UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-22795 ----------- First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, IL 60187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) W. Scott Jardine, Esq. First Trust Portfolios L.P. 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, IL 60187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 630-765-8000 -------------- Date of fiscal year end: October 31 ------------ Date of reporting period: January 31, 2014 ------------------ Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q 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, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith. FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) STATED STATED SHARES DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- $20 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES - 0.4% REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.4% 315,000 CommonWealth REIT (a) ............................... 7.50% 11/15/19 $ 6,552,000 -------------- TOTAL $20 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES ................................................ 6,552,000 (Cost $6,625,471) -------------- $25 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES - 25.2% CAPITAL MARKETS - 3.2% 21,808 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc....................... 6.38% 08/15/42 518,158 107,000 Apollo Investment Corp............................... 6.88% 07/15/43 2,447,090 190,424 Ares Capital Corp.................................... 7.00% 02/15/22 4,951,024 44,567 Ares Capital Corp. (a) .............................. 7.75% 10/15/40 1,141,807 39,835 Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust X ............... 7.35% (b) 1,012,207 350,000 Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II (a) ....... 6.55% (b) 8,823,500 200,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) ....................... 6.13% 11/01/60 4,994,000 200,000 Morgan Stanley (a) (c) .............................. 6.88% (b) 5,084,000 221,140 Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI (a) ................. 6.60% 02/01/46 5,508,597 214,051 Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII (a) ................ 6.60% 10/15/66 5,338,432 206,006 Raymond James Financial, Inc. (a) ................... 6.90% 03/15/42 5,304,655 -------------- 45,123,470 -------------- COMMERCIAL BANKS - 5.5% 190,957 Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5 ......................... 8.13% (b) 4,875,132 600,000 Fifth Third Bancorp, Series I (a) (c) ............... 6.63% (b) 15,300,000 49,809 FNB Corp. (c) ....................................... 7.25% (b) 1,310,475 173,084 HSBC Holdings PLC, Series 2 ......................... 8.00% (b) 4,650,767 220,000 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., ................. Series P (a) (c) ................................ 6.13% (b) 5,605,600 225,000 Regions Financial Corp., Series A ................... 6.38% (b) 5,244,750 523,170 Santander Finance Preferred SAU, Series 10 .......... 10.50% (b) 13,858,773 200,000 Taylor Capital Group Inc., Series A (a) ............. 8.00% (b) 5,158,000 165,000 Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., Series A (a) ......... 6.50% (b) 3,837,900 304,000 Wells Fargo & Co. (a) (c) ........................... 5.85% (b) 7,341,600 167,753 Wells Fargo & Co. (a) (c) ........................... 6.63% 4,413,582 180,000 Wells Fargo & Co., Series J (a) ..................... 8.00% (b) 5,131,800 67,992 Zions Bancorporation, Series G (c) .................. 6.30% (b) 1,647,446 -------------- 78,375,825 -------------- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 6.1% 817,473 Citigroup Capital XIII (a) (c) ...................... 7.88% 10/30/40 22,178,042 87,674 Citigroup, Inc., Series J (c) ....................... 7.13% (b) 2,283,908 200,000 Citigroup, Inc., Series K (a) (c) ................... 6.88% (b) 5,140,000 175,060 Countrywide Capital IV (a) .......................... 6.75% 04/01/33 4,408,011 535,567 Countrywide Capital V (a) ........................... 7.00% 11/01/36 13,448,087 200,000 ING Groep N.V. (a) .................................. 6.20% (b) 4,858,000 279,112 ING Groep N.V. (a) .................................. 6.38% (b) 6,776,839 127,000 ING Groep N.V........................................ 7.05% (b) 3,209,290 62,500 ING Groep N.V........................................ 7.20% (b) 1,587,500 See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Page 1 FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) STATED STATED SHARES DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- $25 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES (CONTINUED) DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (CONTINUED) 300,000 ING Groep N.V. (a) .................................. 7.38% (b) $ 7,617,000 14,077 KKR Financial Holdings LLC .......................... 8.38% 11/15/41 380,501 243,087 KKR Financial Holdings LLC, Series A (a) ............ 7.38% (b) 5,972,648 87,858 RBS Capital Funding Trust V, Series E ............... 5.90% (b) 1,841,504 16,500 RBS Capital Funding Trust VI, Series F .............. 6.25% (b) 358,586 350,000 RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, Series G (a) ......... 6.08% (b) 7,525,000 -------------- 87,584,916 -------------- DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.9% ....... 