UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section~~report 13(Date orof ~~15(d~~earliest event reported) ofAugust 13, 2020

~~the~~First ~~Securities~~Trust ~~Exchange~~Energy ~~Act~~Income and Growth Fund (Exact Name of ~~1934~~Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2020

Massachusetts	811-21549	11-3716544
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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10 Westport Road Suite C101a

Wilton, Connecticut

06897

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

~~First~~Registrant's ~~Trust~~telephone ~~Energy~~number, ~~Income~~including ~~and~~area ~~Growth~~code ~~Fund~~(630) 765-8000

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-21549	11-3716544
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

10 Westport Road Suite C101a Wilton, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices) 06897 (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 765-8000

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 57.0301 ~~Amendments~~Regulation toFD ~~Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year~~Disclosure.

~~On May 28, 2020, the Board of Trustees (the “Board” and each member thereof, a “Trustee”) of~~ First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (the “ "Fund”") ~~amended~~ ~~and~~is ~~restated~~filing ~~its~~herewith ~~existing~~a ~~Amended~~press ~~and~~release ~~Restated~~issued ~~By-Laws~~on ~~(and~~August as13, ~~so amended and restated~~2020, ~~the~~as ~~“By-Laws”),~~Exhibit ~~effective immediately~~99.1. The ~~By-Laws~~press ~~were~~release ~~revised~~was toissued ~~provide,~~by ~~among~~First Trust ~~other~~Advisors ~~things,~~L.P. ~~the~~to ~~ability~~report tothat ~~conduct~~on ~~virtual~~August ~~shareholder~~15, ~~meetings~~2020, ~~revisions to~~Energy ~~the~~Income ~~advance~~Partners, ~~notice provisions~~LLC, aninvestment ~~attendance~~sub-advisor ~~requirement~~ for athe ~~shareholder~~Fund, will ~~nominee~~release ~~for~~an ~~Trustee~~update toon bethe ~~present~~market atand the ~~meeting at~~Fund. ~~which~~Details ~~such~~regarding ~~nominee~~the isupdate toare ~~stand~~contained ~~for~~in ~~election,~~the ~~and~~press ~~other~~release ~~clarifying and conforming amendments~~included herein.

~~The~~Item ~~foregoing~~9.01 ~~description~~Financial isStatements ~~qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1~~ and ~~is incorporated by reference herein~~Exhibits.

~~Item~~(d) ~~9.01 Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

	Exhibit
	Number	Description

	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated August 13, 2020.

~~Exhibit Number Description~~SIGNATURES

~~3.1~~Pursuant ~~Amended~~to ~~and~~the ~~Restated~~requirements ~~By-Laws~~of asthe ofSecurities ~~May~~Exchange Act 28of 1934, ~~2020~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

		First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund

Date	August 13, 2020	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
		Name: W. Scott Jardine
		Title: Secretary

~~Pursuant~~EXHIBIT ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~INDEX

Dated: May 28, 2020	FIRST TRUST ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND
	Exhibit
	By:	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
	Number	Description
	Name:	W. Scott Jardine
	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated August 13, 2020.
	Title:	Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

3.1 Amended and Restated By-Laws as of May 28, 2020.

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