes Group, SA
EUR 500     Term Loan, 4.96%, Maturing April 10, 2016     438,257      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  378     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     75,528      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)
  567     DIP Loan, 13.50%, Maturing August 21, 2010     591,881      
  507     Revolving Loan, 4.53%, Maturing March 3, 2014     261,591      
  2,041     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing March 3, 2014     1,053,463      
  182     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing March 3, 2014     93,813      
SGS International, Inc.
  315     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing December 30, 2011     303,056      
Source Media, Inc.
  544     Term Loan, 5.26%, Maturing November 8, 2011     470,897      
Tribune Co.
  790     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 10, 2010(2)     451,555      
  497     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(2)     258,072      
  1,083     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 17, 2014(2)     629,665      
Xsys, Inc.
  605     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing September 27, 2013     563,774      
EUR 264     Term Loan, 3.27%, Maturing September 27, 2013     362,144      
  618     Term Loan, 2.89%, Maturing September 27, 2014     575,851      
 
 
            $ 17,295,029      
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 5.7%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  432     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 403,920      
CMP KC, LLC
  477     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 5, 2013(5)     136,854      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  896     Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing May 5, 2013     665,424      
Discovery Communications, Inc.
  993     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 14, 2014     1,004,286      
Emmis Operating Co.
  413     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing November 2, 2013     336,152      
Gray Television, Inc.
  593     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing January 19, 2015     518,815      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  586     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing March 20, 2012     505,103      
Intelsat Corp.
  1,423     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,344,653      
  1,423     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,344,653      
  1,424     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,345,063      
Ion Media Networks, Inc.
  179     DIP Loan, 15.00%, Maturing May 29, 2010(5)     282,055      
  1,350     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 15, 2012(2)     367,875      
NEP II, Inc.
  309     Term Loan, 2.49%, Maturing February 16, 2014     285,415      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  887     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 1, 2012     834,090      
  939     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 1, 2012     882,278      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  775     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing June 25, 2014     643,250      
SFX Entertainment
  465     Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing June 21, 2013     449,061      
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.
  245     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 19, 2012     230,555      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  1,700     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing September 29, 2014     1,483,250      
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
  860     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 3, 2012(2)     646,335      
 
 
            $ 13,709,087      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.4%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  987     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 922,542      
 
 
            $ 922,542      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 4.2%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  78     Term Loan, 6.29%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 74,551      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  292     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing May 25, 2013     264,398      
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
  821     Term Loan, 3.87%, Maturing September 29, 2013     751,534      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  867     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 15, 2010     870,340      
Josten’s Corp.
  880     Term Loan, 2.23%, Maturing October 4, 2011     862,552      
Mapco Express, Inc.
  162     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 28, 2011     152,419      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  984     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 5, 2013     894,392      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  1,598     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,472,376      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  845     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing July 31, 2013     696,606      
  700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.24%, Maturing January 31, 2013     187,250      
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  575     Term Loan, Maturing November 24, 2015(7)     579,453      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  23     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing November 15, 2012     22,044      
  407     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing May 31, 2015     395,009      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  1,116     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing October 26, 2013     1,063,908      
Savers, Inc.
  172     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing August 11, 2012     163,574      
  194     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing August 11, 2012     184,252      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  1,419     Term Loan, 2.24%, Maturing February 6, 2014     1,332,858      
 
 
            $ 9,967,516      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.2%
 
Niagara Corp.
  538     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing June 29, 2014   $ 354,833      
 
 
            $ 354,833      
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.7%
 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  730     Term Loan, 6.27%, Maturing December 6, 2013   $ 731,174      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  997     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 10, 2014     908,201      
 
 
            $ 1,639,375      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 2.8%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  528     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 500,738      
Asurion Corp.
  773     Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing July 13, 2012     741,979      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.73%, Maturing January 13, 2013     486,563      
CommScope, Inc.
  1,011     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing November 19, 2014     987,024      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  509     Term Loan, 2.73%, Maturing July 3, 2013     486,546      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 414     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing December 26, 2014     577,826      
NTelos, Inc.
  998     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 13, 2015     1,006,228      
Palm, Inc.
  415     Term Loan, 3.76%, Maturing April 24, 2014     360,911      
Stratos Global Corp.
  535     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing February 13, 2012     525,392      
Trilogy International Partners
  475     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 29, 2012     406,125      
Windstream Corp.
  635     Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing December 17, 2015     620,725      
 
 
            $ 6,700,057      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 4.0%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  145     Revolving Loan, 3.23%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 133,244      
  987     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 30, 2014     906,568      
Astoria Generating Co.
  625     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.01%, Maturing August 23, 2013     582,552      
Calpine Corp.
  2,980     DIP Loan, 3.14%, Maturing March 29, 2014     2,825,325      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  1,410     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 1, 2014     1,344,693      
  831     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing June 1, 2014     792,380      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Utilities (continued)
 
