{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001445546-23-004063","form_type":"8-K","ticker":null,"cik":"0001556336","company_name":"FIRST TRUST MLP & ENERGY INCOME FUND","filed_at":"2023-06-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:39.372785+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T18:00:28.486817+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund rescinds control share by-law; voting rights restored for all share acquisitions","bullets":["Board rescinded control share by-law effective June 22, 2023, removing voting restrictions on control share acquisitions.","The change applies to prior and future share acquisitions; no longer requires non-interested shareholder approval for voting rights.","Amended by-laws adopted for 15 First Trust closed-end funds, including FEI, FEN, FFA, FCT, MFD, and others.","Decision made after thorough review and deemed consistent with the best interests of each fund.","Control share by-law previously limited voting rights of holders who obtained beneficial ownership above a threshold."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004063","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004063.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004063.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004063.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1556336/000144554623004063/0001445546-23-004063-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1556336/000144554623004063/fei_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T18:00:28.486817+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"c9e030104dbb3abf396906612364894ec32613dd","claim":"FIRST TRUST MLP & ENERGY INCOME FUND: Amended and restated bylaws to rescind Article XII and its control share provisions, with conforming amendments (effective 2023-06-22).","evidence_excerpt":"On June 22, 2023, the Board of Trustees of First Trust MLP and Energy Income 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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1556336/000144554623004063/0001445546-23-004063-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-06-22"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}