4/5/24 First Trust ETF VIII 485BPOS 4/8/24 27:8M Fitzgerald Marke… LLC/FA → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – January → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – July → ⇒ FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – July ← QCJL → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – October 3/22/24 First Trust ETF VIII 485BXT 1:62K Fitzgerald Marke… LLC/FA → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – January → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – July → ⇒ FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – July ← QCJL → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – October 1/8/24 First Trust ETF VIII 485APOS 1:3.8M Fitzgerald Marke… LLC/FA → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April → ⇒ FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – April ← QCAP → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – January → ⇒ FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – January ← QCJA → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – July → ⇒ FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – July ← QCJL → FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – October → ⇒ FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative Buffer ETF – October ← QCOC