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): October 18, 2023

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Massachusetts	811-21411	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)

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Titles of Each Class

Trading

Symbol

Name of exchange

on which registered

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value

EFR

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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

Effective October 18, 2023, the Fund’s Board of Trustees appointed Kenneth A. Topping as President of the Fund. Set forth below is certain information with respect to Mr. Topping:

Name and Year of

Birth

Trust
Position(s)

Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

KENNETH A. TOPPING

1966

President

Since 2023

Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Eaton Vance and BMR and Chief Operating Officer for Public Markets at MSIM. Officer of 107 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR. Formerly, Chief Operating Officer for Goldman Sachs Asset Management ‘Classic’ (2009-2020).

SIGNATURE

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


Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

By:		/s/ Deidre E. Walsh
Name:		Deidre E. Walsh
Title:		Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

Date: October 18, 2023

EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST 8-K