EXHIBIT A
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FUNDS EFFECTIVE DATE
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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF February 1, 2013
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First Trust Managed Municipal ETF April 3, 2014
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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF August 26, 2014
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First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF October 20, 2014
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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF February 2, 2016
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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Asia Pacific ETF February 2, 2016
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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF February 2, 2016
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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF February 2, 2016
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First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF August 22, 2016
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First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF August 22, 2016
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First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF June 16, 2017
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First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF August 14, 2017
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First Trust Municipal High income ETF October 26, 2017
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First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF November 1, 2018
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First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal ETF November 1, 2018
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First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF February 3, 2020
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First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF March 16, 2020
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