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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

In order to consummate the Reorganization (as defined in Section 1(b) below) and in consideration of the promises and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (FEV), a Massachusetts business trust and a registered closed-end investment company, File No. 811-09143 (the “Acquired Fund”) and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) (the “Acquiring Fund” and together with the Acquired Fund, the “Funds”), a Massachusetts business trust and a registered closed-end investment company, File No. 811-09141, each hereby agree as follows:

1. Representations and Warranties of the Acquiring Fund.
 
The Acquiring Fund represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Acquired Fund that:
 
(a) The Acquiring Fund is a Massachusetts business trust, with transferable shares, duly organized,
  validly existing under, and in good standing in conformity with, the laws of The Commonwealth
  of Massachusetts, and has the power to own all of its assets and to carry out its obligations under
  this Agreement. The Acquiring Fund has all necessary federal, state and local authorizations to
  carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to carry out this Agreement.
 
(b) The Acquiring Fund is duly registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
  (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and such
  registration has not been revoked or rescinded and is in full force and effect. The Acquiring Fund
  has elected and qualified for the special tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies
  (“RICs”) under Section 851 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) at
  all times since its inception and intends to continue to so qualify until consummation of the
  reorganization contemplated hereby (the “Reorganization”) and thereafter.
 
(c) The Acquiring Fund has furnished the Acquired Fund with the Acquiring Fund’s Annual Report
  to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008, and the audited financial statements
  appearing therein, having been audited by Deloitte & Touche, LLP, independent registered public
  accounting firm, fairly present the financial position of the Acquiring Fund as of the respective
  dates indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
  applied on a consistent basis.
 
(d) An unaudited statement of assets, liabilities and capital of the Acquiring Fund and an unaudited
  schedule of investments of the Acquiring Fund, each as of the Valuation Time (as defined in
  Section 3(e) of this Agreement), will be furnished to the Acquired Fund, at or prior to the Closing
  Date (as defined in Section 7(a) herein), for the purpose of determining the number of Acquiring
  Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS Shares (each as defined in Section 1(e) herein) to
  be issued pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Agreement; each will fairly present the financial
  position of the Acquiring Fund as of the Valuation Time in conformity with generally accepted
  accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
 
(e) The Acquiring Fund has full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under
  this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly
  authorized by all necessary action of its Board of Trustees, and this Agreement constitutes a valid
  and binding contract enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of
  bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws relating to or
  affecting creditors’ rights generally and court decisions with respect thereto.


(f) There are no material legal, administrative or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of
  the Acquiring Fund, threatened against it which assert liability on the part of the Acquiring Fund
  or which materially affect its financial condition or its ability to consummate the Reorganization.
  The Acquiring Fund is not charged with or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened with any
  violation or investigation of any possible violation of any provisions of any federal, state or local
  law or regulation or administrative ruling relating to any aspect of its business material to the
  Reorganization.
 
(g) The Acquiring Fund is not obligated under any provision of its Declaration of Trust dated
  December 10, 1998, as amended, or its by-laws, as amended, and is not a party to any contract or
  other commitment or obligation, and is not subject to any order or decree, which would be
  violated by its execution of or performance under this Agreement, except insofar as the Funds
  have mutually agreed to amend such contract or other commitment or obligation to cure any
  potential violation as a condition precedent to the Reorganization.
 
(h) There are no material contracts outstanding to which the Acquiring Fund is a party that have not
  been disclosed in the N-14 Registration Statement (as defined in subsection (k) below) or that
  will not otherwise be disclosed to the Acquired Fund prior to the Valuation Time.
 
(i) The Acquiring Fund has no known liabilities of a material amount, contingent or otherwise, other
  than those shown on its statements of assets, liabilities and capital referred to in subsection (c)
  above, those incurred in the ordinary course of its business as an investment company, and those
  incurred in connection with the Reorganization. As of the Valuation Time, the Acquiring Fund
  will advise the Acquired Fund in writing of all known liabilities, contingent or otherwise, whether
  or not incurred in the ordinary course of business, existing or accrued as of such time, except to
  the extent disclosed in the financial statements referred to in subsection (c) above.
 
(j) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or government authority or self-
  regulatory organization is required for the consummation by the Acquiring Fund of the
  Reorganization, except such as may be required under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange
  (“NYSE”), Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) and the 1940 Act or state securities laws (which term as used
  herein shall include the laws of the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).
 
(k) The registration statement filed by the Acquiring Fund on Form N-14, which includes the proxy
  statement of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund with respect to the transactions
  contemplated herein (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and any supplement or
  amendment thereto or to the documents therein (as amended or supplemented, the “N-14
  Registration Statement”), on its effective date, at the time of the shareholders’ meetings referred
  to in Section 8(a) and Section 9(a) of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, insofar as it relates
  to the Acquiring Fund, (i) complied or will comply in all material respects with the provisions of
  the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (ii) did
  not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
  required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the
  Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included therein did not or will not contain any untrue
  statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
  therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
  however, that the representations and warranties in this subsection only shall apply to statements
  in or omissions from the N-14 Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity
  with information furnished by the Acquiring Fund for use in the N-14 Registration Statement.

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(l) The Acquiring Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial
  interest, no par value (the “Acquiring Fund Common Shares”), and an unlimited number of
  preferred shares of beneficial interest, no par value. The Board of Trustees of the Acquiring Fund
  has designated 806 preferred shares as Auction Rate Preferred Shares, Series C (“Acquiring Fund
  APS”). Each outstanding Acquiring Fund Common Share and each Acquiring Fund APS share is
  fully paid and nonassessable, and has full voting rights and no shareholder of the Acquiring Fund
  shall be entitled to any preemptive or other similar rights. In regard to the statement that the
  Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS are non-assessable, it is noted that the
  Acquiring Fund is an entity of the type commonly known as a “Massachusetts business trust.”
  Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally
  liable for the obligations of the Acquiring Fund.
 
