EXHIBIT N0. 99.4(d)
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of November 1, 2003 to the Investment Advisory Agreement
dated January 1, 2002 by and between MFS Series Trust X (the "Trust") on behalf
of the MFS Conservative Allocation Fund, MFS Moderate Allocation Fund, MFS
Growth Allocation Fund and MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund (each a
"Fund"), each a series of the Trust, and Massachusetts Financial Services
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Adviser") (the "Agreement").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Trust on behalf of each Fund has entered into the Agreement with
the Adviser; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser has agreed to amend the Agreement as provided below;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the
parties hereto as herein set forth, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENT OF THE AGREEMENT: The reference to each Fund in Appendix B of
the Agreement is deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows:
MFS Conservative Allocation Fund 0.00%
MFS Moderate Allocation Fund 0.00%
MFS Growth Allocation Fund 0.00%
MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund 0.00%
2. MISCELLANEOUS: Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect, without amendment or modification.
3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS: A copy of the
Trust's Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The parties hereto acknowledge that the
obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the
Trust's trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders individually, but
are binding solely upon the assets and property of the Trust in accordance with
its proportionate interest hereunder. If this instrument is executed by the
Trust on behalf of one or more series of the Trust, the parties hereto
acknowledge that the assets and liabilities of each series of the Trust are
separate and distinct and that the obligations of or arising out of this
instrument are binding solely upon the assets or property of the series on whose
behalf the Trust has executed this instrument. If the Trust has executed this
instrument on behalf of more than one series of the Trust, the parties hereto
also agree that the obligations of each series hereunder shall be several and
not joint, in accordance with its proportionate interest hereunder, and the
parties hereto agree not to proceed against any series for the obligations of
another series.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to the Agreement to
be executed and delivered in the names and on their behalf by the undersigned,
therewith duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.
MFS SERIES TRUST X
on behalf of MFS Conservative
Allocation Fund, MFS Moderate
Allocation Fund, MFS Growth
Allocation Fund and MFS
Aggressive Growth Allocation
Fund
By: XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX, XX.
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Assistant Secretary
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL
SERVICES COMPANY
By: XXXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Senior Vice President