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    SEC Form N-PX filed by First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

    8/19/24 5:08:10 PM ET
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    Form N-PX Filer Information UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549

    FORM N-PX
    ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD
    OMB APPROVAL


    Form N-PX

    OMB Number:  3235-0582


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    N-PX: Filer Information

    Filer CIK
    0001392994 
    Filer CCC
    ********  
    Date of Report
    06/30/2024 
    Are you a Registered Management Investment Company or an Institutional Manager?
    Registered Management Investment Company 
    Filer Investment Company Type
    Form N-2 Filer (Closed-End Investment Company) 
    Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing? Radio button checked LIVE Radio button not checked TEST
    Is this an electronic copy of an official filing submitted in paper format? Checkbox not checked

    Submission Contact Information

    Name
     
    Phone Number
     
    E-mail Address
     

    Notification Information

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    N-PX: Cover Page

    Name and address of reporting person:

    Name of reporting person (For registered management investment companies, provide exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

    FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANCE & FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND 

    Street 1

    120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400 

    Street 2

     

    City

    Wheaton 

    State/Country

    ILLINOIS  

    Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

    60187 

    Telephone number of reporting person, including area code:

    630-765-8000 

    Name and address of agent for service:

    Name of agent for service

    Scott Jardine 

    Street 1

    c/o First Trust 

    Street 2

    120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 

    City

    Wheaton 

    State/Country

    ILLINOIS  

    Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

    60187 

    Reporting Period:Report for the year ended June 30, 2024 
    SEC Investment Company Act or Form 13F File Number:

    811-22039 

    CRD Number (if any):

     

    Other SEC File Number (if any):

     

    Legal Entity Identifier (if any):

     

    Report Type (check only one):

    Registered Management Investment Company.
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    Institutional Manager.
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    Additional information:

     

    N-PX: Summary - Included Managers

    Number of Included Institutional Managers:

    1 

    Included Institutional Managers:1

    No.:

    1 

    Form 13F File Number [028-]:

    028-13334 

    CRD Number (if any):

     

    SEC File Number (if any):

     

    LEI (if any):

     

    Name:

    Confluence Investment Management LLC 

    N-PX: Summary - Included Series

    Number of Series:

    0 

    Information about the Series:NONE

    N-PX: Signature Block

    Reporting Person:

    FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANCE & FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND 

    By (Signature):

    James M. Dykas 

    By (Printed Signature):

    James M. Dykas 

    By (Title):

    President and Chief Executive Officer 

    Date:

    08/19/2024 

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