(m) The Acquiring Fund Common Shares and the Acquiring Fund APS to be issued to the Acquired
  Fund pursuant to this Agreement will have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered
  pursuant to this Agreement, will be legally and validly issued and will be fully paid and,
  nonassessable and will have full voting rights, and no shareholder of the Acquiring Fund will
  have any preemptive right of subscription or purchase in respect thereof.
 
(n) At or prior to the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund Common Shares to be transferred to the
  Acquired Fund for distribution to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund on the Closing Date will
  be duly qualified for offering to the public in all states of the United States in which the sale of
  shares of the Funds presently are qualified, and there will be a sufficient number of such shares
  registered under the 1933 Act and, as may be necessary, with each pertinent state securities
  commission to permit the transfers contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated.
 
(o) At or prior to the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund APS to be transferred to the Acquired Fund
  on the Closing Date will be duly qualified for offering to the public in all states of the United
  States in which the sale of APS of the Acquired Fund presently are qualified, and there are a
  sufficient number of Acquiring Fund APS registered under the 1933 Act and with each pertinent
  state securities commission to permit the transfers contemplated by this Agreement to be
  consummated.
 
(p) At or prior to the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund will have obtained any and all regulatory,
  trustee and shareholder approvals necessary to issue the Acquiring Fund Common Shares and the
  Acquiring Fund APS to the Acquired Fund.
 
(q) The Acquiring Fund has filed, or intends to file, or has obtained extensions to file, all federal,
  state and local tax returns which are required to be filed by it, and has paid or has obtained
  extensions to pay, all federal, state and local taxes shown on said returns to be due and owing and
  all assessments received by it, up to and including the taxable year in which the Closing Date
  occurs. All tax liabilities of the Acquiring Fund have been adequately provided for on its books,
  and no tax deficiency or liability of the Acquiring Fund has been asserted and no question with
  respect thereto has been raised by the Internal Revenue Service or by any state or local tax
  authority for taxes in excess of those already paid, up to and including the taxable year in which
  the Closing Date occurs.
 
(r) The Acquiring Fund has elected to qualify and has qualified as a RIC as of and since its
  inception; has been a RIC under the Code at all times since the end of its first taxable year when it
  so qualified; qualifies and will continue to qualify as a RIC under the Code; and has satisfied the
  distribution requirements imposed by the Code for each of its taxable years. The Acquiring Fund

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  has not at any time since its inception been liable for, and is not now liable for, and will not be
  liable for on the Closing Date, any material income or excise tax pursuant to Section 852 or
  Section 4982 of the Code.
 
2. Representations and Warranties of the Acquired Fund.
 
The Acquired Fund represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Acquiring Fund that:
 
(a) The Acquired Fund is a Massachusetts business trust, with transferable shares, duly organized,
  validly existing in conformity with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and has the
  power to own all of its assets and to carry out this Agreement. The Acquired Fund has all
  necessary federal, state and local authorizations to carry on its business as it is now being
  conducted and to carry out this Agreement.
 
(b) The Acquired Fund is duly registered under the 1940 Act as a diversified, closed-end
  management investment company, and such registration has not been revoked or rescinded and is
  in full force and effect. The Acquired Fund has elected and qualified for the special tax treatment
  afforded RICs under Section 851 of the Code at all times since its inception, and intends to
  continue to so qualify through its taxable year ending upon liquidation.
 
(c) As used in this Agreement, the term “Acquired Fund Investments” shall mean: (i) the investments
  of the Acquired Fund shown on the schedule of its investments as of the Valuation Time
  furnished to the Acquiring Fund; and (ii) all other assets owned by the Acquired Fund or
  liabilities incurred as of the Valuation Time.
 
(d) The Acquired Fund has full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under
  this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly
  authorized by all necessary action of its Board of Trustees and this Agreement constitutes a valid
  and binding contract enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of
  bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws relating to or
  affecting creditors’ rights generally and court decisions with respect thereto.
 
(e) The Acquired Fund has furnished the Acquiring Fund with the Acquired Fund’s Annual Report to
  Shareholders for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008 and the audited financial statements
  appearing therein, having been audited by Deloitte & Touche, LLP, independent registered public
  accounting firm, fairly present the financial position of the Acquired Fund as of the respective
  dates indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
  applied on a consistent basis.
 
(f) An unaudited statement of assets, liabilities and capital of the Acquired Fund and an unaudited
  schedule of investments of the Acquired Fund, each as of the Valuation Time, will be furnished to
  the Acquiring Fund at or prior to the Closing Date for the purpose of determining the number of
  shares of Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS to be issued to the Acquired
  Fund pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement; each will fairly present the financial position of the
  Acquired Fund as of the Valuation Time in conformity with generally accepted accounting
  principles applied on a consistent basis.
 
(g) There are no material legal, administrative or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of
  the Acquired Fund, threatened against it which assert liability on the part of the Acquired Fund or
  which materially affect its financial condition or its ability to consummate the Reorganization.
  The Acquired Fund is not charged with or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened with any

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  violation or investigation of any possible violation of any provisions of any federal, state or local
  law or regulation or administrative ruling relating to any aspect of its business material to the
  Reorganization.
 
