MFS Series Trust XII

05/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/28/2026 07:09

Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497)

SUPPLEMENT TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The date of this supplement is May 28, 2026.

For the MFS® Funds listed below:

MFS® CORE BOND FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2060 FUND

MFS® CORPORATE BOND FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2065 FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2030 FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2070 FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2035 FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® INCOME FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2040 FUND

MFS® LIMITED MATURITY FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2045 FUND

MFS® MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2050 FUND

MFS® TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

MFS® LIFETIME® 2055 FUND

Effective May 22, 2026, MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund was reorganized into MFS Lifetime Income Fund. Effective May 22, 2026, all references and information related to MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund are hereby deleted in their entirety.

Effective immediately, the sub-sections entitled "Ownership of Fund Shares" and "Other Accounts" under the main heading entitled "APPENDIX D - PORTFOLIO MANAGER(S)" are hereby restated, with respect to MFS Core Bond Fund and MFS Corporate Bond Fund only, as follows:

Ownership of Fund Shares

The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Fund's portfolio manager(s) (including the value of any deferred cash award which is based on the performance of the Fund) as of the Fund's fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. The following dollar ranges apply:

N. None

A. $1 - $10,000

B. $10,001 - $50,000

C. $50,001 - $100,000

D. $100,001 - $500,000

E. $500,001 - $1,000,000

F. Over $1,000,000

Fund

Portfolio Manager

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund

MFS Core Bond Fund

Philipp Burgener1

N

Alexander Mackey

N

Joshua Marston

N

MFS Corporate Bond Fund

Alexander Mackey

N

John Mitchell

D

Gaetan Poirier1

N

1 Became a portfolio manager of the Fund after the date referenced above; therefore, information is as of April 30, 2026.

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Other Accounts

In addition to the Fund, each portfolio manager of the Fund is named as a portfolio manager of certain other accounts managed or sub-advised by MFS or an affiliate. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of registered investment companies are not considered separate accounts for purposes of number of accounts and total assets managed. The number and assets of these accounts were as follows as of the Fund's fiscal year ended April 30, 2025:

Fund

Portfolio Manager

Category of Accounts Managed

Number of Accounts

Total Assets

MFS Core Bond Fund

Philipp Burgener1

Registered Investment Companies2

14

$25.4 billion

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

8

$2.6 billion

Other Accounts

9

$1.8 billion

Alexander Mackey

Registered Investment Companies2

19

$39.2 billion

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

5

$3.1 billion

Other Accounts

5

$474.8 million

Joshua Marston

Registered Investment Companies2

12

$28.0 billion

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

9

$3.9 billion

Other Accounts

16

$2.0 billion

MFS Corporate Bond Fund

Alexander Mackey

Registered Investment Companies2

19

$39.2 billion

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

5

$3.1 billion

Other Accounts

5

$474.8 million

John Mitchell

Registered Investment Companies2

8

$9.7 billion

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

10

$3.3 billion

Other Accounts

8

$2.1 billion

Gaetan Poirier1

Registered Investment Companies2

3

$6.3 billion

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

2

$618.6 million

Other Accounts

11

$1.1 billion

1 Became a portfolio manager of the Fund after the date referenced above; therefore, information is as of April 30, 2026.

2 Includes the Fund.

Advisory fees were not based upon performance of any of the accounts identified in the table above.

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