SEC. File Nos. 2-12967
811-5085

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A
Registration Statement
Under
the Securities Act of 1933
Post-Effective Amendment No. 19
and
Registration Statement
Under
The Investment Company Act of 1940
Amendment No. 21

CAPITAL  INCOME  BUILDER,  INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(213) 486-9200


Vincent P. Corti
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
(name and address of agent for service)


Copies to:
MICHAEL  J. FAIRCLOUGH, ESQ.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California  90071
(Counsel for the Registrant)

Approximate date of proposed public offering:
It is proposed that this filing become effective on February 15, 2002, pursuant
to paragraph (b) of rule 485.


[logo - American Funds(sm)]

The right choice for the long term(sm)

CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER(R)

PROSPECTUS
February 15, 2002

Table of Contents

1   Risk/Return Summary
5   Fees and Expenses of the Fund
7   Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks
10  Management and Organization
12  Shareholder Information
13  Choosing a Share Class
15  Purchase and Exchange of Shares
17  Sales Charges
19  Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers
20  Plans of Distribution
21  How to Sell Shares
22  Distributions and Taxes
23  Financial Highlights

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF
THESE SECURITIES. FURTHER, IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS IS
ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.

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Risk/Return Summary

The fund primarily seeks to provide you with a level of current income that
exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and a growing stream of
income over the years.  Secondarily, the fund strives to make your investment
grow over time.  The fund invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing
securities, including stocks with a history of, or potential for, increasing
dividends. The fund may also invest significantly in non-U.S. securities.

The fund is designed for investors seeking current income and capital
appreciation through a mix of investments that provide above-average price
stability.  Your investment in the fund is subject to risks, including the
possibility that the fund's income and the value of its investments may
fluctuate in response to economic, political or social events in the U.S. or
abroad.

The values of and the income generated by debt securities owned by the fund may
be affected by changing interest rates and credit risk assessments. The prices
of and the income generated by securities owned by the fund may be affected by
events specifically involving the companies issuing those securities. Although
all securities in the fund's portfolio may be adversely affected by currency
fluctuations or global political, social or economic instability, securities
issued by entities based outside the U.S. may be affected to a greater extent.


Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency, entity or person.

YOU MAY LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. THE LIKELIHOOD OF LOSS IS GREATER
IF YOU INVEST FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.



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HISTORICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the fund by showing changes in the fund's investment results from year to year
and by showing how the fund's average annual total returns for various periods
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Past results are
not an indication of future results.

[bar chart]
CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS FOR CLASS A SHARES
(Results do not include a sales charge; if one were included,
results would be lower.)
1992  10.00%
1993  15.28
1994  -2.26
1995  25.05
1996  17.64
1997  23.32
1998  11.75
1999  -2.78
2000  12.52
2001   4.75
[end bar chart]


Highest/lowest quarterly results during this time period were:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                  <C>     <C>
HIGHEST              9.29%  (quarter ended December 31, 1996)
LOWEST               -5.37%  (quarter ended September 30, 1999)
</TABLE>





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Unlike the bar chart on the previous page, the Investment Results Table on the
following page reflects, as required by Securities and Exchange Commission
rules, the fund's results with the maximum initial or deferred sales charge
imposed. Class A share results reflect the maximum initial sales charge of
5.75%. Class A sales charges are reduced for purchases of $25,000 or more.

Class B share results reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
These charges begin to decline after 12 months and are eliminated after six
years.

Results would be higher if calculated without a sales charge. All fund results
reflect the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions.

The fund's results are shown on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, as required by
Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Total returns shown "after taxes on
distributions" reflect the effect of taxable distributions (for example,
dividend or capital gain distributions) by the fund. Total returns shown "after
taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares" assume that you sold your fund
shares at the end of the particular time period, and as a result, reflect the
effect of both taxable distributions by the fund and any taxable gain or loss
realized upon the sale of the shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal
income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares; after-tax returns for other
share classes will vary.

YOUR ACTUAL AFTER-TAX RETURNS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL TAX SITUATION AND LIKELY
WILL DIFFER FROM THE RESULTS SHOWN ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE.  IN ADDITION,
AFTER-TAX RETURNS ARE NOT RELEVANT IF YOU HOLD YOUR FUND SHARES THROUGH
TAX-DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS, SUCH AS A 401(K) PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
OR COLLEGEAMERICA ACCOUNT.

Since the fund's Class C and F shares were first available on March 15, 2001 and
the fund's Class 529 shares were first available on February 15, 2002,
comparable results for these classes are not available for the 2001 calendar
year.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 INVESTMENT RESULTS TABLE (WITH MAXIMUM SALES CHARGES IMPOSED)
 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001:
                                    ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS  TEN YEARS   LIFETIME
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<S>                                 <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>
 CLASS A - BEGAN 7/30/87
 Before Taxes                        -1.27%      8.28%     10.50%      11.11%
 After Taxes on Distributions        -3.58%      5.66%      8.02%        N/A
 After Taxes on Distributions and    -0.34%      5.67%      7.60%        N/A
 Sale of Fund Shares
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CLASS B - BEGAN 3/15/00
 Before Taxes                        -0.92%       N/A        N/A        9.40%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INDEXES/1/
 S&P 500/2/                         -11.83%     10.69%     12.91%      12.03%
 Lipper Income Funds Average/3/      -0.02%      6.90%      9.77%       9.98%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class A 30-day yield at December 31, 2001: 3.44%
 (For current yield information, please call American FundsLine at
 1-800-325-3590.)
</TABLE>



1 Lifetime results are as of the date Class A shares first became available.
2 The Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted
 measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average weighted
 performance of 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged and does
 not reflect sales charges, commissions, expenses or taxes.
3 The Lipper Income Funds Average represents an average of funds that normally
 seek a high level of current income through investing in income-producing
 stocks, bonds, and money market instruments. The results of the underlying
 funds in the average include the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain
 distributions and brokerage commissions paid by the funds for portfolio
 transactions, but do not reflect sales charges or taxes.



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Fees and Expenses of the Fund


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 SHAREHOLDER FEES TABLE (PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)
                        CLASS A/1/  CLASS B/1/  CLASS C/1/  CLASS E/1/   CLASS F/1/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
 Maximum sales charge
 imposed on purchases
 (as a percentage of     5.75 %/2/    none        none         none         none
 offering price)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Maximum sales charge
 imposed on reinvested   none         none        none         none         none
 dividends
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Maximum deferred        none/3/      5.00%/4/    1.00%/5/     none         none
 sales charge
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Redemption or
 exchange fees           none         none        none         none         none
</TABLE>



1 Includes versions of these classes offered through CollegeAmerica, a 529
 college savings plan sponsored by the Virginia College Savings Plan, an agency
 of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Class E shares are only available through
 CollegeAmerica to employer-sponsored plans.
2 Sales charges are reduced or eliminated for purchases of $25,000 or more.

3 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1% applies on certain redemptions made
 within 12 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without a sales
 charge.
4 Deferred sales charge is reduced after 12 months and eliminated after six
 years.
5 Deferred sales charge is eliminated after 12 months.




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES TABLE (DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)
                         CLASS A   CLASS B   CLASS C/1/  CLASS F/1/
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<S>                      <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>
 Management Fees           0.33%     0.33%      0.33%       0.33%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Distribution and/or       0.24%     1.00%      1.00%       0.25%
Service (12b-1) Fees/2/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other Expenses            0.09%     0.08%      0.18%       0.22%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses         0.66%     1.41%      1.51%       0.80%
                          CLASS     CLASS      CLASS       CLASS       CLASS
                            529-A/3/  529-B/3/   529-C/3/    529-E/3/    529-F/3/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Management Fees           0.33%     0.33%      0.33%       0.33%       0.33%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Distribution and/or       0.22%     1.00%      1.00%       0.50%       0.25%
Service (12b-1) Fees/4/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other Expenses/5/         0.28%     0.28%      0.28%       0.28%       0.28%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses         0.83%     1.61%      1.61%       1.11%       0.86%
</TABLE>



1 Annualized.

2 Class A and F 12b-1 fees may not exceed 0.30% and 0.50%, respectively, of the
 class' average net assets annually.
3 Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

4 Class 529-A and 529-F 12b-1 fees may not exceed 0.50% of each class' average
 net assets annually. Class 529-E 12b-1 fees may not exceed 0.75% of the class'
 average net assets annually.
5 Includes 0.10% paid to the Virginia College Savings Plan for administrative
 services it provides in overseeing CollegeAmerica.



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EXAMPLE

The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The examples assume that
you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, that your
investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividend and capital gain
distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the
same as shown on the previous page. The examples assuming redemption do not
reflect the effect of any taxable gain or loss at the time of the redemption.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions,
your cumulative estimated expenses would be:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              ONE   THREE   FIVE     TEN
                                              YEAR  YEARS  YEARS    YEARS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>   <C>    <C>     <C>
 Class A/1/                                   $639  $774   $  922   $1,350
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class B - assuming redemption/2/             $644  $846   $  971   $1,486
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class B - assuming no redemption             $144  $446   $  771   $1,486
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class C - assuming redemption/3/             $254  $477   $  824   $1,802
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class C - assuming no redemption             $154  $477   $  824   $1,802
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class F - excludes intermediary fees/4/      $ 82  $255   $  444   $  990
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-A/1/                               $655  $825   $1,009   $1,541
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-B - assuming redemption/2/         $664  $908   $1,076   $1,702
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-B - assuming no redemption         $164  $508   $  876   $1,702
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-C - assuming redemption/3/         $264  $508   $  876   $1,911
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-C - assuming no redemption         $164  $508   $  876   $1,911
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-E                                  $113  $353   $  612   $1,352
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-F - excludes intermediary fees/4/  $ 88  $274   $  477   $1,061
</TABLE>


1 Reflects the maximum initial sales charge in the first year.
2 Reflects applicable contingent deferred sales charges through year six and
 Class A or 529-A expenses for years nine and ten because Class B and 529-B
 shares automatically convert to Class A and 529-A shares, respectively, after
 eight years.
3 Reflects contingent deferred sales charge during the first year.

4 Does not include fees charged by financial intermediaries, which are
 independent of fund expenses and will increase the overall cost of your
 investment. Intermediary fees typically range from 0.50% to 3.00% of assets
 annually depending on services offered.



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Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks

The fund has two primary investment objectives: 1) to provide you with a level
of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and 2)
to provide you with a growing stream of income over the years.  The fund's
secondary objective is to provide you with growth of capital.  The fund invests
primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including stocks and
bonds.  The fund may also invest significantly in securities of issuers
domiciled outside the U.S.

The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing
securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks).  The prices of
common stocks and other equity-type securities held by the fund may decline in
response to certain events including those directly involving issuers of these
securities, adverse conditions affecting the general economy, overall market
declines, world political, social and economic instability, and currency
fluctuations.

The values of and the income generated by most debt securities held by the fund
may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in effective
maturities and credit ratings of these securities. For example, the values of
debt securities in the fund's portfolio generally will decline when interest
rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. In addition, falling interest
rates may cause an issuer to redeem or "call" a security before its stated
maturity, which may result in the fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower
yielding securities.

Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the U.S. may be
subject to the risks described above to a greater extent and may also be
affected by differing securities regulations, higher transaction costs, and
administrative difficulties such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio
transactions.

The fund may also hold cash or money market instruments. The size of the fund's
cash position will vary and will depend on various factors, including market
conditions and purchases and redemptions of fund shares. A larger cash position
could detract from the achievement of the fund's objectives in a period of
rising market prices; conversely, it would reduce the fund's magnitude of loss
in the event of a general market downturn and provide liquidity to make
additional investments or to meet redemptions.

The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser, Capital
Research and Management Company, to make decisions about the fund's portfolio
investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to
seek reasonably priced securities that represent above average long-term
investment opportunities. This is accomplished not only through fundamental
analysis, but also by meeting with company executives and employees, suppliers,
customers and competitors in order to gain in-depth knowledge of a company's
true value. Securities may be sold when the investment adviser believes they no
longer represent good long-term value.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 INVESTMENT RESULTS TABLE (WITHOUT SALES CHARGES IMPOSED)
 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001:
                                    ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS  TEN YEARS   LIFETIME
<S>                                 <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>
 CLASS A - BEGAN 7/30/87
 Before Taxes                         4.75%      9.57%     11.16%      11.57%
 After Taxes on Distributions         2.30%      6.92%      8.66%        N/A
 After Taxes on Distributions and     3.35%      6.74%      8.17%        N/A
 Sale of Fund Shares
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CLASS B - BEGAN 3/15/00
 Before Taxes                         3.94%       N/A        N/A       11.46%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INDEXES/1/
 S&P 500/2/                         -11.83%     10.69%     12.91%      12.03%
 Lipper Income Funds Average/3/      -0.02%      6.90%      9.77%       9.98%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class A distribution rate at December 31, 2001/4/: 4.77%
 (For current distribution rate information, please call American FundsLine
 at 1-800-325-3590.)
</TABLE>



1 Lifetime results are as of the date Class A shares first became available.
2 The Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted
 measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average weighted
 performance of 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged and does
 not reflect sales charges, commissions, expenses or taxes.
3 The Lipper Income Funds Average represents an average of funds that normally
 seek a high level of current income through investing in income-producing
 stocks, bonds, and money market instruments. The results of the underlying
 funds in the average include the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain
 distributions and brokerage commissions paid by the funds for portfolio
 transactions, but do not reflect sales charges or taxes.
4 The distribution rate represents actual distrbutions paid by the fund. It was
 calculated at net asset value by annualizing the dividends paid by the fund
 over one quarter and dividing that number by the fund's average net asset value
 for the three months.



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[pie chart]
HOLDINGS BY INDUSTRY AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2001
Banks 14.34%
Electric Utilities 10.09%
Real Estate 6.60%
Tobacco 5.32%
Insurance 3.48%
Other Industries 29.87%
Bonds and Notes 19.17%
Cash & Equivalents 11.13%
[end chart]



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 LARGEST EQUITY HOLDINGS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2001
                                             PERCENT OF NET ASSETS
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<S>                                         <C>
 Philip Morris                                       2.11%
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 NiSource                                            1.71
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 XL Capital                                          1.57
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 Pinnacle West Capital                               1.51
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 PowerGen PLC                                        1.44
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 Bank of Nova Scotia                                 1.42
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 Archstone-Smith Trust                               1.40
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 Wachovia                                            1.38
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 Royal Bank of Canada                                1.30
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Southern Co.                                        1.29
-------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>







Because the fund is actively managed, its holdings will change over time.

For updated information on the fund's portfolio holdings, please visit us at
www.americanfunds.com.



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Management and Organization

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Capital Research and Management Company, an experienced investment management
organization founded in 1931, serves as investment adviser to the fund and other
funds, including those in The American Funds Group. Capital Research and
Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies,
Inc., is headquartered at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. Capital
Research and Management Company manages the investment portfolio and business
affairs of the fund. The total management fee paid by the fund, as a percentage
of average net assets, for the previous fiscal year appears earlier in the
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Table.

MULTIPLE PORTFOLIO COUNSELOR SYSTEM

Capital Research and Management Company uses a system of multiple portfolio
counselors in managing mutual fund assets. Under this approach the portfolio of
a fund is divided into segments managed by individual counselors. Counselors
decide how their respective segments will be invested, within the limits
provided by a fund's objective(s) and policies and by Capital Research and
Management Company's investment committee. In addition, Capital Research and
Management Company's research professionals may make investment decisions with
respect to a portion of a fund's portfolio. The primary individual portfolio
counselors for Capital Income Builder are:



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PORTFOLIO COUNSELOR/ FUND      PORTFOLIO COUNSELOR       PRIMARY TITLE WITH INVESTMENT ADVISER
 TITLE (IF APPLICABLE)        EXPERIENCE IN THIS FUND     (OR AFFILIATE) AND INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>                         <C>
 JAMES B. LOVELACE                    10 years            Senior Vice President and Director, Capital
 Chairman, Principal            (plus 3 years prior       Research and Management Company
 Executive Officer and        experience as a research
 Director                    professional for the fund)   Investment professional for 20 years, all with
                                                          Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 JON B. LOVELACE                      15 years            Chairman Emeritus, Capital Research and
 Director                                                 Management Company

                                                          Investment professional for 50 years, all with
                                                          Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 JOYCE E. GORDON                      2 years             Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
 Senior Vice President          (plus 11 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 26 years, all with
                             professional for the fund)   Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 JANET A. MCKINLEY                    10 years            Director, Capital Research and Management Company
 Senior Vice President          (plus 4 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 26 years in total;20
                             professional for the fund)   years with Capital Research and Management
                                                          Company or affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DARCY B. KOPCHO                       1 year             Director, Capital Research and Management Company
 Vice President                 (plus 4 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 16 years, all with
                             professional for the fund)   Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MARK R. MACDONALD                    7 years             Vice President - Investment Management Group,
 Vice President                                           Capital Research and Management Company

                                                          Investment professional for 16 years in total;8
                                                          years with Capital Research and Management
                                                          Company or affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 STEVEN T. WATSON                     4 years             Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
 Vice President                 (plus 5 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 12 years, all with
                             professional for the fund)   Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate

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</TABLE>





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Shareholder Information

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

American Funds Service Company, the fund's transfer agent, offers you a wide
range of services you can use to alter your investment program should your needs
and circumstances change. These services may be terminated or modified at any
time upon 60 days' written notice. For your convenience, American Funds Service
Company has four service centers across the country.


AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY SERVICE AREAS
Call toll-Free from anywhere in the U.S. (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET): 800/421-0180
Access the American Funds website : www.americanfunds.com

                             [map of the United States]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                <C>                 <C>                    <C>
Western            Western Central     Eastern Central        Eastern
Service Center     Service Center      Service Center         Service Center
American Funds     American Funds      American Funds         American Funds
Service Company    Service Company     Service Company        Service Company
P.O. Box 25065     P.O. Box 659522     P.O. Box 6007          P.O. Box 2280
Santa Ana,         San Antonio, Texas  Indianapolis, Indiana  Norfolk, Virginia
California         78265-9522          46206-6007             23501-2280
92799-5065         Fax: 210/474-4050   Fax: 317/735-6620      Fax: 757/670-4773
Fax: 714/671-7080
</TABLE>


A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF POLICIES AND SERVICES IS INCLUDED IN THE FUND'S
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND THE OWNER'S GUIDE SENT TO NEW AMERICAN
FUNDS SHAREHOLDERS TITLED "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY." 529 CLASS SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD
ALSO REFER TO THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR INFORMATION ON POLICIES
AND SERVICES SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO THEIR COLLEGEAMERICA ACCOUNT(S). These
documents are available by writing or calling American Funds Service Company.




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Choosing a Share Class

The fund offers different classes of shares through this prospectus. Class A, B,
C and F shares may be purchased through various investment programs or accounts,
including many types of retirement plans. The services or share classes
available to you may vary depending upon how you wish to purchase shares of the
fund.

Investors residing in any state may purchase Class 529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E
and 529-F shares through an account established with CollegeAmerica. The 529-A,
529-B, 529-C and 529-F share classes are structured similarly to the
corresponding Class A, B, C and F shares.  For example, the same initial sales
charges apply to Class 529-A shares as they do to Class A shares. Class 529-E
shares are only available to investors participating in CollegeAmerica through
an eligible employer plan.

Each share class represents investments in the same portfolio of securities, but
each class has its own sales charge and expense structure, allowing you to
choose the class that best meets your situation. WHEN YOU PURCHASE SHARES OF THE
FUND, YOU MUST CHOOSE A SHARE CLASS. IF NONE IS CHOSEN, YOUR INVESTMENT WILL BE
MADE IN CLASS A SHARES OR, IN THE CASE OF A COLLEGEAMERICA INVESTMENT, CLASS
529-A SHARES.

Factors you should consider in choosing a class of shares include:

 . how long you expect to own the shares;

 . how much you intend to invest;

 . total expenses associated with owning shares of each class;

 . whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges (for
 example, Class A or 529-A shares may be a less expensive option over time if
 you qualify for a sales charge reduction or waiver);

 . whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future (for example,
 the contingent deferred sales charge will not be waived if you sell your Class
 529-B or 529-C shares to cover higher education expenses);

 . Class B and C shares are generally not available to certain retirement plans,
 including employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k) plans, 457 plans,
 employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, and money purchase pension and profit sharing
 plans;

 . Class F and 529-F shares are generally only available to fee-based programs
 of investment firms that have special agreements with the fund's distributor
 and certain registered investment advisers.

EACH INVESTOR'S FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU SHOULD SPEAK WITH
YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHICH SHARE CLASS IS BEST FOR YOU.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, REFERENCES IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO CLASS A, B, C OR F
SHARES ALSO REFER TO THE CORRESPONDING CLASS 529-A, 529-B, 529-C OR 529-F
SHARES.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 SUMMARY OF THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCES AMONG SHARE CLASSES
 CLASS A SHARES
<S>                     <C>
 Initial sales charge    up to 5.75% (reduced or eliminated for purchases of
                         $25,000 or more)
 Contingent deferred     none (except on certain redemptions on purchases of $1
 sales charge            million or more made without an initial sales charge)
 12b-1 fees              up to 0.30% annually (529-A may not exceed 0.50%
                         annually)
 Dividends               generally higher than other classes due to lower
                         annual expenses
 Purchase maximum        none
 Conversion              none
 CLASS B SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     starts at 5.00% and declines until it reaches 0% after
 sales charge            six years
 12b-1 fees              1.00% annually
 Dividends               generally lower than A and F shares due to higher
                         distribution fees and other expenses, but higher than
                         C shares due to lower other expenses
 Purchase maximum        $100,000
 Conversion              automatic conversion to A or 529-A shares after eight
                         years, reducing future annual expenses
 CLASS C SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     1.00% if shares are sold within one year after being
 sales charge            purchased
 12b-1 fees              1.00% annually
 Dividends               generally lower than other classes due to higher
                         distribution fees and other expenses
 Purchase maximum        $500,000
 Conversion              automatic conversion to F shares after 10 years,
                         reducing future annual expenses (529-C shares will not
                         convert to 529-F shares)
 CLASS F SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     none
 sales charge
 12b-1 fees              currently 0.25% annually (may not exceed 0.50%
                         annually)
 Dividends               generally higher than B and C shares due to lower
                         distribution fees, but lower than A shares due to
                         higher other expenses
 Purchase maximum        none
 Conversion              none
 CLASS 529-E SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     none
 sales charge
 12b-1 fees              currently 0.50% annually (may not exceed 0.75%
                         annually)
 Dividends               generally higher than 529-B and 529-C shares due to
                         lower distribution fees, but lower than 529-A and
                         529-F shares due to higher distribution fees
 Purchase maximum        none
 Conversion              none
</TABLE>





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Purchase and Exchange of Shares

PURCHASE OF CLASS A, B AND C SHARES

You may generally open an account and purchase Class A, B and C shares by
contacting any investment dealer (who may impose transaction charges in addition
to those described in this prospectus) authorized to sell the fund's shares. You
may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your
investment dealer and by mail, telephone, the Internet and bank wire.

PURCHASE OF CLASS F SHARES

You may generally open an account and purchase Class F shares only through
fee-based programs of investment firms that have special agreements with the
fund's distributor and certain registered investment advisers. These firms and
advisers typically charge ongoing fees for services they provide.

PURCHASE OF CLASS 529 SHARES

Class 529 shares may be purchased only through a CollegeAmerica account.  You
may open a CollegeAmerica account and purchase 529 shares by contacting any
investment dealer (who may impose transaction charges in addition to those
described in this prospectus) authorized to sell a CollegeAmerica account. You
may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your
investment dealer and by mail, telephone, the Internet and bank wire.

Class 529-E shares may only be purchased by employees participating in
CollegeAmerica through an eligible employer plan.

EXCHANGE

Generally, you may exchange your shares into shares of the same class of other
funds in The American Funds Group without a sales charge. Class A, C or F shares
may generally be exchanged into the corresponding 529 share class without a
sales charge.  Class B shares may not be exchanged into Class 529-B shares.
EXCHANGES FROM CLASS A, C OR F SHARES TO THE CORRESPONDING 529 SHARE CLASS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF UNIFORM GIFTS TO MINORS ACT OR UNIFORM TRANSFER TO
MINORS ACT CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS, MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LEGAL AND TAX
CONSEQUENCES AS DESCRIBED IN THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. PLEASE
CONSULT YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER PRIOR TO MAKING SUCH AN EXCHANGE.

Exchanges of shares from the money market funds in The American Funds Group
initially purchased without a sales charge generally will be subject to the
appropriate sales charge. For purposes of computing the contingent deferred
sales charge on Class B and C shares, the length of time you have owned your
shares will be measured from the date of original purchase and will not be
affected by any permitted exchange.



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Exchanges have the same tax consequences as ordinary sales and purchases.  For
example, to the extent you exchange shares held in a taxable account that are
worth more now than what you paid for them, the gain will be subject to
taxation.  See "Transactions by Telephone, Fax or the Internet" for information
regarding electronic exchanges.

THE FUND AND AMERICAN FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, THE FUND'S DISTRIBUTOR, RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PURCHASE ORDER FOR ANY REASON. THE FUND IS NOT DESIGNED TO
SERVE AS A VEHICLE FOR FREQUENT TRADING IN RESPONSE TO SHORT-TERM FLUCTUATIONS
IN THE STOCK MARKET. ACCORDINGLY, PURCHASES THAT ARE PART OF EXCHANGE ACTIVITY
THAT THE FUND AND AMERICAN FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS HAVE DETERMINED COULD INVOLVE
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HARM TO THE FUND MAY BE REJECTED.




Purchase Minimums and Maximums
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PURCHASE MINIMUMS FOR ALL CLASSES OF SHARES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>
 To establish an account (including retirement plan accounts)   $    250
    For a retirement plan account through payroll deduction     $     25
    or employer-sponsored CollegeAmerica account
 To add to an account                                           $     50
    For a retirement plan account through payroll deduction     $     25
    or employer-sponsored CollegeAmerica account
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PURCHASE MAXIMUM FOR CLASS B SHARES                            $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PURCHASE MAXIMUM FOR CLASS C SHARES                            $500,000
</TABLE>



VALUING SHARES

The fund's net asset value is the value of a single share. The fund calculates
its net asset value, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open, as of 4:00
p.m. New York time, the normal close of regular trading. Assets are valued
primarily on the basis of market quotations. However, the fund has adopted
procedures for making "fair value" determinations if market quotations are not
readily available.

Your shares will be purchased at the net asset value (plus any applicable sales
charge in the case of Class A shares), or sold at the net asset value next
determined after American Funds Service Company receives and accepts your
request. A contingent deferred sales charge may apply at the time you sell
certain Class A, B and C shares.



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Sales Charges

CLASS A

The initial sales charge you pay when you buy Class A shares differs depending
upon the amount you invest and may be reduced or eliminated for larger purchases
as indicated below. Any applicable sales charge will be paid directly from your
investment and, as a result, will reduce the amount of your investment.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                              SALES CHARGE AS A
                                         PERCENTAGE OF
                                                                DEALER
                                                   NET        COMMISSION
                                       OFFERING   AMOUNT       AS % OF
 INVESTMENT                             PRICE    INVESTED   OFFERING PRICE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>       <C>       <C>
 Less than $25,000                      5.75%     6.10%         5.00%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $25,000 but less than $50,000          5.00%     5.26%         4.25%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $50,000 but less than $100,000         4.50%     4.71%         3.75%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $100,000 but less than $250,000        3.50%     3.63%         2.75%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $250,000 but less than $500,000        2.50%     2.56%         2.00%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $500,000 but less than $750,000        2.00%     2.04%         1.60%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $750,000 but less than $1 million      1.50%     1.52%         1.20%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $1 million or more and certain other   none      none          none
  investments described below
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



CLASS A PURCHASES NOT SUBJECT TO SALES CHARGE

INVESTMENTS OF $1 MILLION OR MORE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A 1% CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE IF SHARES ARE SOLD WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE.  Employer-sponsored
defined contribution-type plans investing $1 million or more, or with 100 or
more eligible employees, and Individual Retirement Account rollovers involving
retirement plan assets invested in the American Funds, may invest with no sales
charge and are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.  Also exempt
are investments made through retirement plans, endowments or foundations with
$50 million or more in assets, and investments made through accounts that
purchased fund shares before March 15, 2001 and are part of certain qualified
fee-based programs. The distributor may pay dealers up to 1% on investments made
in Class A shares with no initial sales charge. The fund may reimburse the
distributor for these payments through its Plans of Distribution (see below).




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CLASS B AND C SHARES

Class B and C shares are sold without any initial sales charge.  American Funds
Distributors pays 4% of the amount invested to dealers who sell Class B shares
and 1% to dealers who sell Class C shares.

For Class C shares, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% applies if shares
are sold within one year of purchase.  For Class B shares, a contingent deferred
sales charge may be applied to shares you sell within six years of purchase, as
shown in the table below.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                               <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>
CLASS B SHARES SOLD WITHIN YEAR   1    2    3    4    5     6
----------------------------------------------------------------
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE  5%   4%   4%   3%   2%    1%
</TABLE>



Shares acquired through reinvestment of dividend or capital gain distributions
are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.  In addition, the
contingent deferred sales charge may be waived in certain circumstances.  See
"Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers" below.  The contingent deferred sales
charge is based on the original purchase cost or the current market value of the
shares being sold, whichever is less.  For purposes of determining the
contingent deferred sales charge, if you sell only some of your shares, shares
that are not subject to any contingent deferred sales charge will be sold first,
followed by shares that you have owned the longest.

See "Plans of Distribution" below for ongoing compensation paid to your dealer
or financial adviser for all share classes.

CONVERSION OF CLASS B AND C SHARES

Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares in the month of the
eight-year anniversary of the purchase date. Class C shares automatically
convert to Class F shares in the month of the ten-year anniversary of the
purchase date; however, Class 529-C shares will not convert to Class 529-F
shares. The Internal Revenue Service currently takes the position that these
automatic conversions are not taxable. Should its position change, the automatic
conversion feature may be suspended. If this happens, you would have the option
of converting your Class B, 529-B or C shares to the respective share classes at
the anniversary dates described above, but you might face certain tax
consequences as a result.

CLASS F AND 529-E SHARES

Class F and Class 529-E shares are sold without any initial or contingent
deferred sales charge.



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Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers

You must let your investment dealer or American Funds Service Company know at
the time you purchase shares if you qualify for a reduction in your Class A
initial sales charge or waiver of your Class B or C contingent deferred sales
charge.

REDUCING YOUR CLASS A INITIAL SALES CHARGE

You and your "immediate family" (your spouse and your children under the age of
21) may combine investments to reduce your Class A sales charge.

 AGGREGATING ACCOUNTS

 To receive a reduced Class A sales charge, investments made by you and your
 immediate family (see above) may be aggregated if made for your own account(s)
 and/or certain other accounts, such as:

 .trust accounts established by the above individuals. However, if the
  person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be
  aggregated with accounts of the primary beneficiary of the trust;

 .solely controlled business accounts;

 .single-participant retirement plans.

 CONCURRENT PURCHASES

 You may combine simultaneous purchases of any class of shares of two or more
 American Funds, as well as individual holdings in various American Legacy
 variable annuities or variable life insurance policies, to qualify for a
 reduced Class A sales charge.  Direct purchases of money market funds are
 excluded.

 RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION

 You may take into account the current value (or if greater, the amount you
 invested less any withdrawals) of your existing holdings in any class of shares
 of the American Funds, as well as individual holdings in various American
 Legacy variable annuities or variable life insurance policies, to determine
 your Class A sales charge. Direct purchases of money market funds are excluded.

 STATEMENT OF INTENTION

 You may reduce your Class A sales charges by establishing a Statement of
 Intention. A Statement of Intention allows you to combine all non-money market
 fund purchases of all share classes you intend to make over a 13-month period,
 as well as individual American Legacy variable annuity and life insurance
 policies, to determine the applicable sales charge. At your request, purchases
 made during the previous 90 days may be included; however, capital appreciation
 and reinvested dividends and capital gains do not apply toward these combined
 purchases. A portion of your account may be



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 held in escrow to cover additional Class A sales charges that may be due if
 your total investments over the 13-month period do not qualify for the
 applicable sales charge reduction.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE WAIVERS

The contingent deferred sales charge on Class A, B and C shares may be waived in
the following cases:

 . when receiving payments through systematic withdrawal plans (up to 12% of the
 value of each fund account);

 . when receiving required minimum distributions from retirement accounts upon
 reaching age 70 1/2;

 . for redemptions due to death or post-purchase disability of the shareholder
 (this generally excludes trusts); or

 . for redemptions due to a beneficiary's death, post-purchase disability or
 receipt of a scholarship (only applies to 529 share classes).

Plans of Distribution

The fund has Plans of Distribution or "12b-1 Plans" under which it may finance
activities primarily intended to sell shares, provided the categories of
expenses are approved in advance by the fund's board of directors. The plans
provide for annual expenses of up to 0.30% for Class A shares, up to 0.50% for
Class 529-A shares, 1.00% for Class B, 529-B, C and 529-C shares, up to 0.75%
for Class 529-E shares, and up to 0.50% for Class F and 529-F shares. For all
share classes, up to 0.25% of these expenses may be used to pay service fees to
qualified dealers for providing certain shareholder services.  The amount
remaining for each share class may be used for distribution expenses.

The 12b-1 fees paid by the fund, as a percentage of average net assets, for the
previous fiscal year are indicated earlier in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Table. Since these fees are paid out of the fund's assets or income on an
ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost and reduce the return of an
investment. The higher fees for Class B and C shares may cost you more over time
than paying the initial sales charge for Class A shares.

OTHER COMPENSATION TO DEALERS

American Funds Distributors may pay, or sponsor informational meetings for,
dealers as described in the statement of additional information.



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How to Sell Shares

Once a sufficient period of time has passed to reasonably assure that checks or
drafts (including certified or cashiers' checks) for shares purchased have
cleared (normally 15 calendar days), you may sell (redeem) those shares in any
of the following ways:

THROUGH YOUR DEALER OR FINANCIAL ADVISER (CERTAIN CHARGES MAY APPLY)

 . Shares held for you in your dealer's name must be sold through the dealer.

