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    Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by MFS Government Markets Income Trust

    3/19/26 2:32:45 PM ET
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    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549


    SCHEDULE 13D

    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    (Amendment No. 2)


    MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST

    (Name of Issuer)


    Common Stock

    (Title of Class of Securities)




    552939100

    (CUSIP Number)
    Paul E. Rasmussen
    80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300,
    Minneapolis, MN, 55402-4130
    612-332-3223

    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
    03/17/2026

    (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


    If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. Checkbox not checked

    The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




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    SCHEDULE 13D

    CUSIP Number(s):
    552939100


    1 Name of reporting person

    Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
    2Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

    Checkbox not checked  (a)
    Checkbox checked  (b)
    3SEC use only
    4 Source of funds (See Instructions)

    OO
    5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

    Checkbox not checked
    6Citizenship or place of organization

    MINNESOTA
    Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
    7Sole Voting Power

    0.00
    8Shared Voting Power

    9,072,498.00
    9Sole Dispositive Power

    0.00
    10Shared Dispositive Power

    9,072,498.00
    11Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

    9,072,498.00
    12Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

    Checkbox not checked
    13Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

    27.8 %
    14Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

    IA



    SCHEDULE 13D

    CUSIP Number(s):
    552939100


    1 Name of reporting person

    Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC
    2Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

    Checkbox not checked  (a)
    Checkbox checked  (b)
    3SEC use only
    4 Source of funds (See Instructions)

    OO
    5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

    Checkbox not checked
    6Citizenship or place of organization

    DELAWARE
    Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
    7Sole Voting Power

    0.00
    8Shared Voting Power

    9,072,498.00
    9Sole Dispositive Power

    0.00
    10Shared Dispositive Power

    9,072,498.00
    11Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

    9,072,498.00
    12Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

    Checkbox not checked
    13Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

    27.8 %
    14Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

    IA



    SCHEDULE 13D

    Item 1.Security and Issuer
    (a)Title of Class of Securities:

    Common Stock
    (b)Name of Issuer:

    MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST
    (c)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

    111 Huntington Avenue, 24th Floor, Boston, MASSACHUSETTS , 02199.
    Item 1 Comment:
    This Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment") amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed on February 24, 2026, and amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on March 11, 2026 (as amended, the "Original Schedule 13D" and, as amended by this Amendment, the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the shares of Common Stock ("Shares)" of MFS Government Markets Income Trust (the "Issuer"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, each Item of the Original Schedule 13D remains unchanged.
    Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer
    (a)
    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.
    (b)
    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.
    (c)
    Transactions in Shares effected during the past 60 days by the Sit Entities are set forth in Exhibit A.
    (d)
    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.
    (e)
    Not applicable.
    Item 7.Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
     
    Exhibit A: Schedule of Transactions in Shares by Sit Entities during the past 60 days

        SIGNATURE 
     
    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     
    Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
     
    Signature:/s/ Roger J. Sit
    Name/Title:Roger J. Sit, Chairman & CEO
    Date:03/19/2026
     
    Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC
     
    Signature:/s/ Roger J. Sit
    Name/Title:Roger J. Sit, Chairman & CEO
    Date:03/19/2026
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