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MFS(R) MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
MFS(R)ALABAMA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) GEORGIA MUNICPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS(R) WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
The description of portfolio managers under the "Management of the Trust -
Investment Adviser" section is hereby restated as follows:
Effective May 1, 1999, Christopher J. Mier and Michael L. Dawson are the
portfolio managers for the following Funds:
o MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS California Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund; and
o MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
Also, effective May 1, 1999, Geoffrey L. Schechter and Michael L. Dawson are the
portfolio managers for the following Funds:
o MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
o MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund; and
o MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
Mr. Dawson, a Vice President of the Adviser, has been a portfolio manager of
each Fund referenced above since January 1, 1999. Mr. Dawson has been employed
as a portfolio manager with the Adviser since September, 1998. Mr. Dawson was
employed as a sales representative in the Institutional Sales Group at Fidelity
Capital Markets from March, 1997 to May, 1998. From January, 1993 to March,
1997, Mr. Dawson was employed by Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Institutional Sales
- - Fixed Income Division. Mr. Schechter, a Vice President of the Adviser, became
a portfolio manager of each Fund referenced above on May 1, 1999. Mr. Schechter
has been employed as a portfolio manager with the Adviser since June, 1993. Mr.
Mier, a Senior Vice President of the Adviser, became a portfolio manager of each
Fund referenced above on May 1, 1999. Mr. Mier has been employed as a portfolio
manager with the Adviser since April, 1999. Prior to April, 1999, Mr. Mier was a
managing director and portfolio manager in the municipal bond department at
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
The date of this Supplement is May 1, 1999.
