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MFS New Discovery Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Equity Income Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Research International Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS Strategic Growth Fund
MFS Bond Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS International Growth Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS International Growth and Income Fund
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS Research Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS Union Standard Equity Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS
This Supplement describes certain changes, effective immediately, to each Fund's
Prospectus Supplement describing Class I shares.
CHANGES TO ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS. Paragraph (iv) under the caption "Eligible
Purchasers" is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:
(iv) bank trust departments or law firms acting as trustee or
manager for trust accounts which initially invest, on behalf
of their clients, at least $100,000 in Class I shares of the
Fund (additional investments may be made in any amount);
provided that MFD may accept smaller initial purchases if it
believes, in its sole discretion, that the bank trust
department or law firm will make additional investments, on
behalf of its trust clients, which will cause its total
investment to equal or exceed $100,000 within a reasonable
period of time.
The date of this Supplement is February 1, 1998.
