Company: MMT
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000930413-25-003631
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Company: MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: PRE 14A
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 proxy statement for common shareholders of each Trust and preferred shareholders of MFM and contains information about the upcoming
shareholder meeting and the Proposals that common shareholders of each Trust and preferred shareholders of MFM should know before
voting.

Shareholders should consider retaining the
Proxy Statement for future reference.

| 2. | Why is a shareholder                                         
 meeting being held, and what is being proposed for approval? |

On December
10, 2025, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“”) and Aberdeen and, for the purposes specified therein,
Aberdeen Group plc, entered into a purchase agreement (the “”) pursuant to which Aberdeen
will acquire certain assets and liabilities related to MFS’ business of providing investment management services with respect
to the assets of the Trusts and certain other registered investment companies (the “”) if certain closed-end
fund reorganizations into the Trusts are approved, and upon satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions. Under the Purchase
Agreement, MFS has agreed to transfer to Aberdeen, in exchange for a cash payment at the closing of the Transaction (as defined
below) and subject to certain conditions and exceptions, (i) all right, title and interest of MFS in and to the books and records
relating to the Business of the Trusts; (ii); the historical investment performance records of the funds being reorganized; and
(iii) the goodwill of the Business (the “”).

The Trusts are not a party
to the Purchase Agreement. However, the consummation of the Transaction with respect to each Trust is subject to certain conditions,
including, but not limited to, approval of certain Reorganizations by shareholders of the applicable Target Funds, as described
in Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statements mailed to Target Fund shareholders (each, a “”),
and approval by shareholders of such Trust of the Proposals, namely (i) its Share Issuance Proposal, (ii) the New Management Agreement
Proposal, and (iii) the New Board Proposal.

The Board of Trustees (the “”)
of each Trust has approved the Reorganization of each Target Fund into the corresponding Trust and the Proposals, subject to approval
by the common shareholders and, as applicable, preferred shareholders of each Trust of the Proposals and certain other conditions.
Accordingly, at the joint special meeting of shareholders of each Trust, expected to be held on [March 11, 2026] (the “”), common and preferred shareholders, as applicable, of each Trust will be