Press Releases

December 19, 2008
Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund Declares Special Dividend
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund (AMEX:ERC). More graphic element

December 4, 2008
December 2008 Closed-End Fund Dividend Declaration
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the December 2008 dividend declaration for 4 closed-end funds. More graphic element

November 24, 2008
3 Closed-End Funds Have Repaid a Portion of Their Outstanding Borrowings
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced that 3 of its closed end funds have repaid a portion of their borrowings secured April 30, 2008 from a multi-seller commercial paper conduit administered by a major financial institution. More graphic element

November 21, 2008
November 2008 Closed-End Fund Dividend Declaration
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the November dividend declaration for 4 closed-end funds. More graphic element

November 3, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Approval of Interim Advisory Agreements for Closed-End Funds
Evergreen Investments

The Board of Trustees for the Evergreen Investments closed-end funds announced approval of interim Advisory Agreements. More graphic element

October 31, 2008
3 Closed-End Funds Have Repaid a Portion of their Outstanding Borrowings
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced that three of its closed end funds have repaid a portion of their borrowings. More graphic element

October 17, 2008
October 2008 Closed-End Fund Dividend Declaration
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced the October 2008 dividends for 4 closed-end funds. More graphic element

September 30, 2008
Wachovia to Purchase Lehman Holdings from Evergreen Money Market Funds
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced plans by the firm’s parent company, Wachovia Corporation, to purchase the Lehman debt held in Evergreen Money Market Fund, Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund, and Evergreen Prime Cash Management Fund. More graphic element

September 18, 2008
September 2008 Evergreen Closed-End Funds Dividend Declaration
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced the September 2008 dividend declaration for 4 of its closed-end funds and options strategy management changes for Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund. More graphic element

September 5, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Portfolio Management Changes
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced changes to certain portfolio management teams. More graphic element

September 4, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Changes to Product Line
Evergreen Investments

The Board of Trustees of the Evergreen Funds approved a proposal to reopen Evergreen Special Values Fund and Evergreen VA Special Values Fund to new accounts and also approved a proposal to liquidate the Evergreen Envision Funds. More graphic element

August 18, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Portfolio Management Appointments In Municipal Bond Group
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced several new appointments in its municipal bond group. More graphic element

August 15, 2008
August 2008 Dividend Declaration for Evergreen's Closed-End Funds
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced the dividend declaration for 5 closed-end funds. More graphic element

July 18, 2008
July 2008 Dividend Declaration for Evergreen's Closed-End Funds
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for 4 closed-end funds. More graphic element

July 9, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Executive Appointments
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced today that Dennis Ferro, its president and chief executive officer (CEO), will retire at the end of the year and that Peter Cieszko, its current president of Global Distribution, has been named to succeed Ferro as president and CEO at that time. Additionally, David Germany has been named the firm’s new chief investment officer (CIO) and will join the firm on Aug. 5, 2008, based in Boston. More graphic element

June 19, 2008
Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund To Be Liquidated
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced that the Board of Trustees of the Evergreen Funds approved two fund mergers and one fund liquidation. More graphic element

June 12, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Changes to Its Mutual Fund Product Line
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced that the Board of Trustees of the Evergreen Funds approved two fund mergers and one fund liquidation. More graphic element

June 12, 2008
June 2008 Dividend Declaration for Closed-End Funds
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for 4 closed-end funds. More graphic element

May 16, 2008
Portfolio Management Appointments
Evergreen Investments

Robert C. Junkin, CPA, and Kenneth J. Doerr have been appointed co-lead portfolio managers for Evergreen Mid Cap Growth Fund, Evergreen Small-Mid Growth Fund, and related separate accounts. James Tringas, CFA, CPA, will assume portfolio management responsibilities for the domestic sleeve of Evergreen Global Opportunities Fund and related sub-advisory accounts. More graphic element

May 16, 2008
May 2008 Dividend Declaration for Closed-End Funds
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced the dividend declaration for Evergreen Income Advantage Fund, Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund, Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund, Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund and Evergreen Global Dividend Opportunity Fund. More graphic element

April 30, 2008
New Financing Arrangement for 3 closed-end funds to partially redeem auction preferred shares
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced that three of its closed-end funds have secured debt financing from a multi-seller commercial paper conduit administered by a major financial institution that will be used by the funds to redeem some or all of the funds’ outstanding auction preferred shares (APS). More graphic element

April 18, 2008
April 2008 Dividend Declaration for 4 Closed-End Funds
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments declare the April 2008 dividends for 4 of its closed-end funds. More graphic element

April 1, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Institutional New Hire
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announces the appointment of Michael Borkan as managing director of distribution for Wachovia Global Asset Management, the name under which Evergreen conducts institutional business in non-US markets. More graphic element

March 24, 2008
Transcript Available: March 24, 2008 Closed-End Funds Conference Call
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments will hold a conference call on Monday, March 24, 2008, at 4:15pm EDT to comment on the impact of failures in the auction rate securities ("ARS") market on its closed-end funds and to discuss steps Evergreen is taking to meet the objectives of the firm’s preferred and common closed-end fund shareholders. More graphic element

March 17, 2008
Education Trust Board of NM approves consolidation of CollegeSense
Evergreen Investments

The Education Trust Board of New Mexico announced today that it has approved the consolidation of CollegeSense®, currently managed by Evergreen Investments, into the Scholar’sEdge 529 college savings plan, currently managed by a subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. More graphic element

March 14, 2008
Evergreen Investments Announces Change to Product Line
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced today that the Board of Trustees of the Evergreen Funds approved a name and investment strategy change for Evergreen Balanced Fund and Evergreen VA Balanced Fund. More graphic element

March 13, 2008
Evergreen Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Dividends
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for 4 of its closed-end funds. More graphic element

February 28, 2008
Evergreen Investments Recognized for Outstanding Service
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments has earned top sales and customer service recognition from the National Quality Review (NQR) and DALBAR, Inc. More graphic element

February 15, 2008
Evergreen Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Dividends
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for Evergreen Income Advantage Fund, Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund, Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund, Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund and Evergreen Global Dividend Opportunity Fund. More graphic element

February 11, 2008
Evergreen Investments to Restrict the Opening of New Accounts in Global Opportunities Fund
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments today announced plans to restrict the opening of new accounts in Evergreen Global Opportunities Fund after the close of business on April 15, 2008. More graphic element

February 8, 2008
Evergreen Investments' Mathew Kiselak Named Top Money Fund Manager
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments is pleased to announce that portfolio manager Mathew Kiselak has been recognized as a 2007 Money Fund ReportTM Top Manager Award Winner by iMoneyNet. More graphic element

January 18, 2008
Evergreen Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Dividends
Evergreen Investments

Evergreen Investments announced the dividend declaration for 4 of its closed-end funds. More graphic element