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First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Decreases its Monthly Common Share Distribution to $0.045 Per Share for August

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:55:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) today decreased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.045 per share from $0.07 per share. The distribution will be payable on August 17, 2009 to shareholders of record as of August 5, 2009. The ex-dividend date is expected to be August 3, 2009. The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.[More...]

First Trust Announces New Investment Sub-Advisor for FHI, FHY and FHO

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:51:00 GMT

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust") today announced that the Board of Trustees of First Trust Strategic High Income Fund (NYSE: FHI), First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (NYSE: FHY) and First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III (NYSE: FHO) has voted to approve Hyperion Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. ("Hyperion") as investment sub-advisor to the Funds, replacing Valhalla Capital Partners, LLC. Each Fund has entered into an interim investment sub-advisory agreement with First Trust and Hyperion, as investment sub-advisor, effective on June 29, 2009.
Subject to shareholder approval, the Board of Trustees of each Fund has also approved a change in each Fund's industry concentration policy to provide that each Fund may not purchase any security if, as a result of the purchase, 25% or more of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of borrowers and other issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry.
Currently, each Fund's industry concentration policy states that it will invest at least 25% of its total assets in residential mortgage-backed securities under normal market conditions.

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First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Decreases its Monthly Common Share Distribution to $0.07 Per Share for July

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:09:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) today decreased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.07 per share from $0.11 per share. The distribution will be payable on July 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of July 6, 2009. The ex-dividend date is expected to be July 1, 2009. The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.[More...]

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.11 Per Share for June

Wed, 20 May 2009 21:01:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution payable on June 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2009.
The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (FHY): Distribution per share: $0.11 Distribution Rate based on the May 19, 2009 NAV of $4.94: 26.72% Distribution Rate based on the May 19, 2009 closing market price of $5.30: 24.91% Cash Balance on May 19, 2009: $6,998,307 or 14.89% of Net Assets

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First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Decreases Its Monthly Common Share Distribution to $0.11 Per Share for May

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:47:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) today
managed approximately $160 million in assets as of December 31, 2008.
Principal Risk Factors: Investment in this Fund involves investment and

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First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.12 Per Share for April

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:47:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution payable on April 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of April 3, 2009. The ex-dividend date is expected to be April 1, 2009. The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.[More...]

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Decreases its Monthly Common Share Distribution to $0.12 Per Share for March

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:38:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) today decreased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.12 per share from $0.15 per share. The distribution will be payable on March 16, 2009 to shareholders of record as of March 4, 2009. The ex-dividend date is expected to be March 2, 2009. The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.[More...]

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.15 Per Share for February

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:55:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) today declared its regularly scheduled monthly distribution of $0.15 per share payable on February 17, 2009 to shareholders of record as of February 4, 2009. The ex-dividend date is expected to be February 2, 2009. The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.[More...]

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Decreases its Monthly Common Share Distribution to $0.15 Per Share for January

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:01:00 GMT

First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHY) today decreased its regularly scheduled monthly distribution to $0.15 per share from $0.1667 per share. The distribution is payable on January 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of January 6, 2009. The ex-dividend date is expected to be January 2, 2009. The monthly distribution and cash balance information for the Fund appears below.[More...]

CORRECTING and REPLACING First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II Declares Monthly Common Share Distribution for December of $0.1667 Per Share

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:22:00 GMT

Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.[More...]

Form 3 Breaks Anthony A. For: Jun 29 (10K)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:41:00 GMT

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Form 4/A MATHIS KEN L For: May 07 (10K)

Tue, 12 May 2009 23:31:00 GMT

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Form 3 FIRST TRUST STRATEGIC For: Jul 29 Filed by: LYNCH COLEEN D (10K)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:10:00 GMT

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