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MFS(R)MANAGED SECTORS FUND
MFS(R)CASH RESERVE FUND
MFS(R)GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION 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)EMERGING GROWTH FUND
MFS(R)LARGE CAP 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)MONEY MARKET FUND
MFS(R)GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
MFS(R)MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)MID CAP GROWTH FUND
MFS(R)TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS(R)RESEARCH FUND
MFS(R)GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS(R)UTILITIES 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)GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE FUND
MFS(R)INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
MFS(R)INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
MFS(R)EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MFS(R)UNION STANDARD(R)EQUITY FUND
MFS(R)GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
MFS(R)GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND
MFS(R)GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
MFS(R)ALABAMA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)GEORGIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R)MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
MFS(R)LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS(R)MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information (the "SAI")
The second, third and fourth categories in the section of the Prospectus
entitled "Purchases Subject to a CDSC (but not an initial sales charge)" or, for
certain funds, in Appendix B of the Prospectus entitled "Sales Charge Categories
Available to Certain Retirement Plans," are hereby restated as follows:
o Investments in class A shares by certain retirement plans subject to
ERISA, if
o The retirement plan and/or sponsoring organization participates
in the MFS Fundamental 401(k) Program or any similar
recordkeeping system made available by MFSC (referred to as the
MFS participant recordkeeping system);
o The plan establishes an account with MFSC on or after July 1,
1996; and
o The total purchases by the retirement plan (or by multiple plans
maintained by the same plan sponsor) of class A shares of the MFS
Funds will be in the amount of at least $500,000 within a
reasonable period of time, as determined by MFD in its sole
discretion.
o Investments in class A shares by certain retirement plans subject to
ERISA, if
o The plan establishes an account with MFSC on or after July 1,
1996; and
o The plan has, at the time of purchase, either alone or in
aggregate with other plans maintained by the same plan sponsor, a
market value of $500,000 or more invested in shares of any class
or classes of the MFS Funds.
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The retirement plans will qualify under this category only if the
plans or their sponsoring organization informs MFSC prior to the
purchases that the plans have a market value of $500,000 or more
invested in shares of any class or classes of the MFS Funds; MFSC has
no obligation independently to determine whether such plans qualify
under this category.
o Investment in class A shares by certain retirement plans subject to
ERISA, if
o The plan established an account with MFSC between July 1, 1997
and December 31, 1999;
o The plan records are maintained on a pooled basis by MFSC; and
o The sponsoring organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of
MFD that, at the time of purchase, the employer has at least 200
eligible employees and the plan has aggregate assets of at least
$2,000,000.
Appendix A to Part II of the SAI is amended to add the following waiver category
under the heading "Waivers of Class A Sales Charges - Retirement Plans":
o Reinvestment of Redemption Proceeds from Class B Shares
o Shares acquired by a retirement plan whose sponsoring
organization subscribes to the MFS Participant Recordkeeping
System where the purchase represents the immediate reinvestment
of proceeds from the plan's redemption of its Class B shares of
the MFS Funds and is equal to or exceeds $500,000, either alone
or in aggregate with the current market value of the plan's
existing Class A shares.
Appendix A to Part II of the SAI is amended to add the following two waiver
categories under the heading "Waivers of Class A Sales Charges - Shares redeemed
on account of distributions made under the following circumstances":
o Retirement Plan Recordkeeping Service Agreements
o where the retirement plan is, at that time, a party to a
retirement plan recordkeeping or administrative services
agreement with MFD or one of its affiliates pursuant to which
certain of those services are provided by Benefit Services
Corporation or any successor service provider designated by MFD.
o where the retirement plan has established an account with MFSC on
or after January 1, 2000 and is, at that time, a party to a
retirement plan recordkeeping or administrative services
agreement with MFD or one of its affiliates pursuant to which
such services are provided with respect to at least $10 million
in plan assets.
Appendix B to Part II of the SAI is amended to restate the second paragraph and
to add a third paragraph under the heading "Dealer Commissions and Concessions -
Class A Shares - Purchases Subject to a CDSC (but not on Initial Sales Charge)":
Except for those employer sponsored retirement plans described below,
for purposes of determining the level of commissions to be paid to
dealers with respect to a shareholder's new investment in class A
shares purchases for each shareholder account (and certain other
accounts for which the shareholder is a record or beneficial holder)
will be aggregated over a 12-month period (commencing from the date of
the first such purchase).
In the case of employer sponsored retirement plans whose account
application or other account establishment paperwork is received in
good order after December 31, 1999, purchases will be aggregated as
described above but the cumulative purchase amount will not be re-set
after the date of the first such purchase.
The date of this Supplement is January 1, 2000.
