{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001445546-23-004077","form_type":"8-K","ticker":null,"cik":"0001589420","company_name":"FIRST TRUST NEW OPPORTUNITIES MLP & ENERGY FUND","filed_at":"2023-06-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:39.552533+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T18:02:00.630929+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund rescinds control share by-law alongside 13 other funds","bullets":["Board rescinded control share by-law provisions from by-laws of 14 First Trust closed-end funds, effective June 22, 2023.","Control share by-law previously limited voting rights of shareholders acquiring beneficial ownership above a threshold.","Rescission removes voting restrictions for all past and future share acquisitions; all shares now have full voting rights.","Funds affected include FPL, MFD, FCT, FEN, FFA, FAM, FMY, FGB, FSD, FIF, FEI, FPF, FDEU, and FTHY.","Amended and restated by-laws filed as Exhibit 3.1 to each fund's Form 8-K."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004077","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004077.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004077.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004077.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589420/000144554623004077/0001445546-23-004077-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589420/000144554623004077/fpl_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T18:02:00.630929+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":"2a6ea5112d2c0659b118c9ebf9e5b48e20819d19","claim":"FIRST TRUST NEW OPPORTUNITIES MLP & ENERGY FUND: Amended and restated By-Laws to rescind Article XII (control share provisions) and make conforming amendments (effective 2023-06-22).","evidence_excerpt":"On June 22, 2023, the Board of Trustees of First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy 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/1589420/000144554623004077/0001445546-23-004077-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"}