SEC Form SC TO-I filed by Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 7, 2024

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

27827X101

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Deidre E. Walsh

Eaton Vance Management

One Post Office Square

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(617) 672-8305

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices

and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

June 7, 2024

(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. [_]

This Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to an offer by Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end management investment company (the “Fund”), to purchase for cash up to 20% or 14,230,637 shares of its outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, with par value of $.01 (the “Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Fund’s Offer to Purchase dated June 7, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”), copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively. The price to be paid for the Shares is an amount per Share, net to the seller in cash, equal to 98% of the net asset value per Share as of the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer) or such later date to which the Offer is extended. The information set forth in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of this Schedule TO.

The information set forth under “Summary Term Sheet” in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

(a) The name of the issuer is Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust registered under the 1940 Act as a closed-end management investment company. The principal executive offices of the Fund are located at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. The telephone number of the Fund is (617) 482-8260.

(b) The securities being sought in the Offer are the Shares. As of June 3, 2024, there were 71,153,184 Shares issued and outstanding.

(c) The principal market in which the Shares are traded is the NYSE American LLC (the “NYSE American”). The Fund began trading on the NYSE American on August 30, 2002. For information on the high and low closing market prices of the Shares in such principal market for each quarter for the past two fiscal years (as of the close of ordinary trading on the NYSE American on the last day of each of the Fund’s fiscal quarters), see “Section 7. Price Range of Common Shares; Dividends, of the Offer to Purchase,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

(a) The Fund is the filing person. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 10. Information about the Fund,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1) The following sections of the Offer to Purchase contain a description of the material terms of the transaction and are incorporated herein by reference:

Summary Term Sheet

Section 1. Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date

Section 2. Extension of Tender Period, Termination; Amendment

Section 3. Procedures for Tendering Common Shares

Section 4. Withdrawal Rights

Section 5. Acceptance for Payment and Payment

Section 6. Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

Section 8. Source and Amount of Funds; Effect of The Offer

Section 9. Purpose of the Offer

Section 10. Information Concerning the Fund

Section 11. Interests of the Trustees and Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares

Section 13. Conditions of the Offer

Section 14. Fees and Expenses

(a)(2) Not applicable.

(b) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 11. Interests of the Trustees and Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(e) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 9. Purpose of the Offer,” and “Section 11. Interests of the Trustees and Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares,” are incorporated herein by reference.

(a) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 9. Purpose of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 9. Purpose of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 9. Purpose of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 8. Source and Amount of Funds; Effect of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 8. Source and Amount of Funds; Effect of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 8. Source and Amount of Funds; Effect of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 11. Interests of the Trustees and Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 11. Interests of the Trustees and Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a) No persons have been directly or indirectly employed, retained, or are to be compensated by or on behalf of the Fund to make solicitations or recommendations in connection with the Offer to Purchase.

Item 10. Financial Statements.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Additional Information.

(a)(1) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under “Section 11. Interests of the Trustees and Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(2) None.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(a)(5) None.

(c) Not applicable.

Item 12. Exhibits.

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⁽¹⁾ Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Schedule TO-C, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2024.

Item 13. Information Required by Schedule 13e-3.

Not applicable.

Signature

After due 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.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund

By:       /s/ Kenneth A. Topping

Name:     Kenneth A. Topping

Title:        President

Dated as of June 7, 2024

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