83,750 Qwest Corp........................................... 7.38% 06/01/51 2,094,587 148,899 Qwest Corp........................................... 7.50% 09/15/51 3,737,365 105,200 Qwest Corp........................................... 7.00% 04/01/52 2,540,580 350,000 Qwest Corp. (a) ..................................... 6.13% 06/01/53 7,192,500 470,000 Verizon Communications, Inc.......................... 5.90% 02/15/54 11,759,400 -------------- 27,324,432 -------------- ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 0.2% 59,454 Entergy Texas, Inc................................... 7.88% 06/01/39 1,539,859 69,149 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., .............. 8.75% 03/01/69 1,765,374 Series F ........................................ -------------- 3,305,233 -------------- INSURANCE - 5.0% 46,000 Arch Capital Group Ltd., Series C ................... 6.75% (b) 1,143,100 200,000 Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (a) (c) ............... 5.95% (b) 4,820,000 361,470 Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (c) ................... 7.40% (b) 9,311,467 56,701 Aviva PLC ........................................... 8.25% 12/01/41 1,561,546 150,515 Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Series C ................ 6.88% (b) 3,735,782 264,683 Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., Series B ......... 7.50% (b) 6,802,353 359,023 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (a) (c) ..... 7.88% 04/15/42 10,526,555 215,000 Maiden Holdings North America Ltd.................... 8.25% 06/15/41 5,297,600 622,473 MetLife, Inc., Series B (a) ......................... 6.50% (b) 15,518,252 175,000 Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (a) ..................... 8.88% (b) 4,651,500 118,028 PartnerRe Ltd., Series E ............................ 7.25% (b) 3,048,663 200,000 Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (a) (c) .......... 6.20% 09/15/42 5,066,000 -------------- 71,482,818 -------------- MULTI-UTILITIES - 0.7% 375,463 Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (a) (c) ................. 6.00% 08/01/73 9,157,542 -------------- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 2.4% 245,007 CommonWealth REIT (a) ............................... 5.75% 08/01/42 4,760,486 178,774 CommonWealth REIT, Series E (a) ..................... 7.25% (b) 4,045,656 90,000 Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series E ................ 7.00% (b) 2,090,700 110,285 DuPont Fabros Technology Inc., Series A (a) ......... 7.88% (b) 2,750,508 Page 2 See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) STATED STATED SHARES DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- $25 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES (CONTINUED) REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (CONTINUED) 62,848 EPR Properties, Series F ............................ 6.63% (b) $ 1,362,545 150,541 Kilroy Realty Corp., Series G (a) ................... 6.88% (b) 3,480,508 30,980 Kilroy Realty Corp., Series H ....................... 6.38% (b) 666,690 313,699 National Retail Properties, Inc., Series D (a) ...... 6.63% (b) 7,384,474 25,911 PS Business Parks, Inc., Series S ................... 6.45% (b) 588,180 36,923 Regency Centers Corp., Series 6 ..................... 6.63% (b) 871,752 99,794 Taubman Centers, Inc., Series J ..................... 6.50% (b) 2,256,342 70,879 Taubman Centers, Inc., Series K ..................... 6.25% (b) 1,544,453 8,000 Vornado Realty Trust, Series I ...................... 6.63% (b) 192,000 88,499 Vornado Realty Trust, Series J ...................... 6.88% (b) 2,203,625 -------------- 34,197,919 -------------- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2% 25,000 Telephone & Data Systems, Inc........................ 6.63% 03/31/45 590,500 65,600 Telephone & Data Systems, Inc........................ 6.88% 11/15/59 1,596,048 30,000 United States Cellular Corp.......................... 6.95% 05/15/60 742,800 -------------- 2,929,348 -------------- TOTAL $25 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES ................................................ 359,481,503 (Cost $369,560,600) -------------- $50 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES - 0.2% CONSUMER FINANCE - 0.2% 54,367 SLM Corp., Series A ................................. 6.97% (b) 2,509,037 -------------- TOTAL $50 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES ................................................ 2,509,037 (Cost $2,677,798) -------------- $100 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES - 2.9% COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2.8% 80,000 AgriBank FCB (c) .................................... 6.88% (b) 7,980,000 175,000 CoBank ACB, Series F (a) (c) (d) .................... 6.25% (b) 17,018,750 50,000 CoBank ACB, Series G (a) ............................ 6.13% (b) 4,231,250 100,000 Farm Credit Bank of Texas (c) (d) ................... 6.75% (b) 10,212,500 -------------- 39,442,500 -------------- INSURANCE - 0.1% 20,200 Principal Financial Group, Inc., Series A (c) ....... 5.56% (b) 2,043,988 -------------- TOTAL $100 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES ............................................... 41,486,488 (Cost $43,940,434) -------------- $1,000 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES - 4.7% COMMERCIAL BANKS - 1.4% 10,000 AgStar Financial Services ACA (c) (d) ............... 