(h) There are no material contracts outstanding to which the Acquired Fund is a party that have not
  been disclosed in the N-14 Registration Statement or will not otherwise be disclosed to the
  Acquiring Fund prior to the Valuation Time.
 
(i) The Acquired Fund is not obligated under any provision of its Declaration of Trust dated
  December 10, 1998, as amended, or its by-laws, as amended, or a party to any contract or other
  commitment or obligation, and is not subject to any order or decree which would be violated by
  its execution of or performance under this Agreement, except insofar as the Funds have mutually
  agreed to amend such contract or other commitment or obligation to cure any potential violation
  as a condition precedent to the Reorganization.
 
(j) The Acquired Fund has no known liabilities of a material amount, contingent or otherwise, other
  than those shown on its statements of assets, liabilities and capital referred to above, those
  incurred in the ordinary course of its business as an investment company and those incurred in
  connection with the Reorganization. As of the Valuation Time, the Acquired Fund will advise
  the Acquiring Fund in writing of all known liabilities, contingent or otherwise, whether or not
  incurred in the ordinary course of business, existing or accrued as of such time.
 
(k) The Acquired Fund has filed, or intends to file, or has obtained extensions to file, all federal, state
  and local tax returns which are required to be filed by it, and has paid or has obtained extensions
  to pay, all federal, state and local taxes shown on said returns to be due and owing and all
  assessments received by it, up to and including the taxable year in which the Closing Date occurs.
  All tax liabilities of the Acquired Fund have been adequately provided for on its books, and no
  tax deficiency or liability of the Acquired Fund has been asserted and no question with respect
  thereto has been raised by the Internal Revenue Service or by any state or local tax authority for
  taxes in excess of those already paid, up to and including the taxable year in which the Closing
  Date occurs.
 
(l) At both the Valuation Time and the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund will have full right, power
  and authority to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Acquired Fund Investments. At the Closing
  Date, subject only to the obligation to deliver the Acquired Fund Investments as contemplated by
  this Agreement, the Acquired Fund will have good and marketable title to all of the Acquired
  Fund Investments, and the Acquiring Fund will acquire all of the Acquired Fund Investments free
  and clear of any encumbrances, liens or security interests and without any restrictions upon the
  transfer thereof (except those imposed by the federal or state securities laws and those
  imperfections of title or encumbrances as do not materially detract from the value or use of the
  Acquired Fund Investments or materially affect title thereto).
 
(m) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority or self-
  regulatory organization is required for the consummation by the Acquired Fund of the
  Reorganization, except such as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act,
  state securities laws or the rules of the NYSE Alternext US exchange.
 
(n) The N-14 Registration Statement, on its effective date, at the time of the shareholders’ meetings
  called to vote on this Agreement and on the Closing Date, insofar as it relates to the Acquired
  Fund (i) complied or will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the
  1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (ii) did not or will not

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  contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
  stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Joint Proxy
  Statement/Prospectus included therein did not or will not contain any untrue statement of a
  material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
  light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that
  the representations and warranties in this subsection shall apply only to statements in or
  omissions from the N-14 Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with
  information furnished by the Acquired Fund for use in the N-14 Registration Statement.
 
(o) The Acquired Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial
  interest, no par value (the “Acquired Fund Common Shares”), and an unlimited number of
  preferred shares of beneficial interest, no par value (“Acquired Fund APS Shares”). Each
  outstanding Acquired Fund Common Share and each of the outstanding Acquired Fund APS
  Share is fully paid and nonassessable, and has full voting rights and no person is entitled to any
  preemptive or other similar rights with respect to Acquired Fund Common Shares and Acquired
  Fund APS Shares. In regard to the statement that Acquired Fund Common Shares and Acquired
  Fund APS Shares are non-assessable, it is noted that the Acquired Fund is an entity of the type
  commonly known as a “Massachusetts business trust.” Under Massachusetts law, shareholders
  could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the Acquired
  Fund.
 
(p) All of the issued and outstanding Acquired Fund Common Shares and Acquired Fund APS
  Shares were offered for sale and sold in conformity with all applicable federal and state securities
  laws.
 
(q) The books and records of the Acquired Fund made available to the Acquiring Fund and/or its
  counsel are substantially true and correct and contain no material misstatements or omissions
  with respect to the operations of the Acquired Fund.
 
(r) The Acquired Fund will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Acquiring Fund Common
  Shares or Acquiring Fund APS to be received in the Reorganization, except in distribution to the
  shareholders of the Acquired Fund, as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement.
 
(s) The Acquired Fund has elected to qualify and has qualified as a “RIC” under the Code as of and
  since its inception; has been a RIC under the Code at all times since the end of its first taxable
  year when it so qualified; qualifies and will continue to qualify as a RIC under the Code for its
  taxable year ending upon its liquidation; and has satisfied the distribution requirements imposed
  by the Code for each of its taxable years. The Acquired Fund has not at any time since its
  inception been liable for, is not now liable for, and will not be liable for on the Closing Date, any
  material income or excise tax under Section 852 or Section 4982 of the Code.
 
3. The Reorganization.
 
(a) Subject to receiving the requisite approvals of the shareholders of the Acquired Fund, and to the
  other terms and conditions contained herein, the Acquired Fund agrees to convey, transfer and
  deliver to the Acquiring Fund and the Acquiring Fund agrees to acquire from the Acquired Fund,
  on the Closing Date, all of the Acquired Fund Investments (including interest accrued as of the
  Valuation Time on debt instruments), including the assumption of substantially all of the
  liabilities of the Acquired Fund, in exchange for that number of Acquiring Fund Common Shares
  and Acquiring Fund APS provided in Section 4 of this Agreement. Pursuant to this Agreement,
  as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund will distribute all Acquiring

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  Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS received by it to its shareholders constructively
  in exchange for their Acquired Fund Common Shares and Acquired Fund APS Shares. Such
  distributions shall be accomplished by the opening of shareholder accounts on the share ledger
  records of the Acquiring Fund in the amounts due the shareholders of the Acquired Fund based
  on their respective holdings in the Acquired Fund as of the Valuation Time.
 