                     
Pike Electric, Inc.
  90     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing July 1, 2012   $ 83,491      
  153     Term Loan, 1.75%, Maturing December 10, 2012     142,576      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  934     Term Loan, 3.73%, Maturing October 10, 2014     762,665      
  1,800     Term Loan, 3.73%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,456,884      
Vulcan Energy Corp.
  519     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 31, 2015     522,480      
 
 
            $ 9,552,858      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $348,798,157)
  $ 322,768,997      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 12.3%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%
 
Alion Science and Technologies Corp.
  75     10.25%, 2/1/15   $ 57,750      
Bombardier, Inc.
  70     8.00%, 11/15/14(8)     73,063      
 
 
            $ 130,813      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
Continental Airlines
  72     7.033%, 6/15/11   $ 67,981      
 
 
            $ 67,981      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.4%
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  25     11.00%, 11/1/15(8)   $ 26,375      
  665     11.25%, 11/1/15(3)(8)     698,250      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  85     9.25%, 1/15/17(8)     86,700      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  55     8.00%, 7/1/13     33,000      
United Components, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  65     9.375%, 6/15/13     63,050      
 
 
            $ 907,375      
 
 
 
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.3%
 
LBI Media, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  80     11.00%, 10/15/13   $ 59,700      
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  80     10.375%, 9/1/14(8)     84,800      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  450     13.00%, 8/1/14(8)     491,062      
 
 
            $ 635,562      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.5%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 1,000     3.617%, 1/15/14(9)   $ 1,225,685      
Interface, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  20     9.50%, 2/1/14     19,775      
Texas Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  65     7.25%, 7/15/13(8)     64,188      
 
 
            $ 1,309,648      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.7%
 
Affinion Group, Inc.
  40     10.125%, 10/15/13   $ 41,300      
  110     11.50%, 10/15/15     115,775      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  210     8.75%, 6/1/14     217,875      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  46     10.25%, 6/1/16     49,450      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  90     11.375%, 11/15/14(8)     76,050      
Muzak, LLC/Muzak Finance, Sr. Notes
  20     10.00%, 12/31/09(2)     8,600      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  900     10.625%, 5/15/15(8)     995,625      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
  105     10.75%, 8/1/16     113,662      
West Corp.
  150     9.50%, 10/15/14     153,000      
 
 
            $ 1,771,337      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.1%
 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  75     8.75%, 11/15/13(2)   $ 77,344      
Charter Communications, Inc., Sr. Notes
  10     8.375%, 4/30/14(2)(8)     10,325      
  100     10.875%, 9/14/14(2)(8)     112,500      

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)
 
                     
Kabel Deutschland GmbH
  135     10.625%, 7/1/14   $ 141,750      
 
 
            $ 341,919      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.2%
 
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  180     8.50%, 2/15/16(8)   $ 121,950      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  240     9.00%, 8/15/14(8)     202,800      
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  179     5.00%, 1/29/19(5)     65,872      
 
 
            $ 390,622      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.2%
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Notes
  150     9.75%, 1/15/15   $ 158,250      
  40     8.875%, 4/1/16     42,050      
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  255     8.875%, 9/15/13     255,000      
 
 
            $ 455,300      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 0.1%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  87     9.50%, 8/1/14(8)   $ 87,653      
  90     11.75%, 8/1/16     89,550      
 
 
            $ 177,203      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.3%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  500     5.034%, 2/15/15   $ 459,375      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  175     8.50%, 8/1/14     150,719      
 
 
            $ 610,094      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.1%
 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.
  165     9.75%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 171,188      
 
 
            $ 171,188      
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%
 
Waste Services, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  245     9.50%, 4/15/14   $ 257,250      
 
 
            $ 257,250      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%
 
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  95     9.25%, 6/1/16   $ 101,412      
Avago Technologies Finance
  115     11.875%, 12/1/15     127,219      
Ceridian Corp., Sr. Notes
  25     11.25%, 11/15/15     23,969      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  425     3.034%, 10/15/13     354,344      
 
 
            $ 606,944      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.0%
 
Hertz Corp.
  50     8.875%, 1/1/14   $ 51,375      
  45     10.50%, 1/1/16     48,263      
 
 
            $ 99,638      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  160     8.00%, 12/15/16   $ 160,423      
 
 
            $ 160,423      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.6%
 
ASG Consolidated, LLC/ASG Finance, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  290     11.50%, 11/1/11   $ 292,175      
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.00%, 7/15/14(8)     1,090,000      
 
 
            $ 1,382,175      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.1%
 
El Pollo Loco, Inc.
  145     11.75%, 11/15/13   $ 132,675      
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  175     9.50%, 5/1/14     174,125      
 
