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For the following Funds (All MFS® Retail Funds):
 
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND
MFS® LIFETIME® 2010 FUND
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
MFS® LIFETIME® 2020 FUND
MFS® AGGRESSIVE GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
MFS® LIFETIME® 2030 FUND
MFS® BLENDED RESEARCHSM CORE EQUITY FUND
MFS® LIFETIME® 2040 FUND
MFS® BOND FUND
MFS® LIFETIME® RETIREMENT INCOME FUND
MFS® CASH RESERVE FUND
MFS® LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS® CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND
MFS® MID CAP GROWTH FUND
MFS® CORE EQUITY FUND
MFS® MID CAP VALUE FUND
MFS® CORE GROWTH FUND
MFS® MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND
MFS® DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
MFS® MONEY MARKET FUND
MFS® DIVERSIFIED TARGET RETURN FUND
MFS® MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND
MFS® EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND
MFS® MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
MFS® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
MFS® MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND
MFS® GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
MFS® NEW DISCOVERY FUND
MFS® GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
MFS® RESEARCH BOND FUND
MFS® GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND
MFS® RESEARCH BOND FUND J
MFS® GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS® RESEARCH FUND
MFS® GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
MFS® RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL FUND
MFS® GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
MFS® SECTOR ROTATIONAL FUND
MFS® GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND
MFS® STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
MFS® GROWTH FUND
MFS® TECHNOLOGY FUND
MFS® HIGH INCOME FUND
MFS® TOTAL RETURN FUND
MFS® HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES FUND
MFS® UTILITIES FUND
MFS® INFLATION-ADJUSTED BOND FUND
MFS® VALUE FUND
MFS® INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION FUND
MFS® MUNICIPAL STATE FUNDS:
MFS® INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, MD, MA, MS,
MFS® INTERNATIONAL NEW DISCOVERY FUND
NY, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
MFS® INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
 
 
Supplement to the Current Statement of Additional Information – Part II
 
This SAI Part II supplement supersedes and replaces the Funds’ SAI Part II supplement dated July 2, 2009.
 
Effective December 1, 2009, the following main heading entitled “Sales Charge Waivers” is hereby deleted in its entirety:
 
 
SALES CHARGE WAIVERS
 
In certain circumstances, the initial sales charge paid to MFD and imposed upon purchases of Class A, Class A1, and Class 529A shares, and the CDSC paid to MFD and imposed upon redemptions of Class A, Class A1, Class B, Class B1, Class C, Class 529B, and Class 529C shares, are waived. These circumstances are described in Appendix C of this Part II. The Fund, MFS, and their affiliates reserve the right to eliminate, modify, and add waivers at any time in their discretion.
 
Effective December 1, 2009, Appendix C entitled “Waivers of Sales Charges” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
 
 
The date of this supplement is December 1, 2009.