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First Trust/Fiduciary Asset Management Covered Call Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.40 per Share.


LISLE, Ill. -- First Trust/Fiduciary Asset Management Covered Call Covered Call

Having a long position in an asset combined with a short position in a call option on the same underlying asset.

Notes:
This is considered to be one of the safest option positions.
 Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: FFA FFA free fatty acids. ) today declared its regularly scheduled quarterly distribution payable on September 28, 2007 to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2007. The ex-dividend date Ex-dividend date

The first day of trading when the buyer of a stock is no longer entitled to the most recently announced dividend payment ( i.e. the trade will settle the day after the record date, too late for the buyer to appear on the shareholder record and receive the dividend.
 is expected to be September 18, 2007. The quarterly distribution information for the Fund appears below.
First Trust/Fiduciary Asset Management Covered Call Fund (FFA):
Distribution per share:..........................................$0.40
Distribution rate based on the September 6, 2007 NAV of $19.07:..8.39%
Distribution rate based on the September 6, 2007 closing market price
of $17.43:.......................................................9.18%


The majority of this distribution will consist of short-term capital gains, which are taxable as ordinary income. A portion of this distribution will be paid out of net investment income earned by the Fund. The final determination of the source and tax status of all distributions paid in 2007 will be made after the end of 2007.

The Fund is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income and gains and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities and writing (selling) call options on at least 80% of the Fund's managed assets.

First Trust Advisors L.P. acts as the fund's investment advisor Investment Advisor

1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission.

2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and
 and currently manages or supervises approximately $32 billion in assets.

Fiduciary Asset Management, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 serves as the Fund's Sub-Advisor and invests in a broad range of equity, hedged equity, master limited partnership, and fixed income strategies for institutional and high net worth clients. Fiduciary Asset Management's clients include Fortune 500 companies, public pensions and large endowments and foundations. Fiduciary Asset Management was established as an independent investment firm in 1994 and has managed covered call option covered call option

A call option sold short by an investor owning the underlying stock. If the option is later exercised against the short seller of the option, the seller is covered by the stock that is owned. Compare naked option.
 portfolios for clients since 1997. Fiduciary Asset Management currently manages and supervises approximately $18.0 billion in client assets.

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 invests principally in equity securities and writes covered call options on at least 80% of its managed assets; accordingly the Fund's NAV See navigation system and navigation bar.  will fluctuate with changes in the Fund's holdings. By writing call options on the equity securities held, the capital appreciation potential of the Fund's equity securities is limited; however, the potential for capital depreciation remains unlimited. Please see the Fund's prospectus for additional information on the risks of investing in the Fund.

The Fund's daily New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 closing price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling 1-800-988-5891.
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