MFS INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST N-CSRS
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-05440

MFS INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Christopher R. Bohane

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2018


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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Semiannual Report

April 30, 2018

 

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MFS® Intermediate Income Trust

 

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MANAGED DISTRIBUTION POLICY DISCLOSURE

The MFS Intermediate Income Trust’s (the fund) Board of Trustees adopted a managed distribution policy. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.50% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. The primary purpose of the managed distribution policy is to provide shareholders with a constant, but not guaranteed, fixed minimum rate of distribution each month. You should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution policy. The Board may amend or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time without prior notice to fund shareholders. The amendment or termination of the managed distribution policy could have an adverse effect on the market price of the fund’s shares.

With each distribution, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Please refer to “Tax Matters and Distributions” under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for information regarding the tax character of the fund’s distributions.

Under a managed distribution policy the fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. Any such returns of capital will decrease the fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund’s expense ratio. In addition, in order to make the level of distributions called for under its managed distribution policy, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The fund’s total return in relation to changes in net asset value is presented in the Financial Highlights.

 


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MFS® Intermediate Income Trust

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MIN

 

Letter from the Executive Chairman     1  
Portfolio composition     2  
Portfolio managers’ profiles     4  
Other notes     4  
Portfolio of investments     5  
Statement of assets and liabilities     14  
Statement of operations     15  
Statements of changes in net assets     16  
Financial highlights     17  
Notes to financial statements     19  
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     29  
Proxy voting policies and information     30  
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     30  
Further information     30  
Information about fund contracts and legal claims     31  
Contact information    back cover  

 

NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE



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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

 

Dear Shareholders:

Rising bond yields have led to a measurable uptick in market volatility — a departure from the low-volatility environment that prevailed for much of 2017. In recent months,

against this backdrop, global markets have given back some of the strong gains recorded during 2017 and early 2018. Global economic growth remains robust, notwithstanding signs of a modest slowdown over the past few months, particularly in Europe.

Although the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to gradually raise interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, monetary policy remains accommodative around the world, with many central banks taking only tentative steps toward tighter policies. Newly enacted U.S. tax reforms have been welcomed by equity markets, while emerging market economies have benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar.

Around the world, inflation remains largely subdued, but tight labor markets and solid global demand have investors on the lookout for its potential resurgence. Increased U.S. protectionism is also a growing concern, as investors fear that trade friction could disrupt the synchronized rise in global growth.

As a global investment manager, MFS® strives to create long-term value and protect capital for clients through an active approach and an investment platform built on nearly a century of expertise. To make that long-term value meaningful for clients, we work to align with you on our beliefs, your needs and the time it takes to deliver on your desired outcomes.

Respectfully,

 

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Robert J. Manning

Executive Chairman

MFS Investment Management

June 18, 2018

The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)

 

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Fixed income sectors (i)  
Investment Grade Corporates     43.4%  
U.S. Treasury Securities     38.9%  
Emerging Markets Bonds     3.4%  
Asset-Backed Securities     3.0%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     1.6%  
Mortgage-Backed Securities     1.5%  
Collateralized Debt Obligations     1.2%  
Non-U.S. Government Bonds     1.2%  
Municipal Bonds     1.0%  
High Yield Corporates     0.9%  
U.S. Government Agencies     0.7%  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities     0.6%  
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)  
AAA     6.8%  
AA     3.6%  
A     18.8%  
BBB     25.9%  
BB     0.9%  
CC (o)     0.0%  
D     0.3%  
U.S. Government     38.9%  
Federal Agencies     2.2%  
Cash & Cash Equivalents     2.6%  
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)     3.8  
Average Effective Maturity (m)     4.6 yrs.  
 

 

(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Federal Agencies includes rated and unrated U.S. Agency fixed-income securities, U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities. Not Rated includes fixed income securities and fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies.

 

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Portfolio Composition – continued

 

(d) Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move.
(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
(m) In determining each instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening device (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instrument’s stated maturity.
(o) Less than 0.1%.

Where the fund holds convertible bonds, they are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.

Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.

Percentages are based on net assets as of April 30, 2018.

The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ PROFILES

 

Portfolio Manager   Primary Role   Since   Title and Five Year History
Geoffrey Schechter   Lead Portfolio
Manager
  2017   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1993.
Alexander Mackey   Investment Grade
Debt Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2017   Investment Officer of MFS: employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2001.

Note to Shareholders: Effective November 1, 2017, Erik Weisman is no longer a Portfolio Manager of the Fund.

OTHER NOTES

The fund’s shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. When fund

shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid for them in the event of the fund’s concurrent liquidation.