(b) If it is determined that the portfolios of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund, when
  aggregated, would contain investments exceeding certain percentage limitations imposed upon
  the Acquiring Fund with respect to such investments, the Acquired Fund, if requested by the
  Acquiring Fund, will dispose of a sufficient amount of such investments as may be necessary to
  avoid violating such limitations as of the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a)
  nothing herein will require the Acquired Fund to dispose of any portfolio securities or other
  investments, if, in the reasonable judgment of the Acquired Fund’s Trustees or investment
  adviser, such disposition would adversely affect the tax-free nature of the Reorganization for
  federal income tax purposes or would otherwise not be in the best interests of the Acquired Fund,
  and (b) nothing will permit the Acquired Fund to dispose of any portfolio securities or other
  investments if, in the reasonable judgment of the Acquiring Fund’s Trustees or investment
  adviser, such disposition would adversely affect the tax-free nature of the Reorganization for
  federal income tax purposes or would otherwise not be in the best interests of the Acquiring
  Fund.
 
(c) Prior to the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund shall declare a dividend or dividends which,
  together with all such previous dividends, shall have the effect of distributing to their respective
  shareholders all of their respective net investment company taxable income to and including the
  Closing Date, if any (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid), and all of its
  net capital gain, if any, realized to and including the Closing Date.
 
(d) The Acquired Fund will pay or cause to be paid to the Acquiring Fund any interest the Acquired
  Fund receives on or after the Closing Date with respect to any of the Acquired Fund Investments
  transferred to the Acquiring Fund hereunder.
 
(e) The Valuation Time shall be the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchanges,
  normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date, or such earlier or
  later day and time as may be mutually agreed upon in writing (the “Valuation Time”).
 
(f) Recourse for liabilities assumed from the Acquired Fund by the Acquiring Fund in the
  Reorganization will be limited to the assets acquired by the Acquiring Fund. The known
  liabilities of the Acquired Fund, as of the Valuation Time, shall be confirmed to the Acquiring
  Fund pursuant to Section 2(j) of this Agreement.
 
(g) The Acquired Fund will be terminated following the Closing Date by terminating its registration
  under the 1940 Act and its organization under Massachusetts law and will withdraw its authority
  to do business in any state where it is required to do so.
 
(h) The Acquiring Fund will file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of
  Massachusetts, as required, any amendment to its Declaration of Trust and By-Laws establishing
  the powers, rights and preferences of the Acquiring Fund APS prior to the closing of the
  Reorganization.

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4. Issuance and Valuation of Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS in the
  Reorganization.
 
(a) Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS of an aggregate net asset value or
  aggregate liquidation preference, as the case may be, equal to the value of the Acquired Fund
  Investments acquired in the Reorganization determined as hereinafter provided, shall be issued by
  the Acquiring Fund to the Acquired Fund in exchange for such Acquired Fund Investments. The
  Acquiring Fund will issue to the Acquired Fund (i) a number of Acquiring Fund Common Shares,
  the aggregate net asset value of which will equal the aggregate net asset value of the Acquired
  Fund Common Shares, determined as set forth below, and (ii) a number of Acquiring Fund APS,
  the aggregate liquidation preference and value of which will equal the aggregate liquidation
  preference and value of the Acquired Fund APS Shares, determined as set forth below.
 
(b) The net asset value of the Funds’ Common Shares and the liquidation preference and value of the
  Acquired Fund APS Shares and the Acquiring Fund APS shall be determined as of the Valuation
  Time in accordance with the regular procedures of the investment adviser, and no formula will be
  used to adjust the net asset value so determined of any Fund to take into account differences in
  realized and unrealized gains and losses. Values in all cases shall be determined as of the
  Valuation Time. The value of the Acquired Fund Investments to be transferred to the Acquiring
  Fund shall be determined pursuant to the regular procedures of the investment adviser.
 
(c) Such valuation and determination shall be made by the Acquiring Fund in cooperation with the
  Acquired Fund and shall be confirmed in writing by the Acquiring Fund to the Acquired Fund.
  The net asset value per share of the Acquiring Fund Common Shares and the liquidation
  preference and value per share of the Acquiring Fund APS shall be determined in accordance
  with such procedures and the Acquiring Fund shall certify the computations involved. For
  purposes of determining the net asset value of each Acquired Fund Common Share and Acquiring
  Fund Common Share, the value of the securities held by the applicable Fund, plus any cash or
  other assets (including interest accrued but not yet received), minus all liabilities (including
  accrued expenses) and the aggregate liquidation value of the outstanding shares of Acquired Fund
  APS Shares or Acquiring Fund APS, as the case may be, shall be divided by the total number of
  Acquired Fund Common Shares or Acquiring Fund Common Shares, as the case may be,
  outstanding at such time.
 