6.75% (b) 9,927,500 See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Page 3 FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) STATED STATED SHARES DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- $1,000 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES (CONTINUED) COMMERCIAL BANKS (CONTINUED) 9,959 Santander Finance Preferred SAU, Series 11 (a) (c) ............................... 10.50% (b) $ 10,488,072 -------------- 20,415,572 -------------- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.1% 15,000 Pitney Bowes International Holdings Inc., Series F (a) (d) ................................ 6.13% (b) 15,905,625 -------------- DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4% 16,000 Centaur Funding Corp. (a) (d) ....................... 9.08% 04/21/20 19,685,000 -------------- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.8% 8,000 Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust (a) (d) ...... 12.00% (b) 10,752,200 -------------- TOTAL $1,000 PAR PREFERRED SECURITIES ............................................. 66,758,397 (Cost $66,324,484) -------------- PAR STATED STATED AMOUNT DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES - 100.3% CAPITAL MARKETS - 2.0% $ 2,500,000 Deutsche Bank Capital Trust IV (c) .................. 4.59% (b) 2,300,000 26,288,000 Goldman Sachs Capital I (a) ......................... 6.35% 02/15/34 26,937,024 -------------- 29,237,024 -------------- COMMERCIAL BANKS - 36.5% 31,000,000 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (c) ............ 9.00% (b) 32,472,500 9,940,000 Barclays Bank PLC (a) (d) ........................... 10.18% 06/12/21 13,249,473 10,000,000 Barclays Bank PLC (a) ............................... 7.63% 11/21/22 10,650,000 21,000,000 Barclays Bank PLC (a) (c) ........................... 7.75% 04/10/23 22,811,250 6,000,000 Barclays Bank PLC (a) (c) (d) ....................... 7.43% (b) 6,690,000 3,500,000 Barclays PLC (c) .................................... 8.25% (b) 3,612,560 16,750,000 BBVA International Preferred SAU (a) (c) ............ 5.92% (b) 16,289,375 17,000,000 BNP Paribas S.A. (a) (c) (d) ........................ 7.20% (b) 18,147,500 7,500,000 BPCE S.A. (a) (c) (d) ............................... 12.50% (b) 9,993,750 3,000,000 BPCE S.A............................................. 13.00% (b) 3,424,500 20,000,000 Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (c) ................ 8.40% (b) 22,225,800 25,104,000 Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (a) (c) (d) ........ 11.00% (b) 33,074,520 13,000,000 Credit Agricole S.A. (a) (c) (d) .................... 7.88% (b) 13,211,250 6,000,000 Credit Agricole S.A. (a) (c) (d) .................... 8.38% (b) 6,810,000 5,000,000 Dresdner Funding Trust I (d) ........................ 8.15% 06/30/31 5,368,750 4,000,000 HSBC USA Capital Trust II (a) (d) ................... 8.38% 05/15/27 4,067,572 9,000,000 LBG Capital No.1 PLC (c) (d) ........................ 8.00% (b) 9,650,250 13,500,000 Lloyds Bank PLC (a) (c) (d) ......................... 12.00% (b) 18,630,000 Page 4 See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) PAR STATED STATED AMOUNT DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (CONTINUED) COMMERCIAL BANKS (CONTINUED) $ 22,755,000 Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a) (c) (d) ................ 5.92% (b) $ 22,072,350 23,500,000 Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a) (c) (d) ................ 6.27% (b) 23,030,000 21,020,000 M&T Bank Corp. (d) .................................. 6.88% (b) 20,564,602 10,000,000 Macquarie PMI LLC ................................... 8.38% (b) 10,677,000 9,964,000 Mizuho Capital Investment USD 2, Ltd. (a) (c) (d) ... 14.95% (b) 10,549,684 2,000,000 Natixis (c) ......................................... 10.00% (b) 2,340,000 10,754,000 Natixis (a) (c) (d) ................................. 10.00% (b) 12,582,180 4,200,000 NIBC Bank N.V........................................ 7.63% (b) 4,116,000 24,600,000 Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series U (a) (c) .. 7.64% (b) 24,354,000 20,000,000 Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (c) ................ 9.50% 03/16/22 23,432,700 13,980,000 SMFG Preferred Capital USD 3 Ltd. (a) (c) (d) ....... 9.50% (b) 17,438,302 11,500,000 Societe Generale S.A. (a) (c) (d) ................... 7.88% (b) 11,675,375 15,184,000 Standard Chartered Bank (c) ......................... 9.50% (b) 16,017,222 4,500,000 Standard Chartered PLC (a) (c) (d) .................. 6.41% (b) 4,795,313 46,000,000 Wells Fargo & Co., Series K (a) (c) ................. 7.98% (b) 52,095,000 6,800,000 Zions Bancorporation (a) (c) ........................ 5.80% (b) 6,239,000 9,000,000 Zions Bancorporation, Series J (a) (c) .............. 7.20% (b) 9,180,000 -------------- 521,537,778 -------------- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 17.2% 25,500,000 Bank of America Corp., Series K (a) (c) ............. 8.00% (b) 28,345,264 20,000,000 Bank of America Corp., Series M (a) (c) ............. 8.13% (b) 22,355,540 17,250,000 Citigroup, Inc. (a) (c) ............................. 5.95% (b) 16,473,750 800,000 Citigroup, Inc., Series E (c) ....................... 8.40% (b) 885,194 10,000,000 Credit Suisse Group Guernsey I Ltd. (c) ............. 