 . Class F shares must be sold through your dealer or financial adviser.

WRITING TO AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY

 . Requests must be signed by the registered shareholder(s).

 . A signature guarantee is required if the redemption is:

 -- over $75,000;

 -- made payable to someone other than the registered shareholder(s); or

 -- sent to an address other than the address of record, or an address of record
  that has been changed within the last 10 days.

 . American Funds Service Company reserves the right to require signature
 guarantee(s) on any redemptions.

 . Additional documentation may be required for sales of shares held in
 corporate, partnership or fiduciary accounts.

TELEPHONING OR FAXING AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY, OR USING THE INTERNET

 . Redemptions by telephone, fax or the Internet (including American FundsLine(R)
 and American FundsLine OnLine(R)) are limited to $75,000 per American Funds
 shareholder each day.

 . Checks must be made payable to the registered shareholder.

 . Checks must be mailed to an address of record that has been used with the
 account for at least 10 days.

TRANSACTIONS BY TELEPHONE, FAX OR THE INTERNET

Generally, you are automatically eligible to use these services for redemptions
and exchanges unless you notify us in writing that you do not want any or all of
these services. You may reinstate these services at any time.

Unless you decide not to have telephone, fax or Internet services on your
account(s), you agree to hold the fund, American Funds Service Company, any of
its affiliates or mutual funds managed by such affiliates, and each of their
respective directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents harmless from any
losses, expenses, costs or liabilities (including attorney fees) which may be
incurred in connection with the exercise of these privileges, provided American
Funds Service Company employs reasonable procedures to confirm that the
instructions received from any person with appropriate account information are
genuine. If reasonable procedures are not employed, it and/or the fund may be
liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.



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Distributions and Taxes

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The fund intends to distribute dividends to you, usually in March, June,
September and December. Capital gains, if any, are usually distributed in
December. When a dividend or capital gain is distributed, the net asset value
per share is reduced by the amount of the payment.

You may elect to reinvest dividend and/or capital gain distributions to purchase
additional shares of this fund or other American Funds, or you may elect to
receive them in cash. Most shareholders do not elect to take capital gain
distributions in cash because these distributions reduce principal value.
 Dividend and capital gain distributions by 529 share classes will be
automatically reinvested.

TAXES ON DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions you receive from the fund may be subject to income tax and may
also be subject to state or local taxes - unless you are exempt from taxation.

For federal tax purposes, any taxable dividends and distributions of short-term
capital gains are treated as ordinary income. The fund's distributions of net
long-term capital gains are taxable to you as long-term capital gains. Any
taxable distributions you receive from the fund will normally be taxable to you
when made, regardless of whether you reinvest distributions or receive them in
cash.

TAXES ON TRANSACTIONS

Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for
federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment is the
difference between the cost of your shares, including any sales charges, and the
price you receive when you sell them.

PLEASE SEE YOUR TAX ADVISER FOR MORE INFORMATION. HOLDERS OF 529 SHARES SHOULD
REFER TO THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING
THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SELLING 529 SHARES.



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Financial Highlights

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund's
results for the past five years and is currently only shown for Class A, B, C
and F shares. A similar table will be shown for the 529 share classes beginning
with the fund's 2002 fiscal year end. 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
(assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has
been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the fund's
financial statements, is included in the statement of additional information,
which is available upon request.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   CLASS A
                                            YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
                                  2001      2000     1999     1998      1997
<S>                             <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>
 NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF  $43.69    $44.90    $48.40   $46.14    $39.70
YEAR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS:
 Net investment income            1.94/1/   1.99/1/   1.93     2.09      1.74
 Net gains (losses) on
securities (both                  1.19/1/    .26/1/   (.70)    3.87      7.20
 realized and unrealized)
--------------------------------
 Total from investment            3.13      2.25      1.23     5.96      8.94
operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
 Dividends (from net             (2.08 )   (1.92 )   (1.92)   (2.09)    (1.77)
investment income)
 Distributions (from capital      (.94 )   (1.54 )   (2.81)   (1.61)     (.73)
gains)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total distributions             (3.02 )   (3.46 )   (4.73)   (3.70)    (2.50)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR   $43.80    $43.69    $44.90   $48.40    $46.14
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL RETURN/2/                  7.39 %    5.55 %    2.53%   13.33%    23.16%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
 Net assets, end of year (in    $8,057    $7,368    $8,773   $8,747    $7,301
millions)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of expenses to average      .66 %     .67 %     .64%     .64%      .65%
net assets
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of net income to           4.36 %    4.67 %    4.15%    4.35%     4.04%
average net assets
</TABLE>



1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns exclude all sales charges, including contingent deferred sales
 charges.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  CLASS B             CLASS C        CLASS F
                            Year
                            ended     March 15, to  March 15 to    March 15 to
                         October 31,  October 31,    October 31,   October 31,
                            2001        2000/1/       2001/1/        2001/1/
-------------------------
<S>                      <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
 NET ASSET VALUE,          $43.69       $40.33        $44.15        $44.15
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS/2/:
 Net investment income       1.60          .96           .81           .99
 Net gains (losses) on
securities (both             1.19         3.44          (.14)         (.14)
 realized and
unrealized)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment       2.79         4.40           .67           .85
operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
 Dividends (from net        (1.74)       (1.04)        (1.02)        (1.20)
investment income)
 Distributions (from         (.94)           -             -             -
capital gains)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total distributions        (2.68)       (1.04)        (1.02)        (1.20)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSET VALUE, END      $43.80       $43.69        $43.80        $43.80
OF PERIOD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL RETURN/3/             6.55%       10.97%         1.52%         1.94%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA:
 Net assets, end of        $  118       $   18        $   65        $   17
period (in millions)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of expenses to        1.41%        1.44%/4/      1.51%/4/       .80%/4/
average net assets
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of net income to      3.35%        3.90%/4/      2.98%/4/      3.70%/4/
average net assets
</TABLE>



1 Based on operations for the period shown and, accordingly, not representative
 of a full year (unless otherwise noted).
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns exclude all sales charges, including contingent deferred sales
 charges.
4 Annualized.




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
<S>                                    <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
                                        2001    2000    1999    1998     1997
 Portfolio turnover rate for all       36.60%  41.37%  20.56%  24.38%   27.65%
classes of shares
</TABLE>





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 [logo - AMERICAN FUNDS(sm)]

                                          The right choice for the long term/SM/



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>      <C>                                   <C>
         FOR SHAREHOLDER SERVICES              American Funds Service Company
                                               800/421-0180
         FOR RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES          Call your employer or plan
                                               administrator
         FOR DEALER SERVICES                   American Funds Distributors
                                               800 /421-9900, ext. 11
         FOR COLLEGEAMERICA                    American Funds Service Company
                                               800 /421-0180, ext. 529
                                               American FundsLine(R)
         FOR 24-HOUR INFORMATION               800/325-3590
                                               American FundsLine OnLine(R)
                                               www.americanfunds.com
         Telephone conversations may be recorded or monitored for
         verification, recordkeeping and quality assurance
         purposes.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


MULTIPLE TRANSLATIONS  This prospectus may be translated into other languages.
If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity as to the meaning of any word or
phrase in a translation, the English text will prevail.

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS  The shareholder reports contain
additional information about the fund including financial statements, investment
results, portfolio holdings, a statement from portfolio management discussing
market conditions and the fund's investment strategies, and the independent
accountants' report (in the annual report).

COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Program Description contains additional
information about the policies and services related to CollegeAmerica accounts.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI) AND CODES OF ETHICS The SAI contains
more detailed information on all aspects of the fund, including the fund's
financial statements, and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The
Codes of Ethics describe the personal investing policies adopted by the fund and
the fund's investment adviser and its affiliated companies.

The Codes of Ethics and current SAI have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These and other related materials about the fund
are available for review or to be copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. (202/942-8090) or on the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet
Web site at http://www.sec.gov, or, after payment of a duplicating fee, via
e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the SEC's Public Reference
Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

HOUSEHOLD MAILINGS  Each year you are automatically sent an updated prospectus,
annual and semi-annual report for the fund. You may also occasionally receive
proxy statements for the fund. In order to reduce the volume of mail you
receive, when possible, only one copy of these documents will be sent to
shareholders that are part of the same family and share the same residential
address.

If you would like to receive individual copies of these documents, or a free
copy of the SAI, Codes of Ethics or CollegeAmerica Program Description, please
call American Funds Service Company at 800/421-0180 or write to the Secretary of
the fund at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                <C>
Printed on recycled paper                  Investment Company File No. 811-5085
CIB-010-0202/RRD
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THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES

Capital International    Capital Guardian     Capital Research and Management
Capital Bank and Trust     American Funds
</TABLE>

THE FUND PROVIDES SPANISH TRANSLATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PUBLIC OFFERING AND SALE OF ITS SHARES. THE FOLLOWING IS A FAIR
AND ACCURATE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A SPANISH LANGUAGE PROSPECTUS
FOR THE FUND.

/s/ VINCENT P. CORTI
    VINCENT P. CORTI
    SECRETARY

[logo - American Funds(sm)]

The right choice for the long term(sm)

CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER(R)

PROSPECTUS
February 15, 2002

Table of Contents

1   Risk/Return Summary
5   Fees and Expenses of the Fund
7   Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks
10  Management and Organization
12  Shareholder Information
13  Choosing a Share Class
15  Purchase and Exchange of Shares
17  Sales Charges
19  Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers
20  Plans of Distribution
21  How to Sell Shares
22  Distributions and Taxes
23  Financial Highlights

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF
THESE SECURITIES. FURTHER, IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS IS
ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.

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<PAGE>



<PAGE>

Risk/Return Summary

The fund primarily seeks to provide you with a level of current income that
exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and a growing stream of
income over the years.  Secondarily, the fund strives to make your investment
grow over time.  The fund invests primarily in a broad range of income-producing
securities, including stocks with a history of, or potential for, increasing
dividends. The fund may also invest significantly in non-U.S. securities.

The fund is designed for investors seeking current income and capital
appreciation through a mix of investments that provide above-average price
stability.  Your investment in the fund is subject to risks, including the
possibility that the fund's income and the value of its investments may
fluctuate in response to economic, political or social events in the U.S. or
abroad.

The values of and the income generated by debt securities owned by the fund may
be affected by changing interest rates and credit risk assessments. The prices
of and the income generated by securities owned by the fund may be affected by
events specifically involving the companies issuing those securities. Although
all securities in the fund's portfolio may be adversely affected by currency
fluctuations or global political, social or economic instability, securities
issued by entities based outside the U.S. may be affected to a greater extent.


Your investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
agency, entity or person.

YOU MAY LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. THE LIKELIHOOD OF LOSS IS GREATER
IF YOU INVEST FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.



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<PAGE>

HISTORICAL INVESTMENT RESULTS

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in
the fund by showing changes in the fund's investment results from year to year
and by showing how the fund's average annual total returns for various periods
compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Past results are
not an indication of future results.

[bar chart]
CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS FOR CLASS A SHARES
(Results do not include a sales charge; if one were included,
results would be lower.)
1992  10.00%
1993  15.28
1994  -2.26
1995  25.05
1996  17.64
1997  23.32
1998  11.75
1999  -2.78
2000  12.52
2001   4.75
[end bar chart]


Highest/lowest quarterly results during this time period were:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                  <C>     <C>
HIGHEST              9.29%  (quarter ended December 31, 1996)
LOWEST               -5.37%  (quarter ended September 30, 1999)
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>



Unlike the bar chart on the previous page, the Investment Results Table on the
following page reflects, as required by Securities and Exchange Commission
rules, the fund's results with the maximum initial or deferred sales charge
imposed. Class A share results reflect the maximum initial sales charge of
5.75%. Class A sales charges are reduced for purchases of $25,000 or more.

Class B share results reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
These charges begin to decline after 12 months and are eliminated after six
years.

Results would be higher if calculated without a sales charge. All fund results
reflect the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions.

The fund's results are shown on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, as required by
Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Total returns shown "after taxes on
distributions" reflect the effect of taxable distributions (for example,
dividend or capital gain distributions) by the fund. Total returns shown "after
taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares" assume that you sold your fund
shares at the end of the particular time period, and as a result, reflect the
effect of both taxable distributions by the fund and any taxable gain or loss
realized upon the sale of the shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal
income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares; after-tax returns for other
share classes will vary.

YOUR ACTUAL AFTER-TAX RETURNS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL TAX SITUATION AND LIKELY
WILL DIFFER FROM THE RESULTS SHOWN ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE.  IN ADDITION,
AFTER-TAX RETURNS ARE NOT RELEVANT IF YOU HOLD YOUR FUND SHARES THROUGH
TAX-DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS, SUCH AS A 401(K) PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
OR COLLEGEAMERICA ACCOUNT.

Since the fund's Class C and F shares were first available on March 15, 2001 and
the fund's Class 529 shares were first available on February 15, 2002,
comparable results for these classes are not available for the 2001 calendar
year.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 INVESTMENT RESULTS TABLE (WITH MAXIMUM SALES CHARGES IMPOSED)
 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001:
                                    ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS  TEN YEARS   LIFETIME
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>
 CLASS A - BEGAN 7/30/87
 Before Taxes                        -1.27%      8.28%     10.50%      11.11%
 After Taxes on Distributions        -3.58%      5.66%      8.02%        N/A
 After Taxes on Distributions and    -0.34%      5.67%      7.60%        N/A
 Sale of Fund Shares
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CLASS B - BEGAN 3/15/00
 Before Taxes                        -0.92%       N/A        N/A        9.40%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INDEXES/1/
 S&P 500/2/                         -11.83%     10.69%     12.91%      12.03%
 Lipper Income Funds Average/3/      -0.02%      6.90%      9.77%       9.98%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class A 30-day yield at December 31, 2001: 3.44%
 (For current yield information, please call American FundsLine at
 1-800-325-3590.)
</TABLE>



1 Lifetime results are as of the date Class A shares first became available.
2 The Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted
 measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average weighted
 performance of 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged and does
 not reflect sales charges, commissions, expenses or taxes.
3 The Lipper Income Funds Average represents an average of funds that normally
 seek a high level of current income through investing in income-producing
 stocks, bonds, and money market instruments. The results of the underlying
 funds in the average include the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain
 distributions and brokerage commissions paid by the funds for portfolio
 transactions, but do not reflect sales charges or taxes.



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Fees and Expenses of the Fund


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 SHAREHOLDER FEES TABLE (PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)
                        CLASS A/1/  CLASS B/1/  CLASS C/1/  CLASS E/1/   CLASS F/1/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
 Maximum sales charge
 imposed on purchases
 (as a percentage of     5.75 %/2/    none        none         none         none
 offering price)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Maximum sales charge
 imposed on reinvested   none         none        none         none         none
 dividends
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Maximum deferred        none/3/      5.00%/4/    1.00%/5/     none         none
 sales charge
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Redemption or
 exchange fees           none         none        none         none         none
</TABLE>



1 Includes versions of these classes offered through CollegeAmerica, a 529
 college savings plan sponsored by the Virginia College Savings Plan, an agency
 of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Class E shares are only available through
 CollegeAmerica to employer-sponsored plans.
2 Sales charges are reduced or eliminated for purchases of $25,000 or more.

3 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1% applies on certain redemptions made
 within 12 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without a sales
 charge.
4 Deferred sales charge is reduced after 12 months and eliminated after six
 years.
5 Deferred sales charge is eliminated after 12 months.




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES TABLE (DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)
                         CLASS A   CLASS B   CLASS C/1/  CLASS F/1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>
 Management Fees           0.33%     0.33%      0.33%       0.33%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Distribution and/or       0.24%     1.00%      1.00%       0.25%
Service (12b-1) Fees/2/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other Expenses            0.09%     0.08%      0.18%       0.22%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses         0.66%     1.41%      1.51%       0.80%
                          CLASS     CLASS      CLASS       CLASS       CLASS
                            529-A/3/  529-B/3/   529-C/3/    529-E/3/    529-F/3/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Management Fees           0.33%     0.33%      0.33%       0.33%       0.33%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Distribution and/or       0.22%     1.00%      1.00%       0.50%       0.25%
Service (12b-1) Fees/4/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other Expenses/5/         0.28%     0.28%      0.28%       0.28%       0.28%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses         0.83%     1.61%      1.61%       1.11%       0.86%
</TABLE>



1 Annualized.

2 Class A and F 12b-1 fees may not exceed 0.30% and 0.50%, respectively, of the
 class' average net assets annually.
3 Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

4 Class 529-A and 529-F 12b-1 fees may not exceed 0.50% of each class' average
 net assets annually. Class 529-E 12b-1 fees may not exceed 0.75% of the class'
 average net assets annually.
5 Includes 0.10% paid to the Virginia College Savings Plan for administrative
 services it provides in overseeing CollegeAmerica.



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                                            Capital Income Builder / Prospectus

<PAGE>

EXAMPLE

The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The examples assume that
you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated, that your
investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividend and capital gain
distributions are reinvested, and that the fund's operating expenses remain the
same as shown on the previous page. The examples assuming redemption do not
reflect the effect of any taxable gain or loss at the time of the redemption.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions,
your cumulative estimated expenses would be:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              ONE   THREE   FIVE     TEN
                                              YEAR  YEARS  YEARS    YEARS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>   <C>    <C>     <C>
 Class A/1/                                   $639  $774   $  922   $1,350
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class B - assuming redemption/2/             $644  $846   $  971   $1,486
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class B - assuming no redemption             $144  $446   $  771   $1,486
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class C - assuming redemption/3/             $254  $477   $  824   $1,802
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class C - assuming no redemption             $154  $477   $  824   $1,802
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class F - excludes intermediary fees/4/      $ 82  $255   $  444   $  990
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-A/1/                               $655  $825   $1,009   $1,541
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-B - assuming redemption/2/         $664  $908   $1,076   $1,702
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-B - assuming no redemption         $164  $508   $  876   $1,702
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-C - assuming redemption/3/         $264  $508   $  876   $1,911
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-C - assuming no redemption         $164  $508   $  876   $1,911
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-E                                  $113  $353   $  612   $1,352
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class 529-F - excludes intermediary fees/4/  $ 88  $274   $  477   $1,061
</TABLE>


1 Reflects the maximum initial sales charge in the first year.
2 Reflects applicable contingent deferred sales charges through year six and
 Class A or 529-A expenses for years nine and ten because Class B and 529-B
 shares automatically convert to Class A and 529-A shares, respectively, after
 eight years.
3 Reflects contingent deferred sales charge during the first year.

4 Does not include fees charged by financial intermediaries, which are
 independent of fund expenses and will increase the overall cost of your
 investment. Intermediary fees typically range from 0.50% to 3.00% of assets
 annually depending on services offered.



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<PAGE>

Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks

The fund has two primary investment objectives: 1) to provide you with a level
of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and 2)
to provide you with a growing stream of income over the years.  The fund's
secondary objective is to provide you with growth of capital.  The fund invests
primarily in a broad range of income-producing securities, including stocks and
bonds.  The fund may also invest significantly in securities of issuers
domiciled outside the U.S.

The fund normally will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing
securities (with at least 50% of its assets in common stocks).  The prices of
common stocks and other equity-type securities held by the fund may decline in
response to certain events including those directly involving issuers of these
securities, adverse conditions affecting the general economy, overall market
declines, world political, social and economic instability, and currency
fluctuations.

The values of and the income generated by most debt securities held by the fund
may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in effective
maturities and credit ratings of these securities. For example, the values of
debt securities in the fund's portfolio generally will decline when interest
rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. In addition, falling interest
rates may cause an issuer to redeem or "call" a security before its stated
maturity, which may result in the fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower
yielding securities.

Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the U.S. may be
subject to the risks described above to a greater extent and may also be
affected by differing securities regulations, higher transaction costs, and
administrative difficulties such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio
transactions.

The fund may also hold cash or money market instruments. The size of the fund's
cash position will vary and will depend on various factors, including market
conditions and purchases and redemptions of fund shares. A larger cash position
could detract from the achievement of the fund's objectives in a period of
rising market prices; conversely, it would reduce the fund's magnitude of loss
in the event of a general market downturn and provide liquidity to make
additional investments or to meet redemptions.

The fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser, Capital
Research and Management Company, to make decisions about the fund's portfolio
investments. The basic investment philosophy of the investment adviser is to
seek reasonably priced securities that represent above average long-term
investment opportunities. This is accomplished not only through fundamental
analysis, but also by meeting with company executives and employees, suppliers,
customers and competitors in order to gain in-depth knowledge of a company's
true value. Securities may be sold when the investment adviser believes they no
longer represent good long-term value.



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<PAGE>





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 INVESTMENT RESULTS TABLE (WITHOUT SALES CHARGES IMPOSED)
 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001:
                                    ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS  TEN YEARS   LIFETIME
<S>                                 <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>
 CLASS A - BEGAN 7/30/87
 Before Taxes                         4.75%      9.57%     11.16%      11.57%
 After Taxes on Distributions         2.30%      6.92%      8.66%        N/A
 After Taxes on Distributions and     3.35%      6.74%      8.17%        N/A
 Sale of Fund Shares
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CLASS B - BEGAN 3/15/00
 Before Taxes                         3.94%       N/A        N/A       11.46%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INDEXES/1/
 S&P 500/2/                         -11.83%     10.69%     12.91%      12.03%
 Lipper Income Funds Average/3/      -0.02%      6.90%      9.77%       9.98%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class A distribution rate at December 31, 2001/4/: 4.77%
 (For current distribution rate information, please call American FundsLine
 at 1-800-325-3590.)
</TABLE>



1 Lifetime results are as of the date Class A shares first became available.
2 The Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted
 measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average weighted
 performance of 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged and does
 not reflect sales charges, commissions, expenses or taxes.
3 The Lipper Income Funds Average represents an average of funds that normally
 seek a high level of current income through investing in income-producing
 stocks, bonds, and money market instruments. The results of the underlying
 funds in the average include the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain
 distributions and brokerage commissions paid by the funds for portfolio
 transactions, but do not reflect sales charges or taxes.
4 The distribution rate represents actual distrbutions paid by the fund. It was
 calculated at net asset value by annualizing the dividends paid by the fund
 over one quarter and dividing that number by the fund's average net asset value
 for the three months.



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<PAGE>


[pie chart]
HOLDINGS BY INDUSTRY AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2001
Banks 14.34%
Electric Utilities 10.09%
Real Estate 6.60%
Tobacco 5.32%
Insurance 3.48%
Other Industries 29.87%
Bonds and Notes 19.17%
Cash & Equivalents 11.13%
[end chart]



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 LARGEST EQUITY HOLDINGS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2001
                                             PERCENT OF NET ASSETS
-------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>
 Philip Morris                                       2.11%
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 NiSource                                            1.71
--------------------------------------------
 XL Capital                                          1.57
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Pinnacle West Capital                               1.51
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 PowerGen PLC                                        1.44
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Bank of Nova Scotia                                 1.42
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Archstone-Smith Trust                               1.40
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wachovia                                            1.38
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Royal Bank of Canada                                1.30
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Southern Co.                                        1.29
-------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>







Because the fund is actively managed, its holdings will change over time.

For updated information on the fund's portfolio holdings, please visit us at
www.americanfunds.com.



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<PAGE>

Management and Organization

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Capital Research and Management Company, an experienced investment management
organization founded in 1931, serves as investment adviser to the fund and other
funds, including those in The American Funds Group. Capital Research and
Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies,
Inc., is headquartered at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. Capital
Research and Management Company manages the investment portfolio and business
affairs of the fund. The total management fee paid by the fund, as a percentage
of average net assets, for the previous fiscal year appears earlier in the
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Table.

MULTIPLE PORTFOLIO COUNSELOR SYSTEM

Capital Research and Management Company uses a system of multiple portfolio
counselors in managing mutual fund assets. Under this approach the portfolio of
a fund is divided into segments managed by individual counselors. Counselors
decide how their respective segments will be invested, within the limits
provided by a fund's objective(s) and policies and by Capital Research and
Management Company's investment committee. In addition, Capital Research and
Management Company's research professionals may make investment decisions with
respect to a portion of a fund's portfolio. The primary individual portfolio
counselors for Capital Income Builder are:



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<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PORTFOLIO COUNSELOR/ FUND      PORTFOLIO COUNSELOR       PRIMARY TITLE WITH INVESTMENT ADVISER
 TITLE (IF APPLICABLE)        EXPERIENCE IN THIS FUND     (OR AFFILIATE) AND INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>                         <C>
 JAMES B. LOVELACE                    10 years            Senior Vice President and Director, Capital
 Chairman, Principal            (plus 3 years prior       Research and Management Company
 Executive Officer and        experience as a research
 Director                    professional for the fund)   Investment professional for 20 years, all with
                                                          Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 JON B. LOVELACE                      15 years            Chairman Emeritus, Capital Research and
 Director                                                 Management Company

                                                          Investment professional for 50 years, all with
                                                          Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 JOYCE E. GORDON                      2 years             Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
 Senior Vice President          (plus 11 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 26 years, all with
                             professional for the fund)   Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 JANET A. MCKINLEY                    10 years            Director, Capital Research and Management Company
 Senior Vice President          (plus 4 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 26 years in total;20
                             professional for the fund)   years with Capital Research and Management
                                                          Company or affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DARCY B. KOPCHO                       1 year             Director, Capital Research and Management Company
 Vice President                 (plus 4 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 16 years, all with
                             professional for the fund)   Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MARK R. MACDONALD                    7 years             Vice President - Investment Management Group,
 Vice President                                           Capital Research and Management Company

                                                          Investment professional for 16 years in total;8
                                                          years with Capital Research and Management
                                                          Company or affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 STEVEN T. WATSON                     4 years             Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company
 Vice President                 (plus 5 years prior
                              experience as a research    Investment professional for 12 years, all with
                             professional for the fund)   Capital Research and Management Company or
                                                          affiliate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>

Shareholder Information

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

American Funds Service Company, the fund's transfer agent, offers you a wide
range of services you can use to alter your investment program should your needs
and circumstances change. These services may be terminated or modified at any
time upon 60 days' written notice. For your convenience, American Funds Service
Company has four service centers across the country.


AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY SERVICE AREAS
Call toll-Free from anywhere in the U.S. (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET): 800/421-0180
Access the American Funds website : www.americanfunds.com

                             [map of the United States]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                <C>                 <C>                    <C>
Western            Western Central     Eastern Central        Eastern
Service Center     Service Center      Service Center         Service Center
American Funds     American Funds      American Funds         American Funds
Service Company    Service Company     Service Company        Service Company
P.O. Box 25065     P.O. Box 659522     P.O. Box 6007          P.O. Box 2280
Santa Ana,         San Antonio, Texas  Indianapolis, Indiana  Norfolk, Virginia
California         78265-9522          46206-6007             23501-2280
92799-5065         Fax: 210/474-4050   Fax: 317/735-6620      Fax: 757/670-4773
Fax: 714/671-7080
</TABLE>


A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF POLICIES AND SERVICES IS INCLUDED IN THE FUND'S
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND THE OWNER'S GUIDE SENT TO NEW AMERICAN
FUNDS SHAREHOLDERS TITLED "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY." 529 CLASS SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD
ALSO REFER TO THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR INFORMATION ON POLICIES
AND SERVICES SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO THEIR COLLEGEAMERICA ACCOUNT(S). These
documents are available by writing or calling American Funds Service Company.




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<PAGE>

Choosing a Share Class

The fund offers different classes of shares through this prospectus. Class A, B,
C and F shares may be purchased through various investment programs or accounts,
including many types of retirement plans. The services or share classes
available to you may vary depending upon how you wish to purchase shares of the
fund.

Investors residing in any state may purchase Class 529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E
and 529-F shares through an account established with CollegeAmerica. The 529-A,
529-B, 529-C and 529-F share classes are structured similarly to the
corresponding Class A, B, C and F shares.  For example, the same initial sales
charges apply to Class 529-A shares as they do to Class A shares. Class 529-E
shares are only available to investors participating in CollegeAmerica through
an eligible employer plan.

Each share class represents investments in the same portfolio of securities, but
each class has its own sales charge and expense structure, allowing you to
choose the class that best meets your situation. WHEN YOU PURCHASE SHARES OF THE
FUND, YOU MUST CHOOSE A SHARE CLASS. IF NONE IS CHOSEN, YOUR INVESTMENT WILL BE
MADE IN CLASS A SHARES OR, IN THE CASE OF A COLLEGEAMERICA INVESTMENT, CLASS
529-A SHARES.

Factors you should consider in choosing a class of shares include:

 . how long you expect to own the shares;

 . how much you intend to invest;

 . total expenses associated with owning shares of each class;

 . whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges (for
 example, Class A or 529-A shares may be a less expensive option over time if
 you qualify for a sales charge reduction or waiver);

 . whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future (for example,
 the contingent deferred sales charge will not be waived if you sell your Class
 529-B or 529-C shares to cover higher education expenses);

 . Class B and C shares are generally not available to certain retirement plans,
 including employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k) plans, 457 plans,
 employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, and money purchase pension and profit sharing
 plans;

 . Class F and 529-F shares are generally only available to fee-based programs
 of investment firms that have special agreements with the fund's distributor
 and certain registered investment advisers.

EACH INVESTOR'S FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU SHOULD SPEAK WITH
YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER TO HELP YOU DECIDE WHICH SHARE CLASS IS BEST FOR YOU.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, REFERENCES IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO CLASS A, B, C OR F
SHARES ALSO REFER TO THE CORRESPONDING CLASS 529-A, 529-B, 529-C OR 529-F
SHARES.



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                                            Capital Income Builder / Prospectus

<PAGE>




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 SUMMARY OF THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCES AMONG SHARE CLASSES
 CLASS A SHARES
<S>                     <C>
 Initial sales charge    up to 5.75% (reduced or eliminated for purchases of
                         $25,000 or more)
 Contingent deferred     none (except on certain redemptions on purchases of $1
 sales charge            million or more made without an initial sales charge)
 12b-1 fees              up to 0.30% annually (529-A may not exceed 0.50%
                         annually)
 Dividends               generally higher than other classes due to lower
                         annual expenses
 Purchase maximum        none
 Conversion              none
 CLASS B SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     starts at 5.00% and declines until it reaches 0% after
 sales charge            six years
 12b-1 fees              1.00% annually
 Dividends               generally lower than A and F shares due to higher
                         distribution fees and other expenses, but higher than
                         C shares due to lower other expenses
 Purchase maximum        $100,000
 Conversion              automatic conversion to A or 529-A shares after eight
                         years, reducing future annual expenses
 CLASS C SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     1.00% if shares are sold within one year after being
 sales charge            purchased
 12b-1 fees              1.00% annually
 Dividends               generally lower than other classes due to higher
                         distribution fees and other expenses
 Purchase maximum        $500,000
 Conversion              automatic conversion to F shares after 10 years,
                         reducing future annual expenses (529-C shares will not
                         convert to 529-F shares)
 CLASS F SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     none
 sales charge
 12b-1 fees              currently 0.25% annually (may not exceed 0.50%
                         annually)
 Dividends               generally higher than B and C shares due to lower
                         distribution fees, but lower than A shares due to
                         higher other expenses
 Purchase maximum        none
 Conversion              none
 CLASS 529-E SHARES
 Initial sales charge    none
 Contingent deferred     none
 sales charge
 12b-1 fees              currently 0.50% annually (may not exceed 0.75%
                         annually)
 Dividends               generally higher than 529-B and 529-C shares due to
                         lower distribution fees, but lower than 529-A and
                         529-F shares due to higher distribution fees
 Purchase maximum        none
 Conversion              none
</TABLE>





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Purchase and Exchange of Shares

PURCHASE OF CLASS A, B AND C SHARES

You may generally open an account and purchase Class A, B and C shares by
contacting any investment dealer (who may impose transaction charges in addition
to those described in this prospectus) authorized to sell the fund's shares. You
may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your
investment dealer and by mail, telephone, the Internet and bank wire.

PURCHASE OF CLASS F SHARES

You may generally open an account and purchase Class F shares only through
fee-based programs of investment firms that have special agreements with the
fund's distributor and certain registered investment advisers. These firms and
advisers typically charge ongoing fees for services they provide.

PURCHASE OF CLASS 529 SHARES

Class 529 shares may be purchased only through a CollegeAmerica account.  You
may open a CollegeAmerica account and purchase 529 shares by contacting any
investment dealer (who may impose transaction charges in addition to those
described in this prospectus) authorized to sell a CollegeAmerica account. You
may purchase additional shares in various ways, including through your
investment dealer and by mail, telephone, the Internet and bank wire.

Class 529-E shares may only be purchased by employees participating in
CollegeAmerica through an eligible employer plan.

EXCHANGE

Generally, you may exchange your shares into shares of the same class of other
funds in The American Funds Group without a sales charge. Class A, C or F shares
may generally be exchanged into the corresponding 529 share class without a
sales charge.  Class B shares may not be exchanged into Class 529-B shares.
EXCHANGES FROM CLASS A, C OR F SHARES TO THE CORRESPONDING 529 SHARE CLASS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF UNIFORM GIFTS TO MINORS ACT OR UNIFORM TRANSFER TO
MINORS ACT CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS, MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LEGAL AND TAX
CONSEQUENCES AS DESCRIBED IN THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. PLEASE
CONSULT YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER PRIOR TO MAKING SUCH AN EXCHANGE.

Exchanges of shares from the money market funds in The American Funds Group
initially purchased without a sales charge generally will be subject to the
appropriate sales charge. For purposes of computing the contingent deferred
sales charge on Class B and C shares, the length of time you have owned your
shares will be measured from the date of original purchase and will not be
affected by any permitted exchange.



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Exchanges have the same tax consequences as ordinary sales and purchases.  For
example, to the extent you exchange shares held in a taxable account that are
worth more now than what you paid for them, the gain will be subject to
taxation.  See "Transactions by Telephone, Fax or the Internet" for information
regarding electronic exchanges.

