First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund Announces Board Approval of Early Liquidation and Waiver of the Management Fee
15 September 2021 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund (NYSE:
FIV) (the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Trustees
(the “Board”) has approved the liquidation and termination of the
Fund on December 15, 2021 (the “Termination Date”). The governing
documents of the Fund provide that the Fund will terminate on or
prior to February 1, 2022. In accordance with its early
termination, the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest (the
“Common Shares”) are expected to cease trading on the New York
Stock Exchange on or about December 9, 2021 and will be suspended
from trading before the open of trading on or about December 10,
2021. The Fund anticipates making its final liquidating
distribution on or about the Termination Date to holders of the
Fund’s Common Shares of record on December 13, 2021. Shareholder
approval is not required for the Fund’s early termination.
The Fund has investment objectives to seek a high level of
current income and to return $9.85 per Common Share to holders of
the Common Shares at termination. The Fund has entered its wind-up
period in anticipation of its termination and, accordingly, may
deviate from its investment objectives and policies. As the Fund
approaches the Termination Date, Fund managers will continue to
reduce and eliminate its leverage and to transition the Fund’s
portfolio from non‑investment grade senior loans to high quality,
short-term instruments or cash and cash equivalents. In light of
the foregoing and current market conditions, the Fund anticipates
the income earned by its portfolio investments will be reduced and,
as such, the Fund and First Trust Advisors L.P., the investment
advisor of the Fund (“FTA”), have entered into, and the Board has
approved, an agreement whereby FTA has agreed to waive the
management fee payable by the Fund for the period beginning
September 1, 2021 through the Termination Date.
As previously announced, due in part to the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on market conditions and the U.S. economy
beginning in March 2020, it is unlikely that the Fund will achieve
its objective of returning $9.85 per Common Share to holders of the
Common Shares upon termination. The Fund’s net asset value as of
September 13, 2021 was $9.71. The Fund’s daily closing price and
net asset value per Common Share as well as other information can
be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling (800) 988-5891.
Shareholders may recognize gain or loss for U.S. tax purposes as
a result of the Fund’s liquidation. Investors should consult a
professional tax advisor regarding their specific tax
situation.
FTA is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as
the Fund’s investment advisor. FTA and its affiliate First Trust
Portfolios L.P. (“FTP”), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are
privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment
services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision
of approximately $213 billion as of August 31, 2021 through unit
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual
funds and separate managed accounts. FTA is the supervisor of the
First Trust unit investment trusts, while FTP is the sponsor. FTP
is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded
fund creation units. FTA and FTP are based in Wheaton, Illinois.
For more information, visit https://www.ftportfolios.com.
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