Sec Form 13D Filing - Saba Capital Management L.P. @ EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 1)¹

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

27828Q105

(CUSIP Number)

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

405 Lexington Avenue

58th Floor

New York, New York 10174

Attention: Michael D'Angelo

(212) 542-4635

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Adam W. Finerman, Esq.

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

October 30, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ý.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

_______________

¹ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO (see Item 3)

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware, USA

NUMBER OF

SOLE VOTING POWER

BENEFICIALLY

- 0 -

OWNED BY

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

2,887,137¹

PERSON WITH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,887,137

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,887,137

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

7.8%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN; IA

The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 36,848,313 shares of common stock outstanding as of 4/30/20, as disclosed in the company's N-CSRS filed 6/26/20

¹ A portion of the shares are held by Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, which will vote its shares pursuant to its Statement of Additional Information.

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Boaz R. Weinstein

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO (see Item 3)

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF

SOLE VOTING POWER

BENEFICIALLY

- 0 -

OWNED BY

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

2,887,137²

PERSON WITH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,887,137

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,887,137

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

7.8%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 36,848,313 shares of common stock outstanding as of 4/30/20, as disclosed in the company's N-CSRS filed 6/26/20

² A portion of the shares are held by Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, which will vote its shares pursuant to its Statement of Additional Information.

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Saba Capital Management GP, LLC

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO (see Item 3)

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SOLE VOTING POWER

BENEFICIALLY

- 0 -

OWNED BY

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

2,887,137³

PERSON WITH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,887,137

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,887,137

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

7.8%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 36,848,313 shares of common stock outstanding as of 4/30/20, as disclosed in the company's N-CSRS filed 6/26/20.

³ A portion of the shares are held by Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, which will vote its shares pursuant to its Statement of Additional Information.

Item 1.

SECURITY AND ISSUER

This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on October 30, 2020 with respect to the Common Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust. This Amendment No. 1 amends Items 4, 6 and 7 as set forth below.

Item 4.

PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On October 30, 2020, Saba Capital filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to oppose the Issuer’s proposal to approve a new management agreement at the Issuer’s Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on January 7, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”).

As a shareholder of the Issuer, Saba Capital does not believe it is in the best interest of shareholders to approve a new management agreement with Eaton Vance Management because the Issuer currently trades at a significant discount to NAV. Saba Capital believes that, in a situation such as this, where the Issuer has and is trading at an excessive discount to NAV, managers should not be automatically approved, and Saba Capital believes it could be beneficial to consider alternatives.

Item 6.

CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On November 2, 2020, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement in which, among other things, (a) the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer, (b) the Reporting Persons agreed to solicit proxies to oppose the Issuer’s proposal to approve a new management agreement at the Special Meeting (the “Solicitation”), and (c) Saba Capital agreed to bear all expenses incurred in connection with the Solicitation. The Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

99.1

Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: November 3, 2020

SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.


By:	/s/ Michael D’Angelo
	Name:	Michael D’Angelo
	Title:	Chief Compliance Officer

SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GP, L.P.

By:	/s/ Michael D’Angelo
	Name:	Michael D’Angelo
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN

By:	/s/ Michael D’Angelo
	Name:	Michael D’Angelo
	Title:	Attorney-in-fact*

* Pursuant to a power of attorney dated as of November 16, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on December 28, 2015, accession number: 0001062993-15-006823

Sec Form 13D Filing - Saba Capital Management L.P. filing for EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST (EFR) - 2020-11-03