Filing Details

Name of Issuer: First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL 60187

Name of Person Filing: This statement is being jointly filed by Saba Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Saba Capital") and Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein (together, the "Reporting Persons) with respect to the ownership of the shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) by Saba Capital Master Fund Ltd. ("SCMF"), Saba II AIV, L.P.. ("SCMF II"), Saba Capital Leveraged Master Fund Ltd. ("SCLMF"), Saba Capital Series LLC Series 1 ("SCS"), Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd. ("SCEF1"), and Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 2, Ltd. ("SCEF2")

The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 13, 2016, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement and any subsequent amendments hereto jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.

Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the forgoing persons or the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock reported herein.

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the business office of Saba Capital and Mr. Weinstein is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York 10174.

(c)

Citizenship: Saba Capital is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Weinstein is a citizen of the United States.

Title and Class of Securities: Common stock (the "Common Stock").

CUSIP No.: 337353304

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:
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(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned: The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows (5) - (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A

Ownership of more than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A

Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company or control person. N/A

Identification and classification of members of the group. N/A

Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A

Certifications.

By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.