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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-09013
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
June 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Eaton ance Investments Annual Report June 30, 2010 EATION VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (Privacy Policy) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. Our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
 
 
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
 
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
 
 
Additional Notice to Shareholders. The Fund may redeem or purchase its outstanding auction preferred shares (“APS”) in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary. The Fund also may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when they trade at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are advisable. There can be no assurance that the Fund will take such action or that such purchases would reduce the discount.


 

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF JOHN REDDING)
John Redding
Co-Portfolio Manager
  During the year ending June 30, 2010, the U.S. economy continued to strengthen. After contracting slightly in the second quarter of 2009, the U.S. economy grew at annualized rates of 2.2% and 5.6% in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, respectively, followed by annualized growth of 2.7% and 2.4% in the first and second quarters of 2010, respectively, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Growth was driven by government stimulus, increased business activity and a recovery in consumer spending. During the period, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) left short-term interest rates near zero but began unwinding various emergency programs that were designed to stabilize the financial system during the credit crisis. Meanwhile, corporate profits rebounded as business activity improved and productivity rose. We also saw the mounting effects of the government’s ongoing stimulus plan, which significantly increased the federal deficit and U.S. Treasury borrowing. Long-term interest rates were essentially unchanged during the period, while riskier assets continued to perform well as credit yield spreads tightened.
  The floating-rate loan market, as measured by the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the Index), returned 18.54% during the year ending June 30, 2010.1 Performance was driven by a combination of technical and fundamental improvements, which strengthened both the supply/demand balance and the market outlook. From a technical standpoint, robust high-yield bond issuance and improving M&A and IPO markets had the effect of reducing loan supply. On the demand side, we saw steady inflows into the asset class, as investors sought more-favorable yields and protection from the anticipated rise in short-term interest rates. From a fundamental standpoint, earnings across the bank loan universe generally improved and default rates continued to decline.
Management Discussion
  Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EVF. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its total assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans (senior loans). In managing the Trust, the investment adviser seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior loans that it believes will be less volatile over time than the general loan market. The Trust may also invest in second-lien loans and high-yield bonds, and, as discussed below, may employ leverage, which may increase risk.
 
  As of June 30, 2010, the Trust’s investments included senior loans to 349 borrowers spanning 38 industries, with an average loan size of 0.25% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 11.0%

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Trust shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
             
Total Return Performance 6/30/09 – 6/30/10        
 
NYSE Symbol       EVF
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
        29.77 %
At Market Price2
        49.83  
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index1
        18.54  
 
       
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (6/30/10)
        -1.19 %
Total Distributions per common share
      $ 0.357  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     6.26 %
 
  At Market Price     6.33 %
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return reflects changes in value of the loans constituting the Index and accrual of interest and does not reflect expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the loans represented in the Index. Unlike the Trust, the Index’s total return does not reflect the effect of leverage.
 
2   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Trust’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Trust’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Trust’s distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
    of total investments. Health care, cable and satellite television, and business equipment and services were the top three industry weightings.
 
  The Trust outperformed the Index for the year ending June 30, 2010. Management’s use of leverage was a significant factor in the Trust’s outperformance, as its loans acquired with borrowings were bolstered by the credit market rally. The fiscal year witnessed a “junk rally,” with the market’s lowest-quality loans outperforming higher quality issues. As a result, the Trust’s relative underweight to the lowest-quality loans, including second-lien loans and those rated below CCC, hampered relative performance during the period. However, we believe that the Trust’s longstanding underweight to riskier loan issuers has benefited its relative performance over the longer-term with less volatility.
 
  The Trust had a 9.7% exposure to European loans as of June 30, 2010. The Trust’s involvement in the European leveraged loan market represented further opportunity for diversification, and while this market was affected slightly more than the U.S. bank loan market by the credit market turmoil, we believed it offered an attractive appreciation opportunity at then-current price levels.
 
  In terms of industry sectors, relative overweights to the business equipment and services, cable and satellite television, and health care industries benefited relative performance. Underweight positions in the electronics, financial intermediaries and utilities industries detracted from performance relative to the Index.
 
  While significant economic and business risks continue to exist throughout the world, we believe the loan market should remain relatively stable in the near term. The Trust primarily invests in floating-rate securities, which means that if the Fed should increase rates out of concern about inflation, the Trust’s yield can be expected to rise. The reset of interest payable on floating-rate bank loans also typically helps to mitigate the effect of rising interest rates on bank loan fund values, while fixed-income fund values generally fall in a rising interest rate environment.
  As of June 30, 2010, the Trust employed leverage of 36.5% of total assets—28.5% auction preferred shares (APS) and 8.0% borrowings.1 Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but at the same time creates additional risks, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares.
 
1   APS percentage represents the liquidation value of the Trust’s APS outstanding at 6/30/10 as a percentage of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares plus APS and borrowings outstanding. In the event of a rise in long-term interest rates, the value of the Trust’s investment portfolio could decline, which would reduce the asset coverage for its APS and borrowings.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010

TRUST PERFORMANCE
Portfolio Composition
         
Top 10 Holdings1        
By total investments
       
 
       
Community Health Systems, Inc.
    1.2 %
Aramark Corp.
    1.1  
Rite Aid Corp.
    1.0  
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
    1.0  
Intelsat Corp.
    1.0  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
    1.0  
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.
    0.9  
Virgin Media Investment Holdings
    0.8  
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
    0.8  
Nielsen Finance, LLC
    0.8  
 
1   Top 10 Holdings represented 9.6% of the Trust’s total investments as of 6/30/10.
         
Top Five Industries2        
By total investments
       
 
       
Health Care
    11.0 %
Cable and Satellite Television
    7.3  
Business Equipment and Services
    7.3  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies
    5.5  
Publishing
    4.6  
 
2   Industries are shown as a percentage of the Trust’s total investments as of 6/30/10.
         
Credit Quality Ratings for        
Total Loan Investments3        
By total loan investments
       
 
       
Baa
    2.0 %
Ba
    44.9  
B
    36.1  
Ca
    0.2  
Caa
    3.6  
Defaulted
    1.1  
Non-Rated
    12.1  
 
3   Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s investment analysis at the time of rating and the rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition. The rating assigned to a security by a rating agency does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is applied.
         
Trust Performance5    
 
NYSE Symbol   EVF
 
Average Annual Total Return (by market price, NYSE)
       
 
One Year
    49.83 %
Five Years
    4.00  
10 Years
    4.01  
Life of Trust (10/30/98)
    4.03  
 
       
Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value)
       
 
One Year
    29.77 %
Five Years
    2.48  
10 Years
    3.60  
Life of Trust (10/30/98)
    4.14  
 
5   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Trust’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Trust, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Trust’s shares, or changes in Trust distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Trust’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 137.9%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 3.0%
 
Aveos Fleet Performance, Inc.
  17     Revolving Loan, 4.59%, Maturing March 12, 2013(3)   $ 16,251      
  25     Term Loan, 11.25%, Maturing March 12, 2013     24,502      
  64     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.75%, Maturing March 12, 2015(2)     62,403      
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
  249     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 31, 2015     248,781      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  216     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     195,580      
  223     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing July 31, 2014     201,459      
Evergreen International Aviation
  564     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing October 31, 2011(2)     530,227      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  1,497     Term Loan, 2.40%, Maturing March 26, 2014     1,214,429      
  89     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing March 26, 2014     72,417      
Hexcel Corp.
  383     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 21, 2014     386,228      
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
  447     Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing December 30, 2012(2)     437,732      
International Lease Finance Co.
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing March 17, 2015(4)     988,929      
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
  610     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing September 30, 2013     602,353      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,375     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 23, 2013     1,334,180      
Triumph Group, Inc.
  275     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 16, 2016     275,344      
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
  903     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing September 29, 2013     864,691      
 
 
            $ 7,455,506      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.4%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  1,119     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.55%, Maturing April 30, 2014   $ 1,003,052      
 
 
            $ 1,003,052      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 5.0%
 
Accuride Corp.
  862     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing June 28, 2013   $ 862,987      
Adesa, Inc.
  920     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing October 18, 2013     873,346      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  1,512     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing August 7, 2014     1,381,221      
Autotrader.com, Inc.
  550     Term Loan, Maturing June 14, 2016(4)     551,031      
Dayco Products, LLC
  225     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing May 13, 2014     225,192      
  33     Term Loan, 12.50%, Maturing November 13, 2014(2)     26,975      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  2,244     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 29, 2014     1,960,300      
  586     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 28, 2015     512,426      
Ford Motor Co.
  1,400     Term Loan, 3.33%, Maturing December 16, 2013     1,325,959      
  497     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing December 16, 2013     468,499      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  2,300     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.24%, Maturing April 30, 2014     2,125,584      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  445     Term Loan, 3.96%, Maturing January 12, 2012     368,043      
LKQ Corp.
  477     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing October 12, 2013     474,761      
TriMas Corp.
  127     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 2, 2011     124,980      
  528     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 15, 2015     521,273      
United Components, Inc.
  535     Term Loan, 2.37%, Maturing June 29, 2012     509,875      
 
 
            $ 12,312,452      
 
 
 
 
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.1%
 
M Foods Holdings, Inc.
  350     Term Loan, Maturing June 29, 2016(4)   $ 343,000      
 
 
            $ 343,000      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 1.9%
 
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
  128     Term Loan, 1.85%, Maturing March 23, 2011   $ 126,203      
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.
  346     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing September 30, 2013     331,616      
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  770     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing January 23, 2014     727,994      
Building Materials Corp. of America
  995     Term Loan, Maturing February 24, 2014(4)     959,932      
Metroflag BP, LLC
  300     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(5)(6)     0      
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
  495     Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing May 23, 2014     493,304      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Building and Development (continued)
 
                     
November 2005 Land Investors, LLC
  152     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 31, 2011   $ 152,420      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  569     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing December 31, 2013     529,093      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  948     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 11, 2016     946,440      
South Edge, LLC
  422     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 31, 2009(6)     179,297      
WCI Communities, Inc.
  145     Term Loan, 10.10%, Maturing September 3, 2014     144,127      
 
