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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MFS Commodity Strategy Fund</name>
        <lei>T0OEQ8I3F6DXUJCOV412</lei>
        <title>MFS Commodity Strategy Fund</title>
        <cusip>55276T826</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US55276T8264"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6231438.90000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>22994009.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.976315005034</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund</name>
        <lei>549300N4Y1QEM5QDU861</lei>
        <title>MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund</title>
        <cusip>552987240</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5529872401"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>359007.60000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4681459.14000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.013151505110</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MFS Blended Research International Equity Fund</name>
        <lei>5493006W0U1M8BQLTQ30</lei>
        <title>MFS Blended Research International Equity Fund</title>
        <cusip>552987448</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5529874480"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4146096.27000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>50831140.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>11.00076807479</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MFS Mid Cap Value Fund</name>
        <lei>BXHSCSBXYY1DOHP6E209</lei>
        <title>MFS Mid Cap Value Fund</title>
        <cusip>55273W475</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US55273W4758"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>746177.89000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>22967355.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.970546572319</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MFS International Growth Fund</name>
        <lei>PTNAY8DC4VJYOKVJ5B83</lei>
        <title>MFS International Growth Fund</title>
        <cusip>552746356</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5527463567"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>389050.64000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>16153382.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.495880994841</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2023-08-21</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>MFS SERIES TRUST XII</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Kasey Phillips</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Kasey Phillips</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
