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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 a strong
buy and sell discipline, which is driven by fundamental credit analysis with risk management fully integrated into the investment
process to seek to limit downside risk.

With respect to MFM, Aberdeen has municipal expertise which dates back to the 1980s and over $1.4 billion of municipal securities’ assets under management in municipal strategy as of September 30, 2025.Aberdeen’s municipal fixed income team has
access to the Aberdeen affiliates’ credit platform globally from which they can leverage the independent and in-depth credit
research to choose investments. Aberdeen’s municipal team has strong buy and sell discipline driven by fundamental credit
analysis with risk management fully integrated into the investment process to seek to mitigate downside risk. Aberdeen’s
size also allows it to be nimble in the market and take advantage of opportunities that may be inaccessible to larger investors.

Aberdeen views closed-end funds as a strategic growth area. Aberdeen’s U.S. closed-end fund business has been developed through initial public offering (“ IPO”) and secondary market fund raising, but primarily from targeted acquisition as opposed to development through IPO and secondary market fund raising. Aberdeen is resourced to support all areas of administration, marketing, operations, legal, company secretarial and risk management.

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The Board received information about the estimated portfolio turnover of each Trust after its respective Reorganizations close to align the assets received with the strategy of the respective Trust.

Terms of the Transaction

On [December 10, 2025], MFS, Aberdeen and, for the purposes specified therein, Aberdeen Group plc, entered into the Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Aberdeen will acquire certain assets and liabilities related to the Business of each Trust if: (1) certain closed-end fund reorganization (as described in separate Target Fund Prospectus/Proxy Statements) are approved; (2) Aberdeen becomes the investment adviser of such Trust pursuant to the applicable New Management Agreement; (3) the New Board is elected to oversee the Trust; and (4) certain other Transaction Conditions are satisfied or waived.

Under the Purchase Agreement, MFS has agreed to transfer to Aberdeen, in exchange for a cash payment at the closing of the Transaction 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 Trusts are not party to the Purchase Agreement.
However, the