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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001445546-11-001707
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110429
ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110429
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110429
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST TRUST/FIDAC MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001319183
IRS NUMBER: 356758396
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21727
FILM NUMBER: 11796328
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
CITY: WHEATON
STATE: IL
ZIP: 60187
BUSINESS PHONE: 630765-8000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
CITY: WHEATON
STATE: IL
ZIP: 60187
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<DESCRIPTION>CURRENT REPORT
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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) April 29, 2011
FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Massachusetts 811-21727 35-6758396
(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
FIRST TRUST/FIDAC MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") is filing herewith a press
release issued on April 29, 2011, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was
issued by First Trust Advisors, L.P. to report that on May 3, 2011, the
Fund will host a conference call with Brookfield Investment Management, Inc.,
the Fund's new investment sub-adviser. The purpose of the call is for the Fund's
portfolio management team to provide an update for the Fund. Details regarding
the conference call 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
April 29, 2011.
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: April 29, 2011 FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
(formerly First Trust/FIDAC Mortgage 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
April 29, 2011.
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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PRESS RELEASE SOURCE: First Trust Advisors L.P.
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CALL FOR FIRST TRUST
MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- April 29, 2011 -- First Trust Advisors L.P.
("FTA") announced today that First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (NYSE: FMY) (the
"Fund"), formerly First Trust/FIDAC Mortgage Income Fund, intends to host a
conference call with Brookfield Investment Management, Inc. ("Brookfield"), the
Fund's investment sub-advisor, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 4:15 P.M. Eastern
Time. Effective April 29, 2011, Brookfield has taken over the portfolio
management role for the Fund, pursuant to an interim investment sub-advisory
agreement. The purpose of the call is to hear Brookfield's portfolio management
team provide an update for the Fund and the Market.
-- Dial-in Number: Domestic (800) 309-9067; International (706) 679-1727; and
Passcode # 64474706. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled
start of the teleconference.
-- Telephone Replay: Domestic (800) 642-1687; International (706) 645-9291;
and Passcode # 64474706. The replay will be available after the call until
11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Friday, June 3, 2011.
FTA has served as each Fund's investment advisor since each Fund'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 $48
billion as of March 31, 2011 through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts,
mutual funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc., the Fund's investment sub-advisor, is a
global investment advisor focused on specialized equity and fixed income
securities investments. The firm is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management
Inc., a leading global asset manager with over $100 billion in assets under
management as of March 31, 2011 and over 100 years of experience in the
property, power and infrastructure industries. Brookfield Investment Management
Inc. is an SEC registered investment advisor, and with its affiliates had
approximately $23 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2011.
Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains offices and investment teams in
Chicago, Boston, London, Hong Kong, Sydney and Toronto.
The Fund'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.
CONTACT: JEFF MARGOLIN -- (630) 915-6784
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Source: First Trust Advisors L.P.
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