The fund’s monthly distributions may include a return of capital to shareholders to the extent that the fund’s net investment income and net capital gains, determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, are insufficient to meet the fund’s target annual distribution rate. Distributions that are treated for federal income tax purposes as a return of capital will reduce each shareholder’s basis in his or her shares and, to the extent the return of capital exceeds such basis, will be treated as gain to the shareholder from a sale of shares. It may also result in a recharacterization of what economically represents a return of capital to ordinary income in those situations where a fund has long term capital gains and a capital loss carryforward. Returns of shareholder capital may have the effect of reducing the fund’s assets and increasing the fund’s expense ratio.

The fund’s target annual distribution rate is calculated based on an annual rate of 8.50% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value, not a fixed share price, and the fund’s dividend amount will fluctuate with changes in the fund’s average monthly net assets.

 

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund hereby gives notice that it may from time to time repurchase shares of the fund in the open market at the option of the Board of Trustees and on such terms as the Trustees shall determine.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

4/30/18 (unaudited)

The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.

 

Bonds - 96.7%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 6.4%                 
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, 2016-A, “A2”, 1.82%, 7/15/2024 (n)    $ 93,360     $ 93,182  
Calvary CLO III Ltd., FLR, 3.198% (LIBOR-3mo. + 8.5%), 10/15/2026 (n)      1,998,000       1,997,227  
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, 2016-A4, “A4”, 1.33%, 6/15/2022      1,440,000       1,414,543  
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-1A, “A2”, FLR, 3.043% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.15%), 3/15/2028 (n)      748,355       750,929  
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2017-3A, “A2”, FLR, 2.237% (LIBOR-1mo. + 0.34%), 8/15/2029 (n)      4,826,497       4,827,611  
Colony Starwood Homes, 2016-2A, “A”, FLR, 3.147% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.25%), 12/17/2033 (n)      1,863,189       1,877,493  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-COR2, “A3”, 3.51%, 9/10/2050      1,676,352       1,645,590  
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, 2015-2A, “A”, 2.4%, 2/15/2023 (n)      504,782       504,671  
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2014-34A, “CR”, CLO, FLR, 4.498%     
(LIBOR-3mo. + 2.15%), 10/15/2026 (n)      824,972       829,171  
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 2017-1, “A2”, 2.13%, 7/20/2022 (n)      701,779       698,035  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, 2017-1A, “A”, 1.96%, 3/15/2021 (n)      257,672       256,903  
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 7.966%, 1/05/2023 (i)(z)      157,138       6,180  
Flagship Credit Auto Trust, 2016-1, “A”, 2.77%, 12/15/2020 (n)      114,267       114,294  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-1,“A”, 2.26%, 11/15/2025 (n)      339,000       337,353  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-2,“A”, 2.31%, 4/15/2026 (n)      1,247,000       1,237,799  
GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, 2017-A1, “A”, 2.22%, 1/18/2022 (n)      1,290,000       1,274,026  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp., 4.592%, 8/10/2043 (n)      2,570,000       2,642,438  
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, 2016-1, “A2”, 1.96%, 4/10/2030 (n)      646,217       646,224  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.717%, 2/15/2046 (n)      2,499,789       2,587,448  
Loomis, Sayles & Co., 2015-2A, “A1R”, FLR, 3.253% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.9%), 4/15/2028 (n)      1,117,883       1,117,883  
Shackleton CLO Ltd., 2015-8A, “A1R”, FLR, 3.279% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.51%), 10/20/2027 (n)      1,998,000       1,998,382  
Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, 2015-1A, “A”, 2.4%, 3/22/2032 (n)      408,343       404,863  
SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, 2016-T1, “AT1”, 2.53%, 11/16/2048 (n)      2,360,000       2,355,575  
Tricon American Homes 2015-SFR1, Trust “1A”, 2.589%, 11/17/2033 (n)      1,298,957       1,258,772  

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued                 
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C1, “A4”, 3.544%, 11/15/2050    $ 875,000     $ 857,973  
    

 

 

