N-CEN: Filer Information

Filer CIK

0000856128

Filer CCC

********

Filer Investment Company Type

Form N-2 Filer (Closed-End Investment Company)

Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?

LIVE

TEST

Is this an electronic copy of an official filing submitted in paper format?

Would you like a Return Copy?

Submission Contact Information

Name

Phone

E-Mail Address

Notification Information

Notify via Filing Website only?

N-CEN:Part A: General Information

Item A.1. Reporting period covered.

a. Report for period ending:

2023-10-31

b. Does this report cover a period of less than 12 months?

Yes

N-CEN:Part B: Information About the Registrant

Item B.1. Background information.

a. Full name of Registrant

MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST

b. Investment Company Act file number ( e.g., 811-)

811-05912

c. CIK

0000856128

d. LEI

BU0CC6CZ0VASCUHSKS68

Item B.2. Address and telephone number of Registrant.

a. Street 1

111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE

Street 2

b. City

BOSTON

c. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

d. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

e. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02199

f. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

617-954-5000

g. Public Website, if any

www.mfs.com

Item B.3. Location of books and records.

Instruction. Provide the requested information for each person maintaining physical possession of each account, book, or other document required to be maintained by section 31(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-30(a)) and the rules under that section.

Location books Record: 1

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Ropes & Gray LLP

b. Street 1

800 Boylston Street

Street 2

c. City

Boston

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02199-3600

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

617-951-7000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Counsel Record

Location books Record: 2

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Mycomplianceoffice Limited (New York, NY, US, Branch)

b. Street 1

535 5th Avenue

Street 2

4th Floor

c. City

New York

d. State, if applicable

NEW YORK

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

10017

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

866-951-2280

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Personal Trading System

Location books Record: 3

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Micro Focus, LLC

b. Street 1

4555 Great America Parkway

Street 2

Suite 400

c. City

Santa Clara

d. State, if applicable

CALIFORNIA

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

95054-1243

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

650-258-6827

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Storage Vendor

Location books Record: 4

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

b. Street 1

333 West 11th Street

Street 2

c. City

Kansas City

d. State, if applicable

MISSOURI

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

64105

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

816-435-1000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Technology Vendor

Location books Record: 5

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

MFS Service Center, Inc.

b. Street 1

111 Huntington Avenue

Street 2

c. City

Boston

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02199

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

617-954-5000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Transfer Agency Record

Location books Record: 6

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Icertis, Inc.

b. Street 1

14711 NE 29th Place

Street 2

Suite 100

c. City

Bellevue

d. State, if applicable

WASHINGTON

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

98007

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

425-869-7649

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Contract Management System

Location books Record: 7

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Iron Mountain, Inc.

b. Street 1

1 Federal Street

Street 2

c. City

Boston

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02110

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

800-899-4766

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Storage Vendor

Location books Record: 8

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.

b. Street 1

702 King Farm Boulevard

Street 2

Suite 400

c. City

Rockville

d. State, if applicable

MARYLAND

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

20850-4045

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

301-556-0500

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Proxy Voting Administrator

Location books Record: 9

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

State Street Bank and Trust Company

b. Street 1

1 Congress Street

Street 2

Suite 1

c. City

Boston

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02114

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

617-786-3000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Custody and Accounting Records

Location books Record: 10

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

b. Street 1

111 Huntington Avenue

Street 2

c. City

Boston

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02199

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

617-954-5000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Investment Adviser Record

Location books Record: 11

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

The Depository Trust Company

b. Street 1

55 Water Street

Street 2

c. City

New York

d. State, if applicable

NEW YORK

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

10041

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

212-855-1000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Central Clearinghouse

Location books Record: 12

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

Charles River Development

b. Street 1

700 District Avenue

Street 2

c. City

Burlington

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

01803

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

781-238-0099

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Investment related records

Location books Record: 13

a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)

MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.

b. Street 1

111 Huntington Avenue

Street 2

c. City

Boston

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02199

g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

617-954-5000

h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:

Principal Underwriter Record

Item B.4. Initial of final filings.