 
            $ 4,590,426      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 10.9%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  784     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 2, 2013   $ 736,224      
Acxiom Corp.
  594     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing March 15, 2015     592,515      
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  599     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 5, 2016     594,385      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, Maturing May 5, 2017     496,875      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  1,845     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 10, 2016     1,757,144      
Allied Barton Security Service
  488     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 18, 2015     489,973      
Dealer Computer Services, Inc.
  882     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 21, 2017     874,267      
Education Management, LLC
  1,981     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 3, 2013     1,832,326      
First American Corp.
  450     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 12, 2016     450,000      
Info USA, Inc.
  129     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 14, 2012     128,112      
Infogroup, Inc.
  350     Term Loan, Maturing May 18, 2016(4)     343,000      
iPayment, Inc.
  427     Term Loan, 2.46%, Maturing May 10, 2013     392,598      
Kronos, Inc.
  554     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing June 11, 2014     519,398      
Language Line, Inc.
  945     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 4, 2015     934,025      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.81%, Maturing March 30, 2015     436,250      
NE Customer Service
  869     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 5, 2016     853,981      
Protection One Alarm Monitor, Inc.
  850     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 16, 2016     838,313      
Quantum Corp.
  116     Term Loan, 3.85%, Maturing July 12, 2014     109,327      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  900     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.35%, Maturing March 31, 2014     879,750      
Sabre, Inc.
  2,618     Term Loan, 2.34%, Maturing September 30, 2014     2,332,910      
Serena Software, Inc.
  715     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing March 10, 2013     678,092      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  303     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing January 30, 2014     295,150      
EUR 586     Term Loan, 5.97%, Maturing January 30, 2014     701,733      
Solera Holdings, LLC
EUR 411     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing May 16, 2014     488,841      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  1,841     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing February 28, 2014     1,737,718      
  1,907     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 26, 2016     1,825,198      
Trans Union, LLC
  950     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 15, 2017     956,769      
Travelport, LLC
  1,569     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing August 23, 2013     1,472,246      
  299     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing August 23, 2013     280,263      
EUR 527     Term Loan, 3.22%, Maturing August 23, 2013     605,637      
  495     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing August 23, 2013     497,887      
West Corp.
  714     Term Loan, 2.75%, Maturing October 24, 2013     665,309      
  1,038     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 15, 2016     983,873      
 
 
            $ 26,780,089      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 11.2%
 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
  61     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing September 1, 2011   $ 60,140      
  1,638     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing May 31, 2013     1,618,281      
Bragg Communications, Inc.
  1,167     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing August 31, 2014     1,152,413      
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC
  1,481     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 30, 2013     1,470,835      
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  3,459     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 6, 2014     3,214,882      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  1,974     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing March 29, 2016     1,897,513      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  295     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing February 16, 2015     284,803      
Foxco Acquisition Sub., LLC
  304     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing July 14, 2015     290,371      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television (continued)
 
                     
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  1,941     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing April 7, 2014   $ 1,827,584      
Kabel Deutschland GmbH
EUR 2,000     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing March 31, 2014     2,361,323      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  806     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing January 31, 2015     745,389      
Mediacom Broadband, LLC
  750     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 23, 2017     716,438      
Mediacom Illinois, LLC
  1,906     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing January 31, 2015     1,735,537      
  993     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 31, 2017     971,823      
Mediacom, LLC
  400     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 23, 2017     382,667      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 578     Term Loan, 3.34%, Maturing March 6, 2015     512,891      
EUR 11     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing July 3, 2015     11,802      
EUR 273     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing July 3, 2015     290,822      
EUR 578     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing March 4, 2016     512,891      
EUR 198     Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing March 6, 2017(2)     118,391      
EUR 271     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.71%, Maturing September 2, 2016     209,703      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
  1,563     Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing December 30, 2016     1,465,850      
EUR 726     Term Loan, 4.18%, Maturing December 31, 2016     804,263      
  1,037     Term Loan, 2.18%, Maturing December 29, 2017     952,983      
EUR 524     Term Loan, 4.99%, Maturing December 31, 2017     583,295      
Virgin Media Investment Holding
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, 4.16%, Maturing June 30, 2015     1,449,485      
GBP 1,250     Term Loan, 4.41%, Maturing December 31, 2015     1,806,095      
 
 
            $ 27,448,470      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 5.7%
 
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG
  116     Term Loan, 4.07%, Maturing January 20, 2014   $ 114,691      
  786     Term Loan, 4.08%, Maturing January 20, 2014     778,088      
  600     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.47%, Maturing July 7, 2015     594,000      
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  1,212     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 2, 2014     1,151,284      
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
  744     Term Loan, 4.06%, Maturing May 5, 2015     676,217      
  329     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing May 5, 2015     298,757      
  485     Term Loan, 4.31%, Maturing May 5, 2015     434,075      
Huntsman International, LLC
  854     Term Loan, 2.11%, Maturing April 21, 2014     799,473      
  855     Term Loan, 2.65%, Maturing June 30, 2016     799,638      
INEOS Group
  1,268     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 16, 2013     1,217,578      
  1,268     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 16, 2014     1,219,164      
INEOS Holdings, Ltd.
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing December 16, 2015     1,112,793      
ISP Chemco, Inc.
  862     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing June 4, 2014     809,767      
Kraton Polymers, LLC
  837     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing May 13, 2013     789,965      
Lyondell Chemical Co.
  325     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 8, 2016     326,927      
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 345     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing April 11, 2014     381,803      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  177     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing May 15, 2014     163,300      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.28%, Maturing November 18, 2014     457,500      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
  1,215     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,216,698      
Styron S.A.R.L.
  775     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 17, 2016     774,354      
 
 
            $ 14,116,072      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.4%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.
  507     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 10, 2015   $ 509,538      
Phillips Van Heusen Corp.
  550     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 6, 2016     551,031      
 
 
            $ 1,060,569      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 4.3%
 
Blount, Inc.
  244     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 9, 2012   $ 243,518      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  207     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing July 13, 2015     178,479      
  207     Term Loan, 4.85%, Maturing July 13, 2015     178,479      
EUR 417     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.46%, Maturing January 13, 2016     395,554      
Jarden Corp.
  406     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing January 24, 2012     397,904      
  576     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing January 24, 2012     564,829      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  1,149     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing November 6, 2014     1,148,460      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  2,038     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 24, 2014     2,038,286      

 
See notes to financial statements

6


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Conglomerates (continued)
 
                     
RBS Global, Inc.
  724     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing July 19, 2013   $ 684,245      
  1,683     Term Loan, 2.83%, Maturing July 19, 2013     1,606,311      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  98     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing April 30, 2014     89,673      
  1,953     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing April 30, 2014     1,793,467      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  992     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing February 21, 2015     878,210      
Vertrue, Inc.
  489     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing August 16, 2014     410,912      
 
 
            $ 10,608,327      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 3.7%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  968     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 857,447      
BWAY Corp.
  36     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 16, 2017     36,429      
  389     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 16, 2017     388,571      
Consolidated Container Co.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.88%, Maturing September 28, 2014     433,750      
Crown Americas, Inc.
  144     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing November 15, 2012     141,778      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  979     Term Loan, 2.69%, Maturing October 7, 2011     971,098      
  573     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     575,694      
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
  370     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing May 16, 2014     351,139      
  1,329     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing May 16, 2014     1,285,027      
JSG Acquisitions
  638     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing December 31, 2014     621,940      
  638     Term Loan, 3.92%, Maturing December 31, 2014     621,940      
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
  829     Term Loan, 1.85%, Maturing June 14, 2013     819,735      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
  450     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 5, 2016     447,750      
  472     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 5, 2016     469,907      
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
  1,175     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 22, 2016     1,175,000      
 
 
            $ 9,197,205      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 1.7%
 
Alliance Boots Holdings, Ltd.
GBP 1,775     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing July 5, 2015   $ 2,413,948      
American Safety Razor Co.
  400     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.50%, Maturing January 30, 2014     73,000      
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
  195     Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing April 24, 2015     183,941      
  805     Term Loan, 3.65%, Maturing April 24, 2015     759,458      
KIK Custom Products, Inc.
  525     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.32%, Maturing November 30, 2014     313,250      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  424     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 24, 2016     422,878      
 
 
            $ 4,166,475      
 
 
 
 
Drugs — 0.6%
 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  348     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing May 3, 2012   $ 286,852      
  152     Term Loan, 10.10%, Maturing November 3, 2013(2)     35,821      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.85%, Maturing May 3, 2013     200,834      
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  65     Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing January 30, 2012     63,688      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  339     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 30, 2014     338,995      
  160     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     159,628      
  266     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 30, 2015     265,810      
 
 
            $ 1,351,628      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.7%
 
Blue Waste B.V. (AVR Acquisition)
EUR 500     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing March 31, 2014   $ 555,960      
Kemble Water Structure, Ltd.
GBP 2,250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.88%, Maturing October 13, 2013     2,941,510      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  622     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing June 3, 2013     624,647      
 
 
            $ 4,122,117      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 4.5%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  773     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 19, 2016   $ 758,890      
Christie/Aix, Inc.
  371     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 29, 2016     368,308      

 
See notes to financial statements

7


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Electronics / Electrical (continued)
 
                     
FCI International S.A.S.
  86     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013   $ 79,088      
  83     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing November 1, 2013     76,139      
  83     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing October 31, 2014     76,139      
  86     Term Loan, 3.67%, Maturing October 31, 2014     79,088      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  797     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 1, 2016     701,750      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  250     Term Loan, 5.85%, Maturing March 2, 2014     193,750      
  489     Term Loan, 5.10%, Maturing July 28, 2015     447,129      
  378     Term Loan, 6.10%, Maturing July 28, 2015     353,348      
  725     Term Loan, 6.10%, Maturing July 28, 2015     677,704      
  92     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.60%, Maturing March 2, 2014     67,833      
  158     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.60%, Maturing March 2, 2014     113,208      
Network Solutions, LLC
  1,200     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing March 7, 2014     1,126,183      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  1,161     Term Loan, 2.45%, Maturing January 23, 2014     1,029,849      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  1,822     Term Loan, 2.08%, Maturing April 26, 2013     1,705,667      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  1,600     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 16, 2016     1,605,667      
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
  679     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing November 28, 2012     658,664      
VeriFone, Inc.
  367     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing October 31, 2013     357,947      
Vertafore, Inc.
  476     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2014     466,901      
 
