MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST
27.90%
9,101,782
811922
552939100
Feb 23, 2026
Feb 24, 2026, 05:18 PM
Reporting Persons (2)
This is a joint filing. The reported shares may overlap between reporting persons and should not be summed.
| Name | Type | % of Class | Aggregate | Sole Voting | Shared Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | Investment Adviser | 27.90% | 9,101,782 | 0 | 9,101,782 |
| SIT FIXED INCOME ADVISORS II LLC /ADV | Investment Adviser | 27.90% | 9,101,782 | 0 | 9,101,782 |
Disclosure Items (7)
Common Stock
MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02199
This statement is filed by: Sit Investment Associates, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (SIA),and Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (SFI). Both SIA and SFI are parties to a Joint Filing Agreement as further described in Exhibit B.
The business address of each of the Sit Entities is 80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300. Minneapolis, MN 55402
SIA is a registered investment adviser. SFI is a registered investment adviser and subsidiary of SIA. SIA or SFI serves as investment adviser on behalf of its clients. SIA and SFI have entered into investment management agreements with each of its clients pursuant to which SIA or SFI has full discretionary authority to direct the investments of its client in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of the client. The investment management agreements also provide that SIA or SFI has assumed the responsibility to vote on behalf of its clients all shares held by its clients in accounts managed by SIA or SFI. Roger J. Sit is chairman and CEO of SIA and SFI. Ronald D. Sit is a director of SIA. Raymond E. Sit is a vice president of SIA and director By virtue of these positions, each of SIA, SFI, Roger J. Sit, Ronald D. Sit, and Raymond E. Sit may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares held in SIA and SFI client accounts. SIA, SFI, Roger J. Sit, Ronald D. Sit, and Raymond E. Sit together are the "Sit Entities."
During the last five years, none of the Sit Entities have been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Roger J. Sit, Ronald D. Sit, and Raymond E. Sit are United States citizens.
The Sit Entities acquired the Issuer's Shares in open market transactions with client funds held in custody accounts managed by SIA and SFI.
See responses on each cover page of this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of Shares and percentages of the Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons. The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by Sit Entities herein is based upon 32,590,193 Shares outstanding as of November 30, 2025, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form N-CSR.
See responses on each cover page of this Schedule 13D for the number of Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole of shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition. Each of the Sit Entities may be deemed to have shared power to vote and dispose of such Shares. However, none of SIA's or SFI's client accounts own more than 5% of the shares outstanding, and none of SIA's or SFI's directors or executive officers own shares directly.
Transactions in Shares effected during the past 60 days by the Sit Entities are set forth in Exhibit A.
The clients of SIA and SFI have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sales of, the Shares held for their respective accounts.
Not applicable
Not applicable.
Exhibit A: Schedule of Transactions in Shares by Sit Entities during the past 60 days Exhibit B: Joint Filing Agreement Exhibit C: Correspondence to Issuer