 
            $ 306,800      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  365     5.178%, 3/15/14(3)   $ 342,187      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  210     10.75%, 3/15/15     214,725      
 
 
            $ 556,912      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.5%
 
NewPage Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     11.375%, 12/31/14(8)   $ 1,015,000      
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  120     11.375%, 8/1/16     97,200      
 
 
            $ 1,112,200      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.7%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  150     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 145,125      
AMR HoldCo, Inc./EmCare HoldCo, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  170     10.00%, 2/15/15     179,350      
Biomet, Inc.
  335     11.625%, 10/15/17     371,850      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  95     10.875%, 11/15/14     100,700      
HCA, Inc.
  65     9.25%, 11/15/16     69,956      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  260     10.375%, 4/15/16(8)     254,800      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  155     11.25%, 7/1/14     158,875      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  105     7.75%, 10/15/13     105,000      
US Oncology, Inc.
  290     10.75%, 8/15/14     305,950      
 
 
            $ 1,691,606      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.1%
 
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  105     9.125%, 10/15/15   $ 105,525      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  80     8.625%, 12/15/13(8)     80,000      
 
 
            $ 185,525      
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.1%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  55     11.00%, 5/1/15(8)   $ 55,412      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  70     9.00%, 12/15/14(8)     67,200      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  50     4.148%, 11/15/14(8)     41,313      
 
 
            $ 163,925      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.3%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  350     11.00%, 2/1/16   $ 367,500      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp., Variable Rate
  195     0.00%, 4/1/12(2)(5)(8)     0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  105     12.50%, 4/1/13(2)(5)(8)     0      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  335     9.505%, 8/15/14     280,144      
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  50     7.00%, 6/15/13     50,125      
  20     6.875%, 12/1/13     19,750      
  10     7.25%, 6/15/16     9,712      
  20     7.25%, 3/15/18     18,525      
 
 
            $ 745,756      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 1.0%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  265     9.375%, 12/15/14(2)(8)   $ 47,700      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  180     8.00%, 8/1/13(8)     146,925      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  150     4.024%, 11/15/12(8)     105,750      
Eldorado Casino Shreveport
  44     10.00%, 8/1/12(3)(5)     38,763      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  255     10.25%, 6/15/15(2)(8)     3,825      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  60     10.75%, 12/1/13(2)(8)     9,375      
Indianapolis Downs, LLC & Capital Corp., Sr. Notes
  60     11.00%, 11/1/12(8)     39,300      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  270     12.00%, 11/15/10(2)     113,063      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  75     12.50%, 10/15/11(2)(8)     235      

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)
 
                     
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  85     8.00%, 4/1/12   $ 72,781      
  120     7.125%, 8/15/14     82,350      
  115     6.875%, 2/15/15     75,325      
Park Place Entertainment
  190     7.875%, 3/15/10     190,000      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC
  1,000     10.75%, 8/15/17(8)     1,010,000      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  35     7.50%, 6/15/15     32,375      
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  56     10.375%, 6/15/14(8)     58,520      
San Pasqual Casino
  55     8.00%, 9/15/13(8)     51,700      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  95     2.75%, 3/15/14(8)     78,731      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  165     9.00%, 11/15/15(8)     149,531      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  146     8.625%, 9/15/14(5)(8)     116,537      
 
 
            $ 2,422,786      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 0.5%
 
Terex Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.875%, 6/1/16   $ 1,120,000      
 
 
            $ 1,120,000      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.3%
 
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  355     10.625%, 9/1/16(8)   $ 394,494      
Teck Resources, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  330     10.75%, 5/15/19     396,000      
 
 
            $ 790,494      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.7%
 
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  100     9.00%, 1/15/14   $ 96,000      
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.
  95     7.75%, 8/1/13     84,075      
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.
  330     8.50%, 12/15/19(8)     338,250      
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  195     7.625%, 12/1/13     156,487      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  30     7.50%, 12/15/15     30,075      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  130     9.625%, 5/15/12     134,813      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  165     11.00%, 2/15/15     154,275      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  50     7.875%, 12/15/14     41,250      
  95     8.25%, 12/15/14     78,731      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  65     12.00%, 2/15/18     67,356      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  125     7.00%, 5/1/17(8)     113,125      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  155     7.125%, 4/1/16     145,313      
SandRidge Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  30     8.00%, 6/1/18(8)     29,625      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  30     6.875%, 6/1/14     29,700      
Stewart & Stevenson, LLC, Sr. Notes
  120     10.00%, 7/15/14     112,200      
 
