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MFS Equity Income Fund
MFS Core Growth Fund
MFS Special Opportunities Fund
MFS Convertible Securities Fund
MFS Blue Chip Fund
MFS New Discovery Fund
MFS Science and Technology Fund
MFS Research International Fund
Supplement to the January 1, 1997 Prospectus
MFS Equity Income Fund and MFS New Discovery Fund (the "Funds") are now
offered pursuant to separate Prospectuses each dated January 1, 1997 as revised
November 1, 1997. Shares of these Funds are no longer offered for sale pursuant
to the attached Prospectus and references to the Funds in the attached
Prospectus should be disregarded. For a copy of the Funds' new Prospectuses,
please contact the Shareholder Servicing Agent at 1-800-225-2606.
The date of this Supplement is November 1, 1997.
