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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001445546-13-003113
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130430
FILED AS OF DATE: 20130628
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130628
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130628
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001494530
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: NSAR-A
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22442
FILM NUMBER: 13939272
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
CITY: WHEATON
STATE: IL
ZIP: 60187
BUSINESS PHONE: 630-765-8000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
CITY: WHEATON
STATE: IL
ZIP: 60187
NSAR-A
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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SIGNATURE JAMES M. DYKAS
TITLE TREASURER
EX-99.77C VOTES
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERS
The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Common Shares of Macquarie/First
Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund, First Trust Energy
Income and Growth Fund, First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund, First
Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund, First Trust Mortgage Income Fund,
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II, First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging
Opportunity Fund, First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities
Fund, First Trust Active Dividend Income Fund, First Trust High Income
Long/Short Fund and First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund was held on April 17,
2013 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, James A. Bowen and Niel B.
Nielson were elected by the Common Shareholders of the First Trust High Income
Long/Short Fund as Class III Trustees for a three-year term expiring at the
Fund's annual meeting of shareholders in 2016. The number of votes cast in favor
of Mr. Bowen was 31,666,533, and the number of votes against was 518,130 and the
number of abstentions was 3,871,496. The number of votes cast in favor of Mr.
Nielson was 31,641,349, and the number of votes against was 543,314 and the
number of abstentions was 3,871,496. Richard E. Erickson, Thomas R. Kadlec and
Robert F. Keith are the other current and continuing Trustees.