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8-K - CURRENT REPORT - MACQUARIE/FIRST TRUST GLOBAL INFRASTR/UTIL DIV & INC FUNDmfd_8k.txt


PRESS RELEASE                                 SOURCE:  First Trust Advisors L.P.


FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL FOR
MACQUARIE/FIRST TRUST GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE/UTILITIES DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND

WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- July 23, 2014 -- First Trust Advisors L.P.
("FTA") announced today that Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/
Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (NYSE: MFD) (the "Fund") intends to host a
conference call with Macquarie Capital Investment Management, LLC and Four
Corners Capital Management, LLC, the Fund's investment sub-advisors, on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014, AT 3:15 P.M. CENTRAL TIME. The purpose of the call is
to hear the Fund's portfolio management team provide an update for the Fund.

--    Dial-in Number: (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and
      Passcode # 56231825. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the
      scheduled start of the teleconference.

--    Telephone Replay: (855) 859-2056; International (404) 537-3406; and
      Passcode # 56231825. The replay will be available after the call
      until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Saturday, September 6, 2014.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that
seeks to provide a high level of current return consisting of dividends,
interest, and other similar income while attempting to preserve capital. The
Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in the
securities of companies that are involved in the management, ownership and/or
operation of infrastructure and utility assets and are expected to offer
reasonably predictable income and attractive yields.

FTA, the Fund's investment advisor, along with its affiliate, First Trust
Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of
investment services, including asset management and financial advisory services,
with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $98
billion as of June 30, 2014, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded
funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC ("MCIM") and Four Corners Capital
Management, LLC ("Four Corners") are the Fund's investment sub-advisors. Both
MCIM and Four Corners operate within Macquarie Funds Group ("MFG") and are
wholly-owned, indirect subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited ("Macquarie
Group"). Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory,
investment and funds management services. Macquarie Funds Group is the global
investment management business of Macquarie Group. The Fund's Core Component,
which consists primarily of equity securities and equity-like securities issued
by infrastructure issuers, is managed by MCIM, which started operations in 2004
with the launch of the Fund. MCIM and its Australia-based affiliates managed
approximately $2.0 billion of assets as of April 30, 2014, in MFG's
Infrastructure Securities portfolios, which includes the Fund. The Fund's Senior
Loan Component is managed by Four Corners. Four Corners was founded in 2001 and
became a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group in 2008. Four
Corners managed approximately $2.1 billion of assets as of April 30, 2014, with
an emphasis on Senior Loans.

If you have questions about the Fund that you would like answered on the call,
please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com in advance of the
call and refer to MFD, by Monday, August 4, 2014, 6:00 P.M.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market
value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be
worth more or less than their original cost.

Principal Risk Factors: The Fund is subject to various risks, including the
following: Industry Concentration and Infrastructure and Utility Industry Risks,
Non-U.S. Investments Risk, Currency Risk, Country Risk, Senior Loan Risk,
Non-Investment Grade Securities Risk, Illiquid and Unlisted Securities Risk,
Leverage Risk, Illiquid Securities Valuation Risk, Non-diversified Status,
Investment and Market Risk, Income Risk, Market Disruption Risk, Common Stock
Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Inflation Risk, Environmental Risk, Credit Risk,
Anti-Takeover Provisions, MLP Risk, Qualified Dividend Income Tax Risk, and
Certain Other Risks.

The Fund intends to invest up to 100% of its Total Assets in the securities and
instruments of Infrastructure Issuers. Given this industry concentration, the
Fund will be more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences
affecting that industry than an investment company that is not concentrated in a
single industry. Infrastructure Issuers, including utilities and companies
involved in infrastructure projects, may be subject to a variety of factors that
may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs
in connection with capital construction programs, high leverage, costs
associated with environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic
slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of
services, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable
prices, the effects of energy conservation policies and other factors.

The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus,
shareholder report and other regulatory filings.

The Fund's daily New York Stock Exchange closing price and net asset value per
share as well as other related information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com
or by calling 1-800-988-5891.


CONTACT:  JEFF MARGOLIN - (630) 915-6784

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Source:  First Trust Advisors L.P.