EX-99.77C VOTES 4 c77.txt SUB-ITEM 77(C) The MFS Charter Income Trust (the "Trust") held an annual meeting of shareholders on October 8, 2003. Shareholders represented in person or proxy voted as follows: Proposal 1: To elect John W. Ballen, William J. Poorvu, J. Dale Sherratt and Ward Smith as Trustees of the Trust. ------------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- ----------- Shares For % Shares Shares Withheld % Shares Outstanding Outstanding ------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------- ---------- ------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------- ----------- Ballen 54,636,594.431 91.753% 2,286,010.144 3.839% ------------------ -------------- ------- -------------- ----- ------------------ -------------- ------- -------------- ----- Poorvu 54,595,396.003 91.684% 2,327,208.572 3.908% ------------------ --------------- ------- ------------ ------- ------------------ --------------- ------- ------------ ------- Sherratt 54,667,670.409 91.805% 2,254,934.166 3.787% ------------------ -------------- -------- ------------ ------- ------------------ -------------- -------- ------------ ------- Smith 54,556,875.966 91.619% 2,365,728.609 3.973% ------------------ -------------- ------- ------------- -------- Proposal 2: To act on a shareholder proposal to implement a Trustee Stock Purchase Program through which all independent Trustees would invest at least 10% of their future fees in shares of the Trust. ------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------------- Shares % of Shares Outstanding ------------------------------ ----------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- ---------------------- For 9,399,410.608 15.785% ------------------------------ ---------------- --------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- --------------------- Against 19,076,374.777 32.035% ------------------------------ ----------------- --------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- --------------------- Abstain 1,532,468.190 2.574% ------------------------------ ----------------- --------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- --------------------- Delivered Not Voted 30,008,253.575 50.394% ------------------------------ ------------------ --------------------- Proposal 3: To ratify or reject the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent public accountants to be employed by the Trust for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2003 ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- Shares % of Shares Outstanding ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- For 55,247,471.289 92.779% ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- Against 1,001,540.125 1.682% ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------- Abstain 673,613.161 1.131% ------------------------------ ----------------- -----------------------