 
            $ 10,943,252      
 
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.6%
 
AWAS Capital, Inc.
  823     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.56%, Maturing March 22, 2013   $ 677,253      
Hertz Corp.
  88     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing December 21, 2012     84,214      
  806     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing December 21, 2012     769,358      
 
 
            $ 1,530,825      
 
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.5%
 
CF Industries, Inc.
  975     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 6, 2015   $ 977,792      
WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
  350     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 11, 2016     348,138      
 
 
            $ 1,325,930      
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 4.2%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  1,023     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 30, 2014   $ 968,954      
First Data Corp.
  496     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing September 24, 2014     418,164      
  1,491     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing September 24, 2014     1,259,572      
Grosvenor Capital Management
  1,139     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing December 5, 2013     1,047,515      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 159     Term Loan, 2.82%, Maturing March 17, 2015     227,709      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  450     Term Loan, 2.22%, Maturing June 28, 2013     430,088      
  1,418     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 25, 2015     1,367,970      
  1,072     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing June 28, 2017     1,062,930      
MSCI, Inc.
  1,625     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 1, 2016     1,626,354      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  1,721     Term Loan, 3.45%, Maturing November 13, 2014     1,450,445      
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd.
  191     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing May 12, 2014     168,725      
RJO Holdings Corp. (RJ O’Brien)
  240     Term Loan, 5.40%, Maturing July 12, 2014(2)     163,258      
 
 
            $ 10,191,684      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 3.0%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  1,585     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 1,498,845      
Dean Foods Co.
  808     Term Loan, 1.92%, Maturing April 2, 2014     752,837      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  490     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing March 2, 2017     489,764      
  197     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing March 2, 2017     197,187      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  2,928     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing April 2, 2014     2,750,583      
Provimi Group SA
  120     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing June 28, 2015     110,849      
  147     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing June 28, 2015     136,414      
EUR 155     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     175,326      
EUR 250     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     282,891      
EUR 267     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     302,154      
EUR 344     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing June 28, 2015     389,642      
  119     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.60%, Maturing December 28, 2016     99,319      
EUR 19     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.72%, Maturing December 28, 2016     19,813      
EUR 265     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.72%, Maturing December 28, 2016     271,351      
 
 
            $ 7,476,975      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

8


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Food Service — 3.7%
 
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
  121     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 11, 2013   $ 120,788      
Aramark Corp.
  88     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing January 27, 2014     82,492      
  1,203     Term Loan, 2.41%, Maturing January 27, 2014     1,125,510      
GBP 483     Term Loan, 2.86%, Maturing January 27, 2014     692,067      
  157     Term Loan, 3.45%, Maturing July 26, 2016     151,078      
  2,386     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing July 26, 2016     2,297,245      
Buffets, Inc.
  623     Term Loan, 12.00%, Maturing April 21, 2015(2)     566,336      
  60     Term Loan, 7.53%, Maturing April 22, 2015(2)     46,424      
CBRL Group, Inc.
  490     Term Loan, 1.85%, Maturing April 29, 2013     477,099      
  313     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing April 27, 2016     305,563      
Denny’s, Inc.
  53     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing March 31, 2012     52,172      
  114     Term Loan, 2.48%, Maturing March 31, 2012     113,039      
Maine Beverage Co., LLC
  185     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing March 31, 2013     177,857      
NPC International, Inc.
  162     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 3, 2013     155,313      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  148     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing June 14, 2013     127,610      
  1,584     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing June 14, 2014     1,367,625      
QCE Finance, LLC
  451     Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing May 5, 2013     379,658      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.10%, Maturing November 5, 2013     341,666      
Wendys/Arbys Restaurants, LLC
  425     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 24, 2017     425,000      
 
 
            $ 9,004,542      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 4.0%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  2,796     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 2,632,937      
Pantry, Inc. (The)
  118     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 15, 2014     113,604      
  412     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 15, 2014     394,563      
Rite Aid Corp.
  3,535     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing June 4, 2014     3,057,269      
  540     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     509,478      
  498     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing June 10, 2015     507,126      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  1,980     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 3, 2013     1,971,459      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.00%, Maturing April 18, 2016     510,000      
 
 
            $ 9,696,436      
 
 
 
Forest Products — 1.7%
 
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  3,656     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing December 21, 2012   $ 3,542,437      
  507     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing December 23, 2014     501,512      
 
 
            $ 4,043,949      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 16.9%
 
Alliance Healthcare Services
  572     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 1, 2016   $ 563,305      
American Medical Systems
  151     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing July 20, 2012     146,853      
Aveta Holdings, LLC
  307     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 14, 2015     297,441      
  307     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 14, 2015     297,441      
Biomet, Inc.
  2,972     Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing March 25, 2015     2,862,957      
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
  465     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 28, 2015     465,632      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  1,289     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing April 10, 2014     1,162,440      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  1,167     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing April 30, 2013     1,102,608      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.60%, Maturing October 30, 2013     463,542      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  630     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing July 24, 2015     508,725      
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  243     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     226,951      
  4,730     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 25, 2014     4,423,496      
Concentra, Inc.
  370     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing June 25, 2015     335,172      
ConMed Corp.
  247     Term Loan, 1.85%, Maturing April 12, 2013     227,393      
Convatec Cidron
EUR 999     Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing August 1, 2015     1,186,383      
CRC Health Corp.
  236     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing February 6, 2013     218,586      
  261     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing February 6, 2013     241,652      
DaVita, Inc.
  715     Term Loan, 1.87%, Maturing October 5, 2012     698,780      
DJO Finance, LLC
  395     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing May 20, 2014     377,653      
Fenwal, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.79%, Maturing August 28, 2014     430,000      
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
  384     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing May 28, 2013     372,962      

 
See notes to financial statements

9


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
HCA, Inc.
  925     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing November 18, 2013   $ 874,219      
  2,218     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing March 31, 2017     2,124,164      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  2,398     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing February 28, 2014     2,236,821      
HealthSouth Corp.
  788     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing March 11, 2013     761,019      
  649     Term Loan, 4.29%, Maturing September 10, 2015     640,055      
Iasis Healthcare, LLC
  41     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 14, 2014     38,821      
  152     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 14, 2014     142,667      
  439     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing March 14, 2014     412,212      
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc.
  500     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 16, 2016     485,000      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  2,350     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.57%, Maturing June 26, 2015     2,261,875      
IMS Health, Inc.
  644     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 26, 2016     640,371      
inVentiv Health, Inc.
  429     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing July 6, 2014     422,088      
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
  1,086     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing April 15, 2015     1,052,706      
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
  525     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 17, 2016     522,375      
MultiPlan Merger Corp.
  274     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing April 12, 2013     262,726      
  589     Term Loan, 3.63%, Maturing April 12, 2013     564,342      
Mylan, Inc.
  1,358     Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 2, 2014     1,349,493      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  34     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing June 29, 2013     30,240      
  544     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 29, 2013     489,370      
National Renal Institutes, Inc.
  380     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing March 31, 2013     371,185      
Nyco Holdings
  1,486     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing December 29, 2014     1,351,883      
  1,486     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing December 29, 2015     1,351,883      
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.
  346     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 27, 2013     273,599      
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.
  1,172     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing April 22, 2015     1,136,901      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  549     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 1, 2016     545,196      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  859     Term Loan, 2.43%, Maturing November 16, 2013     827,020      
RehabCare Group, Inc.
  413     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 24, 2015     412,010      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  927     Term Loan, 4.23%, Maturing August 22, 2014     897,338      
Skillsoft Corp.
  500     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 19, 2017     499,219      
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc.
EUR 148     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing May 13, 2014     170,245      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  750     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2016     741,375      
VWR Funding, Inc.
  980     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing June 30, 2014     912,453      
 
 
            $ 41,410,843      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 1.0%
 
Hunter Fan Co.
  221     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing April 16, 2014   $ 198,454      
Interline Brands, Inc.
  136     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing June 23, 2013     126,763      
  501     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing June 23, 2013     465,662      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  967     Term Loan, 2.32%, Maturing February 28, 2013     926,381      
  350     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.31%, Maturing February 28, 2014     350,000      
Oreck Corp.
  128     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.04%, Maturing March 19, 2016(5)     102,097      
Sanitec Europe OY
EUR 387     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing June 24, 2016     382,487      
 
 
            $ 2,551,844      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 3.3%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  459     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 409,802      
  392     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing February 7, 2014     362,858      
Bucyrus International, Inc.
  673     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing February 19, 2016     673,060      
CEVA Group PLC U.S.
  66     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing November 4, 2013     57,401      
  542     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing January 4, 2014     473,952      
EPD Holdings, (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  40     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing July 31, 2014     33,391      
  277     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing July 31, 2014     233,136      
  425     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.10%, Maturing July 13, 2015     330,791      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  545     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 11, 2013     500,671      

 
See notes to financial statements

10


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Industrial Equipment (continued)
 
                     
Gleason Corp.
  390     Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing June 30, 2013   $ 360,718      
Jason, Inc.
  264     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 30, 2010     197,736      
John Maneely Co.
  1,138     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing December 9, 2013     1,076,029      
LN Acquisitions Corp.
  123     Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing July 11, 2014     116,237      
  318     Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing July 11, 2014     301,639      
Polypore, Inc.
  1,540     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing July 3, 2014     1,478,753      
Sequa Corp.
  397     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing December 3, 2014     360,682      
TFS Acquisition Corp.
  1,134     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing August 11, 2013(2)     1,108,245      
 
 
            $ 8,075,101      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.5%
 
AmWINS Group, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing June 8, 2013   $ 422,500      
Applied Systems, Inc.
  1,573     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing September 26, 2013     1,458,628      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  304     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing February 10, 2013     294,664      
Conseco, Inc.
  1,416     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     1,371,976      
Crawford & Company
  621     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 30, 2013     608,125      
Hub International Holdings, Inc.
  181     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing June 13, 2014     162,166      
  806     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing June 13, 2014     721,454      
  273     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 13, 2014     262,020      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  922     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing May 5, 2014     839,141      
 
