0001193125-21-225314.txt : 20210727 0001193125-21-225314.hdr.sgml : 20210727 20210727115122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-225314 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210727 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210727 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MFS MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000751656 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04096 FILM NUMBER: 211116775 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 24TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 18006372929 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 24TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MFS MANAGED MULTI STATE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MFS MANAGED MULTI STATE TAX EXEMPT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890410 0000751656 S000071695 MFS Municipal Intermediate Fund C000227170 Class A MIUAX C000227171 Class I MIUIX C000227172 Class R6 MIURX DEFA14A 1 d207762ddefa14a.htm MFS MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST MFS MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

(RULE 14A-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

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MFS® Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund

(the “Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund”)

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02199

We recently sent you proxy materials regarding a Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on September 16, 2021. Our records indicate that we have not received your vote. We urge you to vote as soon as possible so we can obtain a sufficient number of votes to hold the meeting. By voting now you will help save on the cost of additional mailings and calls to shareholders.

Please Vote Today!

You may think your vote is not important, but your participation is critical to hold the meeting, so please vote immediately. We urge you to vote your proxy now. You and all other Fund shareholders will benefit from your cooperation. If you have already voted, we appreciate your participation, and you may disregard this notice.

The Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund’s Trustees recommend a vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund into the MFS® Municipal Intermediate Fund, all as detailed in your Prospectus/Proxy Statement. A copy of the Prospectus/Proxy Statement may be viewed or downloaded at the website listed on your proxy card that was delivered with the proxy materials. If you have any questions regarding the proposal, or need assistance with voting, you may call Di Costa Partners, the Funds’ proxy solicitor, toll-free at 1-833-892-6628.

 

Your vote is urgently needed!

 

Please vote now to be sure
your vote is received in time
for the

 

September 16, 2021

 

Special Meeting of

 

Shareholders.

 

Voting takes only a few minutes.

 

Thank you for your participation
in this
important matter.

   The Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund has made it very easy for you to vote. Choose one of the following methods:
   LOGO    Vote by Phone by calling 1-833-892-6628 and speaking with a proxy voting specialist today. Our representatives are available weekdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time. You may also call the toll-free number and follow the prompts.
   LOGO    Vote by Internet by visiting the website noted on the proxy voting card included with your proxy materials.
   LOGO    Vote by Mail by completing, signing, and dating the proxy card and returning it in the prepaid return envelope included with your proxy materials.
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