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MFS SERIES TRUST II
500 BOYLSTON STREET o BOSTON o MASSACHUSETTS 02116-3741
617 o 954-5000
April 3, 1996
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MFS Series Trust II (the "Trust") (File Nos. 33-7637), on behalf of MFS
Emerging Growth Fund, MFS Capital Growth Fund, MFS Gold & Natural
Resources Fund and MFS Intermediate Income Fund (each individually, a
"Series")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that each Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information for the individual series of the Trust does not differ
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 (the "Amendment") to the
Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment was filed
electronically on March 29, 1996.
Please call Sharon Julius-Doucette (617) 954-5406 or (800) 343-2829
ext. 5406 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
JAMES R. BORDEWICK, JR.
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
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