(d) The Acquiring Fund shall issue to the Acquired Fund Acquiring Fund Common Shares and the
  Acquiring Fund APS, each registered in the name of the Acquired Fund. The Acquired Fund
  shall then distribute the Acquiring Fund Common Shares and the Acquiring Fund APS to the
  holders of Acquired Fund Common Shares and Acquired Fund APS Shares by establishing open
  accounts for each Acquired Fund shareholder on the share ledger records of the Acquiring Fund.
  Certificates representing Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS will not be
  issued to Acquired Fund shareholders. With respect to any Acquired Fund shareholder holding
  certificates evidencing ownership of Acquired Fund Common Shares as of the Closing Date, and
  subject to the Acquiring Fund being informed thereof in writing by the Acquired Fund, the
  Acquiring Fund will not permit such shareholder to receive Acquiring Fund Common Shares or
  Acquiring Fund APS, exchange Acquiring Fund Common Shares or Acquiring Fund APS
  credited to such shareholder’s account for shares of other investment companies managed by the
  Adviser or any of its affiliates, or pledge or redeem such Acquiring Fund Common Shares or
  Acquiring Fund APS, in any case, until notified by the Acquired Fund or its agent that such
  shareholder has surrendered his or her outstanding certificates evidencing ownership of Acquired
  Fund Common Shares or Acquired Fund APS Shares or, in the event of lost certificates, posted
  adequate bond. The Acquired Fund, at its own expense, will request its shareholders to surrender

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  their outstanding certificates evidencing ownership of Acquired Fund Common Shares or
  Acquired Fund APS Shares, as the case may be, or post adequate bond therefor.
 
5. Payment of Expenses.
 
(a) Except as otherwise agreed between the parties, the Acquired Fund will bear its own costs of the
  Reorganization, including those associated with the solicitation of its shareholders, legal costs and
  costs associated with the issuance of Acquiring Fund APS, and the Acquiring Fund will bear its
  own costs of the Reorganization, including legal costs and costs associated with the solicitation of
  its shareholders.
 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, if for any reason the transactions
  contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, neither the Acquiring Fund nor the
  Acquired Fund shall be liable to the other for any damages resulting therefrom, including, without
  limitation, consequential damages, except as specifically set forth above.
 
(c) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, costs and expenses will in any event be paid by the party
  directly incurring them if and to the extent that the payment by another party of such costs and
  expenses would result in the disqualification of such party as a “regulated investment company”
  within the meaning of Subchapter M of the Code.
 
6. Covenants of the Funds.
 
(a) Each Fund covenants to operate its business as presently conducted in the ordinary course of
  business between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it being understood that such ordinary
  course of business will include regular and customary dividends and distributions.
 
(b) The Acquired Fund agrees that following the consummation of the Reorganization, it will
  terminate in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and any other
  applicable law, it will not make any distributions of any Acquiring Fund Common Shares or
  Acquiring Fund APS other than to its respective shareholders and without first paying or
  adequately providing for the payment of all of its respective liabilities not assumed by the
  Acquiring Fund, if any, and on and after the Closing Date it shall not conduct any business except
  in connection with its termination.
 
(c) The Acquired Fund undertakes that if the Reorganization is consummated, it will file an
  application pursuant to Section 8(f) of the 1940 Act for an order declaring that the Acquired Fund
  has ceased to be a registered investment company.
 
(d) The Acquiring Fund will file the N-14 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the “Commission”) and will use its best efforts to provide that the N-14
  Registration Statement becomes effective as promptly as practicable. Each Fund agrees to
  cooperate fully with the other, and each will furnish to the other the information relating to itself
  to be set forth in the N-14 Registration Statement as required by the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act the
  1940 Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder and the state securities laws.
 
(e) The Acquiring Fund has no plan or intention to sell or otherwise dispose of the Acquired Fund
  Investments, except for dispositions made in the ordinary course of business.
 
(f) Each of the Funds agrees that by the Closing Date all of its federal and other tax returns and
  reports required to be filed on or before such date shall have been filed and all taxes shown as due

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  on said returns either have been paid or adequate liability reserves have been provided for the
  payment of such taxes.
 
(g) The intention of the parties is that the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will qualify as
  a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Neither the
  Acquiring Fund nor the Acquired Fund shall take any action or cause any action to be taken
  (including, without limitation, the filing of any tax return) that is inconsistent with such treatment
  or results in the failure of the transaction to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
  Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. At or prior to the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund
  and the Acquired Fund will take such action, or cause such action to be taken, as is reasonably
  necessary to enable K&L Gates LLP (“K&L Gates”), special counsel to the Funds, to render the
  tax opinion required herein (including, without limitation, each party’s execution of
  representations reasonably requested by and addressed to K&L Gates).
 
(h) In connection with the covenant in subsection (f) above, the Funds agree to cooperate with each
  other in filing any tax return, amended return or claim for refund, determining a liability for taxes
  or a right to a refund of taxes or participating in or conducting any audit or other proceeding in
  respect of taxes. The Acquiring Fund agrees to retain for a period of ten (10) years following the
  Closing Date all returns, schedules and work papers and all material records or other documents
  relating to tax matters of the Acquired Fund for each of such Fund’s taxable period first ending
  after the Closing Date and for all prior taxable periods.
 
(i) After the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund shall prepare, or cause its agents to prepare, any
  federal, state or local tax returns required to be filed by such fund with respect to its final taxable
  year ending with its complete liquidation and for any prior periods or taxable years and further
  shall cause such tax returns to be duly filed with the appropriate taxing authorities.
  Notwithstanding the aforementioned provisions of this subsection, any expenses incurred by the
  Acquired Fund (other than for payment of taxes) in connection with the preparation and filing of
  said tax returns after the Closing Date shall be borne by such Fund.
 
(j) The Acquired Fund agrees to mail to its shareholders of record entitled to vote at the meeting of
  shareholders at which action is to be considered regarding this Agreement, in sufficient time to
  comply with requirements as to notice thereof, a combined proxy statement and prospectus which
  complies in all material respects with the applicable provisions of Section 14(a) of the 1934 Act
  and Section 20(a) of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations, respectively, thereunder.
 
