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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 5)¹

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

278284104

(CUSIP Number)

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

405 Lexington Avenue

58th Floor

New York, New York 10174

Attention: Michael D'Angelo

(212) 542-4635

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Adam W. Finerman, Esq.

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 8, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☒.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Saba Capital Management, L.P.
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO (see Item 3)
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				Delaware
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							1,714,749
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							1,714,749
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				1,714,749
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				22.5%1
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN; IA

  

¹ The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 7,606,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of 5/31/2020, as disclosed in the company’s Form N-CSR filed 7/22/2020.

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Boaz R. Weinstein
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO (see Item 3)
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				United States
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							1,714,749
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							1,714,749
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				1,714,749
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				22.5%2
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

² The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 7,606,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of 5/31/2020, as disclosed in the company’s Form N-CSR filed 7/22/2020.

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Saba Capital Management GP, LLC
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO (see Item 3)
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				Delaware
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							1,714,749
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							1,714,749
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				1,714,749
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				22.5%3
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

³ The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 7,606,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of 5/31/2020, as disclosed in the company’s Form N-CSR filed 7/22/2020.

Item 1.

SECURITY AND ISSUER

This Amendment No. 5 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on October 23, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed December 2, 2019, Amendment No. 2 filed October 21, 2020, Amendment No. 3 filed November 3, 2020, and Amendment No. 4 filed January 11, 2021; with respect to the Common Shares of Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund. This Amendment No. 5 amends Item 4 as set forth below.

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

On January 8, 2021 Saba Capital submitted to the Issuer a notice informing the Issuer of its intention to nominate a slate of three independent trustee candidates—Aditya Bindal, Frederic Gabriel and Thomas H. McGlade, for election to the Board at the Issuer’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders. As of the date hereof, Aditya Bindal, Frederic Gabriel and Thomas H. McGlade did not own any Common Shares and have not entered into any transactions in the Common Shares during the past sixty days.

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: January 11, 2021

 

	SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
	By:	/s/ Michael D’Angelo
		Name:	Michael D’Angelo
		Title:	Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

	SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GP, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael D’Angelo
		Name:	Michael D’Angelo
		Title:	Authorized Signatory

 

 

	BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN
	By:	/s/ Michael D’Angelo
		Name:	Michael D’Angelo
		Title:	Attorney-in-fact*