THE FUND AND AMERICAN FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, THE FUND'S DISTRIBUTOR, RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PURCHASE ORDER FOR ANY REASON. THE FUND IS NOT DESIGNED TO
SERVE AS A VEHICLE FOR FREQUENT TRADING IN RESPONSE TO SHORT-TERM FLUCTUATIONS
IN THE STOCK MARKET. ACCORDINGLY, PURCHASES THAT ARE PART OF EXCHANGE ACTIVITY
THAT THE FUND AND AMERICAN FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS HAVE DETERMINED COULD INVOLVE
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HARM TO THE FUND MAY BE REJECTED.




Purchase Minimums and Maximums
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 PURCHASE MINIMUMS FOR ALL CLASSES OF SHARES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>
 To establish an account (including retirement plan accounts)   $    250
    For a retirement plan account through payroll deduction     $     25
    or employer-sponsored CollegeAmerica account
 To add to an account                                           $     50
    For a retirement plan account through payroll deduction     $     25
    or employer-sponsored CollegeAmerica account
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PURCHASE MAXIMUM FOR CLASS B SHARES                            $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PURCHASE MAXIMUM FOR CLASS C SHARES                            $500,000
</TABLE>



VALUING SHARES

The fund's net asset value is the value of a single share. The fund calculates
its net asset value, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open, as of 4:00
p.m. New York time, the normal close of regular trading. Assets are valued
primarily on the basis of market quotations. However, the fund has adopted
procedures for making "fair value" determinations if market quotations are not
readily available.

Your shares will be purchased at the net asset value (plus any applicable sales
charge in the case of Class A shares), or sold at the net asset value next
determined after American Funds Service Company receives and accepts your
request. A contingent deferred sales charge may apply at the time you sell
certain Class A, B and C shares.



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Sales Charges

CLASS A

The initial sales charge you pay when you buy Class A shares differs depending
upon the amount you invest and may be reduced or eliminated for larger purchases
as indicated below. Any applicable sales charge will be paid directly from your
investment and, as a result, will reduce the amount of your investment.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                              SALES CHARGE AS A
                                         PERCENTAGE OF
                                                                DEALER
                                                   NET        COMMISSION
                                       OFFERING   AMOUNT       AS % OF
 INVESTMENT                             PRICE    INVESTED   OFFERING PRICE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>       <C>       <C>
 Less than $25,000                      5.75%     6.10%         5.00%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $25,000 but less than $50,000          5.00%     5.26%         4.25%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $50,000 but less than $100,000         4.50%     4.71%         3.75%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $100,000 but less than $250,000        3.50%     3.63%         2.75%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $250,000 but less than $500,000        2.50%     2.56%         2.00%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $500,000 but less than $750,000        2.00%     2.04%         1.60%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $750,000 but less than $1 million      1.50%     1.52%         1.20%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $1 million or more and certain other   none      none          none
  investments described below
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



CLASS A PURCHASES NOT SUBJECT TO SALES CHARGE

INVESTMENTS OF $1 MILLION OR MORE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A 1% CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE IF SHARES ARE SOLD WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE.  Employer-sponsored
defined contribution-type plans investing $1 million or more, or with 100 or
more eligible employees, and Individual Retirement Account rollovers involving
retirement plan assets invested in the American Funds, may invest with no sales
charge and are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.  Also exempt
are investments made through retirement plans, endowments or foundations with
$50 million or more in assets, and investments made through accounts that
purchased fund shares before March 15, 2001 and are part of certain qualified
fee-based programs. The distributor may pay dealers up to 1% on investments made
in Class A shares with no initial sales charge. The fund may reimburse the
distributor for these payments through its Plans of Distribution (see below).




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CLASS B AND C SHARES

Class B and C shares are sold without any initial sales charge.  American Funds
Distributors pays 4% of the amount invested to dealers who sell Class B shares
and 1% to dealers who sell Class C shares.

For Class C shares, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% applies if shares
are sold within one year of purchase.  For Class B shares, a contingent deferred
sales charge may be applied to shares you sell within six years of purchase, as
shown in the table below.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                               <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>
CLASS B SHARES SOLD WITHIN YEAR   1    2    3    4    5     6
----------------------------------------------------------------
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE  5%   4%   4%   3%   2%    1%
</TABLE>



Shares acquired through reinvestment of dividend or capital gain distributions
are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.  In addition, the
contingent deferred sales charge may be waived in certain circumstances.  See
"Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers" below.  The contingent deferred sales
charge is based on the original purchase cost or the current market value of the
shares being sold, whichever is less.  For purposes of determining the
contingent deferred sales charge, if you sell only some of your shares, shares
that are not subject to any contingent deferred sales charge will be sold first,
followed by shares that you have owned the longest.

See "Plans of Distribution" below for ongoing compensation paid to your dealer
or financial adviser for all share classes.

CONVERSION OF CLASS B AND C SHARES

Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares in the month of the
eight-year anniversary of the purchase date. Class C shares automatically
convert to Class F shares in the month of the ten-year anniversary of the
purchase date; however, Class 529-C shares will not convert to Class 529-F
shares. The Internal Revenue Service currently takes the position that these
automatic conversions are not taxable. Should its position change, the automatic
conversion feature may be suspended. If this happens, you would have the option
of converting your Class B, 529-B or C shares to the respective share classes at
the anniversary dates described above, but you might face certain tax
consequences as a result.

CLASS F AND 529-E SHARES

Class F and Class 529-E shares are sold without any initial or contingent
deferred sales charge.



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Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers

You must let your investment dealer or American Funds Service Company know at
the time you purchase shares if you qualify for a reduction in your Class A
initial sales charge or waiver of your Class B or C contingent deferred sales
charge.

REDUCING YOUR CLASS A INITIAL SALES CHARGE

You and your "immediate family" (your spouse and your children under the age of
21) may combine investments to reduce your Class A sales charge.

 AGGREGATING ACCOUNTS

 To receive a reduced Class A sales charge, investments made by you and your
 immediate family (see above) may be aggregated if made for your own account(s)
 and/or certain other accounts, such as:

 .trust accounts established by the above individuals. However, if the
  person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be
  aggregated with accounts of the primary beneficiary of the trust;

 .solely controlled business accounts;

 .single-participant retirement plans.

 CONCURRENT PURCHASES

 You may combine simultaneous purchases of any class of shares of two or more
 American Funds, as well as individual holdings in various American Legacy
 variable annuities or variable life insurance policies, to qualify for a
 reduced Class A sales charge.  Direct purchases of money market funds are
 excluded.

 RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION

 You may take into account the current value (or if greater, the amount you
 invested less any withdrawals) of your existing holdings in any class of shares
 of the American Funds, as well as individual holdings in various American
 Legacy variable annuities or variable life insurance policies, to determine
 your Class A sales charge. Direct purchases of money market funds are excluded.

 STATEMENT OF INTENTION

 You may reduce your Class A sales charges by establishing a Statement of
 Intention. A Statement of Intention allows you to combine all non-money market
 fund purchases of all share classes you intend to make over a 13-month period,
 as well as individual American Legacy variable annuity and life insurance
 policies, to determine the applicable sales charge. At your request, purchases
 made during the previous 90 days may be included; however, capital appreciation
 and reinvested dividends and capital gains do not apply toward these combined
 purchases. A portion of your account may be



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 held in escrow to cover additional Class A sales charges that may be due if
 your total investments over the 13-month period do not qualify for the
 applicable sales charge reduction.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE WAIVERS

The contingent deferred sales charge on Class A, B and C shares may be waived in
the following cases:

 . when receiving payments through systematic withdrawal plans (up to 12% of the
 value of each fund account);

 . when receiving required minimum distributions from retirement accounts upon
 reaching age 70 1/2;

 . for redemptions due to death or post-purchase disability of the shareholder
 (this generally excludes trusts); or

 . for redemptions due to a beneficiary's death, post-purchase disability or
 receipt of a scholarship (only applies to 529 share classes).

Plans of Distribution

The fund has Plans of Distribution or "12b-1 Plans" under which it may finance
activities primarily intended to sell shares, provided the categories of
expenses are approved in advance by the fund's board of directors. The plans
provide for annual expenses of up to 0.30% for Class A shares, up to 0.50% for
Class 529-A shares, 1.00% for Class B, 529-B, C and 529-C shares, up to 0.75%
for Class 529-E shares, and up to 0.50% for Class F and 529-F shares. For all
share classes, up to 0.25% of these expenses may be used to pay service fees to
qualified dealers for providing certain shareholder services.  The amount
remaining for each share class may be used for distribution expenses.

The 12b-1 fees paid by the fund, as a percentage of average net assets, for the
previous fiscal year are indicated earlier in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Table. Since these fees are paid out of the fund's assets or income on an
ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost and reduce the return of an
investment. The higher fees for Class B and C shares may cost you more over time
than paying the initial sales charge for Class A shares.

OTHER COMPENSATION TO DEALERS

American Funds Distributors may pay, or sponsor informational meetings for,
dealers as described in the statement of additional information.



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How to Sell Shares

Once a sufficient period of time has passed to reasonably assure that checks or
drafts (including certified or cashiers' checks) for shares purchased have
cleared (normally 15 calendar days), you may sell (redeem) those shares in any
of the following ways:

THROUGH YOUR DEALER OR FINANCIAL ADVISER (CERTAIN CHARGES MAY APPLY)

 . Shares held for you in your dealer's name must be sold through the dealer.

 . Class F shares must be sold through your dealer or financial adviser.

WRITING TO AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY

 . Requests must be signed by the registered shareholder(s).

 . A signature guarantee is required if the redemption is:

 -- over $75,000;

 -- made payable to someone other than the registered shareholder(s); or

 -- sent to an address other than the address of record, or an address of record
  that has been changed within the last 10 days.

 . American Funds Service Company reserves the right to require signature
 guarantee(s) on any redemptions.

 . Additional documentation may be required for sales of shares held in
 corporate, partnership or fiduciary accounts.

TELEPHONING OR FAXING AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY, OR USING THE INTERNET

 . Redemptions by telephone, fax or the Internet (including American FundsLine(R)
 and American FundsLine OnLine(R)) are limited to $75,000 per American Funds
 shareholder each day.

 . Checks must be made payable to the registered shareholder.

 . Checks must be mailed to an address of record that has been used with the
 account for at least 10 days.

TRANSACTIONS BY TELEPHONE, FAX OR THE INTERNET

Generally, you are automatically eligible to use these services for redemptions
and exchanges unless you notify us in writing that you do not want any or all of
these services. You may reinstate these services at any time.

Unless you decide not to have telephone, fax or Internet services on your
account(s), you agree to hold the fund, American Funds Service Company, any of
its affiliates or mutual funds managed by such affiliates, and each of their
respective directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents harmless from any
losses, expenses, costs or liabilities (including attorney fees) which may be
incurred in connection with the exercise of these privileges, provided American
Funds Service Company employs reasonable procedures to confirm that the
instructions received from any person with appropriate account information are
genuine. If reasonable procedures are not employed, it and/or the fund may be
liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.



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Distributions and Taxes

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The fund intends to distribute dividends to you, usually in March, June,
September and December. Capital gains, if any, are usually distributed in
December. When a dividend or capital gain is distributed, the net asset value
per share is reduced by the amount of the payment.

You may elect to reinvest dividend and/or capital gain distributions to purchase
additional shares of this fund or other American Funds, or you may elect to
receive them in cash. Most shareholders do not elect to take capital gain
distributions in cash because these distributions reduce principal value.
 Dividend and capital gain distributions by 529 share classes will be
automatically reinvested.

TAXES ON DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions you receive from the fund may be subject to income tax and may
also be subject to state or local taxes - unless you are exempt from taxation.

For federal tax purposes, any taxable dividends and distributions of short-term
capital gains are treated as ordinary income. The fund's distributions of net
long-term capital gains are taxable to you as long-term capital gains. Any
taxable distributions you receive from the fund will normally be taxable to you
when made, regardless of whether you reinvest distributions or receive them in
cash.

TAXES ON TRANSACTIONS

Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for
federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment is the
difference between the cost of your shares, including any sales charges, and the
price you receive when you sell them.

PLEASE SEE YOUR TAX ADVISER FOR MORE INFORMATION. HOLDERS OF 529 SHARES SHOULD
REFER TO THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING
THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SELLING 529 SHARES.



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Financial Highlights

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund's
results for the past five years and is currently only shown for Class A, B, C
and F shares. A similar table will be shown for the 529 share classes beginning
with the fund's 2002 fiscal year end. 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
(assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has
been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the fund's
financial statements, is included in the statement of additional information,
which is available upon request.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   CLASS A
                                            YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
                                  2001      2000     1999     1998      1997
<S>                             <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>
 NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF  $43.69    $44.90    $48.40   $46.14    $39.70
YEAR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS:
 Net investment income            1.94/1/   1.99/1/   1.93     2.09      1.74
 Net gains (losses) on
securities (both                  1.19/1/    .26/1/   (.70)    3.87      7.20
 realized and unrealized)
--------------------------------
 Total from investment            3.13      2.25      1.23     5.96      8.94
operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
 Dividends (from net             (2.08 )   (1.92 )   (1.92)   (2.09)    (1.77)
investment income)
 Distributions (from capital      (.94 )   (1.54 )   (2.81)   (1.61)     (.73)
gains)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total distributions             (3.02 )   (3.46 )   (4.73)   (3.70)    (2.50)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR   $43.80    $43.69    $44.90   $48.40    $46.14
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL RETURN/2/                  7.39 %    5.55 %    2.53%   13.33%    23.16%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
 Net assets, end of year (in    $8,057    $7,368    $8,773   $8,747    $7,301
millions)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of expenses to average      .66 %     .67 %     .64%     .64%      .65%
net assets
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of net income to           4.36 %    4.67 %    4.15%    4.35%     4.04%
average net assets
</TABLE>



1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns exclude all sales charges, including contingent deferred sales
 charges.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  CLASS B             CLASS C        CLASS F
                            Year
                            ended     March 15, to  March 15 to    March 15 to
                         October 31,  October 31,    October 31,   October 31,
                            2001        2000/1/       2001/1/        2001/1/
-------------------------
<S>                      <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
 NET ASSET VALUE,          $43.69       $40.33        $44.15        $44.15
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS/2/:
 Net investment income       1.60          .96           .81           .99
 Net gains (losses) on
securities (both             1.19         3.44          (.14)         (.14)
 realized and
unrealized)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total from investment       2.79         4.40           .67           .85
operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
 Dividends (from net        (1.74)       (1.04)        (1.02)        (1.20)
investment income)
 Distributions (from         (.94)           -             -             -
capital gains)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total distributions        (2.68)       (1.04)        (1.02)        (1.20)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NET ASSET VALUE, END      $43.80       $43.69        $43.80        $43.80
OF PERIOD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TOTAL RETURN/3/             6.55%       10.97%         1.52%         1.94%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA:
 Net assets, end of        $  118       $   18        $   65        $   17
period (in millions)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of expenses to        1.41%        1.44%/4/      1.51%/4/       .80%/4/
average net assets
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ratio of net income to      3.35%        3.90%/4/      2.98%/4/      3.70%/4/
average net assets
</TABLE>



1 Based on operations for the period shown and, accordingly, not representative
 of a full year (unless otherwise noted).
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns exclude all sales charges, including contingent deferred sales
 charges.
4 Annualized.




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
<S>                                    <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
                                        2001    2000    1999    1998     1997
 Portfolio turnover rate for all       36.60%  41.37%  20.56%  24.38%   27.65%
classes of shares
</TABLE>





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 [logo - AMERICAN FUNDS(sm)]

                                          The right choice for the long term/SM/



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>      <C>                                   <C>
         FOR SHAREHOLDER SERVICES              American Funds Service Company
                                               800/421-0180
         FOR RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES          Call your employer or plan
                                               administrator
         FOR DEALER SERVICES                   American Funds Distributors
                                               800 /421-9900, ext. 11
         FOR COLLEGEAMERICA                    American Funds Service Company
                                               800 /421-0180, ext. 529
                                               American FundsLine(R)
         FOR 24-HOUR INFORMATION               800/325-3590
                                               American FundsLine OnLine(R)
                                               www.americanfunds.com
         Telephone conversations may be recorded or monitored for
         verification, recordkeeping and quality assurance
         purposes.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


MULTIPLE TRANSLATIONS  This prospectus may be translated into other languages.
If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity as to the meaning of any word or
phrase in a translation, the English text will prevail.

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS  The shareholder reports contain
additional information about the fund including financial statements, investment
results, portfolio holdings, a statement from portfolio management discussing
market conditions and the fund's investment strategies, and the independent
accountants' report (in the annual report).

COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Program Description contains additional
information about the policies and services related to CollegeAmerica accounts.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI) AND CODES OF ETHICS The SAI contains
more detailed information on all aspects of the fund, including the fund's
financial statements, and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The
Codes of Ethics describe the personal investing policies adopted by the fund and
the fund's investment adviser and its affiliated companies.

The Codes of Ethics and current SAI have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These and other related materials about the fund
are available for review or to be copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. (202/942-8090) or on the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet
Web site at http://www.sec.gov, or, after payment of a duplicating fee, via
e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the SEC's Public Reference
Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

HOUSEHOLD MAILINGS  Each year you are automatically sent an updated prospectus,
annual and semi-annual report for the fund. You may also occasionally receive
proxy statements for the fund. In order to reduce the volume of mail you
receive, when possible, only one copy of these documents will be sent to
shareholders that are part of the same family and share the same residential
address.

If you would like to receive individual copies of these documents, or a free
copy of the SAI, Codes of Ethics or CollegeAmerica Program Description, please
call American Funds Service Company at 800/421-0180 or write to the Secretary of
the fund at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071.

[RECYCLED LOGO]





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                <C>
Printed on recycled paper                  Investment Company File No. 811-5085
CIB-010-0202/RRD
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THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES

Capital International    Capital Guardian     Capital Research and Management
Capital Bank and Trust     American Funds
</TABLE>



<PAGE>


                          CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

                                     Part B
                      Statement of Additional Information

                               February 15, 2002


This document is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the
current prospectus of Capital Income Builder (the "fund" or "CIB") dated
February 15, 2002. The prospectus may be obtained from your investment dealer or
financial planner or by writing to the fund at the following address:

                          Capital Income Builder, Inc.
                              Attention: Secretary
                              333 South Hope Street
                          Los Angeles, California 90071
                                 (213) 486-9200

Shareholders who purchase shares at net asset value through eligible retirement
plans should note that not all of the services or features described below may
be available to them. They should contact their employer for details.


                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Item                                                                  Page No.
----                                                                  --------
<S>                                                                   <C>
Certain Investment Limitations and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . .        2
Description of Certain Securities and Investment Techniques . . . .        2
Fundamental Policies and Investment Restrictions. . . . . . . . . .        8
Management of the Fund  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       11
Taxes and Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       23
Purchase of Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       28
Sales Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       31
Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       34
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Rollovers . . . . . . . . . . .       38
Price of Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       39
Selling Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       40
Shareholder Account Services and Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . .       42
Execution of Portfolio Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       45
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       45
Class A Share Investment Results and Related Statistics . . . . . .       47
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       49
Financial Statements
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                 CERTAIN INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES

The following limitations and guidelines are considered at the time of purchase,
under normal circumstances, and are based on a percentage of the fund's net
assets unless otherwise noted. This summary is not intended to reflect all of
the fund's investment limitations.


INCOME PRODUCING SECURITIES
 .    The fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in income-producing
     securities.

EQUITY SECURITIES
 .    The fund will invest at least 50% of its assets in common stocks.

DEBT SECURITIES
 .    The fund may invest up to 5% of its assets in straight debt securities
     rated BB by Standard & Poor's Corporation and Ba by Moody's Investors
     Service, Inc. or below or unrated but determined to be of equivalent
     quality.

NON-U.S. SECURITIES
 .    The fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in securities of issuers
     domiciled outside the U.S.

The fund may experience difficulty liquidating certain portfolio securities
during significant market declines or periods of heavy redemptions.


          DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES

The descriptions below are intended to supplement the material in the prospectus
under "Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks."


EQUITY SECURITIES - Equity securities represent an ownership position in a
company. These securities may include common stocks and securities with equity
conversion or purchase rights. The prices of equity securities fluctuate based
on changes in the financial condition of their issuers and on market and
economic conditions.


INVESTING IN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION STOCKS - The fund may invest in the stocks
of smaller capitalization companies (typically companies with market
capitalizations of less than $1.5 billion at the time of purchase). The
Investment Adviser believes that the issuers of smaller capitalization stocks
often provide attractive investment opportunities. However, investing in smaller
capitalization stocks can involve greater risk than is customarily associated
with investing in stocks of larger, more established companies. For example,
smaller companies often have limited product lines, markets, or financial
resources, may be dependent for management on one or a few key persons, and can
be more susceptible to losses. Also, their securities may be thinly traded (and
therefore have to be sold at a discount from current prices or sold in small
lots over an extended period of time), may be followed by fewer investment
research analysts, and may be subject to wider price swings, thus creating a
greater chance of loss than securities of larger capitalization companies.


DEBT SECURITIES - Bonds and other debt securities are used by issuers to borrow
money. Issuers pay investors interest and generally must repay the amount
borrowed at maturity. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not
pay current interest, but are purchased at a


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discount from their face values. The prices of debt securities fluctuate
depending on such factors as interest rates, credit quality, and maturity. In
general, their prices decline when interest rates rise and increase when
interest rates fall.


Lower rated bonds, rated Ba or below by Moody's and BB or below by S&P or
unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality, are described by the rating
agencies as speculative and involve greater risk of default or price changes due
to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness than higher rated bonds, or they may
already be in default. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate more
than higher quality securities and may decline significantly in periods of
general economic difficulty. It may be more difficult to dispose of, or to
determine the value of, lower rated bonds.


Certain risk factors relating to lower rated bonds are discussed below.


     SENSITIVITY TO INTEREST RATE AND ECONOMIC CHANGES - Lower rated bonds, like
     other bonds, may be sensitive to adverse economic changes and political and
     corporate developments and may be sensitive to interest rate changes.
     During an economic downturn or substantial period of rising interest rates,
     highly leveraged issuers may experience increased financial stress that
     would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and
     interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals, and to
     obtain additional financing. In addition, periods of economic uncertainty
     and changes can be expected to result in increased volatility of market
     prices and yields of lower rated bonds.

     PAYMENT EXPECTATIONS - Lower rated bonds, like other bonds, may contain
     redemption or call provisions. If an issuer exercises these provisions in a
     declining interest rate market, the fund would have to replace the security
     with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return to
     investors. If the issuer of a bond defaults on its obligations to pay
     interest or principal or enters into bankruptcy proceedings, the fund may
     incur losses or expenses in seeking recovery of amounts owed to it.

     LIQUIDITY AND VALUATION - There may be little trading in the secondary
     market for particular bonds, which may affect adversely the fund's ability
     to value accurately or dispose of such bonds. Adverse publicity and
     investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may
     decrease the value and liquidity of lower rated bonds.

The Investment Adviser attempts to reduce the risks described above through
diversification of the portfolio and by credit analysis of each issuer, as well
as by monitoring broad economic trends and corporate and legislative
developments, but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing
so.


INVESTING IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES - Investing outside the U.S. involves special
risks, caused by, among other things: currency controls and fluctuating currency
values; different accounting, auditing, and financial reporting regulations and
practices in some countries; changing local and regional economic, political,
and social conditions; expropriation or confiscatory taxation; greater market
volatility; differing securities market structures; and various administrative
difficulties such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or
in receiving payment of dividends. However, in the opinion of Capital Research
and Management Company, investing outside the U.S. also can reduce certain
portfolio risks due to greater diversification opportunities.


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The risks described above are potentially heightened in connection with
investments in developing countries. Although there is no universally accepted
definition, a developing country is generally considered to be a country which
is in the initial stages of its industrialization cycle with a low per capita
gross national product. For example, political and/or economic structures in
these countries may be in their infancy and developing rapidly. Historically,
the markets of developing countries have been more volatile than the markets of
developed countries. The fund may invest in securities of issuers in developing
countries only to a limited extent.


Additional costs could be incurred in connection with the fund's investment
activities outside the U.S. Brokerage commissions may be higher outside the
U.S., and the fund will bear certain expenses in connection with its currency
transactions. Furthermore, increased custodian costs may be associated with the
maintenance of assets in certain jurisdictions.


CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS - The fund can purchase and sell currencies to facilitate
securities transactions and enter into forward currency contracts to protect
against changes in currency exchange rates. A forward currency contract is an
obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may
be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the
parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward currency contracts
entered into by the fund will involve the purchase or sale of one currency
against the U.S. dollar. While entering into forward currency transactions could
minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency,
it could also limit any potential gain which might result from an increase in
the value of the currency. The fund will not generally attempt to protect
against all potential changes in exchange rates. The fund will segregate liquid
assets which will be marked to market daily to meet its forward contract
commitments to the extent required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code may affect the extent to which
the fund may enter into forward contracts. Such transactions may also affect the
character and timing of income, gain or loss recognized by the fund for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.


SECURITIES WITH EQUITY AND DEBT CHARACTERISTICS - The fund may invest in
securities that have a combination of equity and debt characteristics. These
securities may at times behave more like equity than debt and vice versa. Some
types of convertible bonds or preferred stock automatically convert into common
stock. The prices and yields of non-convertible preferred stock generally move
with changes in interest rates and the issuer's credit quality, similar to the
factors affecting debt securities.


Convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, and other securities may
sometimes be converted into common stock or other securities at a stated
conversion ratio. These securities, prior to conversion, pay a fixed rate of
interest or a dividend. Because convertible securities have both debt and equity
characteristics, their value varies in response to many factors, including the
value of the underlying equity, general market and economic conditions, and
convertible market valuations, as well as changes in interest rates, credit
spreads, and the credit quality of the issuer.


U.S. TREASURY AND AGENCY SECURITIES - U.S. Treasury securities include direct
obligations of the U.S. Treasury, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds. For
these securities, the payment of principal and interest is unconditionally
guaranteed by the U.S. government, and thus they are of the highest possible
credit quality. Such securities are subject to variations in market value due to
fluctuations in interest rates, but, if held to maturity, will be paid in full.



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U.S. agency securities include those issued by certain U.S. government
instrumentalities and certain federal agencies. These securities are neither
direct obligations of, nor guaranteed by, the Treasury. However, they generally
involve federal sponsorship in one way or another; some are backed by specific
types of collateral; some are supported by the issuer's right to borrow from the
Treasury; some are supported by the discretionary authority of the Treasury to
purchase certain obligations of the issuer; and others are supported only by the
credit of the issuing government agency or instrumentality. These agencies and
instrumentalities include, but are not limited to: Federal Home Loan Bank,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association,
Tennessee Valley Authority, and Federal Farm Credit Bank System.


PASS-THROUGH SECURITIES - The fund may invest in various debt obligations backed
by a pool of mortgages or other assets including, but not limited to, loans on
single family residences, home equity loans, mortgages on commercial buildings,
credit card receivables, and leases on airplanes or other equipment. Principal
and interest payments made on the underlying asset pools backing these
obligations are typically passed through to investors. Pass-through securities
may have either fixed or adjustable coupons. These securities include those
discussed below.


"Mortgage-backed securities" are issued both by U.S. government agencies,
including the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), the Federal
National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(FHLMC), and by private entities. The payment of interest and principal on
securities issued by U.S. government agencies is guaranteed by the full faith
and credit of the U.S. government (in the case of GNMA securities) or the issuer
(in the case of FNMA and FHLMC securities). However, the guarantees do not apply
to the market prices and yields of these securities, which vary with changes in
interest rates.


Mortgage-backed securities issued by private entities are structured similarly
to mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC. These securities
and the underlying mortgages are not guaranteed by government agencies. In
addition, these securities generally are structured with one or more types of
credit enhancement. Mortgage-backed securities generally permit borrowers to
prepay their underlying mortgages. Prepayments can alter the effective maturity
of these instruments.


"Collateralized mortgage obligations" (CMOs) are also backed by a pool of
mortgages or mortgage loans, which are divided into two or more separate bond
issues. CMOs issued by U.S. government agencies are backed by agency mortgages.
Payments of principal and interest are passed through to each bond at varying
schedules resulting in bonds with different coupons, effective maturities, and
sensitivities to interest rates. In fact, some CMOs may be structured in a way
that when interest rates change the impact of changing prepayment rates on these
securities' effective maturities is magnified.


"Commercial mortgage-backed securities" are backed by mortgages of commercial
property, such as hotels, office buildings, retail stores, hospitals, and other
commercial buildings. These securities may have a lower prepayment uncertainty
than other mortgage-related securities because commercial mortgage loans
generally prohibit or impose penalties on prepayments of principal. In addition,
commercial mortgage-related securities often are structured with some form of
credit enhancement to protect against potential losses on the underlying
mortgage loans. Many of the risks of investing in commercial mortgage-backed
securities reflect the risks of investing in the real estate securing the
underlying mortgage loans, including the effects of local


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and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to
make loan payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants.


"Asset-backed securities" are backed by other assets such as credit card,
automobile or consumer loan receivables, retail installment loans, or
participations in pools of leases. Credit support for these securities may be
based on the underlying assets and/or provided through credit enhancements by a
third party. The values of these securities are sensitive to changes in the
credit quality of the underlying collateral, the credit strength of the credit
enhancement, changes in interest rates, and at times the financial condition of
the issuer. Some asset-backed securities also may receive prepayments which can
change the securities' effective maturities.


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - These securities include: (i) commercial paper
(e.g., short-term notes up to 9 months in maturity issued by corporations,
governmental bodies or bank/ corporation sponsored conduits (asset-backed
commercial paper)), (ii) commercial bank obligations (e.g., certificates of
deposit, bankers' acceptances (time drafts on a commercial bank where the bank
accepts an irrevocable obligation to pay at maturity)), (iii) savings
association and savings bank obligations (e.g., bank notes and certificates of
deposit issued by savings banks or savings associations), (iv) securities of the
U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities that mature, or may be
redeemed, in one year or less, and (v) corporate bonds and notes that mature, or
that may be redeemed, in one year or less.


LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES - The fund is authorized to lend portfolio
securities to selected securities dealers or other institutional investors whose
financial condition is monitored by the Investment Adviser. The borrower must
maintain with the fund's custodian collateral consisting of cash, cash
equivalents or U.S. government securities equal to at least 100% of the value of
the borrowed securities, plus any accrued interest. The Investment Adviser will
monitor the adequacy of the collateral on a daily basis. The fund may at any
time call a loan of its portfolio securities and obtain the return of the loaned
securities. The fund will receive any interest paid on the loaned securities and
a fee or a portion of the interest earned on the collateral. The fund will limit
its loans of portfolio securities to an aggregate of 33 1/3% of the value of its
total assets, measured at the time any such loan is made.


FORWARD COMMITMENTS - The fund may enter into commitments to purchase or sell
securities at a future date. When the fund agrees to purchase such securities,
it assumes the risk of any decline in value of the security beginning on the
date of the agreement. When the fund agrees to sell such securities, it does not
participate in further gains or losses with respect to the securities beginning
on the date of the agreement. If the other party to such a transaction fails to
deliver or pay for the securities, the fund could miss a favorable price or
yield opportunity, or could experience a loss.


The fund will not use these transactions for the purpose of leveraging and will
segregate liquid assets which will be marked to market daily in an amount
sufficient to meet its payment obligations in these transactions. Although these
transactions will not be entered into for leveraging purposes, to the extent the
fund's aggregate commitments under these transactions exceed its segregated
assets, the fund temporarily could be in a leveraged position (because it may
have an amount greater than its net assets subject to market risk). Should
market values of the fund's portfolio securities decline while the fund is in a
leveraged position, greater depreciation of its net assets would likely occur
than were it not in such a position. The fund will not borrow money to settle
these transactions and, therefore, will liquidate other portfolio


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securities in advance of settlement if necessary to generate additional cash to
meet its obligations thereunder.


The fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and "roll"
transactions. A reverse repurchase agreement is the sale of a security by a fund
and its agreement to repurchase the security at a specified time and price. A
"roll" transaction is the sale of mortgage-backed or other securities together
with a commitment to purchase similar, but not identical securities at a later
date. The fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risk of
price and yield fluctuations as of the time of the agreement. The fund intends
to treat "roll" transactions as two separate transactions: one involving the
purchase of a security and a separate transaction involving the sale of a
security. Since the fund does not intend to enter into "roll" transactions for
financing purposes, it may treat these transactions as not falling within the
definition of "borrowing" in Section 2(a)(23) of the Investment Company Act of
1940. The fund will segregate liquid assets which will be marked to market daily
in an amount sufficient to meet its payment obligations under "roll"
transactions and reverse repurchase agreements with broker-dealers (no
collateral is required for reverse repurchase agreements with banks).


REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - The fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under
which the fund buys a security and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the
seller to repurchase the security at a specified time and price. Repurchase
agreements permit the fund to maintain liquidity and earn income over periods of
time as short as overnight. The seller must maintain with the fund's custodian
collateral equal to at least 100% of the repurchase price, including accrued
interest, as monitored daily by the Investment Adviser. The fund will only enter
into repurchase agreements involving securities in which it could otherwise
invest and with selected banks and securities dealers whose financial condition
is monitored by the Investment Adviser. If the seller under the repurchase
agreement defaults, the fund may incur a loss if the value of the collateral
securing the repurchase agreement has declined and may incur disposition costs
in connection with liquidating the collateral. If bankruptcy proceedings are
commenced with respect to the seller, realization of the collateral by the fund
may be delayed or limited.


REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - The fund may invest in securities issued by real
estate investment trusts (REITs), which are pooled investment vehicles that
primarily invest in real estate or real estate related loans. REITs are not
taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they meet requirements
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The risks associated with REIT debt
investments are similar to the risks of investing in corporate-issued debt. In
addition, the return on REITs is dependent on such factors as the skill of
management and the real estate environment in general. Debt that is issued by
REITs is typically rated by the credit rating agencies as investment grade or
above.


VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE OBLIGATIONS - The interest rates payable on certain
securities in which the fund may invest may not be fixed but may fluctuate based
upon changes in market rates. Variable and floating rate obligations bear coupon
rates that are adjusted at designated intervals, based on the then current
market rates of interest. Variable and floating rate obligations permit the fund
to "lock in" the current interest rate for only the period until the next
scheduled rate adjustment, but the rate adjustment feature tends to limit the
extent to which the market value of the obligation will fluctuate.


RESTRICTED SECURITIES AND LIQUIDITY - The fund may purchase securities subject
to restrictions on resale. Securities not actively traded will be considered
illiquid unless they have been specifically determined to be liquid under
procedures adopted by the fund's board of directors,


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taking into account factors such as the frequency and volume of trading, the
commitment of dealers to make markets and the availability of qualified
investors, all of which can change from time to time. The fund may incur certain
additional costs in disposing of illiquid securities.

                        *     *     *     *     *     *

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER - Portfolio changes will be made without regard to the length
of time particular investments may have been held. Short-term trading profits
are not the fund's objective, and changes in its investments are generally
accomplished gradually, though short-term transactions may occasionally be made.
High portfolio turnover (100% or more) involves correspondingly greater
transaction costs in the form of dealer spreads or brokerage commissions, and
may result in the realization of net capital gains, which are taxable when
distributed to shareholders.


Fixed-income securities are generally traded on a net basis and usually neither
brokerage commissions nor transfer taxes are involved, although the price
usually includes a profit to the dealer.


A fund's portfolio turnover rate would equal 100% if each security in the fund's
portfolio was replaced once per year. See "Financial Highlights" in the
prospectus for the fund's annual portfolio turnover for each of the last five
fiscal periods.


                FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES - The fund has adopted the following fundamental policies
and investment restrictions which may not be changed without approval by holders
of a majority of its outstanding shares. Such majority is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") as the vote of the lesser of (i) 67%
or more of the outstanding voting securities present at a meeting, if the
holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present in
person or by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities.
All percentage limitations are considered at the time securities are purchased
and are based on the fund's net assets unless otherwise indicated. None of the
following investment restrictions involving a maximum percentage of assets will
be considered violated unless the excess occurs immediately after, and is caused
by, an acquisition by the fund.


1.   Purchase any security (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities) if immediately after and
as a result of such investment, more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be
invested in securities of the issuer; except that, as to 25% of the fund's total
assets, up to 10% of its total assets may be invested in securities issued or
guaranteed as to payment of interest and principal by a foreign government or
its agencies or instrumentalities or by a multinational agency;

2.   Invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in the securities of
issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry;

3.   Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management;

4.   Knowingly purchase securities of other management investment companies,
except in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or
reorganization;


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5.   Buy or sell real estate or commodities or commodity contracts; however, the
fund may invest in debt securities secured by real estate or interests therein
or issued by companies which invest in real estate or interests therein,
including real estate investment trusts, and may purchase or sell currencies
(including forward currency contracts);

6.   Acquire securities subject to restrictions on disposition or securities for
which there is no readily available market, or enter into repurchase agreements
or purchase time deposits maturing in more than seven days, if, immediately
after and as a result, the value of such securities would exceed, in the
aggregate, 10% of the fund's total assets;

7.   Engage in the business of underwriting securities of other issuers, except
to the extent that the disposal of an investment position may technically cause
it to be considered an underwriter as that term is defined under the Securities
Act of 1933;

8.   Make loans, except that the fund may purchase debt securities, enter into
repurchase agreements and make loans of portfolio securities;

9.   Sell securities short, except to the extent that the fund contemporaneously
owns or has the right to acquire at no additional cost securities identical to
those sold short;

10.  Purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such
short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales
of securities;

11.  Borrow money, except from banks for temporary or emergency purposes not in
excess of 5% of the value of the fund's total assets (in the event that the
asset coverage for such borrowings falls below 300%, the fund will reduce,
within three days, the amount of its borrowings in order to provide for 300%
asset coverage), and except that the fund may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements and engage in "roll" transactions, provided that reverse repurchase
agreements, "roll" transactions and any other transactions constituting
borrowing by the fund may not exceed one-third of the fund's total assets;

12.  Mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any of its assets, provided that this
restriction shall not apply to the transfer of securities in connection with any
permissible borrowing;

13.  Purchase or retain the securities of any issuer, if those individual
officers and Directors of the fund, its investment adviser, or distributor, each
owning beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer,
together own more than 5% of the securities of such issuer;

14.  Invest in interests in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or
development programs;

15.  Invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of companies having,
together with their predecessors, a record of less than three years of
continuous operation;

16.  Write, purchase or sell put options, call options or combinations thereof;

A further investment policy of the fund, which may be changed by action of the
Board of Directors without shareholder approval, is that the fund will not
invest in securities of an issuer if the investment would cause the fund to own
more than 10% of any class of securities of any one issuer.


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With respect to investment restriction number 2, in determining industry
classifications for issuers domiciled outside the U.S., the fund will use
reasonable classifications that are not so broad that the primary economic
characteristic of the companies in a single class is materially different. The
fund will determine such classifications of issuers domiciled outside the U.S.
based on the issuer's principal or major business activities.


Notwithstanding investment restriction number 4, the fund may invest in
securities of other investment companies if deemed advisable by its officers in
connection with the administration of a deferred compensation plan adopted by
Directors pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


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                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND




BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICERS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     YEAR FIRST                                     NUMBER OF BOARDS
                        POSITION      ELECTED                                        WITHIN THE FUND
                        WITH THE     A DIRECTOR    PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING  COMPLEX/2/ ON WHICH  OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS/3/ HELD
     NAME AND AGE         FUND     OF THE FUND/1/           PAST 5 YEARS             DIRECTOR SERVES            BY DIRECTOR
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>        <C>             <C>                             <C>                  <C>
 "NON-INTERESTED" DIRECTORS
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 H. Frederick            Director       1987        Private Investor; former               19            Ducommun Incorporated;IHOP
 Christie                                           President and Chief                                  Corporation;Southwest
 Age: 68                                            Executive Officer, The                               Water Company
                                                    Mission Group (non-utility
                                                    holding company subsidiary
                                                    of Southern California
                                                    Edison Company)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Merit E. Janow          Director       2001        Professor, Columbia                     2            None
 Age: 43                                            University, School of
                                                    International and Public
                                                    Affairs
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mary Myers Kauppila     Director       1992        Private Investor; Chairman              5            None
 Age: 47                                            and CEO, Ladera Management
                                                    Company (venture capital and
                                                    agriculture); former owner
                                                    and President, Energy
                                                    Investment, Inc.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gail L. Neale           Director       1987        President, The Lovejoy                  5            None
 Age: 67                                            Consulting Group, Inc. (a
                                                    pro-bono consulting group
                                                    advising non-profit
                                                    organizations)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Robert J. O'Neill       Director       1992        Chairman of the Council;                3            None
 Age: 65                                            Australian Strategic Policy
                                                    Institute; Adjunct Professor
                                                    in Strategic and Defense
                                                    Studies Center, Australian
                                                    National University; former
                                                    Chichele Professor of the
                                                    History of War; and former
                                                    Fellow, All Souls College,
                                                    University of Oxford
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 Donald E. Petersen      Director       1992        Retired; former Chairman of             5            Axicon Technologies, Inc.
 Age: 75                                            the Board and Chief
                                                    Executive Officer, Ford
                                                    Motor Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Stefanie Powers         Director    1989-1996      Actor; Founder and                      2            None
 Age: 59                                1997        President, The William
                                                    Holden Wildlife Foundation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Frank Stanton           Director       1987        Retired; former President,              2            American Health Companies,
 Age: 93                                            CBS Inc. (1946-1973)                                 Inc.; Sony Music
                                                                                                         Entertainment, Inc.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Steadman Upham          Director       2001        President and University                2            None
 Age: 52                                            Professor of Archaeology,
                                                    Claremont Graduate
                                                    University Education
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Charles Wolf, Jr.       Director       1987        Senior Economic Adviser and             2            None
 Age: 77                                            Corporate Fellow in
                                                    International Economics, The
                                                    RAND Corporation; formerly
                                                    Dean, the RAND Graduate
                                                    School
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING
                                      YEAR FIRST            PAST 5 YEARS AND           NUMBER OF BOARDS
                                       ELECTED               POSITIONS HELD             WITHIN THE FUND
                       POSITION       A DIRECTOR        WITH AFFILIATED ENTITIES      COMPLEX/2/ ON WHICH   OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS/3/
                       WITH THE     AND/OR OFFICER    OR THE PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER         DIRECTOR                  HELD
   NAME AND AGE          FUND       OF THE FUND/1/            OF THE FUND              OR OFFICER SERVES    BY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER
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<S>                  <C>            <C>             <C>                               <C>                  <C>
 "INTERESTED" DIRECTORS/4,5/
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 Paul G. Haaga,       Vice               1987        Executive Vice President and             16            None
 Jr.                  Chairman of                    Director, Capital Research and
 Age: 53              the Board                      Management Company; Director,
                                                     American Funds Distributors,
                                                     Inc.*; Director, The Capital
                                                     Group Companies, Inc.*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 James B. Lovelace    President          1992        Senior Vice President and                 2            None
 Age: 45              and                            Director, Capital Research and
                      Director                       Management Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Jon B. Lovelace      DIrector           1987        Chairman Emeritus, Capital                2            None
 Age: 75                                             Research and Management
                                                     Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>






<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING
                            POSITION         YEAR FIRST ELECTED                   PAST 5 YEARS AND POSITIONS HELD
                            WITH THE             AN OFFICER                           WITH AFFILIATED ENTITIES
   NAME AND AGE               FUND             OF THE FUND/1/                 OR THE PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER OF THE FUND
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                  <C>                     <C>                 <C>
 OTHER OFFICERS/5/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Joyce E. Gordon          Senior Vice               1996          Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company*
 Age: 45                   President
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Janet A. McKinley        Senior Vice               1992          Director, Capital Research and Management Company;Senior Vice
 Age: 47                   President                              President, Capital Research Company*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Catherine M. Ward        Senior Vice               1987          Senior Vice President and Director, Capital Research and
 Age: 55                   President                              Management Company; Director, American Funds Service Company*;
                                                                  Secretary and Director, Capital Group Research, Inc.*; Director,
                                                                  The Capital Group Companies, Inc.*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Darcy Kopcho            Vice President             1996          Executive Vice President and Research Director, Capital Research
 Age: 48                                                          Company*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mark R. Macdonald       Vice President             2001          Vice President - Investment Management Group, Capital Research
 Age: 42                                                          and Management Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Steven T. Watson        Vice President             1997          Senior Vice President, Capital Research Company*
 Age: 46
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Vincent P. Corti          Secretary                1987          Vice President - Fund Business Management Group, Capital
 Age: 45                                                          Research and Management Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 R. Marcia Gould           Treasurer                1994          Vice President - Fund Business Management Group, Capital
 Age: 47                                                          Research and Management Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dayna G. Yamabe      Assistant Treasurer           2001          Vice President - Fund Business Management Group, Capital
 Age: 34                                                          Research and Management Company
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>

* Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.
1 Directors and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or
  retirement.

2 Capital Research and Management Company manages the American Funds consisting
  of 29 funds. Capital Research and Management Company also manages American
  Funds Insurance Series and Anchor Pathway Fund, which serve as the underlying
  investment vehicles for certain variable insurance contracts, and Endowments,
  whose shareholders are limited to certain non-profit organizations.
3 This includes all directorships (other than those in the American Funds Group)
  that are held by each director as a director of a public company or a
  registered investment company.
4 "Interested persons" within the meaning of the 1940 Act on the basis of their
  affiliation with the fund's Investment Adviser, Capital Research and
  Management Company, or its affiliated entities (including the fund's principal
  underwriter).

5 All of the officers listed are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or
  more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company
  serves as Investment Adviser.

THE ADDRESS FOR ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE FUND IS 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET
- 55TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071, ATTENTION: FUND SECRETARY.


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FUND SHARES OWNED BY DIRECTORS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE/1/
                                                             OF SHARES
                                                        OWNED IN ALL FUNDS
                                                       WITHIN AMERICAN FUNDS
                          DOLLAR RANGE/1/ OF FUND         FAMILY OVERSEEN
          NAME                  SHARES OWNED                BY DIRECTOR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>                       <C>
 "NON-INTERESTED" DIRECTORS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H. Frederick Christie       $50,001 - $100,000            Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Merit E. Janow                 $1 - $10,000             $10,001 - $50,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mary Myers Kauppila           Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gail L. Neale               $10,001 - $50,000             Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Robert J. O'Neill                  None                       None
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Donald E. Petersen            Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Stefanie Powers               Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Frank Stanton                 Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Steadman Upham                     None                       None
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Charles Wolf, Jr.           $50,001 - $100,000            Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 "INTERESTED" DIRECTORS/2/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Paul G. Haaga, Jr.            Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 James B. Lovelace             Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Jon B. Lovelace               Over $100,000               Over $100,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



1 Ownership disclosure is made using the following ranges:  None; $1 - $10,000;
  $10,001 - $50,000; $50,001 - $100,000 and Over $100,000. The amounts listed
  for "interested" directors include shares owned through The Capital Group
  Companies, Inc. retirement plan and 401(k) plan.
2 "Interested persons" within the meaning of the 1940 Act on the basis of their
  affiliation with the fund's Investment Adviser, Capital Research and
  Management Company, or its affiliated entities (including the fund's principal
  underwriter).

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PAID DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2001

No compensation is paid by the fund to any officer or Director who is a
director, officer or employee of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates. The
fund pays annual fees of $13,000 to Directors who are not affiliated with the
Investment Adviser, plus $1,000 for each Board of Directors meeting attended,
and $500 for each meeting attended as a member of a committee of the Board of
Directors.


No pension or retirement benefits are accrued as part of fund expenses. The
Directors may elect, on a voluntary basis, to defer all or a portion of their
fees through a deferred compensation plan in effect for the fund. The fund also
reimburses certain expenses of the Directors who are not affiliated with the
Investment Adviser.


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<PAGE>






<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING
                         AGGREGATE COMPENSATION     VOLUNTARILY DEFERRED COMPENSATION/1/)
                         (INCLUDING VOLUNTARILY           FROM ALL FUNDS MANAGED BY
                        DEFERRED COMPENSATION/1/)      CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT
         NAME                 FROM THE FUND             COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES/2/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>                        <C>
 H. Frederick                   $17,500/3/                        $203,620/3/
 Christie
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Merit E. Janow                 $     0/4/                        $      0/4/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mary Myers Kauppila            $18,500/3/                        $104,000/3/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gail L. Neale                  $18,000/3/                        $ 93,500/3/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Robert J. O'Neill              $18,500/3/                        $ 46,500/3/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Donald E. Petersen             $18,000/3/                        $103,500/3/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Stefanie Powers                $18,000                           $ 38,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Frank Stanton                  $19,000                           $ 41,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Steadman Upham                 $     0/4/                        $      0/4/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Charles Wolf, Jr.              $17,500                           $ 39,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



1 Amounts may be deferred by eligible Directors under a non-qualified deferred
  compensation plan adopted by the fund in 1993. Deferred amounts accumulate at
  an earnings rate determined by the total return of one or more funds in The
  American Funds Group as designated by the Directors.
2 Capital Research and Management Company manages the American Funds consisting
  of 29 funds. Capital Research and Management Company also manages American
  Funds Insurance Series and Anchor Pathway Fund, which serve as the underlying
  investment vehicles for certain variable insurance contracts, and Endowments,
  whose shareholders are limited to certain non-profit organizations.
3 Since the deferred compensation plan's adoption, the total amount of deferred
  compensation accrued by the fund (plus earnings thereon) through the 2001
  fiscal year for participating Directors is as follows: H. Frederick Christie
  ($111,756), Mary Myers Kauppila ($197,045) and Donald E. Petersen ($62,140).
  Amounts deferred and accumulated earnings thereon are not funded and are
  general unsecured liabilities of the fund until paid to the Directors.
4 Merit E. Janow and Steadman Upham were elected to the Board effective December
  6, 2001, therefore, received no compensation from the fund during fiscal 2001.

As of January 15, 2002, the officers and Directors of the fund and their
families, as a group, owned beneficially or of record less than 1% of the
outstanding shares of the fund.


FUND ORGANIZATION AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The fund, an open-end, diversified management investment company, was organized
as a Maryland corporation on June 8, 1987.


All fund operations are supervised by the fund's Board of Directors, which meets
periodically and performs duties required by applicable state and federal laws.
Members of the board who are not employed by Capital Research and Management
Company or its affiliates are paid certain fees for services rendered to the
fund as described above. They may elect to defer all or a portion of these fees
through a deferred compensation plan in effect for the fund.


The fund has several different classes of shares, including classes A, B, C, F,
529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E and 529-F. The 529 share classes are available only
through CollegeAmerica to investors establishing qualified higher education
savings accounts. The shares of each class represent an interest in the same
investment portfolio.  Each class has pro rata rights as to


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voting, redemption, dividends and liquidation, except that each class bears
different distribution expenses and may bear different transfer agent fees and
other expenses properly attributable to the particular class as approved by the
Board of Directors and set forth in the fund's rule 18f-3 Plan. Each class'
shareholders have exclusive voting rights with respect to the respective class'
rule 12b-1 Plans adopted in connection with the distribution of shares and on
other matters in which the interests of one class are different from interests
in another class.  Shares of all classes of the fund vote together on matters
that affect all classes in substantially the same manner. Each class votes as a
class on matters that affect that class alone. Note, CollegeAmerica account
owners are technically not shareholders of the fund and accordingly, do not have
the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote any proxies relating to
fund shares.


The fund does not hold annual meetings of shareholders. However, significant
matters which require shareholder approval, such as certain elections of board
members or a change in a fundamental investment policy, will be presented to
shareholders at a meeting called for such purpose. Shareholders have one vote
per share owned. At the request of the holders of at least 10% of the shares,
the fund will hold a meeting at which any member of the board could be removed
by a majority vote.


REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS BY SHAREHOLDERS - At any meeting of shareholders, duly
called and at which a quorum is present, shareholders may, by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, remove any
Director from office and may elect a successor or successors to fill any
resulting vacancies for the unexpired terms of removed Directors. The fund has
agreed, at the request of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
to apply the provisions of section 16(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the
removal of Directors, as though the fund were a common-law trust. Accordingly,
the Directors of the fund will promptly call a meeting of shareholders for the
purpose of voting upon the removal of any Directors when requested in writing to
do so by the record holders of at least 10% of the outstanding shares.


COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The fund has an Audit Committee comprised of Mary Myers Kauppila, Robert J.
O'Neill and Frank Stanton, none of whom is considered an "interested person" of
the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Committee oversees the fund's
accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, its internal controls
and the internal controls of the fund's principal service providers.  The
Committee acts as a liaison between the fund's independent accountants and the
full Board of Directors. There were two Audit Committee meetings held during the
2001 fiscal year.


The fund has a Nominating Committee comprised of Gail L. Neale, Donald E.
Petersen, Stefanie Powers and Frank Stanton, none of whom is considered an
"interested person" of the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The
Committee periodically reviews such issues as the Board's composition,
responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and
recommends any appropriate changes to the full Board of Directors. The Committee
also evaluates, selects and nominates candidates for independent directors to
the full Board of Directors. While the Committee normally is able to identify
from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider
shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future
vacancies on the Board.  Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the
Nominating Committee of the fund, c/o the fund's Secretary, and must be
accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective
nominee,


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<PAGE>



along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his
or her name by the Committee. There was one Nominating Committee meeting during
the 2001 fiscal year.


The fund has a Contracts Committee comprised of H. Frederick Christie, Mary
Myers Kauppila, Gail L. Neale, Robert J. O'Neill, Donald E. Petersen, Stefanie
Powers, Frank Stanton and Charles Wolf, Jr., none of whom is considered an
"interested person" of the fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The
Committee's function is to request, review and consider the information deemed
necessary to evaluate the terms of certain agreements between the fund and its
Investment Adviser or the Investment Adviser's affiliates, such as the
investment advisory and service agreement, principal underwriting agreement, and
plans of distribution under rule 12b-1, that the fund may enter into, renew or
continue, and to make its recommendations to the full Board of Directors on
these matters. There was one Contracts Committee meeting during the 2001 fiscal
year.


INVESTMENT ADVISER - The Investment Adviser, Capital Research and Management
Company, founded in 1931, maintains research facilities in the U.S. and abroad
(Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., London, Geneva, Hong
Kong, Singapore and Tokyo) with a staff of professionals, many of whom have
significant investment experience. The Investment Adviser is located at 333
South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, and at 135 South State College
Boulevard, Brea, CA 92821. The Investment Adviser's research professionals
travel several million miles a year, making more than 5,000 research visits in
more than 50 countries around the world. The Investment Adviser believes that it
is able to attract and retain quality personnel. The Investment Adviser is a
wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.


The Investment Adviser is responsible for managing more than $350 billion of
stocks, bonds and money market instruments and serves over 11 million
shareholder accounts of all types throughout the world. These investors include
privately owned businesses and large corporations as well as schools, colleges,
foundations and other non-profit and tax-exempt organizations.


INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT - The Investment Advisory and Service
Agreement (the "Agreement") between the fund and the Investment Adviser will
continue in effect until October 31, 2002, unless sooner terminated, and may be
renewed from year to year thereafter, provided that any such renewal has been
specifically approved at least annually by (i) the Board of Directors, or by the
vote of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting
securities of the fund, and (ii) the vote of a majority of Directors who are not
parties to the Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of
any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such approval. The Agreement provides that the Investment Adviser has no
liability to the fund for its acts or omissions in the performance of its
obligations to the fund not involving willful misconduct, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations under the Agreement. The
Agreement also provides that either party has the right to terminate it, without
penalty, upon 60 days' written notice to the other party, and that the Agreement
automatically terminates in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940
Act).


In determining whether to renew the Agreement each year, the Contracts Committee
of the Board of Directors evaluates information provided by the Investment
Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, and presents its
recommendations to the full Board of Directors. At its most recent meeting, the
Committee considered a number of factors in recommending


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<PAGE>



renewal of the existing Agreement, including the quality of services provided to
the fund, fees and expenses borne by the fund, and financial results of the
Investment Adviser.


In reviewing the quality of services provided to the fund, the Committee
reviewed comparative results data and fund expenses, noting that the fund's
results were better than the majority of the eighteen funds in its peer group
and that expenses also ranked among the lowest.


The Committee also reviewed the Investment Adviser's trading practices and
concluded that, based on its review of certain data, the Investment Adviser's
dealings with most brokers was based primarily on best execution and not other
factors.


Based on their review, the Committee and the Board concluded that the advisory
fees and other expenses of the fund are reasonable, both absolutely and on a
relative basis, and that shareholders receive fair value for such fees and
expenses.


The Investment Adviser, in addition to providing investment advisory services,
furnishes the services and pays the compensation and travel expenses of persons
to perform the executive, administrative, clerical and bookkeeping functions of
the fund, and provides suitable office space, necessary small office equipment
and utilities, general purpose accounting forms, supplies, and postage used at
the offices of the fund. The fund pays all expenses not assumed by the
Investment Adviser, including, but not limited to: custodian, stock transfer and
dividend disbursing fees and expenses; shareholder recordkeeping and
administrative expenses; costs of the designing, printing and mailing of
reports, prospectuses, proxy statements, and notices to its shareholders; taxes;
expenses of the issuance and redemption of shares of the fund (including stock
certificates, registration and qualification fees and expenses); expenses
pursuant to the fund's Plans of Distribution (described below); legal and
auditing expenses; compensation, fees and expenses paid to directors
unaffiliated with the Investment Adviser; association dues; costs of stationery
and forms prepared exclusively for the fund; and costs of assembling and storing
shareholder account data.


The management fee is based upon the net assets of the fund and monthly gross
investment income. Gross investment income is determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and does not include gains or losses
from sales of capital assets.


The management fee is based on an annual rate of 0.24% of the first $1 billion
of average net assets; 0.20% of such assets in excess of $1 billion but not
exceeding $2 billion; 0.18% of such assets in excess of $2 billion but not
exceeding $3 billion; 0.165% of such assets in excess of $3 billion but not
exceeding $5 billion; 0.155% of such assets in excess of $5 billion but not
exceeding $8 billion; and 0.15% of such assets in excess of $8 billion; plus
3.0% of the fund's gross investment income.  Assuming net assets of $8 billion
and gross investment income levels of 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, and 7%, management fees
would be 0.27%, 0.30%, 0.33%, 0.36%, and 0.39%, respectively.


The Agreement provides for a management fee reduction to the extent that the
annual ordinary operating expenses of the fund's Class A shares exceed 1 1/2% of
the first $30 million of the net assets of the fund and 1% of the average net
assets in excess thereof. Expenses which are not subject to these limitations
are interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. Expenditures, including costs
incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities, which
are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applicable to investment companies are accounted for as capital items and not as
expenses. To the extent the fund's


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management fee must be waived due to Class A share expense ratios exceeding this
limit, management fees will be reduced similarly for all classes of shares of
the fund or other Class A fees will be waived in lieu of management fees.


For the fiscal years ended 2001, 2000, and 1999, the Investment Adviser received
from the fund advisory fees of $25,719,000, $25,990,000, and $28,908,000,
respectively.


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT - The Administrative Services Agreement (the
"Administrative Agreement") between the fund and the Investment Adviser relating
to the fund's Class C, F and 529 shares will continue in effect until October
31, 2002, unless sooner terminated, and may be renewed from year to year
thereafter, provided that any such renewal has been specifically approved at
least annually by the vote of a majority of Directors who are not parties to the
Administrative Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of
any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such approval.  The Administrative Agreement provides that the fund may
terminate the agreement at any time by vote of a majority of Directors who are
not interested persons of the fund.  The Investment Adviser has the right to
terminate the Administrative Agreement upon 60 days' written notice to the fund.
The Administrative Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its
assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).


Under the Administrative Agreement, the Investment Adviser provides certain
transfer agent and administrative services for shareholders of the fund's Class
C and F shares, and all Class 529 shares.  The Investment Adviser contracts with
third parties, including American Funds Service Company, the fund's Transfer
Agent, to provide these services.  Services include, but are not limited to,
shareholder account maintenance, transaction processing, tax information
reporting, and shareholder and fund communications. In addition, the Investment
Adviser monitors, coordinates and oversees the activities performed by third
parties providing such services.


As compensation for its services, the Investment Adviser receives transfer agent
fees for transfer agent services provided to the fund's applicable share
classes.  Transfer agent fees are paid monthly according to a fee schedule
contained in a Shareholder Services Agreement between the fund and American
Funds Service Company. The Investment Adviser also receives an administrative
services fee for administrative services provided to the fund's applicable share
classes.  Administrative services fees are paid monthly, accrued daily and
calculated at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of each
respective applicable share class.


Administrative service fees paid for Class C and F shares for the fiscal period
ended 2001 were $44,000 and $10,000, respectively.


PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER AND PLANS OF DISTRIBUTION - American Funds Distributors,
Inc. (the "Principal Underwriter") is the principal underwriter of the fund's
shares. The Principal Underwriter is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90071; 135 South State College Boulevard, Brea, CA 92821; 3500
Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78251; 8332 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46240; and 5300 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, VA 23513.


The Principal Underwriter receives revenues from sales of the fund's shares. For
Class A and 529-A shares, the Principal Underwriter receives commission revenue
consisting of that portion of the Class A and 529-A sales charge remaining after
the allowances by the Principal Underwriter to investment dealers. For Class B
and 529-B shares, the Principal Underwriter sells


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the rights to the 12b-1 fees paid by the fund for distribution expenses to a
third party and receives the revenue remaining after compensating investment
dealers for sales of Class B and 529-B shares. The fund also pays the Principal
Underwriter for advancing the immediate service fees paid to qualified dealers
of Class B and 529-B shares. For Class C and 529-C shares, the Principal
Underwriter receives any contingent deferred sales charges that apply during the
first year after purchase. The fund pays the Principal Underwriter for advancing
the immediate service fees and commissions paid to qualified dealers of Class C
and 529-C shares. For Class 529-E shares, the fund pays the Principal
Underwriter for advancing the immediate service fees and commissions paid to
qualified dealers. For Class F and 529-F shares, the fund pays the Principal
Underwriter for advancing the immediate service fees paid to qualified dealers
and advisers who sell Class F and 529-F shares.


Commissions, revenue or service fees retained by the Principal Underwriter after
allowances or compensation to dealers were:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     COMMISSIONS,        ALLOWANCE OR

                                               FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD       REVENUE          COMPENSATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   OR FEES RETAINED       TO DEALERS
                                                                   --------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                 <C>                <C>
                   CLASS A                            2001            $3,779,000          $17,257,000
                                                      2000            $1,778,000          $ 8,086,000
                                                      1999            $5,326,000          $25,137,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   CLASS B                            2001            $  680,000          $ 3,922,000
                                                      2000            $  112,000          $   704,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



The fund has adopted Plans of Distribution (the "Plans"), pursuant to rule 12b-1
under the 1940 Act. The Principal Underwriter receives amounts payable pursuant
to the Plans (see below). As required by rule 12b-1 and the 1940 Act, the Plans
(together with the Principal Underwriting Agreement) have been approved by the
full Board of Directors and separately by a majority of the directors who are
not "interested persons" of the fund and who have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Plans or the Principal Underwriting
Agreement. Potential benefits of the Plans to the fund include: shareholder
services; savings to the fund in transfer agency costs; savings to the fund in
advisory fees and other expenses; benefits to the investment process from growth
or stability of assets; and maintenance of a financially healthy management
organization. The selection and nomination of directors who are not "interested
persons" of the fund are committed to the discretion of the directors who are
not "interested persons" during the existence of the Plans. The Plans may not be
amended to increase materially the amount spent for distribution without
shareholder approval. Plan expenses are reviewed quarterly and the Plans must be
renewed annually by the Board of Directors.


Under the Plans, the fund may annually expend the following amounts to finance
any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of fund shares, provided
the fund's Board of Directors has approved the category of expenses for which
payment is being made: (i) for Class A shares, up to 0.30% of its average daily
net assets attributable to Class A shares; (ii) for Class 529-A shares, up to
0.50% of its average daily net assets attributable to Class 529-A shares; (iii)
for


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Class B and 529-B shares, 1.00% of its average daily net assets attributable to
Class B and 529-B shares, respectively; (iv) for Class C and 529-C shares, 1.00%
of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C and 529-C shares,
respectively; (v) for Class 529-E shares, up to 0.75% of its average daily net
assets attributable to Class 529-E shares; and (vi) for Class F and 529-F
shares, up to 0.50% of its average daily net assets attributable to Class F and
529-F shares, respectively.


For Class A and 529-A shares, (i) up to 0.25% is reimbursed to the Principal
Underwriter for paying service-related expenses, including service fees paid to
qualified dealers, and (ii) up to the amount allowable under the fund's Class A
and 529-A 12b-1 limit is reimbursed to the Principal Underwriter for paying
distribution-related expenses, including for Class A and 529-A shares dealer
commissions and wholesaler compensation paid on sales of shares of $1 million or
more purchased without a sales charge (including purchases by employer-sponsored
defined contribution-type retirement plans investing $1 million or more or with
100 or more eligible employees, and retirement plans, endowments and foundations
with $50 million or more in assets) ("no load purchases"). Commissions on no
load purchases of Class A shares, in excess of the Class A and 529-A Plan
limitations not reimbursed to the Principal Underwriter during the most recent
fiscal quarter are recoverable for five quarters, provided that such commissions
do not exceed the annual expense limit.  After five quarters these commissions
are not recoverable.


For Class B and 529-B shares, (i) 0.25% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for
paying service-related expenses, including service fees paid to qualified
dealers, and (ii) 0.75% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for
distribution-related expenses, including the financing of commissions paid to
qualified dealers.


For Class C and 529-C shares, (i) 0.25% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for
paying service-related expenses, including service fees paid to qualified
dealers, and (ii) 0.75% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for paying
distribution-related expenses, including commissions paid to qualified dealers.


For Class 529-E shares, (i) 0.25% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for
paying service-related expenses, including service fees paid to qualified
dealers, and (ii) 0.25% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for paying
distribution-related expenses, including commissions paid to qualified dealers.


For Class F and 529-F shares, 0.25% is paid to the Principal Underwriter for
paying service-related expenses, including service fees paid to qualified
dealers or advisers.  Currently, no compensation is paid under the fund's Class
F and 529-F Plans for distribution-related expenses.


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During the 2001 fiscal year, 12b-1 expenses accrued and paid, and if applicable,
unpaid, were:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               12B-1 EXPENSES            12B-1 LIABILITY

--------------------------        ACCRUED                  OUTSTANDING
                          ----------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>                       <C>
        CLASS A                 $18,965,000                 $2,900,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        CLASS B                 $   585,000                 $   97,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        CLASS C                 $   172,000                 $   49,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        CLASS F                 $     9,000                 $    3,000
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</TABLE>



OTHER COMPENSATION TO DEALERS - The Principal Underwriter, at its expense (from
a designated percentage of its income), currently provides additional
compensation to dealers. Currently, these payments are limited to the top 100
dealers who have sold shares of the fund or other funds in The American Funds
Group. Additional compensation may be paid to certain dealer firms to reimburse
certain expenses associated with providing educational meetings to shareholders
or prospective American Funds investors. These payments will be based
principally on a pro rata share of a qualifying dealer's sales. The Principal
Underwriter will, on an annual basis, determine the advisability of continuing
these payments.

                            TAXES AND DISTRIBUTIONS

FUND TAXATION - The fund has elected to be treated as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code"). A regulated
investment company qualifying under Subchapter M of the Code is required to
distribute to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable
income (including the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term
capital losses) and generally is not subject to federal income tax to the extent
that it distributes annually 100% of its investment company taxable income and
net realized capital gains in the manner required under the Code. The fund
intends to distribute annually all of its investment company taxable income and
net realized capital gains and therefore does not expect to pay federal income
tax, although in certain circumstances the fund may determine that it is in the
interest of shareholders to distribute less than that amount.


