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MFS Managed Sectors Fund
MFS Government Mortgage Fund
MFS World Asset Allocation Fund
MFS International Growth Fund
MFS New Discovery Fund
MFS International Growth and Income Fund
MFS Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS Equity Income Fund
MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research International Fund
MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Strategic Growth Fund
MFS California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Large Cap Growth Fund
MFS Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Intermediate Income Fund
MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Total Return Fund
MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research Fund
MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Total Return Fund
MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Municipal Income Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS Government Securities Fund
MFS Bond Fund
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS Union Standard Equity Fund
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
During the period from January 2, 1998 through April 30,
1998 (unless extended by MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. ("MFD")) (the
"Sales Period"), MFD will pay A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 100% of the
applicable sales charge on sales of Class A shares of each of the
funds listed above (the "Funds") sold by A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
to shareholders purchasing such Funds through MFS Individual
Retirement Accounts (excluding SEP-IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs) ("Eligible
IRAs") during the Sales Period. In addition, MFD will pay A. G.
Edwards & Sons, Inc. an additional commission equal to 0.50% of the
net asset value of all of the Class B shares of the Funds sold by A.
G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. to shareholders purchasing such Funds through
Eligible IRAs during the Sales Period. 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 29, 1998,
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 January 2, 1998.
