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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><i><font style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The date of this supplement is May 30, 2012.</font></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><b><font style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFS</font></b><b><font style='font-size:20.0pt'>®</font></b><b><font style='font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Global Total Return Fund</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The ticker symbol chart located on the front cover page is restated in its entirety as follows:</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </font></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style='margin-left:.25pt;border-collapse:collapse'> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;border-left: solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CLASS</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border:solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>TICKER SYMBOL</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Class A</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFWTX</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Class B</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFWBX</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Class C</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFWCX</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; 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border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Class R3</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFWHX</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Class R4</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFWJX</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.3pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Class R5</font></b></p> </td> <td width="384" style='width:4.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt; border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace: none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MFWLX</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The sub-sections entitled “Fees and Expenses” and “Example” beneath the main heading "Summary of Key Information" are restated in their entirety as follows:</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';"> </p>
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You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in MFS Funds.
Fees and Expenses
50000
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay when you buy and hold shares of the fund. The annual fund operating expenses for Class R5 shares are based on estimated "Other Expenses" for the current fiscal year expressed as a percentage of the fund's estimated average net assets during the period.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in MFS Funds. More information about these and other waivers and reductions is available from your financial intermediary and in “Sales Charges and Waivers or Reductions” on page 9 of the fund’s prospectus and “Waivers of Sales Charges” on page I-14 of the fund’s statement of additional information Part I.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';"> </p>
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
The annual fund operating expenses for Class R5 shares are based on estimated "Other Expenses" for the current fiscal year expressed as a percentage of the fund's estimated average net assets during the period.
Example
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Although your actual costs will likely be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><b><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The paragraph that follows the Class A Bar Chart, and the Performance Table beneath the sub-section entitled "Performance Information" beneath the main heading "Summary of Key Information" are restated in their entirety as follows:</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';"> </p>
Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;text-autospace:none"><font style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The total return for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 was 6.51%. During the period(s) shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 12.25% (for the calendar quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest quarterly return was (9.94)% (for the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2009).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'calibri','sans-serif';"> </p>
Performance Table.
Average Annual Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31, 2011)
MFWTX
MFWBX
MFWLX
MFWCX
MFWIX
MFWGX
MGBRX
MFWHX
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ALL R
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0.0000
0.0000
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0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
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0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
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B
C
I
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R2
R3
R4
R5
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0.0084
0.0084
0.0084
0.0084
0.0084
0.0084
0.0084
0.0084
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0.0100
0.0100
0.0000
0.0100
0.0050
0.0025
0.0000
0.0000
0.0021
0.0021
0.0021
0.0021
0.0021
0.0021
0.0021
0.0021
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0.0205
0.0205
0.0105
0.0205
0.0155
0.0130
0.0105
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0.0200
0.0100
0.0200
0.0150
0.0125
0.0100
0.0094
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Class A Shares
695
955
1239
2045
Class B Shares assuming redemption at end of period
603
934
1295
2180
Class C Shares assuming redemption at end of period
303
634
1095
2372
Class I Shares
102
325
571
1274
Class R1 Shares
203
634
1095
2372
Class R2 Shares
153
481
836
1838
Class R3 Shares
127
403
704
1560
Class R4 Shares
102
325
571
1274
Class R5 Shares
96
305
535
1195
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Class B Shares assuming no redemption at end of period
203
634
1095
2180
Class C Shares assuming no redemption at end of period
203
634
1095
2372
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The total return for the three-month period ended
lowest quarterly return
highest quarterly return
2012-03-31
0.0651
2009-03-31
-0.0994
2009-06-30
0.1225
B Shares Returns Before Taxes
-0.0246
0.0186
0.0651
C Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0056
0.0221
0.0637
I Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0249
0.0324
0.0743
R1 Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0157
0.0218
0.0626
R2 Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0205
0.0270
0.0676
R3 Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0230
0.0295
0.0707
R4 Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0255
0.0320
0.0737
R5 Shares Returns Before Taxes
0.0249
0.0324
0.0743
A Shares Returns Before Taxes
-0.0367
0.0172
0.0645
A Shares Returns After Taxes on Distributions
-0.0425
0.0070
0.0519
A Shares Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-0.0204
0.0109
0.0515
Index Comparisons (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) MSCI World Index (gross div)
-0.0502
-0.0182
0.0415
Index Comparisons (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index
0.0564
0.0646
0.0716
-0.0062
0.0184
0.0569
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On shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within 24 months of purchase.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company has agreed in writing to reduce its management fee to 0.75% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually in excess of $500 million up to $1 billion, and 0.70% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually in excess of $1 billion. This written agreement will remain in effect until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue until at least February 28, 2014. In addition, Massachusetts Financial Services Company has agreed in writing to bear the fund’s expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs and investment-related expenses (such as interest and borrowing expenses incurred in connection with the fund’s investment activity), such that “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” do not exceed 1.25% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for each of Class A and Class R3 shares, 2.00% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for each of Class B, Class C and Class R1 shares, 1.00% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for each of Class I and Class R4 shares, 1.50% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for Class R2 shares, and 0.94% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for Class R5 shares. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue until at least February 28, 2014.
The MFS Global Total Return Blended Index (gross div) was composed at period end of the following amounts of the following indices: 60% MSCI World Index (gross div) and 40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index.