Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy Write Income Fund
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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: 811-21676
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund
(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 Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2009
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
Item 12. Exhibits
Signatures
EX-99.CERT Section 302 Certification
EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certification
EX-99.12(C) Registrants Notice to Shareholders


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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S e m i a n n u a l R e p o r t J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 9 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED BUY-WRITE INCOME FUND


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IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING DISTRIBUTIONS,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING
 
Managed Distribution Plan. On March 10, 2009, the Fund received authorization from the Securities and Exchange Commission to distribute long-term capital gains to shareholders more frequently than once per year. In this connection, the Board of Trustees formally approved the implementation of a Managed Distribution Plan (MDP) to make quarterly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share.
 
The Fund intends to pay quarterly cash distributions during January, April, July and October equal to $0.45 per share. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the MDP. The MDP will be subject to regular periodic review by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information required by the Fund’s exemptive order. The Fund’s Board of Trustees may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders. However, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the MDP.
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Please refer to the inside back cover of this report for an important notice about
the privacy policies adopted by the Eaton Vance organization.
 


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
INVESTMENT UPDATE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF WALTER A. ROW)
Walter A. Row, CFA
Eaton Vance Management
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF THOMAS SETO)
Thomas Seto
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
Co-Portfolio Manager
  In some ways, the six-month period ending June 30, 2009, was a healing period for equity markets. After a dismal January and February, stocks rallied sharply as investors became more comfortable with riskier assets, encouraged by the economic “green shoots” and the improvements in many parts of the credit markets — the epicenter of the financial crisis. Many large banks and financial institutions were able to access the capital markets and did so to raise cash and strengthen their balance sheets. In addition, the federal government demonstrated a clear commitment to repair the domestic economy and financial system with a tsunami of government-sponsored programs.
 
  After six consecutive quarters of negative returns, stocks generated strong returns in the second quarter of 2009 and extended the rally that began in early March. For the six months overall, the NASDAQ Composite gained 16.36%—reflecting investors’ renewed interest in technology stocks—and the S&P 500 Index increased 3.19%. Elsewhere on the capitalization spectrum, the Russell 2000 Index rose 2.64%, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 2.01%.1
 
  Meanwhile, growth outperformed value across the market-cap spectrum. This dichotomy came as investors migrated from the traditional value sectors of financials and industrials to the information technology and health care sectors that are more heavily weighted in the growth benchmarks.

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 Fund’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 Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions. The Fund has no current intention to utilize leverage, but may do so in the future through borrowings and other permitted methods. 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 Fund’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.

Fund 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.
Management Discussion
(PHOTO OF RONALD M. EGALKA)
Ronald M. Egalka
Rampart Investment Management
Co-Portfolio Manager
(PHOTO OF DAVID STEIN)
David Stein, Ph.D.
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
Co-Portfolio Manager
  The Fund is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “ETB.” At net asset value (NAV), the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index and its Lipper peer group for the six months ending June 30, 2009. The Fund’s market price traded at a 0.65% premium to NAV as of June 30, 2009.
 
  The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of common stocks that seeks to exceed the total performance of the S&P 500 Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to generate current earnings in part by employing an options strategy of writing (selling) S&P 500 Index call options on substantially the full value of the holdings of common stocks. During the six months ending June 30, 2009, the Fund continued to provide shareholders with attractive quarterly distributions.
Total Return Performance 12/31/08 – 6/30/092
             
NYSE Symbol       ETB
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)
        9.73 %
At Market Price
        20.32 %
 
           
S&P 500 Index1
        3.19 %
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index1
        7.71 %
Lipper Options Arbitrage/Options Strategies Funds Average1
        6.69 %
 
           
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (6/30/09)
        0.65 %
Total Distributions per share
      $ 0.90  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     12.90 %
 
  At Market Price     12.82 %
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.
 
2   Six-month returns are cumulative.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s most recent quarterly distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s quarterly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
INVESTMENT UPDATE
  The Fund maintained a diversified portfolio, with investments in industries throughout the U.S. economy that tracked the S&P 500 Index. Among the Fund’s common stock holdings, its largest common stock sector allocations, as of June 30, 2009, were information technology, health care, financials, energy and consumer staples. The Fund’s relative performance benefited from stocks held in the financials and information technology sectors. In addition, stock selection in the utilities sector helped performance relative to the S&P 500 Index. The Fund’s exposure to health care stocks detracted from performance as the sector faced uncertainty surrounding the health care reform initiative. Stock selection in materials also limited Fund performance.
 
