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MFS(R) NEW DISCOVERY FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
The fund will no longer be available for sale to new shareholders, except for
participants making contributions through retirement or college savings plans
qualified under sections 401(a), 403(b) or 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. Shares of the fund will continue to be available for sale to
current shareholders of the fund. Consequently, purchase orders for fund shares
by new shareholders will be rejected by the fund.
The date of this supplement is January 1, 2001.
