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MFS Managed Sectors Fund MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund MFS High Income Fund
MFS Capital Growth Fund MFS Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Gold & Natural Resources Fund MFS Research Fund
MFS World Total Return Fund MFS Value Fund
MFS World Equity Fund MFS Bond Fund
MFS Utilities Fund MFS Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Municipal Income Fund MFS Municipal Series Trust
Supplement to be affixed to the current Prospectus for distribution in Ohio
Prospective Ohio investors should note the following:
a) This Prospectus must be delivered to the investor prior to consummation of
the sale;
b) The Fund may invest 15% or more of its assets in the securities of unseasoned
issuers and restricted securities, including Rule 144A securities which may have
been deemed to be liquid by the Board of Trustees.
The date of this Supplement is January 1, 1996.
