MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for July 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 & Strategies > Closed End Funds > Dividend Source Information.

MFS Charter Income TrustDistribution period: July 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.05845

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.

               

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Net Investment Income $ 0.02943 50% $ 0.23655 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 0.02902     50%     0.24481     51% Total (per common share) $ 0.05845 100% $ 0.48136 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 06-30-2018 5.59% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 06-30-2018 8.03% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 06-30-2018 -0.63% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 06-30-2018 5.51%  

MFS Government Markets Income TrustDistribution period: July 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02904

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.

               

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Net Investment Income $ 0.01082 37% $ 0.08469 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 0.01822     63%     0.15405     65% Total (per common share) $ 0.02904 100% $ 0.23874 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 06-30-2018 2.12% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 06-30-2018 7.24% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 06-30-2018 -0.95% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 06-30-2018 4.96%  

MFS Intermediate High Income FundDistribution period: July 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02058

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.

               

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Net Investment Income $ 0.01210 59% $ 0.09732 57% 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 0.00848     41%     0.07349     43% Total (per common share) $ 0.02058 100% $ 0.17081 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 06-30-2018 6.13% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 06-30-2018 9.57% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 06-30-2018 -2.19% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 06-30-2018 6.62%  

MFS Intermediate Income TrustDistribution period: July 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02959

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.

               

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Net Investment Income $ 0.00859 29% $ 0.07194 26% 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 0.02083     71%     0.20256     74% Total (per common share) $ 0.02942 100% $ 0.27450 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 06-30-2018 2.42% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 06-30-2018 8.51% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 06-30-2018 -1.07% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 06-30-2018 6.61%  

MFS Multimarket Income TrustDistribution period: July 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04165

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.

               

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Net Investment Income $ 0.02049 49% $ 0.18952 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 0.02116     51%     0.19850     51% Total (per common share) $ 0.04165 100% $ 0.38802 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 06-30-2018 5.52% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 06-30-2018 8.02% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 06-30-2018 -0.92% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 06-30-2018 6.23%  

MFS Special Value TrustDistribution period: July 2018Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04700

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.

               

Currentdistribution

% Breakdown ofcurrent distribution

Total cumulativedistributions for thefiscal year to date

% Breakdown ofthe totalcumulativedistributions forthe fiscal year todate

Net Investment Income $ 0.01350 29% $ 0.12114 28% Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0% Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00885 19% 0.08259 19% Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.02465     52%     0.23655     53% Total (per common share) $ 0.04700 100% $ 0.44028 100%   Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 06-30-2018 6.29% Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 06-30-2018 10.07% Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 06-30-2018 -0.74% Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 06-30-2018 7.86%  

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 June 30, 2018, MFS manages US $474.1 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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