7.88% 02/24/41 10,769,000 47,500,000 General Electric Capital Corp., Series A (a) (c) .... 7.13% (b) 53,463,625 20,520,000 Glen Meadow Pass Through Trust (a) (c) (d) .......... 6.51% 02/12/67 20,520,000 14,530,000 ING US, Inc. (a) (c) ................................ 5.65% 05/15/53 13,956,065 16,500,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a) (c) ........................ 6.75% (b) 16,805,250 40,009,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series 1 (a) (c) .............. 7.90% (b) 44,298,085 15,000,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series R (a) (c) .............. 6.00% (b) 14,512,500 3,585,000 ZFS Finance USA Trust II (c) (d) .................... 6.45% 12/15/65 3,862,838 -------------- 246,247,111 -------------- ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 3.4% 4,000,000 Electricite de France S.A. (c) (d) .................. 5.63% (b) 3,901,000 5,000,000 Enel SpA (c) (d) .................................... 8.75% 09/24/73 5,437,500 14,975,000 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series D (a) (c) ................................ 7.30% 09/01/67 16,485,528 17,500,000 PPL Capital Funding Inc., Series A (a) (c) .......... 6.70% 03/30/67 17,687,407 4,179,000 Southern California Edison Co., Series E (a) (c) .... 6.25% (b) 4,335,713 -------------- 47,847,148 -------------- See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Page 5 FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) PAR STATED STATED AMOUNT DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (CONTINUED) ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.5% $ 7,000,000 DCP Midstream LLC (a) (c) (d) ....................... 5.85% 05/21/43 $ 6,510,000 -------------- INSURANCE - 34.9% 2,500,000 Aegon N.V. (e) ...................................... 3.04% (b) 2,222,375 23,000,000 American International Group, Inc. (a) (c) .......... 8.18% 05/15/58 28,692,500 5,000,000 Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings, Inc. (a) (c) (d) ..................................... 6.40% 12/15/66 3,925,000 26,000,000 Aviva PLC (a) ....................................... 8.25% (b) 28,860,000 25,055,000 AXA S.A. (a) (c) (d) ................................ 6.46% (b) 25,806,650 16,105,000 Catlin Insurance Co Ltd. (a) (c) (d) ................ 7.25% (b) 16,749,200 8,500,000 CHUBB Corp. (a) (c) ................................. 6.38% 03/29/67 9,413,750 15,050,000 Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co., Ltd. (c) ..... 8.25% (b) 17,439,187 7,000,000 CNP Assurances (c) .................................. 6.88% (b) 7,318,500 10,000,000 CNP Assurances (c) .................................. 7.50% (b) 10,814,500 12,500,000 Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd. (The) (a) (c) (d) ... 7.25% (b) 14,552,675 10,000,000 Friends Life Group PLC (c) .......................... 7.88% (b) 10,940,720 22,200,000 Genworth Holdings, Inc. (a) (c) ..................... 6.15% 11/15/66 19,924,500 23,782,000 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (a) (c) ..... 8.13% 06/15/38 27,765,485 8,100,000 Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (a) (c) (d) .............. 7.00% 03/15/37 8,464,500 23,000,000 Lincoln National Corp. (a) (c) ...................... 7.00% 05/17/66 23,575,000 18,000,000 Lincoln National Corp. (a) (c) ...................... 6.05% 04/20/67 17,820,000 6,000,000 MetLife Capital Trust IV (a) (d) .................... 7.88% 12/15/37 6,945,000 7,500,000 MetLife Capital Trust X (a) (d) ..................... 9.25% 04/08/38 9,675,000 16,265,000 MetLife, Inc. (a) ................................... 10.75% 08/01/39 24,153,525 15,000,000 Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (a) (c) (d) ..... 7.00% 03/15/72 17,437,500 3,000,000 Nationwide Financial Services Capital Trust (a) ..... 7.90% 03/01/37 3,332,460 13,000,000 Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (a) .............. 6.75% 05/15/37 12,853,750 5,000,000 Provident Financing Trust I (a) ..................... 7.41% 03/15/38 5,512,500 23,265,000 Prudential Financial Inc. (a) (c) ................... 8.88% 06/15/38 28,387,953 19,389,000 Prudential PLC (c) .................................. 11.75% (b) 21,051,607 36,520,000 QBE Capital Funding III Ltd. (a) (c) (d) ............ 7.25% 05/24/41 37,706,900 5,500,000 StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (a) (c) ............... 6.90% 06/01/67 5,513,750 3,000,000 Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (c) (d) ................. 6.50% 09/20/73 3,314,556 8,000,000 Swiss Re Capital I LP (a) (c) (d) ................... 6.85% (b) 8,600,000 40,611,000 XL Group PLC, Series E (a) (c) ...................... 6.50% (b) 40,001,835 -------------- 498,770,878 -------------- MACHINERY - 0.3% 4,500,000 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (c) .................... 5.75% 12/15/53 4,803,750 -------------- Page 6 See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) PAR STATED STATED AMOUNT DESCRIPTION RATE MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (CONTINUED) METALS & MINING - 1.1% $ 14,872,000 ArcelorMittal (c) ................................... 8.75% (b) $ 15,095,675 -------------- MULTI-UTILITIES - 1.5% 9,000,000 Dominion Resources, Inc. (a) (c) .................... 7.50% 06/30/66 9,814,500 10,000,000 RWE AG (c) .......................................... 