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First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Portfolio Manager Update Call for First Trust Strategic High Income Fund, First Trust Strat

^{Published on 2010-07-06 16:10:21 - Market Wire}
 

WHEATON, Ill.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--First Trust Advisors L.P. (aFTAa) announced today that First Trust Strategic High Income Fund(NYSE: FHY); First Trust Strategic High Income FundII(NYSE: FHI); First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III(NYSE: FHO) intend to host a conference call with Brookfield Investment Management, Inc. (aBrookfielda), the Fundsa™ investment sub-advisor, on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time. The purpose of the call is to hear Brookfielda™s portfolio management team provide updates for the Funds.

• Dial-in Number: (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and Passcode # 83964022. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference.
• Telephone Replay: (800) 642-1687; International (706) 645-9291; and Passcode # 83964022. The replay will be available after the call until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

FTA has served as each Funda™s investment advisor since each Funda™s inception. FTA, along with its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management, financial advisory services, and municipal and corporate investment banking, with collective assets under management or supervision of over $29 billion as of May 31, 2010 through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, mutual funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds.

If you have questions about the Funds that you would like answered on the call, please email your questions to [ cefquestions@ftadvisors.com ] and refer to Brookfield. Each Funda™s daily closing price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at [ www.ftportfolios.com ] or by calling (800) 988-5891.