Instruction. Respond "yes" to Item B.4.b only if the Registrant has filed an application to deregister or will file an application to deregister before its next required filing on this form.

a. Is this the first filing on this form by the Registrant?

Yes

b. Is this the last filing on this form by the Registrant?

Yes

Item B.5. Family of investment companies.

Instruction. "Family of investment companies" means, except for insurance company separate accounts, any two or more registered investment companies that (i) share the same investment adviser or principal underwriter; and (ii) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services.In responding to this item, all Registrants in the family of investment companies should report the name of the family of investment companies identically.

Insurance company separate accounts that may not hold themselves out to investors as related companies (products) for purposes of investment and investor services should consider themselves part of the same family if the operational or accounting or control systems under which these entities function are substantially similar.

a. Is the Registrant part of a family of investment companies?

Yes

Item B.6. Organization.

Instruction. For Item B.6.a.i., the Registrant should include all Series that have been established by the Registrant and have shares outstanding (other than shares issued in connection with an initial investment to satisfy section 14(a) of the Act).

Indicate the classification of the Registrant by checking the applicable item below.

a. Open-end management investment company registered under the Act on Form N-1A
Checkbox checked

b. Closed-end management investment company registered under the Act on Form N-2
Checkbox not checked

c. Separate account offering variable annuity contracts which is registered under the Act as a management investment company on Form N-3
Checkbox not checked

d. Separate account offering variable annuity contracts which is registered under the Act as a unit investment trust on Form N-4
Checkbox not checked

e. Small business investment company registered under the Act on Form N-5
Checkbox not checked

f. Separate account offering variable insurance contracts which is registered under the Act as a unit investment trust on Form N-6
Checkbox not checked

g. Unit investment trust registered under the Act on Form N-8B-2

Item B.7. Securities Act registration.

Is the Registrant the issuer of a class of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act")?

Yes

Item B.8. Directors.

Provide the information requested below about each person serving as director of the Registrant (management investment companies only):

Director Record: 1

a. Full Name

Laurie J. Thomsen

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-07992

Director Record: 2

a. Full Name

Peter D. Jones

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-22033

Director Record: 3

a. Full Name

John P. Kavanaugh

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-04775

Director Record: 4

a. Full Name

Michael W. Roberge

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-04492

Director Record: 5

a. Full Name

Maryanne L. Roepke

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-04096

Director Record: 6

a. Full Name

Clarence Otis, Jr.

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-04775

Director Record: 7

a. Full Name

Maureen R. Goldfarb

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-05262

Director Record: 8

a. Full Name

James W. Kilman, Jr.

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-02794

Director Record: 9

a. Full Name

Steven E. Buller

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-04975

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-04253

Director Record: 10

a. Full Name

John A. Caroselli

b. CRD number, if any

N/A

c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?

Yes

d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)

File Number Record: 1

File Number Record:

811-08326

File Number Record: 2

File Number Record:

811-04992

File Number Record: 3

File Number Record:

811-04775

File Number Record: 4

File Number Record:

811-05078

File Number Record: 5

File Number Record:

811-04492

File Number Record: 6

File Number Record:

811-02031

File Number Record: 7

File Number Record:

811-06102

File Number Record: 8

File Number Record:

811-21780

File Number Record: 9

File Number Record:

811-05754

File Number Record: 10

File Number Record:

811-05822

File Number Record: 11

File Number Record:

811-22033

File Number Record: 12

File Number Record:

811-07992

File Number Record: 13

File Number Record:

811-02032

File Number Record: 14

File Number Record:

811-04777

File Number Record: 15

File Number Record:

811-04253

File Number Record: 16

File Number Record:

811-03327

File Number Record: 17

File Number Record:

811-06174

File Number Record: 18

File Number Record:

811-03090

File Number Record: 19

File Number Record:

811-05262

File Number Record: 20

File Number Record:

811-02794

File Number Record: 21

File Number Record:

