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MFS(R) GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
The description of portfolio managers under the "Management of the Fund" section
is hereby restated as follows:
Frederick J. Simmons, a Senior Vice President of MFS, has been employed in the
investment management area of MFS since 1971 and has been the fund's portfolio
manager since 1991. Steven R. Gorham, a Vice President of MFS, has been employed
by MFS in the investment management area since 1989 and became a portfolio
manager of the fund effective July 1, 2000. Mr. Simmons and Mr. Gorham are
managers of the common stock portion of the fund's portfolio. Stephen C. Bryant,
a Senior Vice President of MFS, has been employed in the investment management
area of MFS since 1987 and became a portfolio manager of the fund effective July
1, 2000. Mr. Bryant is a manager of the fixed income portion of the fund's
portfolio.
The date of this Supplement is July 3, 2000.