7.00% 10/12/72 10,903,600 -------------- 20,718,100 -------------- OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 2.9% 5,000,000 BG Energy Capital PLC (c) ........................... 6.50% 11/30/72 5,421,400 21,720,000 Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. (a) (c) ............... 8.05% 10/01/37 24,481,285 10,000,000 Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series B (a) (c) ................................ 7.03% 01/15/68 11,109,630 -------------- 41,012,315 -------------- TOTAL CAPITAL PREFERRED SECURITIES ................................................ 1,431,779,779 (Cost $1,440,087,154) -------------- PRINCIPAL STATED STATED VALUE DESCRIPTION COUPON MATURITY VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES - 7.4% COMMERCIAL BANKS - 3.8% 2,560,000 Barclays Bank PLC ................................... 10.18% 06/12/21 3,412,339 1,010,000 BBVA Global Finance Ltd.............................. 7.00% 12/01/25 1,047,650 7,400,000 BPCE S.A. (a) (d) ................................... 5.15% 07/21/24 7,287,912 5,000,000 Credit Agricole S.A. (a) (c) (d) .................... 8.13% 09/19/33 5,425,000 26,000,000 KBC Bank N.V. (c) ................................... 8.00% 01/25/23 28,340,000 8,500,000 UBS AG (c) .......................................... 7.25% 02/22/22 9,231,255 -------------- 54,744,156 -------------- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.8% 10,000,000 UBS AG (a) .......................................... 7.63% 08/17/22 11,511,900 -------------- INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS - 0.2% 2,500,000 AES Gener S.A. (c) (d) .............................. 8.38% 12/18/73 2,631,250 -------------- INSURANCE - 2.6% 26,500,000 Aquarius + Investments PLC for Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd. (c) ....................... 8.25% (b) 28,818,750 8,537,788 6,800,000 AXA S.A. (a) ........................................ 8.60% 12/15/30 -------------- 37,356,538 -------------- TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES ................................................... 106,243,844 (Cost $104,401,135) -------------- See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Page 7 FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) NUMBER OF CONTRACTS DESCRIPTION VALUE ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.0% 10 Year US Treasury Note Futures 105 @ 123.5 due March 2014 ............................................................ $ 8,203 (Cost $110,324) -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 141.1% ........................................................ 2,014,819,251 (Cost $ 2,033,727,400) CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.0%) 10 Year US Treasury Note Futures 130 @ 122.5 due March 2014 (426,563) (Premiums received $155,908) (f) .................................................. -------------- OUTSTANDING LOAN - (42.8%) (611,000,000) NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.7% ........................................... 24,335,969 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100.0% ............................................................... $1,427,728,657 ============== (a) All or a portion of this security serves as collateral on the outstanding loan. (b) Perpetual maturity. (c) Fixed-to-floating or fixed-to-variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at January 31, 2014. At a predetermined date, the fixed rate will change to a floating rate or a variable rate. (d) This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be liquid by Stonebridge Advisors LLC, the Fund's sub-advisor. Although market instability can result in periods of increased overall market illiquidity, liquidity for each security is determined based on security specific factors and assumptions, which require subjective judgment. At January 31, 2014, securities noted as such amounted to $553,854,927 or 38.79% of net assets. (e) Floating rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2014. (f) Aggregate cost for financial reporting purposes, which approximates the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes. As of January 31, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $27,442,732 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $46,350,881. Page 8 See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) ----------------------------- VALUATION INPUTS A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of January 31, 2014 is as follows (see Note 2A - Portfolio Valuation in the Notes to Financial Statements): ASSETS TABLE LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 TOTAL LEVEL 1 SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT VALUE AT QUOTED OBSERVABLE UNOBSERVABLE INVESTMENTS 1/31/2014 PRICES INPUTS INPUTS ------------------------------------------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ $20 Par Preferred Securities* $ 6,552,000 $ 6,552,000 $ -- $ -- $25 Par Preferred Securities* 359,481,503 359,481,503 -- -- $50 Par Preferred Securities* 2,509,037 2,509,037 -- -- $100 Par Preferred Securities* 41,486,488 -- 41,486,488 -- $1,000 Par Preferred Securities Commercial Banks 20,415,572 10,488,072 9,927,500 -- Diversified Financial Services 15,905,625 -- 15,905,625 -- Diversified Telecommunication Services 19,685,000 -- 19,685,000 -- Real Estate Investment Trusts 10,752,200 -- 10,752,200 -- Capital Preferred Securities* 1,431,779,779 -- 1,431,779,779 -- Corporate Bonds and Notes* 106,243,844 -- 106,243,844 -- Put Options Purchased 8,203 8,203 -- -- -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ Total Investments $2,014,819,251 $379,038,815 $1,635,780,436 $ -- ============== ============ ============== ============ LIABILITIES TABLE LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 TOTAL LEVEL 1 SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT VALUE AT QUOTED OBSERVABLE UNOBSERVABLE 1/31/2014 PRICES INPUTS INPUTS -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ Call Options Written $ (426,563) $ (426,563) $ -- $ -- Futures Contracts (1,919,844) (1,919,844) -- -- -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ Total $ (2,346,407) $ (2,346,407) $ -- $ -- ============== ============ ============== ============ * See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout. All transfers in and out of the Levels during the period are assumed to be transferred on the last day of the period at their current value. As of January 31, 2014, the Fund transferred $100 par preferred securities valued at $7,980,000 from Level 1 to Level 2. OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS AT JANUARY 31, 2014 (see Note 2C - Futures Contracts in the Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments): UNREALIZED NUMBER OF EXPIRATION NOTIONAL APPRECIATION/ SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS CONTRACTS MONTH VALUE (DEPRECIATION) ------------------------------------------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures 220 March-2014 $ 28,331,875 $ (1,058,750) Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures 165 March-2014 22,867,969 (861,094) -------------- -------------- ------------ Total Futures Contracts 385 $ 51,199,844 $ (1,919,844) ============== ============== ============ See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Page 9 NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) 1. ORGANIZATION First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (the "Fund") is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 4, 2013, and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Fund trades under the ticker symbol FPF on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). 2. VALUATION AND INVESTMENT PRACTICES A. PORTFOLIO VALUATION: The net asset value ("NAV") of the Common Shares of the Fund, is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. If the NYSE closes early on a valuation day, the NAV is determined as of that time. Domestic debt securities and foreign securities are priced using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. The NAV per Common Share is calculated by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses, dividends declared but unpaid and any borrowings of the Fund), by the total number of shares outstanding. The Fund's investments are valued daily at market value, or in the absence of market value with respect to any portfolio securities, at fair value in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the 1940 Act. Market quotations and prices used to value the Fund's investments are primarily obtained from third party pricing services. The Fund's investments are valued as follows: Preferred stocks and other equity securities listed on any national or foreign exchange (excluding the NASDAQ(R) Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") and the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market ("AIM")), are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are principally traded or, for NASDAQ and AIM securities, the official closing price. Securities traded on one or more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price, as applicable, at the close of the securities exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Corporate bonds, notes and other debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers who make markets in such securities or by an independent pricing service approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees, which may use the following valuation inputs when available: 1) benchmark yields; 2) reported trades; 3) broker/dealer quotes; 4) issuer spreads; 5) benchmark securities; 6) bids and offers; and 7) reference data including market research publications. Securities traded in an over-the-counter market are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and the asked prices, if available, and otherwise at their closing bid price. Debt securities having a remaining maturity of sixty days or less when purchased are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Exchange-traded options and futures contracts are valued at the closing price in the market where such contracts are principally traded. If no closing price is available, exchange-traded options and futures contracts are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices, if available, and otherwise at their closing bid price. Over-the-counter options and futures contracts are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices, if available, and otherwise at their closing bid price. Certain securities may not be able to be priced by pre-established pricing methods. Such securities may be valued by the Board of Trustees or its delegate at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of the Fund's NAV or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, does not reflect the security's "fair value". As a general principle, the current "fair value" of a security would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. The use of fair value prices by the Fund generally results in prices used by the Fund that may differ from current market quotations or official closing prices on the applicable exchange. A variety of Page 10 NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, including but not limited to, the following; 1) the type of security; 2) the size of the holding; 3) the initial cost of the security; 4) transactions in comparable securities; 5) price quotes from dealers and/or pricing services; 6) relationships among various securities; 7) information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange; 8) an analysis of the issuer's financial statements; and 9) the existence of merger proposals or tender offers that might affect the value of the security. If the securities in question are foreign securities, the following additional information may be considered: 1) the value of similar foreign securities traded on other foreign markets; 2) ADR trading of similar securities; 3) closed-end fund trading of similar securities; 4) foreign currency exchange activity; 5) the trading prices of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities; 6) factors relating to the event that precipitated the pricing problem; 7) whether the event is likely to recur; and 8) whether the effects of the event are isolated or whether they affect entire markets, countries or regions. The Fund is subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: o Level 1 - Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. An active market is a market in which transactions for the investment occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. o Level 2 - Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly, and include the following: o Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets. o Quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are non-active. A non-active market is a market where there are few transactions for the investment, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly. o Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the investment (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates). o Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. o Level 3 - Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of January 31, 2014, is included with the Fund's Portfolio of Investments. B. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS: Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. C. FUTURES CONTRACTS: The Fund purchases or sells (i.e. is long or short) futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates (interest rate risk). Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Open futures contracts can also be closed out prior to settlement by entering into an offsetting transaction in a matching futures contract. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain margin deposits on the futures contract. When the contract is closed Page 11 NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) or expires, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed or expired. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit funds, called margin, with its custodian in the name of the clearing broker equal to a specified percentage of the current value of the contract. Open futures contacts are marked to market daily. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. If market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contract and may realize a loss. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of the futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying instruments. For the fiscal year to date period (November 1, 2013 to January 31, 2014), the amount of notional values of futures contracts opened and closed were $ 51,199,844 and $0, respectively. D. OPTION CONTRACTS: The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on futures contracts and enter into closing transactions with respect to such options to terminate an existing position. A futures option gives the holder the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a long position (call) or short position (put) in a futures contract at a specified exercise price prior to the expiration of the option. Upon exercise of a call option, the holder acquires a long position in the futures contract and the writer is assigned the opposite short position. In the case of a put option, the opposite is true. Prior to exercise or expiration, a futures option may be closed out by an offsetting purchase or sale of a futures option of the same series. The Fund may use options on futures contracts in connection with hedging strategies. Generally, these strategies would be applied under the same market and market sector conditions in which the Fund uses put and call options on securities or indices. The purchase of put options on futures contracts is analogous to the purchase of puts on securities or indices so as to hedge a Fund's securities holdings against the risk of declining market prices. The writing of a call option or the purchasing of a put option on a futures contract constitutes a partial hedge against declining prices of securities which are deliverable upon exercise of the futures contract. If the price at expiration of a written call option is below the exercise price, a Fund will retain the full amount