First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund

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US33738E1091

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Apr. 22	First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution, Payable on May 15, 2024	CI
Apr. 18	First Trust Announces Adjournment of the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders	CI

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Solicits Proxies from the Shareholders

April 08, 2024 at 05:14 pm EDT

On April 8, 2024, First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote in favor of an important proposal regarding the proposed reorganization of the fund, with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) (the Reorganization) at the Company?s special meeting which is scheduled be held on April 18, 2024. In addition, the Company stated that Institutional Shareholder Services, the leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that shareholders vote for the approval of the reorganization on the Company?s proxy card.

Latest news about First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution, Payable on May 15, 2024	Apr. 22	CI
First Trust Announces Adjournment of the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders	Apr. 18	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Solicits Proxies from the Shareholders	Apr. 08	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Solicits Proxies from the Shareholders	Apr. 04	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Solicits Proxies from the Shareholders	Mar. 22	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution, Payable on April 15, 2024	Mar. 20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Solicits Proxies from the Shareholders	Mar. 14	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Announces Adjournment of Annual Meeting of Shareholders	Mar. 07	CI
First Trust Solicits Proxies from Shareholders	Feb. 23	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Distribution, Payable on March 15, 2024	Feb. 20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution for February, Payable on February 15, 2024	Jan. 22	CI
Saba Capital Management Solicits Proxies from Shareholders of First Trust	Jan. 12	CI
Abrdn to Buy Four Closed-end Funds from First Trust Advisors	23-10-24	MT
Abrdn agrees to buy four closed-end funds from First Trust Advisors	23-10-24	AN
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Appoints Bronwyn Wright as A Class III Trustee, Member of Audit Committee, Valuation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee	23-09-11	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Distribution for August, Payable on August 15, 2023	23-07-20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution for July 2023, Payable on July 17, 2023	23-06-20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution for the Month of May 2023, Payable on May 15, 2023	23-04-20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution, Payable on April 17, 2023	23-03-20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution for March, Payable on March 15, 2023	23-02-21	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Regularly Scheduled Monthly Common Share Distribution for the Month of February 2023, Payable on February 15, 2023	23-01-23	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution, Payable on January 17, 2023	22-12-20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution, Payable on December 15, 2022	22-11-21	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution for November, Payable on November 15, 2022	22-10-20	CI
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund Declares Monthly Distribution for October, Payable on October 17, 2022	22-09-20	CI

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First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fundâs secondary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, a majority of its assets in a diversified portfolio of United States and foreign (including emerging markets) high-yield corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities that are rated below-investment grade at the time of purchase. It invests in corporate fixed-income securities, which include corporate bonds, debentures, notes, commercial paper and other similar types of corporate debt instruments. The Fund invests in various sectors, including energy, services, media, leisure, capital goods, basic industry, healthcare, consumer goods, automotive, retail, and telecommunications. The Fundâs investment adviser is First Trust Advisors L.P.

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2024-05-30 - Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting - Proxy Fight

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