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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANCE & FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDpressrelease.txt


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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 6, 2018


         First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



       Massachusetts                   811-22039                  06-1810845
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


   120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
           Wheaton, Illinois                                        60187
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (630) 765-8000


       ___________________________________________________________________
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)



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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") is filing herewith a press release issued on November 6, 2018 as Exhibit 99.1. The press release was issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. to report that Confluence Investment Management, LLC, the Fund's investment sub-advisor, will release an update on the market and the Fund on November 8, 2018. Details regarding the access to the update are contained in the press release included herein. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated November 6, 2018. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: November 6, 2018 FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANCE AND FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND By: /s/ W. Scott Jardine ---------------------------------- Name: W. Scott Jardine Title: Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release of First Trust Advisors L.P. dated November 6, 2018.