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MFS SERIES TRUST VI
500 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts 02116-3741
617 954 5000
March 3, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MFS Series Trust VI (the "Trust") (File No. 33-34502) on behalf
of MFS World Total Return Fund, MFS Utilities Fund and MFS World
Equity Fund
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information for each series of the Trust does not differ from that
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment was filed electronically on
February 28, 1997.
Please call the undersigned or Brett A. Miguel at (617) 954-5000 or
(800) 343-2829 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
JAMES R. BORDEWICK, JR.
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
JRB/bjn