 
             $ 31,734,565  
Automotive - 1.2%                 
BMW US Capital LLC, 3.1%, 4/12/2021 (n)    $ 1,770,000     $ 1,765,060  
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.95%, 4/13/2024      4,000,000       3,925,842  
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,690,902  
Broadcasting - 0.2%                 
Time Warner, Inc., 3.8%, 2/15/2027    $ 1,231,000     $ 1,191,200  
Building - 0.6%                 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 3.5%, 12/15/2027    $ 2,946,000     $ 2,763,395  
Business Services - 0.2%                 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2025    $ 751,000     $ 792,962  
Cable TV - 1.4%                 
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.908%, 7/23/2025    $ 1,350,000     $ 1,371,697  
Cox Communications, Inc., 3.25%, 12/15/2022 (n)      2,925,000       2,852,549  
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4%, 9/01/2021      2,770,000       2,778,693  
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,002,939  
Chemicals - 1.4%                 
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 5/15/2019    $ 2,490,000     $ 2,636,750  
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 5%, 4/15/2019      336,000       340,852  
Sherwin-Williams Co., 3.125%, 6/01/2024      4,000,000       3,837,971  
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,815,573  
Computer Software - 0.8%                 
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 3.48%, 6/01/2019 (n)    $ 1,140,000     $ 1,142,556  
Microsoft Corp., 3.125%, 11/03/2025      3,110,000       3,027,108  
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,169,664  
Computer Software - Systems - 0.5%                 
Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/09/2027    $ 2,700,000     $ 2,642,347  
Conglomerates - 0.1%                 
Roper Technologies, Inc., 2.8%, 12/15/2021    $ 651,000     $ 636,407  

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Consumer Products - 1.2%                 
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3.625%, 9/21/2023 (n)    $ 2,274,000     $ 2,264,619  
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 2.75%, 6/26/2024 (n)      4,000,000       3,780,713  
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,045,332  
Consumer Services - 0.8%                 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 2.8%, 6/06/2023    $ 1,605,000     $ 1,542,186  
Priceline Group, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2028      2,737,000       2,603,987  
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,146,173  
Defense Electronics - 0.3%                 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2019 (n)    $ 1,400,000     $ 1,450,524  
Electrical Equipment - 0.3%                 
Molex Electronic Technologies LLC, 2.878%, 4/15/2020 (n)    $ 1,703,000     $ 1,686,185  
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.1%                 
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 3.25%, 7/15/2019 (n)    $ 1,337,000     $ 1,337,000  
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 4.75%, 2/08/2022 (n)      228,000       233,082  
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6%, 3/05/2020      1,890,000       1,960,875  
Sinopec Capital (2013) Ltd., 3.125%, 4/24/2023 (n)      733,000       704,731  
State Grid International Development Co. Ltd., 1.75%, 5/22/2018 (n)      1,330,000       1,329,158  
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,564,846  
Emerging Market Sovereign - 0.2%                 
Republic of Poland, 5%, 3/23/2022    $ 772,000     $ 819,123  
Energy - Integrated - 0.6%                 
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.5%, 10/01/2020    $ 853,000     $ 883,007  
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.742%, 3/11/2021      1,810,000       1,892,301  
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,775,308  
Food & Beverages - 2.9%                 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 2.65%, 2/01/2021    $ 6,000,000     $ 5,930,388  
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.3%, 2/01/2023      2,308,000       2,289,403  
General Mills, Inc., 3.2%, 4/16/2021      592,000       591,760  
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 6.125%, 8/23/2018      2,380,000       2,405,802  
Want Want China Finance Co., 1.875%, 5/14/2018 (n)      1,430,000       1,429,431  
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.375%, 10/21/2020 (n)      1,876,000       1,886,415  
    

 

 

 
             $ 14,533,199  
Insurance - 1.4%                 
American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025    $ 2,808,000     $ 2,749,988  
American International Group, Inc., 3.9%, 4/01/2026      2,850,000       2,786,577  
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2%, 4/14/2020 (n)      1,600,000       1,572,332  
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,108,897  

