MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for April 2018: 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: April 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.05965

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 thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.03005 50% $ 0.14892 49% 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 0.02960   50%   0.15576   51% Total (per common share) $ 0.05965 100% $ 0.30468 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 03-31-2018     5.11% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 03-31-2018 8.02% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 03-31-2018 -0.69% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 03-31-2018 3.41%  

MFS Government Markets Income TrustDistribution period: April 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02956

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 thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.01041 35% $ 0.05268 35% 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 0.01915   65%   0.09846   65% Total (per common share) $ 0.02956 100% $ 0.15114 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 03-31-2018     1.56% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 03-31-2018 7.24% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 03-31-2018 -1.03% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 03-31-2018 3.08%  

MFS Intermediate High Income FundDistribution period: April 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02103

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 thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.01225 58% $ 0.06115 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 0.00878   42%   0.04742   44% Total (per common share) $ 0.02103 100% $ 0.10857 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 03-31-2018     5.77% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 03-31-2018 9.56% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 03-31-2018 -2.31% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 03-31-2018 4.11%  

MFS Intermediate Income TrustDistribution period: April 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.03008

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 of thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.00755 25% $ 0.04533 24% 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 0.02253   75%   0.14025   76% Total (per common share) $ 0.03008 100% $ 0.18558 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 03-31-2018     2.06% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 03-31-2018 8.49% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 03-31-2018 -0.98% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 03-31-2018 4.37%  

MFS Multimarket Income TrustDistribution period: April 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04249

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 of thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.02160 51% $ 0.12821 49% 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 0.02089   49%   0.13395   51% Total (per common share) $ 0.04249 100% $ 0.26216 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 03-31-2018     4.87% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 03-31-2018 8.02% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 03-31-2018 -1.05% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 03-31-2018 4.12%  

MFS Special Value TrustDistribution period: April 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04842

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 of thetotal cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.01338 28% $ 0.07906 27% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.01780 37% 0.05703 19% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.01724   35%   0.16218   54% Total (per common share) $ 0.04842 100% $ 0.29827 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 03-31-2018     6.29% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 03-31-2018 10.12% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 03-31-2018 -0.79% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 03-31-2018 5.20%  

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.

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Established 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 March 31, 2018, MFS manages US $482.2 billion in assets on behalf of individual and institutional investors worldwide. Please visit mfs.com for more information.

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