/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 , January 31, 2000
MFS Charter Income Trust
Date Identification Shares Repurchase NAV Broker
of Security Repurchased Price
1/6/00 Shares of 8,000 8.000 9.68 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
1/6/00 Shares of 4,000 7.9375 9.68 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
1/7/00 Shares of 23,200 8.000 9.69 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
1/10/00 Shares of 35,000 8.000 9.70 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/11/00 Shares of 35,000 8.000 9.68 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/12/00 Shares of 18,300 7.8125 9.61 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/13/00 Shares of 35,000 7.875 9.64 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/14/00 Shares of 35,000 7.875 9.63 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/18/99 Shares of 35,000 7.875 9.62 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/19/00 Shares of 23,500 7.8125 9.63 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/20/00 Shares of 30,000 7.8125 9.63 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/21/00 Shares of 135,000 7.875 9.63 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/24/00 Shares of 2,500 7.875 9.65 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/24/00 Shares of 97,500 7.9375 9.65 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/25/00 Shares of 3,200 7.9375 9.66 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/25/00 Shares of 2,700 8.000 9.66 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/26/00 Shares of 18,800 8.000 9.67 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/27/00 Shares of 28,200 8.0625 9.65 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/28/00 Shares of 100,000 8.125 9.63 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
1/31/00 Shares of 231,500 8.1875 9.63 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
Total Shares Repurchased: 901,400
Remarks: None.
MFS Charter Income Trust
by: W. Thomas London
W. Thomas London
Treasurer