811-03732

File Number Record: 22

File Number Record:

811-04096

File Number Record: 23

File Number Record:

811-04841

File Number Record: 24

File Number Record:

811-00859

File Number Record: 25

File Number Record:

811-05785

File Number Record: 26

File Number Record:

811-08879

File Number Record: 27

File Number Record:

811-02594

File Number Record: 28

File Number Record:

811-00203

File Number Record: 29

File Number Record:

811-05567

File Number Record: 30

File Number Record:

811-05440

File Number Record: 31

File Number Record:

811-02464

File Number Record: 32

File Number Record:

811-04975

Item B.9. Chief compliance officer.

Provide the information requested below about each person serving as chief compliance officer of the Registrant for purposes of rule 38a-1 (17 CFR 270.38a- 1):

Chief compliance officer Record: 1

a. Full Name

Rosa E. Licea-Mailloux

b. CRD Number, if any

N/A

c. Street Address 1

111 Huntington Avenue

Street Address 2

d. City

Boston

e. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

f. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

g. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code

02199

h. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)

XXXXXX

i. Has the chief compliance officer changed since the last filing?

Yes

If the chief compliance officer is compensated or employed by any person other than the Registrant, or an affiliated person of the Registrant, for providing chief compliance officer services, provide:

CCO employer Record: 1

i. Name of the person

N/A

ii. Person's IRS Employer Identification Number

N/A

Item B.10. Matters for security holder vote.

Instruction. Registrants registered on Forms N-3, N-4 or N-6, should respond "yes" to this Item only if security holder votes were solicited on contract-level matters.

Were any matters submitted by the Registrant for its security holders' vote during the reporting period?

Yes

a. If yes, and to the extent the response relates only to certain series of the Registrant, indicate the series involved:

Security Matter Series info Record: 1

1. Series name

N/A

2. Series identification number

N/A

Item B.11. Legal proceeding.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, the following proceedings should be described: (1) any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding with respect to the Registrant or any of its significant subsidiaries; (2) any proceeding to which any director, officer or other affiliated person of the Registrant is a party adverse to the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries; and (3) any proceeding involving the revocation or suspension of the right of the Registrant to sell securities.

a. Have there been any material legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries was a party or of which any of their property was the subject during the reporting period?

Yes

b. Has any proceeding previously reported been terminated?

Yes

Item B.12. Fidelity bond and insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Were any claims with respect to the Registrant filed under a fidelity bond (including, but not limited to, the fidelity insuring agreement of the bond) during the reporting period?

Yes

Item B.13. Directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Are the Registrant's officers or directors covered in their capacities as officers or directors under any directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policy owned by the Registrant or anyone else?

Yes

i. If yes, were any claims filed under the policy during the reporting period with respect to the Registrant?

Yes

Item B.14. Provision of financial support.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, a provision of financial support includes any (1) capital contribution, (2) purchase of a security from a Money Market Fund in reliance on rule 17a-9 under the Act (17 CFR 270.17a-9), (3) purchase of any defaulted or devalued security at fair value reasonably intended to increase or stabilize the value or liquidity of the Registrant's portfolio, (4) execution of letter of credit or letter of indemnity, (5) capital support agreement (whether or not the Registrant ultimately received support), (6) performance guarantee, or (7) other similar action reasonably intended to increase or stabilize the value or liquidity of the Registrant's portfolio. Provision of financial support does not include any (1) routine waiver of fees or reimbursement of Registrant's expenses, (2) routine inter-fund lending, (3) routine inter-fund purchases of Registrant's shares, or (4) action that would qualify as financial support as defined above, that the board of directors has otherwise determined not to be reasonably intended to increase or stabilize the value or liquidity of the Registrant's portfolio.

Did an affiliated person, promoter, or principal underwriter of the Registrant, or an affiliated person of such a person, provide any form of financial support to the Registrant during the reporting period?

