Company: CIF
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001683863-25-000338
Chunk: 47

Company: MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 47
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closed-end fund, the Fund is unlikely to experience meaningful asset growth.  As a result, the Trustees did not view the potential for realization of economies of scale as the Fund’s assets grow to be a
material factor in their deliberations.  The Trustees noted that they would consider economies of scale in the future in the event the Fund experiences significant asset growth, such as through an offering of
preferred shares (which is not currently contemplated) or a material increase in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

The Trustees also considered
information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’
methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.

After reviewing these and other
factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund represent reasonable
compensation in light of the services being provided by MFS to the Fund.

In addition, the Trustees considered
MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund.  The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services
industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing
investment companies.  In this regard, the

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Trustees also considered the financial resources of
MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc.  The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as
other accounts.

The Trustees also considered the
nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative services provided to the Fund by MFS under agreements other than the investment advisory agreement.  The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality
of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’
interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians.  The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS