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MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
MFS ALABAMA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND
MFS ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE FUND
MFS CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS OTC FUND
MFS FLORIDA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
MFS GEORGIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS CASH RESERVE FUND
MFS LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS CAPITAL GROWTH FUND
MFS MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND
MFS MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOLD & NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
MFS MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS MANAGED SECTORS FUND
MFS NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS VALUE FUND
MFS NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS UTILITIES FUND
MFS PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS WORLD EQUITY FUND
MFS SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS WORLD TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS BOND FUND
MFS TEXAS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
MFS WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
MFS HIGH INCOME FUND
MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
MFS WORLD GOVERNMENTS FUND
MFS STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
MFS WORLD GROWTH FUND
MFS TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS WORLD ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
MFS RESEARCH FUND
MFS/FOREIGN & COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
MFS/FOREIGN & COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
MFS/FOREIGN & COLONIAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
During the period from January 2, 1996 through April 15, 1996 (unless
extended by MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. ("MFD")) (the "Sales Period"), MFD
will pay A. G. Edwards and Sons, Inc. ("A. G. Edwards") 100% of the applicable
sales charge on sales of Class A shares of each of the funds listed above (the
"Funds") sold by such dealer to shareholders purchasing such Funds through new
MFS Individual Retirement Accounts (excluding SEP-IRAs)("Eligible IRAs"). In
addition, if a sale of Class A and Class B shares of the Funds by a registered
representative of A. G. Edwards to a shareholder purchasing such Funds through
an Eligible IRA during the Sales Period is $20,000 or more, MFD will pay A. G.
Edwards an additional commission equal to 0.50% of the public offering price
of such shares.
Although municipal bond funds, such as the various MFS single-state and
other municipal bond funds listed above, are generally available as an
investment choice for an IRA, they may not be suitable for inclusion in an IRA
due to their tax-exempt nature. A shareholder should consult his or her
financial or tax adviser regarding any such investment.
The date of this Supplement is January 1, 1996.