Yes

Item B.15. Exemptive orders.

a. During the reporting period, did the Registrant rely on any orders from the Commission granting an exemption from one or more provisions of the Act, Securities Act or Exchange Act?

Yes

Release number Record: 1

i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order

IC-22137

Item B.16. Principal underwriters.

a. Provide the information requested below about each principal underwriter:

i. Full name

ii. SEC file number (e.g., 8-)

iii. CRD number

iv. LEI, if any

v. State, if applicable

vi. Foreign country, if applicable

vii. Is the principal underwriter an affiliated person of the Registrant, or its investment adviser(s) or depositor?

Yes

b. Have any principal underwriters been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes

Item B.17. Independent public accountant.

Provide the following information about eachthe independent public accountant:

Public accountant Record: 1

a. Full Name

Ernst & Young LLP

b. PCAOB Number

c. LEI, if any

N/A

d. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

e. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Has the independent public accountant changed since the last filing?

Yes

Item B.18. Report on internal control (management investment companies only).

Instruction. Small business investment companies are not required to respond to this item.

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant's report on internal control note any material weaknesses?

Yes

Item B.19. Audit opinion.

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant issue an opinion other than an unqualified opinion with respect to its audit of the Registrant's financial statements?

Yes

Item B.20. Change in valuation methods.

Instruction. Responses to this item need not include changes to valuation techniques used for individual securities (e.g., changing from market approach to income approach for a private equity security). In responding to Item B.20.c., provide the applicable "asset type" category specified in Item C.4.a. of Form N-PORT. In responding to Item B.20.d., provide a brief description of the type of investments involved. If the change in valuation methods applies only to certain sub-asset types included in the response to Item B.20.c., please provide the sub-asset types in the response to Item B.20.d. The responses to Item B.20.c. and Item B.20.d. should be identical only if the change in valuation methods applies to all assets within that category.

Have there been material changes in the method of valuation (e.g., change from use of bid price to mid price for fixed income securities or change in trigger threshold for use of fair value factors on international equity securities) of the Registrant's assets during the reporting period?

Yes

Item B.21. Change in accounting principles and practices.

Have there been any changes in accounting principles or practices, or any change in the method of applying any such accounting principles or practices, which will materially affect the financial statements filed or to be filed for the current year with the Commission and which has not been previously reported?

Yes

Item B.23. Rule 19a-1 notice (management investment companies only).

During the reporting period, did the Registrant pay any dividend or make any distribution in the nature of a dividend payment, required to be accompanied by a written statement pursuant to section 19(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-19(a)) and rule 19a-1 thereunder (17 CFR 270.19a-1)?

Yes

Payment dividend series info Record: 1

a. If yes, and to the extent the response relates only to certain series of the Registrant, indicate the series involved:

i. Series name

N/A

ii. Series identification number

N/A

N-CEN:Part C: Additional Questions for Management Investment Companies

General Instruction.

Management investment companies that offer multiple series must complete Part C as to each series separately, even if some information is the same for two or more series. To begin this section or add an additional series(s), click on the bar labeled "Add a New Series" below.

Management Investment Record: 1

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund

MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST

b. Series identication number, if any

c. LEI

BU0CC6CZ0VASCUHSKS68

d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?

Yes

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?

b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?

c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?

d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund
i. Checkbox not checked

Exchange-Traded Fund
ii. Checkbox not checked

Exchange-Traded Managed Fund
b. Checkbox not checked

Index Fund

c. Checkbox not checked

Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark
d. Checkbox not checked

Interval Fund
e. Checkbox not checked

Fund of Funds
f. Checkbox not checked

Master-Feeder Fund
g. Checkbox not checked

Money Market Fund
h. Checkbox not checked

Target Date Fund
i. Checkbox not checked

Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract
Checkbox checked

N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?

Yes

b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?

Yes

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

Securities Lending Record: 1

i. Full name of securities lending agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

ii. LEI, if any

571474TGEMMWANRLN572

iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?

Yes

iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?