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.6%                 
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., 4.35%, 10/29/2025    $ 3,110,000     $ 3,042,012  
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.2%                 
Dexia Credit Local S.A., 2.25%, 1/30/2019 (n)    $ 3,280,000     $ 3,271,833  
Dexia Credit Local S.A., 1.875%, 9/15/2021 (n)      2,510,000       2,413,428  
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,685,261  
Internet - 0.6%                 
Baidu, Inc., 2.75%, 6/09/2019    $ 1,510,000     $ 1,501,814  
Baidu, Inc., 3.875%, 9/29/2023      1,361,000       1,349,694  
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,851,508  
Machinery & Tools - 0.6%                 
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/2027    $ 3,066,000     $ 2,932,923  
Major Banks - 12.5%                 
Bank of America Corp., 2.151%, 11/09/2020    $ 750,000     $ 732,214  
Bank of America Corp., 3.124% to 1/20/2022, FLR to 1/20/2023      5,400,000       5,315,562  
Bank of America Corp., 4.125%, 1/22/2024      2,876,000       2,943,957  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 3.5%, 4/28/2023      3,446,000       3,450,275  
Barclays PLC, 3.25%, 1/12/2021      3,848,000       3,813,226  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 5%, 10/15/2019 (n)      2,560,000       2,631,313  
Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.574%, 1/09/2023 (n)      1,500,000       1,479,438  
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.5%, 8/08/2023 (n)      915,000       990,487  
Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.869%, 1/12/2029 (n)      2,076,000       1,971,989  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2%, 4/25/2019      260,000       258,370  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 1/24/2022      1,924,000       2,070,529  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3%, 4/26/2022      1,720,000       1,680,983  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.908% to 6/05/2022, FLR to 6/05/2023      1,750,000       1,692,100  
HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.262% to 3/13/2022, FLR to 3/13/2023      4,000,000       3,935,583  
HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.033% to 3/13/2022, FLR to 11/22/2023      1,500,000       1,458,091  
ING Bank N.V., 5.8%, 9/25/2023 (n)      2,912,000       3,130,368  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.2%, 10/22/2019      2,090,000       2,071,046  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.625%, 5/10/2021      2,890,000       3,002,830  
Lloyds Bank PLC, 3.75%, 1/11/2027      1,400,000       1,339,303  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 2.95%, 3/01/2021      656,000       650,004  
Morgan Stanley, 5.625%, 9/23/2019      640,000       662,587  
Morgan Stanley, 3.7%, 10/23/2024      1,816,000       1,792,678  
Morgan Stanley, 3.875%, 1/27/2026      5,400,000       5,322,192  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 2.45%, 5/27/2020 (n)      1,810,000       1,783,194  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.102%, 1/17/2023      1,145,000       1,116,749  
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028 (n)      2,449,000       2,434,265  
UBS Group Funding Ltd., 3%, 4/15/2021 (n)      2,505,000       2,472,016  

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Major Banks - continued                 
UBS Group Funding Ltd., FLR, 3.726% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.44%), 9/24/2020 (n)    $ 1,680,000     $ 1,720,389  
    

 

 

 
             $ 61,921,738  
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 1.2%                 
CVS Health Corp., 3.7%, 3/09/2023    $ 741,000     $ 736,990  
CVS Health Corp., 4.1%, 3/25/2025      3,000,000       2,989,204  
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 2.625%, 2/01/2020      2,120,000       2,100,674  
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,826,868  
Medical Equipment - 0.5%                 
Abbott Laboratories, 3.4%, 11/30/2023    $ 2,285,000     $ 2,255,710  
Metals & Mining - 1.6%                 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.1%, 3/15/2020    $ 1,740,000     $ 1,718,250  
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.125%, 5/30/2023 (n)      1,518,000       1,512,383  
Glencore Funding LLC, 4%, 4/16/2025 (n)      880,000       856,503  
Glencore Funding LLC, 3.875%, 10/27/2027 (n)      1,887,000       1,773,554  
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024      1,897,000       1,977,623  
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,838,313  
Midstream - 1.4%                 
Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 3.5%, 12/01/2022    $ 1,584,000     $ 1,558,297  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.5%, 3/01/2021      1,854,000       1,850,141  
MPLX LP, 4%, 3/15/2028      3,395,000       3,266,446  
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,674,884  
Mortgage-Backed - 1.5%                 
Fannie Mae, 2.247%, 5/25/2018    $ 19,481     $ 19,482  
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 3/01/2019      104,602       105,372  
Fannie Mae, 5%, 5/01/2019 - 12/01/2020      30,646       31,158  
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 11/01/2031      831,234       926,050  
Freddie Mac, 5%, 6/01/2019 - 6/01/2019      65,572       65,929  
Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 11/01/2019 - 6/01/2020      184,684       187,530  
Freddie Mac, 4.224%, 3/25/2020      2,239,065       2,289,693  
Freddie Mac, 6%, 5/01/2021 - 8/01/2034      28,728       30,461  
Freddie Mac, 3.064%, 8/25/2024      1,457,127       1,446,459  
Freddie Mac, 3.243%, 4/25/2027      935,000       923,224  
Freddie Mac, 3.187%, 9/25/2027      550,000       539,673  
Ginnie Mae, 6%, 6/15/2033 - 10/15/2036      516,291       580,010  
Ginnie Mae, 6.158%, 4/20/2058      50,698       53,911  
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,198,952  

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Municipals - 1.0%                 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Pension Funding Rev., Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 2/15/2023    $ 3,704,000     $ 3,072,801  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “RR”, 5%, 7/01/2022      1,675,000       1,675,553  
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,748,354  
Network & Telecom - 1.3%                 
AT&T, Inc., 3.4%, 5/15/2025    $ 5,400,000     $ 5,142,603  
British Telecommunications PLC, 2.35%, 2/14/2019      1,330,000       1,324,473  
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,467,076  
Oils - 0.8%                 
Andeavor, 3.8%, 4/01/2028    $ 985,000     $ 948,170  
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.625%, 9/15/2024      1,003,000       985,343  
Valero Energy Corp., 3.4%, 9/15/2026      2,353,000       2,249,585  
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,183,098  
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 1.7%                 
Citizens Bank N.A., 2.55%, 5/13/2021    $ 910,000     $ 890,350  
Compass Bank, 2.875%, 6/29/2022      1,826,000       1,757,831  
First Republic Bank, 2.375%, 6/17/2019      578,000       573,806  
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FLR to 8/29/2049 (n)      2,556,000       2,853,135  
Lloyds Bank PLC, 2.3%, 11/27/2018      780,000       778,539  
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 2.7%, 1/27/2022      1,803,000       1,755,820  
    

 

 

 
             $ 8,609,481  
Pharmaceuticals - 2.1%                 
Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/2022    $ 3,000,000     $ 2,949,793  
Celgene Corp., 2.75%, 2/15/2023      2,628,000       2,508,844  
Celgene Corp., 3.25%, 2/20/2023      1,250,000       1,219,369  
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/01/2026      3,740,000       3,698,910  
    

 

 

 
             $ 10,376,916  
Real Estate - Retail - 0.1%                 
Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 6.875%, 10/01/2019    $ 690,000     $ 724,516  
Retailers - 0.5%                 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.7%, 7/26/2022 (n)    $ 2,700,000     $ 2,593,819  
Supranational - 0.6%                 
Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 4.375%, 6/15/2022    $ 2,950,000     $ 3,064,283  
Telecommunications - Wireless - 1.4%                 
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.55%, 7/15/2027    $ 4,000,000     $ 3,730,887  
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.65%, 9/01/2027      947,000       887,688  

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Telecommunications - Wireless - continued                 
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/11/2044 (n)    $ 1,920,000     $ 1,920,320  
SBA Tower Trust, 2.877%, 7/10/2046 (n)      586,000       575,153  
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,114,048  
Tobacco - 1.1%                 
B.A.T. Capital Corp., 3.557%, 8/15/2027 (n)    $ 2,018,000     $ 1,888,032  
Reynolds American, Inc., 8.125%, 6/23/2019      1,316,000       1,390,013  
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.875%, 5/01/2020      1,340,000       1,431,857  
Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/2020      614,000       614,361  
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,324,263  
Transportation - Services - 0.5%                 
TTX Co., 2.6%, 6/15/2020 (n)    $ 2,450,000     $ 2,418,514  
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 0.8%                 
AID-Ukraine, 1.847%, 5/29/2020    $ 2,500,000     $ 2,463,135  
Small Business Administration, 6.35%, 4/01/2021      57,626       59,549  
Small Business Administration, 6.34%, 5/01/2021      76,719       79,017  
Small Business Administration, 6.44%, 6/01/2021      88,371       91,417  
Small Business Administration, 6.625%, 7/01/2021      98,245       101,486  
Small Business Administration, 5.34%, 11/01/2021      293,819       300,397  
Small Business Administration, 4.93%, 1/01/2024      154,065       159,279  
Small Business Administration, 5.36%, 11/01/2025      233,379       243,030  
Small Business Administration, 5.39%, 12/01/2025      186,908       194,782  
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,692,092  
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 38.7%                 
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1%, 6/30/2019    $ 17,915,000     $ 17,640,676  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 1/31/2020      22,250,000       22,077,910  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 8/15/2020      18,025,000       18,055,980  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 3/15/2021      18,815,000       18,690,792  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 11/30/2021      14,000,000       13,546,094  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 2/28/2022      14,420,000       13,916,426  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 5/15/2022      13,500,000       12,996,387  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 12/31/2022      14,635,000       14,219,960  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.5%, 8/15/2023      9,210,000       9,067,533  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/2024      8,385,000       8,341,110  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 8/15/2024      9,230,000       8,964,277  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 2/15/2025      9,900,000       9,353,566  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 8/15/2025      5,225,000       4,913,337  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 11/15/2025      4,255,000       4,063,193  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 5/15/2026      4,080,000       3,700,687  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 11/15/2026      4,335,000       4,030,026  

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
U.S. Treasury Obligations - continued                 
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 5/15/2027    $ 4,075,000     $ 3,894,809  
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/2028      3,650,000       3,592,684  
    

 

 