(k) Following the consummation of the Reorganization, the Acquiring Fund will continue its
  business as a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940
  Act.
 
7. Closing Date.
 
(a) Delivery of the Acquired Fund Investments, and of the Acquiring Fund Common Shares and
  Acquiring Fund APS to be issued as provided in this Agreement, shall be made at such place and
  time as the Funds shall mutually agree on the next full business day following the Valuation
  Time, or at such other time and date agreed to by the Funds, the date and time upon which such
  delivery is to take place being referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” To the extent that any
  Acquired Fund Investments, for any reason, are not transferable on the Closing Date, the
  Acquired Fund shall cause such Acquired Fund Investments to be transferred to the Acquiring
  Fund’s account with its custodian at the earliest practicable date thereafter.

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(b) The Acquired Fund will deliver to the Acquiring Fund on the Closing Date confirmation or other
  adequate evidence as to the tax basis of the Acquired Fund Investments delivered to the
  Acquiring Fund hereunder.
 
(c) As soon as practicable after the close of business on the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund shall
  deliver to the Acquiring Fund a list of the names and addresses of all of the shareholders of record
  of the Acquired Fund on the Closing Date and the number of Acquired Fund Common Shares and
  Acquired Fund APS Shares owned by each such shareholder, certified to the best of its
  knowledge and belief by the transfer agent for the Acquired Fund or by its President.
 
8. Conditions of the Acquired Fund.
 
The obligations of the Acquired Fund hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions:
 
(a) That this Agreement shall have been adopted, and the Reorganization shall have been approved,
  by the Board of Trustees of the Acquired Fund and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
  majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding Acquired Fund Common Shares and of
  the outstanding Acquired Fund APS Shares, voting together as a single class; and the Acquired
  Fund shall have delivered to the Acquiring Fund a copy of the resolution approving this
  Agreement adopted by the Acquired Fund’s Board of Trustees, and a certificate setting forth the
  vote of the holders of Acquired Fund Common Shares and Acquired Fund APS Shares obtained,
  each certified by its Secretary.
 
(b) That the Acquired Fund shall have received from the Acquiring Fund a statement of assets,
  liabilities and capital, with values determined as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement,
  together with a schedule of such Fund’s investments, all as of the Valuation Time, certified on the
  Acquiring Fund’s behalf by its President (or any Vice President) or its Treasurer, and a certificate
  signed by the Fund’s President (or any Vice President) and its Treasurer, dated as of the Closing
  Date, certifying that as of the Valuation Time and as of the Closing Date there has been no
  material adverse change in the financial position of the Acquiring Fund since the date of such
  Fund’s most recent Annual or Semiannual Report, as applicable, other than changes in its
  portfolio securities since that date or changes in the market value of its portfolio securities.
 
(c) That the Acquiring Fund shall have furnished to the Acquired Fund a certificate signed by the
  Acquiring Fund’s President (or any Vice President) or its Treasurer, dated as of the Closing Date,
  certifying that, as of the Valuation Time and as of the Closing Date, all representations and
  warranties of the Acquiring Fund made in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
  respects with the same effect as if made at and as of such dates, and that the Acquiring Fund has
  complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed
  or satisfied at or prior to each of such dates.
 
(d) That there shall not be any material litigation pending with respect to the matters contemplated by
  this Agreement.
 
(e) The Acquired Fund shall have received the opinion of K&L Gates, counsel for the Acquiring
  Fund, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Acquired Fund substantially in the form and
  to the effect that:
 
  (i) the Acquiring Fund is duly formed and validly existing under the laws of its state of
    organization;

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  (ii) the Acquiring Fund is registered as a closed-end, management investment company under
    the 1940 Act;
 
  (iii) this Agreement and the Reorganization provided for herein and the execution of this
    Agreement have been duly authorized and approved by all requisite action of the
    Acquiring Fund, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
    Acquiring Fund and (assuming this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the
    other party hereto) is a valid and binding obligation of the Acquiring Fund;
  (iv) neither the execution or delivery by the Acquiring Fund of this Agreement nor the
    consummation by the Acquiring Fund of the transactions contemplated hereby violate
    any provision of any statute or any published regulation or any judgment or order
    disclosed to counsel by the Acquiring Fund as being applicable to the Acquiring Fund;
 
  (v) the Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS have been duly authorized
    and, upon issuance thereof in accordance with this Agreement, will be validly issued,
    fully paid and nonassessable and no person is entitled to any preemptive or other similar
    rights with respect to Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS. In
    regard to the statement that Acquiring Fund Common Shares and Acquiring Fund APS
    are non-assessable, such opinion will note that the Acquiring Fund is an entity of the type
    commonly known as a “Massachusetts business trust.” Under Massachusetts’s law,
    shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the
    obligations of the Acquiring Fund; and
 
  (vi) to their knowledge and subject to the qualifications set forth below, the execution and
    delivery by the Acquiring Fund of this Agreement and the consummation of the
    transactions herein contemplated do not require, under the laws of its state of
    organization or any state in which the Acquiring Fund is qualified to do business or the
    federal laws of the United States, the consent, approval, authorization, registration,
    qualification or order of, or filing with, any court or governmental agency or body
    (except such as have been obtained). Counsel need express no opinion, however, as to
    any such consent, approval, authorization, registration, qualification, order or filing
    which may be required as a result of the involvement of other parties to this Agreement in
    the transactions herein contemplated because of their legal or regulatory status or because
    of any other facts specifically pertaining to them.
 