  As of June 30, 2009, the Fund had written call options on approximately 100% of its equity holdings. The Fund seeks current earnings in part from option premiums, which can vary with investors’ expectations of the future volatility (“implied volatility”) of the underlying assets. The first three months of 2009 witnessed very high levels of implied volatility in concert with a significant level of actual volatility in the equity markets. Those high volatility levels moderated somewhat in the second quarter of 2009 in light of the strong market advance, which resulted in reduced option premium levels.

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 Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
FUND PERFORMANCE
         
Fund Performance
NYSE Symbol
  ETB
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at market price, New York Stock Exchange)
Six Months
    20.32 %
One Year
    -4.46  
Life of Fund (4/29/05)
    2.66  
 
       
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
Six Months
    9.73 %
One Year
    -8.60  
Life of Fund (4/29/05)
    2.50  
 
  Six-month returns are cumulative.

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 Fund’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 Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions. The Fund has no current intention to utilize leverage, but may do so in the future through borrowings and other permitted methods. 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 Fund’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.
Fund Composition
Top 10 Holdings1
By total investments
         
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    4.7 %
Microsoft Corp.
    2.8  
Johnson & Johnson
    2.3  
Chevron Corp.
    2.1  
International Business Machines Corp.
    2.1  
AT&T, Inc.
    2.0  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    1.8  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    1.8  
Procter & Gamble Co.
    1.7  
Pfizer, Inc.
    1.6  
 
1   Top 10 Holdings represented 22.9% of the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/09. The Top 10 Holdings are presented without the offsetting effect of the Fund’s written option positions at 6/30/09. Excludes cash equivalents.
Sector Weightings2
By total investments
(BAR GRAPH)
 
2   Reflects the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/09. Sector Weightings are presented without the offsetting effect of the Fund’s written option positions at 6/30/09. Excludes cash equivalents.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Common Stocks — 100.8%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3%
 
Boeing Co. (The)
    2,481     $ 105,443      
Honeywell International, Inc. 
    66,929       2,101,571      
Northrop Grumman Corp. 
    22,634       1,033,921      
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    49,939       2,083,954      
United Technologies Corp. 
    48,521       2,521,151      
 
 
            $ 7,846,040      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.2%
 
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 
    19,160     $ 999,194      
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 
    21,522       717,543      
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B
    45,237       2,261,398      
 
 
            $ 3,978,135      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 0.1%
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(1)
    33,122     $ 372,954      
 
 
            $ 372,954      
 
 
 
 
Automobiles — 0.2%
 
Ford Motor Co.(1)
    48,330     $ 293,363      
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 
    14,657       237,590      
 
 
            $ 530,953      
 
 
 
 
Beverages — 3.5%
 
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
    12,723     $ 546,834      
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    111,894       5,369,793      
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 
    43,532       1,473,123      
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    81,530       4,480,889      
 
 
            $ 11,870,639      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 1.9%
 
Amgen, Inc.(1)
    56,704     $ 3,001,910      
Celgene Corp.(1)
    42,437       2,030,186      
Cephalon, Inc.(1)
    2,316       131,201      
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
    26,294       1,231,611      
 
 
            $ 6,394,908      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 2.8%
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
    51,289     $ 1,503,281      
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    38,270       671,256      
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B
    23,516       566,500      
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
    20,261       2,987,282      
Invesco PLC ADR
    47,866       852,972      
Legg Mason, Inc. 
    10,446       254,673      
Morgan Stanley
    49,735       1,417,945      
State Street Corp. 
    32,176       1,518,707      
 
 
            $ 9,772,616      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 1.4%
 
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    73,387     $ 1,880,175      
Eastman Chemical Co. 
    27,979       1,060,404      
Monsanto Co. 
    25,107       1,866,454      
 