To be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code,
the fund must also (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends,
interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or
other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, or other income
(including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward
contracts) derived with respect to the business of investing in such securities
or currencies, and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each fiscal
quarter, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the fund's assets is
represented by cash, U.S. government securities and securities of other
regulated investment companies, and other securities (for purposes of this
calculation, generally limited in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not
greater than 5% of the market value of the fund's assets and 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of such issuer) and (ii) not more than 25% of the
value of its assets is invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than
U.S. government securities or the securities of other regulated investment
companies), or two or more issuers which the fund controls and which are
determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses.


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Under the Code, a nondeductible excise tax of 4% is imposed on the excess of a
regulated investment company's "required distribution" for the calendar year
ending within the regulated investment company's taxable year over the
"distributed amount" for such calendar year. The term "required distribution"
means the sum of (i) 98% of ordinary income (generally net investment income)
for the calendar year, (ii) 98% of capital gain (both long-term and short-term)
for the one-year period ending on October 31 (as though the one-year period
ending on October 31 were the regulated investment company's taxable year), and
(iii) the sum of any untaxed, undistributed net investment income and net
capital gains of the regulated investment company for prior periods. The term
"distributed amount" generally means the sum of (i) amounts actually distributed
by the fund from its current year's ordinary income and capital gain net income
and (ii) any amount on which the fund pays income tax during the periods
described above. Although the fund intends to distribute its net investment
income and net capital gains so as to avoid excise tax liability, the fund may
determine that it is the interest of shareholders to distribute a lesser amount.


DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS - Dividends and capital gain
distributions on fund shares will be reinvested in shares of the fund of the
same class, unless shareholders indicate in writing that they wish to receive
them in cash or in shares of the same class of other American Funds, as provided
in the prospectus.


Distributions of investment company taxable income and net realized capital
gains to individual shareholders will be taxable whether received in shares or
in cash. Shareholders electing to receive distributions in the form of
additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each
share so received equal to the net asset value of that share on the reinvestment
date. Dividend and capital gain distributions by 529 share classes will be
automatically reinvested.


     DIVIDENDS - The fund intends to follow the practice of distributing
     substantially all of its investment company taxable income, which includes
     any excess of net realized short-term gains over net realized long-term
     capital losses.  Investment company taxable income generally includes
     dividends, interest, net short-term capital gains in excess of net
     long-term capital losses, and certain foreign currency gains, if any, less
     expenses and certain foreign currency losses.

     Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange
     rates which occur between the time the fund accrues receivables or
     liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the fund
     actually collects such receivables, or pays such liabilities, generally are
     treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition of
     debt securities denominated in a foreign currency and on disposition of
     certain futures contracts, forward contracts and options, gains or losses
     attributable to fluctuations in the value of foreign currency between the
     date of acquisition of the security or contract and the date of disposition
     are also treated as ordinary gain or loss. These gains or losses, referred
     to under the Code as "Section 988" gains or losses, may increase or
     decrease the amount of the fund's investment company taxable income to be
     distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.


     If the fund invests in stock of certain passive foreign investment
     companies, the fund may be subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a
     portion of any "excess distribution" with respect to, or gain from the
     disposition of, such stock. The tax would be determined by allocating such
     distribution or gain ratably to each day of the fund's holding period for
     the


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     stock. The distribution or gain so allocated to any taxable year of the
     fund, other than the taxable year of the excess distribution or
     disposition, would be taxed to the fund at the highest ordinary income rate
     in effect for such year, and the tax would be further increased by an
     interest charge to reflect the value of the tax deferral deemed to have
     resulted from the ownership of the foreign company's stock. Any amount of
     distribution or gain allocated to the taxable year of the distribution or
     disposition would be included in the fund's investment company taxable
     income and, accordingly, would not be taxable to the fund to the extent
     distributed by the fund as a dividend to its shareholders.


     To avoid such tax and interest, the fund intends to elect to treat these
     securities as sold on the last day of its fiscal year and recognize any
     gains for tax purposes at that time. Under this election, deductions for
     losses are allowable only to the extent of any prior recognized gains, and
     both gains and losses will be treated as ordinary income or loss. The fund
     will be required to distribute any resulting income, even though it has not
     sold the security and received cash to pay such distributions.  Upon
     disposition of these securities, any gain recognized is treated as ordinary
     income and loss is treated as ordinary loss to the extent of any prior
     recognized gain.


     Dividends from domestic corporations are expected to comprise some portion
     of the fund's gross income. To the extent that such dividends constitute
     any of the fund's gross income, a portion of the income distributions of
     the fund will be eligible for the deduction for dividends received by
     corporations. Shareholders will be informed of the portion of dividends
     which so qualify. The dividends-received deduction is reduced to the extent
     that either the fund shares, or the underlying shares of stock held by the
     fund, with respect to which dividends are received, are treated as
     debt-financed under federal income tax law and is eliminated if the shares
     are deemed to have been held by the shareholder or the fund, as the case
     may be, for less than 46 days during the 90-day period beginning on the
     date which is 45 days before the date on which the shares become
     ex-dividend. Capital gain distributions are not eligible for the
     dividends-received deduction.


     A portion of the difference between the issue price of zero coupon
     securities and their face value ("original issue discount") is considered
     to be income to the fund each year, even though the fund will not receive
     cash interest payments from these securities.  This original issue discount
     (imputed income) will comprise a part of the investment company taxable
     income of the fund which must be distributed to shareholders in order to
     maintain the qualification of the fund as a regulated investment company
     and to avoid federal income taxation at the level of the fund.


     In addition, some of the bonds may be purchased by a fund at a discount
     that exceeds the original issue discount on such bonds, if any.  This
     additional discount represents market discount for federal income tax
     purposes.  The gain realized on the disposition of any bond having a market
     discount may be treated as taxable ordinary income to the extent it does
     not exceed the accrued market discount on such bond or a fund may elect to
     include the market discount in income in tax years to which it is
     attributable.  Generally, accrued market discount may be figured under
     either the ratable accrual method or constant interest method.  If the fund
     has paid a premium over the face amount of a bond, the fund has the option
     of either amortizing the premium until bond maturity and reducing the
     fund's basis in the bond by the amortized amount, or not amortizing and
     treating the premium as part of the bond's basis. In the case of any debt
     security having a fixed maturity date of not more than one year from its
     date of issue, the gain realized on


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     disposition generally will be treated as short-term capital gain. In
     general, any gain realized on disposition of a security held less than one
     year is treated as short-term capital gain.


     Dividend and interest income received by the fund from sources outside the
     U.S. may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such foreign
     jurisdictions. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may
     reduce or eliminate these foreign taxes, however. Most foreign countries do
     not impose taxes on capital gains in respect of investments by foreign
     investors.


     CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS - The fund also intends to follow the practice
     of distributing the entire excess of net realized long-term capital gains
     over net realized short-term capital losses. Net capital gains for a fiscal
     year are computed by taking into account any capital loss carry-forward of
     the fund.

     If any net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital
     losses are retained by the fund for reinvestment, requiring federal income
     taxes to be paid thereon by the fund, the fund intends to elect to treat
     such capital gains as having been distributed to shareholders. As a result,
     each shareholder will report such capital gains as long-term capital gains
     taxable to individual shareholders at a maximum 20% capital gains rate,
     will be able to claim a pro rata share of federal income taxes paid by the
     fund on such gains as a credit against personal federal income tax
     liability, and will be entitled to increase the adjusted tax basis on fund
     shares by the difference between a pro rata share of the retained gains and
     such shareholder's related tax credit.


SHAREHOLDER TAXATION - In January of each year, individual shareholders of the
fund will receive a statement of the federal income tax status of all
distributions. Shareholders of the fund also may be subject to state and local
taxes on distributions received from the fund. Distributions of the excess of
net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses which the fund
properly designates as "capital gain dividends" generally will be taxable to
individual shareholders at a maximum 20% capital gains rate, regardless of the
length of time the shares of the fund have been held by such shareholders. Any
loss realized upon the redemption of shares held at the time of redemption for
six months or less from the date of their purchase will be treated as a
long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions of
long-term capital gain during such six-month period.


Distributions by the fund result in a reduction in the net asset value of the
fund's shares. Should a distribution reduce the net asset value below a
shareholder's cost basis, such distribution would nevertheless be taxable to the
shareholder as ordinary income or capital gain as described above, even though,
from an investment standpoint, it may constitute a partial return of investment
capital.  For this reason, investors should consider the tax implications of
buying shares just prior to a distribution. The price of shares purchased at
that time includes the amount of the forthcoming distribution. Those purchasing
just prior to a distribution will then receive a partial return of investment
capital upon the distribution, which will nevertheless be taxable to them.


Redemptions of shares, including exchanges for shares of another American Fund,
may result in federal, state and local tax consequences (gain or loss) to the
shareholder.  However, conversion from one class to another class in the same
fund should not be a taxable event.


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If a shareholder exchanges or otherwise disposes of shares of the fund within 90
days of having acquired such shares, and if, as a result of having acquired
those shares, the shareholder subsequently pays a reduced sales charge for
shares of the fund, or of a different fund, the sales charge previously incurred
in acquiring the fund's shares will not be taken into account (to the extent
such previous sales charges do not exceed the reduction in sales charges) for
the purposes of determining the amount of gain or loss on the exchange, but will
be treated as having been incurred in the acquisition of such other funds. Also,
any loss realized on a redemption or exchange of shares of the fund will be
disallowed to the extent substantially identical shares are reacquired within
the 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares
are disposed of.


The fund will be required to report to the IRS all distributions of investment
company taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the
redemption or exchange of fund shares, except in the case of certain exempt
shareholders. Under the backup withholding provisions of Section 3406 of the
Code, distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gains and
proceeds from the redemption or exchange of a regulated investment company may
be subject to withholding of federal income tax in the case of non-exempt U.S.
shareholders who fail to furnish the investment company with their taxpayer
identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their status
under the federal income tax law. Withholding may also be required if the fund
is notified by the IRS or a broker that the taxpayer identification number
furnished by the shareholder is incorrect or that the shareholder has previously
failed to report interest or dividend income. If the withholding provisions are
applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or
reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be
withheld.


The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely to the
application of that law to U.S. persons, i.e., U.S. citizens and residents and
U.S. corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. Each shareholder who is not
a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax consequences of ownership
of shares of the fund, including the possibility that such a shareholder may be
subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower rate under an
applicable income tax treaty) on dividend income received by the shareholder.


Shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the application of federal,
state and local tax law in light of their particular situation.


UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL REFERENCES IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO CLASS A, B, C
OR F SHARES ALSO REFER TO THE CORRESPONDING CLASS 529-A, 529-B, 529-C OR 529-F
SHARES. CLASS 529 SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD ALSO REFER TO THE COLLEGEAMERICA PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION FOR INFORMATION ON POLICIES AND SERVICES SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO
COLLEGEAMERICA ACCOUNTS.


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                               PURCHASE OF SHARES




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        METHOD            INITIAL INVESTMENT        ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS
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<S>                     <C>                     <C>
                        See "Purchase           $50 minimum (except where a
                        Minimums" for initial   lower minimum is noted under
                        investment minimums.    "Purchase Minimums").
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By contacting           Visit any investment    Mail directly to your
your investment dealer  dealer who is           investment dealer's address
                        registered in the       printed on your account
                        state where the         statement.
                        purchase is made, has
                        a sales agreement with
                        American Funds
                        Distributors and is
                        authorized to sell a
                        CollegeAmerica account
                        in the case of 529
                        shares.
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By mail                 Make your check         Fill out the account additions
                        payable to the fund     form at the bottom of a recent
                        and mail to the         account statement, make your
                        address indicated on    check payable to the fund,
                        the account             write your account number on
                        application. Please     your check, and mail the check
                        indicate an investment  and form in the envelope
                        dealer on the account   provided with your account
                        application.            statement.
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By telephone            Please contact your     Complete the "Investments by
                        investment dealer to    Phone" section on the account
                        open account, then      application or American
                        follow the procedures   FundsLink Authorization Form.
                        for additional          Once you establish the
                        investments.            privilege, you, your financial
                                                advisor or any person with your
                                                account information can call
                                                American FundsLine(R) and make
                                                investments by telephone
                                                (subject to conditions noted in
                                                "Shareholder Account Services
                                                and Privileges - Telephone and
                                                Internet Purchases, Redemptions
                                                and Exchanges" below).
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By Internet             Please contact your     Complete the American FundsLink
                        investment dealer to    Authorization Form. Once you
                        open account, then      establish the privilege, you,
                        follow the procedures   your financial advisor or any
                        for additional          person with your account
                        investments.            information may access American
                                                FundsLine OnLine(R) on the
                                                Internet and make investments
                                                by computer (subject to
                                                conditions noted in
                                                "Shareholder Account Services
                                                and Privileges - Telephone and
                                                Internet Purchases, Redemptions
                                                and Exchanges" below).
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By wire                 Call 800/421-0180 to    Your bank should wire your
                        obtain your account     additional investments in the
                        number(s), if           same manner as described under
                        necessary. Please       "Initial Investment."
                        indicate an investment
                        dealer on the account.
                        Instruct your bank to
                        wire funds to:

                        Wells Fargo Bank
                        155 Fifth Street,
                        Sixth Floor
                        San Francisco, CA
                        94106
                        (ABA#121000248)

                        For credit to the
                        account of:
                        American Funds Service
                        Company
                        a/c# 4600-076178
                        (fund name)
                        (your fund acct. no.)
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</TABLE>




The fund and the Principal Underwriter reserve the right to reject any purchase
order.  Generally, Class F shares are generally only available to fee-based
programs of investment firms that have special agreements with the fund's
distributor and certain registered investment advisers.  Class B and C shares
are generally not available to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, such
as 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, and money purchase
pension and


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profit sharing plans. Class 529 shares may be purchased by investors only
through CollegeAmerica accounts. Class 529-E shares may only be purchased by
investors participating in CollegeAmerica through an eligible employer plan. In
addition, the state tax-exempt funds are only offered in certain states, and
tax-exempt funds in general should not serve as retirement plan investments.


PURCHASE MINIMUMS - The minimum initial investment for all funds in The American
Funds Group, except the money market funds and the state tax-exempt funds, is
$250.  The minimum initial investment for the money market funds (The Cash
Management Trust of America, The Tax-Exempt Money Fund of America, and The U.S.
Treasury Money Fund of America) and the state tax-exempt funds (The Tax-Exempt
Fund of California, The Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland, and The Tax-Exempt Fund of
Virginia) is $1,000. Purchase minimums are reduced to $50 for purchases through
"Automatic Investment Plans" (except for the money market funds) or to $25 for
purchases by retirement plans through payroll deductions and may be reduced or
waived for shareholders of other funds in The American Funds Group. The minimum
is $50 for additional investments (except for retirement plan payroll deductions
as noted above).


PURCHASE MAXIMUM FOR CLASS B SHARES - The maximum purchase order for Class B
shares for all American Funds is $100,000. Direct purchases of Class B shares of
The Cash Management Trust of America are not permitted; shares may be acquired
only by exchanging from Class B shares of other American Funds. For investments
above $100,000, Class A shares are generally a less expensive option over time
due to sales charge reductions or waivers.


PURCHASE MAXIMUM FOR CLASS C SHARES - The maximum purchase order for Class C
shares for all American Funds is $500,000. Direct purchases of Class C shares of
The Cash Management Trust of America are not permitted; shares may be acquired
only by exchanging from Class C shares of other American Funds.


FUND NUMBERS - Here are the fund numbers for use with our automated telephone
line, American FundsLine/(R)/ (see description below):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       FUND NUMBERS
                                                          ----------------------------------------
FUND                                                      CLASS A   CLASS B   CLASS C    CLASS F
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<S>                                                       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
STOCK AND STOCK/BOND FUNDS
AMCAP Fund/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     002       202       302        402
American Balanced Fund/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     011       211       311        411
American Mutual Fund/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     003       203       303        403
Capital Income Builder/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     012       212       312        412
Capital World Growth and Income Fund/SM/  . . . . . . .     033       233       333        433
EuroPacific Growth Fund/(R)/  . . . . . . . . . . . . .     016       216       316        416
Fundamental Investors/SM/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     010       210       310        410
The Growth Fund of America/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . .     005       205       305        405
The Income Fund of America/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . .     006       206       306        406
The Investment Company of America/(R)/  . . . . . . . .     004       204       304        404
The New Economy Fund/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     014       214       314        414
New Perspective Fund/(R)/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     007       207       307        407
New World Fund/SM/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     036       236       336        436
SMALLCAP World Fund/(R)/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     035       235       335        435
Washington Mutual Investors Fund/SM/  . . . . . . . . .     001       201       301        401
BOND FUNDS
American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund/(R)/ . . . . .     040       240       340        440
American High-Income Trust/SM/  . . . . . . . . . . . .     021       221       321        421
The Bond Fund of America/SM/  . . . . . . . . . . . . .     008       208       308        408
Capital World Bond Fund/(R)/  . . . . . . . . . . . . .     031       231       331        431
Intermediate Bond Fund of America/SM/ . . . . . . . . .     023       223       323        423
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America/SM/  . . .     043       243       343        443
The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America/(R)/  . . . . . . .     019       219       319        419
The Tax-Exempt Fund of California/(R)/* . . . . . . . .     020       220       320        420
The Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland/(R)/* . . . . . . . . .     024       224       324        424
The Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia/(R)/* . . . . . . . . .     025       225       325        425
U.S. Government Securities Fund/SM/ . . . . . . . . . .     022       222       322        422
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
The Cash Management Trust of America/(R)/ . . . . . . .     009       209       309        409
The Tax-Exempt Money Fund of America/SM/  . . . . . . .     039       N/A       N/A        N/A
The U.S. Treasury Money Fund of America/SM/ . . . . . .     049       N/A       N/A        N/A
___________
*Available only in certain states.
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 FUND NUMBERS
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                   CLASS    CLASS    CLASS    CLASS     CLASS
FUND                               529-A    529-B    529-C    529-E     529-F
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<S>                               <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
STOCK AND STOCK/BOND FUNDS
AMCAP Fund/(R)/ . . . . . . . .    1002     1202     1302     1502      1402
American Balanced Fund/(R)/ . .    1011     1211     1311     1511      1411
American Mutual Fund/(R)/ . . .    1003     1203     1303     1503      1403
Capital Income Builder/(R)/ . .    1012     1212     1312     1512      1412
Capital World Growth and Income
Fund/SM/  . . . . . . . . . . .    1033     1233     1333     1533      1433
EuroPacific Growth Fund/(R)/  .    1016     1216     1316     1516      1416
Fundamental Investors/SM/ . . .    1010     1210     1310     1510      1410
The Growth Fund of America/(R)/    1005     1205     1305     1505      1405
The Income Fund of America/(R)/    1006     1206     1306     1506      1406
The Investment Company of
America/(R)/. . . . . . . . . .    1004     1204     1304     1504      1404
The New Economy Fund/(R)/ . . .    1014     1214     1314     1514      1414
New Perspective Fund/(R)/ . . .    1007     1207     1307     1507      1407
New World Fund/SM/  . . . . . .    1036     1236     1336     1536      1436
SMALLCAP World Fund/(R)/  . . .    1035     1235     1335     1535      1435
Washington Mutual Investors
Fund/SM/  . . . . . . . . . . .    1001     1201     1301     1501      1401
BOND FUNDS
American High-Income Trust/SM/     1021     1221     1321     1521      1421
The Bond Fund of America/SM/  .    1008     1208     1308     1508      1408
Capital World Bond Fund/(R)/  .    1031     1231     1331     1531      1431
Intermediate Bond Fund of
America/SM/ . . . . . . . . . .    1023     1223     1323     1523      1423
U.S. Government Securities
Fund/SM/. . . . . . . . . . . .    1022     1222     1322     1522      1422
MONEY MARKET FUND
The Cash Management Trust of
America/(R)/. . . . . . . . . .    1009     1209     1309     1509      1409
</TABLE>





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                                 SALES CHARGES

CLASS A SALES CHARGES - The sales charges you pay when purchasing Class A shares
of stock, stock/bond, and bond funds of The American Funds Group are set forth
below. The money market funds of The American Funds Group are offered at net
asset value. (See "Fund Numbers" above for a listing of the funds.)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 DEALER
                                                                         SALES CHARGE AS       COMMISSION
                                                                        PERCENTAGE OF THE:    AS PERCENTAGE
                                                                        ------------------       OF THE
AMOUNT OF PURCHASE
AT THE OFFERING PRICE                                                  NET AMOUNT  OFFERING     OFFERING
                                                                       -INVESTED-   PRICE         PRICE
----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------    -----         -----
<S>                                                                    <C>         <C>       <C>
STOCK AND STOCK/BOND FUNDS
Less than $25,000 . . . . . . . . .                                      6.10%      5.75%         5.00%
$25,000 but less than $50,000 . . .                                      5.26       5.00          4.25
$50,000 but less than $100,000. .                                        4.71       4.50          3.75
BOND FUNDS
Less than $100,000 . . . . . . . .                                       3.90       3.75          3.00
STOCK, STOCK/BOND, AND BOND FUNDS
$100,000 but less than $250,000 .                                        3.63       3.50          2.75
$250,000 but less than $500,000 .                                        2.56       2.50          2.00
$500,000 but less than $750,000 .                                        2.04       2.00          1.60
$750,000 but less than $1 million                                        1.52       1.50          1.20
$1 million or more. . . . . . . .                                        none       none   (see below)
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</TABLE>


CLASS A PURCHASES NOT SUBJECT TO SALES CHARGES - Investments of $1 million or
more are sold with no initial sales charge.  HOWEVER, A 1% CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE (CDSC) MAY BE IMPOSED IF REDEMPTIONS ARE MADE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF
PURCHASE. Employer-sponsored defined contribution-type plans investing $1
million or more, or with 100 or more eligible employees, and Individual
Retirement Account rollovers from retirement plans with assets invested in the
American Funds (see "Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Rollovers" below) may
invest with no sales charge and are not subject to a CDSC.  403(b) plans may be
treated as employer-sponsored plans for sales charge purposes if: (i) the
American Funds are principal investment options; (ii) the employer facilitates
the enrollment process by, for example, allowing for onsite group enrollment
meetings held during working hours; and (iii) there is only one dealer firm
assigned to the plans.  403(b) plans meeting these criteria may invest with no
sales charge and are not subject to a CDSC if investing $1 million or more or
having 100 or more eligible employees.


Investments made through accounts that purchased Class A shares of the fund
before March 15, 2001 and are part of certain qualified fee-based programs, and
retirement plans, endowments or foundations with $50 million or more in assets,
may also be made with no sales charge and are not subject to a CDSC.  A dealer
concession of up to 1% may be paid by the fund under its Class A Plan of
Distribution on investments made with no initial sales charge.


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In addition, Class A shares of the stock, stock/bond and bond funds may be sold
at net asset value to:


(1)  current or retired directors, trustees, officers and advisory board members
of, and certain lawyers who provide services to, the funds managed by Capital
Research and Management Company, current or retired employees of Washington
Management Corporation, current or retired employees and partners of The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. and its affiliated companies, certain family members and
employees of the above persons, and trusts or plans primarily for such persons;

(2)  current registered representatives, retired registered representatives with
respect to accounts established while active, or full-time employees (and their
spouses, parents, and children) of dealers who have sales agreements with the
Principal Underwriter (or who clear transactions through such dealers) and plans
for such persons or the dealers;

(3)  companies exchanging securities with the fund through a merger, acquisition
or exchange offer;

(4)  insurance company separate accounts;

(5)  accounts managed by subsidiaries of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.;

(6)  The Capital Group Companies, Inc., its affiliated companies and Washington
Management Corporation;

(7)  an individual or entity with a substantial business relationship with The
Capital Group Companies, Inc. or its affiliates, as determined by a Vice
President or more senior officer of the Capital Research and Management Company
Fund Administration and Compliance Unit; and

(8)  wholesalers and full-time employees directly supporting wholesalers
involved in the distribution of insurance company separate accounts whose
underlying investments are managed by any affiliate of The Capital Group
Companies, Inc.

Shares are offered at net asset value to these persons and organizations due to
anticipated economies in sales effort and expense.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE ON CLASS A AND C SHARES -  Except as described
above, a CDSC of 1% applies to redemptions of Class A shares of the American
Funds, other than the money market funds, made within 12 months following the
purchase of Class A shares of $1 million or more made without an initial sales
charge.  A CDSC of 1% also applies to redemptions of Class C shares of the
American Funds made within 12 months following the purchase of the Class C
shares. The charge is 1% of the lesser of the value of the shares redeemed
(exclusive of reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions) or the total
cost of such shares.  Shares held the longest are assumed to be redeemed first
for purposes of calculating this CDSC. The CDSC may be waived in certain
circumstances.  See "CDSC Waivers for Class A Shares" and "CDSC Waivers for
Class B and C Shares" below.


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CLASS B SALES CHARGES - Class B shares are sold without any initial sales
charge.  However, a CDSC may be applied to shares you sell within six years of
purchase, as shown in the table below:




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   CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE ON
         SHARES SOLD WITHIN YEAR             AS A % OF SHARES BEING SOLD
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 <S>                                      <C>
                    1                                   5.00%
                    2                                   4.00
                    3                                   4.00
                    4                                   3.00
                    5                                   2.00
                    6                                   1.00
</TABLE>




There is no CDSC on appreciation in share value above the initial purchase price
or on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gain
distributions.  In addition, the CDSC may be waived in certain circumstances.
 See "CDSC Waivers for Class B and C shares" below.  The CDSC is based on the
original purchase cost or the current market value of the shares being sold,
whichever is less.  In processing redemptions of Class B shares, shares that are
not subject to any CDSC will be redeemed first followed by shares that you have
owned the longest during the six-year period.


CLASS F AND CLASS 529-E SALES CHARGE - Class F and 529-E shares are sold with no
initial or contingent deferred sales charge.


DEALER COMMISSIONS AND COMPENSATION - For Class A shares, commissions (up to 1%)
are paid to dealers who initiate and are responsible for purchases of $1 million
or more, for purchases by any employer-sponsored defined contribution-type plan
investing $1 million or more or with 100 or more eligible employees, IRA
rollover accounts (as described in "Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
Rollovers" below), and for purchases made at net asset value by certain
retirement plans, endowments and foundations with assets of $50 million or more.
 Commissions on investments in Class A shares are paid at the following rates:
1.00% on amounts of $1 million to $4 million, 0.50% on amounts over $4 million
to $10 million, and 0.25% on amounts over $10 million. Commissions are based on
cumulative investments and are not annually reset.


For Class B shares, compensation equal to 4.00% of the amount invested is paid
by the Principal Underwriter to dealers who sell Class B shares.


For Class C shares, compensation equal to 1.00% of the amount invested is paid
by the Principal Underwriter to dealers who sell Class C shares.


CONVERSION OF CLASS B AND C SHARES - Class B shares automatically convert to
Class A shares in the month of the eight-year anniversary of the purchase date.
 Class C shares automatically convert to Class F shares in the month of the
ten-year anniversary of the purchase date. Class 529-C shares will not convert
to Class 529-F shares. The conversion of shares is subject to the Internal
Revenue Service's continued position that the conversions are not subject to
federal income tax.  In the event the Internal Revenue Service no longer takes
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automatic conversion feature may be suspended, in which event no further
conversions of Class B or C shares would occur while such suspension remained in
effect.  In that event, at your option, Class B shares could be exchanged for
Class A shares and Class C shares for Class F shares on the basis of the
relative net asset values of the two classes, without the imposition of a sales
charge or fee; however, such an exchange could constitute a taxable event for
you. Absent such an exchange, Class B and C shares would continue to be subject
to higher expenses for longer than eight years and ten years, respectively.


                      SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS

REDUCING YOUR CLASS A SALES CHARGE - You and your "immediate family" (your
spouse and your children under age 21) may combine investments to reduce your
costs. You must let your investment dealer or American Funds Service Company
(the "Transfer Agent") know at the time you purchase shares if you qualify for a
reduction in your sales charge using one or any combination of the methods
described below.


     STATEMENT OF INTENTION - You may enter into a non-binding commitment to
     purchase shares of a fund(s) over a 13-month period and receive the same
     sales charge as if all shares had been purchased at once. This includes
     purchases made during the previous 90 days, but does not include future
     appreciation of your investment or reinvested distributions. The reduced
     sales charges and offering prices set forth in the Prospectus apply to
     purchases of $25,000 or more for equity funds and $100,000 or more for bond
     funds made within a 13-month period subject to the following statement of
     intention (the "Statement"). The Statement is not a binding obligation to
     purchase the indicated amount.

     When a shareholder elects to use a Statement in order to qualify for a
     reduced sales charge, shares equal to 5% of the dollar amount specified in
     the Statement will be held in escrow in the shareholder's account out of
     the initial purchase (or subsequent purchases, if necessary) by the
     Transfer Agent. All dividends and any capital gain distributions on shares
     held in escrow will be credited to the shareholder's account in shares (or
     paid in cash, if requested). If the intended investment is not completed
     within the specified 13-month period, the purchaser will remit to the
     Principal Underwriter the difference between the sales charge actually paid
     and the sales charge which would have been paid if the total of such
     purchases had been made at a single time. The dealer assigned to the
     account at the end of the period will receive an appropriate commission
     adjustment. If the difference is not paid by the close of the Statement
     period, the appropriate number of shares held in escrow will be redeemed to
     pay such difference. If the proceeds from this redemption are inadequate,
     the purchaser will be liable to the Principal Underwriter for the balance
     still outstanding.

     The Statement may be revised upward at any time during the 13-month period,
     and such a revision will be treated as a new Statement, except that the
     13-month period during which the purchase must be made will remain
     unchanged. Accordingly, upon your request, the sales charge paid on
     investments made 90 days prior to the Statement revision will be adjusted
     to reflect the revised Statement.

     Existing holdings eligible for rights of accumulation (see below),
     including Class A shares held in a fee-based arrangement, other classes of
     shares of the American Funds, and any individual investments in American
     Legacy variable annuities and variable life insurance policies (American
     Legacy, American Legacy II and American Legacy III


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     variable annuities, American Legacy Life, American Legacy Variable Life,
     and American Legacy Estate Builder) may be credited toward satisfying the
     Statement.

     During the Statement period reinvested dividends and capital gain
     distributions, investments in money market funds, and investments made
     under a right of reinstatement will not be credited toward satisfying the
     Statement. The Statement will be considered completed if the shareholder
     dies within the 13-month Statement period. Commissions will not be adjusted
     or paid on the difference between the Statement amount and the amount
     actually invested before the shareholder's death.

     When the trustees of certain retirement plans purchase shares by payroll
     deduction, the sales charge for the investments made during the 13-month
     period will be handled as follows: the total monthly investment will be
     multiplied by 13 and then multiplied by 1.5. The current value of existing
     American Funds investments (other than money market fund investments) and
     any rollovers or transfers reasonably anticipated to be invested in
     non-money market American Funds during the 13-month period are added to the
     figure determined above. The sum is the Statement amount and applicable
     breakpoint level. On the first investment and all other investments made
     pursuant to the Statement, a sales charge will be assessed according to the
     sales charge breakpoint thus determined. There will be no retroactive
     adjustments in sales charges on investments made during the 13-month
     period.

     Shareholders purchasing shares at a reduced sales charge under a Statement
     indicate their acceptance of these terms with their first purchase.

     AGGREGATION - Sales charge discounts are available for certain aggregated
     investments. Qualifying investments include those made by you and your
     immediate family (your spouse and your children under the age of 21), if
     all parties are purchasing shares for their own accounts and/or:

     .individual-type employee benefit plan(s), such as an IRA, 403(b) plan
      (see exception below), or single-participant Keogh-type plan;

     .business accounts solely controlled by you or your immediate family
      (for example, you own the entire business);

     .trust accounts established by you or your immediate family.  However,
      if the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust
      account may be aggregated with accounts of the person who is the
      primary beneficiary of the trust;

     .endowments or foundations established and controlled by you or your
      immediate family; or

     .CollegeAmerica accounts. Accounts will be aggregated at the account
      owner level. Class 529-E accounts may only be aggregated with an
      eligible employer plan.

     Individual purchases by a trustee(s) or other fiduciary(ies) may also be
     aggregated if the investments are:

     .for a single trust estate or fiduciary account, including employee
      benefit plans other than the individual-type employee benefit plans
      described above;


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     .made for two or more employee benefit plans of a single employer or of
      affiliated employers as defined in the 1940 Act, again excluding
      individual-type employee benefit plans described above;

     .for a diversified common trust fund or other diversified pooled
      account not specifically formed for the purpose of accumulating fund
      shares;

     .for non-profit, charitable or educational organizations (or any
      employer-sponsored retirement plan for such an endowment or
      foundation) or any endowments or foundations established and
      controlled by the organization; or

     .for participant accounts of a 403(b) plan that is treated as an
      employer-sponsored plan (see "Class A Purchases Not Subject to Sales
      Charges" above), or made for two or more 403(b) plans that are treated
      as employer-sponsored plans of a single employer or affiliated
      employers as defined in the 1940 Act.

     Purchases made for nominee or street name accounts (securities held in the
     name of an investment dealer or another nominee such as a bank trust
     department instead of the customer) may not be aggregated with those made
     for other accounts and may not be aggregated with other nominee or street
     name accounts unless otherwise qualified as described above.

     CONCURRENT PURCHASES - You may combine purchases of all classes of shares
     of two or more funds in The American Funds Group, as well as individual
     holdings in American Legacy variable annuities and variable life insurance
     policies.  Shares of money market funds purchased through an exchange,
     reinvestment or cross-reinvestment from a fund having a sales charge also
     qualify. However, direct purchases of the money market funds are excluded.

     RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION - Subject to the limitations described under the
     aggregation policy, you may take into account the current value (or if
     greater, the amount you invested less any withdrawals) of your existing
     holdings in all share classes of The American Funds Group, as well as your
     holdings in Endowments (shares of which may be owned only by tax-exempt
     organizations), to determine your sales charge on investments in accounts
     eligible to be aggregated, or when making a gift to an individual or
     charity. When determining your sales charge, you may also take into account
     the value of your individual holdings, as of the end of the week prior to
     your investment, in various American Legacy variable annuities and variable
     life insurance policies. Direct purchases of the money market funds are
     excluded.

CDSC WAIVERS FOR CLASS A SHARES -  Any CDSC on Class A shares may be waived in
the following cases:


(1)  Exchanges (except if shares acquired by exchange are then redeemed within
12 months of the initial purchase).

(2)  Distributions due to death or post-purchase disability of a shareholder. In
the case of joint tenant accounts, if one joint tenant dies, the surviving joint
tenant(s), at the time they notify the Transfer Agent of the decedent's death
and remove his/her name from the account, may redeem shares from the account
without incurring a CDSC.  Redemptions subsequent to the notification to the
Transfer Agent of the death of one of the joint owners will be subject to a
CDSC.


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(3)  Distributions from 403(b) plans or IRAs due to attainment of age 59-1/2,
and required minimum distributions from retirement accounts upon the attainment
of age 70-1/2. Such distributions may not exceed 12% of the value of the account
annually.

(4)  Tax-free returns of excess contributions to IRAs.

(5)  Redemptions through systematic withdrawal plans (see "Automatic
Withdrawals" below), not exceeding 12% each year of the lesser of the original
purchase cost or the current market value of the shares being sold that would
otherwise be subject to a CDSC.

(6)  For Class 529-A shareholders only, redemptions due to a beneficiary's
death, post-purchase disability or receipt of a scholarship.

CDSC WAIVERS FOR CLASS B AND C SHARES - Any CDSC on Class B and C shares may be
waived in the following cases:


(1)  Redemptions through systematic withdrawal plans ("SWPs") (see "Automatic
Withdrawals" below) not exceeding 12% each year of the lesser of the original
purchase cost or the current market value of the shares being sold that would
otherwise be subject to a CDSC. Shares not subject to a CDSC (such as shares
representing reinvestment of distributions) will be redeemed first and will
count toward the 12% limitation.  If there are insufficient shares not subject
to a CDSC, shares subject to the lowest CDSC will be redeemed next until the 12%
limit is reached.

The 12% SWP limit is calculated on a pro rata basis at the time the first
payment is made and is recalculated thereafter on a pro rata basis at the time
of each SWP payment.  Shareholders who establish a SWP should be aware that the
amount of that payment not subject to a CDSC may vary over time depending on
fluctuations in net asset value of their account.  This privilege may be revised
or terminated at any time.


(2)  Required minimum distributions taken from retirement accounts upon the
attainment of age 70-1/2. Such distributions may not exceed 12% of the value of
the account annually.

(3)  Distributions due to death or post-purchase disability of a shareholder. In
the case of joint tenant accounts, if one joint tenant dies, the surviving joint
tenant(s), at the time they notify the Transfer Agent of the decedent's death
and remove his/her name from the account, may redeem shares from the account
without incurring a CDSC. Redemptions subsequent to the notification to the
Transfer Agent of the death of one of the joint owners will be subject to a
CDSC.

(4)  For Class 529-B and 529-C shareholders only, redemptions due to a
beneficiary's death, post-purchase disability or receipt of a scholarship.

CDSC waivers on Class A, B and C shares are allowed only in the cases listed
above.  For example, CDSC waivers will not be allowed for:

     .Redemptions of dividend and capital gain distributions, redemptions of
      appreciated shares, redemptions through SWPs, and required minimum
      distributions, to the extent in aggregate they exceed 12% of an
      account value; or

     .Redemptions of Class 529-B and 529-C shares due to: termination of
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      CollegeAmerica does not qualify as a qualified tuition program under
      the Code; proposal or enactment of law that eliminates or limits the
      tax-favored status of CollegeAmerica; or the Virginia College Savings
      Plan eliminating the fund as an option for additional investment
      within CollegeAmerica.

                 INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (IRA) ROLLOVERS

EFFECTIVE THROUGH MAY 14, 2002

Assets from a retirement plan (plan assets) may be invested in any class of
shares of the American Funds through an IRA rollover plan. All such rollover
investments will be subject to the terms and conditions for Class A, B, C and F
shares contained in the fund's current prospectus and statement of additional
information. An IRA rollover involving plan assets that offered an investment
option managed by any affiliate of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., including
any of the American Funds, may be invested in Class A shares at net asset value
and will not be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Dealers who
initiate and are responsible for such investments will be compensated pursuant
to the schedule applicable to Class A share investments of $1 million or more
(see "Dealer Commissions and Compensation" above).


EFFECTIVE MAY 15, 2002

Assets from a retirement plan (plan assets) may be invested in any class of
shares of the American Funds through an IRA rollover plan. All such rollover
investments will be subject to the terms and conditions for Class A, B, C and F
shares contained in the fund's current prospectus and statement of additional
information.


An IRA rollover involving plan assets that offered an investment option managed
by any affiliate of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., including any of the
American Funds, may be invested in: 1) Class A shares at net asset value; 2)
Class A shares subject to the applicable initial sales charge; 3) Class B
shares; 4) Class C shares; or 5) Class F shares.  Plan assets invested in Class
A shares with a sales charge, B, C or F shares are subject to the terms and
conditions contained in the fund's current prospectus and statement of
additional information.  Advisers will be compensated according to the policies
associated with each share class and described in the fund's current prospectus
and statement of additional information.


Plan assets invested in Class A shares at net asset value will not be subject to
a contingent deferred sales charge and will immediately begin to accrue service
fees (i.e., shares do not have to age).  Dealer commissions will be paid only on
IRA rollovers of $1 million or more according to the schedule applicable to
Class A share investments of $1 million or more (see "Dealer Commissions and
Compensation" above).


IRA rollovers that do not indicate which share class plan assets should be
invested in and which do not have an adviser associated with the account will be
invested in Class F shares. Additional plan assets may be rolled into the
account holding F shares; however, subsequent contributions will not be allowed
to be invested in F shares.


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                                PRICE OF SHARES

Shares are purchased at the offering price or sold at the net asset value price
next determined after the purchase or sell order is received and accepted by the
fund or the Transfer Agent; the offering or net asset value price is effective
for orders received prior to the time of determination of the net asset value
and, in the case of orders placed with dealers or their authorized designees,
accepted by the Principal Underwriter, the Transfer Agent, a dealer or any of
their designees. In the case of orders sent directly to the fund or the Transfer
Agent, an investment dealer MUST be indicated. The dealer is responsible for
promptly transmitting purchase and sell orders to the Principal Underwriter.


Orders received by the investment dealer or authorized designee, the Transfer
Agent, or the fund after the time of the determination of the net asset value
will be entered at the next calculated offering price. Prices which appear in
the newspaper do not always indicate prices at which you will be purchasing and
redeeming shares of the fund, since such prices generally reflect the previous
day's closing price whereas purchases and redemptions are made at the next
calculated price. The price you pay for shares, the offering price, is based on
the net asset value per share which is calculated once daily as of approximately
4:00 p.m. New York time, which is the normal close of trading on the New York
Stock Exchange each day the Exchange is open. If, for example, the Exchange
closes at 1:00 p.m., the fund's share price would still be determined as of 4:00
p.m. New York time. The New York Stock Exchange is currently closed on weekends
and on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.


All portfolio securities of funds managed by Capital Research and Management
Company (other than money market funds) are valued, and the net asset value per
share is determined as follows:


1.    Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are valued at the last
reported sale price on the exchange or market on which such securities are
traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued
or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. In cases where equity
securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on
the exchange or market determined by the Investment Adviser to be the broadest
and most representative market, which may be either a securities exchange or the
over-the-counter market. Fixed-income securities are valued at prices obtained
from a pricing service, when such prices are available; however, in
circumstances where the Investment Adviser deems it appropriate to do so, such
securities will be valued at the mean quoted bid and asked prices or at prices
for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type.

Short-term securities maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost which
approximates market value.


Assets or liabilities initially expressed in terms of non-U.S. currencies are
translated prior to the next determination of the net asset value of the fund's
shares into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates.


Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily
available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures
adopted by authority of the fund's Board. The fair value of all other assets is
added to the value of securities to arrive at the total assets;


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2.   Liabilities, including accruals of taxes and other expense items, are
deducted from total assets; and

3.   Net assets so obtained are then divided by the total number of shares
outstanding, and the result, rounded to the nearer cent, is the net asset value
per share.

Any purchase order may be rejected by the Principal Underwriter or by the fund.
The Principal Underwriter will not knowingly sell shares of the fund directly or
indirectly to any person or entity, where, after the sale, such person or entity
would own beneficially directly or indirectly more than 4.5% of the outstanding
shares of the fund without the consent of a majority of the fund's Board of
Directors.


                                 SELLING SHARES

Shares are sold at the net asset value next determined after your request is
received in good order by the Transfer Agent, dealer or any of their designees.
 Sales of certain Class A, B and C shares may be subject to a CDSC.  Generally,
Class F shares may only be sold through fee-based programs of investment firms
and registered investment advisers with special agreements with the fund's
distributor.


You may sell (redeem) other classes of shares in your account in any of the
following ways:


     THROUGH YOUR DEALER (certain charges may apply)

     -Shares held for you in your dealer's street name must be sold through the
     dealer.

     WRITING TO AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY

     -     Requests must be signed by the registered shareholder(s).

     -     A signature guarantee is required if the redemption is:

          -  Over $75,000;

          -Made payable to someone other than the registered shareholder(s); or

          -  Sent to an address other than the address of record, or an address
            of record which has been changed within the last 10 days.

          Your signature may be guaranteed by a domestic stock exchange or the
          National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., bank, savings
          association or credit union that is an eligible guarantor institution.
          The Transfer Agent reserves the right to require a signature guarantee
          on any redemptions.


     -Additional documentation may be required for sales of shares held in
          corporate, partnership or fiduciary accounts.

     -You must include with your written request any shares you wish to sell
          that are in certificate form.


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     TELEPHONING OR FAXING AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY, OR USING THE INTERNET

     -  Redemptions by telephone, fax or the Internet (including American
          FundsLine/(R)/ and American FundsLine OnLine/(R)/) are limited to
          $75,000 per shareholder each day.

     -     Checks must be made payable to the registered shareholder(s).

     - Checks must be mailed to an address of record that has been used with
          the account for at least 10 days.

     MONEY MARKET FUNDS

     -  You may have redemptions of $1,000 or more wired to your bank by
          writing American Funds Service Company.

     -  You may establish check writing privileges (use the money market funds
          application).

          -  If you request check writing privileges, you will be provided with
            checks that you may use to draw against your account. These checks
            may be made payable to anyone you designate and must be signed by
            the authorized number of registered shareholders exactly as
            indicated on your checking account signature card.

          -  Check writing is not available for any of the 529 share classes or
            B, C or F share classes of The Cash Management Trust of America.

If you sell Class A, B or C shares and request a specific dollar amount to be
sold, we will sell sufficient shares so that the sale proceeds, after deducting
any applicable CDSC, equals the dollar amount requested.


Redemption proceeds will not be mailed until sufficient time has passed to
provide reasonable assurance that checks or drafts (including certified or
cashier's checks) for shares purchased have cleared (which may take up to 15
calendar days from the purchase date). Except for delays relating to clearance
of checks for share purchases or in extraordinary circumstances (and as
permissible under the 1940 Act), sale proceeds will be paid on or before the
seventh day following receipt and acceptance of an order. Interest will not
accrue or be paid on amounts that represent uncashed distribution or redemption
checks.


You may reinvest proceeds from a redemption or a dividend or capital gain
distribution without a sales charge in any fund in The American Funds Group
within 90 days after the date of the redemption or distribution. Proceeds from a
Class B share redemption where a CDSC was charged will be reinvested in Class A
shares. Proceeds from any other type of redemption and all dividend and capital
gain distributions will be reinvested in the same share class from which the
original redemption or distribution was made. Any CDSC on Class B or C shares
will be credited to your account. Redemption proceeds of Class A shares
representing direct purchases in the money market funds that are reinvested in
non-money market funds will be subject to a sales charge. Proceeds will be
reinvested at the next calculated net asset value after your request is received
and accepted by the Transfer Agent.


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                  SHAREHOLDER ACCOUNT SERVICES AND PRIVILEGES

The following services and privileges are generally available to all
shareholders.  However, certain services and privileges may not be available for
Class 529 shareholders or if your account is held with an investment dealer.


AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN - An automatic investment plan enables you to make
monthly or quarterly investments in The American Funds through automatic debits
from your bank account. To set up a plan you must fill out an account
application and specify the amount you would like to invest ($50 minimum) and
the date on which you would like your investments to occur. The plan will begin
within 30 days after your account application is received. Your bank account
will be debited on the day or a few days before your investment is made,
depending on the bank's capabilities. The Transfer Agent will then invest your
money into the fund you specified on or around the date you specified. If the
date you specified falls on a weekend or holiday, your money will be invested on
the following business day. However, if the following business day falls in the
next month, your money will be invested on the business day immediately
preceding the weekend or holiday. If your bank account cannot be debited due to
insufficient funds, a stop-payment or the closing of the account, the plan may
be terminated and the related investment reversed. You may change the amount of
the investment or discontinue the plan at any time by writing to the Transfer
Agent.


AUTOMATIC REINVESTMENT - Dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested
in additional shares of the same class and fund at net asset value unless you
indicate otherwise on the account application. You also may elect to have
dividends and/or capital gain distributions paid in cash by informing the fund,
the Transfer Agent or your investment dealer. Dividend and capital gain
distributions paid by the 529 share classes will automatically be reinvested.



If you have elected to receive dividends and/or capital gain distributions in
cash, and the postal or other delivery service is unable to deliver checks to
your address of record, or you do not respond to mailings from American Funds
Service Company with regard to uncashed distribution checks, your distribution
option will automatically be converted to having all dividends and other
distributions reinvested in additional shares.


CROSS-REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS - For all share classes,
except the 529 classes of shares, you may cross-reinvest dividends and capital
gains ("distributions") of the same share class into any other fund in The
American Funds Group at net asset value, subject to the following conditions:



(a)  The aggregate value of your account(s) in the fund(s) paying distributions
equals or exceeds $5,000 (this is waived if the value of the account in the fund
receiving the distributions equals or exceeds that fund's minimum initial
investment requirement),

(b)  If the value of the account of the fund receiving distributions is below
the minimum initial investment requirement, distributions must be automatically
reinvested,

(c)  If you discontinue the cross-reinvestment of distributions, the value of
the account of the fund receiving distributions must equal or exceed the minimum
initial investment requirement. If you do not meet this requirement within 90
days of notification, the fund has the right to automatically redeem the
account.


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EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE - You may only exchange shares into other funds in The
American Funds Group within the same class. However, exchanges from Class A
shares of The Cash Management Trust of America may be made to Class B or C
shares of any other American Fund for dollar cost averaging purposes. Exchange
purchases are subject to the minimum investment requirements of the fund
purchased and no sales charge generally applies. However, exchanges of shares
from the money market funds are subject to applicable sales charges on the fund
being purchased, unless the money market fund shares were acquired by an
exchange from a fund having a sales charge, or by reinvestment or
cross-reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. Exchanges of
Class F shares generally may only be done through fee-based programs of
investment firms that have special agreements with the fund's distributor and
certain registered investment advisers.


Exchanges from Class A, C or F shares to the corresponding 529 share class,
particularly in the case of Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfer to
Minors Act custodial accounts, may result in significant legal and tax
consequences as described in the CollegeAmerica Program Description.  Please
consult your financial adviser prior to making such an exchange.


You may exchange shares of other classes by writing to the Transfer Agent (see
"Selling Shares"), by contacting your investment dealer, by using American
FundsLine and American FundsLine OnLine (see "American FundsLine and American
FundsLine OnLine" below), or by telephoning 800/421-0180 toll-free, faxing (see
"American Funds Service Company Service Areas" in the prospectus for the
appropriate fax numbers) or telegraphing the Transfer Agent. (See "Telephone and
Internet Purchases, Redemptions and Exchanges" below.) Shares held in
corporate-type retirement plans for which Capital Bank and Trust Company serves
as trustee may not be exchanged by telephone, Internet, fax or telegraph.
Exchange redemptions and purchases are processed simultaneously at the share
prices next determined after the exchange order is received. (See "Price of
Shares" above.) THESE TRANSACTIONS HAVE THE SAME TAX CONSEQUENCES AS ORDINARY
SALES AND PURCHASES.


AUTOMATIC EXCHANGES - For all share classes, except the 529 classes of shares,
you may automatically exchange shares of the same class in amounts of $50 or
more among any of the funds in The American Funds Group on any day (or preceding
business day if the day falls on a non-business day) of each month you
designate.


AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWALS - For all share classes, except the 529 classes of shares,
you may automatically withdraw shares from any of the funds in The American
Funds Group. You can make automatic withdrawals of $50 or more as often as you
wish if your account is worth at least $10,000, or up to four times a year for
an account worth at least $5,000. You can designate the day of each period for
withdrawals and request that checks be sent to you or someone else. Withdrawals
may also be electronically deposited to your bank account. The Transfer Agent
will withdraw your money from the fund you specify on or around the date you
specify. If the date you specified falls on a weekend or holiday, the redemption
will take place on the previous business day.  However, if the previous business
day falls in the preceding month, the redemption will take place on the
following business day after the weekend or holiday.


Withdrawal payments are not to be considered as dividends, yield or income.
Automatic investments may not be made into a shareholder account from which
there are automatic withdrawals. Withdrawals of amounts exceeding reinvested
dividends and distributions and increases in share value would reduce the
aggregate value of the shareholder's account. The


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Transfer Agent arranges for the redemption by the fund of sufficient shares,
deposited by the shareholder with the Transfer Agent, to provide the withdrawal
payment specified.


ACCOUNT STATEMENTS - Your account is opened in accordance with your registration
instructions. Transactions in the account, such as additional investments, will
be reflected on regular confirmation statements from the Transfer Agent.
Dividend and capital gain reinvestments, purchases through automatic investment
plans and certain retirement plans, as well as automatic exchanges and
withdrawals will be confirmed at least quarterly.


AMERICAN FUNDSLINE AND AMERICAN FUNDSLINE ONLINE - You may check your share
balance, the price of your shares, or your most recent account transaction,
redeem shares (up to $75,000 per American Funds shareholder each day) from
non-retirement plan accounts, or exchange shares around the clock with American
FundsLine and American FundsLine OnLine. To use these services, call
800/325-3590 from a TouchTone(TM) telephone or access the American Funds website
on the Internet at www.americanfunds.com. Redemptions and exchanges through
American FundsLine and American FundsLine OnLine are subject to the conditions
noted above and in "Telephone and Internet Purchases, Redemptions and Exchanges"
below. You will need your fund number (see the list of funds in The American
Funds Group under "Purchase of Shares - Fund Numbers"), personal identification
number (generally the last four digits of your Social Security number or other
tax identification number associated with your account) and account number.


TELEPHONE AND INTERNET PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES - By using the
telephone (including American FundsLine) or the Internet (including American
FundsLine OnLine), fax or telegraph purchase, redemption and/or exchange
options, you agree to hold the fund, the Transfer Agent, any of its affiliates
or mutual funds managed by such affiliates, and each of their respective
directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents harmless from any losses,
expenses, costs or liability (including attorney fees) which may be incurred in
connection with the exercise of these privileges. Generally, all shareholders
are automatically eligible to use these options. However, you may elect to opt
out of these options by writing the Transfer Agent (you may also reinstate them
at any time by writing the Transfer Agent). If the Transfer Agent does not
employ reasonable procedures to confirm that the instructions received from any
person with appropriate account information are genuine, it and/or the fund may
be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. In the
event that shareholders are unable to reach the fund by telephone because of
technical difficulties, market conditions, or a natural disaster, redemption and
exchange requests may be made in writing only.


REDEMPTION OF SHARES - The fund's Articles of Incorporation permit the fund to
direct the Transfer Agent to redeem the shares of any shareholder for their then
current net asset value per share if at such time the shareholder of record owns
shares having an aggregate net asset value of less than the minimum initial
investment amount required of new shareholders as set forth in the fund's
current registration statement under the 1940 Act, and subject to such further
terms and conditions as the Board of Directors of the fund may from time to time
adopt.


SHARE CERTIFICATES - Shares are credited to your account and certificates are
not issued unless you request them by writing to the Transfer Agent.
Certificates are not available for the 529 share classes.


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                      EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Investment Adviser places orders for the fund's portfolio securities
transactions. The Investment Adviser strives to obtain the best available prices
in its portfolio transactions taking into account the costs and quality of
executions. When, in the opinion of the Investment Adviser, two or more brokers
(either directly or through their correspondent clearing agents) are in a
position to obtain the best price and execution, preference may be given to
brokers who have sold shares of the fund or who have provided investment
research, statistical, or other related services to the Investment Adviser. The
fund does not consider that it has an obligation to obtain the lowest available
commission rate to the exclusion of price, service and qualitative
considerations.


There are occasions on which portfolio transactions for the fund may be executed
as part of concurrent authorizations to purchase or sell the same security for
other funds served by the Investment Adviser, or for trusts or other accounts
served by affiliated companies of the Investment Adviser. Although such
concurrent authorizations potentially could be either advantageous or
disadvantageous to the fund, they are effected only when the Investment Adviser
believes that to do so is in the interest of the fund. When such concurrent
authorizations occur, the objective is to allocate the executions in an
equitable manner. The fund will not pay a mark-up for research in principal
transactions.


The fund is required to disclose information regarding investments in the
securities of broker-dealers (or parent companies of broker-dealers that derive
more than 15% of their revenue from broker-dealer activities) which have certain
relationships with the fund. During the last fiscal year, ABN AMRO Bank and
JPMorgan Chase & Co. were among the top 10 dealers that received the largest
amount of brokerage commissions and that acted as principals in portfolio
transactions. The fund held equity securities of ABN AMRO Bank in the amount of
$11,884,000 and equity securities of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the amount of
$99,503,000 as of the close of its most recent fiscal year.


Brokerage commissions paid on portfolio transactions for the fiscal years ended
2001, 2000 and 1999, amounted to $9,736,000, $7,658,000, and $3,190,000,
respectively.


                              GENERAL INFORMATION

CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS - Securities and cash owned by the fund, including proceeds
from the sale of shares of the fund and of securities in the fund's portfolio,
are held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-2070, as
Custodian. If the fund holds non-U.S. securities, the Custodian may hold these
securities pursuant to sub-custodial arrangements in non-U.S. banks or non-U.S.
branches of U.S. banks.


TRANSFER AGENT - American Funds Service Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Investment Adviser, maintains the records of each shareholder's account,
processes purchases and redemptions of the fund's shares, acts as dividend and
capital gain distribution disbursing agent, and performs other related
shareholder service functions. American Funds Service Company was paid a fee of
$4,874,000 for Class A shares and $41,000 for Class B shares for the 2001 fiscal
year.


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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 350 South Grand Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90071, serves as the fund's independent accountants providing
audit services, preparation of tax returns and review of certain documents to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial statements
included in this Statement of Additional Information from the Annual Report have
been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing. The selection of the fund's independent accountants is
reviewed and determined annually by the Board of Directors.


PROSPECTUSES, REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENTS - The fund's fiscal
year ends on October 31. Shareholders are provided updated prospectuses annually
and at least semiannually with reports showing the investment portfolio,
financial statements and other information. The fund's annual financial
statements are audited by the fund's independent accountants,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition, shareholders may also receive proxy
statements for the fund. In an effort to reduce the volume of mail shareholders
receive from the fund when a household owns more than one account, the Transfer
Agent has taken steps to eliminate duplicate mailings of prospectuses,
shareholder reports and proxy statements. To receive additional copies of a
prospectus, report or proxy statement, shareholders should contact the Transfer
Agent.


PERSONAL INVESTING POLICY - The fund, Capital Research and Management Company
and its affiliated companies, including the fund's principal underwriter, have
adopted codes of ethics which allow for personal investments, including
securities in which the fund may invest from time to time. This policy includes:
a ban on acquisitions of securities pursuant to an initial public offering;
restrictions on acquisitions of private placement securities; pre-clearance and
reporting requirements; review of duplicate confirmation statements; annual
recertification of compliance with codes of ethics; blackout periods on personal
investing for certain investment personnel; ban on short-term trading profits
for investment personnel; limitations on service as a director of publicly
traded companies; and disclosure of personal securities transactions.


OTHER INFORMATION - The financial statements including the investment portfolio
and the report of Independent Accountants contained in the Annual Report are
included in this Statement of Additional Information. The following information
is not included in the Annual Report:


             DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE AND

  MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE FOR CLASS A SHARES -- OCTOBER 31, 2001

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                               <C>
Net asset value and redemption price per share
  (Net assets divided by shares outstanding) . . . . . . . . .      $43.80
Maximum offering price per share
  (100/94.25 of net asset value per share,
  which takes into account the fund's current maximum
  sales charge). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $46.47
</TABLE>



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            CLASS A SHARE INVESTMENT RESULTS AND RELATED STATISTICS

The fund's yield was 3.48% based on a 30-day (or one month) period ended October
31, 2001, computed by dividing the net investment income per share earned during
the period by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the
period, according to the following formula as required by the Securities and
Exchange Commission:


     YIELD = 2[((a-b)/cd + 1)/6/ -1]

     Where:      a  = dividends and interest earned during the period.

             b   =
                    expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements).

             c   =
                    the average daily number of shares outstanding during the
                    period that were entitled to receive dividends.

             d   =
                    the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the
                    period.

The fund's one-year total return and five- and ten-year average annual total
returns at the maximum offering price for the periods ended October 31, 2001
were 1.20%, 8.86%, and 10.83%, respectively.  The fund's one-year total return
and five- and ten-year average annual total returns at net asset value for the
periods ended October 31, 2001 were 7.39%, 10.15%, and 11.49%, respectively.


The average total return ("T") is computed by equating the value at the end of
the period ("ERV") with a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 ("P") over a
period of years ("n") according to the following formula as required by the
Securities and Exchange Commission: P(1+T)/n/ = ERV.


In calculating average annual total return at the maximum offering price, the
fund assumes: (1) deduction of the maximum sales load of 5.75% from the $1,000
initial investment; (2) reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset
value on the reinvestment date determined by the Board; and (3) a complete
redemption at the end of any period illustrated. In addition, the fund will
provide lifetime average total return figures. From time to time, the fund may
calculate investment results for Class B, C, and F shares, as well as the 529
share classes.


The fund may also, at times, calculate total return based on net asset value per
share (rather than the offering price), in which case the figure would not
reflect the effect of any sales charges which would have been paid if shares
were purchased during the period reflected in the computation. Consequently,
total return calculated in this manner will be higher. These total returns may
be calculated over periods in addition to those described above. Total return
for the unmanaged indices will be calculated assuming reinvestment of dividends
and interest, but will not reflect any deductions for advisory fees, brokerage
costs or administrative expenses.


The fund may include information on its investment results and/or comparisons of
its investment results to various unmanaged indices (such as the Dow Jones
Average of 30 Industrial Stocks and the Standard and Poor's 500 Composite Stock
Index) or results of other mutual funds or investment or savings vehicles in
advertisements or in reports furnished to present or prospective shareholders.
The fund may also, from time to time, combine its results with those of other
funds in The American Funds Group for purposes of illustrating investment
strategies involving multiple funds.


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The fund may refer to results and surveys compiled by organizations such as CDA/
Wiesenberger, Ibbotson Associates, Lipper Analytical Services, Morningstar,
Inc., and by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Additionally, the fund may refer
to results published in various newspapers and periodicals, including Barron's,
                                                                      ---------
Forbes, Fortune, Institutional Investor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Money, U.S. News and World Report and The Wall Street Journal.
---------------------------------     -----------------------


The fund may illustrate the benefits of tax-deferral by comparing taxable
investments to investments made through tax-deferred retirement plans.


The fund may compare its investment results with the Consumer Price Index, which
is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket
of goods and services (e.g. food, clothing, fuels, transportation, and other
goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living).


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                                    APPENDIX
                    Description of Commercial Paper Ratings

MOODY'S employs the designations "Prime-1," "Prime-2" and "Prime-3" to indicate
-------
commercial paper having the highest capacity for timely repayment. Issuers rated
Prime-1 have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory
obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the
following characteristics: leading market positions in well-established
industries; high rates of return on funds employed; conservative capitalization
structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection; broad
margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash
generation; and well-established access to a range of financial markets and
assured sources of alternate liquidity.


Issues rated Prime-2 have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term
promissory obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the
characteristics cited above, but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and
coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization
characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external
conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.


S&P ratings of commercial paper are graded into four categories ranging from "A"
---
for the highest quality obligations to "D" for the lowest.


A - Issues assigned its highest rating are regarded as having the greatest
capacity for timely payment. Issues in this category are delineated with numbers
1, 2, and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety.


A-1 - This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is either overwhelming or very strong. Those issues determined to
possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be denoted with a plus (+) sign
designation.


A-2 - Capacity for timely payments on issues with this designation is strong;
however, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated
"A-1."

                          Description of Bond Ratings

BOND RATINGS - The ratings of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's) and
Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P) represent their opinions as to the quality
of the municipal bonds which they undertake to rate.  It should be emphasized,
however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of quality.
 Consequently, municipal bonds with the same maturity, coupon and rating may
have different yields, while municipal bonds of the same maturity and coupon
with different ratings may have the same yield.


Moody's rates the long-term debt securities issued by various entities from
-------
"Aaa" to "C."  Moody's applies the numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each
generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating
system.  The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of
its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and
the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic
rating category.  Ratings are described as follows:


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"Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality.  They carry the
smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as 'gilt edge.'
 Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable
margin, and principal is secure.  While the various protective elements are
likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues."


"Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
 Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as
high-grade bonds.  They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities, or fluctuation of
protective elements may be of greater amplitude, or there may be other elements
present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than the Aaa
securities."


"Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to
be considered as upper medium grade obligations.  Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present
which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future."


"Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e.,
they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured.  Interest payments and
principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time.  Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and, in
fact, have speculative characteristics as well."


"Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future
cannot be considered as well assured.  Often the protection of interest and
principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during
both good and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position characterizes
bonds in this class."


"Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment.  Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small."


"Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default
or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest."


"Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high
degree.  Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings."


"Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so
rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing."


S&P rates the long-term debt securities of various entities in categories
---
ranging from "AAA" to "D" according to quality.  The ratings from "AA" to "CCC"
may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative
standing within the major rating categories.  Ratings are described as follows:


AAA
"An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's.
The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is
extremely strong."


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AA
"An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest rated obligations only in
small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation is very strong."


A
"An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances and economic conditions that obligations in higher
rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation is still strong."


BBB
"An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to
a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation. Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC' and 'C' are regarded as
having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree
of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some
quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large
uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions."


BB
"An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other
speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to
adverse business, financial or economic conditions which could lead to the
obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation."

B
"An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated
'BB' but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment
on the obligation. Adverse business, financial or economic conditions will
likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation."


CCC
"An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is
dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions for the
obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of
adverse business, financial or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to
have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation."

CC
"An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment."

C
"A subordinated debt or preferred stock obligation rated 'C' is CURRENTLY HIGHLY
VULNERABLE to nonpayment. The 'C' rating may be used to cover a situation where
a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action taken but payments on
this obligation are being continued. A 'C' also will be assigned to a preferred
stock issue in arrears on dividends or sinking fund payments but that is
currently paying."


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D
"An obligation rated 'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating category is used
when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the
applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that
such payments will be made during such grace period. The 'D' rating also will be
used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action
if payments on an obligation are jeopardized."