 
            $ 1,611,275      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.8%
 
Dex Media West/Finance, Series B
  97     9.875%, 8/15/13(2)   $ 30,798      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  1,045     10.00%, 8/15/15(8)     1,060,675      
  544     10.25%, 8/15/15(3)(8)     515,871      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  50     11.00%, 12/1/17     32,500      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  265     10.00%, 8/1/14     277,587      
  40     12.50% (0.00% until 2011), 8/1/16     36,700      
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Sr. Sub. Notes
  245     9.00%, 2/15/17(2)     3,981      
 
 
            $ 1,958,112      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  100     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 93,875      

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Rail Industries (continued)
 
                     
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  155     7.625%, 12/1/13   $ 153,450      
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     98,000      
  105     8.00%, 6/1/15     109,331      
 
 
            $ 454,656      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.8%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  220     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 217,800      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  1,505     9.00%, 10/15/15     1,478,310      
  320     10.375%, 10/15/15     315,200      
Sally Holdings, LLC
  665     9.25%, 11/15/14     693,262      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  245     10.50%, 11/15/16     264,600      
Toys ‘‘R” Us
  1,000     10.75%, 7/15/17(8)     1,100,000      
Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B
  215     8.50%, 2/15/15     214,463      
 
 
            $ 4,283,635      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  240     11.25%, 2/15/14(2)   $ 78,300      
 
 
            $ 78,300      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.0%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, Sr. Notes
  110     10.00%, 9/1/14(8)   $ 105,050      
 
 
            $ 105,050      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.9%
 
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  312     9.125%, 1/15/15(8)   $ 308,880      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.
  900     11.25%, 6/15/16     978,750      
NII Capital Corp.
  330     10.00%, 8/15/16(8)     347,325      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  475     3.549%, 6/15/13     459,562      
 
 
            $ 2,094,517      
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.1%
 
AES Corp., Sr. Notes
  8     8.75%, 5/15/13(8)   $ 8,240      
NGC Corp.
  205     7.625%, 10/15/26     142,475      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  85     7.25%, 2/1/14     86,275      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  10     7.625%, 6/15/14     9,950      
 
 
            $ $246,940      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $30,923,281)
  $ 29,403,961      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 1.0%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 372     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 6.753%, 12/15/20(10)   $ 37,174      
  318     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 2.212%, 2/24/19(8)(10)     201,016      
  376     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 2.201%, 4/15/19(8)(10)     263,737      
  500     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 2.301%, 1/15/19(8)(10)     79,000      
  500     Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C, 2.723%, 8/11/16(8)(10)     219,050      
  492     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 5.757%, 3/8/17(10)     296,023      
  500     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.034%, 7/17/19(10)     237,450      
  1,000     Madison Park Funding Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class D, 5.001%, 3/25/20(8)(10)     569,000      
  1,000     Schiller Park CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D, 2.032%, 4/25/21(8)(10)     525,200      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $5,027,437)
  $ 2,427,650      
 
 
                     
                     

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Common Stocks — 0.2%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
Automotive — 0.1%
 
  10,159     Dayco Products(11)   $ 132,067      
  10,443     Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.(11)     0      
 
 
            $ $132,067      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.1%
 
  131     Panolam Holdings Co.(11)   $ 71,984      
  25,823     Sanitec Europe OY B Units(5)(11)     40,350      
  25,823     Sanitec Europe OY E Units(5)(11)     0      
  277     United Subcontractors, Inc.(5)(11)     22,323      
 
 
            $ 134,657      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%
 
  175     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(5)(11)   $ 62,841      
 
 
            $ 62,841      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.0%
 
  12,234     Buffets, Inc.(11)   $ 67,287      
 
 
            $ 67,287      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.0%
 
  289     Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.(5)   $ 5,202      
 
 
            $ 5,202      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%
 
  468     Euramax International, Inc.(5)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  750     SemGroup Corp.(11)   $ 18,000      
 
 
            $ 18,000      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.0%
 
  3,353     SuperMedia, Inc.(11)   $ 117,353      
 
 
            $ 117,353      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $735,823)
  $ 537,407      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.0%
 
  35     Hayes Lemmerz International, Series A, Convertible(11)(12)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%
 
  15     Key Plastics, LLC, Series A(5)(11)(12)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
 
  1,783     Crown Castle International Corp., Convertible(3)   $ 103,525      
 
 
            $ 103,525      
 
 
             
Total Preferred Stocks (identified cost $99,233)
  $ 103,525      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  789     SemGroup Corp.(5)(11)   $ 8      
 
 
             
Total Warrants (identified cost $8)
  $ 8      
 
 
                     
                     
Closed-End Investment Companies — 2.3%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  17,436     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.    $ 248,114      
  9,908     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.      136,037      
  8,345     BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust     116,496      
  1,174     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund     14,182      
  200,596     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     2,387,092      
  296,293     ING Prime Rate Trust     1,546,650      
  5,140     LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.      51,606      
  23,301     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     241,165      
  3,401     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund     36,629      
  11,375     Nuveen Senior Income Fund     80,876      
  55     PIMCO Floating Rate Income Fund     621      
  647     PIMCO Floating Rate Strategy Fund     6,392      
  117     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     1,348      
  136,255     Van Kampen Senior Income Trust     574,996      
 
