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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 Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") on April 24,
2017. At the Annual Meeting, Robert F. Keith was elected by the Common
Shareholders of the First Trust Mortgage Income Fund as a Class I Trustee for a
three-year term expiring at the Fund's annual meeting of shareholders in 2020.
The number of votes cast in favor of Mr. Keith was 3,650,202, the number of
votes against was 162,640 and the number of broker non-votes was 400,273. James
A. Bowen, Richard E. Erickson, Thomas R. Kadlec and Niel B. Nielson are the
other current and continuing Trustees.
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