Global ABS 2007 June 11, 2007 Barcelona

1. Bank Loans in Core Fixed Income Space: A Bank Loan SIV Walter W. Shulits Vice President, Institutional Bank Loan Relationships Telephone: 617-598-8435 Email: wshulits@eatonvance.com Global ABS 2007 June 11, 2007 Barcelona For Consultant/Investment Professional Use Only. Not to be copied, disseminated or used with the public.

2. Bank Loan Assets Under Management (as of 3/31/07) All figures are preliminary as of March 31, 2007. CDO assets are reported intramonth and include bank loans and proportionate share of cash (per structure guidelines). Source: Eaton Vance 2

3. Goal: Total Return “Core” Fixed Income Investment Grade Rating CLO Equity Goal Risk (Standard Deviation) Return Unleveraged Portfolio 3

4. Can we transform bank loans to fit core fixed income for institutions? • Find the lowest cost of leverage. • Reduce the degree of leverage to reduce potential volatility. • Reduce the lock-up period. • Eliminate performance fees 4

5. SIV Structure Applied to Bank Loans • High quality, low spread, high leverage → Lesser quality, high spread, low leverage • Market value structure compels low volatility • Almost entirely senior secured loans • Extreme diversification • Low leverage at low cost • Lower return volatility • Continuously offered and scalable. • Scale enhances diversification and reduces total expense ratio • Manager controls size and timing of new investments • Investor can make multiple investments in same structure • Monthly compliance report →Transparency 5

6. Why Bank Loan SIVs and SIV-lites Today? • Low spreads compel focus on cost of leverage to maintain returns • CLO “220 threshold” • Search for bond alternatives • Low yield environment • LDI requires low-correlation alternatives • Seeking transparency, sustainability of returns and low volatility • Basel II and RBC constraints 6

7. Bank Loan SIV Structure Liability Asset AAA/Aaa Notes A-1+/P-1 CP Senior Must meet rating agency requirements Bank Loans (non-investment grade) Junior Baa2 Capital Notes 7

8. Bank Loans: SIV versus CLO 8

9. SIV Format: Major Pieces • Rating Agencies: • Review and rate vehicle • Monitor weekly • Asset Manager: • Select and manage assets • Monitor compliance • Manage overall product SIV • Funding Manager: • CP issuance • Manage liquidity • Custodian/Payment Agent: • Custody of assets • Valuation • Financial Statements • Distribute Income 9

10. Portfolio Management Issues “Market value not cash flow” • Secondary market purchases • Prepayments • Problem credits 10

11. The Future for Bank Loan SIVs Euroloans Denomination in Dollars and Euros A-rated Notes (Full Rated Coupon) Equity 11

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