Rosanne Gatta

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund seeks capital growth as a secondary objective. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment grade and investment grade debt securities, and equity securities, which offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its managed assets in investment grade debt securities commonly referred to as high-yield or junk bonds. The company was founded on November 14, 2006 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. provides processing, technology & business intelligence services to the asset managers, broker/dealers, and financial advisors. It offers fund accounting & administration, wealth management reporting, sub accounting, transfer agency & shareholder, marketing & distribution, managed account, integrated banking transaction, accounting & administration, custody & securities lending, alternative investment, and international fund services. The company also provides call center, broker/dealer & financial planner support, health savings account, and bill payment & presentment services. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.

First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund is a closed-end management investment fund. Its investment objective is to pursue a high level of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Dividend & Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on June 14, 2007 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund is closed-end management investment company. It engages in seeking after-tax total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to shareholders. The firm is also involved in the providing its shareholders with a vehicle to invest in a portfolio of cash-generating securities of energy companies. The company was founded on March 25, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilton. CT.

First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund is a diversified and closed-end management investment company, which focuses on investments in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities of issuers in emerging market countries. The company was founded on May 21, 2006 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It engages in the business of investing, under normal market conditions, at least eighty percent of its managed assets in a portfolio of securities of specialty finance and other financial companies that Confluence Investment Management LLC believes offer attractive opportunities for income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 20, 2007 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund seeks capital growth as a secondary objective. The fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of below-investment grade and investment grade debt securities, and equity securities that the investment sub-advisor believes offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. The company was founded on July 26, 2005 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL