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) September 1, 2017


                     First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



       Massachusetts                   811-21586                  30-0261406
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


   120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
           Wheaton, Illinois                                        60187
(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 Enhanced Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") is filing herewith a press
release issued on September 1, 2017, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was
issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. to report that Chartwell Investment
Partners, LLC, the Fund's investment sub-advisor, will release an update on the
market and the Fund on October 1, 2017. Details regarding the access to the
update are contained in the press release included herein.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)   Exhibits

        Exhibit
        Number        Description

           99.1       Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated
                      September 1, 2017.





                                   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: September 1, 2017         FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND

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





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit
        Number        Description

           99.1       Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated
                      September 1, 2017.

EX-99.1

PRESS RELEASE                                  SOURCE: First Trust Advisors L.P.

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER UPDATE FOR FIRST TRUST
ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND

WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- September 1, 2017 -- First Trust Advisors L.P.
("FTA") announced today that Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC ("Chartwell"),
investment sub-advisor for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA)
(the "Fund"), will release an update on the market and the Fund for financial
advisors and investors. The update will be available FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017,
AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME UNTIL 11:59 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1,
2017. To listen to the update, follow these instructions:

-- Dial: (888) 203-1112; International (719) 457-0820; and Passcode # 2889232.
The update will be available from Friday, September 1, 2017, at 5:00 P.M.
Eastern Time until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Sunday, October 1, 2017.

The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks
to provide a high level of current income and gains and, to a lesser extent,
capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by
investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities and by writing
(selling) covered call options on a portion of the equity securities in the
fund's portfolio.

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 $109 billion as of July 31, 2017 through unit
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and
separate managed accounts.

Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC. ("Chartwell") serves as the Fund's
investment sub-advisor and is an investment firm focusing on institutional,
sub-advisory, and private client relationships. The firm is a research-based
equity and fixed-income manager with a disciplined, team-oriented investment
process. As of July 31, 2017, Chartwell had approximately $8.1 billion in assets
under management.

Investment return and market value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate.
Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Principal Risk Factors: Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons,
including changes in investors' perceptions of the financial condition of an
issuer or the general condition of the relevant stock market, or when political
or economic events affecting the issuers or their industries occur.

The Fund may write (sell) covered call options on all or a portion of the equity
securities held in the Fund's portfolio. The use of options may require the Fund
to sell 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 an equity security that it might
otherwise sell.

There is no guarantee that the issuers of the equity securities in which the
Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that if declared they will
remain at current levels. There can be no assurance as to what portion of the
distributions paid to the Fund's Common Shareholders will consist of
tax-advantaged qualified dividend income.

Investment in non-U.S. securities is subject to the risk of currency
fluctuations and to economic and political risks associated with such foreign
countries.

Use of leverage can result in additional risk and cost, and can magnify the
effect of any losses.

The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus,
shareholder report and other regulatory filings.

The information presented is not intended to constitute an investment
recommendation for, or advice to, any specific person. By providing this
information, First Trust is not undertaking to give advice in any fiduciary
capacity within the meaning of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. First Trust
has no knowledge of and has not been provided any information regarding any
investor. Financial advisors must determine whether particular investments are
appropriate for their clients. First Trust believes the financial advisor is a
fiduciary, is capable of evaluating investment risks independently and is
responsible for exercising independent judgment with respect to its retirement
plan clients.

The Fund's daily closing New York Stock Exchange 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.


CONTACT: JEFF MARGOLIN - (630) 915-6784

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Source: First Trust Advisors L.P.