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MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
The description of portfolio managers under the "Management of the Fund -
Portfolio Manager" section is hereby restated as follows:
John D. Laupheimer, Jr., Mitchell P. Dynan, Liehar Moy and Brooks Taylor are the
portfolio managers of the fund. Mr. Laupheimer, Director of Equity Research and
a Senior Vice President of MFS has been a portfolio manager of the fund since
1992. Mr. Laupheimer has been employed in the investment management area of the
Adviser since 1981. Mr. Dynan, a Senior Vice President of MFS, has been a
portfolio manager of the fund since 1995. Mr. Dynan has been employed in the
investment management area of the Adviser since 1986. Ms. Moy and Mr. Taylor,
each a Vice President of the Adviser, became portfolio managers of the fund on
January 1, 2001. Ms. Moy has been employed in the investment management area of
the Adviser since 1993. Mr. Taylor has been employed in the investment
management area of the Adviser since 1996. Prior to joining MFS, Mr. Taylor was
an analyst with Lodestar Group, a subsidiary of Societe Generale.
The date of this Supplement is January 1, 2001.
El presente suplemento tambien se encuentran disponibles en espanol. Solicite
ejemplares a un representante de servicio de MFS llamando al 1-800-225-2606.
En el caso de discrepancias entre las versiones en ingles y en espanol, se
considerara valida la version en ingles.
