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MFS(R)/SUN LIFE SERIES TRUST: GLOBAL GROWTH SERIES
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
The description of portfolio managers for domestic growth companies under the
"Management of the Series" section for Global Growth Series is hereby restated
as follows:
John E. Lathrop, a Vice President of MFS, has been employed in the investment
management area of MFS since 1994 and became a portfolio manager of the domestic
growth companies portion of the series effective August 15, 2000.
The date of this Supplement is August 15, 2000.
