Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trusts Declare Monthly Distributions

BOSTON, Jan. 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, today announced the monthly distributions declared on the common shares of nine of its closed-end municipal bond funds ("Funds"). The announcement reflects an increase in the monthly distribution for Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: CEV), Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: MMV), Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EMI), Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: FEV), Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVJ), Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVY), Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVO) and Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVP). The record date for the distributions is February 10, 2009, and the payable date is February 17, 2009. The ex-date is February 6, 2009. The distribution per share, closing market price on January 29, 2009 (or last trade price), and annualized market yield for each Fund are as follows:

                                      Distribution    Closing     Annualized
  Fund                                 Per Share    Market Price    Yield

  Eaton Vance Municipal Income
   Trust (NYSE:EVN)                    $0.070000      $10.62        7.91%
  Eaton Vance California
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: CEV)             $0.059670       $9.75        7.34%
  Eaton Vance Massachusetts
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: MMV)             $0.065750      $11.09        7.11%
  Eaton Vance Michigan
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: EMI)             $0.060917       $9.04        8.09%
  Eaton Vance National
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: FEV)             $0.067167       $9.44        8.54%
  Eaton Vance New Jersey
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: EVJ)             $0.068334       $9.48        8.65%
  Eaton Vance New York
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: EVY)             $0.069500       $9.50        8.78%
  Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal
   Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: EVO)             $0.061752      $10.13        7.32%
  Eaton Vance Pennsylvania
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Alternext US: EVP)             $0.060833      $10.32        7.07%



The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions on the Funds' common shares could change.

The Funds are managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., based in Boston, one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating back to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed $124.9 billion in assets as of December 31, 2008 offering individuals and institutions a broad array of financial products and wealth solutions including mutual funds, managed accounts, variable trusts and charitable giving services.  A combination of tradition, proven long-term performance and more than 80 years of experience have made Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many investors.  For more information about Eaton Vance, visit http://www.eatonvance.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Eaton Vance Management



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