Shareholders of First Trust Value Line(R) 100 Fund Approve Reorganization into Exchange-Traded Fund
May 17 2007 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
First Trust Advisors L.P. (FTA) announced that the shareholders of
First Trust Value Line� 100 Fund (AMEX:FVL), at a special meeting
of shareholders, voted to approve the reorganization of FVL with
and into First Trust Value Line� 100 Exchange-Traded Fund (FVLEF),
an exchange-traded fund and newly created series of First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund (FTETF). Under the terms of the
reorganization, the assets of FVL will be transferred to, and the
liabilities of FVL will be assumed by, FVLEF in exchange for shares
of FVLEF. The FVLEF shares will be distributed to FVL shareholders,
on a tax-free basis for federal income tax purposes, and FVL will
be terminated. It is anticipated that FVL will cease trading on the
AMEX on Friday, June 15, 2007 and FVLEF will begin trading on the
AMEX on Monday, June 18, 2007, under the �FVL� ticker symbol. The
reorganization will be effected on a one share for one share basis
based upon the net asset value of FVL on Friday, June 15, 2007. FVL
is a diversified closed-end management investment company. FVL�s
investment objective is to provide capital appreciation by adhering
to a disciplined strategy of investing in a diversified portfolio
of the 100 common stocks ranked #1 in Value Line�s� Timeliness�
Ranking System. FVLEF is a diversified series of FTETF, an
exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of FVLEF is to seek
investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield
(before the fund�s fees and expenses) of an equity index called
Value Line� 100 Index. The stock selection methodology for the
Index is similar to the investment strategy utilized for FVL. The
investment adviser for FVLEF is FTA.
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