MFS Government Markets Income Trust and MFS Intermediate Income Trust Announce Effective Date for the Change of Investment Adviser
MFS Investment Management (“MFS”) announced today that effective after market close on July 2, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), abrdn Inc. (“Aberdeen”), the US Subsidiary of Aberdeen Investments, the global specialist asset manager, will replace MFS as the investment adviser of the MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE: MGF) and the MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Additionally on the Effective Date, five new trustees will be appointed to each Fund’s Board of Trustees and each Fund’s current trustees will resign.
Following the Effective Date, it is intended that MGF’s name will change from “MFS Government Markets Income Trust” to “Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund”, and MIN’s name will change from “MFS Intermediate Income Trust” to “Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund”.
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