October 21, 2022
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Form AW - Request for Withdrawal |
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | |
Registration on Form N-1A | |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 349 | |
(Registration Statement File Nos. 333-210186, 811-23147) |
Ladies and Gentleman:
On behalf of First Trust Rockefeller US Large Cap ESG Improvers ETF (the “Fund”), a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII (the “Trust”), the Trust hereby requests the withdrawal of the above-mentioned Post-Effective Amendment to the Trust’s Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Post-Effective Amendment No. 349 was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022. No securities have been sold pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 349 to the Trust’s Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
By: /s/ James M. Dykas
James M. Dykas,
President and Chief Executive Officer