8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 19, 2013


                   First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



       Massachusetts                   811-21549                  11-3716544
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


          187 Danbury Road
         Wilton, Connecticut                                        06897
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (630) 765-8000



       ___________________________________________________________________
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)



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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (the "Fund") is filing herewith a
letter to shareholders relating to the Fund's derivative investments. The letter
will be posted on the Fund's website at
http://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Cef/CefFundNews.aspx?Ticker=FEN.



ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

   (d)  Exhibits

        EXHIBIT
        NUMBER       DESCRIPTION

          99.1       Letter to Shareholders





                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 19  , 2013          FIRST TRUST ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND

                                 By:    /s/ W. Scott Jardine
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                                 Name:   W. Scott Jardine
                                 Title:  Secretary





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
        Exhibit
        Number        Description

           99.1       Letter to Shareholders

EX-99.1

                   FIRST TRUST ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND
                                187 Danbury Road
                           Wilton, Connecticut 06897


March 19, 2013


Dear Shareholders:

I am pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees of First Trust Energy Income
and Growth Fund (NYSE MKT: FEN) has recently approved certain clarifications to
the Fund's derivatives investment strategy to clarify the ability of the Fund to
utilize total return swaps for investment, hedging and risk management purposes.
On or about May 22, 2013, the Fund may utilize total return swaps for
investment, hedging and risk management purposes.

Accordingly, the Fund's prospectus has been updated to state the following under
"HEDGING AND STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONS."

      The Fund may, but is not required to, use various hedging and strategic
      transactions to seek to reduce interest rate risks arising from any use of
      Financial Leverage, to facilitate portfolio management and to mitigate
      risks, including interest rate, currency and credit risks. The Fund
      currently writes (or sells) covered call options on the common stock of
      energy companies held in the Fund's portfolio. Call options are contracts
      representing the right to purchase a common stock at a specified price
      (the "strike price") at a specified future date (the "expiration date").
      The price of the option is determined from trading activity in the broad
      options market, and generally reflects the relationship between the
      current market price for the underlying common stock and the strike price,
      as well as the time remaining until the expiration date. The Fund will
      write call options only if they are "covered." In the case of a call
      option on a common stock or other security, the option is "covered" if the
      Fund owns the security underlying the call or has an absolute and
      immediate right to acquire that security without additional cash
      consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, cash or
      other assets determined to be liquid by the Sub-Advisor (in accordance
      with procedures established by the Board of Trustees) in such amount are
      segregated by the Fund's custodian) upon conversion or exchange of other
      securities held by the Fund.

      The Fund may purchase and sell other derivative investments such as total
      return and equity swaps, exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call
      options on securities, energy-related commodities, equity, fixed income
      and interest rate indices, currencies, and other financial instruments,
      purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon, and
      enter into various interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors
      or collars or credit transactions and credit default swaps. The Fund also
      may purchase derivative investments that combine features of these
      instruments. Collectively, all of the above are referred to as "Strategic
      Transactions." The Fund generally seeks to use these instruments and
      transactions as a portfolio management or hedging technique to seek to
      protect against possible adverse changes in the market value of securities
      held in or to be purchased for the Fund's portfolio, protect the value of
      the Fund's portfolio, facilitate the sale of certain securities for
      investment purposes, manage the effective interest rate and currency
      exposure of the Fund, or establish positions in the derivatives markets as
      a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities.
      For purposes of determining the Fund's compliance with the investment
      requirements relating to MLP and MLP-related entities, the Fund values
      Strategic Transactions based upon their respective current fair market


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      values. In prior fiscal years, the Fund has entered into interest rate
      swaps. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2012, the Fund wrote
      covered call options on the common stocks of energy companies held in the
      Fund's portfolio.

Additionally, the Fund's prospectus has been updated to state the following
under "SPECIAL RISK CONSIDERATIONS."

      Derivatives Risk: The Fund may enter into total return swaps, credit
      default swaps or other types of swaps, options, forwards and combinations
      thereof and related derivatives for the purpose of hedging and risk
      management. These transactions generally provide for the transfer from one
      counterparty to another of certain risks inherent in the ownership of a
      financial asset such as a common stock or debt instrument. Such risks
      include, among other things, the risk of default and insolvency of the
      obligor of such asset, the risk that the credit of the obligor or the
      underlying collateral will decline or the risk that the common stock of
      the underlying issuer will decline in value. The transfer of risk pursuant
      to a derivative of this type may be complete or partial, and may be for
      the life of the related asset or for a shorter period. These derivatives
      may be used for investment purposes or as a risk management tool for a
      pool of financial assets, providing the Fund with the opportunity to gain
      or reduce exposure to one or more reference securities or other financial
      assets without actually owning or selling such assets in order, for
      example, to increase or reduce a concentration risk or to diversify a
      portfolio. Conversely, these derivatives may be used by the Fund to reduce
      exposure to an owned asset without selling it. Furthermore, the ability to
      successfully use hedging and interest rate transactions depends on the
      Sub-Advisor's ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot
      be assured. Thus, the use of derivatives for hedging and interest rate
      management purposes may result in losses greater than if they had not been
      used, may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at
      inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may
      limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment, or
      may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise sell.
      Additionally, amounts paid by the Fund as premiums and cash or other
      assets held in margin accounts with respect to hedging and strategic
      transactions are not otherwise available to the Fund for investment
      purposes. As the writer of a covered call option, the Fund forgoes, during
      the option's life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market
      value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the
      premium and the strike price of the call, but has retained the risk of
      loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an
      option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its
      obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received
      an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in
      order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the
      underlying security at the exercise price.

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund's investment advisor, along with its
affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which
provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and
financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or
supervision of approximately $69 billion as of February 28, 2013 through unit
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and
separate managed accounts.

Energy Income Partners, LLC ("EIP") serves as the Fund's investment sub-advisor
and provides advisory services to a number of investment companies and
partnerships for the purpose of investing in MLPs and other energy
infrastructure securities. EIP is one of the early investment advisors
specializing in this area. As of November 30, 2012, EIP managed or supervised
approximately $2.8 billion in client assets.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and
principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold,
may be worth more or less than their original cost. This closed-end fund invests
in a portfolio consisting primarily of securities issued by MLPs. Investment in


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the Fund involves risks of fluctuations in energy prices, decreases in the
supply of or demand for energy commodities, increased government regulation,
national disasters and various other risks. The use of leverage for investment
purposes increases both investment opportunity and investment risk. The risks of
investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus, shareholder report and
other regulatory filings.

The Fund's daily closing price and daily net asset value per share as well as
other information are available at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling
1-800-988-5891.

Sincerely,

/s/ James A. Bowen

James A. Bowen
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund







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