 
             $ 191,065,447  
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.8%                 
Emera U.S. Finance LP, 2.15%, 6/15/2019    $ 670,000     $ 662,823  
Enel Finance International N.V., 2.75%, 4/06/2023 (n)      3,500,000       3,348,731  
Enersis Americas S.A., 4%, 10/25/2026      252,000       243,495  
Eversource Energy, 2.5%, 3/15/2021      1,000,000       980,478  
FirstEnergy Corp., 3.9%, 7/15/2027      2,827,000       2,766,066  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.3%, 4/01/2019      1,714,000       1,707,161  
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 4.1%, 6/01/2022      2,206,000       2,261,420  
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 5.375%, 5/01/2021 (n)      546,000       569,052  
Transelec S.A., 4.625%, 7/26/2023 (n)      927,000       952,567  
Transelec S.A., 4.25%, 1/14/2025 (n)      228,000       228,000  
    

 

 

 
             $ 13,719,793  
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $483,432,331)     $ 477,899,410  
Investment Companies (h) - 2.7%                 
Money Market Funds - 2.7%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.78% (v)
(Identified Cost, $13,061,286)
     13,063,627     $ 13,062,321  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.6%              3,058,018  
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 494,019,749  

 

(h) An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund’s investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $13,062,321 and $477,899,410, respectively.
(i) Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.
(n) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $97,033,117, representing 19.3% of net assets.
(v) Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

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(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
   Cost      Value  
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 7.966%, 1/05/2023    1/18/02      $6,180        $6,180  
% of Net assets            0.0%  

The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:

 

CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation
FLR   Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate.
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 4/30/18 (unaudited)

This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.

 

Assets         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $483,432,331)

     $477,899,410  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $13,061,286)

     13,062,321  

Cash

     1,894  

Receivables for

  

Interest

     3,313,921  

Other assets

     78,617  

Total assets

     $494,356,163  
Liabilities         

Payables for

  

Distributions

     $125,758  

Payable to affiliates

  

Investment adviser

     28,105  

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     5,413  

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     28,527  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     148,611  

Total liabilities

     $336,414  

Net assets

     $494,019,749  
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital

     $521,276,855  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (5,531,886

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (5,157,962

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

     (16,567,258

Net assets

     $494,019,749  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     117,717,129  

Net asset value per share (net assets of $494,019,749 / 117,717,129 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $4.20  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 4/30/18 (unaudited)

This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.

 

Net investment income (loss)  

Income

  

Interest

     $6,963,078  

Dividends from affiliated issuers

     74,676  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,026

Total investment income

     $7,036,728  

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $1,214,910  

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     50,266  

Administrative services fee

     42,555  

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     53,807  

Stock exchange fee

     56,914  

Custodian fee

     17,988  

Shareholder communications

     96,679  

Audit and tax fees

     40,173  

Legal fees

     5,925  

Miscellaneous

     19,598  

Total expenses

     $1,598,815  

Net investment income (loss)

     $5,437,913  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)  

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Unaffiliated issuers

     $(1,395,101

Affiliated issuers

     (1,497

Futures contracts

     (1,795,924

Net realized gain (loss)

     $(3,192,522

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation

  

Unaffiliated issuers

     $(11,832,685

Affiliated issuers

     1,035  

Futures contracts

     651,086  

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     $(11,180,564

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     $(14,373,086

Change in net assets from operations

     $(8,935,173

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.

 

     Six months ended
4/30/18
     Year ended
10/31/17
 
Change in net assets    (unaudited)         
From operations                  

Net investment income (loss)

     $5,437,913        $11,224,621  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,192,522      (3,829,904

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     (11,180,564      (1,495,284

Change in net assets from operations

     $(8,935,173      $5,899,433  
Distributions declared to shareholders                  

From net investment income

     $(5,640,899      $(2,596,573

From tax return of capital

            (43,754,795

From other sources

     (16,206,639       

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $(21,847,538      $(46,351,368

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

     $(61,787      $—  

Total change in net assets

     $(30,844,498      $(40,451,935
Net assets                  

At beginning of period

     524,864,247        565,316,182  

At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $16,567,258 and $157,633, respectively)

     $494,019,749        $524,864,247  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.

 

   

Six months
ended
4/30/18

(unaudited)

    Year ended  
      10/31/17     10/31/16     10/31/15     10/31/14     10/31/13  
                                 

Net asset value, beginning of
period

    $4.46       $4.80       $5.05       $5.44       $5.76       $6.25  
Income (loss) from investment operations                                  

Net investment income
(loss) (d)

    $0.05       $0.10 (c)      $0.11       $0.12       $0.15       $0.18  

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss)

    (0.12     (0.05     0.06       (0.06     0.01       (0.16

Total from investment operations

    $(0.07     $0.05       $0.17       $0.06       $0.16       $0.02  
Less distributions declared to shareholders                                  

