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<TYPE>EX-99.77Q2 ITEM 405
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                                  SUB-ITEM 77Q2

Based  solely  on a review  of the  copies  of  Forms 3, 4 and 5 and  amendments
thereto  furnished to MFS Charter Income Trust (the "Trust") with respect to its
most recent  fiscal year for  Trustees,  directors  and certain  officers of the
Trust and MFS and greater than ten percent beneficial owners, the Trust believes
all Section 16(a) filing  requirements  were made on a timely basis,  except for
the following filings:  John Addeo (Portfolio  Manager) made a Form 3 and a Form
3A filing for the Trust on March 3, 2006 and March 6, 2006, respectively;  Scott
B. Richards  (Portfolio  Manager) made a Form 3 filing for the Trust on March 3,
2006; Matthew W. Ryan (Portfolio Manager) made a Form 3 and a Form 3A filing for
the Trust on March 3, 2006 and March 6,  2006,  respectively;  Robert E.  Butler
(Trustee) made a Form 4 (Changes of Beneficial  Ownership)  filing for the Trust
on June 29, 2006;  Elaine R. Smith (Former  Trustee) made a Form 4 (Statement of
Changes of Beneficial  Ownership)  filing for the Trust on December 14, 2005. To
the extent  that any Form 3, 3A and 4 filings  were not made on a timely  basis,
certain Form 5 (Annual  Statement of Changes of  Beneficial  Ownership)  filings
were not filed on a timely basis as well.
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