Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trusts Declare Monthly Distributions

BOSTON, March 31  /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 April 13, 2009, and the payable date is April 20, 2009. The ex-date is April 9, 2009. The distribution per share, closing market price on March 30, 2009 (or last trade price), and annualized market yield for each Fund are as follows:

                                       Distribution    Closing   Annualized
  Fund                                    Per Share     Market        Yield
                                                        Price
  Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE:EVN)                            $0.070000       $9.37       8.96%
  Eaton Vance California Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: CEV)  $0.064670       $9.52       8.15%
  Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: MMV)  $0.069917      $12.35       6.79%
  Eaton Vance Michigan Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EMI)  $0.065084      $10.31       7.58%
  Eaton Vance National Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: FEV)  $0.070500       $9.67       8.75%
  Eaton Vance New Jersey Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVJ)  $0.070001      $10.20       8.24%
  Eaton Vance New York Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVY)  $0.071167      $10.16       8.41%
  Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal Income
   Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVO)         $0.065919      $10.31       7.67%
  Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Alternext US: EVP)  $0.065833       $9.70       8.14%



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. (NYSE:EV), 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 $121.9 billion in assets as of January 31, 2009 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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