From net investment income

    $(0.05     $(0.02     $(0.08     $(0.25     $(0.21     $(0.18

From tax return of capital

          (0.37     (0.34     (0.20     (0.27     (0.33

From other sources

    (0.14                              

Total distributions declared to
shareholders

    $(0.19     $(0.39     $(0.42     $(0.45     $(0.48     $(0.51

Net increase from repurchase of
capital shares

    $0.00 (w)      $—       $0.00 (w)      $0.00 (w)      $—       $—  

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $4.20       $4.46       $4.80       $5.05       $5.44       $5.76  

Market value, end of period

    $3.91       $4.24       $4.45       $4.56       $5.05       $5.28  

Total return at market value (%)

    (3.44 )(n)      4.30       6.93       (0.82     4.78       (11.67

Total return at net asset
value (%) (j)(r)(s)(x)

    (1.40 )(n)      1.72 (c)      4.15       1.96       3.47       0.67  
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                                         

Expenses before expense
reductions (f)

    0.63 (a)      0.61 (c)      0.64       0.64       0.65       0.68  

Expenses after expense
reductions (f)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.65       0.68  

Net investment income (loss)

    2.15 (a)      2.07 (c)      2.16       2.22       2.66       2.99  

Portfolio turnover

    41 (n)      65       19       31       25       30  

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $494,020       $524,864       $565,316       $594,492       $641,942       $679,162  

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(a) Annualized.
(c) Amount reflects a one-time reimbursement of expenses by the custodian (or former custodian) without which net investment income and performance would be lower and expenses would be higher.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(j) Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value.
(n) Not annualized.
(r) Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower.
(s) From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
(w) Per share amount was less than $0.01.
(x) The net asset values and total returns at net asset value have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

MFS Intermediate Income Trust (the fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end management investment company.

The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s market, economic, industrial, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions.

In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables –Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has evaluated the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 and believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.

Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement, or similar agreement, does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.

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provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. In determining values, third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the

 

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significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2018 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Financial Instruments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents      $—        $194,757,539        $—        $194,757,539  
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt             15,133,513               15,133,513  
Municipal Bonds             4,748,354               4,748,354  
U.S. Corporate Bonds             148,572,110               148,572,110  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities             10,335,218               10,335,218  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities             7,739,630               7,739,630  
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)             20,858,670               20,858,670  
Foreign Bonds             75,754,376               75,754,376  
Mutual Funds      13,062,321                      13,062,321  
Total      $13,062,321        $477,899,410        $—        $490,961,731  

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.

The derivative instruments used by the fund during the period were futures contracts. Depending on the type of derivative, the fund may exit a derivative position by entering into an offsetting transaction with a counterparty or exchange, negotiating an agreement with the derivative counterparty, or novating the position to a third party. At April 30, 2018, the fund did not have any outstanding derivative instruments.

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2018 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures Contracts  
Interest Rate      $(1,795,924

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2018 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures Contracts  
Interest Rate      $651,086  

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a specified deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. For cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options), margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house and collateral, in the form of cash or securities, is posted by the fund directly with the clearing broker. Collateral terms are counterparty agreement specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options) and collateral, in the form of cash and securities, is held in segregated accounts with the fund’s custodian in connection with these agreements. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a collateral support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such counterparty-specific agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated or delivered to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash for uncleared derivatives and/or deposits with brokers for cleared derivatives. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. The fund may be required to make payments of interest on uncovered collateral or margin obligations with the broker. Any such payments are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.

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exposure, or to manage duration. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.

The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.

Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.

Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date.

The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.

The fund invests a significant portion of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities. For these securities, the value of the debt instrument also depends on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral as well as whether there is a security interest in the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights, if any, against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult. U.S. Government securities not supported as to the payment of principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are subject to greater credit risk than are U.S. Government securities supported by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae.

 

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The fund purchased or sold debt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or in a “To Be Announced” (TBA) or “forward commitment” transaction with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time a fund enters into a commitment to purchase or sell a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security acquired is reflected in the fund’s net asset value. The price of such security and the date that the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the fund until payment takes place. At the time that a fund enters into this type of transaction, the fund is required to have sufficient cash and/or liquid securities to cover its commitments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract’s terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to declines in the value of the securities prior to settlement date.

To mitigate this risk of loss on TBA securities and other types of forward settling mortgage-backed securities, the fund whenever possible enters into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (“MSFTA”) on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The MSFTA gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a specified deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the MSFTA, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the MSFTA could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.

For mortgage-backed securities traded under a MSFTA, the collateral and margining requirements are contract specific. Collateral amounts across all transactions traded under such agreement are netted and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been pledged to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under a MSFTA, if any, will be reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.

 

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Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.50% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. As a result, distributions may exceed actual earnings which may result in a tax return of capital or, to the extent the fund has long-term gains and a capital loss carryforward, distributions of current year long-term gains may be recharacterized as ordinary income. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities and derivative transactions.

