EV MARATHON ALABAMA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON ARKANSAS MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON GEORGIA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON KENTUCKY MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON LOUISIANA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON MARYLAND MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON MISSOURI MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON TENNESSEE MUNICIPALS FUND
EV MARATHON VIRGINIA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL ALABAMA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL ARKANSAS MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL GEORGIA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL KENTUCKY MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL LOUISIANA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL MARYLAND MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL MISSOURI MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL TENNESSEE MUNICIPALS FUND
EV TRADITIONAL VIRGINIA MUNICIPALS FUND
EV CLASSIC GREATER CHINA GROWTH FUND
EV MARATHON GREATER CHINA GROWTH FUND
EV TRADITIONAL GREATER CHINA GROWTH FUND
EV CLASSIC GROWTH FUND
EV MARATHON GROWTH FUND
EV TRADITIONAL GROWTH FUND
EV CLASSIC INFORMATION AGE FUND
EV MARATHON INFORMATION AGE FUND
EV TRADITIONAL INFORMATION AGE FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUSES DATED JANUARY 1, 1997
EV MARATHON WORLDWIDE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND
EV MARATHON WORLDWIDE DEVELOPING RESOURCES FUND
EV TRADITIONAL WORLDWIDE DEVELOPING RESOURCES FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUSES DATED APRIL 1, 1997
1. Effective September 1, 1997, the Trustees have approved a restructuring of
the Funds whereby each Fund would become a separate class of the same series. It
is anticipated that this restructuring will reduce Fund expenses. In connection
with the restructuring, the existing "Classic" Funds will become "Class C"
shares, the "Marathon" Funds will become "Class B" shares and the "Traditional"
Funds will become "Class A" shares, respectively, of the following funds:
EATON VANCE ALABAMA MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE ARKANSAS MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE GEORGIA MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE KENTUCKY MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE LOUISIANA MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE MARYLAND MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE MISSOURI MUNICIPALS FUND
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EATON VANCE NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE TENNESSEE MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE VIRGINIA MUNICIPALS FUND
EATON VANCE GREATER CHINA GROWTH FUND
EATON VANCE GROWTH FUND
EATON VANCE INFORMATION AGE FUND
EATON VANCE WORLDWIDE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND
EATON VANCE WORLDWIDE DEVELOPING RESOURCES FUND
The conversion to the multiple-class structure will not be a taxable
transaction, change the value or cost basis of existing shareholders'
investments, or change fund net asset values per share. Likewise, the conversion
will not materially change shareholder voting rights. It is possible that some
shareholders could, in the future, receive different distributions of realized
capital gains than would be the case if the restructuring did not occur. This
result could occur because allocation of a Portfolio's current unrealized
capital gains will be different under multiple-class accounting rules than has
been the case under the partnership accounting rules of the current structure.
The actual realization of capital gains in the future remains uncertain and
depends not only on the investment adviser's decisions but also on the
fluctuating market valuation of specific securities. Because capital gains
distributions reduce the net asset value of a fund's shares, the effect of such
a distribution change would be to alter current tax obligations and tax
obligations upon redemption (by the same amount).
ITEMS 2 & 3 APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING FUNDS ONLY: EV TRADITIONAL ALABAMA, ARKANSAS,
GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, SOUTH
CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA MUNICIPALS FUNDS.
2. Effective September 1, 1997, under the table "Shareholder and Fund Expenses"
the Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases is 4.75%. As a result, in the
EXAMPLE section of the table, the expenses paid by a shareholder would be
slightly higher.
3. Effective September 1, 1997, the sales charge table under "How to Buy Fund
Shares" is replaced (except for the footnotes) with the following:
<TABLE>
Sales Charge Sales Charge Dealer Commission
as Percentage of as Percentage of as Percentage of
Amount of Purchase Offering Price Amount Invested Offering Price
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Less than $25,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.50%
$25,000 but less than $100,000 4.50 4.71 4.25
$100,000 but less than $250,000 3.75 3.90 3.50
$250,000 but less than $500,000 3.00 3.09 2.75
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000 2.00 2.04 2.00
$1,000,000 or more 0.00* 0.00* 0.50
</TABLE>
ITEMS 4 & 5 APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING FUNDS ONLY: EV TRADITIONAL GREATER CHINA
GROWTH FUND, EV TRADITIONAL GROWTH FUND, EV TRADITIONAL INFORMATION AGE FUND AND
EV TRADITIONAL WORLDWIDE DEVELOPING RESOURCES FUND.
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4. Effective September 1, 1997, under the table "Shareholder and Fund Expenses"
the Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases is 5.75%. As a result, in the
EXAMPLE section of the table the expenses paid by a shareholder would be
slightly higher.
5. Effective September 1, 1997, the sales charge table under "How to Buy Fund
Shares" is replaced (except for the footnotes) with the following:
<TABLE>
Sales Charge Sales Charge Dealer Commission
as Percentage of as Percentage of as Percentage of
Amount of Purchase Offering Price Amount Invested Offering Price
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Less than $50,000 5.75% 6.10% 5.00%
$50,000 but less than $100,000 4.75 4.99 4.00
$100,000 but less than $250,000 3.75 3.90 3.00
$250,000 but less than $500,000 3.00 3.09 2.50
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000 2.00 2.04 1.75
$1,000,000 or more 0.00* 0.00* See Below**
</TABLE>
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