WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The following notice
relates to the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of the
following funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):
The Calvert Fund
Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
Calvert Income Fund
Calvert Core Bond Fund
Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
Calvert Ultra-Short Duration Income Fund
Calvert Impact Fund, Inc.
Calvert Global Energy Solutions Fund
Calvert Global Water Fund
Calvert Green Bond Fund
Calvert Small-Cap Fund
Calvert Management Series
Calvert Flexible Bond Fund
Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund
Calvert Responsible Municipal Income Fund
Calvert Responsible Index Series, Inc.
Calvert International Responsible Index Fund
Calvert US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index Fund
Calvert US Large-Cap Growth Responsible Index Fund
Calvert US Large-Cap Value Responsible Index Fund
Calvert US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index Fund
Calvert Social Investment Fund
Calvert Balanced Fund
Calvert Bond Fund
Calvert Conservative Allocation Fund
Calvert Equity Fund
Calvert Growth Allocation Fund
Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Calvert Emerging Markets Advancement Fund
Calvert Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Calvert International Equity Fund
Calvert International Opportunities Fund
Calvert Mid-Cap Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio
Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio
Calvert Variable Products, Inc.
Calvert VP EAFE International Index Portfolio
Calvert VP Investment Grade Bond Index Portfolio
Calvert VP Nasdaq 100 Index Portfolio
Calvert VP Russell 2000 Small Cap Index Portfolio
Calvert VP S&P 500 Index Portfolio
Calvert VP S&P MidCap 400 Index Portfolio
Calvert VP Volatility Managed Growth Portfolio
Calvert VP Volatility Managed Moderate Portfolio
Calvert VP Volatility Managed Moderate Growth Portfolio
(each, a "Fund and collectively, the "Funds")
Notice That Joint Special Meeting Of
Shareholders
Will Be A Virtual Meeting
Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus pandemic
(COVID-19), travel guidelines in Massachusetts and surrounding areas, and to
support the health and well-being of our shareholders, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of the
Funds to be held on Friday, February 19,
2021 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Time (the "Meeting") will be a virtual meeting via a
web-based portal. Shareholders will not be able to attend the
Meeting in person.
If you were a record holder of Fund shares as of December 22, 2020 (i.e., you held Fund
shares in your own name directly with the Fund), you can
participate in and vote at the Meeting by emailing your full name
and address to Computershare Fund Services ("Computershare") at
shareholdermeetings@computershare.com. You will then be
provided with credentials to participate in the Meeting. You
will also be able to vote during the Meeting by entering the
control number found on the proxy card or notice you previously
received. Requests to participate in and vote at in the
Meeting must be received by Computershare no later than
5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 16, 2021.
If you held Fund shares through an intermediary (such as a
broker-dealer) as of December 22,
2020, and wish to participate in and vote at the Meeting,
you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your intermediary
reflecting the Fund's name, the number of Fund shares you held, and
your name and email address. You may forward an email from
your intermediary containing the legal proxy or attach an image of
the legal proxy to an email and send it to Computershare at
shareholdermeetings@computershare.com with "Legal Proxy" in the
subject line. You will then be provided with credentials to
participate in the Meeting, as well as a unique control number to
vote your shares at the Meeting. If you would simply like to
participate in but NOT vote at the Meeting, please send an email to
Computershare at shareholdermeetings@computershare.com with proof
of ownership of Fund shares. A statement, letter or the Vote
Instruction Form from your intermediary will be sufficient proof of
ownership. You will then be provided with credentials to
participate in the Meeting. All requests to participate in
the Meeting must be received by Computershare no later than
5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 16, 2021.
If you are the owner of a variable annuity or life insurance
contract invested in a Fund as of December
22, 2020, you may attend the Meeting as a guest. Log onto
www.meetingcenter.io/212552261 on the date and time of the Meeting,
select the "I am a Guest" option and follow the onscreen
prompts.
The Funds and the Funds' Boards of Trustees or Board of
Directors, as applicable, (the "Boards") are closely monitoring the
evolving COVID-19 situation and if circumstances change, the Funds
will issue additional press release(s) updating shareholders
regarding the Meeting. Whether or not you plan to participate in
the Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your vote in advance of
the Meeting by one of the methods
described in the Funds' proxy materials. The proxy statement is
available online at https://www.calvert.com/vote.php. The
proxy card included with the Funds' previously distributed proxy
materials will not be updated to reflect the change to a virtual
meeting and may continue to be used to vote your shares in advance
of the Meeting. Please contact Computershare at
shareholdermeetings@computershare.com with any questions regarding
accessing the Meeting and a Computershare representative will
contact you to answer your questions.
By Order of the Boards,
/s/ Maureen A. Gemma
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary
About Calvert Research and Management
Calvert
Research and Management is a global leader in responsible
investing. Calvert sponsors one of the largest and most diversified
families of responsibly invested mutual funds, encompassing active
and passively managed equity, income, alternative and multi-asset
strategies, with approximately $30.5
billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2020. With roots in responsible
investing dating back to the 1982 launch of the first mutual fund
to oppose investing in companies doing business in apartheid-era
South Africa, the firm seeks to
generate favorable investment returns for clients by allocating
capital consistent with environmental, social and governance best
practices and through structured engagement with portfolio
companies. Headquartered in Washington,
D.C., Calvert manages assets on behalf of funds, individual
and institutional separate account clients, and their advisors.
Calvert Research and Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Eaton Vance. For more information, visit calvert.com
About Eaton Vance Corp.
The Funds' investment adviser
is Calvert Research and Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance
Corp. Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) provides advanced
investment strategies and wealth management solutions to
forward-thinking investors around the world. Through principal
investment affiliates Eaton Vance Management, Parametric, Atlanta
Capital, Calvert and Hexavest, the Company offers a diversity of
investment approaches, encompassing bottom-up and top-down
fundamental active management, responsible investing, systematic
investing and customized implementation of client-specified
portfolio exposures. As of December 31,
2021, Eaton Vance had consolidated assets under management
of $583.1 billion. For more
information, visit eatonvance.com.
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