MFS Municipal Income Trust Portfolio Issues Updated Portfolio Information

Business Wire,  June 6, 2008  

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BOSTON -- MFS Investment Management([R]) (MFS([R])) announced updated portfolio information for MFS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: MFM). Below is listed the percent of securities which are callable per year, the ten states to which the fund has its largest exposures, its average coupon and Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) exposure.

% of Securities Callable by Year  <  <  <



2008                              <  <  <


13%
2009                              <  <  <


4%
2010                              <  <  <


7%
2011                              <  <  <


7%
2012                              <  <  <


7%
2013                              <  <  <


3%
2014                              <  <  <


3%
2015                              <  <  <


3%
2016                              <  <  <


8%
2017                              <  <  <


14%
2018                              <  <  <


2%
2019                              <  <  <


1%
                                  <  <  <



Top 10 State-level Exposure       <  <  <



Texas                             <  <  <


16%
Florida                           <  <  <


15%
New York                          <  <  <


13%
Pennsylvania                      <  <  <


10%
Colorado                          <  <  <


10%
Ohio                              <  <  <


9%
California                        <  <  <


8%
Illinois                          <  <  <


7%
Louisiana                         <  <  <


7%
New Jersey                        <  <  <


5%
                                  <  <  <



Ave coupon                        <  <  <


6%
AMT exposure                      <  <  <


35%
                                  <  <  <



Data as of April 30, 2008         <  <  <

A small portion of income may be subject to state, federal, and/or alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to a capital gains tax.

Investors who want to make changes to their accounts should contact their financial advisor, brokerage firm, or other nominee with whom the shares are registered. If shares are registered with the funds' transfer agent, Computershare, the transfer agent may be contacted directly at 800-637-2304, or www.computershare.com.

MFS manages $184 billion in assets on behalf of more than 5 million individual and institutional investors worldwide as of March 31, 2008. The company traces its origins to 1924 and the creation of America's first mutual fund.

The Trust is a closed-end investment product. Shares of the Trust are only available for purchase/sale, at the current market price on the NYSE. Shares may trade at a discount to NAV. The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.

MFS Fund Distributors Inc.

500 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02109

14552

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