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PRESS RELEASE                                 SOURCE:  First Trust Advisors L.P.


FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL FOR
MACQUARIE/FIRST TRUST GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE/UTILITIES DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND

WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- August 8, 2016 -- First Trust Advisors L.P.
("FTA") announced today that Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/
Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (NYSE: MFD) (the "Fund") intends to host a
conference call with Macquarie Capital Investment Management, LLC and Four
Corners Capital Management, LLC, the Fund's investment sub-advisors, on MONDAY,
AUGUST 22, 2016, AT 4:15 P.M. EASTERN TIME. The purpose of the call is to hear
the Fund's portfolio management team provide an update for the Fund.

--    Dial-in Number: (800) 289-0459; International (913) 312-0864; and Passcode
      #581612. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the
      teleconference.

--    Telephone Replay: (888) 203-1112; International (719) 457-0820; and
      Passcode #3497955. The replay will be available after the call until 11:59
      P.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 22, 2016.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that
seeks to provide a high level of current return consisting of dividends,
interest, and other similar income while attempting to preserve capital. The
Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in the
securities of companies that are involved in the management, ownership and/or
operation of infrastructure and utility assets and are expected to offer
reasonably predictable income and attractive yields.

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund's investment advisor, along with its
affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which
provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and
financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or
supervision of approximately $99 billion as of July 31, 2016 through unit
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and
separate managed accounts.

Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC ("MCIM") and Four Corners Capital
Management, LLC ("Four Corners") are the Fund's investment sub-advisors. Both
MCIM and Four Corners operate within Macquarie Asset Management ("MAM") and are
wholly-owned, indirect subsidiaries of Macquarie Group Limited ("Macquarie
Group"). Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory,
investment and funds management services. Macquarie Asset Management is the
global investment management business of Macquarie Group. The Fund's Core
Component, which consists primarily of equity securities and equity-like
securities issued by infrastructure issuers, is managed by MCIM, which started
operations in 2004 with the launch of the Fund. MCIM and its Australia-based
affiliates managed approximately $2.5 billion of assets as of July 31, 2016, in
MAM's Infrastructure Securities portfolios, which includes the Fund. The Fund's
Senior Loan Component is managed by Four Corners. Four Corners was founded in
2001 and became a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group in 2008.
Four Corners managed approximately $1.2 billion of assets as of July 31, 2016,
with an emphasis on Senior Loans.

If you have questions about the Fund that you would like answered on the call,
please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com in advance of the
call and refer to MFD, by Thursday, August 18, 2016, 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market
value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be
worth more or less than their original cost.

Principal Risk Factors: The Fund is subject to various risks, including the
following: industry concentration and infrastructure and utility industry risks,
non-U.S. investments risk, currency risk, country risk, senior loan risk,
non-investment grade securities risk, illiquid and unlisted securities risk,
leverage risk, illiquid securities valuation risk, non-diversification risk,
investment and market risk, income risk, market disruption risk, common stock
risk, interest rate risk, inflation risk, environmental risk, credit risk,
anti-takeover provisions, master limited partnership risk, qualified dividend
income tax risk, and certain other risks.

The Fund principally invests in a global portfolio of infrastructure stocks in a
range of currencies and senior secured loans. Accordingly, the Fund's NAV will
fluctuate with changes in the value of the Fund's holdings. Investment in
infrastructure and utilities issuers are subject to various risks including
governmental regulations, high interest costs associated with capital
construction programs, costs associated with environmental regulation, the
effects of economic slowdown and surplus capacity, competition from other
providers of services and other factors. Investment in non-U.S. securities is
subject to the risk of currency fluctuations and to economic and political risks
associated with such foreign countries.

The senior loans in which the Fund invests are generally considered to be
"high-yield securities". High yield securities are subject to greater market
fluctuations and risk of loss than securities with higher ratings. The Fund's
portfolio is also subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Interest rate
risk is the risk that fixed-income securities will decline in value because of
changes in market interest rates. Credit risk is the risk of nonpayment of
scheduled contractual repayments whether interest and/or principal payments or
payments for services and that the value of a security may decline as a result.

Use of leverage can result in additional risk and cost, and can magnify the
effect of any losses. There can be no assurance as to what portion of the
distributions paid to the Fund's Common Shareholders will consist of
tax-advantaged qualified dividend income.

The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus,
shareholder report and other regulatory filings.

The Fund's daily New York Stock Exchange closing price and net asset value per
share as well as other related information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com
or by calling 1-800-988-5891.


CONTACT:  JEFF MARGOLIN - (630) 915-6784


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Source:  First Trust Advisors L.P.