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) ~~August 13, 2020~~of

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

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2020

10 Westport Road Suite C101a Wilton, Connecticut	06897
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

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

(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 75.0103 ~~Regulation~~Amendments FDto ~~Disclosure.~~Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year

On October 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees of First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund ~~(the "Fund")~~amended isand ~~filing~~restated ~~herewith~~its aexisting ~~press~~Amended ~~release~~and ~~issued~~Restated onBy-Laws ~~August~~(and ~~13,~~as ~~2020~~so amended and restated, asthe ~~Exhibit~~“By-Laws”), effective 99immediately.1. The ~~press~~By-Laws ~~release~~were ~~was~~revised ~~issued~~to byprovide, ~~First Trust~~among ~~Advisors~~other ~~L.P.~~things, enhancements to ~~report~~certain ~~that~~procedural onmatters ~~August~~related to 15meetings, ~~2020,~~shareholder ~~Energy~~nominations ~~Income~~and ~~Partners,~~shareholder ~~LLC~~proposals, ~~investment~~enhanced ~~sub-advisor~~voting ~~for~~standards in the ~~Fund, will~~event ~~release~~of ana ~~update~~contested onboard election, the ~~market~~addition ~~and~~of ~~the~~trustee ~~Fund.~~qualifications, ~~Details~~the ~~regarding~~addition ~~the~~of ~~update~~control ~~are~~share ~~contained~~provisions, inand ~~the~~other ~~press~~clarifying ~~release~~and ~~included herein~~conforming amendments.

~~Item~~The ~~9.01~~foregoing ~~Financial~~description ~~Statements~~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 ~~Exhibits~~is incorporated by reference herein.

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

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

(d) Exhibits.

~~SIGNATURES~~Exhibit Number Description

~~Pursuant~~3.1 toAmended ~~the~~and ~~requirements~~Restated ofBy-Laws ~~the~~as ~~Securities Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934~~October 19, ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~2020.

		First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund
Date	August 13, 2020	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
		Name: W. Scott Jardine
		Title: Secretary

SIGNATURES

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant ~~INDEX~~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.

	Exhibit
Dated: October 20, 2020	FIRST TRUST ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND
	Number	Description
	By:	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
	99.1	Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated August 13, 2020.
	Name:	W. Scott Jardine
	Title:	Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

Description

3.1

Amended and Restated By-Laws as of October 19, 2020.

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