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) ofOctober 20, 2021

~~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): October 20, 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 5.0302 ~~Amendments~~Departure toof ~~Articles~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Incorporation~~Directors; orAppointment ~~By-Laws~~of Certain Officers; ~~Change~~Compensatory inArrangements ~~Fiscal~~of ~~Year~~Certain Officers.

~~On October 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees of~~ First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund ~~amended~~(the ~~and~~“Fund”) ~~restated~~is ~~its~~filing ~~existing~~herewith ~~Amended~~a ~~and~~press ~~Restated~~release ~~By-Laws~~issued ~~(and~~on ~~as so amended and restated~~October 20, ~~the “By-Laws”)~~2021, as ~~effective~~Exhibit ~~immediately~~99.1. The ~~By-Laws~~press ~~were~~release ~~revised~~was toissued ~~provide,~~by ~~among~~First ~~other~~Trust ~~things,~~Advisors ~~enhancements~~L.P. to ~~certain~~announce ~~procedural~~the ~~matters~~appointment ~~related to~~of ~~meetings,~~Denise ~~shareholder~~M. ~~nominations~~Keefe ~~and~~as ~~shareholder proposals, enhanced voting standards in the event of~~ a ~~contested~~Trustee ~~board election,~~of the ~~addition~~Fund, ofeffective ~~trustee~~November ~~qualifications~~1, ~~the~~2021. ~~addition~~Details ofregarding ~~control~~the ~~share~~appointment ~~provisions,~~are ~~and~~contained ~~other~~in ~~clarifying~~the ~~and~~press ~~conforming~~release ~~amendments~~included herein.

~~The~~Ms. ~~foregoing~~Keefe ~~description~~has isalso ~~qualified in~~been ~~its~~appointed as ~~entirety~~a member byof ~~reference to~~ the ~~full~~Audit ~~text~~Committee, of the ~~By-Laws,~~Valuation aCommittee ~~copy~~and ofthe ~~which~~Nominating isand ~~attached~~Governance ~~hereto~~Committee asfor ~~Exhibit~~the 3Fund.~~1 and is incorporated by reference herein.~~

~~Item~~Ms. 9Keefe is not currently a party to any transaction with the Fund or First Trust Advisors L.01P. ~~Financial~~that ~~Statements~~would ~~and~~require ~~Exhibits~~disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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

~~Exhibit~~(d) ~~Number Description~~Exhibits

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

	Exhibit
	Number	Description

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

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: October 20, 2020	FIRST TRUST ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND
			First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund
	By:	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
Date	October 21, 2021		/s/ W. Scott Jardine
	Name:	W. Scott Jardine
			Name: W. Scott Jardine
	Title:	Secretary
			Title: Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

	Exhibit
	Number	Description

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

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

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