For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $16,206,639 which is reported as distributions from other sources in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:

 

     Year ended
10/31/17
 

Ordinary income (including any

short-term capital gains)

     $2,596,573  
Tax return of capital (b)      43,754,795  
Total distributions      $46,351,368  

 

(b) Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a tax return of capital.

The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:

 

As of 4/30/18       
Cost of investments      $497,341,856  
Gross appreciation      1,844,094  
Gross depreciation      (8,224,219
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $(6,380,125
As of 10/31/17       
Capital loss carryforwards      (1,780,106
Other temporary differences      (157,633
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      5,463,344  

The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.

 

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As of October 31, 2017, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. These net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Such losses are characterized as follows:

 

Short-Term      $(997,941
Long-Term      (782,165
Total      $(1,780,106

(3) Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Adviser – The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.32% of the fund’s average daily net assets and 5.65% of gross income. Gross income is calculated based on tax elections that generally include the accretion of discount and exclude the amortization of premium, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reduce its management fee to the lesser of the contractual management fee as set forth above or 0.85% of the fund’s average daily net assets. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until October 31, 2018. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fund’s average daily net assets and gross income fees did not meet the thresholds required to waive the management fee under this agreement. The management fee, from net assets and gross income, incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.48% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Transfer Agent – The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $14,740.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0169% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS and MFSC.

 

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Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent Trustees, such that the DB plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. The DB plan resulted in a pension expense of $2,340 and is included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2018. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to those former independent Trustees under the DB plan amounted to $18,850 at April 30, 2018, and is included in “Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $422 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.

The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.

(4) Portfolio Securities

For the six months ended April 30, 2018, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
U.S. Government securities      $161,684,930        $161,401,756  
Non-U.S. Government securities      $40,647,455        $67,555,202  

(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The Trustees have authorized the repurchase by the fund of up to 10% annually of its own shares of beneficial interest. The fund repurchased 15,545 shares of beneficial interest during the six months ended April 30, 2018 at an average price per share of $3.97 and a weighted average discount of 7.75% per share. During the year ended October 31, 2017, there were no transactions in fund shares. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
4/30/18
     Year ended
10/31/17
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Capital shares reacquired      (15,545      $(61,787             $—  

(6) Line of Credit

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syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $1,704 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.

(7) Investments in Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:

 

Affiliated Issuers          Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
    Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
      7,134,327       58,817,774       (52,888,474     13,063,627  
Affiliated Issuers   Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/

Depreciation

    Capital Gain
Distributions
    Dividend
Income
   

Ending

Value

 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
    $(1,497)       $1,035       $—       $74,676       $13,062,321  

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Intermediate Income Trust:

Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Intermediate Income Trust (the “Trust”), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2018, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the six-month period ended April 30, 2018, and the related notes. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements and financial highlights for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2017 (not presented herein), and the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2017 (not presented herein), and the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 (2016 not presented herein) and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2017; and in our report dated December 15, 2017, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Review Results

These interim financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 18, 2018

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available at https://www.mfs.com/en-us/what-we-do/announcements.html or at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund’s name.

Additional information about the fund (e.g., performance, dividends and the fund’s price history) is also available by clicking on the fund’s name under “Closed-End Funds” in the “Products” section of mfs.com.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS

The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.

Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that relates to an element of the Code’s definitions enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for MFS Intermediate Income Trust is included as part of the report to shareholders under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

There were no changes during the period.


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ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

MFS Intermediate Income Trust

 

Period

   (a) Total number
of Shares
Purchased
     (b)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
     (c) Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
     (d) Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
under the Plans
or Programs
 

11/01/17-11/30/17

     0        N/A        0        11,773,267  

12/01/17-12/31/17

     0        N/A        0        11,773,267  

1/01/18-1/31/18

     0        N/A        0        11,773,267  

2/01/18-2/28/18

     13,545        3.99        13,545        11,759,722  

3/01/18-3/31/18

     2,000        3.91        2,000        11,757,722  

4/01/18-4/30/18

     0        N/A        0        11,757,722  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     15,545        3.97        15,545     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Note: The Board approved procedures to repurchase shares and reviews the results periodically. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on October 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (October 1 through the following September 30) to 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (October 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the October 1, 2017 plan year is 11,773,267.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may send recommendations to the Board for nominees to the Registrant’s Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.


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ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the registrant’s principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

  (1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

 

  (2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto.

 

  (3) Notices to Trust’s common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1. Attached hereto.

 

(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference: Attached hereto.


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Notice

A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: MFS INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*   DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, President

Date: June 18, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 18, 2018

 

By (Signature and Title)*   JAMES O. YOST
  James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 18, 2018

 

* Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.