 
            $ 6,140,674      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 8.0%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  1,942     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing January 28, 2013   $ 1,858,732      
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.60%, Maturing December 8, 2013     396,250      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  980     Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing June 28, 2013     826,049      
Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.
  423     Term Loan, 3.87%, Maturing June 23, 2014     360,762      
  577     Term Loan, 4.12%, Maturing June 22, 2015     492,238      
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
  1,149     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 27, 2016     1,143,869      
Cedar Fair, L.P.
  147     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing August 30, 2012     144,682      
  1,631     Term Loan, 4.35%, Maturing August 30, 2014     1,616,726      
CFV I, LLC/Hicks Sports Group
  28     Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing August 1, 2010(2)(3)     27,346      
Cinemark, Inc.
  1,925     Term Loan, 3.59%, Maturing April 29, 2016     1,875,186      
Dave & Buster’s, Inc.
  500     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 25, 2015     497,500      
Deluxe Entertainment Services
  59     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 11, 2013     53,171      
  543     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 11, 2013     490,461      
  35     Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing May 11, 2013     31,978      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  1,239     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 9, 2012(7)     565,142      
National CineMedia, LLC
  1,900     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing February 13, 2015     1,796,292      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  2,368     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing November 21, 2016     2,319,456      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  527     Term Loan, 4.10%, Maturing December 21, 2014     453,155      
  450     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.35%, Maturing June 21, 2015     274,500      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  1,325     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 30, 2016     1,315,885      
Southwest Sports Group, LLC
  600     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing December 22, 2010     527,250      
SW Acquisition Co., Inc.
  896     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 1, 2016     895,080      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  1,244     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     1,241,154      
Zuffa, LLC
  487     Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing June 22, 2015     461,542      
 
 
            $ 19,664,406      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 4.4%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  573     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing November 10, 2012   $ 569,896      
Gala Electric Casinos, Ltd.
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, 4.93%, Maturing December 12, 2013     1,304,350      
GBP 1,000     Term Loan, 5.43%, Maturing December 12, 2014     1,304,350      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Lodging and Casinos (continued)
 
                     
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  1,579     Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing January 28, 2015   $ 1,313,162      
  995     Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing October 31, 2016     998,618      
Herbst Gaming, Inc.
  457     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 2, 2011(7)     289,328      
  508     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 2, 2011(7)     321,172      
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
  100     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     94,095      
  114     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     106,985      
  285     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     267,463      
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.
  654     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing April 4, 2014     599,795      
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd.
  532     Term Loan, 4.79%, Maturing September 30, 2014     504,691      
  108     Term Loan, 6.78%, Maturing September 30, 2014     102,222      
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  388     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing October 3, 2012     375,057      
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
  131     Term Loan, 15.00%, Maturing December 29, 2012     144,309      
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  451     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 23, 2014     399,647      
  1,785     Term Loan, 2.10%, Maturing May 23, 2014     1,582,275      
VML US Finance, LLC
  200     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing May 25, 2012     195,374      
  401     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing May 27, 2013     390,749      
 
 
            $ 10,863,538      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.8%
 
Euramax International, Inc.
  165     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013   $ 155,824      
  174     Term Loan, 14.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(2)     164,061      
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  113     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing May 18, 2014     103,571      
Novelis, Inc.
  326     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing July 6, 2014     308,684      
  717     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing July 6, 2014     679,145      
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings
  570     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing May 8, 2014     539,620      
 
 
            $ 1,950,905      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 4.4%
 
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
  2,218     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 27, 2014   $ 2,208,360      
Big West Oil, LLC
  174     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 15, 2014     172,261      
  218     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 15, 2014     216,557      
Citgo Petroleum Corp.
  275     Term Loan, Maturing June 24, 2015(4)     270,016      
  1,275     Term Loan, Maturing June 15, 2017(4)     1,267,987      
Dresser, Inc.
  481     Term Loan, 2.70%, Maturing May 4, 2014     443,661      
  700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.20%, Maturing May 4, 2015     651,700      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  148     Term Loan, 4.10%, Maturing April 2, 2013     138,786      
  2,350     Term Loan, 4.10%, Maturing April 2, 2013     2,201,194      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  588     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing November 8, 2014     568,890      
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
  752     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing July 11, 2013     659,166      
SemGroup Corp.
  396     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 30, 2012     392,009      
  515     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 2, 2014     513,349      
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC
  53     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 20, 2017     51,592      
  87     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 20, 2017     84,465      
  654     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 20, 2017     637,432      
Targa Resources, Inc.
  253     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing July 5, 2016     252,694      
 
 
            $ 10,730,119      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 5.8%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  948     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 30, 2013(2)   $ 903,715      
Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH
  500     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     443,750      
EUR 236     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing December 31, 2014     261,360      
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  324     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing August 28, 2014     134,267      
  723     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing August 28, 2014     299,519      
  349     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing August 28, 2014     144,595      
Getty Images, Inc.
  1,381     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     1,387,538      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  244     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     220,582      
  1,629     Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing August 17, 2014     1,473,579      
  496     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 31, 2014     487,069      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  789     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 23, 2015     670,496      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  97     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing March 19, 2014     91,625      
Merrill Communications, LLC
  645     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing December 24, 2012     607,011      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
Nelson Education, Ltd.
  243     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing July 5, 2014   $ 223,675      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  2,257     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing August 9, 2013     2,126,459      
  990     Term Loan, 4.10%, Maturing May 2, 2016     954,707      
PagesJaunes Group, SA
EUR 500     Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing April 8, 2016     401,630      
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
  378     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 29, 2013(7)     115,181      
SGS International, Inc.
  276     Term Loan, 2.88%, Maturing December 30, 2011     269,208      
Source Media, Inc.
  541     Term Loan, 6.04%, Maturing November 8, 2011     523,384      
Springer Science+Business Media, SA
EUR 500     Term Loan, Maturing June 30, 2015(4)     610,661      
Tribune Co.
  790     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 7, 2011(7)     478,891      
Xsys, Inc.
  605     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2013     537,047      
  618     Term Loan, 2.59%, Maturing September 27, 2014     548,552      
EUR 264     Term Loan, 2.91%, Maturing December 31, 2014     291,979      
 
 
            $ 14,206,480      
 
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 2.8%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  430     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 405,039      
CMP KC, LLC
  478     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 3, 2011(5)     137,213      
CMP Susquehanna Corp.
  891     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing May 5, 2013     765,477      
Emmis Operating Co.
  411     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing November 1, 2013     363,260      
Gray Television, Inc.
  366     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing December 31, 2014     343,016      
HIT Entertainment, Inc.
  586     Term Loan, 5.60%, Maturing June 1, 2012     546,829      
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
  1,147     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 7, 2016     1,139,477      
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
  263     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     260,289      
NEP II, Inc.
  304     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing February 16, 2014     284,911      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  412     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     407,118      
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC
  771     Term Loan, 1.88%, Maturing June 25, 2014     717,146      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  1,689     Term Loan, 2.60%, Maturing September 29, 2014     1,422,042      
 
 
            $ 6,791,817      
 
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.4%
 
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
  982     Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing April 26, 2013   $ 956,615      
 
 
            $ 956,615      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 3.7%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  53     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 50,492      
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
  273     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing May 25, 2013     259,727      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  436     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing February 23, 2016     434,700      
Josten’s Corp.
  880     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing October 4, 2011     869,374      
Mapco Express, Inc.
  131     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 28, 2011     127,746      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  984     Term Loan, 2.47%, Maturing April 5, 2013     923,510      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  1,535     Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,441,581      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  700     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.54%, Maturing January 31, 2014     122,500      
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  575     Term Loan, Maturing April 29, 2016(4)     574,382      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  23     Term Loan, 2.18%, Maturing June 30, 2012     22,283      
  395     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing March 31, 2015     391,029      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  1,110     Term Loan, 2.68%, Maturing October 25, 2013     1,062,355      
Savers, Inc.
  600     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 11, 2016     603,000      
Vivarte
EUR 1,000     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.93%, Maturing September 8, 2016     891,152      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  1,419     Term Loan, 2.35%, Maturing February 6, 2014     1,354,499      
 
 
            $ 9,128,330      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.1%
 
Niagara Corp.
  375     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing June 29, 2014(2)(5)   $ 355,995      
 
 
            $ 355,995      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.5%
 
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
  370     Term Loan, 6.54%, Maturing December 6, 2013   $ 370,866      
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  982     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 10, 2014     910,962      
 
 
            $ 1,281,828      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 5.4%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  2,028     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing February 1, 2012   $ 1,959,926      
Asurion Corp.
  769     Term Loan, 3.36%, Maturing July 3, 2014     730,179      
  500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.85%, Maturing July 3, 2015     487,813      
CommScope, Inc.
  840     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 26, 2014     820,750      
Intelsat Corp.
  1,416     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,314,429      
  1,416     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,314,429      
  1,416     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     1,314,833      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  507     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 3, 2013     478,761      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 414     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing December 1, 2014     520,329      
NTelos, Inc.
  993     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing August 7, 2015     992,996      
Palm, Inc.
  413     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing October 24, 2014     414,001      
Telenet Bidco N.V.
EUR 500     Term Loan, Maturing July 16, 2017(4)     589,261      
Telesat Canada, Inc.
  113     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing October 31, 2014     108,198      
  1,317     Term Loan, 3.35%, Maturing October 31, 2014     1,259,710      
Trilogy International Partners
  475     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing June 29, 2012     432,250      
Windstream Corp.
  632     Term Loan, 3.06%, Maturing December 17, 2015     619,738      
 
 
            $ 13,357,603      
 
 
 
Utilities — 5.1%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  145     Revolving Loan, 3.10%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 135,299      
  963     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing March 30, 2014     898,487      
Astoria Generating Co.
  625     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.29%, Maturing August 23, 2013     585,417      
Calpine Corp.
  2,718     Term Loan, 3.42%, Maturing March 29, 2014     2,493,027      
Electricinvest Holding Co.
GBP 1,500     Term Loan, 5.07%, Maturing October 24, 2012     1,843,346      
New Development Holdings, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, Maturing June 8, 2017(4)     991,429      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  1     Term Loan, 2.18%, Maturing February 1, 2013     671      
  265     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing February 1, 2013     253,407      
  991     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing August 31, 2015     949,167      
  1,830     Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing August 31, 2015     1,752,221      
Pike Electric, Inc.
  73     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing July 2, 2012     68,953      
  125     Term Loan, 2.13%, Maturing December 10, 2012     117,750      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  1,791     Term Loan, 3.85%, Maturing October 10, 2014     1,328,068      
  929     Term Loan, 3.98%, Maturing October 10, 2014     689,099      
Vulcan Energy Corp.
  516     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing September 29, 2015     521,158      
 
