MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) is announcing changes to the portfolio management team of MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN) ("the Fund"), a closed end fund. Effective today, Geoffrey Schechter and Alexander Mackey will join Erik Weisman on the portfolio management team. Schechter will be the lead portfolio manager and Mackey will focus on investment grade debt. Erik Weisman will continue to be a member of the portfolio management team, focused on sovereign debt. Former portfolio management team member James Calmas has left MFS.

Schechter has been an MFS portfolio manager since 1993, Weisman joined the portfolio management team of MIN in 2004, and Mackey has been a fixed income research analyst since 2004. The team is supported by MFS' entire team of fixed income investment professionals.

There are no changes to the Fund's investment objective or investment strategy as a result of these changes.

About MFS Investment Management
Established in 1924, MFS is an active, global investment 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 December 31, 2016, MFS manages US$425.6 billion in assets on behalf of individual and institutional investors worldwide. Please visit mfs.com for more information.

Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in a Fund’s performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed-end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of a Fund’s investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of a Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of a Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.

The fund is a closed-end investment product. Common shares of the fund are only available for purchase/sale on the NYSE at the current market price. Shares may trade at a discount to NAV.

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