EIF Prospectus - Bright Directions

MFS Value Fund
to pay „„qualified higher education expenses‟‟ are tax-free for
federal income tax purposes. State and local income taxes may still
apply. These tax benefits are not available to 529 shares that are not
owned through a qualifying section 529 tuition program.
Withdrawals of earnings that are not used for the designated
beneficiary‟s qualified higher education expenses generally are
subject not only to federal income tax but also to a 10% penalty tax
(unless such amounts are transferred within sixty (60) days to
another tuition program for the same designated beneficiary or
another designated beneficiary who is a member of the family of the
designated beneficiary with respect to which the distribution was
made and certain other conditions are satisfied). The 10% penalty
tax will not apply to distributions made under certain circumstances,
including certain distributions made after the designated beneficiary
dies, becomes disabled, or receives a scholarship or other tax-free
payment for educational expenses that does not exceed the amount
of the distribution. Distributions attributable to contributions to the
tuition program (including the portion of any rollover from another
tuition program that is attributable to contributions to that program)
are not subject to tax.
You are urged to consult your own tax adviser for information about
the federal, state, and local tax consequences of your investment in
the fund‟s 529 share classes.
Provision of Financial Reports and Summary
Prospectuses
The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates
its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending
duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the
fund‟s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may
be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential
address on the fund‟s records. However, any shareholder may
contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone
number) to request that copies of these reports and summary
prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.
Additional Information on Fees and Expenses and
Performance
Fees and Expenses
The annual fund operating expenses shown in “Fees and Expenses”
are based on annualized expenses reported during the fund's most
recently completed fiscal year expressed as a percentage of the
fund‟s average net assets during the period. Annual fund operating
expenses have not been adjusted to reflect the fund's current asset
size. In general, annual fund operating expenses, expressed as a
percentage of the fund‟s assets, increase as the fund‟s assets
decrease. Annual fund operating expenses will likely vary from year
to year.
Performance Information
All performance information shown in the “Class A Bar Chart” and
the “Performance Table” reflects any applicable fee and expense
waivers in effect during the periods shown; without these, the
performance would have been lower.
From time to time, the fund may receive proceeds from litigation
settlements, without which performance would be lower.
The fund commenced operations on January 2, 1996 with the
offering of Class A shares, and subsequently offered Class I shares
on January 2, 1997; Class B shares on November 4, 1997; Class C
shares on November 5, 1997; Class 529A, Class 529B, and Class
529C shares on July 31, 2002; Class R2 shares on October 31,
2003; Class R1, Class R3, and Class R4 shares on April 1, 2005;
and Class R5 shares on May 1, 2006.
In the "Performance Table," performance for each of Class R1,
Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, and Class R5 shares includes the
performance of the fund‟s Class I shares, adjusted to take into
account differences in sales loads and class specific operating
expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees), if any, for periods prior to their
offering.
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