 
            $ 12,627,499      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $358,640,664)
  $ 338,862,578      
 
 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 10.4%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.0%
 
Continental Airlines
  59     7.033%, 6/15/11   $ 59,198      
 
 
            $ 59,198      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.4%
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  10     11.00%, 11/1/15(8)   $ 10,525      
  665     11.25%, 11/1/15(2)(8)     703,238      

 
See notes to financial statements

14


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Automotive (continued)
 
                     
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  85     9.25%, 1/15/17(8)   $ 87,975      
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Sr. Notes
  55     8.00%, 7/1/13     46,750      
United Components, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  65     9.375%, 6/15/13     65,650      
 
 
            $ 914,138      
 
 
 
 
Broadcast Radio and Television — 0.3%
 
LBI Media, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  55     11.00%, 10/15/13   $ 49,638      
Rainbow National Services, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  80     10.375%, 9/1/14(8)     83,700      
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
  485     13.00%, 8/1/13(8)     532,287      
 
 
            $ 665,625      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.5%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 1,000     3.519%, 1/15/14(9)   $ 1,069,993      
Interface, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  16     9.50%, 2/1/14     16,500      
Texas Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  65     7.25%, 7/15/13(8)     63,213      
 
 
            $ 1,149,706      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.6%
 
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Notes
  210     8.75%, 6/1/14   $ 210,525      
Education Management, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  46     10.25%, 6/1/16     48,070      
MediMedia USA, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  90     11.375%, 11/15/14(8)     82,575      
Muzak, LLC/Muzak Finance, Sr. Notes
  12     15.00%, 7/31/14(2)     9,787      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes
  900     10.625%, 5/15/15(8)     966,375      
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
  105     10.75%, 8/1/16     113,662      
West Corp.
  130     9.50%, 10/15/14     131,300      
 
 
            $ 1,562,294      
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.4%
 
Virgin Media Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  1,000     6.50%, 1/15/18(8)   $ 987,500      
 
 
            $ 987,500      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%
 
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Sr. Sub. Notes
  180     8.50%, 2/15/16(8)   $ 141,300      
Reichhold Industries, Inc., Sr. Notes
  170     9.00%, 8/15/14(8)     150,450      
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  184     5.00%, 1/29/19(5)     54,724      
 
 
            $ 346,474      
 
 
 
 
Clothing / Textiles — 0.0%
 
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  100     8.875%, 9/15/13   $ 101,750      
 
 
            $ 101,750      
 
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 0.0%
 
RBS Global & Rexnord Corp.
  90     11.75%, 8/1/16   $ 94,275      
 
 
            $ 94,275      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 0.2%
 
Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  500     5.053%, 2/15/15   $ 476,250      
Intertape Polymer US, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  175     8.50%, 8/1/14     142,625      
 
 
            $ 618,875      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.1%
 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.
  165     9.75%, 11/15/15(8)   $ 169,950      
 
 
            $ 169,950      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 0.2%
 
Amkor Technologies, Inc., Sr. Notes
  55     9.25%, 6/1/16   $ 57,887      
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate
  425     3.053%, 10/15/13     364,969      
 
 
            $ 422,856      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

15


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Equipment Leasing — 0.0%
 
Hertz Corp.
  25     8.875%, 1/1/14   $ 25,438      
  45     10.50%, 1/1/16     46,912      
 
 
            $ 72,350      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%
 
Ford Motor Credit Co., Sr. Notes
  160     8.00%, 12/15/16   $ 163,900      
 
 
            $ 163,900      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.5%
 
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.00%, 7/15/14(8)   $ 1,112,500      
 
 
            $ 1,112,500      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.1%
 
NPC International, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  135     9.50%, 5/1/14   $ 135,675      
 
 
            $ 135,675      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.2%
 
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  365     5.75%, 3/15/14(2)   $ 336,713      
General Nutrition Center, Sr. Sub. Notes
  210     10.75%, 3/15/15     212,100      
 
 
            $ 548,813      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.0%
 
Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
  120     11.375%, 8/1/16   $ 102,900      
 
 
            $ 102,900      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 0.6%
 
Accellent, Inc.
  150     10.50%, 12/1/13   $ 148,500      
Biomet, Inc.
  55     10.375%, 10/15/17     59,400      
  280     11.625%, 10/15/17     304,500      
DJO Finance, LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
  95     10.875%, 11/15/14     100,225      
HCA, Inc.
  65     9.25%, 11/15/16     69,063      
MultiPlan, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  260     10.375%, 4/15/16(8)     267,800      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  155     11.25%, 7/1/14     155,387      
Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes
  105     7.75%, 10/15/13     103,950      
US Oncology, Inc.
  290     10.75%, 8/15/14     298,700      
 
 
            $ 1,507,525      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 0.6%
 
CEVA Group, PLC, U.S., Sr. Notes
  95     11.50%, 4/1/18(8)   $ 96,900      
Chart Industries, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  105     9.125%, 10/15/15     105,787      
ESCO Corp., Sr. Notes
  80     8.625%, 12/15/13(8)     79,800      
Terex Corp., Sr. Notes
  1,000     10.875%, 6/1/16     1,082,500      
 
 
            $ 1,364,987      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.1%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  55     11.00%, 5/1/15(8)   $ 55,688      
Hub International Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes
  70     9.00%, 12/15/14(8)     66,675      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  50     4.311%, 11/15/14(8)     41,125      
 
 
            $ 163,488      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.7%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  350     11.00%, 2/1/16   $ 369,250      
AMC Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes
  60     8.75%, 6/1/19     60,600      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.
  105     12.50%, 12/31/49(5)(7)(8)     0      
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC/HRP Myrtle Beach Capital Corp.,
Variable Rate
  195     0.00%, 12/31/49(5)(7)(8)     0      
Marquee Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes
  275     12.00%, 8/15/14     227,562      
MU Finance PLC, Sr. Notes
  1,000     8.375%, 2/1/17(8)     963,750      

 
See notes to financial statements

16


 

 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)
 
                     
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sr. Notes
  50     7.00%, 6/15/13   $ 50,000      
  20     6.875%, 12/1/13     19,550      
  10     7.25%, 6/15/16     9,825      
  20     7.25%, 3/15/18     19,500      
 
 
            $ 1,720,037      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.8%
 
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority
  265     9.375%, 12/15/49(7)(8)   $ 49,025      
CCM Merger, Inc.
  50     8.00%, 8/1/13(8)     46,000      
Chukchansi EDA, Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  150     4.123%, 11/15/12(8)     99,750      
Eldorado Casino Shreveport
  44     10.00%, 8/1/12(2)(5)     38,763      
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino, LLC
  255     10.25%, 6/15/15(7)(8)     2,231      
Greektown Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  60     10.75%, 12/1/13(7)(8)     4,125      
Inn of the Mountain Gods, Sr. Notes
  270     12.00%, 11/15/49(7)     132,300      
Majestic HoldCo, LLC
  75     12.50%, 12/31/49(7)(8)     281      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Sr. Sub. Notes
  85     8.00%, 4/1/12     74,588      
  120     7.125%, 8/15/14     87,300      
  115     6.875%, 2/15/15     82,225      
Peninsula Gaming, LLC
  1,000     10.75%, 8/15/17     1,000,000      
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  35     7.50%, 6/15/15     32,988      
San Pasqual Casino
  55     8.00%, 9/15/13(8)     52,525      
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Variable Rate
  95     3.037%, 3/15/14(8)     81,462      
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Notes
  165     9.00%, 11/15/15(8)     148,500      
Waterford Gaming, LLC, Sr. Notes
  138     8.625%, 9/15/14(5)(8)     110,152      
 
 
            $ 2,042,215      
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.3%
 
FMG Finance PTY, Ltd.
  355     10.625%, 9/1/16(8)   $ 392,275      
Teck Resources, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  330     10.75%, 5/15/19     404,958      
 
 
            $ 797,233      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.5%
 
Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.
  330     8.50%, 12/15/19(8)   $ 330,000      
Compton Pet Finance Corp.
  195     7.625%, 12/1/13     156,975      
Denbury Resources, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  30     7.50%, 12/15/15     30,450      
El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes
  130     9.625%, 5/15/12     138,831      
Forbes Energy Services, Sr. Notes
  155     11.00%, 2/15/15     140,275      
OPTI Canada, Inc., Sr. Notes
  50     7.875%, 12/15/14     43,750      
  95     8.25%, 12/15/14     83,125      
Petroleum Development Corp., Sr. Notes
  65     12.00%, 2/15/18     67,438      
Petroplus Finance, Ltd.
  85     7.00%, 5/1/17(8)     69,700      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
  60     7.125%, 4/1/16     55,650      
SESI, LLC, Sr. Notes
  30     6.875%, 6/1/14     29,400      
 
 
            $ 1,145,594      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.8%
 
Laureate Education, Inc.
  1,045     10.00%, 8/15/15(8)   $ 1,045,000      
  573     10.25%, 8/15/15(2)(8)     563,947      
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.
  30     11.00%, 12/1/17     19,650      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  205     10.00%, 8/1/14     210,637      
  40     12.50%, (0.00% until 8/1/11), 8/1/16     38,300      
 
 
            $ 1,877,534      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Rail Industries — 0.2%
 
American Railcar Industry, Sr. Notes
  100     7.50%, 3/1/14   $ 97,500      
Kansas City Southern Mexico, Sr. Notes
  155     7.625%, 12/1/13     158,875      
  100     7.375%, 6/1/14     102,250      
  105     8.00%, 6/1/15     108,675      
 
 
            $ 467,300      
 
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.2%
 
Amscan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes
  220     8.75%, 5/1/14   $ 215,600      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  765     9.00%, 10/15/15     770,376      
Sally Holdings, LLC, Sr. Notes
  665     9.25%, 11/15/14     693,262      
  235     10.50%, 11/15/16     252,625      
Toys ‘‘R” Us
  1,000     10.75%, 7/15/17(8)     1,097,500      
 
