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MFS CASH RESERVE FUND
MFS/FOREIGN & COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
MFS TOTAL RETURN FUND
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
MFS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
MFS ALABAMA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS EMERGING GROWTH FUND
MFS ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS CAPITAL GROWTH FUND
MFS CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND
MFS FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOLD & NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
MFS GEORGIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS MANAGED SECTORS FUND
MFS LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS VALUE FUND
MFS MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS UTILITIES FUND
MFS MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS WORLD EQUITY FUND
MFS MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS WORLD TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS BOND FUND
MFS NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE FUND
MFS SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
MFS TEXAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS HIGH INCOME FUND
MFS VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
MFS WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS WORLD GOVERNMENTS FUND
MFS WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS WORLD GROWTH FUND
MFS MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS OTC FUND
MFS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND
MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
MFS RESEARCH FUND
MFS/FOREIGN & COLONIAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MFS WORLD ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
MFS MONEY MARKET FUND
MFS/FOREIGN & COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
During the period from January 1, 1996 through April 30, 1996 (the
"Sales Period") (unless extended by MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.
("MFD"), the Funds' distributor), MFD will incur, on behalf of H. D.
Vest Investment Securities, Inc., the initial ticket charge of $15 with
respect to purchases of shares of any MFS fund made through VESTADVISOR
accounts. MFD will not incur such charge with respect to redemptions or
repurchases of fund shares, exchanges of fund shares, or shares
purchased or redeemed through systematic investment or withdrawal
plans.
The date of this Supplement is January 1, 1996
