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MFS Managed Sectors Fund
MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Asset Allocation Fund
MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Capital Growth Fund
MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Gold & Natural Resources Fund
MFS Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Intermediate Income Fund
MFS Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS OTC Fund
MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Total Return Fund
MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research Fund
MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Total Return Fund
MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS Texas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Washington Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Bond Fund
MFS Municipal Income Fund
MFS Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Government Securities Fund
MFS Government Mortgage Fund
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial International Growth Fund
MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial International Growth and Income Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
During the period from February 1, 1996 through April 30, 1996 (unless
extended by MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. ("MFD")) (the "Sales Period"), MFD will
pay Franklin Financial Services Corporation ("Franklin") an additional
commission equal to 1.00% of the net asset value of all of the Class A and Class
B shares of each of the funds listed above (the "Funds") sold by such dealer to
shareholders purchasing such Funds through MFS Individual Retirement Accounts
(excluding SEP-IRAs) ("Eligible IRAs"). A Letter of Acceptance with respect to
the transfer of funds into such Eligible IRA must be received by MFS Service
Center, Inc. (the "Shareholder Servicing Agent") during the Sales Period, and
the Shareholder Servicing Agent must receive the proceeds representing such
transfer by May 31, 1996, in order for the dealer to receive the above-described
commission.
Although municipal bond funds, such as the various MFS single-state and
other municipal bond funds listed above, are generally available as an
investment choice for an IRA, they may not be suitable for inclusion in an IRA
due to their tax-exempt nature. A shareholder should consult his or her
financial or tax adviser regarding any such investment.
The date of this Supplement is February 1, 1996.
