UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                     EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in this Charter)


             Massachusetts                               51-0518730
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


        The Eaton Vance Building
            255 State Street
          Boston, Massachusetts                           02109
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)                 (Zip Code)

     If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities  pursuant
to  Section  12(b) of the  Exchange  Act and is  effective  pursuant  to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box.   [X]

     If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities  pursuant
to  Section  12(g) of the  Exchange  Act and is  effective  pursuant  to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box.   [ ]

Securities  Act  registration  statement file number to which this form relates:
333-118180

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

         Title of Each Class                    Name of Each Exchange On Which
         To Be So Registered                    Each Class Is To Be Registered
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest,               New York Stock Exchange
      $0.01 Par Value Per Share


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1:  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

     The  description  of  the  Registrant's  securities  to  be  registered  is
     incorporated  by reference to the  description  contained under the caption
     "Description  of  Capital  Structure"  in  the  Registrant's   Registration
     Statement  on  Form  N-2  (Nos.   333-118180   and   811-21614)   as  filed
     electronically  with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on August 12,
     2004 (Accession No. 0000898432-04-000650)  ("Registration Statement on Form
     N-2"), as the same may be amended.

Item 2:  Exhibits.

        (a)      The following exhibits are being filed with the Commission:

                 1. Registrant's   Registration   Statement   on  Form   N-2  is
                    incorporated herein by reference.

                 2. Declaration  of  Trust  of   Registrant,   which  was  filed
                    electronically   as   exhibit   (a)  to   the   Registrant's
                    Registration  Statement on Form N-2, is incorporated  herein
                    by reference.

                 3. By-Laws of Registrant,  which were filed  electronically  as
                    exhibit (b) to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
                    Form N-2, are incorporated herein by reference.

                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on  behalf  of the  undersigned,  thereto  duly  authorized,  this  21st  day of
September, 2004.


                                        EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND


                                        By:  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
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                                             Name:  Duncan W. Richardson
                                             Title: President