 
            $ 3,029,363      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.0%
 
RathGibson, Inc., Sr. Notes
  240     11.25%, 2/15/14(7)   $ 4,830      
 
 
            $ 4,830      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 0.8%
 
Digicel Group, Ltd., Sr. Notes
  312     9.125%, 1/15/15(8)   $ 307,710      
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.
  900     11.25%, 6/15/16     963,000      
NII Capital Corp.
  330     10.00%, 8/15/16     348,975      
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate
  475     3.787%, 6/15/13     472,625      
 
 
            $ 2,092,310      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.1%
 
AES Corp., Sr. Notes
  3     8.75%, 5/15/13(8)   $ 3,060      
NGC Corp.
  205     7.625%, 10/15/26     127,100      
Reliant Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes
  10     7.625%, 6/15/14     9,900      
 
 
            $ 140,060      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $27,055,095)
  $ 25,581,255      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.9%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 392     Alzette European CLO SA, Series 2004-1A, Class E2, 7.037%, 12/15/20(2)(10)   $ 97,901      
  295     Avalon Capital Ltd. 3, Series 1A, Class D, 2.434%, 2/24/19(8)(10)     170,452      
  376     Babson Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C1, 2.253%, 4/15/19(8)(10)     179,876      
  500     Bryant Park CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1A, Class C, 2.353%, 1/15/19(8)(10)     151,695      
  500     Carlyle High Yield Partners, Series 2004-6A, Class C, 2.878%, 8/11/16(8)(10)     188,681      
  492     Centurion CDO 8 Ltd., Series 2005-8A, Class D, 6.037%, 3/8/17(10)     285,404      
  500     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.054%, 7/17/19(10)     259,492      
  1,000     Madison Park Funding Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class D, 5.288%, 3/25/20(8)(10)     489,494      
  1,000     Schiller Park CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class D, 2.066%, 4/25/21(8)(10)     436,619      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $5,022,836)
  $ 2,259,614      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 1.5%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%
 
  6,741     ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.(11)(12)   $ 119,661      
 
 
            $ 119,661      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 0.2%
 
  10,159     Dayco Products, LLC(11)(12)   $ 431,757      
  8,949     Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.(5)(11)(12)     54,052      
 
 
            $ 485,809      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.1%
 
  131     Panolam Holdings Co.(5)(11)(13)   $ 76,472      
  26,154     Sanitec Europe Oy B Units(11)(12)     57,968      
  25,787     Sanitec Europe Oy E Units(5)(11)(12)     0      
  277     United Subcontractors, Inc.(5)(11)(12)     27,125      
 
 
            $ 161,565      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%
 
  175     Wellman Holdings, Inc.(5)(11)(12)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Manufacturing — 0.0%
 
  166,398     MEGA Brands, Inc.(11)   $ 66,310      
 
 
            $ 66,310      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 0.0%
 
  12,234     Buffets, Inc.(11)   $ 61,170      
 
 
            $ 61,170      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.1%
 
  2,060     Oreck Corp.(5)(11)(12)   $ 140,265      
 
 
            $ 140,265      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 0.2%
 
  289     Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.(5)   $ 5,202      
  25,430     Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.(11)(12)     445,025      
 
 
            $ 450,227      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.0%
 
  468     Euramax International, Inc.(11)(12)   $ 111,031      
 
 
            $ 111,031      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  750     SemGroup Corp.(11)   $ 19,688      
 
 
            $ 19,688      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.7%
 
  536     Dex One Corp.(11)   $ 10,184      
  2,155     Ion Media Networks, Inc.(5)(11)(12)     622,752      
  5,771     MediaNews Group, Inc.(11)(12)     92,339      
  45,939     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The)(11)(12)     941,750      
  3,353     SuperMedia, Inc.(11)     61,326      
 
 
            $ 1,728,351      
 
 
 
Steel — 0.1%
 
  6,269     KNIA Holdings, Inc.(5)(11)(12)   $ 29,589      
  10,700     RathGibson Acquisition Co., LLC(5)(11)(12)     167,348      
 
 
            $ 196,937      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $3,062,820)
  $ 3,541,014      
 
 
                     
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
 
  1,783     Crown Castle International Corp.(2)   $ 100,294      
 
 
     
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $82,483)
  $ 100,294      
 
 
                     
                     
Warrants — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Home Furnishing — 0.0%
 
  215     Oreck Corp., Expires 3/19/20(5)(11)(12)   $ 14,639      
 
 
            $ 14,639      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  789     SemGroup Corp., Expires 11/30/14(5)(11)   $ 4,340      
 
 
            $ 4,340      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 0.0%
 
  781     Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (The), Expires 2/15/17(5)(11)   $ 0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $15,668)
  $ 18,979      
 
 
                     
                     
Closed-End Investment Companies — 2.3%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  17,436     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.    $ 251,602      
  9,908     BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.      137,721      
  8,345     BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust     114,994      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  1,174     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund   $ 14,464      
  200,596     First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     2,507,450      
  296,293     ING Prime Rate Trust     1,629,612      
  136,255     Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust     598,159      
  5,140     LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc.      57,362      
  23,301     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund     251,884      
  3,401     Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund     38,635      
  11,375     Nuveen Senior Income Fund     77,123      
  55     PIMCO Income Strategy Fund     592      
  647     PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II     6,405      
  117     Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     1,426      
 
 
     
Total Closed-End Investment Companies
   
(identified cost $7,439,832)
  $ 5,687,429      
 
 
                     
                     
Miscellaneous — 0.0%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%
 
  20,000     NCS Acquisition Corp., Escrow Certificate(11)   $ 2,975      
 
 
            $ 2,975      
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.0%
 
  261,268     Adelphia Recovery Trust(11)   $ 9,144      
  270,000     Adelphia, Inc., Escrow Certificate(11)     4,752      
 
 
            $ 13,896      
 
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.0%
 
  290,000     SemGroup Corp., Escrow Certificate(5)(11)   $ 0      
  55,000     VeraSun Energy Corp., Escrow Certificate(5)(11)     0      
 
 
            $ 0      
 
 
     
Total Miscellaneous
   
(identified cost $260,657)
  $ 16,871      
 
 
                     
                     
Short-Term Investments — 5.5%
 
Interest/ Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s Omitted)     Description   Value      
 
 
$ 7,859     Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.25%(14)   $ 7,858,896      
  5,598     State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 7/1/10     5,598,450      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $13,457,346)
  $ 13,457,346      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 158.5%
   
(identified cost $415,037,401)
  $ 389,525,380      
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — 0.0%
  $ (12,334 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 158.5%
   
(identified cost $415,025,067)
  $ 389,513,046      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (13.7)%
  $ (33,769,879 )    
 
 
     
Auction Preferred Shares Plus Cumulative
   
Unpaid Dividends — (44.8)%
  $ (110,002,627 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%
  $ 245,740,540      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets applicable to common shares.
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
 
(2) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest/dividends in additional par/shares.
 
(3) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(4) This Senior Loan will settle after June 30, 2010, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(5) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(6) Defaulted matured security.
 
(7) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(8) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At June 30, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $12,683,386 or 5.2% of the Trust’s net assets applicable to common shares.
 
(9) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(10) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2010.
 
(11) Non-income producing security.
 
(12) Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.
 
(13) Restricted security (see Note 8).
 
(14) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of June 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the year ended June 30, 2010 was $8,881 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of June 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $407,166,171)
  $ 381,654,150      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $7,858,896)
    7,858,896      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,495,806)
    1,482,886      
Interest and dividends receivable
    1,933,562      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    1,930      
Receivable for investments sold
    3,220,872      
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    256,995      
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    8,465      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 396,417,756      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 31,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    9,018,549      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    271,141      
Administration fee
    79,747      
Trustees’ fees
    3,245      
Accrued expenses
    301,907      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 40,674,589      
 
 
Auction preferred shares (4,400 shares outstanding) at liquidation value plus cumulative unpaid dividends
  $ 110,002,627      
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 245,740,540      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 36,602,785 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 366,028      
Additional paid-in capital
    341,176,820      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (71,978,919 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    1,494,704      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (25,318,093 )    
 
 
Net assets applicable to common shares
  $ 245,740,540      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
 
($245,740,540 ¸ 36,602,785 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 6.71      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
June 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 19,574,655      
Dividends
    286,552      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    22,988      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (14,107 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 19,870,088      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,128,685      
Administration fee
    923,698      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    13,406      
Custodian fee
    246,168      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    20,175      
Legal and accounting services
    175,781      
Printing and postage
    74,557      
Interest expense and fees
    603,339      
Preferred shares service fee
    162,705      
Miscellaneous
    100,635      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 5,449,149      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 15      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 15      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 5,449,134      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 14,420,954      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (13,334,719 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    3,490      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    3,487,404      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (9,843,825 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 53,664,966      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    152,053      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 53,817,019      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 43,973,194      
 
 
             
Distributions to preferred shareholders
           
 
 
From net investment income
  $ (214,905 )    
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 58,179,243      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 14,420,954     $ 17,975,898      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, swap contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    (9,843,825 )     (33,461,287 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    53,817,019       (40,006,006 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
    (214,905 )     (1,216,911 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ 58,179,243     $ (56,708,306 )    
 
 
Distributions to common shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (13,049,605 )   $ (16,036,792 )    
Tax return of capital
          (276,506 )    
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (13,049,605 )   $ (16,313,298 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions to common shareholders
  $ 428,400     $ 263,594      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $ 428,400     $ 263,594      
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ 45,558,038     $ (72,758,010 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares
 
At beginning of year
  $ 200,182,502     $ 272,940,512      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 245,740,540     $ 200,182,502      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
included in net assets
applicable to common shares
 
At end of year
  $ 1,494,704     $ (1,340,431 )    
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
Cash Flows From
  Year Ended
     
