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.

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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: MFD) has decreased its regularly scheduled quarterly distribution to $0.20 per share from $0.25 per share The distribution will be payable on May 29, 2020, to shareholders of record as of May 26, 2020. The ex-dividend date is expected to be May 22, 2020. The quarterly distribution information for the Fund appears below.