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<TYPE>EX-99.77C VOTES
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<DESCRIPTION>SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS
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The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Common Shares of Macquarie/First
Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund, First Trust Energy
Income and Growth Fund, First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund, First
Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund, First Trust Mortgage Income Fund,
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II, First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging
Opportunity Fund, First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities
Fund, First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund, First Trust Energy Infrastructure
Fund, First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund, First Trust Intermediate Duration
Preferred & Income Fund and First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund was
held on April 22, 2016 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, James A.
Bowen and Niel B. Nielson were elected by the Common Shareholders of the First
Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund as Class III Trustees for a three-year term
expiring at the Fund's annual meeting of shareholders in 2019. The number of
votes cast in favor of Mr. Bowen was 16,721,095, the number of votes against was
1,299,842 and the number of broker non-votes was 1,952,227. The number of votes
cast in favor of Mr. Nielson was 16,736,669, the number of votes against was
1,284,268 and the number of broker non-votes was 1,952,227. Rickard E. Erickson,
Thomas R. Kadlec, and Robert F. Keith are the other current and continuing
Trustees.
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