At a meeting held today, shareholders of Eaton Vance Insured Florida
Plus Municipal Bond Fund (the “Florida Plus
Fund”) (NYSE Alternext US: EIF), a closed-end
investment company, voted to approve an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the “Agreement”)
between the Florida Plus Fund and Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond
Fund (NYSE Alternext US: EIM) (the “National
Fund”), the termination of the Florida Plus
Fund’s registration under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the dissolution of the Florida Plus
Fund under applicable state law. In the transaction, the common shares
of the Florida Plus Fund will be exchanged for common shares of the
National Fund, and the holders of auction preferred shares of the
Florida Plus Fund will receive cash equal to the liquidation preference
of their auction preferred shares. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions in the Agreement, the transaction is expected to occur not
later than December 31, 2008.
The Fund is managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton
Vance Corp., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol EV. Through its subsidiaries, Eaton Vance Corp. manages funds and
separate accounts for individuals and institutional clients. Eaton Vance
and its affiliates had approximately $144.0 billion in assets under
management as of September 30, 2008.
Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund
Investor
Contact: 800-262-1122