Company: FPF
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001445546-25-002022
Chunk: 1

Company: First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 1
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other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The Proposal is described in the
accompanying Notice of Joint Annual Meetings of Shareholders and Joint Proxy Statement.

Your participation at the Meeting is very important.If you cannot attend the Meeting, you may participate by proxy. Please take a few moments to read
the enclosed materials and then cast your vote on the enclosed proxy card.

Voting takes only a few minutes. Each Shareholder’s vote is important. Your prompt response will be much appreciated.

After you have voted
on the Proposal, please be sure to sign your proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

We appreciate your
participation in this important Meeting.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

James A. Bowen
Chairman of the Boards

<div align='center'>Instructions for Signing Proxy
Cards</div>

The following general
rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and will avoid the time and expense to your Fund involved in validating your
vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

1. Individual
Accounts: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card.

2. Joint
Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration.

3. All
Other Accounts: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration.
For example:

|                              | Registration                  | Valid Signature              |
| Corporate Accounts           |                               |                              |
| (1)                          | ABC Corp.                     | ABC Corp.                    |
| (2)                          | ABC Corp.                     | John Doe, Treasurer          |
| (3)                          | ABC Corp.                     |                              |
|                              | c/o John Doe, Treasurer       | John Doe                     |
| (4)                          | ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan | John Doe, Trustee            |
| Trust Accounts               |                               |                              |
| (1)                          | ABC Trust                     | Jane B. Doe, Trustee         |
| (2)                          | Jane B. Doe, Trustee          
 u/t/d 12/28/78                | Jane B. Doe                  |
| Custodial or Estate Accounts |                               |                              |
| (1)                          | John B. Smith, Cust.          
 f/b/o John B Smith, Jr. UGMA  | John B. Smith                |
| (2)                          | John