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<TYPE>EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB
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<FILENAME>q177a.txt
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                                EXHIBIT 77Q1 (a)

A copy of the Amendment to the By-Laws dated August 8, 2001 are  incorporated by
reference to MFS Series Trust I (File Nos. 33-7638 and 811-4777)  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 39 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on December 28, 2001.

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