Operating Activities   June 30, 2010      
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 58,179,243      
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    214,905      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations excluding distributions to preferred shareholders
  $ 58,394,148      
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (182,489,014 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    157,113,835      
Increase in short-term investments, net
    (6,044,114 )    
Net accretion/amortization of premium (discount)
    (2,839,486 )    
Decrease in interest and dividends receivable
    61,088      
Increase in interest receivable from affiliated investment
    (1,873 )    
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (2,251,292 )    
Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (215,206 )    
Decrease in miscellaneous receivable
    24,382      
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
    5,441      
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    4,953,805      
Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    46,196      
Increase in payable to affiliate for administration fees
    17,988      
Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    436      
Increase in accrued expenses
    61,429      
Decrease in unfunded loan commitments
    (505,760 )    
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (53,664,966 )    
Net realized loss from investments
    13,334,719      
 
 
Net cash used in operating activities
  $ (13,998,244 )    
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestments
  $ (12,621,205 )    
Cash distributions paid to preferred shareholders
    (220,485 )    
Proceeds from notes payable
    38,000,000      
Repayment of notes payable
    (10,000,000 )    
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
  $ 15,158,310      
 
 
             
Net increase in cash*
  $ 1,160,066      
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of year(1)
  $ 322,820      
 
 
             
Cash at end of year(1)
  $ 1,482,886      
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
 
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of:
           
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
  $ 428,400      
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
  $ 620,533      
 
 
 
* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $(12,689).
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                             
    Year Ended June 30,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year (Common shares)
  $ 5.480     $ 7.480     $ 8.800     $ 8.740     $ 8.760      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.395     $ 0.492     $ 0.742     $ 0.801     $ 0.697      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.198       (2.012 )     (1.324 )     0.060       (0.026 )    
Distributions to preferred shareholders from net investment income(1)
    (0.006 )     (0.033 )     (0.133 )     (0.154 )     (0.122 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.587     $ (1.553 )   $ (0.715 )   $ 0.707     $ 0.549      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions to Common Shareholders
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.357 )   $ (0.439 )   $ (0.605 )   $ (0.647 )   $ (0.569 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.008 )                      
 
 
Total distributions to common shareholders
  $ (0.357 )   $ (0.447 )   $ (0.605 )   $ (0.647 )   $ (0.569 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year (Common shares)
  $ 6.710     $ 5.480     $ 7.480     $ 8.800     $ 8.740      
 
 
                                             
Market value — End of year (Common shares)
  $ 6.630     $ 4.690     $ 6.620     $ 8.570     $ 8.130      
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)
    29.77 %     (18.99 )%     (7.58 )%     8.70 %     7.02 %    
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)
    49.83 %     (21.66 )%     (16.01 )%     13.81 %     8.46 %    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated
 
                                             
    Year Ended June 30,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 245,741     $ 200,183     $ 272,941     $ 320,943     $ 318,871      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares):(3)
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    2.05 %     2.44 %     2.22 %     2.21 %     2.16 %    
Interest and fee expense
    0.25 %     0.99 %     1.95 %     2.16 %     1.76 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    2.30 %     3.43 %     4.17 %     4.36 %     3.92 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    2.05 %     2.44 %     2.22 %     2.20 %     2.16 %    
Net investment income
    6.08 %     9.64 %     9.47 %     9.11 %     7.94 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    43 %     18 %     26 %     64 %     55 %    
 
 
The ratios reported above are based on net assets applicable solely to common shares. The ratios based on net assets, including amounts related to preferred shares and borrowings, are as follows:
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets applicable to common shares plus preferred shares and borrowings):(3)
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.31 %     1.54 %     1.60 %     1.64 %     1.61 %    
Interest and fee expense
    0.16 %     0.62 %     1.41 %     1.61 %     1.31 %    
Total expenses before custodian reduction
    1.47 %     2.16 %     3.01 %     3.25 %     2.92 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.31 %     1.54 %     1.60 %     1.64 %     1.61 %    
Net investment income
    3.90 %     6.06 %     6.84 %     6.79 %     5.91 %    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                           
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 31,000     $ 3,000     $ 105,000     $ 110,000     $ 120,000      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(4)
  $ 12,476     $ 104,397     $ 4,648     $ 4,918     $ 4,574      
Total preferred shares outstanding
    4,400       4,400       4,400       4,400       4,400      
Asset coverage per preferred share(5)
  $ 68,571     $ 69,290     $ 56,770     $ 61,489     $ 59,672      
Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share(6)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
Approximate market value per preferred share(6)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000      
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average common shares outstanding.
 
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(3) Ratios do not reflect the effect of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
 
(4) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.
 
(5) Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including the notes payables and preferred shares) from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the sum of the value of the notes payables and liquidation value of preferred shares, and multiplying the result by the liquidation value of one preferred share. Such amount equates to 274%, 277%, 227%, 246% and 239% at June 30, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
(6) Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the Trust) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital, by investing primarily in senior secured floating-rate loans.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Trust. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Trust based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Trust. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Trust. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Trust’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary

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models. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Trust in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Trust may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Trust’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
 
At June 30, 2010, the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $64,882,329 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Trust of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on June 30, 2011 ($13,711,847), June 30, 2012 ($6,681,243), June 30, 2016 ($52,501), June 30, 2017 ($21,938,328) and June 30, 2018 ($22,498,410).
 
Additionally, at June 30, 2010, the Trust had a net capital loss of $7,064,299 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2009. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Trust’s taxable year ending June 30, 2011.
 
As of June 30, 2010, the Trust had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Trust’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended June 30, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Trust. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Trust maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Trust’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

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G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Trust may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Trust is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At June 30, 2010, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
I  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Trust shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Trust shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Trust property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Trust may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Credit Default Swaps — When the Trust is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Trust is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Trust pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Trust would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Trust is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Trust is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Trust could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Trust for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Trust effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Trust is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Trust also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Up-front payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Trust segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.

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L  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Trust is the amount included in the Trust’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
2   Auction Preferred Shares
 
The Trust issued Auction Preferred Shares (APS) on June 27, 2001 in a public offering. The underwriting discount and other offering costs incurred in connection with the offering were recorded as a reduction of the paid-in capital of the common shares. Dividends on the APS, which accrue daily, are cumulative at rates which are reset every seven days by an auction, unless a special dividend period has been set. Series of APS are identical in all respects except for the reset dates of the dividend rates. If the APS auctions do not successfully clear, the dividend payment rate over the next period for the APS holders is set at a specified maximum applicable rate until such time as the APS auctions are successful. Auctions have not cleared since February 13, 2008 and the rate since that date has been the maximum applicable rate (see Note 3). The maximum applicable rate on the APS is 125% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate on the date of the auction.
 
The number of APS issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
             
    APS Issued and Outstanding      
 
Series A
    2,200      
Series B
    2,200      
 
The APS are redeemable at the option of the Trust at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, on any dividend payment date. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if the Trust is in default for an extended period on its asset maintenance requirements with respect to the APS. If the dividends on the APS remain unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ dividends, the holders of the APS as a class have the right to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In general, the holders of the APS and the common shares have equal voting rights of one vote per share, except that the holders of the APS, as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two members of the Board of Trustees. The APS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Trust is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the Trust’s By-laws and the 1940 Act. The Trust pays an annual fee up to 0.15% of the liquidation value of the APS to broker-dealers as a service fee if the auctions are unsuccessful; otherwise, the annual fee is 0.25%.
 
3   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Trust intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders, after payment of any dividends on any outstanding APS. In addition, at least annually, the Trust intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to preferred shareholders are recorded daily and are payable at the end of each dividend period. The dividend rates for the APS at June 30, 2010, and the amount of dividends paid (including capital gains, if any) to APS shareholders, average APS dividend rates, and dividend rate ranges for the year then ended were as follows:
 
                                 
    APS
    Dividends
    Average APS
    Dividend
   
    Dividend Rates at
    Paid to APS
    Dividend
    Rate
   
    June 30, 2010     Shareholders     Rates     Ranges    
 
Series A
    0.25 %   $ 106,725       0.19 %   0.09%–0.35%    
Series B
    0.25 %   $ 108,180       0.20 %   0.05%–0.56%    
 
 
 
Beginning February 13, 2008 and consistent with the patterns in the broader market for auction-rate securities, the Trust’s APS auctions were unsuccessful in clearing due to an imbalance of sell orders over bids to buy the APS. As a result, the dividend rates of the APS were reset to the maximum applicable rates. The table above reflects such maximum dividend rates for each series as of June 30, 2010.
 
The Trust distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
    Year Ended June 30,
    2010     2009      
 
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Ordinary income
  $ 13,264,510     $ 17,253,703      
Tax return of capital
          276,506      
 
During the year ended June 30, 2010, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $28,114,771, accumulated undistributed net investment income was increased by $1,678,691 and paid-in capital was decreased by $29,793,462 due to expired capital loss carryforwards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for foreign currency gain (loss), investments in partnerships,

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mixed straddles and defaulted bond interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Trust.
 
As of June 30, 2010, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
             
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 1,620,010      
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses
  $ (71,946,628 )    
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (25,475,690 )    
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, defaulted bond interest and investments in partnerships.
 
4   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Trust and is payable monthly. Prior to May 1, 2010, the fee was computed at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets. Pursuant to a fee reduction agreement between the Trust and EVM, commencing May 1, 2010, the annual adviser fee rate was reduced by 0.01% and will be reduced by an additional 0.01% every May 1 thereafter for the next twenty-nine years. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and shareholders. Prior to its liquidation in February, 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Trust’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Trust’s investment adviser fee. The Trust currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the Trust’s investment adviser fee totaled $3,140,574 of which $11,889 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $3,128,685 was paid or accrued directly by the Trust. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Trust and is computed at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Trust’s average weekly gross assets. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the administration fee amounted to $923,698.
 
Except for Trustees of the Trust who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Trust out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended June 30, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are officers of EVM.
 
5   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $182,489,014 and $157,113,835, respectively, for the year ended June 30, 2010.
 
6   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Common shares issued pursuant to the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan for the years ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 were 62,751 and 73,537, respectively.
 
