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EXHIBIT 99.8(b)
EXHIBIT NO. 99.8(b)
MFS SERIES TRUST III
500 Boylston Street o Boston o Massachusetts o 02116
(617) o 954-5000
April 1, 1999
MFS Service Center, Inc.
500 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Dear Sir/Madam:
This will confirm our understanding that Exhibit B to the Shareholder
Servicing Agent Agreement between us, dated August 1, 1985, as amended, is
hereby amended, effective immediately, to read in its entirety as set forth on
Attachment 1 hereto.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by signing below.
Sincerely,
MFS SERIES TRUST III
By: W. THOMAS LONDON
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W. Thomas London
Treasurer
Accepted and Agreed:
MFS SERVICE CENTER, INC.
By: JOSEPH W. DELLO RUSSO
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Joseph W. Dello Russo
Treasurer
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ATTACHMENT 1
April 1, 1999
EXHIBIT B TO THE SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
MFS SERVICE CENTER, INC. ("MFSC")
AND MFS SERIES TRUST III (the "Fund")
The fees to be paid by the Fund on behalf of its series with respect to all
shares of each series of the Fund to MFSC, for MFSC's services as shareholder
servicing agent, shall be 0.1000% of the average daily net assets of the Fund,
subject to applicable performance-related adjustments.
