UNITED STATES

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 19, 2022~~of

~~First~~the ~~Trust~~Securities ~~High~~Exchange ~~Income~~Act ~~Long/Short Fund (Exact Name~~ of ~~Registrant as Specified in its Charter)~~1934

Massachusetts	811-22442	27-3072807
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2023

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

______________________________

~~Registrant's~~First ~~telephone~~Trust ~~number,~~High ~~including~~Income ~~area~~Long/Short ~~code (630) 765-8000~~Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-22442	27-3072807
(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

_____________________________________________________

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

~~[ ]~~ ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~[ ]~~ ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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~~Item~~Indicate by 7check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.01405 of ~~Regulation~~this FDchapter) ~~Disclosure~~or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

~~First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") is~~Emerging ~~filing~~growth herewith a press release issued on October 19, 2022, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. to report that on October 21, 2022, MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay”) , investment sub-advisor for the Fund, will release an update on the market and the Fund. Details regarding the update are contained in the press release included herein.company ☐

~~Item~~If an ~~9.01~~emerging ~~Financial~~growth ~~Statements~~company, ~~and~~indicate ~~Exhibits~~by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~(d)~~Item ~~Exhibits~~5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year

	Exhibit
	Number	Description
	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated October 19, 2022.

On June 22, 2023, the Board of Trustees of First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund amended and restated its existing Amended and Restated By-Laws (and as so amended and restated, the “By-Laws”), effective immediately. The By-Laws were revised to rescind Article XII and its accompanying control share provisions, along with other conforming amendments.

~~SIGNATURES~~The foregoing description is 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.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~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~~Exhibits.

		FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND
Date	October 19, 2022	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
		Name: W. Scott Jardine
		Title: Secretary

(d)

Exhibits.

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~Exhibit

	Exhibit
	Number	Description
	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated October 19, 2022.

Number

Description

3.1

Amended and Restated By-Laws as of June 22, 2023

99.1

Press Release, dated June 23, 2023

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.

Dated: June 23, 2023		FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME LONG/SHORT FUND

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

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Description

3.1

Amended and Restated By-Laws as of June 22, 2023.

99.1

Press Release, dated June 23, 2023.

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