Business Wire | Sep 21, 2020 04:15PM EDT

MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds

Sep. 21, 2020

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 21, 2020--MFS Investment Management(r) (MFS(r)) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for September 2020: MFS(r) Charter Income Trust (NYSE: MCR), MFS(r) Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE: MGF), MFS(r) Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE: CIF), MFS(r) Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN), MFS(r) Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE: MMT) and MFS(r) 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: September 2020 Distribution amount per share: $ 0.05911

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the currentdistribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to datefrom the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-termcapital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital orother capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1^st. Allamounts are expressed per common share.



% Breakdown of Total cumulative the total distributions cumulative Current % Breakdown for the distributions for the distribution of current fiscal year fiscal year to distribution to date date

Net Investment $ 0.03126 53% $ 0.30892 53%Income

Net Realized ST 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Net Realized LT 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Return ofCapital or 0.02785 47% 0.27132 47%Other CapitalSource

Total (per $ 0.05911 100% $ 0.58024 100%common share)

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 7.66%five years ended 8-31-2020

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a 8.02%percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2020

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the 7.19%fiscal year through 8-31-2020

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of 6.56%NAV as of 8-31-2020

MFS Government Markets Income TrustDistribution period: September 2020 Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02930

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the currentdistribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to datefrom the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-termcapital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital orother capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1^st. Allamounts are expressed per common share.

Total % Breakdown of cumulative the total distributions cumulative Current % Breakdown for the distributions for distribution of current fiscal year the fiscal year to distribution to date date

Net Investment $ 0.00910 31% $ 0.08926 31%Income

Net Realized ST 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Net Realized LT 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Return ofCapital or 0.02020 69% 0.20073 69%Other CapitalSource

Total (per $ 0.02930 100% $ 0.28999 100%common share)

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 4.14%five years ended 8-31-2020

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a 7.29%percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2020

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the 9.82%fiscal year through 8-31-2020

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of 6.02%NAV as of 8-31-2020

MFS Intermediate High Income FundDistribution period: September 2020 Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01933

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the currentdistribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to datefrom the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-termcapital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital orother capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1^st. Allamounts are expressed per common share.

Total % Breakdown of cumulative the total distributions cumulative Current % Breakdown of for the distributions for distribution current fiscal year the fiscal year to distribution to date date

Net Investment $ 0.01176 61% $ 0.11563 60%Income

Net Realized ST 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Net Realized LT 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Return ofCapital or 0.00757 39% 0.07576 40%Other CapitalSource

Total (per $ 0.01933 100% $ 0.19139 100%common share)

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 7.10%five years ended 8-31-2020

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a 9.51%percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2020

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the 3.49%fiscal year through 8-31-2020

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of 7.84%NAV as of 8-31-2020

MFS Intermediate Income TrustDistribution period: September 2020 Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02853

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the currentdistribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to datefrom the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-termcapital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital orother capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each November 1^st. Allamounts are expressed per common share.

Total % Breakdown of cumulative the total distributions cumulative Current % Breakdown of for the distributions for distribution current fiscal year the fiscal year to distribution to date date

Net Investment $ 0.00751 26% $ 0.08492 27%Income

Net Realized ST 0.00000 0% 0.01081 3%Cap Gains

Net Realized LT 0.00176 6% 0.02758 9%Cap Gains

Return ofCapital or 0.01926 68% 0.18852 61%Other CapitalSource

Total (per $ 0.02853 100% $ 0.31183 100%common share)

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 4.43%five years ended 8-31-2020

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a 8.54%percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2020

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the 8.38%fiscal year through 8-31-2020

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of 7.78%NAV as of 8-31-2020

MFS Multimarket Income TrustDistribution period: September 2020 Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04211

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the currentdistribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to datefrom the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-termcapital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital orother capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each November 1^st. Allamounts are expressed per common share.

Total % Breakdown of cumulative the total distributions cumulative Current % Breakdown of for the distributions for distribution current fiscal year the fiscal year to distribution to date date

Net Investment $ 0.02402 57% $ 0.26392 58%Income

Net Realized ST 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Net Realized LT 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

Return ofCapital or 0.01809 43% 0.18826 42%Other CapitalSource

Total (per $ 0.04211 100% $ 0.45218 100%common share)

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 7.44%five years ended 8-31-2020

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a 8.02%percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2020

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the 7.23%fiscal year through 8-31-2020

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of 7.18%NAV as of 8-31-2020

MFS Special Value TrustDistribution period: September 2020 Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04411

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the currentdistribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to datefrom the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-termcapital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital orother capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each November 1^st. Allamounts are expressed per common share.

% Breakdown of the total % Breakdown Total cumulative cumulative Current of distributions for the distributions for distribution current fiscal year to date the fiscal year to distribution date

NetInvestment $ 0.01192 27% $ 0.13482 28%Income

NetRealized ST 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%Cap Gains

NetRealized LT 0.00609 14% 0.31715 65%Cap Gains

Return ofCapital orOther 0.02610 59% 0.03707 7%CapitalSource

Total (percommon $ 0.04411 100% $ 0.48904 100%share)

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five 7.71%years ended 8-31-2020

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a 9.97%percentage of month end NAV as 8-31-2020

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal 3.41%year through 8-31-2020

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV 9.21%as of 8-31-2020

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 ManagementIn 1924, MFS launched the first US open-end mutual fund, opening the door to the markets for millions of everyday investors. Today, as a full-service global investment manager serving financial advisors, intermediaries and institutional clients, MFS still serves a single purpose: to create long-term value for clients by allocating capital responsibly. That takes our powerful investment approach combining collective expertise, thoughtful risk management and long-term discipline. Supported by our culture of shared values and collaboration, our teams of diverse thinkers actively debate ideas and assess material risks to uncover what we believe are the best investment opportunities in the market. As of August 31, 2020, MFS manages US$557.0 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 American for MFS California Municipal Fund). Shares may trade at a discount to NAV.

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