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MFS/SUN LIFE SERIES TRUST
International Growth Series
Supplement to May 1, 1998 Prospectus
As disclosed in the Trust's Prospectus, Foreign & Colonial Management
Ltd. ("FCM") and its subsidiary, Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Limited
("FCEM"), have been retained by MFS to serve as sub-advisers to the Series, to
manage the assets of the Series invested in foreign emerging market securities.
Effective December 1, 1998, MFS will assume all portfolio management
responsibilities for emerging market securities from FCM and FCEM for the
Series, and the sub-investment advisory agreements pursuant to which FCM and
FCEM provide their services will be terminated.
The date of this Supplement is November 1, 1998.
