Common use of STATUS OF FUND Clause in Contracts

STATUS OF FUND. The Distributor hereby represents that each Series of the: (i) First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III; (ii) First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI; (iii) and First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX Fund II, is a registered open ended investment company operating in accordance with the exemptive order granted under 812-13000 and I.C. Release No. 27068 dated September 20, 2005, as the same may be amended from time to time, and I.C. Release No. 27051 dated August 26, 2005 and any additional I.C. Releases related to such amendments. FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS, L.P. By __________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Address: 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (630) 765-8798 Facsimile: (630) 517-7437 ______________________________________ By __________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Address: _______________________________

STATUS OF FUND. The Distributor hereby represents that each Series of the: (i) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III; (ii) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI; II, and (iii) and of the First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX (TM) Fund II, is a registered open ended investment company operating in accordance with the exemptive order granted under 812-13000 and I.C. Release No. 27068 dated September 20, 2005, as the same may be amended from time to time, and I.C. Release No. 27051 dated August 26, 2005 and any additional I.C. Releases related to such amendments. FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS, L.P. By Name:__________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:______________________________________ Address: 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Xxxxxxx1001 Warrenville Road Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (630) 765241-8798 Facsimile: (630) 517322-7437 ----------------------------- By Name:______________________________________ By __________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:______________________________________ Address: _______________________________ _______________________________ Telephone:_____________________________________ Facsimile:_____________________________________ THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Transfer Agent

STATUS OF FUND. The Distributor hereby represents that each Series of the: (i) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III; (ii) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI; II, and (iii) and of the First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX (TM) Fund II, is a registered open ended investment company operating in accordance with the exemptive order granted under 812-13000 and I.C. Release No. 27068 dated September 20, 2005, as the same may be amended from time to time, and I.C. Release No. 27051 dated August 26, 2005 and any additional I.C. Releases related to such amendments. FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS, L.P. By Name:__________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Address: 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (630) 765-8798 Facsimile: (630) 517-7437 ______________________________________ Address: 1001 Warrenville Road Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (630) 241-8798 Facsimile: (630) 322-7437 ----------------------------- By Name:__________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________

STATUS OF FUND. The Distributor hereby represents that each Series of the: (i) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III; (ii) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI; II, (iii) and of the First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX (R) Fund, (iv) of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIV, and (v) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII is a registered open ended investment company operating in accordance with the exemptive order granted under 812-13000 and I.C. Release No. 27068 dated September 20, 2005, as the same may be amended from time to time, and I.C. Release No. 27051 dated August 26, 2005 and any additional I.C. Releases related to such amendments. FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS, L.P. By __________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Address: 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (630) 765-8798 Facsimile: (630) 517-7437 [______________________________________ ] By __________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Address: _______________________________

STATUS OF FUND. The Distributor hereby represents that each Series of the: (i) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III; (ii) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI; II, and (iii) and of the First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDEX (TM) Fund II, is a registered open ended investment company operating in accordance with the exemptive order granted under 812-13000 and I.C. Release No. 27068 dated September 20, 2005, as the same may be amended from time to time, and I.C. Release No. 27051 dated August 26, 2005 and any additional I.C. Releases related to such amendments. FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS, L.P. By Name:__________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:______________________________________ Address: 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Xxxxxxx1001 Warrenville Road Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (630) 765241-8798 Facsimile: (630) 517322-7437 __________________________________ By Name:_____ By __________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:______________________________________ Address: _______________________________