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Massachusetts Investors Trust
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS Capital Growth Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS Gold & Natural Resources Fund
MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS Managed Sectors Fund
MFS OTC Fund
MFS Research Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Total Return Fund
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS Bond Fund
MFS Government Mortgage Fund
MFS Government Securities Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS Intermediate Income Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Limited Maturity Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS World Total Return Fund
MFS World Asset Allocation Fund
MFS Cash Reserve Fund
MFS Government Money Market Fund
MFS Money Market Fund
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value by retirement
plans whose third party administrators have entered into an agreement with MFS
Fund Distributors, Inc. ("MFD") or one or more of its affiliates to perform
certain administrative services, subject to certain operational requirements
specified from time to time by MFD or its affiliates.
In lieu of the sales commission and service fees normally paid by MFD to
broker-dealers of record as described in the Prospectus, MFD has agreed to pay
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. the following amounts with respect to Class A shares of
the Fund purchased through a special retirement plan program offered by a third
party administrator: (i) an amount equal to 0.05% per annum of the average daily
net assets invested in shares of the Fund pursuant to such program, and (ii) an
amount equal to 0.20% of the net asset value of all new purchases of shares of
the Fund made through such program, subject to a refund in the event that such
shares are redeemed within 36 months.
The date of this Supplement is February 1, 1995.
