Company: MMT
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000930413-25-003631
Chunk: 55

Company: MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 55
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 such Trust approve the New Board Proposal, in addition to certain other Transaction Conditions. With respect to Transaction Condition (d), under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Proposed Board and Management Changes will not take effect for MMT unless the Reorganizations of MIN and MCR, respectively, with and into MMT have occurred, and the Proposed Board and Management Changes will not take effect for MFM unless the Reorganization of CXE with and into MFM has occurred. The Transaction is contingent upon each Transaction Condition being satisfied. If any Transaction Condition is not satisfied for a Trust, the Transaction will not be completed for such Trust, in which case MFS will continue to serve as such Trust’s investment adviser.

If the necessary approvals are obtained, each New Management Agreement will be effective on or about the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, MFS will cease to serve as investment adviser to each Trust, and Aberdeen will commence serving as investment adviser to each Trust. If the Transaction is not completed for any reason, MFS will continue as the investment adviser to each Trust.

Benefits of the New Management Agreements

Potential benefits of each New Management Agreement to shareholders of the applicable Trust include: (i) the opportunity to be part of a broad closed-end fund platform from a global and independent organization with a focus on continuing and expanding its asset management business in general and its U.S.-registered closed-end fund business in particular; and (ii) for MFM, management by Aberdeen’s municipals team; and (iii) and for MMT, management by Aberdeen’s multi-sector team; and (iv) for each Combined Fund, application of Aberdeen’s proposed expense limitation arrangement is expected to result in total annual fund operating expenses that are the same or lower on a Managed Assets basis, as compared to the relevant Trust for a period of at least two years from the date on which Aberdeen begins managing the Combined Fund.The implementation of the Trusts’ investment objective and
investment policies and strategies by Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Investment Team may vary materially compared to the investment
process currently employed by MFS in managing the Trusts. This may cause holdings and other portfolio attributes of a Trust to
vary significantly from those historically experienced by such Trust.

With respect to MMT, Aberdeen hasmulti-sector credit experience dating back to 1994 with an asset allocation policy that is
constantly evolving. Aberdeen has an experienced skilled fixed income team with full access to leverage Aberdeen affiliates’
credit platform globally providing access to teams that utilize independent and in-depth credit research. Aberdeen has