MFS SERIES TRUST IX /MA/
497, 1996-08-30
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                          Massachusetts Investors Trust
                   Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
                           MFS(R) Capital Growth Fund
                           MFS(R) Emerging Growth Fund
                      MFS(R) Gold & Natural Resources Fund
                        MFS(R) Growth Opportunities Fund
                           MFS(R) Managed Sectors Fund
                                 MFS(R) OTC Fund
                              MFS(R) Research Fund
                                MFS(R) Value Fund
                            MFS(R) Total Return Fund
                              MFS(R) Utilities Fund
                                MFS(R) Bond Fund
                         MFS(R) Government Mortgage Fund
                        MFS(R) Government Securities Fund
                             MFS(R) High Income Fund
                         MFS(R) Intermediate Income Fund
                          MFS(R) Strategic Income Fund
                     MFS(R) Government Limited Maturity Fund
                          MFS(R) Limited Maturity Fund
                            MFS(R) World Equity Fund
                          MFS(R) World Governments Fund
                            MFS(R) World Growth Fund
                         MFS(R) World Total Return Fund
                       MFS(R) World Asset Allocation Fund
                            MFS(R) Cash Reserve Fund
                       MFS(R) Government Money Market Fund
                            MFS(R) Money Market Fund

                      Supplement to the Current Prospectus


Class A shares of the Fund may be  purchased  at net asset  value by  retirement
plans whose third party  administrators  have entered into an agreement with MFS
Fund  Distributors,  Inc.  ("MFD") or one or more of its  affiliates  to perform
certain  administrative  services,  subject to certain operational  requirements
specified from time to time by MFD or its affiliates.

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 February 1, 1995.
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                              MFS CASH RESERVE FUND
                          MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
                              MFS TOTAL RETURN FUND
                         MFS ALABAMA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                   MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND
                        MFS ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                          MFS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
                       MFS CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                            MFS EMERGING GROWTH FUND
                         MFS FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                             MFS CAPITAL GROWTH FUND
                         MFS GEORGIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                          MFS INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND
                        MFS LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                        MFS GOLD & NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
                        MFS MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                            MFS MANAGED SECTORS FUND
                      MFS MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                                 MFS VALUE FUND
                       MFS MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                               MFS UTILITIES FUND
                        MFS NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                              MFS WORLD EQUITY FUND
                     MFS NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                           MFS WORLD TOTAL RETURN FUND
                      MFS PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                                  MFS BOND FUND
                     MFS SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                            MFS LIMITED MATURITY FUND
                        MFS TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                          MFS GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE FUND
                          MFS TEXAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                      MFS GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND
                        MFS VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                         MFS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
                       MFS WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                              MFS HIGH INCOME FUND
                      MFS WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                            MFS STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
                       MFS MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND
                           MFS WORLD GOVERNMENTS FUND
                             MFS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                              MFS WORLD GROWTH FUND
                            MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
                                  MFS OTC FUND
                                MFS RESEARCH FUND
                         MFS MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND
                         MFS WORLD ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
                        MFS GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
                              MFS MONEY MARKET FUND

                      Supplement to the Current Prospectus

The following  information  supplements  the disclosure  found under the caption
"Information Concerning Shares of the Fund - Purchases" in the Prospectus:

         MFS Fund  Distributors,  Inc.  ("MFD"),  the distributor of each of the
         above-named funds (the "Funds"), has entered into a five-year exclusive
         marketing agreement with IBAA Financial Services Corporation  ("IBFS"),
         pursuant  to  which  MFD has  paid  IBFS,  as  compensation  for  IBFS'
         selection of the Funds for its exclusive marketing program,  the use of
         the IBFS name and  logo,  and the  marketing  and  distribution  of the
         Funds,  two initial  payments for the first two years of such agreement
         (I.E. 1993 and 1994) to be used by IBFS for marketing,  administrative,
         legal,   registration  and  other  general  expenses.   Thereafter,  as
         additional  compensation  for IBFS'  marketing and  distribution of the
         Funds,  MFD has  agreed  to pay IBFS an  annual  amount  (subject  to a
         minimum)  based  upon the value of  shares of the Funds for which  IBFS
         acts as  broker-dealer  of record plus the value of shares of the Funds
         sold by IBFS during such year.

                  The date of this Supplement is July 18, 1995
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                            MFS Managed Sectors Fund
                          MFS Government Mortgage Fund
                             MFS Equity Income Fund
                MFS/Foreign & Colonial International Growth Fund
                       MFS Research Growth and Income Fund
          MFS/Foreign & Colonial International Growth and Income Fund
                              MFS Core Growth Fund
              MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
                           MFS Aggressive Growth Fund
                         MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
                         MFS Special Opportunities 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 Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
                              MFS High Income Fund
                      MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
                         MFS Municipal High Income Fund
                       MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
                             MFS Municipal Bond Fund
                        MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund
                                  MFS OTC Fund
                     MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
                              MFS Total Return Fund
                      MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
                                MFS Research Fund
                     MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
                           MFS World Total Return Fund
                        MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
                               MFS Utilities Fund
                        MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
                              MFS World Equity Fund
                      MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
                           MFS World Governments Fund
                            MFS Municipal Income Fund
                                 MFS Value Fund
                          MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
                            MFS Strategic Income Fund
                         MFS Government Securities Fund
                              MFS World Growth Fund
                   Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
                                  MFS Bond Fund
                      MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
                            MFS Limited Maturity Fund
                          Massachusetts Investors Trust
                       MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund


                      Supplement to the Current Prospectus


         This  Supplement  describes  certain changes to the manner in which the
Fund calculates the performance of its newer class(es) of shares.