 
            $ 4,807,033      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 2.8%
 
First Horizon National Corp.(1)
    46,339     $ 556,068      
KeyCorp
    25,580       134,039      
M&T Bank Corp. 
    22,615       1,151,782      
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 
    39,440       189,312      
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    38,904       1,509,864      
Royal Bank of Canada
    9,091       371,367      
Toronto-Dominion Bank
    5,493       284,043      
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    220,045       5,338,292      
 
 
            $ 9,534,767      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0%
 
Avery Dennison Corp. 
    30,924     $ 794,128      
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 
    15,666       343,555      
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 
    21,525       250,121      
Waste Management, Inc. 
    70,380       1,981,901      
 
 
            $ 3,369,705      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 3.2%
 
Ciena Corp.(1)
    26,114     $ 270,280      
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
    259,288       4,833,128      
Harris Corp. 
    27,011       766,032      
Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., Class A(1)
    6,710       43,481      
JDS Uniphase Corp.(1)
    50,275       287,573      
QUALCOMM, Inc. 
    105,832       4,783,606      
 
 
            $ 10,984,100      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 5.3%
 
Apple, Inc.(1)
    28,856     $ 4,109,960      
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    132,163       5,108,100      
International Business Machines Corp. 
    68,838       7,188,064      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Computers & Peripherals (continued)
 
                     
QLogic Corp.(1)
    77,051     $ 977,007      
Seagate Technology
    69,594       727,953      
 
 
            $ 18,111,084      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.4%
 
Capital One Financial Corp. 
    28,625     $ 626,315      
Discover Financial Services
    74,824       768,442      
 
 
            $ 1,394,757      
 
 
 
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%
 
Bemis Co., Inc. 
    7,568     $ 190,714      
Sealed Air Corp. 
    38,830       716,413      
 
 
            $ 907,127      
 
 
 
 
Distributors — 0.3%
 
Genuine Parts Co. 
    34,078     $ 1,143,658      
 
 
            $ 1,143,658      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%
 
H&R Block, Inc. 
    85,901     $ 1,480,074      
 
 
            $ 1,480,074      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.1%
 
Bank of America Corp. 
    298,182     $ 3,936,002      
CIT Group, Inc. 
    82,201       176,732      
Citigroup, Inc. 
    407,074       1,209,010      
CME Group, Inc. 
    4,697       1,461,284      
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    180,352       6,151,807      
Moody’s Corp. 
    29,272       771,317      
NYSE Euronext
    8,497       231,543      
 
 
            $ 13,937,695      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.7%
 
AT&T, Inc. 
    283,546     $ 7,043,283      
Frontier Communications Corp. 
    107,009       764,044      
Qwest Communications International, Inc. 
    105,256       436,812      
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    150,819       4,634,668      
 
 
            $ 12,878,807      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 1.3%
 
Duke Energy Corp. 
    88,867     $ 1,296,570      
Edison International
    42,652       1,341,832      
FirstEnergy Corp. 
    42,170       1,634,087      
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 
    7,168       216,115      
 
 
            $ 4,488,604      
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.7%
 
Emerson Electric Co. 
    71,644     $ 2,321,266      
SunPower Corp., Class A(1)
    7,422       197,722      
 
 
            $ 2,518,988      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%
 
Jabil Circuit, Inc. 
    38,182     $ 283,310      
Molex, Inc. 
    13,181       204,965      
 
 
            $ 488,275      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7%
 
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 
    17,050     $ 1,416,002      
Halliburton Co. 
    66,398       1,374,439      
Rowan Cos., Inc. 
    23,588       455,720      
Schlumberger, Ltd. 
    49,616       2,684,722      
 
 
            $ 5,930,883      
 
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.8%
 
CVS Caremark Corp. 
    105,332     $ 3,356,931      
Supervalu, Inc. 
    12,066       156,255      
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    127,758       6,188,597      
 
 
            $ 9,701,783      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 1.3%
 
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    36,224     $ 690,430      
Hershey Co. (The)
    4,707       169,452      
Kellogg Co. 
    31,044       1,445,719      
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
    45,977       1,165,057      
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
    70,336       886,937      
 
 
            $ 4,357,595      
 
 
 
