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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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                SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS

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 Mortgage 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 3,339,139, the number of votes against was 352,697 and
the number of broker non-votes was 521,279. The number of votes cast in favor of
Mr. Nielson was 3,332,225, the number of votes against was 359,611 and the
number of broker non-votes was 521,279. Richard E. Erickson, Thomas R. Kadlec
and Robert F. Keith are the other current and continuing Trustees.
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