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MFS(R) Global Asset Allocation Fund
MFS(R) Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS(R) California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Equity Income Fund
MFS(R) Florida Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Intermediate Income Fund
MFS(R) Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) High Income Fund
MFS(R) Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Municipal High Income Fund
MFS(R) Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Total Return Fund
MFS(R) New York Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Global Total Return Fund
MFS(R) North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Utilities Fund
MFS(R) Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Global Governments Fund
MFS(R) South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Strategic Income Fund
MFS(R) Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Bond Fund
MFS(R) Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Income Fund
MFS(R) Government Mortgage Fund
MFS(R) Government Securities Fund
MFS(R) International Growth and Income Fund
MFS(R) Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS
AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Effective October 1, 1998, each Fund will change the manner in which it
calculates its distribution rate. The new distribution rate calculation for each
class of a Fund's shares will be calculated by (i) annualizing the distributions
(excluding short-term capital gains) of the class paid for a stated period; (ii)
adding any short-term capital gains paid within the immediately preceding
twelve-month period; and (iii) dividing the result by the maximum offering price
or net asset value per share on the last day of the period.
The date of this Supplement is October 1, 1998.
