Eaton Vance's CEO Discusses F4Q11 and Full Year 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) F4Q11 and Full Year 2011 Earnings Call November 22, 2011 11:00 AM ET

Executives

Tom Faust – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Bob Whelan – Chief Financial Officer
Laurie Hylton – Chief Accounting Officer
Dan Cataldo – Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

Analysts

Roger Freeman – Barclays Capital
Jeff Hobson – Stifel Nicolaus
Ken Worthington – JP Morgan Chase
Michael Kim – Sandler O’Neill
Bill Katz – Citigroup
Jerry O’Hara – Jefferies & Company
Cynthia Mayer – Bank of America
Marc Irizarry – Goldman Sachs
Douglas Sipkin – Ticonderoga Securities

Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Eaton Vance FQ4 2011 Earnings Release. (Operator instructions.) As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host Dan Cataldo. Thank you, Mr. Cataldo, you may begin.

Dan Cataldo

Good morning, and welcome to our FQ4 2011 earnings call and webcast. Here this morning are Tom Faust, Chairman and CEO of Eaton Vance; Bob Whelan, our CFO; and Laurie Hylton, our Chief Accounting Officer. Tom and Bob will comment on the quarter and then we will take your questions.

The full earnings release is available on our website at www.eatonvance.com under the heading “Press Releases.” Please also refer to the charts available on that website as we make our comments this morning as they will provide additional color on the quarter.

Please be aware that today’s presentation contains forward-looking statements about our business and financial results. The actual results may differ materially from those projected due to risks and uncertainties in our operations and business including but not limited to those discussed in our SEC filings. These filings, including our 2010 Annual Report and Form 10(k) are available on our website or on request to the company at no charge.

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