/Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
Statement of registered closed-end investment company with respect to purchases
of its own securities pursuant to Rule N-23(c)-1 during the last calendar month.
Report for the calendar month ending February 29, 2000
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Date Identification Shares RepurchasRepurchase NAV Broker
of Security Price
2/3/00 Shares of 20,000 6.000 6.89 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/7/00 Shares of 11,400 5.9375 6.85 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/7/00 Shares of 38,600 6.000 6.85 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/8/00 Shares of 25,000 6.000 6.88 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/9/00 Shares of 25,000 6.000 6.87 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/11/00 Shares of 13,500 5.9375 6.82 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/14/00 Shares of 20,000 6.000 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/15/00 Shares of 21,800 5.9375 6.84 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/16/00 Shares of 22,700 5.9375 6.83 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/22/00 Shares of 37,500 5.9375 6.92 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/23/00 Shares of 20,000 5.9375 6.89 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/24/00 Shares of 8,700 5.9375 6.91 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/25/00 Shares of 20,000 5.9375 6.90 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/28/00 Shares of 11,800 5.9375 6.87 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
2/28/00 Shares of 20,000 5.9375 6.87 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
2/28/00 Shares of 100,000 6.000 6.87 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
2/29/00 Shares of 35,000 6.000 6.89 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
Total Shares Repurchased: 451,000
Remarks: None.
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
by: W. Thomas London
W. Thomas London
Treasurer