 
Gas Utilities — 0.1%
 
Nicor, Inc. 
    13,905     $ 481,391      
 
 
            $ 481,391      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.6%
 
Baxter International, Inc. 
    54,030     $ 2,861,429      
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
    136,100       1,380,054      

 
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)
 
                     
Covidien, Ltd. 
    43,358     $ 1,623,323      
Medtronic, Inc. 
    81,590       2,846,675      
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1)
    3,810       162,306      
 
 
            $ 8,873,787      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%
 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)
    9,283     $ 629,295      
McKesson Corp. 
    33,698       1,482,712      
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)
    50,204       2,289,804      
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 
    7,850       442,976      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    76,435       1,909,346      
 
 
            $ 6,754,133      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7%
 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
    53,691     $ 1,184,969      
McDonald’s Corp. 
    52,268       3,004,888      
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 
    6,880       152,736      
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 
    18,350       222,402      
Yum! Brands, Inc. 
    35,271       1,175,935      
 
 
            $ 5,740,930      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 0.9%
 
Black & Decker Corp. 
    6,526     $ 187,035      
Centex Corp. 
    20,832       176,239      
D.R. Horton, Inc. 
    22,646       211,967      
KB Home
    13,566       185,583      
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 
    12,174       185,410      
Lennar Corp., Class A
    21,018       203,664      
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 
    76,798       799,467      
Snap-On, Inc. 
    6,380       183,361      
Stanley Works (The)
    5,820       196,949      
Whirlpool Corp. 
    16,113       685,769      
 
 
            $ 3,015,444      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.9%
 
Clorox Co. (The)
    14,476     $ 808,195      
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    113,659       5,807,975      
 
 
            $ 6,616,170      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%
 
General Electric Co. 
    406,584     $ 4,765,165      
Textron, Inc. 
    73,458       709,604      
 
 
            $ 5,474,769      
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.8%
 
ACE, Ltd. 
    3,764     $ 166,482      
Aflac, Inc. 
    9,555       297,065      
Allianz SE ADR
    20,906       192,544      
AON Corp. 
    26,692       1,010,826      
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 
    34,819       778,205      
First American Corp. 
    13,676       354,345      
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 
    50,188       1,010,285      
MetLife, Inc. 
    64,118       1,924,181      
PartnerRe, Ltd. 
    5,273       342,481      
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 
    45,241       852,340      
Prudential Financial, Inc. 
    6,075       226,112      
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
    63,830       2,619,583      
 
 
            $ 9,774,449      
 
 
 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)
    3,454     $ 288,962      
 
 
            $ 288,962      
 
 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 1.8%
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)
    14,453     $ 277,208      
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
    11,962       5,043,060      
VeriSign, Inc.(1)
    43,013       794,880      
 
 
            $ 6,115,148      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 0.2%
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 
    33,633     $ 671,315      
 
 
            $ 671,315      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.3%
 
Mattel, Inc. 
    54,845     $ 880,262      
 
 
            $ 880,262      
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)
    31,697     $ 1,292,287      
 
 
            $ 1,292,287      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 1.1%
 
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    29,844     $ 986,046      
Eaton Corp. 
    24,497       1,092,811      
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd., Class A
    74,851       1,564,386      
 
 
            $ 3,643,243      
 
 
 
                     
                     

 
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Media — 2.2%
 
Comcast Corp., Class A
    183,696     $ 2,661,755      
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.(1)
    54,079       273,099      
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
    28,238       850,246      
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    39,439       1,245,484      
Time Warner, Inc. 
    4,989       125,673      
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    103,257       2,408,986      
 
 
            $ 7,565,243      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 0.9%
 
AK Steel Holding Corp. 
    25,694     $ 493,068      
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 
    16,248       567,542      
Nucor Corp. 
    36,386       1,616,630      
United States Steel Corp. 
    12,709       454,220      
 
 
            $ 3,131,460      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 0.8%
 
Big Lots, Inc.(1)
    31,816     $ 669,091      
Macy’s, Inc. 
    102,358       1,203,730      
Nordstrom, Inc. 
    49,817       990,860      
 