7   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Trust at June 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 415,182,664      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 3,263,661      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (28,933,279 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (25,669,618 )    
 
 
 
8   Restricted Securities
 
At June 30, 2010, the Trust owned the following securities (representing less than 0.01% of net assets applicable to common shares) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Trust has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
                                     
    Date of
                       
Description   Acquisition     Shares     Cost     Value      
 
Common Stocks
 
Panolam Holdings Co. 
    12/30/09       131     $ 71,985     $ 76,472      
 
 
Total Restricted Securities
                  $ 71,985     $ 76,472      
 
 

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
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9   Financial Instruments
 
The Trust may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Trust has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at June 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
                   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
   
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Appreciation    
 
7/30/10
  British Pound Sterling
956,125
  United States Dollar
1,431,587
  $ 3,075    
7/30/10
  British Pound Sterling
8,747,462
  United States Dollar
13,231,149
    161,877    
7/30/10
  Euro
13,993,118
  United States Dollar
17,205,798
    92,043    
 
 
            $ 256,995    
 
 
 
At June 30, 2010, the Trust had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Trust is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Trust holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Trust may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Trust may also enter into such contracts to hedge the currency risk of investments it anticipates purchasing.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at June 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
Derivative   Asset Derivative(1)      Liability Derivative      
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $ 256,995     $      —      
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized depreciation
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the year ended June 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)      Income(2)       
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $ 3,596,016     $ 215,206      
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the year ended June 30, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $23,588,000. There were no transactions in credit default swap contracts by the Trust during the year ended June 30, 2010.
 
10   Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
 
The Trust has entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, as amended (the “Agreement”) with conduit lenders and a bank that allows it to borrow up to $50 million ($60 million prior to October 19, 2009) and to invest the borrowings in accordance with its investment practices. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Trust. Interest is charged at a rate above the conduits’ commercial paper issuance rate and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust also pays a program fee of 0.75% per annum on its outstanding borrowings to administer the facility and a liquidity fee of 0.50% per annum on the amount of the facility. Prior to September 8, 2009, the Trust paid a program fee and a liquidity fee of 1.25% each per annum. Program and commitment fees for the year ended June 30, 2010 totaled $532,660 and are included in interest expense in the Statement of Operations. The Trust is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At June 30, 2010, the Trust had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $31,000,000 at an interest rate of 0.43%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at June 30, 2010 approximated its fair value. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate were $23,049,315 and 0.31%, respectively.

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11   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Trust, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
12   Credit Risk
 
The Trust invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.
 
13   Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At June 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Trust’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                 
    Quoted
                   
    Prices in
                   
    Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
       
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
   
Senior Floating-Rate Interests (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)
  $     $ 338,254,939     $ 595,305     $ 338,850,244  
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          25,377,616       203,639       25,581,255  
Asset-Backed Securities
          2,259,614             2,259,614  
Common Stocks
    157,509       2,260,700       1,122,805       3,541,014  
Convertible Preferred Stocks
          100,294             100,294  
Warrants
                18,979       18,979  
Closed-End Investment Companies
    5,687,429                   5,687,429  
Miscellaneous
          16,871       0       16,871  
Short-Term Investments
          13,457,346             13,457,346  
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 5,844,938     $ 381,727,380     $ 1,940,728     $ 389,513,046  
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ 256,995     $     $ 256,995  
 
 
Total
  $ 5,844,938     $ 381,984,375     $ 1,940,728     $ 389,770,041  
 
 

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                     
                Investments
           
    Investments
          in Common
           
    in Senior
    Investments in
    Stocks,
           
    Floating-
    Corporate
    Preferred Stocks,
           
    Rate
    Bonds &
    Warrants and
           
    Interests     Notes     Miscellaneous     Total      
 
Balance as of June 30, 2009
  $ 517,836     $ 51,100     $ 47,677     $ 616,613      
Realized gains (losses)
    (1,027,553 )     568       (15,000 )     (1,041,985 )    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    1,027,116       (3,550 )     65,947       1,089,513      
Net purchases (sales)
    69,265       (7,330 )     1,043,160       1,105,095      
Accrued discount (premium)
    5,491       3,910             9,401      
Net transfers to (from) Level 3**
    3,150       158,941             162,091      
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2010
  $ 595,305     $ 203,639     $ 1,141,784     $ 1,940,728      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of June 30, 2010*
  $ (47,399 )   $ (3,550 )   $ 50,947     $ (2 )    
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.
 
** Transfers are reflected at the value of the securities at the beginning of the period.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Shareholders of
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of June 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of June 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 13, 2010

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust as of June 30, 2010
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2011 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2010. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
The Trust offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant to which shareholders automatically have distributions reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Trust unless they elect otherwise through their investment dealer. On the distribution payment date, if the net asset value per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the net asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the Plan Agent. Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not shares are reinvested.
 
If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your name with the Trust’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“AST”), or you will not be able to participate.
 
The Plan Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Trust. Each participant will be charged their pro-rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.
 
Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Plan Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Plan Agent to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.
 
If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.
 
Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, AST, at 1-866-439-6787.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.
 
The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
Please print exact name on account:
Shareholder signature                                   Date
Shareholder signature                                   Date
 
Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.
 
YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
 
This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:
 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
 
Number of Employees
The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
As of June 30, 2010, our records indicate that there are 398 registered shareholders and approximately 11,618 shareholders owning the Trust shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Trust reports directly, which contain important information about the Trust, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EVF.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and subadvisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing special considerations relevant to investing in and, where relevant, restructuring senior secured floating rate loans. Specifically, the Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board considered the financial resources committed by the Adviser in structuring the Fund at the time of its initial public offering and the waiver of fees provided by the Adviser for the first five years of the Fund’s life. The Board considered that, in response to inquiries by the Contract Review Committee, the Adviser had agreed to implement a series of permanent reductions in management fees and that the first such reduction would be effective as of May 1, 2010. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Trust Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
        Term of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Number of Portfolios
    Other Directorships
    Position(s)
  Office and
  During Past Five
  in Fund Complex
    Held During
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Years and Other
  Overseen By
    Last Five
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     Years(2)
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
5/31/58
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Since 2007.
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 183 registered investment companies and 3 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Fund.     183     Director of EVC
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty
1/2/63
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Since 2005.
  Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     183     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
4/3/40
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012.
3 years.
Since 2007.
  Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     183     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries)
                         
William H. Park
9/19/47
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2010.
3 years.
Since 2003.
  Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).     183     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman(A)
7/10/40
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Since 2003.
  Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).     183     None

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
        Term of
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Number of Portfolios
    Other Directorships
    Position(s)
  Office and
  During Past Five
  in Fund Complex
    Held During
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Years and Other
  Overseen By
    Last Five
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     Years(2)
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Helen Frame Peters
3/22/48
  Class III Trustee   Until 2012.
3 years.
Since 2008.
  Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).     183     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Clubs (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).
                         
Heidi L. Steiger
7/8/53
  Class II Trustee   Until 2010.
3 years.
Since 2008.
  Managing Partner, Topridge Associates LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2008); Senior Advisor (since 2008), President (2005-2008), Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004).     183     Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider), Aviva USA (insurance provider) and CIFG (family of financial guaranty companies) and Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Securities LLC (private investment banking firm).
                         
Lynn A. Stout
9/14/57
  Class III Trustee   Until 2010.
3 years.
Since 1999.
  Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous academic and professional papers in these areas.     183     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni(A)
1/26/43
  Chairman of
the Board
and Class II
Trustee
  Until 2012.
3 years.
Since 2005.
Chairman of the Board since 2007.
  Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).     183     None
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years
 
             
Scott H. Page
11/30/59
  President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 11 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
John P. Redding
3/21/63
  Vice President   Since 2001   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 1 registered investment company managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Michael W. Weilheimer
2/11/61
  Vice President   Since 1998   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Barbara E. Campbell
6/19/57
  Treasurer   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 183 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.

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Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Date of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)
             
Maureen A. Gemma
5/24/60
  Secretary
and Chief
Legal Officer
  Secretary since 2007
and Chief Legal
Officer since 2008
  Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 183 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Paul M. O’Neil
7/11/53
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 183 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(2) During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).
 
(A) APS Trustee.

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
 
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110


 

 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a)-(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP, for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during such periods.
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
                         
Fiscal Years Ended   06/30/09   06/30/10        
 
Audit Fees
  $ 56,770     $ 56,770          
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 5,330     $ 23,330          
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 17,710     $ 17,710          
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 0     $ 1,400          
     
Total
  $ 79,810     $ 99,210          
     
 
(1)    Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically includes fees for the performance of certain agreed upon procedures relating to the registrant’s auction preferred shares and revolving credit agreement.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

 


 

(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by the registrant’s principal accountant for the same time periods.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   06/30/09      06/30/10   
 
Registrant
  $ 23,040     $ 42,440  
Eaton Vance(1)
  $ 276,982     $ 215,011  
Total
  $ 300,022     $ 257,451  
 
(1)    The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. William H. Park (Chair), Lynn A. Stout, Heidi L. Steiger and Ralph F. Verni are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

 


 

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer then back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.
In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personal of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Scott H. Page, John Redding and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s investments as well as allocations of the Fund’s assets between common and preferred stocks. Messrs. Page and Redding are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of specific segments of the Fund’s investment portfolio.
Mr. Page has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996 and is a Vice President of EVM and Boston Management and Research, an Eaton Vance subsidiary (“BMR”). He is head of Eaton Vance’s Bank Loan Investment Group. Mr. Redding is a Vice President of EVM and BMR and a portfolio manager since 2001. This information is provided as of the date of filing of this report.
The following tables show, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets in those accounts.

 


 

                                 
                    Number of   Total Assets of
    Number of           Accounts   Accounts Paying
    All   Total Assets of   Paying a   a Performance
    Accounts   All Accounts   Performance Fee   Fee
Scott H. Page
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    8     $ 10,208.3       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    7     $ 5,829.3       1     $ 483.6  
Other Accounts
    2     $ 1,220.6       0     $ 0  
 
                               
John P. Redding
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    1     $ 386.6       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    2     $ 1,037.2       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.
         
    Dollar Range of Equity
    Securities Owned in the
Portfolio Manager   Fund
Scott H. Page
  $ 100,001 - $500,000  
John P. Redding
  $ 50,001 - $100,000  
Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of a Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between a Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser or sub-adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM and the sub-adviser have adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including: a code of ethics; and policies which govern the investment adviser or sub-adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.
Compensation Structure for EVM
Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock andr restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s

 


 

investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.
Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus appropriate peer groups or benchmarks. In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.
The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.
EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.

 


 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
   
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
   
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
   
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
         
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page    
 
 
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
Date: August 13, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
 
 
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
Date: August 13, 2010
         
By:
  /s/ Scott H. Page    
 
 
 
Scott H. Page
   
 
  President    
Date: August 13, 2010