77Q - Advisory Agreement The Board of Trustees of First Trust Strategic High Income Fund ("FHI"), First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II ("FHY") and First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III ("FHO") (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"),...Advisory Agreement • June 25th, 2010 • First Trust Strategic High Income Fund Ii
The Board of Trustees of First Trust Strategic High Income Fund ("FHI"), First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II ("FHY") and First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III ("FHO") (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved an Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement and a New Sub-Advisory Agreement (collectively, the "Agreements") among each Fund, First Trust Advisors L.P. (the "Advisor") and Hyperion Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (now known as Brookfield Investment Management Inc.) ("Brookfield") at a meeting held on June 29, 2009 (the "Meeting"). The Board determined that the terms of the Agreements are fair and reasonable and in the best interests of each Fund.
