MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for three of its closed-end funds for February 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: February 2012
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04456

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 $ 0.01827 41 % $ 0.07072 40 %
Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00006 0 % 0.00007 0 %
Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.01148 26 % 0.01630 9 %
Return of Capital 0.01475     33 %       0.09151     51 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.04456 100 % $ 0.17860 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 1-31-2012           6.59 %
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 1-31-2012 8.45 %
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 1-31-2012 1.50 %
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 1-31-2012 2.13 %
 

MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: February 2012
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04237

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 $ 0.02082 49 % $ 0.06250 49 %
Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00178 4 % 0.00178 1 %
Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0 % 0.00000 0 %
Return of Capital 0.01977     47 %       0.06306     50 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.04237 100 % $ 0.12734 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 1-31-2012           6.94 %
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 1-31-2012 7.22 %
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 1-31-2012 1.65 %
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 1-31-2012 1.81 %
 

MFS Special Value Trust
Distribution period: February 2012
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.05592

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

 

% Breakdown of
current distribution

Current
distribution

Net Investment Income $ 0.03038 54 % $ 0.13416 61 %
Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0 % 0.00000 0 %
Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.02554 46 % 0.05545 25 %
Return of Capital 0.00000     0 %       0.03012     14 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.05592 100 % $ 0.21973 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 1-31-2012           3.08 %
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 1-31-2012 9.90 %
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 1-31-2012 3.26 %
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 1-31-2012 3.24 %
 

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 $265.5 billion in assets on behalf of individual and institutional investors worldwide as of January 31, 2012. 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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