 
            $ 2,863,681      
 
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities — 2.4%
 
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. 
    17,504     $ 193,944      
CMS Energy Corp. 
    141,552       1,709,948      
Dominion Resources, Inc. 
    31,981       1,068,805      
DTE Energy Co. 
    10,342       330,944      
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. 
    10,554       316,514      
NiSource, Inc. 
    33,766       393,712      
NorthWestern Corp. 
    25,000       569,000      
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 
    73,567       2,400,491      
TECO Energy, Inc. 
    92,229       1,100,292      
Xcel Energy, Inc. 
    12,009       221,086      
 
 
            $ 8,304,736      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.5%
 
Chevron Corp. 
    110,020     $ 7,288,825      
ConocoPhillips
    76,887       3,233,867      
El Paso Corp. 
    53,383       492,725      
EOG Resources, Inc. 
    30,242       2,054,037      
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    233,952       16,355,584      
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. 
    18,804       528,580      
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    57,279       3,769,531      
Peabody Energy Corp. 
    42,010       1,267,022      
Petrohawk Energy Corp.(1)
    16,345       364,493      
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 
    31,168       794,784      
Range Resources Corp. 
    24,056       996,159      
Tesoro Corp. 
    39,997       509,162      
Williams Cos., Inc. 
    105,980       1,654,348      
 
 
            $ 39,309,117      
 
 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%
 
International Paper Co. 
    23,471     $ 355,116      
 
 
            $ 355,116      
 
 
 
Personal Products — 0.7%
 
Alberto-Culver Co. 
    32,950     $ 837,919      
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A
    45,196       1,476,553      
 
 
            $ 2,314,472      
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.2%
 
Abbott Laboratories
    95,292     $ 4,482,536      
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 
    134,922       2,740,266      
Johnson & Johnson
    138,292       7,854,985      
Merck & Co., Inc. 
    103,885       2,904,625      
Pfizer, Inc. 
    369,780       5,546,700      
Schering-Plough Corp. 
    65,508       1,645,561      
Wyeth
    65,170       2,958,066      
 
 
            $ 28,132,739      
 
 
 
Professional Services — 0.3%
 
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1)
    19,900     $ 235,019      
Robert Half International, Inc. 
    28,288       668,163      
 
 
            $ 903,182      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5%
 
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A
    27,907     $ 246,977      
Kimco Realty Corp. 
    78,276       786,674      
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. 
    12,612       375,585      
ProLogis
    35,540       286,453      
 
 
            $ 1,695,689      
 
 
 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%
 
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A(1)
    55,825     $ 522,522      
 
 
            $ 522,522      
 
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 0.6%
 
CSX Corp. 
    22,133     $ 766,466      
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. 
    9,165       279,807      
Norfolk Southern Corp. 
    31,164       1,173,948      
 
 
            $ 2,220,221      
 
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%
 
Analog Devices, Inc. 
    12,606     $ 312,377      
Applied Materials, Inc. 
    180,620       1,981,401      
Intel Corp. 
    246,609       4,081,379      
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1)
    58,096       1,034,690      
Microchip Technology, Inc. 
    40,793       919,882      
NVIDIA Corp.(1)
    46,376       523,585      
Teradyne, Inc.(1)
    34,622       237,507      
 
 
            $ 9,090,821      
 
 
 
 
Software — 4.8%
 
Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)
    32,525     $ 920,457      
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)
    7,719       246,159      
Microsoft Corp. 
    411,443       9,780,000      
Novell, Inc.(1)
    45,275       205,096      
Oracle Corp. 
    197,923       4,239,511      
Quest Software, Inc.(1)
    17,700       246,738      
Symantec Corp.(1)
    60,209       936,852      
 
 
            $ 16,574,813      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 1.9%
 
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A
    12,165     $ 308,869      
AutoNation, Inc.(1)
    24,047       417,215      
GameStop Corp., Class A(1)
    20,912       460,273      
Home Depot, Inc. 
    78,578       1,856,798      
Limited Brands, Inc. 
    19,874       237,892      
RadioShack Corp. 
    19,049       265,924      
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)
    13,337       716,864      
Staples, Inc. 
    88,922       1,793,557      
Tiffany & Co. 
    23,218       588,809      
 
 
            $ 6,646,201      
 
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%
 
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. 
    47,524     $ 509,933      
Nike, Inc., Class B
    40,707       2,107,808      
 
