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MFS(R) Managed Sectors Fund
MFS(R) Cash Reserve Fund
MFS(R) Global Asset Allocation Fund
MFS(R) Core Growth Fund
MFS(R) Convertible Securities Fund
MFS(R) Blue Chip Fund
MFS(R) Science and Technology Fund
MFS(R) New Discovery Fund
MFS(R) Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS(R) Equity Income Fund
MFS(R) Research International Fund
MFS(R) Strategic Growth Fund
MFS(R) Large Cap Growth Fund
MFS(R) Emerging Growth Fund
MFS(R) Intermediate Income Fund
MFS(R) Charter Income Fund
MFS(R) High Income Fund
MFS(R) Municipal High Income Fund
MFS(R) High Yield Opportunities Fund
MFS(R) Government Money Market Fund
MFS(R) Money Market Fund
MFS(R) Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Research Fund
MFS(R) Total Return Fund
MFS(R) International Opportunities Fund
MFS(R) International Strategic Growth Fund
MFS(R) International Value Fund
MFS(R) Utilities Fund
MFS(R) Global Total Return Fund
MFS(R) Global Equity Fund
MFS(R) Global Governments Fund
MFS(R) Capital Opportunities Fund
MFS(R) Strategic Income Fund
MFS(R) Global Growth Fund
MFS(R) Bond Fund
MFS(R) Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Intermediate Investment Grade Bond Fund
MFS(R) Research Bond Fund
MFS(R) Mid Cap Value Fund
MFS(R) Large Cap Value Fund
MFS(R) High Quality Bond Fund
MFS(R) Government Mortgage Fund
MFS(R) International Growth Fund
MFS(R) International Growth and Income Fund
MFS(R)/F&C Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS(R) Strategic Value Fund
MFS(R) Small Cap Value Fund
MFS(R) Emerging Markets Debt Fund
MFS(R) Union Standard Equity Fund
Vertex All Cap Fund
Vertex Contrarian Fund
Vertex U.S. All Cap Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS(R) Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS(R) Government Securities Fund
MFS(R) Government Limited Maturity Fund
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
In lieu of the sales commission and service fees normally paid by MFD to
broker-dealers of record as described in the Prospectus, MFD has agreed to pay
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. the following amounts with respect to Class A shares of
the Fund purchased through a special retirement plan program offered by a third
party administrator: (i) an amount equal to 0.05% per annum of the average daily
net assets invested in shares of the Fund pursuant to such program, and (ii) an
amount equal to 0.20% of the net asset value of all net purchases of shares of
the Fund made through such program, subject to a refund in the event that such
shares are redeemed within 36 months.
The date of this Supplement is August 1, 1999.
