MFS SERIES TRUST VIII, 497J, 2000-03-01

MFS SERIES TRUST VIII
497J, 2000-03-01

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                    MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
             500 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116-3741
                                 (617) 954-5000






                                        March 1, 2000



VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

         Re:   MFS(R)Series  Trust VIII (the  "Trust")  (File Nos.  33-37972 and
               811-5262) on Behalf of MFS(R)  Strategic  Income Fund ("MSI") and
               MFS(R)Global Growth Fund ("WGF")


Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
please  accept  this  letter on behalf  of the Trust as  certification  that the
Prospectuses  and  Statements  of  Additional  Information  for the Trust do not
differ from those contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 16 for MSI and WGF
(the  "Amendment")  to the  Trust's  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A.  The
Amendment was filed electronically on February 28, 2000 for MSI and WGF.

         Please call the  undersigned or Shauna Fahey at (617) 954-5192 or (800)
343-2829 with any questions you may have.

                                        Very truly yours,



                                        JAMES F. DESMARAIS
                                        James F. DesMarais
                                        Assistant General Counsel

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