Notice That the Joint Annual Meetings of Shareholders of Certain First Trust Closed-End Funds to Be Held on April 22, 2020 Wi...
April 16 2020 - 5:11PM
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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend
& Income Fund (NYSE: MFD), First Trust Energy Income and Growth
Fund (NYSE American: FEN), First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
(NYSE: FFA), First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (NYSE: FMY), First
Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund (NYSE: FEO), First Trust
Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: FGB),
First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: FIF), First Trust MLP
and Energy Income Fund (NYSE: FEI), First Trust Intermediate
Duration Preferred & Income Fund (NYSE: FPF), First Trust New
Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (NYSE: FPL) and First Trust
Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FDEU) (each a “Fund” and
collectively the “Funds”) announced today that the Joint Annual
Meetings of Shareholders of the Funds to be held on Wednesday,
April 22, 2020, at 12:00 noon Central Time (collectively, the
“Annual Meeting”) will be held exclusively in a telephonic format
(a “telephonic meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held
exclusively as a telephonic meeting due to the public health and
safety concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,
recommendations from the federal government, and the shelter in
place order from the Governor of the State of Illinois.
Shareholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in
person.
Attending the Annual Meeting as a Shareholder of
Record
Any shareholder of record as of the close of business on
February 3, 2020 (i.e., you held your shares in your own name as
reflected in the records of the relevant Fund(s)) is entitled to
participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting or any postponement
or adjournment thereof. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you
must go to www.proxy-direct.com and use the information from your
proxy card you previously received to access instructions on how to
attend the Annual Meeting. You may vote during the Annual Meeting
by following the instructions that will be provided during the
Annual Meeting.
Registering to Attend the Annual Meeting as a Beneficial
Owner
If you were a beneficial owner of record as of February 3, 2020
(i.e., you held your shares in an account at a brokerage firm, bank
or other similar agent), you must register in advance to attend the
Annual Meeting. To register, you must submit proof of your proxy
power (legal proxy) reflecting your holdings in the relevant
Fund(s) along with your name and e-mail address to Computershare
Fund Services. You may forward an e-mail from your intermediary or
attach an image of your legal proxy to
legalproxy@computershare.com. Requests for registration must be
received no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, April
21, 2020. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from Computershare
of your registration and a control number that will allow you to
vote at the Annual Meeting. Once you have received the e-mail,
please go to www.proxy-direct.com to access the instructions on how
to attend the Annual Meeting. You may vote during the Annual
Meeting by following the instructions that will be provided during
the Annual Meeting.
Voting Shares
If you have already voted your shares in advance of the Annual
Meeting, you do not need to vote again unless you wish to change
your vote. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, if
you have not already voted, we urge you to vote FOR the
election of Robert F. Keith as the Class I Trustee of your Fund(s)
and submit your proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting by one of
the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual
Meeting. The Joint Proxy Statement dated March 11, 2020 is
available on the Internet at
https://www.ftportfolios.com/LoadContent/gehukpj1ga4y. The proxy
card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will
not be updated to reflect that the Annual Meeting will be held as a
telephonic meeting only, and the proxy card may continue to be used
to vote your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. Please
contact Computershare (Shareholder Services) at 866-340-1104 with
any questions regarding accessing the Annual Meeting.
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