 
     
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
   
(identified cost $7,439,831)
  $ 5,442,204      
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%
 
  261,268     Adelphia Recovery Trust(11)   $ 9,144      
  270,000     Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(11)     10,800      
 
 
            $ 19,944      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  55,000     VeraSun Energy Corp., Escrow Certificate(5)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Miscellaneous
   
(identified cost $252,930)
  $ 19,944      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 5.4%
 
Interest/
               
Principal
               
(000’s Omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 9,612     Cash Management Portfolio, 0.00%(13)   $ 9,611,801      
  3,304     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 1/4/10     3,303,616      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $12,915,417)
  $ 12,915,417      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 156.1%
   
(identified cost $406,192,117)
  $ 373,619,113      
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.3)%
  $ (801,692 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 155.8%
   
(identified cost $405,390,425)
  $ 372,817,421      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.8)%
  $ (23,480,620 )    
 
 
     
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative
   
Unpaid Dividends — (46.0)%
  $ (110,000,924 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 239,335,877      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
 
DIP - Debtor in Possession
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(3) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest/dividends in additional par/shares.
 
(4) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(5) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(6) Defaulted matured security.
 
(7) This Senior Loan will settle after December 31, 2009, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(8) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2009, the aggregate value of these securities is $13,902,921 or 5.8% of the Trust’s net assets.
 
(9) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(10) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2009.
 
(11) Non-income producing security.
 
(12) Restricted security (see Note 8).
 
(13) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2009.

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of December 31, 2009          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $395,778,624)
  $ 363,205,620      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $9,611,801)
    9,611,801      
Cash
    35,099      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $44,618)
    44,626      
Interest and dividends receivable
    2,454,160      
Receivable for investments sold
    4,114,440      
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    10,281      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 379,476,027      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 26,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    2,368,375      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    104,981      
Distributions payable
    1,132,741      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    281,960      
Administration fee
    78,529      
Trustees’ fees
    3,245      
Accrued expenses
    169,395      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 30,139,226      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (4,400 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 110,000,924      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 239,335,877      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 36,540,034 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 365,400      
Additional paid-in capital
    370,542,510      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (97,536,418 )    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
    (1,306,996 )    
Net unrealized depreciation
    (32,728,619 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 239,335,877      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($239,335,877 ¸ 36,540,034 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 6.55      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
December 31, 2009          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 9,569,940      
Dividends
    154,090      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment
    11,650      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
    (11,650 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 9,724,030      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 1,472,344      
Administration fee
    436,245      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    6,923      
Custodian fee
    114,585      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    10,614      
Legal and accounting services
    86,726      
Printing and postage
    45,160      
Interest expense and fees
    302,501      
Preferred shares service fee
    82,109      
Miscellaneous
    51,966      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 2,609,173      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 3      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 3      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 2,609,170      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 7,114,860      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (7,334,318 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    47,765      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (7,286,553 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 46,603,983      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (197,490 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 46,406,493      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 39,119,940      
 
 
             
Distributions to preferred shareholders
           
 
 
From net investment income
  $ (102,278 )    
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 46,132,522      
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  December 31, 2009
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     June 30, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 7,114,860     $ 17,975,898      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, swap contracts and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    (7,286,553 )     (33,461,287 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    46,406,493       (40,006,006 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders — From net investment income
    (102,278 )     (1,216,911 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ 46,132,522     $ (56,708,306 )    
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (6,979,147 )   $ (16,036,792 )    
Tax return of capital
          (276,506 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (6,979,147 )   $ (16,313,298 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $     $ 263,594      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $     $ 263,594      
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ 39,153,375     $ (72,758,010 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares
 
At beginning of period
  $ 200,182,502     $ 272,940,512      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 239,335,877     $ 200,182,502      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net
investment income
included in net assets
applicable to common shares
 
At end of period
  $ (1,306,996 )   $ (1,340,431 )    
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    Six Months Ended
     
Cash Flows From
  December 31, 2009
     
Operating Activities   (Unaudited)      
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 46,132,522      
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    102,278      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ 46,234,800      
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (72,088,576 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    59,568,288      
Increase in short-term investments, net
    (5,502,185 )    
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (1,390,621 )    
Increase in interest and dividends receivable
    (459,510 )    
Decrease in interest receivable from affiliated investment
    57      
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (3,144,860 )    
Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    41,789      
Decrease in miscellaneous receivable
    24,382      
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
    3,625      
Decrease in payable for investments purchased
    (1,696,369 )    
Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    104,981      
Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    57,015      
Increase in payable to affiliate for administration fees
    16,770      
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    436      
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (71,083 )    
Increase in unfunded loan commitments
    283,598      
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (46,603,983 )    
Net realized loss on investments
    7,334,318      
 
