MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for November 2017: MFS® Charter Income Trust (NYSE: MCR), MFS® Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE: MGF), MFS® Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE: CIF), MFS® Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN), MFS® Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE: MMT) and MFS® Special Value Trust (NYSE: MFV). This information also can be obtained by visiting MFS.com by clicking on Products & Performance > Closed End Funds > Dividend Source Information.

MFS Charter Income TrustDistribution period: December 2017Distribution amount per share: $ 0.06182

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

               

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

   

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.03096 50% $ 0.03096 50% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.03086     50%     0.03086     50% Total (per common share) $ 0.06182 100% $ 0.06182 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2017     5.77% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2017 8.01% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2017 9.02% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2017 0.67%

MFS Government Markets Income TrustDistribution period: December 2017Distribution amount per share: $ 0.03085

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

               

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

   

% Breakdown of

the totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.01112 36% $ 0.01112 36% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.01973     64%     0.01973     64% Total (per common share) $ 0.03085 100% $ 0.03085 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2017     1.66% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2017 7.29% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2017 2.50% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2017 0.61%

MFS Intermediate High Income FundDistribution period: December 2017Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02215

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

               

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

   

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.01248 56% $ 0.01248 56% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.00967     44%     0.00967     44% Total (per common share) $ 0.02215 100% $ 0.02215 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2017     7.23% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2017 9.53% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2017 11.09% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2017 0.79%

MFS Intermediate Income TrustDistribution period: December 2017Distribution amount per share: $ 0.03142

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

               

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

   

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.00759 24% $ 0.01518 24% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00361 11% 0.00361 6% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.02022     65%     0.04432     70% Total (per common share) $ 0.03142 100% $ 0.06311 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2017     2.27% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2017 8.55% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2017 -0.37% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2017 1.43%

MFS Multimarket Income TrustDistribution period: December 2017Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04420

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

               

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

   

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.02232 50% $ 0.04410 50% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.02188     50%     0.04467     50% Total (per common share) $ 0.04420 100% $ 0.08877 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2017     5.58% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2017 8.01% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2017 -0.03% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2017 1.34%

MFS Special Value TrustDistribution period: December 2017Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04978

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

               

Total cumulativedistributions for the

fiscal year to date

   

% Breakdown of thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

 

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Currentdistribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.01386 28% $ 0.02772 28% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.03592     72%     0.07241     72% Total (per common share) $ 0.04978 100% $ 0.10013 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2017     7.88% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2017 9.94% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2017 0.48% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2017 1.67%

The above funds have adopted a managed distribution plan. Under a managed distribution plan, to the extent that sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution level. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s investment performance from the amount of the fund’s distributions or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution plan.

The Board of the fund may amend the terms of the plan or terminate the plan at any time without prior notice to the fund's shareholders. The amendment or termination of a plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the fund’s common shares. The plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board. With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and estimated composition of the distribution and other related information.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund’s investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. The fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that shareholders invested in the fund is paid back to them. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. Any such returns of capital will decrease the fund's total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make the level of distributions called for under its plan, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

About MFS Investment ManagementEstablished in 1924, MFS is an active, global asset 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 November 30, 2017, MFS manages US $486.9 billion in assets on behalf of individual and institutional investors worldwide. Please visit mfs.com for more information.

The Funds are closed-end Funds. Common shares of the Funds are only available for purchase/sale on the NYSE at the current market price (NYSE-MKT for MFS California Municipal Fund). Shares may trade at a discount to NAV.

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