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MFS(R) Managed Sectors Fund
MFS(R) World Growth Fund
MFS(R) Cash Reserve Fund
MFS(R) Bond Fund
MFS(R) World Asset Allocation Fund
MFS(R) Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Core Growth Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Special Opportunities Fund
MFS(R) Government Mortgage Fund
MFS(R) Convertible Securities Fund
MFS(R) International Growth Fund
MFS(R) Blue Chip Fund
MFS(R) International Growth and Income Fund
MFS(R) Science and Technology Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS(R) New Discovery Fund
MFS(R) Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS(R) Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Equity Income Fund
MFS(R) California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Research International Fund
MFS(R) Florida Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Strategic Growth Fund
MFS(R) Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Emerging Growth Fund
MFS(R) Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Large Cap Growth Fund
MFS(R) Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Intermediate Income Fund
MFS(R) Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) High Income Fund
MFS(R) New York Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Municipal High Income Fund
MFS(R) North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Money Market Fund
MFS(R) Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Government Money Market Fund
MFS(R) South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS(R) Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Total Return Fund
MFS(R) West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Research Fund
MFS(R) Municipal Income Fund
MFS(R) World Total Return Fund
MFS(R) Union Standard Equity Fund
MFS(R) Utilities Fund
MFS(R) Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS(R) World Equity Fund
MFS(R) Government Securities Fund
MFS(R) World Governments Fund
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS(R) Value Fund
MFS(R) Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS(R) Strategic Income Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
Until terminated by MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. ("MFD"), the Funds' distributor,
MFD will incur, on behalf of Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., up to $15 toward
the ticket charge with respect to purchases of shares of any MFS Fund made
through the GOLD Select Program. 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 October 1, 1997.
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MFS Managed Sectors Fund
MFS Government Mortgage Fund
MFS World Asset Allocation Fund
MFS International Growth Fund
MFS New Discovery Fund
MFS International Growth and Income Fund
MFS Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS Equity Income Fund
MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research International Fund
MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Strategic Growth Fund
MFS California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Large Cap Growth Fund
MFS Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Intermediate Income Fund
MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Total Return Fund
MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research Fund
MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Total Return Fund
MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Municipal Income Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS Government Securities Fund
MFS Bond Fund
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS Union Standard Equity Fund
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
During the period from January 2, 1998 through April 30,
1998 (unless extended by MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. ("MFD")) (the
"Sales Period"), MFD will pay A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 100% of the
applicable sales charge on sales of Class A shares of each of the
funds listed above (the "Funds") sold by A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
to shareholders purchasing such Funds through MFS Individual
Retirement Accounts (excluding SEP-IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs) ("Eligible
IRAs") during the Sales Period. In addition, MFD will pay A. G.
Edwards & Sons, Inc. an additional commission equal to 0.50% of the
net asset value of all of the Class B shares of the Funds sold by A.
G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. to shareholders purchasing such Funds through
Eligible IRAs during the Sales Period. A Letter of Acceptance with
respect to the transfer of funds into such Eligible IRA must be
received by MFS Service Center, Inc. (the "Shareholder Servicing
Agent") during the Sales Period, and the Shareholder Servicing Agent
must receive the proceeds representing such transfer by May 29, 1998,
in order for the dealer to receive the above-described commission.
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 2, 1998.
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MFS Managed Sectors Fund
MFS Government Mortgage Fund
MFS World Asset Allocation Fund
MFS International Growth Fund
MFS New Discovery Fund
MFS International Growth and Income Fund
MFS Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS Equity Income Fund
MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research International Fund
MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Strategic Growth Fund
MFS California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS Florida Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Large Cap Growth Fund
MFS Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Intermediate Income Fund
MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Total Return Fund
MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Research Fund
MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Total Return Fund
MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Municipal Income Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS Government Securities Fund
MFS Bond Fund
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MFS Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS Union Standard Equity Fund
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS
This Supplement describes certain changes, effective immediately, to each Fund's
Prospectus.
CHANGES TO SALES CHARGE WAIVER CATEGORIES. In Appendix A to the Prospectus, the
following new subsection is added under Article II (Waivers of Class A Sales
Charges), which sets forth the various circumstances in which the initial sales
charge imposed on purchases of Class A shares is waived:
5. Bank Trust Departments and Law Firms
Shares acquired by certain bank trust departments or law firms
acting as trustee or manager for trust accounts which have entered
into an administrative services agreement with MFD and are
acquiring such shares for the benefit of their trust account
clients.
The date of this Supplement is February 1, 1998.
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MFS New Discovery Fund
MFS World Governments Fund
MFS Research Growth and Income Fund
MFS Value Fund
MFS Equity Income Fund
MFS Strategic Income Fund
MFS Research International Fund
MFS World Growth Fund
MFS Strategic Growth Fund
MFS Bond Fund
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
MFS International Growth Fund
MFS High Income Fund
MFS International Growth and Income Fund
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund
MFS/Foreign & Colonial Emerging Markets Equity Fund
MFS Research Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS Utilities Fund
MFS Union Standard Equity Fund
MFS World Equity Fund
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS
This Supplement describes certain changes, effective immediately, to each Fund's
Prospectus Supplement describing Class I shares.
CHANGES TO ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS. Paragraph (iv) under the caption "Eligible
Purchasers" is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:
(iv) bank trust departments or law firms acting as trustee or
manager for trust accounts which initially invest, on
behalf of their clients, at least $100,000 in Class I
shares of the Fund (additional investments may be made in
any amount); provided that MFD may accept smaller initial
purchases if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the
bank trust department or law firm will make additional
investments, on behalf of its trust clients, which will
cause its total investment to equal or exceed $100,000
within a reasonable period of time.
The date of this Supplement is February 1, 1998.
