APPENDIX ATENDER OFFER CONDITIONS:
It is a condition to each of the Initial Tender Offer and the Conditional Tender Offer (in addition to the condition that the Trigger be satisfied in the case of the Conditional Tender Offer) that the Fund cannot accept tenders or effect repurchases, unless otherwise determined by the Fund's Board of Trustees, if: (1) such transactions, if consummated, would (a) result in delisting of the Fund's Shares from the NYSE (the NYSE Listed Company Manual provides that the NYSE would promptly initiate suspension and delisting procedures with respect to closed-end funds if the average global market capitalization of the entity over thirty consecutive trading days is below $50,000,000); (b) cause the Fund to fail to qualify and to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (which would subject the Fund to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and cause all distributions from earnings and profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gains, to be taxable to stockholders as ordinary income); or (c) result in a failure to comply with the applicable asset coverage requirements applicable to any senior securities of the Fund that are issued and outstanding; (2) there is any (a) in the Board of Trustees' reasonable judgment, material legal action or proceeding instituted or threatened challenging such transactions or otherwise materially adversely affecting the Fund; (b) suspension of or limitation on prices for trading securities generally on the NYSE or other national securities exchange(s), or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") National Market System; (c) declaration of a banking moratorium by Federal or state authorities or any suspension of payment by banks in the United States or New York State or (d) a new limitation affecting the Fund or the issuers of its portfolio securities imposed by federal or state authorities on the extension of credit by lending institutions; or (3) the Board of Trustees determines in good faith, upon written advice of counsel, that effecting any such transaction would constitute a breach of their fiduciary duty owed to the Fund or its shareholders.
APPENDIX BFor Immediate ReleaseContacts:
Dan Flaherty, +1 617.954.4256
James Aber, +1 617.954.6154
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST ANNOUNCES TENDER OFFERSBOSTON (July 11, 2017) - MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) announced today that the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (the "Fund") (NYSE: CXH), a closed-end management investment company, authorized the Fund to conduct a cash tender offer (the "Initial Tender Offer") for up to 15 percent of the Fund's outstanding common shares (the "Shares") at a price per Share equal to 98 percent of the Fund's net asset value (NAV) per Share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the Initial Tender Offer expires. The Fund expects to commence the Initial Tender Offer on or before August 8, 2017.
The Board also authorized the Fund to conduct an additional cash tender offer (the "Conditional Tender Offer") approximately six months after the close of the Initial Tender Offer for up to 7.5 percent of the Fund's then outstanding Shares at a price per share equal to 98 percent of the Fund's NAV per Share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the Conditional Tender Offer expires, provided that the Conditional Tender Offer will take place only if the average trading discount of the Shares to NAV is greater than 6 percent during the period that begins 90 calendar days and ends 180 calendar days after the completion of the Initial Tender Offer.
As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had 11,586,957 shares of common stock outstanding, 1,950 shares of preferred stock outstanding, and total net assets of $122,735,361.
The Board approved the recommendation of MFS, the Fund's investment adviser, to authorize the Initial Tender Offer and the Conditional Tender Offer (together, the "Tender Offers") as part of an agreement with a large shareholder of the Fund that agreed to withdraw a shareholder proposal for the Board to consider a tender offer for all of the Fund's outstanding common shares at or close to NAV. In determining to authorize the Tender Offers as part of such agreement, the Board took into account a variety of factors. These included, among others, the fact that the Initial Tender Offer (and the Conditional Tender Offer, if conducted) may help to reduce the trading discount of the Shares and that, by conducting the Tender Offers at 98% of the NAV of the Shares, the purchase of Shares tendered would be somewhat accretive to the NAV of Shares that remain outstanding immediately following the Tender Offers. The Board also considered that the Fund's total net assets will decrease as a result of the Initial Tender Offer (and the Conditional Tender Offer, if conducted), which may result in greater volatility, less investment flexibility and proportionately higher expenses for the Fund's remaining shareholders following the Tender Offers.
Additional terms and conditions of the Tender Offers will be set forth in the Fund's offering materials. If the number of shares tendered exceeds the maximum amount of either Tender Offer, the Fund will purchase shares from tendering shareholders on a pro-rata basis. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Fund will purchase all of a shareholder's tendered common shares. The Fund may determine not to accept shares tendered in either Tender Offer under various circumstances, as will be set forth in the offering materials.
Further information about the Tender Offers will be announced by future press releases. This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Fund and is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of Fund shares. The Fund has not yet commenced the Tender Offers described in this release. A Tender Offer will be made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal, and other documents that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO and will be available free of charge at the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. Shareholders should read the applicable offer to purchase and tender offer statement on Schedule TO and related exhibits if and when those documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the particular Tender Offer. The Fund will also make available, without charge, the offer to purchase and the letter of transmittal for each Tender Offer that is conducted.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release may contain statements regarding plans and expectations for the future that constitute forward-looking statements within The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements are based on the Fund's current plans and expectations, are not guarantees of future results or performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are as of the date of this release only; the Fund undertakes no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully consider all such factors.
About the FundThe Fund is a closed-end investment company product. Except pursuant to a Tender Offer, common shares of the Fund are only available for purchase/sale on the NYSE at the current market price. Shares may trade at a discount to NAV. Shares of the Fund are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Shares of the Fund involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal. For more complete information about the Fund, including risks, charges, and expenses, please see the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports or contact your financial adviser.
About MFS Investment ManagementEstablished in 1924, MFS is an active, global investment manager with investment offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. We employ a uniquely collaborative approach to build better insights for our clients. Our investment approach has three core elements: integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management. As of June 30, 2017, MFS manages US $462.1 billion in assets on behalf of individual and institutional investors worldwide. Please visit
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