Yes

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

Idemnity Providers Record: 1

1. Name of person providing indemnification

N/A

2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

N/A

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:

ii. LEI, if any:

iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?

Yes

iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?

Yes

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):

i. Revenue sharing split
Checkbox not checked

ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)
Checkbox not checked

iii. Administrative fee
Checkbox not checked

iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee
Checkbox not checked

v. Indemnification fee
Checkbox not checked

vi. Other

N/A

f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period

N/A

g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

N/A

Item C.7. Reliance on certain statutory exemption and rules.

Did the Fund rely on the following statutory exemption or any of the rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)
Checkbox checked

b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
Checkbox not checked

c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)
Checkbox not checked

d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)
Checkbox not checked

e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
Checkbox not checked

f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)
Checkbox not checked

g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)
Checkbox not checked

h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
Checkbox not checked

i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)
Checkbox checked

j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
Checkbox not checked

k. Rule 6c-11 (17 CFR 270.6c-11)
Checkbox not checked

l. Rule 12d1-4 (17 CFR 270.12d1-4)
Checkbox not checked

m. Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the Act (15 USC 80a-12(d)(1)(G))
Checkbox checked

n. Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4)

Is the Fund excepted from the rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4) program requirement and limit on fund leverage risk under rule 18f-4(c)(4) (17CFR 270.18f-4(c)(4))?

ii.

Is the Fund a leveraged/inverse fund that, under rule 18f-4(c)(5) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(c)(5)), is excepted from the requirement to comply with the limit on fund leverage risk described in rule 18f-4(c)(2) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(c)(2))?

iii.

Did the Fund enter into any reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions under rule 18f-4(d)(i) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(i))?

iv.

Did the Fund enter into any reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions under rule 18f-4(d)(ii) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(ii))?

Did the Fund enter into any unfunded commitment agreements under rule 18f-4(e) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(e))?

vi.

Did the Fund invest in a security on a when-issued or forward-settling basis, or with a non-standard settlement cycle, in reliance on rule 18f-4(f) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(f))?

N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?

Yes

b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?

Yes

c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?

Yes

d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?

Yes

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1

i. Full name

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )

801-17352

iii.CRD number

000110045

iv. LEI, if any

1G3OSH3GLGJ7X1JC5I61

v. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

vi. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?

Yes

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name

ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )

iii. CRD number

iv. LEI, if any

v. State, if applicable

vi. Foreign country, if applicable

vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name

ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable

iii. CRD number

iv. LEI, if any

v. State, if applicable

vi. Foreign country, if applicable

vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?

Yes

viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?

Yes

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name

ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )

iii. CRD number

iv. LEI, if any

v. State, if applicable

vi. Foreign country, if applicable

vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1

i. Full name

Computershare Trust Company, National Association

ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )

85-11340

iii. LEI, if any

2549001YYB62BVMSAO13

iv. State, if applicable

MASSACHUSETTS

v. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?

Yes

vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?

Yes

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1

i. Full name

ICE Data Services, Inc.

ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number

13-3668779

Description of other identifying number

Tax ID

iii. State, if applicable

NEW YORK

iv. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?

Yes

Pricing Services Record: 2

i. Full name

Refinitiv US SEF LLC

ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number

549300WQWDPFSMQ8I087

Description of other identifying number

iii. State, if applicable

NEW YORK

iv. Foreign country, if applicable

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?

Yes

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1

i. Full name

UBS Switzerland AG

ii. LEI, if any

549300WOIFUSNYH0FL22

iii. State, if applicable

iv. Foreign country, if applicable

SWITZERLAND

v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?

Yes

vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?

Yes

vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:

1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Radio button not checked

2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1)
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3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2)
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4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4)
Radio button checked

5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
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6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6)
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7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7)
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8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2)
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9.Other

Custodians Record: 2

i. Full name

BNP Paribas (Athens, Attica, GR, Branch)

ii. LEI, if any

R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83

iii. State, if applicable

iv. Foreign country, if applicable

GREECE

SEC Form N-CEN filed by MFS Special Value Trust