AMENDMENT TO
                            THE DECLARATION OF TRUST
                  TO CHANGE THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE TRUST

         FIRST TRUST NEW OPPORTUNITIES MLP & ENERGY FUND (THE "TRUST")

      The undersigned, constituting at least a majority of the Trustees of the
Trust, a business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, acting pursuant to the Trust's Declaration of Trust, as amended
to the date hereof (the "Declaration"), do hereby amend the Declaration as
follows:

            The principal office of the Trust is hereby changed from "187
            Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897" to "10 Westport Road Suite
            C101a Wilton, Connecticut 06897," and all references to the address
            of the principal office of the Trust in the Declaration are hereby
            accordingly amended.

      This amendment to the Declaration shall become effective on April 25,
2016.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being at least a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust, have executed this amendment as of April 25, 2016.


/s/ James A. Bowen                              /s/ Richard E. Erickson
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James A. Bowen, as Trustee                      Richard E. Erickson, as Trustee
c/o First Trust Advisors L.P.                   c/o First Trust Advisors L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive                          120 East Liberty Drive
Wheaton, Illinois 60187                         Wheaton, Illinois 60187



/s/ Thomas R. Kadlec                            /s/ Niel B. Nielson
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Thomas R. Kadlec, as Trustee                    Niel B. Nielson, as Trustee
c/o First Trust Advisors L.P.                   c/o First Trust Advisors L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive                          120 East Liberty Drive
Wheaton, Illinois 60187                         Wheaton, Illinois 60187



/s/ Robert F. Keith
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Robert F. Keith, as Trustee
c/o First Trust Advisors L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive
Wheaton, Illinois 60187