First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund (VFLEX)
Filed: 8 Feb 23, 6:18pm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Class A Shares VFLAX
Class I Shares VFLEX
c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Dear Shareholder:
We previously provided you information in regards to a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) of First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”).
Adjournment of Special Meeting for the Fund to February 23, 2023
The Special Meeting has been adjourned to Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be held at the offices of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 (the “Reconvened Special Meeting”).
The purpose of the Special Meeting is to consider and act upon the following proposal (the “Proposal”) and to consider and act upon such other matters as may have properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments thereof:
| 1. | To approve a new sub-advisory agreement among the Fund, First Trust Capital Management L.P. and Palmer Square Capital Management, LLC. |
At the Reconvened Special Meeting, shareholders of the Fund will consider and vote on the Proposal, as set forth in more detail in the Proxy Statement. Please read the Proxy Statement carefully for information concerning the Proposal.
How do I vote? There are four convenient methods for casting your important proxy vote.
| 1. | Vote by Phone with a Representative: You may cast your vote by telephone with a proxy representative by using the instructions listed on your proxy card. Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| 2. | Vote by touch-tone phone: You may cast your vote by telephone by using the instructions listed on your proxy card. |
| 3. | Vote online: You may cast your vote online by using the instructions listed on your proxy card. |
| 4. | Vote by mail: You may cast your vote by signing, dating and mailing the previously provided proxy card(s) in the postage-prepaid return envelope previously provided. |
We would be very grateful if you would use any one of the four voting methods listed above to ensure that your vote is recorded by the February 23, 2023 shareholder meeting.