{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001445546-23-004083","form_type":"8-K","ticker":null,"cik":"0001276469","company_name":"MACQUARIE/FIRST TRUST GLOBAL INFRASTR/UTIL DIV & INC FUND","filed_at":"2023-06-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:38.244532+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T17:40:30.527496+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.35,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.35,"confidence":"high","headline":"MFD board rescinds control share by-law, effective June 22, 2023","bullets":["Board rescinded Article XII control share provisions from amended and restated by-laws.","Control Share By-Law previously limited voting rights on shares acquired above threshold unless approved by non-interested shareholders.","After rescission, all prior and new share purchases no longer subject to voting limitations; full voting rights restored.","Amendment effective immediately; applies to MFD and 14 other First Trust closed-end funds per separate filing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004083","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004083.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004083.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-004083.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276469/000144554623004083/0001445546-23-004083-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276469/000144554623004083/mfd_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T17:40:30.527496+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":"1fe49258b6641f9ff4f674983bf7d97d058b7632","claim":"MACQUARIE/FIRST TRUST GLOBAL INFRASTR/UTIL DIV & INC FUND: The Board rescinded the Control Share By-Law (Article XII) and adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws with conforming amendments, effective immediately (effective 2023-06-22).","evidence_excerpt":"On June 22, 2023, the Board of Trustees of Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & 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/1276469/000144554623004083/0001445546-23-004083-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"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"}