 
            $ 2,617,741      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 1.9%
 
Altria Group, Inc. 
    76,383     $ 1,251,917      
Philip Morris International, Inc. 
    116,258       5,071,174      
Reynolds American, Inc. 
    6,000       231,720      
 
 
            $ 6,554,811      
 
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%
 
Fastenal Co. 
    6,000     $ 199,020      
 
 
            $ 199,020      
 
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
 
Vodafone Group PLC ADR
    17,696     $ 344,895      
 
 
            $ 344,895      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $340,626,405)
  $ 345,769,950      
 
 
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
 
    Principal
           
    Amount
           
Description   (000’s Omitted)     Value      
 
 
State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 7/1/09   $ 873     $ 873,358      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $873,358)
  $ 873,358      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 101.1%
   
(identified cost $341,499,763)
  $ 346,643,308      
 
 
 
                                     
Covered Call Options Written — (1.1)%
 
    Number of
    Strike
    Expiration
           
Description   Contracts     Price     Date     Value      
 
 
S&P 500 Index
    1,025     $ 930       7/18/09     $ (1,249,475 )    
S&P 500 Index
    813       935       7/18/09       (821,130 )    
S&P 500 Index
    1,889       940       7/18/09       (1,586,760 )    
 
 
             
Total Covered Call Options Written
           
(premiums received $6,431,494)
          $ (3,657,365 )    
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.0%
  $ 47,254      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 343,033,197      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
ADR - American Depository Receipt
 
(1) Non-income producing security.

 
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of June 30, 2009          
 
Assets
 
Investments, at value (identified cost, $341,499,763)
  $ 346,643,308      
Dividends receivable
    458,610      
Tax reclaims receivable
    1,936      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 347,103,854      
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $6,431,494)
  $ 3,657,365      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    278,485      
Trustees’ fees
    3,850      
Accrued expenses
    130,957      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 4,070,657      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 343,033,197      
 
 
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 24,581,806 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 245,818      
Additional paid-in capital
    369,109,342      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (15,101,043 )    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
    (19,138,594 )    
Net unrealized appreciation
    7,917,674      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 343,033,197      
 
 
 
Net Asset Value
 
($343,033,197 ¸ 24,581,806 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 13.95      
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
June 30, 2009          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,742)
  $ 4,830,230      
Interest
    67      
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 4,830,297      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 1,579,783      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    8,418      
Custodian fee
    90,882      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    11,189      
Legal and accounting services
    25,283      
Printing and postage
    113,013      
Miscellaneous
    18,008      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 1,846,576      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 2,983,721      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (33,705,306 )    
Written options
    26,831,397      
Foreign currency transactions
    482      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (6,873,427 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 38,888,769      
Written options
    (5,453,447 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 33,435,322      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 26,561,895      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 29,545,616      
 
 

 
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  June 30, 2009
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     December 31, 2008      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 2,983,721     $ 6,915,955      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, written options and foreign currency transactions
    (6,873,427 )     4,756,917      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and written options
    33,435,322       (117,447,419 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ 29,545,616     $ (105,774,547 )    
 
 
Distributions —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (22,123,625 )*   $ (6,882,707 )    
From net realized gain
          (11,543,975 )    
Tax return of capital
          (25,820,569 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (22,123,625 )   $ (44,247,251 )    
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ 7,421,991     $ (150,021,798 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 335,611,206     $ 485,633,004      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 343,033,197     $ 335,611,206      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of period
  $ (19,138,594 )   $ 1,310      
 
 
A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.

 
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund as of June 30, 2009
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended December 31,            
    June 30, 2009
   
    Period Ended
     
    (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     December 31, 2005(1)       
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period
  $ 13.650     $ 19.760     $ 20.320     $ 19.400     $ 19.100 (2)     
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(3) 
  $ 0.121     $ 0.281     $ 0.230     $ 0.226     $ 0.140      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.079       (4.591 )     1.010       2.496       1.088      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.200     $ (4.310 )   $ 1.240     $ 2.722     $ 1.228      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.900 )*   $ (0.280 )   $ (0.228 )   $ (0.226 )   $ (0.138 )    
From net realized gain
          (0.470 )     (0.693 )     (0.078 )     (0.138 )    
Tax return of capital
          (1.050 )     (0.879 )     (1.496 )     (0.624 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.900 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (0.900 )    
 
