UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act File No. 811-21549 First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (formerly Energy Income and Growth Fund) ------------------------------------------------------------- Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust 187 Danbury Road, Wilton CT 06897 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Address of Principal Executive Offices (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) W. Scott Jardine First Trust Portfolios L.P. 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service (630) 765-8000 -------------------------------------------------- Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code Date of fiscal year end: November 30 ----------- Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 ---------------------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. Item 1. Proxy Voting Record SECURITY MGMT FOR/ COMPANY ID ON MEETING RECOM- VOTE AGAINST NAME TICKER BALLOT DATE PROPONENT PROPOSAL MENDATION INSTRUCTION MGMT DUNCAN ENERGY DEP 265026104 07-Sep-11 Management Approve Merger Agreement For For For PARTNERS L P ENCORE ENERGY ENP 29257A106 30-Nov-11 Management Approve Merger Agreement For Against Against PARTNERS LP UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Stephen D. Ban For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Lon R. Greenberg For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Marvin O. Schlanger For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Anne Pol For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Earnest E. Jones For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director John L. Walsh For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Robert B. Vincent For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director M. Shawn Puccio For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Richard W. For For For Gochnauer UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Elect Director Frank S. Hermance For For For UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Executive Officers' Compensation UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Advisory Vote on Say on Pay One Year One Year For Frequency UGI Corporation UGI 902681105 19-Jan-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For El Paso EP 28336L109 09-Mar-12 Management Approve Merger Agreement For For For Corporation El Paso EP 28336L109 09-Mar-12 Management Adjourn Meeting For For For Corporation El Paso EP 28336L109 09-Mar-12 Management Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For For Corporation Magellan Midstream MMP 559080106 24-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Robert G. Croyle For For For Partners, L.P. Magellan Midstream MMP 559080106 24-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Barry R. Pearl For For For Partners, L.P. Magellan Midstream MMP 559080106 24-Apr-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Partners, L.P. Executive Officers' Compensation Magellan Midstream MMP 559080106 24-Apr-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Partners, L.P. HOLLY ENERGY HEP 435763107 25-Apr-12 Management Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For For PARTNERS L P HOLLY ENERGY HEP 435763107 25-Apr-12 Management Adjourn Meeting For For For PARTNERS L P NuStar GP NSH 67059L102 25-Apr-12 Management Elect Director James F. Clingman, For For For Holdings, LLC Jr. NuStar GP NSH 67059L102 25-Apr-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Holdings, LLC CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Donald R. Campbell For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Milton Carroll For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director O. Holcombe For For For Energy, Inc. Crosswell CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Michael P. Johnson For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Janiece M. Longoria For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director David M. McClanahan For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Susan O. Rheney For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director R. A. Walker For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Peter S. Wareing For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Sherman M. Wolff For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Energy, Inc. CenterPoint CNP 15189T107 26-Apr-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Energy, Inc. Executive Officers' Compensation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Kevin E. Benson For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Derek H. Burney For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director E. Linn Draper For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Paule Gauthier For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Russell K. Girling For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director S. Barry Jackson For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Paul L. Joskow For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director John A. For For For Corporation MacNaughton TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Paula Rosput For For For Corporation Reynolds TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director W. Thomas Stephens For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director D. Michael G. For For For Corporation Stewart TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Elect Director Richard E. Waugh For For For Corporation TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For For Corporation Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration TransCanada TRP 89353D107 27-Apr-12 Management Advisory Vote on Executive For For For Corporation Compensation Approach Page 1 Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director William T. Esrey For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Austin A. Adams For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Joseph Alvarado For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director F. Anthony Comper For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Michael McShane For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Joseph H. For For For Corp Netherland Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Corp Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Adopt Majority Voting for For For For Corp Uncontested Election of Directors Spectra Energy SE 847560109 01-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Corp Executive Officers' Compensation Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director William P. Barr For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Peter W. Brown For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Helen E. Dragas For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, For For For Resources, Inc. II Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director John W. Harris For Against Against Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, For For For Resources, Inc. Jr. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Mark J. Kington For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Frank S. Royal For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, For For For Resources, Inc. Jr. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Elect Director David A. Wollard For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Resources, Inc. Executive Officers' Compensation Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Share Holder Adopt Renewable Energy Production Against Against For Resources, Inc. Goal Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Share Holder Report on Encouraging Customer Use Against Against For Resources, Inc. of Renewable Energy Systems Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Share Holder Report on Plant Closures Against For Against Resources, Inc. Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Share Holder Report on Coal Use from Against Against For Resources, Inc. Mountaintop Removal Mining Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Share Holder Report on Impacts and Risks of Against Against For Resources, Inc. Natural Gas Dominion D 25746U109 08-May-12 Share Holder Review and Report on Nuclear Against For Against Resources, Inc. Safety Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director David A. Arledge For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director James J. Blanchard For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director J. Lorne For For For Braithwaite Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Patrick D. Daniel For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director J. Herb England For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Charles W. Fischer For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston For For For Darkes Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director David A. Leslie For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Al Monaco For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director George K. Petty For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Charles E. Shultz For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher For For For Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Catherine L. For For For Williams Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For For as Auditors Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Management Advisory Vote on Executive For For For Compensation Approach Enbridge Inc. ENB 29250N105 09-May-12 Share Holder Community-Environment Impact Against For Against Page 2 Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Richard D. Kinder For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director C. Park Shaper For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Steven J. Kean For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Henry Cornell For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Deborah A. For For For Inc. Macdonald Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Michael Miller For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Michael C. Morgan For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Kenneth A. For For For Inc. Pontarelli Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Fayez Sarofim For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Joel V. Staff For Withhold Against Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director John Stokes For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director R. Baran Tekkora For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Elect Director Glenn A. Youngkin For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Inc. Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Inc. Executive Officers' Compensation Kinder Morgan, KMI 49456B101 09-May-12 Management Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Three One Year Against Inc. Frequency Years Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Teresa Beck For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director R. D. Cash For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Laurence M. Downes For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Gary G. Michael For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Keith O. Rattie For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Harris H. Simmons For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Elect Director Bruce A. Williamson For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Corporation Questar STR 748356102 10-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Corporation Executive Officers' Compensation NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Richard A. Abdoo For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Aristides S. For For For Candris NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Sigmund L. For For For Cornelius NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Michael E. Jesanis For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Marty R. Kittrell For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director W. Lee Nutter For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Deborah S. Parker For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Ian M. Rolland For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, For For For Jr. NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Teresa A. Taylor For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Richard L. Thompson For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Executive Officers' Compensation NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Management Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock For For For Purchase Plan NiSource Inc. NI 65473P105 15-May-12 Share Holder Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Against The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Alan S. Armstrong For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Joseph R. Cleveland For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Irl F. Engelhardt For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director John A. Hagg For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Juanita H. Hinshaw For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Frank T. Macinnis For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Steven W. Nance For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Murray D. Smith For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Janice D. Stoney For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Elect Director Laura A. Sugg For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Companies, Inc. The Williams WMB 969457100 17-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Companies, Inc. Executive Officers' Compensation Page 3 ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director James C. Day For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Julie H. Edwards For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director William L. Ford For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director John W. Gibson For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Bert H. Mackie For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Jim W. Mogg For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Pattye L. Moore For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Gary D. Parker For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Eduardo A. For For For Rodriguez ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director Gerald B. Smith For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Elect Director David J. For For For Tippeconnic ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Amend Restricted Stock Plan For Against Against ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For For Purchase Plan ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Increase Authorized Common Stock For For For ONEOK, Inc. OKE 682680103 23-May-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Executive Officers' Compensation Penn Virginia PVR 707884102 06-Jun-12 Management Elect Director James L. Gardner For For For Resource Partners, L.P. Penn Virginia PVR 707884102 06-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Thomas W. Hofmann For For For Resource Partners, L.P. Penn Virginia PVR 707884102 06-Jun-12 Management Elect Director William H. Shea, For For For Resource Partners, Jr. L.P. Penn Virginia PVR 707884102 06-Jun-12 Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For For Resource Partners, Executive Officers' Compensation L.P. Penn Virginia PVR 707884102 06-Jun-12 Management Ratify Auditors For For For Resource Partners, L.P. Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Robert S. Briggs For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Sylvia D. For For For Chrominska Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Allan L. Edgeworth For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director James D. Eisenhauer For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Christopher G. For For For Huskilson Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director John T. McLennan For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Donald A. Pether For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Andrea S. Rosen For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director Richard P. Sergel For For For Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Elect Director M. Jacqueline For For For Sheppard Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as For For For Auditors Emera Incorporated EMA 290876101 07-Jun-12 Management Authorize Board to Fix For For For Remuneration of Auditors Page 4 SIGNATURES [See General Instruction F] Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) FIRST TRUST ENERGY INCOME AND GROWTH FUND ----------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark R. Bradley ----------------------------------- Mark R. Bradley, President Date August 2, 2012 ------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.