 
Net cash used in operating activities
  $ (17,287,128 )    
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (5,846,406 )    
Cash distributions to preferred shareholders
    (109,561 )    
Proceeds from notes payable
    23,000,000      
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
  $ 17,044,033      
 
 
             
Net decrease in cash*
  $ (243,095 )    
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of period(1)
  $ 322,820      
 
 
             
Cash at end of period(1)
  $ 79,725      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
 
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
  $ 340,089      
 
 
 
* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $239.
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended June 30,
    December 31, 2009
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period (Common shares)
  $ 5.480     $ 7.480     $ 8.800     $ 8.740     $ 8.760     $ 8.780      
 
 
                                                     
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.195     $ 0.492     $ 0.742     $ 0.801     $ 0.697     $ 0.533      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.069       (2.012 )     (1.324 )     0.060       (0.026 )     (0.029 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders
                                                   
From net investment income
    (0.003 )     (0.033 )     (0.133 )     (0.154 )     (0.122 )     (0.068 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.261     $ (1.553 )   $ (0.715 )   $ 0.707     $ 0.549     $ 0.436      
 
 
                                                     
 
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.191 )   $ (0.439 )   $ (0.605 )   $ (0.647 )   $ (0.569 )   $ (0.456 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.008 )                            
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.191 )   $ (0.447 )   $ (0.605 )   $ (0.647 )   $ (0.569 )   $ (0.456 )    
 
 
                                                     
Net asset value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 6.550     $ 5.480     $ 7.480     $ 8.800     $ 8.740     $ 8.760      
 
 
                                                     
Market value — End of period (Common shares)
  $ 6.260     $ 4.690     $ 6.620     $ 8.570     $ 8.130     $ 8.040      
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)
    23.02 %(3)(9)     (18.99 )%     (7.58 )%     8.70 %     7.02 %     5.16 %    
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)
    37.38 %(3)(9)     (21.66 )%     (16.01 )%     13.81 %     8.46 %     (10.42 )%    
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended June 30,
    December 31, 2009
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 239,336     $ 200,183     $ 272,941     $ 320,943     $ 318,871     $ 319,404      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(4)
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    2.05 %(5)     2.44 %     2.22 %     2.21 %     2.16 %     2.20 %    
Interest and fee expense
    0.27 %(5)     0.99 %     1.95 %     2.16 %     1.76 %     1.02 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    2.32 %(5)     3.43 %     4.17 %     4.36 %     3.92 %     3.22 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    2.05 %(5)     2.44 %     2.22 %     2.20 %     2.16 %     2.20 %    
Net investment income
    6.29 %(5)     9.64 %     9.47 %     9.11 %     7.94 %     6.06 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    17 %(3)     18 %     26 %     64 %     55 %     72 %    
 
 
The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable solely to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares and borrowings, are as follows:
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings):(4)
                                                   
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.33 %(5)     1.54 %     1.60 %     1.64 %     1.61 %     1.64 %    
Interest and fee expense
    0.17 %(5)     0.62 %     1.41 %     1.61 %     1.31 %     0.76 %    
Total expenses before custodian reduction
    1.50 %(5)     2.16 %     3.01 %     3.25 %     2.92 %     2.40 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.32 %(5)     1.54 %     1.60 %     1.64 %     1.61 %     1.64 %    
Net investment income
    4.07 %(5)     6.06 %     6.84 %     6.79 %     5.91 %     4.51 %    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                                   
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 26,000     $ 3,000     $ 105,000     $ 110,000     $ 120,000     $ 120,000      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(6)
  $ 14,436     $ 104,397     $ 4,648     $ 4,918     $ 4,574     $ 4,579      
Total preferred shares outstanding
    4,400       4,400       4,400       4,400       4,400       4,400      
Asset coverage per preferred share(7)
  $ 68,996     $ 62,290     $ 56,770     $ 61,489     $ 59,672     $ 59,734      
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(8)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(8)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average common shares outstanding.
 
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(3) Not annualized.
 
(4) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
 
(5) Annualized.
 
(6) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.
 
(7) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payables and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payables and liquidation value of the preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 276% at December 31, 2009 and 277%, 227%, 246%, 239%, and 239% at June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.
 
(8) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.
 