 
                                             
Offering costs charged to paid-in capital(3) 
  $     $     $     $ (0.002 )   $ (0.028 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of period
  $ 13.950     $ 13.650     $ 19.760     $ 20.320     $ 19.400      
 
 
                                             
Market value — End of period
  $ 14.040     $ 12.530     $ 17.430     $ 21.100     $ 18.160      
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4) 
    9.73 %(9)      (22.44 )%(5)      6.62 %     14.88 %     6.35 %(6)(9)     
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Market Value(4) 
    20.32 %(9)      (19.29 )%(5)      (9.43 )%     27.44 %     (0.45 )%(6)(9)     
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 343,033     $ 335,611     $ 485,633     $ 498,755     $ 475,816      
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(7) 
    1.17 %(8)      1.11 %     1.11 %     1.10 %     1.11 %(8)     
Net investment income
    1.89 %(8)      1.68 %     1.15 %     1.15 %     1.06 %(8)     
Portfolio Turnover
    23 %(9)      49 %     35 %     20 %     10 %(9)     
 
 
 
(1) For the period from the start of business, April 29, 2005, to December 31, 2005.
 
(2) Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.
 
(3) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(4) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(5) During the year ended December 31, 2008, the sub-adviser reimbursed the Fund for a realized loss on the disposal of an investment security which did not meet investment guidelines. The loss was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return.
 
(6) Total investment return on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested. Total investment return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported with all distributions reinvested.
 
(7) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(8) Annualized.
 
(9) Not annualized.
 
*A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund (the Fund) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to generate current earnings in part by employing an options strategy of writing S&P 500 Index call options with respect to a substantial portion of its common stock portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — 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. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on any exchange on which the option is listed or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Over-the-counter options are valued based on broker quotations, when available and deemed reliable. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. 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 Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund 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, 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 financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
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 — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
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.
 
As of June 30, 2009, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2008 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’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.
 
G  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.
 
H  Indemnifications — Under the Fund’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 Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
 
I  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.
 
J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2009 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
 
2   Distributions to Shareholders
 
Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund intends to make quarterly distributions from its cash available for distribution, which consists of the Fund’s dividends and interest income after payment of Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on stock investments. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund 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. Distributions in any year may include a substantial return of capital component. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $18,550,000. The final

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
determination of tax characteristics of the Fund’s distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the shareholders.
 
3   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage, if any. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the investment adviser fee amounted to $1,579,783. Pursuant to sub-advisory agreements, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management to Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (Parametric), an affiliate of EVM, and delegated the investment management of the Fund’s options strategy to Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc. (Rampart). EVM pays Parametric and Rampart a portion of its advisory fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.
 
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund 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 six months ended June 30, 2009, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
 
4   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $76,152,805 and $75,674,307, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
5   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
6   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2009, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 341,498,493      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 33,768,260      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (28,623,445 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,144,815      
 
 
 
7   Financial Instruments
 
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options 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 Fund 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 written call options at June 30, 2009 is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
 
Written call options activity for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
    Number of
    Premiums
     
    Contracts     Received      
 
Outstanding, beginning of period
    3,688     $ 14,192,036      
Options written
    22,626       56,290,131      
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
    (22,587 )     (64,050,673 )    
 
 
Outstanding, end of period
    3,727     $ 6,431,494      
 
 
 
All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent. At June 30, 2009, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, effective January 1, 2009. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
contingent features in derivative instruments. The disclosure below includes additional information as a result of implementing FAS 161.
 
The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund generally intends to write index call options above the current value of an index to generate premium income. In writing index call options, the Fund in effect, sells potential appreciation in the value of the applicable index above the exercise price in exchange for the option premium received. The Fund retains the risk of loss, minus the premium received, should the price of the underlying index decline.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (FAS 133)) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk at June 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
Derivative   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives(1)       
 
Written options
  $           —     $ (3,657,365 )    
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Written options outstanding, at value.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not accounted for as hedging instruments under FAS 133) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized
    Appreciation
     
    Gain (Loss)
    (Depreciation)
     
    on Derivatives
    on Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized
     
Derivative   Income(1)      in Income(2)       
 
Written options
  $ 26,831,397     $ (5,453,447 )    
 
 
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – written options.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – written options.
 
