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~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ofto ~~report~~Section ~~(Date~~13 ofor ~~earliest event reported~~15(d) ~~October 20, 2021~~of

~~First~~the ~~Trust~~Securities ~~Senior~~Exchange ~~Floating~~Act ~~Rate 2022 Target Term Fund (Exact Name~~ of ~~Registrant as Specified in its Charter)~~1934

Massachusetts	811-23199	30-0956123
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2021

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois	60187
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

______________________________

~~Registrant's~~First ~~telephone~~Trust ~~number,~~Senior ~~including~~Floating ~~area~~Rate ~~code~~2022 ~~(630)~~Target ~~765-8000~~Term Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-23199	30-0956123
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400

Wheaton, Illinois

(Address of principal executive offices)

60187

(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 57.0201 ~~Departure~~Regulation ofFD ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Disclosure

First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund (the "“Fund"”) is filing herewith a press release issued on ~~October 20~~November 1, 2021, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. to ~~announce~~report ~~the~~that ~~appointment~~on ofNovember ~~Denise~~3, M.2021, ~~Keefe~~the asSecuritized aProducts Group ~~Trustee~~ of FTA, portfolio manager for the Fund, ~~effective~~will ~~November~~release ~~1, 2021~~an update on the market and the Fund. Details regarding the ~~appointment~~ update are contained in the press release included herein.

MsItem 9.01 ~~Keefe~~Financial ~~has~~Statements ~~also been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, the Valuation Committee~~ and ~~the Nominating and Governance Committee for the Fund~~Exhibits.

~~Ms. Keefe is not currently a party to any transaction with the Fund or First Trust Advisors L.P. that would require disclosure under Item 404~~(ad) ~~of Regulation S-K~~ Exhibits.

~~Item~~Exhibit ~~9.01~~Number ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~Description

~~(d)~~99.1 ~~Exhibits~~Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated November 1, 2021.

	Exhibit
	Number	Description
	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated October 20, 2021.

SIGNATURES

~~SIGNATURES~~Pursuant 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.

Pursuant 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.

Dated: November 1, 2021	First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund

	By:	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
	Name:	W. Scott Jardine
	Title:	Secretary

		First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund
Date	October 21, 2021	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
		Name: W. Scott Jardine
		Title: Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

~~EXHIBIT~~Exhibit ~~INDEX~~Number Description

	Exhibit
	Number	Description
	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated October 20, 2021.

99.1

Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated November 1, 2021.

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