MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for three of its closed-end funds for January 2012: MFS® Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN), MFS® Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE: MGF) 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 Intermediate Income Trust
Distribution period: January 2012
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04441

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. The fund's fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

               

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown
of the total
cumulative
distributions
for the fiscal
year to date

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

Net Investment Income

$0.01868

42%

$0.05285

39%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00001 0%

0.00001

0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0% 0.00482 4%
Return of Capital 0.02572     58%     0.07636     57%
Total (per common share)

$0.04441

100%

$0.13404

100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 12-31-2011       6.27%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 12-31-2011 8.49%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 12-31-2011 0.16%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 12-31-2011 2.13%
 

MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: January 2012
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04239

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. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

               

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown
of the total
cumulative
distributions
for the fiscal
year to date

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

Net Investment Income

$0.02085

49%

$0.04170

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 0.02154     51%     0.04327     51%
Total (per common share)

$0.04239

100%

$0.08497

100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 12-31-2011       6.78%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 12-31-2011 7.24%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 12-31-2011 0.89%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 12-31-2011 1.21%
 

MFS Special Value Trust
Distribution period: January 2012
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.05473

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. The fund's fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

               

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of the
total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

Net Investment Income

$0.03256

59%

$0.10597

65%
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 0.02217     41%     0.05784     35%
Total (per common share)

$0.05473

100%

$0.16381

100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 12-31-2011       2.83%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 12-31-2011 9.94%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 12-31-2011 -0.13%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 12-31-2011 2.48%
 

Shareholders should not necessarily draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund may estimate that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of shareholders' distributions may be 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 shareholders. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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 the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send shareholders Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell shareholders how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

MFS manages approximately $253.2 billion in assets on behalf of individual and institutional investors worldwide as of December 31, 2011. The company traces its origins to 1924 and the creation of America's first "open-end" mutual fund.

The Trusts are closed-end investment products. Shares of the Trusts are only available for purchase/sale, at the current market price, on the NYSE, with the exception of the MFS California Municipal Fund which is available for purchase only on the American Stock Exchange. Shares may trade at a discount to NAV.

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