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C000000 110000 081 A000000 Y 081 B000000 150 082 A000000 Y 082 B000000 50 083 A000000 N 083 B000000 0 084 A000000 N 084 B000000 0 085 A000000 Y 085 B000000 N 086 A010000 0 086 A020000 0 086 B010000 0 086 B020000 0 086 C010000 0 086 C020000 0 PAGE 9 086 D010000 0 086 D020000 0 086 E010000 0 086 E020000 0 086 F010000 0 086 F020000 0 087 A010000 MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST 087 A020000 552738106 087 A030000 MFM 088 A000000 N 088 B000000 N 088 C000000 N 088 D000000 N SIGNATURE ELLEN MOYNIHAN TITLE ASSISTANT TREASURER EX-99.77Q3 CERT 3 ex99-77q3cert.txt 68482 Exhibit Q Page 1 of 4 SUB-ITEM 77Q3 MFS Municipal Income Trust (a)(i) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant's chief financial officer and chief executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in substantial compliance with the 1934 Act and the Commission's rules and forms thereunder. (ii) There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their last evaluation. (iii) Certifications I, Richard M. Hisey, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of MFS Municipal Income Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; Exhibit Q Page 2 of 4 b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c. presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: December 20, 2002__ _/s/ RICHARD M. HISEY___ ------------------------ Richard M. Hisey Chief Financial Officer Exhibit Q Page 3 of 4 SUB-ITEM 77Q3 MFS Municipal Income Trust (iii) Certifications (continued) I, John W. Ballen, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of MFS Municipal Income Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c. presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and Exhibit Q Page 4 of 4 b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: __December 20, 2002___ ----------------- _/s/ JOHN W. BALLEN___ ---------------------- John W. Ballen Chief Executive Officer EX-99.77B ACCT LTTR 4 b77.txt INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT To the Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Municipal Income Trust: In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of MFS Municipal Income Trust (the "Trust") for the year ended October 31, 2002 (on which we have issued our report dated December 4, 2002), we considered its internal control, including control activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, and not to provide assurance on the Trust's internal control. The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's objective of preparing financial statements for external purposes that are fairly presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Those controls include the safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition. Because of inherent limitations in any internal control, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of internal control to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures deteriorates. Our consideration of the Trust's internal control would not necessarily disclose all matters in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. However, we noted no matters involving the Trust's internal control and its operation, including controls for safeguarding securities that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of October 31, 2002. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Municipal Income Trust, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. DELOITTE & TOUCHE Boston, Massachusetts December 4, 2002 EX-99.77C VOTES 5 c77.txt ITEM 77C MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST OCTOBER 1, 2002 1. To elect a Board of Trustees. William R. Gutow - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- No. of Shares % of Outstanding Shares % of Shares Voted - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Affirmative 33,831,791.936 85.407% 97.902% - ----- ---- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Withhold 725,064.664 1.830% 2.098% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- TOTAL 34,556,856.600 87.237% 100.000% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Abby M. O'Neill - ---------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- No. of Shares % of Outstanding Shares % of Shares Voted - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Affirmative 33,794,917.860 85.313% 97.795% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Withhold 761,938.740 1.924% 2.205% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- TOTAL 34,556,856.600 87.237% 100.000% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Jeffrey L. Shames - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- No. of Shares % of Outstanding Shares % of Shares Voted - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Affirmative 33,831,465.837 85.406% 97.901% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Withhold 725,390.763 1.831% 2.099% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- TOTAL 34,556,856.600 87.237% 100.000% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- 2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent public accountants for the current fiscal year. - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- No. of Shares % of Outstanding Shares % of Shares Voted - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Affirmative 33,978,785.045 85.778% 98.327% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Against 268,436.711 .677% .777% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- Abstain 309,634.844 .782% .896% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- TOTAL 34,556,856.600 87.237% 100.000% - ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------------------- MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST OCTOBER 1, 2002 - ---------- ----------------- ----------------------------- --------------------- No. of Shares % of Outstanding Shares % of Shares Voted - ---------- ----------------- ----------------------------- -------------------- - ---------- ----------------- ----------------------------- -------------------- FUND TOTALS: SHARES - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- RECORD TOTAL 39,612,641.903 - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- VOTED SHARES 34,556,856.600 - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- PERCENT VOTED 87.237% - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- - ------------- -------------------- -------------------------------------------- C97 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB 6 q771.txt - 2 - #69671 V1 ITEM 77Q1 The Amended and Restated By-Laws for MFS Municipal Income Trust dated September 18, 2002, are contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to the Registration Statement for MFS Series Trust IX (File Nos. 2-50409 and 811-2464), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2002. 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