(f) The Acquired Fund shall have obtained an opinion from K&L Gates dated as of the Closing Date,
  addressed to the Acquired Fund, and based upon such representations of the parties as K&L Gates
  may reasonably request, that the consummation of the transactions set forth in this Agreement
  comply with the requirements of a reorganization as described in Section 368(a) of the Internal
  Revenue Code.
 
(g) That all proceedings taken by each of the Funds and its counsel in connection with the
  Reorganization and all documents incidental thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
  the others.
 
(h) That the N-14 Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act, and no
  stop order suspending such effectiveness shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the
  Acquiring Fund, be contemplated by the SEC.

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9. Acquiring Fund Conditions.
 
The obligations of the Acquiring Fund hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions:
 
(a) That this Agreement shall have been adopted, and the Reorganization shall have been approved,
  by the Board of Trustees of the Acquiring Fund; and the issuance of additional Acquiring Fund
  Common Shares in connection with the Reorganization shall have been approved by the
  necessary affirmative vote of the holders of the outstanding Acquiring Fund Common Shares; and
  the Acquiring Fund shall have delivered to the Acquired Fund a copy of the resolution approving
  this Agreement adopted by the Acquiring Fund’s Board of Trustees, and a certificate setting forth
  the vote of the holders of Acquiring Fund Common Shares obtained, each certified by its
  Secretary.
 
(b) That the Acquired Fund shall have furnished to the Acquiring Fund a statement of its assets,
  liabilities and capital, with values determined as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement,
  together with a schedule of investments with their respective dates of acquisition and tax costs, all
  as of the Valuation Time, certified on the Acquired Fund’s behalf by its President (or any Vice
  President) or its Treasurer, and a certificate signed by such Fund’s President (or any Vice
  President) or its Treasurer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that as of the Valuation Time
  and as of the Closing Date there has been no material adverse change in the financial position of
  the Acquired Fund since the date of such Fund’s most recent Annual Report or Semiannual
  Report, as applicable, other than changes in the Acquired Fund Investments since that date or
  changes in the market value of the Acquired Fund Investments.
 
(c) That the Acquired Fund shall have furnished to the Acquiring Fund a certificate signed by the
  Acquired Fund’s President (or any Vice President) or its Treasurer, dated the Closing Date,
  certifying that as of the Valuation Time and as of the Closing Date all representations and
  warranties of the Acquired Fund made in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
  respects with the same effect as if made at and as of such dates and the Acquired Fund has
  complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed
  or satisfied at or prior to such dates.
 
(d) That there shall not be any material litigation pending with respect to the matters contemplated by
  this Agreement.
 
(e) That the Acquiring Fund shall have received the opinion of K&L Gates, counsel for the Acquired
  Fund, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Acquiring Fund, substantially in the form
  and to the effect that:
 
  (i) the Acquired Fund is duly formed and validly existing under the laws of its state of
    organization;
 
  (ii) the Acquired Fund is registered as a closed-end, management investment company under
    the 1940 Act;
 
  (iii) this Agreement and the Reorganization provided for herein and the execution of this
    Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Acquired Fund, and
    this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Acquired Fund and
    (assuming this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the other party hereto) is a
    valid and binding obligation of the Acquired Fund;

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  (iv) neither the execution or delivery by the Acquired Fund of this Agreement nor the
    consummation by the Acquired Fund of the transactions contemplated hereby violate any
    provision of any statute, or any published regulation or any judgment or order disclosed
    to them by the Acquired Fund as being applicable to the Acquired Fund; and
 
  (v) to their knowledge and subject to the qualifications set forth below, the execution and
    delivery by the Acquired Fund of the Agreement and the consummation of the
    transactions herein contemplated do not require, under the laws of its state of
    organization or any state in which the Acquired Fund is qualified to do business, or the
    federal laws of the United States, the consent, approval, authorization, registration,
    qualification or order of, or filing with, any court or governmental agency or body
    (except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, 1934 Act, the 1940 Act or the
    rules and regulations thereunder). Counsel need express no opinion, however, as to any
    such consent, approval, authorization, registration, qualification, order or filing which
    may be required as a result of the involvement of other parties to this Agreement in the
    transactions herein contemplated because of their legal or regulatory status or because of
    any other facts specifically pertaining to them.
 
(f) That the Acquiring Fund shall have obtained an opinion from K&L Gates, counsel for the
  Acquired Fund, dated as of the Closing Date, addressed to the Acquiring Fund, and based upon
  such representation of the parties as K&L Gates may reasonably request, that the consummation
  of the transactions set forth in this Agreement comply with the requirements of a reorganization
  as described in Section 368(a) of the Code.
 
(g) That the N-14 Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop
  order suspending such effectiveness shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the
  Acquired Fund, be contemplated by the SEC.
 
(h) That all proceedings taken by the Acquired Fund and its counsel in connection with the
  Reorganization and all documents incidental thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
  the Acquiring Fund.
 
(i) That prior to the Closing Date the Acquired Fund shall have declared a dividend or dividends
  which, together with all such previous dividends, shall have the effect of distributing to its
  shareholders all of its net investment company taxable income for the period to and including the
  Closing Date, if any (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid), and all of its
  net capital gain, if any, realized to and including the Closing Date.
 
(j) The NYSE shall have approved the listing of the additional Acquiring Fund Common Shares to
  be issued to common shareholders of the Acquired Fund in connection with the reorganization.
 
(k) The Acquiring Fund shall have obtained written confirmation from Standard and Poor’s Ratings
  Group (“S&P”) that (i) consummation of the Reorganization will not impair the ratings assigned
  by such rating agency to the existing Acquiring Fund APS, and (ii) the Acquiring Fund APS to be
  issued pursuant to the Reorganization will carry the same ratings as the existing Acquiring Fund
  APS.  
 