(9) The returns do not include a dividend declared during the period but payable after period end.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital, by investing primarily in senior secured floating-rate loans.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. A source of authoritative accounting principles applied in the preparation of the Trust’s financial statements is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification), which superseded existing non-Securities and Exchange Commission accounting and reporting standards for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the Codification for the current reporting period did not impact the Trust’s application of generally accepted accounting principles.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Trust based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Trust. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Trust. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) will normally be valued on the basis of quotations provided by third party pricing services. The pricing services will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, reported trades or dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Trust’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the

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present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Trust may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Management generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which Cash Management must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Management may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
 
At June 30, 2009, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $68,201,440 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on June 30, 2010 ($25,817,521), June 30, 2011 ($13,711,847), June 30, 2012 ($6,681,243), June 30, 2016 ($52,501) and June 30, 2017 ($21,938,328).
 
Additionally, at June 30, 2009, the Trust had a net currency loss of $1,179,773 and a net capital loss of $22,033,463 attributable to currency and security transactions, respectively, incurred after October 31, 2008. These losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s taxable year ending June 30, 2010.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Trust’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended June 30, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Trust. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Trust maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Trust’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions

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attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust, (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Trust may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Credit Default Swaps — The Trust may enter into credit default swap contacts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit in which the Trust may otherwise invest, or to enhance return. When the Trust is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Trust is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Trust pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Trust would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Trust is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Trust is the seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Trust could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Trust for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Trust effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Trust is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Trust also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any

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unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
L  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
M  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to December 31, 2009 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Trust’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
 
2   Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on June 27, 2001 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset every seven days by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (see Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 125% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate at the date of the auction.
 
The number of APS issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009 is as follows:
 
             
Series   APS Issued and Outstanding      
 
A
    2,200      
B
    2,200      
 
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-Laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee up to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker-dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.
 
3   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at December 31, 2009, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates (annualized), and dividend rate ranges for the six months then ended were as follows:
 
                                     
    APS
    Dividends
    Average APS
    Dividend
     
    Dividend Rates at
    Paid to APS
    Dividend
    Rate
     
    December 31, 2009     Shareholders     Rates     Ranges      
 
Series A
    0.10%     $ 50,364       0.18%       0.09%–0.26%      
Series B
    0.10%     $ 51,914       0.19%       0.05%–0.56%      
 
 
 
Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rate. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rate for each series as of December 31, 2009.
 
The Trust distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

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4   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Trust. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets and is payable monthly. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management on the Trust’s investment of cash therein is credited against the Trust’s investment adviser fee. For the six months ended December 31, 2009, the Trust’s investment adviser fee totaled $1,483,233 of which $10,889 was allocated from Cash Management and $1,472,344 was paid or accrued directly by the Trust. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Trust and is computed at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets. For the six months ended December 31, 2009, the administration fee amounted to $436,245.
 
Except for Trustees of the Trust who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended December 31, 2009, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.
 
5   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $72,088,576 and $59,568,288, respectively, for the six months ended December 31, 2009.
 
6   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
The Trust may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares for the six months ended December 31, 2009. Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the year ended June 30, 2009 were 73,537.
 
7   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at December 31, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 405,566,045      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,260,434      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (38,009,058 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (32,748,624 )    
 
 
 
8   Restricted Securities
 
At December 31, 2009, the Trust owned the following securities (representing less than 0.01% of net assets applicable to common shares) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Trust has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
                                     
    Date of
                       
Description   Acquisition     Shares     Cost     Value      
 
Preferred Stock
                                   
 
 
Hayes Lemmerz International,
Series A, Convertible
    6/4/03       35     $ 1,750     $ 0      
Key Plastics, LLC, Series A
    4/26/01       15       15,000       0      
 
 
Total
                  $ 16,750     $ 0      
 
 
 
9   Financial Instruments
 
The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at December 31, 2009 is as follows:
 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Depreciation      
 
1/29/10
  British Pound Sterling
3,685,669
  United States Dollar
5,849,968
  $ (102,330 )    
1/29/10
  Euro
9,504,740
  United States Dollar
13,622,575
    (2,651 )    
 
 
            $ (104,981 )    
 
 
 
At December 31, 2009, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Trust may also enter into such contracts to hedge currency risk of investments it anticipates purchasing.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at December 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                             
    Fair Value
     
Derivative   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives            
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $      —     $ 104,981(1 )            
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income     Income      
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $ 29,221(1 )   $ (146,770 )(2)    
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the six months ended December 31, 2009, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $17,604,000.
 
10   Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
 
The Trust has entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, as amended (the “Agreement”) with conduit lenders and a bank that allows it to borrow up to $50 million ($60 million prior to October 19, 2009) and to invest the borrowings in accordance with its investment practices. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits’ commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust also pays a program fee of 0.75% per annum on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a liquidity fee of 0.50% per annum on the amount of the facility. Prior to October 19, 2009, the Trust paid a program fee and a liquidity fee of 1.25% each per annum. Program and commitment fees for the six months ended December 31, 2009 totaled $280,277 and are included in interest expense in the Statement of Operations. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At December 31, 2009, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $26,000,000 at an interest rate of 0.30%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at December 31, 2009 approximated its fair value. For the six months ended December 31, 2009, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate (annualized) were $12,673,913 and 0.34%, respectively.
 
