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.

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE American: FEN) has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled quarterly distribution of $0.58 per share. The distribution will be payable on April 30, 2020, to shareholders of record as of April 23, 2020. The ex-dividend date is expected to be April 22, 2020. The quarterly distribution information for the Fund appears below.

Each of First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: FIF), First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (NYSE: FPL), and First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (NYSE: FEI) is significantly reducing its regularly scheduled monthly distribution per share described below. Additionally, First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (NYSE: FEN) is significantly reducing its regularly scheduled quarterly distribution per share for July described below. The distribution for FIF will be payable on May 15, 2020, to shareholders of record as of May 4, 2020, with an ex-dividend date on or around May 1, 2020. The distribution for FEN will be payable on July 31, 2020, to shareholders of record as of July 23, 2020, with an ex-dividend date on or around July 22, 2020. For FEI and FPL, the payable, record and expected ex-dividend dates are as follows: