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MFS SERIES TRUST V
500 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts 02116-3741
617 954 5000
February 2, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MFS Series Trust V (the "Trust") (File No. 2-38613) on behalf of
MFS Total Return Fund and MFS Research Fund (Series of MFS Series
Trust V)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information for the Trust do not differ from those contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed electronically on January 27,
1998.
Please call the undersigned or Sharon Julius-Doucette at (617) 954-5406
or (800) 343-2829 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
JAMES R. BORDEWICK, JR.
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
JRB/bjn