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Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
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EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
THE EATON VANCE BUILDING
255 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
Dear Shareholder:
We recently mailed to you proxy materials relating to the Special Meeting of
Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed International Growth Fund (the "Fund")
scheduled for April 16, 2004. YOUR VOTE FOR THIS IMPORTANT MEETING HAS NOT YET
BEEN RECEIVED.
We encourage you to utilize one of the following easy options today for
recording your vote promptly:
1. VOTE BY TELEPHONE. You may cast your vote by telephone by calling the toll
free number listed on the enclosed voting instruction form or proxy card and by
following the prerecorded information. Please have your proxy information
available.
2. VOTE THROUGH THE INTERNET. You may cast your vote using the Internet by
logging onto the Internet address located on the enclosed voting instruction
form or proxy card and following the instructions on the website. Please have
your proxy information available.
3. VOTE BY MAIL. You may cast your vote by mail by signing, dating and mailing
the enclosed voting instruction form or proxy card in the postage-prepaid return
envelope provided.
For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously delivered to
you, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN
FAVOR OF ALL OF THE PROPOSALS AND BELIEVE THE PROPOSALS ARE IN THE INTERESTS OF
SHARHEOLDERS OF THE FUND.
If you require a copy of the Fund's Proxy Statement, please contact a
service representative at 1-800-262-1122. If you have any questions about how to
vote or the proposals to be voted on, please call the Fund's proxy solicitor,
D.F. King & Co., Inc., toll free at 1-800-714-3305.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY.