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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001445546-11-003785
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110929
ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE: 20111005
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111005
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST TRUST 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: 111126118
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
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST TRUST/FIDAC MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050228
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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) September 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
___________________________________________________________________
(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 September 29, 2011, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was
issued by First Trust Advisors, L.P. to report that the Fund intends to host a
conference call with Brookfield Investment Management, Inc., the Fund's
investment sub-advisor, on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 4:15 P.M. Eastern
Time. The purpose of the call is to hear Brookfield's portfolio management team
provide an update for the Fund and the Market.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press release of First Trust Advisors, L.P. dated
September 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: October 5, 2011 FIRST TRUST 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
September 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) -- September 29, 2011 -- First Trust Advisors
L.P. ("FTA") announced today that First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (NYSE: FMY)
(the "Fund") intends to host a conference call with Brookfield Investment
Management, Inc. ("Brookfield"), the Fund's investment sub-advisor, on Thursday,
October 13, 2011, at 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time. 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 (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and
Passcode # 98214722. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled
start of the teleconference.
-- Telephone Replay: Domestic (800) 585-8367; International (404) 537-3406;
and Passcode # 98214722. The replay will be available after the call until
11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Sunday, November 13, 2011.
FTA has served as the Fund's investment advisor since the 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 competitive municipal
underwritings, with collective assets under management or supervision of over
$46 billion as of August 31, 2011 through unit investment trusts,
exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed
accounts.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc., the investment sub-advisor for the Fund
since April 29, 2011, 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 $150
billion in assets under management as of June 30, 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 $24 billion in assets under management as of June
30, 2011. Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains offices and investment
teams in Chicago, Boston, London, Hong Kong, Sydney and Toronto.
If you have questions about the Fund that you would like answered on the call,
please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com and refer to FMY by
Tuesday, October 11, 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time. 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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