/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 Charter Income Trust
Date Identification Shares Repurchase NAV Broker
of Security Repurchased Price
2/7/00 Shares of 25,000 8.3125 9.67 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/8/00 Shares of 4,600 8.3125 9.69 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/8/00 Shares of 200,000 8.375 9.69 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/9/00 Shares of 22,300 8.375 9.70 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/11/00 Shares of 1,700 8.3125 9.62 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/11/00 Shares of 100,000 8.375 9.62 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/14/00 Shares of 25,000 8.375 9.65 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/15/00 Shares of 25,000 8.375 9.65 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/17/00 Shares of 25,000 8.375 9.65 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/18/00 Shares of 25,000 8.375 9.66 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/22/00 Shares of 41,000 8.375 9.73 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/23/00 Shares of 25,000 8.375 9.71 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/24/00 Shares of 25,000 8.375 9.73 Salomon
Beneficial Smith
Interest Barney
2/25/00 Shares of 120,000 8.4375 9.71 Paine
Beneficial Webber
Interest
2/28/00 Shares of 20,000 8.4375 9.68 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
2/28/00 Shares of 40,000 8.4375 9.68 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
2/29/00 Shares of 8,400 8.375 9.69 Merrill
Beneficial Lynch
Interest
Total Shares Repurchased: 733,000
Remarks: None.
MFS Charter Income Trust
by: W. Thomas London
W. Thomas London
Treasurer