MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND*
                         MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST*
                    MFS(R) AGGRESSIVE GROWTH ALLOCATION FUND*
                                MFS(R) BOND FUND*
                       MFS(R) CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND*
                            MFS(R) CASH RESERVE FUND
                      MFS(R) CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND*
                             MFS(R) CORE GROWTH FUND
                          MFS(R) EMERGING GROWTH FUND*
                        MFS(R) EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND
                       MFS(R) EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND
                       MFS(R) EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FUND
                           MFS(R) EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND
                         MFS(R) FUNDAMENTAL GROWTH FUND
                             MFS(R) GEMINI U.K. FUND
                       MFS(R) GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
                           MFS(R) GLOBAL EQUITY FUND*
                           MFS(R) GLOBAL GROWTH FUND*
                      MFS(R) GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND
                         MFS(R) GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND
                            MFS(R) GLOBAL VALUE FUND
                     MFS(R) GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND
                       MFS(R) GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
                         MFS(R) GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE FUND
                       MFS(R) GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND*
                          MFS(R) GROWH ALLOCATION FUND*
                        MFS(R) GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
                            MFS(R) HIGH INCOME FUND*
                      MFS(R) HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES FUND
                 MFS(R) INTERMEDIATE INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND*
                      MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND
                        MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                        MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
                    MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL NEW DISCOVERY FUND*
                   MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND
                    MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC VALUE FUND
                         MFS(R) INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
                            MFS(R) JAPAN EQUITY FUND
                          MFS(R) LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
                           MFS(R) LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
                          MFS(R) LIMITED MATURITY FUND*
                           MFS(R) MANAGED SECTORS FUND
                           MFS(R) MID CAP GROWTH FUND*
                           MFS(R) MID CAP VALUE FUND*
                        MFS(R) MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND*
                            MFS(R) MONEY MARKET FUND*
                           MFS(R) MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                        MFS(R) MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND
                          MFS(R) MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
                     MFS(R) MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND
                           MFS(R) NEW DISCOVERY FUND*
                            MFS(R) NEW ENDEAVOR FUND
                           MFS(R) RESEARCH BOND FUND*
                              MFS(R) RESEARCH FUND*
                     MFS(R) RESEARCH GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                       MFS(R) RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL FUND*
                          MFS(R) STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND*
                          MFS(R) STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
                           MFS(R) STRATEGIC VALUE FUND
                         MFS(R) TAX MANAGED EQUITY FUND
                             MFS(R) TECHNOLOGY FUND
                            MFS(R) TOTAL RETURN FUND*
                        MFS(R) UNION STANDARD EQUITY FUND
                              MFS(R) UTILITIES FUND
                               MFS(R) VALUE FUND*
                           VERTEXSM INTERNATIONAL FUND
                          MFS(R) MUNICIPAL STATE FUNDS:
                       AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, MD, MA, MS, NY,
                             NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV

     Supplement to the Current Statement of Additional Information - Part II

     For  purchases of Class 529A shares by Workplace  529  programs,  MFD makes
payments to dealers  through  which the  investment is made of 0.50% on purchase
amounts  up to $25  million  and  0.25% on  purchase  amounts  in  excess of $25
million. All sales charges, front-end and CDSC, are waived with respect to these
investments in Class 529A shares.

     Waiver category 5K in Appendix A of the Statement of Additional Information
is hereby deleted and replaced by the following:

     "K. No Commissions Paid (Class C CDSC waiver only)

          o    Share redeemed from TA Plans or bank trust client  accounts where
               MFS has not paid an up front  commission with respect to the sale
               of  the  shares,   provided  that  the  TA  Plan  or  bank  trust
               arrangement  meets certain  conditions  established  from time to
               time by MFS."

In addition,  the  "Exchanges  from an MFS Money Market  Fund"  paragraph  under
"Shareholder Services" in Section X is supplemented as follows:

          o    Class C, I and R shares of a Fund may be exchanged  for shares of
               the MFS Money Market Fund; provided that, with respect to Class C
               shares,  this privilege is only available if the Fund also offers
               Class R shares.

                The date of this Supplement is February 25, 2003

* El presente Suplemento tambien se encuentra disponible en espanol. Solicite un
ejemplar a un representante de servicio de MFS llamando al 1-800-225-2606. En el
caso de discrepancias entre las versiones en ingles y en espanol, se considerara
valida la version en ingles