         The Fund offers multiple classes of shares which were initially offered
for sale to the public on  different  dates.  In  calculating  the total rate of
return for each class of the Fund's shares, the Fund historically has calculated
this  performance for an individual  class of shares using a starting date which
was the date on which the class  initially  was  offered for sale to the public.
Commencing on July 1, 1996, the  calculation of total rate of return for a class
of shares  which  initially  was  offered for sale to the public  subsequent  to
another class of shares of the Fund will be based both on (i) the performance of
the Fund's  newer class from the date it  initially  was offered for sale to the
public  and (ii) the  performance  of the Fund's  oldest  class from the date it
initially was offered for sale to the public up to the date that the newer class
initially was offered for sale to the public.
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         As discussed in the Fund's prospectus,  the sales charges, expenses and
expense ratios,  and therefore the performance,  of the Fund's classes of shares
differ.  In  calculating  total  rate of return  for a newer  class of shares in
accordance  with  certain  formulas  required  by the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  the performance will be adjusted to take into account the fact that
the newer class is subject to a  different  sales  charge than the oldest  class
(E.G.,  if the newer  class is Class A shares,  the total rate of return  quoted
will reflect the  deduction of the initial  sales charge  applicable  to Class A
shares;  if the newer class is Class B shares,  the total rate of return  quoted
will reflect the deduction of the contingent deferred sales charge applicable to
Class B shares).  However,  the  performance  will not be  adjusted to take into
account the fact that the newer class of shares bears  different  class specific
expenses than the oldest class of shares (E.G., Rule 12b-1 fees). Therefore, the
total rate of return  quoted for a newer  class of shares  will  differ from the
return that would be quoted had the newer class of shares been  outstanding  for
the entire period over which the  calculation is based (I.E.,  the total rate of
return quoted for the newer class will be higher than the return that would have
been quoted had the newer class of shares been outstanding for the entire period
over which the calculation is based if the class specific expenses for the newer
class are HIGHER than the class specific  expenses of the oldest class,  and the
total rate of return  quoted  for the newer  class will be LOWER than the return
that would be quoted had the newer  class of shares  been  outstanding  for this
entire period if the class specific  expenses for the newer class are LOWER than
the class specific expenses of the oldest class).


                  The date of this Supplement is July 1, 1996
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                            MFS(R) Cash Reserve Fund
                MFS/Foreign & Colonial International Growth Fund
                            MFS(R) Total Return Fund
          MFS/Foreign & Colonial International Growth and Income Fund
                   Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
              MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
                        MFS(R) Growth Opportunities Fund
                          Massachusetts Investors Trust
                           MFS(R) Emerging Growth Fund
                       MFS(R) Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
                           MFS(R) Capital Growth Fund
                       MFS(R) Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
                         MFS(R) Intermediate Income Fund
                      MFS(R) California Municipal Bond Fund
                      MFS(R) Gold & Natural Resources Fund
                       MFS(R) Florida Municipal Bond Fund
                           MFS(R) Managed Sectors Fund
                       MFS(R) Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
                                MFS(R) Value Fund
                       MFS(R) Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
                              MFS(R) Utilities Fund
                    MFS(R) Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
                            MFS(R) World Equity Fund
                     MFS(R) Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
                         MFS(R) World Total Return Fund
                       MFS(R) New York Municipal Bond Fund
                                MFS(R) Bond Fund
                    MFS(R) North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
                          MFS(R) Limited Maturity Fund
                     MFS(R) Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
                         MFS(R) Government Mortgage Fund
                    MFS(R) South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
                     MFS(R) Government Limited Maturity Fund
                      MFS(R) Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
                        MFS(R) Government Securities Fund
                       MFS(R) Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
                             MFS(R) High Income Fund
                    MFS(R) West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
                          MFS(R) Strategic Income Fund
                     MFS(R) Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
                          MFS(R) World Governments Fund
                           MFS(R) Municipal Bond Fund
                            MFS(R) World Growth Fund
                          MFS(R) Municipal Income Fund
                                 MFS(R) OTC Fund
                              MFS(R) Research Fund
                        MFS(R) Municipal High Income Fund
                       MFS(R) World Asset Allocation Fund
                       MFS(R) Government Money Market Fund
                            MFS(R) Money Market Fund

                      Supplement to the Current Prospectus

During  the period  from July 1, 1996  through  December  31,  1996 (the  "Sales
Period") (unless extended by MFS Fund  Distributors,  Inc.  ("MFD"),  the Funds'
distributor),  MFD will incur, on behalf of Royal Alliance Associates,  Inc., up
to $15 toward the ticket  charge with  respect to purchases of shares of any MFS
Fund made through the GOLD Select  Program.  MFD will not incur such charge with
respect to redemptions or repurchases of Fund shares,  exchanges of Fund shares,
or shares  purchased or redeemed  through  systematic  investment  or withdrawal
plans.

                  The date of this Supplement is July 1, 1996.


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