of the option premium, which provides a partial hedge against any decline that may have occurred in a Fund's holdings of securities. If the price when the option is exercised is above the exercise price, however, a Fund will incur a loss, which may be offset, in whole or in part, by the increase in the value of the securities held by a Fund that were being hedged. Writing a put option or purchasing a call option on a futures contract serves as a partial hedge against an increase in the value of the securities a Fund intends to acquire. As with investments in futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit and maintain margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts written by them. Such margin deposits will vary depending on the nature of the underlying Futures Contract (and the related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the option, and other Futures positions held by a Fund. A Fund will earmark or set aside in a segregated account at such Fund's custodian, liquid assets, such as cash, U.S. government securities or other high-grade liquid debt obligations equal in value to the amount due on the underlying obligation. Such segregated assets will be marked-to-market daily, and additional assets will be earmarked or placed in the segregated account whenever the total value of the earmarked or segregated assets falls below the amount due on the underlying obligation. The risks associated with the use of options on futures contracts include the risk that the Fund may close out its position as a writer of an option only if a liquid secondary market exists for such options, which cannot be assured. A Fund's successful use of options on futures contracts depends on its Sub-Advisor's ability to correctly predict the movement in prices of futures contracts and the underlying instruments, which may prove to be incorrect. In addition, there may be imperfect correlation between the instruments being hedged and the futures contract subject to the option. Certain characteristics of the futures market might increase the risk that movements in the prices of futures contracts or options on futures contracts might not correlate perfectly with movements in the prices of the investments being hedged. For example, all participants in the futures and options on futures contracts markets are subject to daily variation margin calls and might be compelled to liquidate Futures or options on Futures Contracts positions whose prices are moving unfavorably to avoid being subject to further calls. These liquidations could increase the price volatility of the instruments and distort the normal price relationship between the futures or options and the investments being hedged. Also, because of initial margin deposit requirements, there might be increased participation by speculators in the futures markets. This participation also might cause temporary price distortions. In addition, activities of large traders in both the futures and securities markets involving arbitrage, "program trading," and other investment strategies might result in temporary price distortions. Over-the-counter options have the risk of the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund's maximum equity price risk for purchased options is limited to the premium initially paid. In addition, certain risks may arise upon entering into option contracts including the risk that an illiquid secondary market will limit the Fund's ability to Page 12 NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND (FPF) JANUARY 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) close out an option contract prior to the expiration date and that a change in the value of the option contract may not correlate exactly with changes in the value of the securities hedged. At January 31, 2014, the Fund held 105 put options contracts with a notional value of $12,968. 3. WRITTEN OPTION ACTIVITY Written option activity for the Fund for the fiscal year to date period (November 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014) was as follows: Number of Written Options Contracts Premiums ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options outstanding at October 31, 2013.... -- $ -- Options Written............................ 130 155,908 Options Expired............................ -- -- Options Exercised.......................... -- -- Options Closed............................. -- -- -------------- ------------ Options outstanding at January 31, 2014 130 $ 155,908 ============== ============ Page 13 ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 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 Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund --------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark R. Bradley ---------------------------------------- Mark R. Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) Date: March 20, 2014 ----------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark R. Bradley ---------------------------------------- Mark R. Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) Date: March 20, 2014 ----------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James M. Dykas ---------------------------------------- James M. Dykas, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (principal financial officer) Date: March 20, 2014 ----------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.