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 of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~March 105, ~~2024~~2025

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First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-22039	06-1810845
(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: (~~603~~630) 765-8000

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class	Trading Symbol	Name of Exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	FGB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate 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. ☐

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (“FGB”) is filing herewith a press release issued on ~~September~~March 105, ~~2024~~2025, as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) ~~approving~~announced today that proxy materials for the proposed reorganization of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (~~the~~NYSE: ~~“Reorganization”~~FGB), ofa ~~FGB~~closed-end ~~into~~fund managed by FTA, with and into FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (the “ETF”), a newly ~~created~~formed ~~exchange~~series of First Trust Exchange-~~traded~~Traded ~~fund~~Fund VIII (the “~~ETF~~Reorganization”) ~~that~~have ~~will~~been bemailed ~~traded~~to onshareholders. Shareholders of record of FGB as of the ~~NYSE~~close ~~and~~of ~~will~~business beon anJanuary ~~actively~~10, ~~managed~~2025 ~~ETF~~are ~~managed~~entitled byto ~~FTA~~vote ~~and~~on ~~sub-advised~~the byReorganization ~~Confluence~~at ~~Investment~~the ~~Management~~special ~~LLC~~meeting ~~(“Confluence”~~of orshareholders ~~the~~to ~~“Sub-Advisor”)~~be held at 12:00 p.m. Central time on April 21, ~~FGB’s~~2025 ~~current~~(the ~~sub-advisor~~“Meeting”).

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated ~~September~~March 105, ~~2024~~2025.

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: September 10, 2024		FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANCE AND FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Dated: March 5, 2025		FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANCE AND FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
	By:	/s/ W. Scott Jardine
	Name	W. Scott Jardine
	Title:	Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated ~~September~~March 105, ~~2024~~2025.

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