10. Termination, Postponement, Amendment and Waivers.
 
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be
  terminated and the Reorganization abandoned at any time (whether before or after adoption

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  thereof by the shareholders of the Fund) prior to the Closing Date, or the Closing Date may be
  postponed (i) by mutual consent of the Boards of Trustees of the Funds, (ii) by the Board of
  Trustees of the Acquired Fund if any condition of the Acquired Fund’s obligations set forth in
  Section 8 of this Agreement has not been fulfilled or waived by such Board, or (iii) by the Board
  of Trustees of the Acquiring Fund if any condition of the Acquiring Fund’s obligations set forth
  in Section 9 of this Agreement have not been fulfilled or waived by such Board.
 
(b) If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been consummated by December 31,
  2009, this Agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement of the Funds.
 
(c) In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions hereof, the same shall
  become void and have no further effect, and there shall not be any liability on the part of any
  Fund or persons who are their directors, trustees, officers, agents or shareholders in respect of this
  Agreement.
 
(d) At any time prior to or after approval of this Agreement by Acquired Fund shareholders: (i) the
  parties hereto may, by written agreement and without shareholder approval, amend any of the
  provisions of this Agreement; and (ii) either party may waive without such approval any default
  by the other party or the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to its obligations (such waiver to
  be in writing); provided, however, that following shareholder approval, no such amendment may
  have the effect of changing the provisions for determining the number of Acquiring Fund
  Common Shares or Acquiring Fund APS to be issued to the Acquired Fund’s shareholders under
  this Agreement to the detriment of such shareholders without their further approval. The failure
  of a party hereto to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be
  construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this
  Agreement or any part hereof or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such
  provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to be a waiver of any other or
  subsequent breach.
 
(e) The respective representations and warranties contained in Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement
  shall expire with, and be terminated by, the consummation of the Reorganization, and neither
  Fund nor any of its officers, trustees, agents or shareholders shall have any liability with respect
  to such representations or warranties after the Closing Date. This provision shall not protect any
  officer, trustee, agent or shareholder of either Fund against any liability to the entity for which
  that officer, trustee, agent or shareholder so acts or to its shareholders, to which that officer,
  trustee, agent or shareholder otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
  faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties in the conduct of such office.
 
(f) If any order or orders of the Commission with respect to this Agreement shall be issued prior to
  the Closing Date and shall impose any terms or conditions which are determined by action of the
  Boards of Trustees of the Funds to be acceptable, such terms and conditions shall be binding as if
  a part of this Agreement without further vote or approval of the shareholders of the Funds unless
  such terms and conditions shall result in a change in the method of computing the number of
  Acquiring Fund Common Shares or Acquiring Fund APS to be issued to the Acquired Fund, in
  which event, unless such terms and conditions shall have been included in the proxy solicitation
  materials furnished to the shareholders of the Funds prior to the meetings at which the
  Reorganization shall have been approved, this Agreement shall not be consummated and shall
  terminate unless the Funds promptly shall call a special meeting of shareholders at which such
  conditions so imposed shall be submitted for approval.

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11. Other Matters.
 
(a) All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made under this Agreement and any
  certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been material and relied
  upon by each of the parties, notwithstanding any investigation made by them or on their behalf.
 
(b) All notices hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and
  delivered personally or sent by registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid. Notice to the
  Acquired Fund shall be addressed to the Acquired Fund c/o Eaton Vance Management, 255 State
  Street, Boston, MA, Attention: Chief Legal Officer of the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, or at
  such other address as the Acquired Fund may designate by written notice to the Acquiring Fund.
  Notice to the Acquiring Fund shall be addressed to the Acquiring Fund c/o Eaton Vance
  Management, 255 State Street, Boston, MA, Attention: Chief Legal Officer of the Eaton Vance
  Family of Funds, or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as the
  Acquiring Fund may designate by written notice to the Acquired Fund. Any notice shall be
  deemed to have been served or given as of the date such notice is delivered personally or mailed.
 
(c) This Agreement supersedes all previous correspondence and oral communications between the
  parties regarding the Reorganization, constitutes the only understanding with respect to the
  Reorganization and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicable to agreements made and to be performed in said
  state.
 
(d) It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund hereunder
  shall not be binding upon any of their respective trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers,
  agents, or employees personally, but shall bind only the trust property of the respective Fund as
  provided in such Fund’s Declaration of Trust. A copy of the Declaration of Trust of each of the
  Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund is on file with the Secretary of State of The
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been
  authorized by the trustees of each Fund and signed by authorized officers of each Fund, acting as
  such, and neither such authorization by such trustees, nor such execution and delivery by such
  officers shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability
  on any of them personally, but shall bind only the trust property of each Fund as provided in such
  Fund’s Declaration of Trust.
 
(e) It is further expressly agreed that this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
  governed by the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 
(f) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed
  and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts together shall constitute
  but one instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of November 17, 2008.

ATTEST: EATON VANCE NATIONAL
  MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
 
 
 
/s/ Maureen A. Gemma By: /s/ Cynthia J. Clemson
Maureen A. Gemma, Secretary      Cynthia J. Clemson, President
 
 
 
ATTEST: EATON VANCE MUNICIPAL
  INCOME TRUST
 
 
 
/s/ Maureen A. Gemma By: /s/ Robert B. MacIntosh
Maureen A. Gemma, Secretary      Robert B. MacIntosh, President

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