SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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MFS Series Trust I
MFS Series Trust II
MFS Series Trust III
MFS Series Trust IV
MFS Series Trust V
MFS Series Trust VI
MFS Series Trust VII
MFS Series Trust VIII
MFS Series Trust IX
MFS Series Trust X
MFS Series Trust XI
MFS Municipal Series Trust
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
Massachusetts Investors Trust
MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund
MFS Government Securities Fund
MFS Growth Opportunities Fund
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M F S(SM)
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT(R)
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-3741
February 7, 2005
Dear Shareholder:
I am writing to ask for your vote on important matters affecting your fund.
A shareholders' meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2005. At the
meeting, all shareholders are being asked to vote on the election of trustees.
In addition, shareholders of Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund and
MFS(R) Municipal Limited Maturity Fund are being asked to vote on proposals
regarding those funds' investment policies.
While you are, of course, welcome to join us at the shareholders' meeting on
March 23, 2005, most shareholders vote by telephone, over the Internet, or by
filling out, signing, and returning the enclosed proxy card.
Your vote makes a difference. No matter what the size of your investment, your
vote is important. The trustees of your fund recommend that you vote for the
proposals, but however you decide to vote, it is important that you take the
time to do so. By voting early, you can help save your fund the expense of
additional mailings to solicit shareholder votes.
Information regarding the proposals is available in the proxy statement. There
are three convenient ways to vote: by telephone, over the Internet, or by
filling out, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card. Voting instructions
are provided on the proxy card.
If you have any questions, please contact your investment professional. For
questions regarding the election of trustees only, call 1-877-383-7949 any
business day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. For questions regarding the
investment policy proposals only, call Georgeson Shareholder Communications at
1-877-288-6189. Thank you for your prompt vote.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert J. Manning
Robert J. Manning
President
MFS Family of Funds(R)
MFS-PRX-INS-2/05/2.7MM
MFS Script
Hello. My name is ______. May I please speak with _____? I'm calling regarding
your current investment in the (fund name) Briefly, I wanted to be sure you
received a proxy card for the (meeting type) meeting of Shareholders to be held
on (meeting date). Has that arrived?
If no - The Proxy Materials were mailed on or about [MAILDATE].
When you receive them if you could return them it would be greatly appreciated.
If yes - Have you had a chance to return that?
If yes - Thank you very much for your prompt response. Have a nice
day/evening.
If no - Are you interested in voting over the phone today?
If no - Thank you for your time. If you could take a minute
to vote your proxy soon, it will be much appreciated.
If yes - Would you like to register a vote along with the
recommendations of the Board?
If no - I could quickly review the proposals and assist you
in registering your vote today. Would that be OK?
If no - Thank you for your time. If you could take a
minute to vote your proxy soon, it will be much
appreciated.
If yes - (after review), would you like to register a vote
along with the recommendations of the Board?
If no - Thank you for your time. If you could take a
minute to vote your proxy soon, it will be much
appreciated.
If yes - I am recording your _vote and will send you a
printed confirmation to (address). For confirmation purposes, may I
have the city, state and zip code that we'll be mailing your
confirmation to?
After response- Thank you for your time and your vote Mr./Mrs. ________
have a good day/evening!
If additional investments -
Mr./Mrs.____, I see that you own additional investments in (list fund names).
Would you like to register a vote on these investments as well?
If no - Thank you for your time and your vote. If you could take a
minute to vote your other proxy cards, it will be much appreciated
If yes - Would you like to vote along with the recommendation of your board on
each investment?
If no- I could quickly review the proposals and assist you in
registering your vote today. Would that be OK? If no - Thank you for
your time. If you could take a minute vote your other proxy cards, it
will be much appreciated
If yes - (after review), would you like to register a vote along with
the recommendations of the Board for each investment?
If no - Thank you for your time. If you could take a minute to vote
your proxy soon, it will be much appreciated
If yes - I am recording your _vote on each investment and will send
you a printed confirmation for each to the address you previously
confirmed. Thank you for your time and your vote Mr./Mrs. ________
have a good day/evening!
Machine Message:
This message is to remind you that a (meeting type) meeting of the (fund name)
is scheduled for (meeting date) . To quickly vote your shares over the
telephone, simply call (GS toll free #). When calling please refer to record
# ___. Representatives are available until 11:00 p.m. eastern time and will be
happy to assist. Your vote is important! Thank you.