Erin E. Chapman

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.

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 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 High Income Long/Short Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It engages in the business of investing, under normal market conditions, a majority of its assets in a diversified portfolio of the United States and foreign high-yield corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities that are rated below-investment grade at the time of purchase. The company was founded on June 18, 2010 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Senior Loan Plus Fund is a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. Its primary and secondary objective investment objective is to provide high current income and of capital preservation. The company is headquartered in Wheaton, IL

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund is a non-diversified and closed-end management investment fund, which engages in the investments in companies engaged in the energy infrastructure sector. The company was founded on February 22, 2011 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Global Equity Dividend Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek current income. The fund's secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The company was founded on October 12, 2011 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Global Resource Solution Fund is a closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek current income. Its secondary objective is capital appreciation. The company was founded on October 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL.

First Trust Strategic Allocation Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek current income. The fund's secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The company was founded on October 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Wheaton, IL

Doyle & Bolotin Ltd. is a private company based in Chicago, IL.