8   Fair Value Measurements
 
FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, 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, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’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      
 
Common Stocks
  $ 345,769,950     $     $   —     $ 345,769,950      
Short-Term Investments
          873,358             873,358      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 345,769,950     $ 873,358     $     $ 346,643,308      
 
 
Liability Description                            
 
Covered Call Options Written
  $ (3,657,365 )   $     $     $ (3,657,365 )    
 
 
Total
  $ (3,657,365 )   $     $     $ (3,657,365 )    
 
 
 
The level of classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
 
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2008 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.
 
9   Review for Subsequent Events
 
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2009, events and transactions subsequent to June 30, 2009 through August 14, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated by the Fund’s management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. Management has not identified any subsequent events requiring financial statement disclosure as of the date these financial statements were issued.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)
 
The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2009. The following action was taken by the shareholders:
 
Item 1: The election of Benjamin C. Esty, Thomas E. Faust Jr. and Allen R. Freedman as Class I Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2012; the election of Helen Frame Peters as Class III Trustee of the Fund for a two-year term expiring in 2011.
 
                     
Nominee for Trustee
  Number of Shares      
Elected by All Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
Benjamin C. Esty
    21,411,935       898,467      
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 
    21,393,406       916,996      
Allen R. Freedman
    21,399,743       910,659      
Helen Frame Peters
    21,394,711       915,691      

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
 
 
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 27, 2009, 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 (formerly the Special Committee), 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 in February, March and April 2009. 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 to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
  •  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the 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 proxy voting policies and procedures;
  •  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;
 
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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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS 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, 2009, the Board met eighteen 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 seven, five, six, six and six 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.
 
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 Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), and the sub-advisory agreements with Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (“PPA”) and Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc. (“Rampart,” and with PPA, the “Sub-advisers”) including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the respective agreements. 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 agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreements for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-advisers.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-advisers’ 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 and whose responsibilities include supervising each Sub-adviser and coordinating their activities in implementing the Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as tax efficiency and special considerations relevant to investing in stocks and selling call options on the S & P 500 Index. With respect to PPA, the Board noted PPA’s experience in deploying quantitative-based investment strategies. With respect to Rampart, the Board considered Rampart’s business reputation and its options strategy and its past experience in implementing this strategy. The Board also took into consideration the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid 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 Sub-advisers 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 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.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS CONT’D
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s recommendations for Board action and other steps taken in response to the unprecedented dislocations experienced in the capital markets over recent periods, including sustained periods of high volatility, credit disruption and government intervention. In particular, the Board considered the Adviser’s efforts and expertise with respect to each of the following matters as they relate to the Fund and/or other funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds: (i) negotiating and maintaining the availability of bank loan facilities and other sources of credit used for investment purposes or to satisfy liquidity needs; (ii) establishing the fair value of securities and other instruments held in investment portfolios during periods of market volatility and issuer-specific disruptions; and (iii) the ongoing monitoring of investment management processes and risk controls.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and Sub-advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the respective investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2008 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the Fund’s performance 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 as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider.
 
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 and the Fund’s total expense ratio are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including PPA, 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, including PPA, in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients. The Board also concluded that, in light of its roles as a sub-adviser not affiliated with the Adviser, Rampart’s profitability in managing the Fund was not a material factor.
 
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, including PPA, 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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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
     
Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Vice President and Trustee

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT 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.
 
In addition, 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.
 
 
Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Sub-Advisers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund
Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC
1151 Fairview Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98109
 
 
 
Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc.
One 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
 
 
 
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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) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
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.
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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
Not required in this filing.
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.
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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.
 
(c)  
Registrant’s notices to shareholders pursuant to Registrant’s exemptive order granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder regarding distributions paid pursuant to the Registrant’s Managed Distribution Plan.

 


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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 Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund
         
     
By:     /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
    Duncan W. Richardson   
    President   
 
Date: August 10, 2009
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 10, 2009
         
     
By:     /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
    Duncan W. Richardson   
    President   
 
Date: August 10, 2009