FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE TRADED FUND VII
                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
    ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SERIES OF SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
                      (EFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 11, 2017)

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Declaration of Trust dated
November 6, 2012 (the "Declaration"), of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII, a
Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), the initial Trustee of the Trust
divided the Shares of the Trust into one series of shares of beneficial
interests in the Trust (each, a "Series") as of that same date as set forth on
Schedule A to the Declaration: First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy
Fund (the "Initial Series");

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Declaration, the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, on the 15th of September, 2014, designated two additional Series
to be named First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Income Strategy Fund and First
Trust Global Tactical Agriculture Strategy Fund; and

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Declaration, the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, on the 16th of June, 2015, terminated two series, the First Trust
Global Tactical Commodity Income Strategy Fund and the First Trust Global
Tactical Agriculture Strategy Fund;

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Declaration, the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, on September 14, 2015, designated one additional series to be
named First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF; and

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Declaration, the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, on December 11, 2017, desires to amend and restate the Amended and
Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial
Interest in order to designate four additional series to be named First Trust
Bitcoin Strategy ETF, First Trust Inverse Bitcoin Strategy ETF, First Trust
Bitcoin Plus Strategy ETF, and First Trust Inverse Bitcoin Plus Strategy ETF.

      NOW THEREFORE, by vote of at least a majority of the Board of Trustees of
the Trust, the Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of
Shares of Beneficial Interest is further amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:

      The following Series of the Trust are established and designated with such
relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other
relative terms as are set forth below:

      1.  First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
      2.  First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF
      3.  First Trust Bitcoin Strategy ETF
      4.  First Trust Inverse Bitcoin Strategy ETF
      5.  First Trust Bitcoin Plus Strategy ETF
      6.  First Trust Inverse Bitcoin Plus Strategy ETF





1. Each Share of a Series is entitled to all the rights and preferences accorded
to Shares under the Declaration.

2. The number of authorized Shares of a Series is unlimited.

3. A Series shall be authorized to hold cash, invest in securities, instruments
and other property, use investment techniques, and have such goals or objectives
as from time to time described in the prospectus and statement of additional
information contained in the Trust's then currently effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933 to the extent pertaining to the
offering of Shares of the Series, as the same may be amended and supplemented
from time to time ("Prospectus"). Each Share of a Series shall represent a
beneficial interest in the net assets allocated or belonging to such Series
only, and such interest shall not extend to the assets of the Trust generally
(except to the extent that General Assets (as defined in the Declaration) are
allocated to such Series), and shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share
of the net assets of the Series upon liquidation of the Series, all as set forth
in Section 4.9 of the Declaration.

4. With respect to a Series, (a) the purchase price of the Shares, (b) fees and
expenses, (c) qualifications for ownership, if any, (d) the method of
determination of the net asset value of the Shares, (e) minimum purchase
amounts, if any, (f) minimum account size, if any, (g) the price, terms and
manner of redemption of the Shares, (h) any conversion or exchange feature or
privilege, (i) the relative dividend rights, and (j) any other relative rights,
preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms have
been established by the Trustees in accordance with the Declaration and are set
forth in the Prospectus with respect to such Series.

5. The Trustees may from time to time modify any of the relative rights,
preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms of a
Series that have been established by the Trustees or redesignate any of the
Series without any action or consent of the Shareholders.

6. The designation of any Series hereby shall not impair the power of the
Trustees from time to time to designate additional Series of Shares of the
Trust.

7. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in
the Declaration.





      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Secretary of the Trust, has
executed this instrument as of this 11th day of December, 2017.



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W. Scott Jardine, Secretary
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VII





 STATE OF ILLINOIS           )
                             )  SS.
 COUNTY OF DUPAGE            )


      Then personally appeared the above-named person who is known to me to be
the Secretary of the Trust whose name and signature are affixed to the foregoing
Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest and who acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed,
before me this 11th day of December, 2017.


--------------------------------             /s/ Sandra Kim Streit
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       Sandra Kim Streit                     Notary Public
Notary Public State of Illinois              My Commission Expires: 5/28/2021
My Commission Expires 05/28/2021
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