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The information in this Web site is communicated by Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited (“EVMI”) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) and is entered on the FSA’s register (Register Number: 208634). EVMI’s company number is 04228294. EVMI is subject to the FSA rules and guidance, details of which can be found on the FSA’s Web site at www.fsa.gov.uk. The FSA regulates the financial services industry in the UK and is located at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. EVMI’s registered office is at 125 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom.

This Web site does not constitute an offer of any security. The materials on this Web site do not constitute legal or tax advice, and you must not rely on them when making an investment decision. Investors who have any doubts as to the suitability of investment in the Funds should consult their financial adviser.

Information about the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds

Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds

Eaton Vance Emerald Funds plc*, the Company of which the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) funds (the "Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds") are sub-funds, is a public limited company with variable capital incorporated in Ireland and is authorised and regulated by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“IFSRA”) as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities ("UCITS") under the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations, 1989 of Ireland. Authorisation of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds by IFSRA does not constitute a warranty by IFSRA as to the performance of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds and IFSRA shall not be liable for the performance or default of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds. Authorisation of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds by IFSRA is not an endorsement or guarantee of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds by IFSRA nor is ISFRA responsible for the contents of the prospectus or the supplements. This Web site has not been approved by the regulatory authorities in Ireland.

Subscriptions for shares in the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds will only be accepted on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus, the supplements and, as appropriate, the latest annual reports and any subsequent semi-annual report of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds. No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the offering of shares of any Fund other than those contained in the information contained in the prospectus, the supplements and in any subsequent annual or semi-annual report for the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by the directors, the manager, the investment advisers, the administrator, the custodian or the distributors of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds.

Investors may not get back the full amount invested, and if the net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions. Fund charges also affect the return to investors. Investors who have any doubts as to the suitability of investment in the Funds should consult their financial adviser.

As a UCITS, the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds may apply for recognition by other EU Member States or elsewhere and is a recognised scheme in the U.K. for the purposes of s.264 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “Act”). The Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds do not have a place of business in the U.K. and are not authorized under the Act. As a consequence, the regulatory regime governing an investor’s rights with respect to the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds and similarly unauthorized overseas agents would be different from that of the U.K. As against the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds and any overseas agent of the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds who is not a person authorized to carry on investment business in the U.K., investors will not benefit from most of the protections afforded by the U.K. regulatory regime. In particular they will not benefit from rights under the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme or access to the Financial Ombudsman service, which are designed to protect investors as described in the Act and the rules of the FSA, and rules made under the Act for the protection of private customers will not apply. The Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds are distributed by EVMI.

*The Company is expected to be renamed Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds plc. later in 2010.