11   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as

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developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
12   Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.
 
13   Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At December 31, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Senior Floating-Rate Interests (less Unfunded Loan Commitments)
  $     $ 321,309,145     $ 658,160     $ 321,967,305      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          29,182,789       221,172       29,403,961      
Asset-Backed Securities
          2,427,650             2,427,650      
Common Stocks
    117,353       289,338       130,716       537,407      
Preferred Stocks
          103,525       0       103,525      
Warrants
                8       8      
Closed-End Investment Companies
    5,442,204                   5,442,204      
Miscellaneous
          19,944       0       19,944      
Short-Term Investments
    9,611,801       3,303,616             12,915,417      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 15,171,358     $ 356,636,007     $ 1,010,056     $ 372,817,421      
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ (104,981 )   $     $ (104,981 )    
 
 
Total
  $     $ (104,981 )   $     $ (104,981 )    
 
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                     
                Investments
           
                in Common
           
    Investments
    Investments
    Stocks,
           
    in Senior
    in Corporate
    Preferred
           
    Floating-Rate
    Bonds &
    Stock and
           
    Interests     Notes     Miscellaneous     Total      
 
Balance as of June 30, 2009
  $ 517,836     $ 51,100     $ 47,677     $ 616,613      
Realized gains (losses)
    (652,892 )                 (652,892 )    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    748,055       12,544       14,279       774,878      
Net purchases (sales)
    35,138       (3,545 )     68,768       100,361      
Accrued discount (premium)
    6,873       2,132             9,005      
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
    3,150       158,941             162,091      
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 658,160     $ 221,172     $ 130,724     $ 1,010,056      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of December 31, 2009*
  $ 133,530     $ 12,544     $ 14,279     $ 160,353      
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of December 31, 2009
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
14   Review for Subsequent Events
 
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust as of and for the six months ended December 31, 2009, events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2009 through February 16, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated by the Trust’s management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. Management has not identified any subsequent events requiring financial statement disclosure as of the date these financial statements were issued.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)
 
 
The Trust held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on October 30, 2009. The following action was taken by the shareholders:
 
Item 1: The election of Allen R. Freedman and Helen Frame Peters as Class II Trustees of the Trust and Ralph F. Verni as Class II APS Trustee of the Trust, each for a three-year term expiring in 2012. Mr. Verni was elected solely by APS shareholders.
 
                     
Nominee for Trustee
  Number of Shares      
Elected by All Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
Allen R. Freedman
    31,939,185       1,528,898      
Helen Frame Peters
    31,975,700       1,492,383      
 
                     
Nominee for Trustee
  Number of Shares      
Elected by APS Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
Ralph F. Verni
    2,504       0      

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2009, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2009. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
  •  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2009, the Board met eighteen times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, five, six, six and six times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in senior secured floating-rate loans. The Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s recommendations for Board action and other steps taken in response to the unprecedented dislocations experienced in the capital markets over recent periods, including sustained periods of high volatility, credit disruption and government intervention. In particular, the Board considered the Adviser’s efforts and expertise with respect to each of the following matters as they relate to the Fund and/or other funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds: (i) negotiating and maintaining the

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
availability of bank loan facilities and other sources of credit used for investment purposes or to satisfy liquidity needs; (ii) establishing the fair value of securities and other instruments held in investment portfolios during periods of market volatility and issuer-specific disruptions; and (iii) the ongoing monitoring of investment management processes and risk controls. In addition, the Board considered the Adviser’s actions with respect to the Auction Preferred Shares (“APS”) issued by the Fund, including the Adviser’s efforts to seek alternative forms of debt and other leverage that may over time reduce financing costs associated with APS and enable the Fund to restore liquidity for APS holders.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2008 for the Fund. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information, the Board concluded that, under the circumstances, the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider.
 
The Board considered the financial resources committed by the Adviser in structuring the Fund at the time of its initial public offering and the waiver of fees provided by the Adviser for the first five years of the Fund’s life. After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund’s total expense ratio are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
     
Officers
Scott H. Page
President

John P. Redding
Vice President

Michael W. Weilheimer
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout
 
Number of Employees
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
As of December 31, 2009, our records indicate that there are 396 registered shareholders and approximately 13,100 shareholders owning the Trust shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our reports directly, which contain important information about the Trust, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EVF.

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
 
 
 
 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 


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(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
         
   
By:   /s/ Scott H. Page    
  Scott H. Page   
  President   
 
Date: February 9, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
   
By:   /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
  Barbara E. Campbell   
  Treasurer   
 
Date: February 9, 2010
         
   
By:   /s/ Scott H. Page    
  Scott H. Page   
  President   
 
Date: February 9, 2010