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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the reorganization of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (NYSE: FCT), a closed-end management investment company managed by FTA, into First Trust Flexible Income ETF (NYSE: FFLX), an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) managed by FTA, was completed prior to the open of the NYSE on August 10, 2026.
As previously announced, the shareholders of FCT approved FCT’s reorganization into FFLX at a Special Meeting of Shareholders on June 25, 2026. The reorganization was approved by the Board of Trustees of each of FCT and FFLX on December 7-8, 2025.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 10, 2026. |
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: August 10, 2026 | FIRST TRUST SENIOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND II | |
| By: | /s/ W. Scott Jardine | |
| Name | W. Scott Jardine | |
| Title: | Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 10, 2026. |