MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for October 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 Trust
Distribution period: October 2018
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.05820

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 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 $ 0.02921 50 % $ 0.32113 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 0.02899     50 %       0.33515     51 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.05820 100 % $ 0.65628 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 09-30-2018

5.61

%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 09-30-2018

8.02

%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 09-30-2018

1.26

%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 09-30-2018

7.53

%

 

MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2018
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02861

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 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 $ 0.01000 35 % $ 0.11422 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 0.01861     65 %       0.21099     65 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.02861 100 % $ 0.32521 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 09-30-2018

1.96

%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 09-30-2018

7.20

%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 09-30-2018

-1.11

%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 09-30-2018

6.82

%

 

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund
Distribution period: October 2018
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02056

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 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 $ 0.01216 59 % $ 0.13340 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

0.00840     41 %       0.09901     43 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.02056 100 % $ 0.23241 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 09-30-2018

6.10

%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 09-30-2018

9.53

%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 09-30-2018

0.55

%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 09-30-2018

8.97

%

 

MFS Intermediate Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2018
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02900

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 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 $ 0.00867 30 % $ 0.09789 27 %
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 0.02033     70 %       0.26414     73 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.02900 100 % $ 0.36203 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 09-30-2018

2.35

%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 09-30-2018

8.53

%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 09-30-2018

-0.46

%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 09-30-2018

8.87

%

 

MFS Multimarket Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2018
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04144

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 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 $ 0.02073 50 % $ 0.25062 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 0.02071     50 %       0.26201     51 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.04144 100 % $ 0.51263 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 09-30-2018

5.51

%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 09-30-2018

8.01

%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 09-30-2018

0.98

%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 09-30-2018

8.25

%

 

MFS Special Value Trust
Distribution period: October 2018
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04731

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 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 $ 0.01407 30 % $ 0.16205 28 %
Net Realized ST Cap Gains 0.00000 0 % 0.00000 0 %
Net Realized LT Cap Gains 0.00000 0 % 0.09113 16 %
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source 0.03324     70 %       0.32883     56 %
Total (per common share) $ 0.04731 100 % $ 0.58201 100 %
 
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 09-30-2018

6.25

%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 09-30-2018

10.08

%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 09-30-2018

2.33

%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 09-30-2018

10.34

%

 

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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