UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 4, 2023

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Massachusetts	811-22380	000000000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts		02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 482-8260

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value

EXD

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events

New Trustee Appointment

At a meeting on October 11, 2022, the registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) appointed Alan C. Bowser as an independent Trustee. Mr. Bowser will commence his service on the Board on January 4, 2023. The Board has determined that Mr. Bowser is not an “interested person” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Set forth below is certain information with respect to Mr. Bowser:

Biographical Information

Name and
Year of Birth

Trust
Position(s)

Length of Service

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
and Other Relevant Experience

Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen By
Trustee

Other Directorships Held
During Last Five Years

ALAN C. BOWSER
1962

Class II

Trustee

Since 2023

Formerly, Chief Diversity Officer, Partner and a member of the Operating Committee, and formerly served as Senior Advisor on Diversity and Inclusion for the firm’s chief executive officer, Co-Head of the Americas Region, and Senior Client Advisor of Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm (2011-2023).

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None

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund

/s/ Deidre E. Walsh

Deidre E. Walsh

Date: January 4, 2023

Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund 8-K