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<TYPE>EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB
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                               EXHIBIT 77Q1 (a)

A copy of the Amendment to the By-Laws dated January 1, 2002 are incorporated
by reference to MFS Series Trust V (File Nos. 2-38613 and 811-2031)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on January 28, 2002

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