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<Table>

                                                      <c>
Capital Income Builder, Inc.
Investment Portfolio, October 31, 2001


[pie chart]
                                                     Percent
                                                      of Net
Largest Industry Holdings                             Assets

Banks                                                   14.34
Electric Utilities                                      10.09
Real Estate                                              6.60
Tobacco                                                  5.32
Insurance                                                3.48


Other Industries                                       29.87%
Bonds & Notes                                          19.17%
Cash & Equivalents                                     11.13%
</Table>
[end pie chart]

<Table>

                                                                                  <c>
Capital Income Builder, Inc.
Investment Portfolio, October 31, 2001



                                                                                 Percent
                                                                                  of Net
Ten Largest Equity Holdings                                                       Assets

Philip Morris                                                                         2.1
NiSource                                                                              1.7
XL Capital                                                                            1.6
Pinnacle West Capital                                                                 1.5
PowerGen                                                                              1.4
Bank of Nova Scotia                                                                   1.4
Archstone-Smith Trust                                                                 1.4
Wachovia                                                                              1.4
Royal Bank of Canada                                                                  1.3
Southern Co.                                                                          1.3
</Table>

<Table>

                                                                                   <c>          <c>
Capital Income Builder
Investment Portfolio, October 31, 2001


                                                                                Shares or       Market
                                                                                Principal        Value
Equity Securities                                                                  Amount   (Millions)

ENERGY
OIL & GAS  -  3.44%
BP PLC (formerly BP Amoco PLC) (ADR)                                               500,000   $   24.170
ChevronTexaco Corp. (formerly Chevron Corp.)                                     1,100,000       97.405
El Paso Corp. 6.625% FELINE PRIDES                                                 100,000        3.333
convertible preferred 2002
Fortum Oyj                                                                       4,600,000       21.784
Kerr-McGee Corp.                                                                   282,800       16.289
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (New York registered)                                  1,105,000       55.813
"Shell" Transport and Trading Co., PLC                                           1,100,000       49.005
(New York registered)
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK                                                           2,000,000       16.080
                                                                                                283.879

MATERIALS
CHEMICALS  -  0.62%
Dow Chemical Co.                                                                 1,550,000       51.537
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING  -  0.10%
Chesapeake Corp.                                                                   300,000        8.496
METALS & MINING  -  0.81%
Hoganas AB, Class B                                                                940,000       13.938
WMC Ltd.                                                                         4,943,800       23.220
Worthington Industries, Inc.                                                     2,261,900       29.405
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS  -  2.23%
Georgia-Pacific Corp., Georgia-Pacific Group                                       480,000       14.760
7.50% PEPS convertible preferred 2002, units
Holmen AB, Class B                                                                 650,000       13.969
M-real Oyj, Class B                                                              5,050,000       31.385
Norske Skogindustrier ASA, Class A                                               2,962,500       46.413
PaperlinX Ltd.                                                                   4,500,000        9.492
Rayonier Inc.                                                                      615,600       26.335
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R                                                          1,000,000       12.177
Westvaco Corp.                                                                   1,200,000       29.460
                                                                                                310.587

CAPITAL GOODS
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE  -  0.26%
RC Trust I 8.25% convertible preferred 2006, units                                 382,000       21.831
BUILDING PRODUCTS  -  0.20%
Uponor Oyj                                                                       1,111,800       16.246
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT  -  0.82%
Hubbell Inc., Class B                                                            2,473,000       67.562
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES  -  0.30%
Hunting PLC                                                                      4,260,000       11.479
Hutchison Delta Finance Ltd. 7.00%                                             $11,000,000       13.007
convertible debentures 2001 /1/
MACHINERY  -  0.54%
Cummins Capital Trust I 7.00%                                                      100,000        4.600
QUIPS convertible preferred 2031 /1/
IHC Caland NV                                                                      813,513       40.689
                                                                                                175.414

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES  -  0.42%
Michael Page International PLC /2/                                              21,353,300       35.145

TRANSPORTATION
AIRLINES  -  0.40%
Qantas Airways Ltd.                                                             16,686,094       33.011
ROAD & RAIL  -  0.42%
CSX Corp.                                                                          600,000       20.220
SMRT Corp. Ltd.                                                                 34,163,000       14.244
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE  -  0.50%
Aurea Concesiones de Infraestructuras SA                                         1,100,000       21.779
BRISA-Auto-Estradas de Portugal, SA  /1/                                         2,170,000       19.378
                                                                                                108.632

AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS
AUTOMOBILES  -  0.23%
Ford Motor Co.                                                                   1,200,000       19.260

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES  -  0.17%
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.                                                             500,000       13.820

MEDIA
MEDIA  -  0.15%
South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd.                                        23,824,000       12.600

RETAILING
SPECIALTY RETAIL  -  0.09%
DFS Furniture Co. PLC                                                            1,391,430        7.600

FOOD & DRUG RETAILING
FOOD & DRUG RETAILING  -  0.07%
Safeway PLC                                                                      1,147,500        5.850

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO
BEVERAGES  -  0.60%
Foster's Group Ltd.                                                             20,173,526       49.162
(formerly Foster's Brewing Group Limited)
FOOD PRODUCTS  -  2.28%
General Mills, Inc.                                                                900,000       41.328
H.J. Heinz Co.                                                                   1,800,000       76.392
Kellogg Co.                                                                        600,000       18.300
Sara Lee Corp.                                                                   2,326,500       51.858
TOBACCO  -  5.32%
Altadis SA                                                                       2,624,995       43.211
Gallaher Group PLC                                                              11,587,464       78.479
Imperial Tobacco Ltd.                                                            1,400,000       17.526
Philip Morris Companies Inc.                                                     3,715,000      173.862
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.                                             1,450,000       81.258
UST Inc.                                                                         1,350,000       45.373
                                                                                                676.749

HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS  -  0.27%
WD-40 Co. /2/                                                                      979,650       22.062


BANKS
BANKS  -  14.34%
ABN AMRO Holding NV                                                                776,808       11.884
Alliance & Leicester PLC                                                           989,700       10.119
AmSouth Bancorporation                                                           1,500,000       25.935
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.                                     2,456,986       22.065
BancWest Corp.                                                                     800,000       27.960
Bank of America Corp.                                                            1,770,000      104.412
Bank of Ireland                                                                  5,515,532       49.004
Bank of Nova Scotia                                                              4,241,600      117.199
BANK ONE CORP.                                                                   2,211,000       73.383
Barclays PLC                                                                     1,250,000       37.687
Comerica Inc.                                                                    1,500,000       69.135
Commonwealth Bank of Australia                                                   1,071,060       16.067
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.                                                              4,570,400       45.853
HSBC Holdings PLC                                                                3,637,184       39.405
Huntington Bancshares Inc.                                                         910,000       14.041
JCG Holdings Ltd.                                                               29,432,000       16.698
Lloyds TSB Group PLC                                                             2,250,000       22.743
National Australia Bank Ltd.                                                     1,436,854       22.112
National City Corp.                                                              2,625,000       69.300
Royal Bank of Canada                                                             3,650,000      107.637
United Bankshares, Inc.                                                          1,775,000       48.280
Valley National Bancorp                                                            661,500       19.772
Wachovia Corp. (merged with First Union Corp.)                                   3,998,000      114.343
Washington Mutual, Inc.                                                            750,000       22.642
Wells Fargo & Co.                                                                  568,000       22.436
Westpac Banking Corp.                                                            7,293,755       54.341
                                                                                              1,184.453

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS  -  2.01%
ING Groep NV                                                                     2,655,300       66.344
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.                                                          2,814,000       99.503
                                                                                                165.847

INSURANCE
INSURANCE  -  3.48%
American International Group, Inc.                                                 229,573       18.044
(formerly American General Corp.)
Irish Life & Permanent PLC                                                       8,092,500       85.768
Lincoln National Corp.                                                           1,270,000       53.784
XL Capital Ltd., Class A                                                         1,492,800      129.665
                                                                                                287.261

REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE  -  6.60%
AMB Property Corp.                                                               1,625,000       39.504
Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A                                 1,175,000       49.315
Archstone-Smith Trust                                                            4,784,585      115.787
(formerly Archstone Communities Trust)
Cabot Industrial Trust                                                             535,000       12.744
Equity Residential Properties Trust                                              1,090,000       28.285
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.                                             1,545,000       57.505
HKR International Ltd.                                                          29,038,000        6.441
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.                                                     11,996,000       19.314
Kerry Properties Ltd.                                                           39,981,351       31.269
Kimco Realty Corp.                                                               1,361,500       66.564
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.                                               1,400,000       27.580
ProLogis Trust                                                                     762,346       15.194
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust                                            515,900       12.459
Weingarten Realty Investors                                                      1,260,000       63.050
                                                                                                545.011

SOFTWARE & SERVICES
IT CONSULTING & SERVICES  -  0.52%
Electronic Data Systems Corp., 7.625%                                              779,500       42.717
convertible preferred 2004
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS  -  0.36%
Solectron Corp. 0% LYON convertible notes 2020                                 $65,000,000       29.553

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  -  2.86%
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA                                      3,500,000       56.826
SBC Communications Inc.                                                          1,400,000       53.354
Swisscom AG                                                                        251,391       69.942
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.                                               12,240,000       23.258
WorldCom, Inc. - MCI Group                                                       2,800,000       33.180
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  -  0.22%
AT&T Broadband 7.00% PIES convertible preferred 2002                               707,000       18.007
                                                                                                254.567

UTILITIES
ELECTRIC UTILITIES  -  10.09%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.                                                  870,000       36.453
Beijing Datang Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H                               87,500,000       31.973
Consolidated Edison, Inc.                                                        2,110,800       83.355
Dominion Resources, Inc.                                                           250,000       15.280
Duke Energy Corp., 8.25% convertible                                             1,351,600       37.169
preferred 2004, units
GPU, Inc.                                                                          450,000       17.842
Innogy Holdings PLC                                                              2,300,000        6.851
Northeast Utilities                                                                197,400        3.484
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.                                                      2,950,000      124.342
PowerGen PLC                                                                    10,982,500      119.250
Scottish and Southern Energy PLC                                                 5,100,000       49.026
Scottish Power PLC                                                              15,631,160       89.929
Shandong International Power Development Co. Ltd.,                              93,048,000       20.758
Class H
Southern Co.                                                                     4,462,100      106.644
TXU Corp.                                                                          800,000       36.672
TXU Corp., Series C, 8.75% convertible                                           1,075,000       53.632
preferred 2004, units
GAS UTILITIES  -  1.71%
NiSource Inc.                                                                    5,928,516      140.802
NiSource, Inc. 0% convertible preferred 2004 /3/                                   330,799         .728
MULTI-UTILITIES  -  1.64%
United Utilities PLC                                                             3,930,000       35.604
Williams Companies, Inc.                                                         3,469,250      100.157
WATER UTILITIES  -  0.91%
American Water Works Co., Inc.                                                   1,850,000       75.110
                                                                                              1,185.061

MISCELLANEOUS
Other equity securities in initial period of acquisition                                        389.349

TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES (cost: $4,694.968 million)                                            5,755.417




                                                                                Principal
Bonds & Notes                                                                      Amount

Corporate, Mortgage - & Asset-Backed Securities
A. H. Belo Corp. 7.125% 2007                                                     5,000,000        4.846
Aetna Inc.:
7.375% 2006                                                                     10,000,000       10.392
7.875% 2011                                                                      3,435,000        3.502
Airplanes Pass Through Trust: /4/
Class B, 3.275% 2019 /5/                                                        19,866,870       16.491
Class C, 8.15% 2019 /6/                                                          2,868,668        1.865
Allegiance Corp. 7.80% 2016                                                      3,000,000        3.394
American Airlines Inc., Series 2001-2,                                          10,560,000       11.107
Class B, 8.608% 2011 /1/
AOL Time Warner Inc. 6.125% 2006                                                 2,200,000        2.296
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. 7.875% 2011                                        10,000,000       10.753
Atlas Air, Inc., Pass Through Trusts, Series 1998-1: /4/
Class B, 7.68% 2014                                                              4,648,814        4.479
Class A, 7.38% 2019                                                              3,791,480        3.780
BAE SYSTEMS 2001 Asset Trust Pass                                                7,975,908        8.303
Through Trusts, Series 2001, Class B,
7.156% 2011 /1/ /4/
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.,                               26,666,049       28.688
Series 1999-WF2, Class A-1, 6.80% 2031 /4/
BHP Finance Ltd. 6.69% 2006                                                      6,480,000        6.882
British Telecommunications PLC 8.125% 2010                                      15,000,000       16.998
Capital One Bank 6.875% 2006                                                    10,000,000       10.103
CenturyTel, Inc., Series H, 8.375% 2010                                          8,000,000        8.858
Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2000-1,                       9,360,624       10.354
Class A-1, 7.656% 2032 /4/
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 6.625% 2008                                   8,245,000        8.356
Coast-to-Coast Motor Vehicle Owner Trust, Series 2000-A,                        10,300,000       10.969
Class A-4, 7.33% 2006 /1/  /4/
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.:
6.87% 2003                                                                       4,425,000        4.514
6.91% 2005                                                                       8,595,000        8.853
7.25% 2008                                                                       5,000,000        5.200
Compaq Computer Corp. 6.20% 2003                                                14,500,000       15.000
CompuCredit Credit Card Master Note Business Trust,
Series 2001A, 2.915% 2008 /1/ /5/
Container Corp. of America 9.75% 2003                                           10,000,000        9.946
Continental Airlines, Inc.: /4/                                                  3,500,000        3.605
Series 1997-1, Class C-1, 7.42% 2007
Series 2001-1, Class B,  7.373% 2015                                             2,176,550        1.865
Series 1997-1, Class A, 7.461% 2016                                              1,000,000         .918
Series 1997-4, Class A, 6.90% 2018                                               2,681,767        2.621
Series 2000-1, Class B, 8.388% 2020                                              4,538,762        4.220
Continental Auto Receivables Owner Trust,                                        5,431,848        4.617
Series 2000-A, Class A4, 7.42% 2004 /1/  /4/                                     8,250,000        8.810
Cox Radio, Inc. 6.625% 2006
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,                                      10,325,000       10.733
Series 1998-C1, Class C, 6.78% 2040 /4/                                          6,550,000        6.959
Dana Corp. 9.00% 2011 /1/
Delta Air Line, Inc. 1991 Equipment                                              6,200,000        5.332
Certificates Trust, Series K, 10.00% 2014 /1/  /4/                               2,000,000        1.764
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 7.75% 2005
Federated Department Stores, Inc. 6.625% 2011                                    5,000,000        5.405
Ford Motor Credit Co.:                                                          15,000,000       14.594
 6.875% 2006
 7.25% 2011                                                                     15,000,000       15.359
 7.375% 2011                                                                     7,000,000        7.061
Fort James Corp. 6.875% 2007                                                    15,000,000       15.275
Fox/Liberty Networks, LLC, FLN Finance, Inc. 8.875% 2007                        10,050,000        9.841
France Telecom 7.45% 2006 /1/  /5/                                               7,000,000        7.350
Gemstone Investor Limited, 7.71% 2004 /1/                                       10,000,000       10.694
General Motors Acceptance Corp.:                                                11,000,000       11.065
 6.125% 2006
 6.875% 2011                                                                    15,880,000       15.815
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,                                         600,000         .589
Series 1998-C1, Class D, 6.974% 2030 /4/                                        14,595,000       15.241
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. 7.125% 2007 /1/
Hasbro, Inc. 7.95% 2003                                                          7,000,000        7.147
Household Finance Corp. 6.375% 2011                                             10,000,000        9.925
Humana Inc. 7.25% 2006                                                           5,000,000        5.087
J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.,                                  10,000,000       10.374
Series 1995-C1, Class A-2, 7.445% 2010 /4/  /5/                                  2,494,201        2.527
Jet Equipment Trust, Series 1995-B,
Class C, 9.71% 2015 /1/  /4/                                                     5,000,000        3.835
Kellogg Co. 6.00% 2006
Kraft Foods Inc.:                                                                5,750,000        6.035
 4.625% 2006
 5.625% 2011                                                                     1,000,000        1.000
Lenfest Communications, Inc. 8.375% 2005                                         3,000,000        3.017
Liberty Media Corp. 7.875% 2009                                                  1,500,000        1.677
Metris Master Trust:  /1/  /4/  /5/                                             12,000,000       12.243
 Series 2000-1, Class C, 4.458% 2008
 Series 2001-3, Class C, 4.163% 2009                                            11,000,000       10.757
MGM Mirage Inc. 8.50% 2010                                                       2,500,000        2.473
Midland Cogeneration Venture LP, Secured Lease                                   5,000,000        5.024
Obligation Bonds, Series C-91, 10.33% 2002 /4/                                     815,162         .836
MMCA Auto Owner Trust: /4/
 Series 2000-2, Class B, 7.42% 2005
 Series 2001-2, Class B, 5.75% 2007                                              8,000,000        8.726
 Series 2001-3, Class B Note, 3.48% 2008 /5/                                       500,000         .517
Money Store Residential Trust 1997-1, Class M-1,                                 6,000,000        5.996
7.085% 2016 /4/                                                                 15,000,000       15.451
Monumental Global Funding Trust II,
Series 2001-A, 6.05% 2006 /1/                                                   15,000,000       15.664
Motorola, Inc.:
 6.75% 2006
 7.625% 2010                                                                     7,000,000        7.052
 8.00% 2011 /1/                                                                 13,000,000       13.147
Nabisco, Inc. 6.375% 2035 /5/                                                   15,250,000       15.333
News America Holdings Inc. 8.50% 2005                                           10,020,000       10.452
NPF XII, Inc. Health Care Receivables                                            1,000,000        1.091
Securitization Program, Class A: /1/  /4/
 Series 2001-1, 3.238% 2004 /5/
 Series 2001-3, 5.52% 2007                                                       3,000,000        3.001
PanAmSat Corp. 6.00% 2003                                                        5,000,000        5.000
Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization: /1/  /4/                                  5,000,000        4.926
 Series 2000-1:
  Class A-1, 3.045% 2015  /5/
  Class A-2, 8.37% 2030                                                          9,028,710        8.614
 Series 2001-1, Class B-2, 7.27% 2031                                            1,000,000        1.004
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2001-1A, Class A,                        3,915,397        3.617
5.26% 2009 /1/  /4/                                                              5,888,491        6.029
Providian Master Trust, Series 2000-3,
Class C, 7.60% 2007 /1/  /4/                                                     5,000,000        5.112
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.:
 7.25% 2006
 8.75% 2011                                                                      4,500,000        3.195
Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2000-1,                            2,500,000        1.700
Class A-2, 8.75% 2024 /1/  /4/                                                   6,800,000        7.217
SocGen Real Estate Co. LLC, Series A, 7.64%
 (undated) /1/  /5/
Southwest Airlines Co. Pass Through Trusts,                                      8,000,000        8.409
Series 2001-1: /4/
  Class A-2, 5.496% 2006
  Class B, 6.126% 2006                                                           1,400,000        1.414
Starwood Asset Receivables Trust, Series 2000-1,                                 8,500,000        8.585
Class D, 3.87% 2022 /1/  /4/  /5/                                               10,000,000        9.986
Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 1998-RF2,
Class A, 8.529% 2027 /1/  /4/  /5/                                               8,854,748        9.649
TELUS Corp.:
 7.50% 2007
 8.00% 2011                                                                        750,000         .800
Toys "R" Us, Inc. 7.625% 2011 /1/                                                1,100,000        1.198
TRW Inc.:                                                                        6,025,000        6.026
 8.75% 2006
 7.125% 2009                                                                    10,000,000       10.964
Univision Communications Inc. 7.85% 2011 /1/                                     2,000,000        1.989
Viacom Inc.:                                                                     1,500,000        1.587
 6.40% 2006
 6.625% 2011                                                                     3,000,000        3.197
Vodafone AirTouch PLC:                                                          12,800,000       13.407
 7.625% 2005
 7.75% 2010                                                                      5,000,000        5.471
Voicestream Wireless Corp., 10.375% 2009                                         5,000,000        5.605
WCG Note Trust 8.25% 2004 /1/                                                   12,950,000       14.862
Williams Companies, Inc. 7.125% 2011                                            38,000,000       39.299
Williams Holdings of Delaware, Inc.:                                            17,500,000       18.163
 6.25% 2006
 6.50% 2008                                                                     20,000,000       20.504
WMX Technologies, Inc.:                                                          2,500,000        2.511
 6.375% 2003
 7.00% 2006                                                                      2,749,000        2.873
 7.375% 2010                                                                     1,900,000        2.029
 7.10% 2026                                                                      1,000,000        1.068
World Omni Master Owner Trust, Series 2000-1, Class B,                           8,000,000        8.371
2.975% 2005 /4/  /5/                                                             6,000,000        6.000
Xerox Equipment Lease Owner Trust, Series 2001-1 ,
Class A 4.525% 2008 /1/  /4/  /5/                                                5,308,331        5.322
                                                                                                839.752
U.S. Treasuries Obligations
6.50% May 2002
10.75% May 2003                                                                100,000,000      102.578
11.125% August 2003                                                            150,000,000      169.078
11.875% November 2003                                                           90,000,000      103.627
6.50% May 2005                                                                 110,000,000      130.298
3.375% January 2007 /7/                                                          7,500,000        8.330
8.375% August 2008                                                              11,203,300       11.588
Principal Strip 0% 2008                                                         43,000,000       47.287
8.75% November 2008                                                              1,520,000        1.142
6.375% August 2027                                                             100,000,000      111.953
                                                                                 9,000,000       10.682
                                                                                                696.563

Governments & Governmental Authorities  /4/
Fannie Mae:
 6.00% 2016
 6.50% 2031                                                                     20,000,000       20.556
 7.00% 2016 - 2031                                                               7,972,115        8.196
Fannie Mae Trust, Series 2001-50, Class BA 7.00% 2041                           13,950,973       14.550
                                                                                 3,000,000        3.157
                                                                                                 46.459


TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (cost: $1,545.040 million)
                                                                                              1,582.774




Short-Term Securities                                                           Principal
                                                                                   Amount
Federal Agency Discount Notes
Fannie Mae 2.04%-3.79% due 11/1/2001-1/31/2002
Federal Home Loan Banks 2.05%-3.50% due                                        267,000,000      266.354
11/2/2001-4/19/2002                                                            134,000,000      133.367
Freddie Mac 2.05%-3.47% due 11/19/2001-1/31/2002
                                                                               184,600,000      183.999
                                                                                                583.720
Corporate Short-Term Notes
Alcoa Inc. 2.52% due 11/9/2001
BellSouth Corp. 2.20%-2.45% due 12/12/2001-2/8/2002 /1/                         25,000,000       24.984
E.W. Scripps Co. 2.25%-3.23% due 12/10/2001-1/16/2002 /1/                       50,000,000       49.800
Equilon Enterprises LLC 2.42%-2.43% due 11/13-11/28/2001                        20,000,000       19.918
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 2.30%-2.50% due                                     25,000,000       24.960
12/14/2001-1/9/2002 /1/                                                         20,000,000       19.931
Gillette Co. 3.43% due 11/6-11/9/2001 /1/
Marsh USA Inc. 3.83% due 11/1/2001 /1/                                          33,266,000       33.241
Triple-A One Funding Corp. 2.39% due 11/20/2001 /1/                             25,000,000       24.997
Verizon Network Funding Co. 2.20%-3.33%                                         16,200,000       16.179
due 11/7-12/11/2001                                                             63,400,000       63.296
                                                                                                277.306
U.S. Treasury Securities
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.05%-3.43% due 11/8/2001-4/4/2002
                                                                                54,200,000       54.024

TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES (cost: $915.022 million)
                                                                                                915.050

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (cost: $7,155.030 million)
Excess of cash and receivables over payables                                                  8,253.241
                                                                                                  3.697
NET ASSETS
                                                                                             $8,256.938
/1/ Purchased in a private placement transaction;
resale may be limited to qualified institutional buyers;
resale to public may require registration.
/2/ The fund owns 5.69% and 6.23% of the
outstanding voting securities of Michael Page
International PLC  and WD-40 Co., respectively,
and thus are considered n affiliate as defined under the
a Investment Company Act of 1940.
/3/ Non-income-producing security.
/4/ Pass-through securities backed by a pool of
mortgages or other loans on which principal
payments are periodically made.  Therefore,
the effective maturities are shorter than
the stated maturities.
/5/ Coupon rate may change periodically.
/6/ Valued under procedures established by
the Board of Directors.
/7/ Index-linked bond whose principal amount
moves with a government retail price index.
ADR = American Depositary Receipts

See Notes to Financial Statements






Equity Securities
                                                                                  Percent
ENERGY                                                                             of Net
OIL & GAS  -  3.44%                                                                Assets
BP PLC (formerly BP Amoco PLC) (ADR)
ChevronTexaco Corp. (formerly Chevron Corp.)
El Paso Corp. 6.625% FELINE PRIDES
convertible preferred 2002                                                            .29%
Fortum Oyj                                                                            1.18
Kerr-McGee Corp.                                                                       .04
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (New York registered)
"Shell" Transport and Trading Co., PLC                                                 .26
(New York registered)                                                                  .20
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK
                                                                                      1.27

MATERIALS                                                                              .20
CHEMICALS  -  0.62%                                                                   3.44
Dow Chemical Co.
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING  -  0.10%
Chesapeake Corp.
METALS & MINING  -  0.81%                                                              .62
Hoganas AB, Class B
WMC Ltd.                                                                               .10
Worthington Industries, Inc.
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS  -  2.23%                                                      .17
Georgia-Pacific Corp., Georgia-Pacific Group                                           .28
7.50% PEPS convertible preferred 2002, units                                           .36
Holmen AB, Class B
M-real Oyj, Class B                                                                    .18
Norske Skogindustrier ASA, Class A
PaperlinX Ltd.                                                                         .17
Rayonier Inc.                                                                          .38
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R                                                                .56
Westvaco Corp.                                                                         .11
                                                                                       .32
                                                                                       .15
CAPITAL GOODS                                                                          .36
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE  -  0.26%                                                         3.76
RC Trust I 8.25% convertible preferred 2006, units
BUILDING PRODUCTS  -  0.20%
Uponor Oyj
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT  -  0.82%                                                         .26
Hubbell Inc., Class B
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES  -  0.30%                                                     .20
Hunting PLC
Hutchison Delta Finance Ltd. 7.00%                                                     .82
convertible debentures 2001 /1/
MACHINERY  -  0.54%                                                                    .14
Cummins Capital Trust I 7.00%                                                          .16
QUIPS convertible preferred 2031 /1/
IHC Caland NV
                                                                                       .05

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES                                                         .49
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES  -  0.42%                                              2.12
Michael Page International PLC /2/

TRANSPORTATION
AIRLINES  -  0.40%                                                                     .42
Qantas Airways Ltd.
ROAD & RAIL  -  0.42%
CSX Corp.
SMRT Corp. Ltd.                                                                        .40
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE  -  0.50%
Aurea Concesiones de Infraestructuras SA                                               .25
BRISA-Auto-Estradas de Portugal, SA  /1/                                               .17

                                                                                       .26
AUTOMOBILES & COMPONENTS                                                               .24
AUTOMOBILES  -  0.23%                                                                 1.32
Ford Motor Co.

CONSUMER DURABLES & APPAREL
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES  -  0.17%                                                           .23
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

MEDIA
MEDIA  -  0.15%                                                                        .17
South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd.

RETAILING
SPECIALTY RETAIL  -  0.09%                                                             .15
DFS Furniture Co. PLC

FOOD & DRUG RETAILING
FOOD & DRUG RETAILING  -  0.07%                                                        .09
Safeway PLC

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO
BEVERAGES  -  0.60%                                                                    .07
Foster's Group Ltd.
(formerly Foster's Brewing Group Limited)
FOOD PRODUCTS  -  2.28%
General Mills, Inc.                                                                    .60
H.J. Heinz Co.
Kellogg Co.
Sara Lee Corp.                                                                         .50
TOBACCO  -  5.32%                                                                      .93
Altadis SA                                                                             .22
Gallaher Group PLC                                                                     .63
Imperial Tobacco Ltd.
Philip Morris Companies Inc.                                                           .52
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.                                                   .95
UST Inc.                                                                               .21
                                                                                      2.11
                                                                                       .98
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS                                                          .55
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS  -  0.27%                                                          8.20
WD-40 Co. /2/


BANKS                                                                                  .27
BANKS  -  14.34%
ABN AMRO Holding NV
Alliance & Leicester PLC
AmSouth Bancorporation
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.                                           .14
BancWest Corp.                                                                         .12
Bank of America Corp.                                                                  .31
Bank of Ireland                                                                        .27
Bank of Nova Scotia                                                                    .34
BANK ONE CORP.                                                                        1.26
Barclays PLC                                                                           .59
Comerica Inc.                                                                         1.42
Commonwealth Bank of Australia                                                         .89
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.                                                                    .46
HSBC Holdings PLC                                                                      .84
Huntington Bancshares Inc.                                                             .19
JCG Holdings Ltd.                                                                      .56
Lloyds TSB Group PLC                                                                   .48
National Australia Bank Ltd.                                                           .17
National City Corp.                                                                    .20
Royal Bank of Canada                                                                   .28
United Bankshares, Inc.                                                                .27
Valley National Bancorp                                                                .84
Wachovia Corp. (merged with First Union Corp.)                                        1.30
Washington Mutual, Inc.                                                                .59
Wells Fargo & Co.                                                                      .24
Westpac Banking Corp.                                                                 1.38
                                                                                       .27
                                                                                       .27
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS                                                                 .66
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS  -  2.01%                                                     14.34
ING Groep NV
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

                                                                                       .80
INSURANCE                                                                             1.21
INSURANCE  -  3.48%                                                                   2.01
American International Group, Inc.
(formerly American General Corp.)
Irish Life & Permanent PLC
Lincoln National Corp.                                                                 .22
XL Capital Ltd., Class A
                                                                                      1.04
                                                                                       .65
REAL ESTATE                                                                           1.57
REAL ESTATE  -  6.60%                                                                 3.48
AMB Property Corp.
Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A
Archstone-Smith Trust
(formerly Archstone Communities Trust)                                                 .48
Cabot Industrial Trust                                                                 .60
Equity Residential Properties Trust                                                   1.40
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.
HKR International Ltd.                                                                 .16
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.                                                            .34
Kerry Properties Ltd.                                                                  .70
Kimco Realty Corp.                                                                     .08
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.                                                     .23
ProLogis Trust                                                                         .38
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust                                                .81
Weingarten Realty Investors                                                            .33
                                                                                       .18
                                                                                       .15
SOFTWARE & SERVICES                                                                    .76
IT CONSULTING & SERVICES  -  0.52%                                                    6.60
Electronic Data Systems Corp., 7.625%
convertible preferred 2004
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS  -  0.36%                                           .52
Solectron Corp. 0% LYON convertible notes 2020

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  -  2.86%                                       .36
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
SBC Communications Inc.
Swisscom AG
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.                                                      .69
WorldCom, Inc. - MCI Group                                                             .64
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  -  0.22%                                          .85
AT&T Broadband 7.00% PIES convertible preferred 2002                                   .28
                                                                                       .40

UTILITIES                                                                              .22
ELECTRIC UTILITIES  -  10.09%                                                         3.08
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
Beijing Datang Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Dominion Resources, Inc.                                                               .44
Duke Energy Corp., 8.25% convertible preferred 2004, units                             .39
GPU, Inc.                                                                             1.01
Innogy Holdings PLC                                                                    .19
Northeast Utilities                                                                    .45
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.                                                            .22
PowerGen PLC                                                                           .08
Scottish and Southern Energy PLC                                                       .04
Scottish Power PLC                                                                    1.51
Shandong International Power Development Co. Ltd.,                                    1.44
Class H                                                                                .59
Southern Co.                                                                          1.09
TXU Corp.                                                                              .25
TXU Corp., Series C, 8.75% convertible                                                1.29
preferred 2004, units
GAS UTILITIES  -  1.71%                                                               1.10
NiSource Inc.
NiSource, Inc. 0% convertible preferred 2004 /3/
MULTI-UTILITIES  -  1.64%
United Utilities PLC                                                                  1.71
Williams Companies, Inc.
WATER UTILITIES  -  0.91%                                                              .43
American Water Works Co., Inc.                                                        1.21

                                                                                       .91
MISCELLANEOUS                                                                        14.35
Other equity securities in initial period of acquisition

TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES (cost: $4,694.968 million)                                    4.72

                                                                                     69.70



Bonds & Notes

Corporate, Mortgage - & Asset-Backed Securities
A. H. Belo Corp. 7.125% 2007
Aetna Inc.:
7.375% 2006                                                                            .06
7.875% 2011
Airplanes Pass Through Trust: /4/
Class B, 3.275% 2019 /5/                                                               .17
Class C, 8.15% 2019 /6/
Allegiance Corp. 7.80% 2016
American Airlines Inc., Series 2001-2, Class B, 8.608% 2011 /1/                        .22
AOL Time Warner Inc. 6.125% 2006                                                       .04
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. 7.875% 2011                                               .13
Atlas Air, Inc., Pass Through Trusts, Series 1998-1: /4/                               .03
Class B, 7.68% 2014                                                                    .13
Class A, 7.38% 2019
BAE SYSTEMS 2001 Asset Trust Pass
Through Trusts, Series 2001, Class B, 7.156% 2011 /1/  /4/                             .10
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.,                                      .10
Series 1999-WF2, Class A-1, 6.80% 2031 /4/
BHP Finance Ltd. 6.69% 2006                                                            .35
British Telecommunications PLC 8.125% 2010
Capital One Bank 6.875% 2006                                                           .08
CenturyTel, Inc., Series H, 8.375% 2010                                                .21
Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2000-1, Class A-1, 7.656%           .12
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 6.625% 2008                                         .11
Coast-to-Coast Motor Vehicle Owner Trust, Series 2000-A,                               .13
Class A-4, 7.33% 2006 /1/  /4/                                                         .10
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.:                                                         .13
6.87% 2003
6.91% 2005
7.25% 2008
Compaq Computer Corp. 6.20% 2003
CompuCredit Credit Card Master Note Business                                           .22
Trust, Series 2001A, 2.915% 2008 /1/ /5/
Container Corp. of America 9.75% 2003                                                  .18
Continental Airlines, Inc.: /4/                                                        .12
Series 1997-1, Class C-1, 7.42% 2007                                                   .04
Series 2001-1, Class B,  7.373% 2015
Series 1997-1, Class A, 7.461% 2016
Series 1997-4, Class A, 6.90% 2018
Series 2000-1, Class B, 8.388% 2020
Continental Auto Receivables Owner Trust,
Series 2000-A, Class A4, 7.42% 2004 /1/  /4/                                           .17
Cox Radio, Inc. 6.625% 2006                                                            .11
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 1998-C1, Class C, 6.78% 2040 /4/                                                .13
Dana Corp. 9.00% 2011 /1/                                                              .08
Delta Air Line, Inc. 1991 Equipment
Certificates Trust, Series K, 10.00% 2014 /1/  /4/                                     .06
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 7.75% 2005                                   .02
Federated Department Stores, Inc. 6.625% 2011
Ford Motor Credit Co.:                                                                 .07
 6.875% 2006                                                                           .18
 7.25% 2011
 7.375% 2011
Fort James Corp. 6.875% 2007
Fox/Liberty Networks, LLC, FLN Finance, Inc. 8.875% 2007                               .46
France Telecom 7.45% 2006 /1/  /5/                                                     .12
Gemstone Investor Limited, 7.71% 2004 /1/                                              .09
General Motors Acceptance Corp.:                                                       .13
 6.125% 2006                                                                           .13
 6.875% 2011
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 1998-C1, Class D, 6.974% 2030 /4/                                               .20
Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. 7.125% 2007 /1/                                       .18
Hasbro, Inc. 7.95% 2003
Household Finance Corp. 6.375% 2011                                                    .09
Humana Inc. 7.25% 2006                                                                 .12
J.P. Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.,                                         .06
Series 1995-C1, Class A-2, 7.445% 2010 /4/  /5/                                        .13
Jet Equipment Trust, Series 1995-B,                                                    .03
Class C, 9.71% 2015 /1/  /4/
Kellogg Co. 6.00% 2006                                                                 .05
Kraft Foods Inc.:
 4.625% 2006                                                                           .07
 5.625% 2011
Lenfest Communications, Inc. 8.375% 2005
Liberty Media Corp. 7.875% 2009                                                        .05
Metris Master Trust:  /1/  /4/  /5/                                                    .02
 Series 2000-1, Class C, 4.458% 2008                                                   .15
 Series 2001-3, Class C, 4.163% 2009
MGM Mirage Inc. 8.50% 2010
Midland Cogeneration Venture LP, Secured Lease                                         .16
Obligation Bonds, Series C-91, 10.33% 2002 /4/                                         .06
MMCA Auto Owner Trust: /4/                                                             .01
 Series 2000-2, Class B, 7.42% 2005
 Series 2001-2, Class B, 5.75% 2007
 Series 2001-3, Class B Note, 3.48% 2008 /5/                                           .11
Money Store Residential Trust 1997-1, Class M-1,                                       .01
7.085% 2016 /4/                                                                        .07
Monumental Global Funding Trust II,                                                    .19
Series 2001-A, 6.05% 2006 /1/
Motorola, Inc.:                                                                        .19
 6.75% 2006
 7.625% 2010
 8.00% 2011 /1/
Nabisco, Inc. 6.375% 2035 /5/
News America Holdings Inc. 8.50% 2005                                                  .43
NPF XII, Inc. Health Care Receivables                                                  .13
Securitization Program, Class A: /1/  /4/                                              .01
 Series 2001-1, 3.238% 2004 /5/
 Series 2001-3, 5.52% 2007
PanAmSat Corp. 6.00% 2003                                                              .04
Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization: /1/  /4/                                        .06
 Series 2000-1:                                                                        .06
  Class A-1, 3.045% 2015  /5/
  Class A-2, 8.37% 2030
 Series 2001-1, Class B-2, 7.27% 2031
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2001-1A,
Class A,  5.26% 2009 /1/  /4/                                                          .16
Providian Master Trust, Series 2000-3,                                                 .07
Class C, 7.60% 2007 /1/  /4/
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.:                                                          .06
 7.25% 2006
 8.75% 2011
Security National Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2000-1,
Class A-2, 8.75% 2024 /1/  /4/                                                         .06
SocGen Real Estate Co. LLC, Series A, 7.64%                                            .09
(undated) /1/  /5/
Southwest Airlines Co. Pass Through Trusts,
Series 2001-1: /4/                                                                     .10
  Class A-2, 5.496% 2006
  Class B, 6.126% 2006
Starwood Asset Receivables Trust, Series 2000-1,
Class D, 3.87% 2022 /1/  /4/  /5/                                                      .12
Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 1998-RF2,                                    .12
Class A, 8.529% 2027 /1/  /4/  /5/
TELUS Corp.:                                                                           .12
 7.50% 2007
 8.00% 2011
Toys "R" Us, Inc. 7.625% 2011 /1/
TRW Inc.:                                                                              .02
 8.75% 2006                                                                            .07
 7.125% 2009
Univision Communications Inc. 7.85% 2011 /1/
Viacom Inc.:                                                                           .16
 6.40% 2006                                                                            .02
 6.625% 2011
Vodafone AirTouch PLC:
 7.625% 2005                                                                           .20
 7.75% 2010
Voicestream Wireless Corp., 10.375% 2009
WCG Note Trust 8.25% 2004 /1/                                                          .13
Williams Companies, Inc. 7.125% 2011                                                   .18
Williams Holdings of Delaware, Inc.:                                                   .48
 6.25% 2006
 6.50% 2008
WMX Technologies, Inc.:
 6.375% 2003                                                                           .50
 7.00% 2006
 7.375% 2010
 7.10% 2026
World Omni Master Owner Trust, Series 2000-1, Class B,
2.975% 2005 /4/  /5/                                                                   .18
Xerox Equipment Lease Owner Trust, Series 2001-1 ,                                     .07
Class A 4.525% 2008 /1/  /4/  /5/
                                                                                       .06
U.S. Treasuries Obligations                                                          10.17
6.50% May 2002
10.75% May 2003
11.125% August 2003
11.875% November 2003
6.50% May 2005
3.375% January 2007 /7/
8.375% August 2008
Principal Strip 0% 2008
8.75% November 2008
6.375% August 2027

                                                                                      8.44
                                                                                      8.44
Governments & Governmental Authorities  /4/
Fannie Mae:
 6.00% 2016
 6.50% 2031
 7.00% 2016 - 2031
Fannie Mae Trust, Series 2001-50, Class BA 7.00% 2041
                                                                                       .52
                                                                                       .04
                                                                                       .56

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (cost: $1,545.040 million)

                                                                                     19.17



Short-Term Securities

Federal Agency Discount Notes
Fannie Mae 2.04%-3.79% due 11/1/2001-1/31/2002
Federal Home Loan Banks 2.05%-3.50% due
11/2/2001-4/19/2002                                                                   3.22
Freddie Mac 2.05%-3.47% due 11/19/2001-1/31/2002                                      1.62

                                                                                      2.23
Corporate Short-Term Notes                                                            7.07
Alcoa Inc. 2.52% due 11/9/2001
BellSouth Corp. 2.20%-2.45% due 12/12/2001-2/8/2002 /1/
E.W. Scripps Co. 2.25%-3.23% due 12/10/2001-1/16/2002 /1/                              .30
Equilon Enterprises LLC 2.42%-2.43% due 11/13-11/28/2001                               .60
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 2.30%-2.50% due                                            .24
12/14/2001-1/9/2002 /1/                                                                .30
Gillette Co. 3.43% due 11/6-11/9/2001 /1/                                              .24
Marsh USA Inc. 3.83% due 11/1/2001 /1/
Triple-A One Funding Corp. 2.39% due 11/20/2001 /1/                                    .41
Verizon Network Funding Co. 2.20%-3.33%                                                .30
due 11/7-12/11/2001                                                                    .20
                                                                                       .77
U.S. Treasury Securities                                                              3.36
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.05%-3.43% due 11/8/2001-4/4/2002

                                                                                       .65
TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES (cost: $915.022 million)

                                                                                     11.08
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (cost: $7,155.030 million)
Excess of cash and receivables over payables
                                                                                     99.95
                                                                                       .05

                                                                                    100.00%
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Capital Income Builder
Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities
at October 31, 2001                                                       (dollars in        millions)

Assets:
Investment securities at market
(cost: $7,155.030)                                                                          $8,253.241
Cash                                                                                             1.657
Receivables for -
Sales of investments                                                          $26.909
Sales of fund's shares                                                         21.265
Dividends and interest                                                         50.872
Other                                                                            .556           99.602
                                                                                             8,354.500
Liabilities:
Payables for -
Purchases of investments                                                       38.725
Repurchases of fund's shares                                                    5.193
Dividends on fund's shares                                                     47.583
Management services                                                             2.063
Other expenses                                                                  3.998           97.562
Net assets at October 31, 2001                                                              $8,256.938

Total authorized capital stock -
400,000,000 shares, $.01 par value
Class A shares:
Net assets                                                                                  $8,056.795
Shares outstanding                                                                         183,947,803
Net asset value per share                                                                       $43.80
Class B shares:
Net assets                                                                                    $117.853
Shares outstanding                                                                           2,690,722
Net asset value per share                                                                       $43.80
Class C shares:
Net assets                                                                                     $65.526
Shares outstanding                                                                           1,496,057
Net asset value per share                                                                       $43.80
Class F shares:
Net assets                                                                                     $16.764
Shares outstanding                                                                             382,730
Net asset value per share                                                                       $43.80


See notes to financial statements

Statement of operations
for the year ended October 31, 2001                                       (dollars in        millions)
Investment income:
Income:
Dividends                                                                    $228.548
Interest                                                                      167.394         $395.942

Expenses:
Management services fee                                                        25.719
Distribution expenses - Class A                                                18.965
Distribution expenses - Class B                                                  .585
Distribution expenses - Class C                                                  .172
Distribution expenses - Class F                                                  .009
Transfer agent fee - Class A                                                    4.874
Transfer agent fee - Class B                                                     .041
Administrative services fees - Class C                                           .044
Administrative services fees - Class F                                           .010
Reports to shareholders                                                          .251
Registration statement and prospectus                                            .233
Postage, stationery and supplies                                                 .758
Directors' fees                                                                  .136
Auditing and legal fees                                                          .064
Custodian fee                                                                    .885
Taxes other than federal income tax                                              .094
Other expenses                                                                   .040           52.880
Net investment income                                                                         $343.062

Realized gain and unrealized
depreciation on investments:
Net realized gain                                                                              264.462
Net unrealized depreciation on investment                                                      (72.028)
Net realized gain and
unrealized depreciation on investments                                                         192.434
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations                                                                               $535.496


See notes to financial statements

Statement of changes in net assets                                        (dollars in        millions)
                                                                           Year Ended          October
                                                                                  2001             2000
Operations:
Net investment income                                                        $343.062         $359.132
Net realized gain on investments                                              264.462          236.081
Net unrealized depreciation
on investments                                                                (72.028)        (232.473)
Net increase in net assets
resulting from operations                                                     535.496          362.740
Dividends and distributions paid to
shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income:
Class A                                                                       (364.69)        (344.133)
Class B                                                                         (2.27)           (0.21)
Class C                                                                         (0.66)               -
Class F                                                                         (0.17)               -
Distributions from net realized
gain on investments:
Class A                                                                       (157.10)        (294.288)
Class B                                                                         (0.48)               -
  Total dividends and distributions                                           (525.36)        (638.631)

Capital share transactions:
  Proceeds from shares sold                                                 1,225.149          529.464
  Proceeds from shares issued in reinvestment
of net investment income dividends and
distributions of net realized gain on investments                             450.844          580.245
  Cost of shares repurchased                                                 (815.674)      (2,220.107)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
  from capital share transactions                                             860.319       (1,110.398)
  Total increase (decrease) in net assets                                     870.454       (1,386.289)

Net assets:
  Beginning of year                                                         7,386.484        8,772.773
  End of year (including distributions in excess of
net investment income and undistributed net
investment income: $(9.085) and $18.160, respectively)                     $8,256.938       $7,386.484


See notes to financial statements
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              Capital Income Builder

Notes to Financial Statements

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

ORGANIZATION - Capital Income Builder, Inc. (the "fund") is registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified management
investment company. The fund seeks to provide a growing dividend together with
a current yield which exceeds that paid by U.S. stocks generally.

The fund offers four classes of shares as described below:

 Class A shares are sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75%.

Class B shares are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") paid upon redemption. This charge
declines from 5% to zero over a period of six years. Class B shares
automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years.

Class C shares are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a
CDSC of 1% for redemptions within one year of purchase.  Class C shares
automatically convert to Class F shares after ten years.

Class F shares, which are sold exclusively through fee-based programs, are sold
without an initial sales charge or CDSC.

Holders of all classes of shares have equal pro rata rights to assets,
dividends, liquidation and other rights. Each class has identical voting
rights, except for exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only its
class. Each class of shares may have different distribution, administrative
services and transfer agent fees and expenses. Differences in class-specific
expenses will result in the payment of different per-share dividends by each
class.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - The financial statements have been prepared
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. These principles require management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is
a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the
fund in the preparation of its financial statements:

SECURITY VALUATION - Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are
valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange or market on which such
securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities
are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. In
cases where equity securities are traded on more than one exchange, the
securities are valued on the exchange or market determined by the investment
adviser to be the broadest and most representative market, which may be either
a securities exchange or the over-the-counter market. Fixed-income securities
are valued at prices obtained from a pricing service, when such prices are
available; however, in circumstances where the investment adviser deems it
appropriate to do so, such securities will be valued at the mean quoted bid and
asked prices or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and
type. Short-term securities maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized
cost, which approximates market value. The ability of the issuers of the debt
securities held by the fund to meet their obligations may be affected by
economic developments in a specific industry, state or region. Securities and
other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily
available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by a committee
appointed by the fund's Board of Directors.

NON-U.S. CURRENCY TRANSLATION - Assets and liabilities initially expressed in
terms of non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
market rates at the end of the reporting period.  Purchases and sales of
securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the
prevailing market rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of
changes in non-U.S. currency exchange rates on investment securities and other
assets and liabilities are combined with the net realized and unrealized gain
or loss on investment securities for financial reporting purposes.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME - Security transactions are
accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities
transactions are determined based on specific identified cost. In the event
securities are purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis, the fund
will instruct the custodian to segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its
payment obligations in these transactions. Dividend income is recognized on the
ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.
Original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over
the expected life of the security. Amortization of market discounts on
securities is recognized upon disposition. The fund does not amortize premiums
on fixed-income securities.

On November 1, 2001, the fund will begin amortizing market premiums and
discounts on fixed-income securities daily over the expected life of
fixed-income securities to conform with a recent change in generally accepted
accounting principles for mutual funds.  Adopting this change will not impact
the fund's net asset value but will result in changes to the classification of
certain amounts between interest income and realized and unrealized gain/loss
in the Statement of Operations. These adjustments will be based on the
fixed-income securities held by the fund on November 1, 2001. Because the fund
determines its required distributions under federal income tax laws, adoption
of this principle will not affect the amount of distributions paid to
shareholders.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - Dividends to shareholders are
declared daily from net investment income. Distributions paid to shareholders
are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

CLASS ALLOCATIONS - Income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses) and
realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily among the various
share classes based on their relative net asset values. Distribution expenses,
administrative services fees, certain transfer agent fees and other applicable
class-specific expenses are accrued daily and charged to the respective share
class.

2. NON-U.S. INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENT RISK - Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers in certain
countries involve special investment risks. These risks may include, but are
not limited to, investment and repatriation restrictions, revaluation of
currencies, adverse political, social and economic developments, government
involvement in the private sector, limited and less reliable investor
information, lack of liquidity, certain local tax law considerations, and
limited regulation of the securities markets.

TAXATION - Dividend and interest income is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid.
For the year ended October 31, 2001, non-U.S. taxes paid were $8,541,000.

CURRENCY GAINS AND LOSSES - Net realized currency losses on dividends,
interest, sales of non-U.S. bonds and notes, and other receivables and
payables, on a book basis, were $688,000 for the year ended October 31, 2001.

3. FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION

The fund complies with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable
to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute all of its net
taxable income and net capital gains for the fiscal year.  As a regulated
investment company, the fund is not subject to income taxes if such
distributions are made.  Required distributions are based on net investment
income determined on a tax basis and may differ from such amounts for financial
reporting purposes. In addition, the fiscal year in which amounts are
distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income is
earned and the net gains are realized by the fund.

As of October 31, 2001, the cost of investment securities for federal income
tax reporting purposes was $7,155,815,000. Net unrealized appreciation on
investments aggregated $1,097,426,000; $1,231,210,000 related to appreciated
securities and $133,784,000 related to depreciated securities. For the year
ended October 31, 2001, the fund realized tax basis net capital gains of
$264,119,000. Net gains related to non-U.S. currency and other transactions of
$1,128,000 were treated as an adjustment to ordinary income for federal income
tax purposes. Other capital losses of $785,000 were deferred for federal income
tax purposes.

4. FEES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE - The fee of $25,719,000 for management services was
incurred pursuant to an agreement with Capital Research and Management Company
("CRMC") with which officers and certain Directors of the fund are affiliated.

The Investment Advisory and Service Agreement provides for monthly fees accrued
daily, based on a series of rates beginning with 0.240% per annum of the first
$1 billion of net assets decreasing to 0.150% of such assets in excess of $8
billion. The agreement also provides for monthly fees, accrued daily, of 3% of
the fund's monthly gross investment income. For the year ended October 31,
2001, the management services fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of
0.325% of average daily net assets.

DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES - The fund has adopted plans of distribution under which
it may finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares, provided the
categories of expenses are approved in advance by the fund's Board of
Directors. The plans provide for annual expenses, based on average daily net
assets, of up to 0.30% for Class A shares, 1.00% for Class B and Class C
shares, and up to 0.50% for Class F shares.

All share classes may use up to 0.25% of these expenses to pay service fees, or
to compensate American Funds Distributors, Inc.("AFD"), the principal
underwriter of the fund's shares, for paying service fees to firms that have
entered into agreements with AFD for providing certain shareholder services.
The balance may be used for approved distribution expenses as follows:

CLASS A SHARES - Approved categories of expense include reimbursements to AFD
for commissions paid to dealers and wholesalers in respect of certain shares
sold without a sales charge. Those reimbursements are permitted for amounts
billed to the fund within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the
overall 0.30% annual expense limit for Class A shares is not exceeded. For the
year ended October 31, 2001, aggregate distribution expenses were $18,965,000,
equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.24% of average daily net assets
attributable to Class A shares.

CLASS B SHARES - In addition to service fees of 0.25%, approved categories of
expense include fees of 0.75% per annum of average daily net assets
attributable to Class B shares payable to AFD. AFD sells the rights to receive
such payments (as well as any contingent deferred sales charges payable in
respect of shares sold during the period) in order to finance the payment of
dealer commissions. For the year ended October 31, 2001, aggregate distribution
expenses were $585,000, equivalent to an annualized rate of 1.00% of average
daily net assets attributable to Class B shares.

CLASS C SHARES - In addition to service fees of 0.25%, the Board of Directors
has approved the payment of 0.75% per annum of average daily net assets
attributable to Class C shares to AFD to compensate firms selling Class C
shares of the fund. For the period ended October 31, 2001, aggregate
distribution expenses were $172,000, equivalent to an annualized rate of 1.00%
of average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.

CLASS F SHARES - The plan has an expense limit of 0.50%. However, the Board of
Directors has presently approved expenses under the plan of 0.25% per annum of
average daily net assets attributable to Class F shares.  For the period ended
October 31, 2001, aggregate distribution expenses were $9,000, equivalent to an
annualized rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to Class F
shares.

As of October 31, 2001, aggregate distribution expenses payable to AFD were
$3,049,000.

AFD received $3,779,000 (after allowances to dealers) as its portion of the
sales charges paid by purchasers of the fund's Class A shares for the year
ended October 31, 2001. Such sales charges are not an expense of the fund and,
hence, are not reflected in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

TRANSFER AGENT FEE - A fee of $4,915,000 was incurred during the year ended
October 31, 2001, pursuant to an agreement with American Funds Service Company
("AFS"), the transfer agent for the fund. As of October 31, 2001, aggregate
transfer agent fees payable to AFS for Class A and Class B shares were
$407,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES - The fund has an administrative services
agreement with CRMC for Class C and Class F shares. Pursuant to this agreement,
CRMC provides transfer agency and other related shareholder services. CRMC may
contract with third parties to perform these services. Under the agreement, the
fund pays CRMC a fee equal to 0.15% per annum of average daily net assets of
Class C and Class F shares, plus amounts payable for certain transfer agency
services according to a specified schedule. For the period ended October 31,
2001, total fees under the agreement were $54,000.  As of October 31, 2001,
aggregate administrative services fees payable to CRMC for Class C and Class F
shares were $11,000.

DEFERRED DIRECTORS'FEES - Since the adoption of the deferred compensation plan
in 1993, Directors who are unaffiliated with CRMC may elect to defer the
receipt of part or all of their compensation. Deferred compensation amounts,
which remain in the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or
other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of
the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. As of
October 31, 2001, the cumulative amount of these liabilities was $377,000.
Directors' fees on the Statement of Operations include the current fees (either
paid in cash or deferred) and the net increase or decrease in the value of
deferred compensation.

AFFILIATED OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS -  CRMC is owned by The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. AFS and AFD are both wholly owned subsidiaries of CRMC.
Officers and certain Directors of the fund are or may be considered to be
affiliated with CRMC, AFS and AFD. No such persons received any remuneration
directly from the fund.

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

The fund made purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding
short-term securities of $3,091,781,000 and $2,345,988,000, respectively,
during the year ended October 31, 2001.

Pursuant to the custodian agreement, the fund receives credits against its
custodian fee for imputed interest on certain balances with the custodian bank.
For the year ended October 31, 2001, the custodian fee of $885,000 includes
$108,000 that was paid by these credits rather than in cash.

For the year ended October 31, 2001, the fund reclassified $2,518,000 from
undistributed net investment income to undistributed net realized gains; and
reclassified $94,947,000 from undistributed net realized gains to additional
paid-in capital to reflect permanent differences between book and tax
reporting.

As of October 31, 2001, net assets consisted of the following:
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                                                                                (dollars in millions)
Capital paid in on shares of capital stock                                                    $6,936.514
Distributions in excess of net investment income                                                  (9.085)
Undistributed net realized gain                                                                  231.309
Net unrealized appreciation                                                                    1,098.200
Net assets                                                                                    $8,256.938
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Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows:

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                                                                               Year Ended October 2001
                                                                                     Amount (Millions)
Class A Shares:
  Sold                                                                           $           1,034.028
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                  448.473
  Repurchased                                                                                 (807.473)
   Net increase (decrease) in Class A                                                          675.028
Class B Shares: /1/
  Sold                                                                                         104.283
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                    1.959
  Repurchased                                                                                   (5.014)
   Net increase in Class B                                                                     101.228
Class C Shares: /2/
  Sold                                                                                          67.893
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                     .338
  Repurchased                                                                                   (1.274)
   Net increase in Class C                                                                      66.957
Class F Shares: /2/
  Sold                                                                                          18.945
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                     .074
  Repurchased                                                                                   (1.913)
   Net increase in Class F                                                                      17.106
Total net increase (decrease) in fund                                            $             860.319

/1/ Class B shares were not offered before March 15, 2000.
/2/ Class C and Class F shares were not
offered before March 15, 2001.

                                                                               Year Ended October 2001
                                                                                                Shares

Class A Shares:                                                                             23,199,484
  Sold                                                                                      10,317,626
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                              (18,202,942)
  Repurchased                                                                               15,314,168
   Net increase (decrease) in Class A
Class B Shares: /1/                                                                          2,335,543
  Sold                                                                                          45,074
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                 (113,381)
  Repurchased                                                                                2,267,236
   Net increase in Class B
Class C Shares: /2/                                                                          1,517,329
  Sold                                                                                           7,848
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                  (29,120)
  Repurchased                                                                                1,496,057
   Net increase in Class C
Class F Shares: /2/                                                                            423,905
  Sold                                                                                           1,718
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                  (42,893)
  Repurchased                                                                                  382,730
   Net increase in Class F                                                                  19,460,191
Total net increase (decrease) in fund
/1/ Class B shares were not offered before March 15, 2000.
/2/ Class C and Class F shares were not
offered before March 15, 2001.
                                                                                     Amount (Millions)

Class A Shares:                                                                  $             511.386
  Sold                                                                                         580.132
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                               (2,219.953)
  Repurchased                                                                               (1,128.435)
  Net increase (decrease) in Class A
Class B Shares: /1/                                                                             18.078
  Sold                                                                                            .113
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                    (.154)
  Repurchased                                                                                   18.037
   Net increase in Class B
Class C Shares: /2/                                                                                -
  Sold                                                                                             -
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                      -
  Repurchased                                                                                      -
  Net increase in Class C
Class F Shares: /2/                                                                                -
  Sold                                                                                             -
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                      -
  Repurchased                                                                                      -
  Net increase in Class F                                                        $          (1,110.398)
Total net increase (decrease) in fund
/1/ Class B shares were not offered before March 15, 2000.
/2/ Class C and Class F shares were not                                                         Shares
offered before March 15, 2001.


Class A Shares:                                                                             12,051,067
  Sold                                                                                      13,874,734
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                              (52,677,443)
  Repurchased                                                                              (26,751,642)
  Net increase (decrease) in Class A
Class B Shares: /1/                                                                            424,465
  Sold                                                                                           2,630
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                   (3,609)
  Repurchased                                                                                  423,486
  Net increase in Class B
Class C Shares: /2/                                                                                -
  Sold                                                                                             -
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                      -
  Repurchased                                                                                      -
  Net increase in Class C
Class F Shares: /2/                                                                                -
  Sold                                                                                             -
  Reinvestment of dividends and distributions                                                      -
  Repurchased                                                                                      -
  Net increase in Class F                                                                  (26,328,156)
Total net increase (decrease) in fund
/1/ Class B shares were not offered before March 15, 2000.
/2/ Class C and Class F shares were not
offered before March 15, 2001.
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Per-share data and ratios

                                                                               Class A      Year Ended

                                                                                   2001            2000
Net asset value, beginning of year                                              $43.69          $44.90

Income from investment operations :
Net investment income                                                             1.94            1.99

Net gains (losses) on securities                                                  1.19             .26
(both realized and unrealized)
 Total from investment operations                                                 3.13            2.25

Less distributions :
Dividends (from net investment income)                                           (2.08)          (1.92)

Distributions (from capital gains)                                                (.94)          (1.54)

Total distributions                                                              (3.02)          (3.46)

Net asset value, end of year                                                    $43.80          $43.69

Total return (2)                                                                  7.39%           5.55%

Ratios/supplemental data:

Net assets, end of year (in millions)                                           $8,057          $7,368

Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                            .66%            .67%

Ratio of net income to average net assets                                         4.36%           4.67%

                                                                                              Class  B
                                                                                  Year
                                                                                 ended     March 15 to
                                                                          October 31,     October 31,
                                                                                  2001        2000 (3)
Net asset value, beginning of period                                            $43.69          $40.33

Income from investment operations :
  Net investment income (1)                                                       1.60             .96

Net gains (losses) on securities                                                  1.19            3.44
(both realized and unrealized) (1)
Total from investment operations                                                  2.79            4.40

Less distributions :
Dividends (from net investment income)                                           (1.74)          (1.04)

Distributions (from capital gains)                                                (.94)              -

Total distributions                                                              (2.68)          (1.04)

Net asset value, end of period                                                  $43.80          $43.69

Total return (2)                                                                  6.55%          10.97%

Ratios/supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (in millions)                                           $118             $18

Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                           1.41%           1.44%

Ratio of net income to average net assets                                         3.35%           3.90%


Supplemental data - all classes

                                                                           Year Ended            31-Oct
                                                                                   2001            2000
Portfolio turnover rate                                                          36.60%          41.37%

1) Based on average shares outstanding.
2) Total returns exclude all sales charges,
including contingent deferred sales charges.
3) Based on operations for the period shown and,
accordingly, not representative of a full year
(unless otherwise noted).
4) Annualized.




Net asset value, beginning of year                                          October 31

Income from investment operations :                                                1999            1998
Net investment income                                                           $48.40          $46.14

Net gains (losses) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)                                                    1.93            2.09
 Total from investment operations
                                                                                  (.70)           3.87
Less distributions :
Dividends (from net investment income)                                            1.23            5.96

Distributions (from capital gains)
                                                                                 (1.92)          (2.09)
Total distributions
                                                                                 (2.81)          (1.61)
Net asset value, end of year
                                                                                 (4.73)          (3.70)
Total return (2)
                                                                                $44.90          $48.40
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                                                                  2.53%          13.33%
Net assets, end of year (in millions)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
                                                                                $8,773          $8,747
Ratio of net income to average net assets
                                                                                   .64%            .64%

                                                                                  4.15%           4.35%

                                                                              Class  C        Class  F

Net asset value, beginning of period                                       March 15 to     March 15 to
                                                                          October 31,     October 31,
Income from investment operations :                                           2001 (3)        2001 (3)
  Net investment income (1)                                                     $44.15          $44.15

Net gains (losses) on securities
(both realized and unrealized) (1)                                                 .81             .99
Total from investment operations
                                                                                  (.14)           (.14)
Less distributions :
Dividends (from net investment income)                                             .67             .85

Distributions (from capital gains)
                                                                                 (1.02)          (1.20)
Total distributions
                                                                                     -               -
Net asset value, end of period
                                                                                 (1.02)          (1.20)
Total return (2)
                                                                                $43.80          $43.80
Ratios/supplemental data:
                                                                                  1.52%           1.94%
Net assets, end of period (in millions)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
                                                                                   $65             $17
Ratio of net income to average net assets
                                                                                  1.51%            .80%

Supplemental data - all classes                                                   2.98%           3.70%



Portfolio turnover rate

                                                                                   1999            1998
                                                                                 20.56%          24.38%


Net asset value, beginning of year                                                 1997
                                                                                $39.70
Income from investment operations :
Net investment income
                                                                                  1.74
Net gains (losses) on securities
(both realized and unrealized)                                                    7.20
 Total from investment operations
                                                                                  8.94
Less distributions :
Dividends (from net investment income)
                                                                                 (1.77)
Distributions (from capital gains)
                                                                                  (.73)
Total distributions
                                                                                 (2.50)
Net asset value, end of year
                                                                                $46.14
Total return (2)
                                                                                 23.16%
Ratios/supplemental data:

Net assets, end of year (in millions)
                                                                                $7,301
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
                                                                                   .65%
Ratio of net income to average net assets
                                                                                  4.04%


                                                                                   1997
                                                                                 27.65%
</Table>

Report of Independent Accountants

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Capital Income Builder:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the  per-share data and ratios present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Capital Income Builder (the
"Fund") at October 31, 2001, the results of its operations, the changes in its
net assets and the per-share data and ratios for the each of the periods
presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. These financial statements and per-share data and
ratios (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility
of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October
31, 2001, by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion expressed above.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Los Angeles, California
November 30, 2001


Tax Information (unaudited)

We are required to advise you within 60 days of the fund's fiscal year-end
regarding the federal tax status of certain distributions received by
shareholders during such fiscal year.

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, the fund paid a long-term
capital gain distribution of $157,572,000. The fund also designated as a
capital gain distribution a portion of earnings and profits paid to
shareholders in redemption of their shares.

Corporate shareholders may exclude up to 70% of qualifying dividends received
during the year. For purposes of computing this exclusion, 31% of the dividends
paid by the fund from net investment income represent qualifying dividends.

Certain states may exempt from income taxation that portion of the dividends
paid from net investment income that was derived from direct U.S. Treasury
obligations. For purposes of computing this exclusion, 13% of the dividends
paid by the fund from net investment income were derived from interest on
direct U.S. Treasury obligations.

Dividends and distributions received by retirement plans such as IRAs,
Keogh-type plans and 403(b) plans need not be reported as taxable income.
However, many retirement plan trusts may need this information for their annual
information reporting.

SINCE THE INFORMATION ABOVE IS REPORTED FOR THE FUND'S FISCAL YEAR AND NOT THE
CALENDAR YEAR, SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD REFER TO THEIR FORM 1099-DIV OR OTHER TAX
INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE MAILED IN JANUARY 2002 TO DETERMINE THE CALENDAR YEAR
AMOUNTS TO BE INCLUDED ON THEIR 2001 TAX RETURNS. SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT
THEIR TAX ADVISERS.



                                    PART C
                               OTHER INFORMATION
                          CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.

ITEM 23. EXHIBITS

(a) Articles Supplementary as filed with the State of Maryland on 1/18/02
(b) Previously filed (see Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 Filed 3/13/01)
(c) Previously filed (see Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 Filed 3/13/01)
(d) Previously filed (see Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 filed 3/8/00)
(e) Form of Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement
(f) None
(g) Previously filed (see Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed 1/7/00)
(h) Form of Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement; and
 Form of Amended Shareholder Services Agreement dated 7/1/01
(i) Legal opinion for Classes 529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E and 529-F Shares
(j) Consent of Independent Accountants
(k) None
(l) None
(m) Forms of Plans of Distribution relating to Class 529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E
and 529-F Shares
(n) Form of Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan
(o) None
(p) Code of Ethics

ITEM 24. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT

 None

ITEM 25. INDEMNIFICATION

 Registrant is a joint-insured under an Investment Advisor/Mutual Fund Errors
and Omissions Policies written by American International Surplus Lines
Insurance Company, Chubb Custom Insurance Company  and ICI Mutual Insurance
Company which insures its officers and directors against certain liabilities.
However, in no event will Registrant maintain insurance to indemnify any such
person for any act for which Registrant itself is not permitted to indemnify
the individual.

ITEM 25. INDEMNIFICATION (CONTINUED)

 Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation of the Fund provides that "The
Corporation shall indemnify (1) its directors to the full extent provided by
the general laws of the State of Maryland now or hereafter in force, including
the advance of expenses under the procedures provided by such laws; (2) its
officers to the same extent it shall indemnify its directors; and (3) its
officers who are not directors to such further extent as shall be authorized by
the Board of Directors and be consistent with law.  The foregoing shall not
limit the authority of the Corporation to indemnify other employees and agents.
Any indemnification by the Corporation shall be consistent with the
requirements of law, including the Investment Company Act of 1940."

 Subsection (b) of Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of Maryland
empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding unless it is established that:  (i) the
act or omission of the person was material to the cause of action adjudicated
in the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active
and deliberate dishonesty; or (ii) the person actually received an improper
personal benefit of money, property or services; or (iii) with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, the person had reasonable cause to believe that
the act or omission was unlawful.

 Indemnification under subsection (b) of Section 2-418 may not be made by a
corporation unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination
has been made that indemnification is permissible in the circumstances because
the party to be indemnified has met the standard of conduct set forth in
subsection (b).  This determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors
by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time,
parties to the proceeding, or, if such a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a
majority vote of a committee of the Board consisting solely of two or more
directors not, at the time, parties to such proceeding and who were duly
designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board in which
the designated directors who are parties may participate; (ii) by special legal
counsel selected by the Board of Directors of a committee of the Board by vote
as set forth in subparagraph (i), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board
cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a
majority vote of the full Board in which directors who are parties may
participate; or (iii) by the stockholders (except that shares held by any party
to the specific proceeding may not be voted).  A court of appropriate
jurisdiction may also order indemnification if the court determines that a
person seeking indemnification is entitled to reimbursement under subsection
(b).

 Section 2-418 further provides that indemnification provided for by Section
2-418 shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which the indemnified
party may be entitled; that the scope of indemnification extends to directors,
officers, employees or agents of a constituent corporation absorbed in a
consolidation or merger and persons serving in that capacity at the request of
the constituent corporation for another; and empowers the corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against and incurred by
such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person's status as such
whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liabilities under Section 2-418.

ITEM 26. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER

 None

ITEM 27. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

 (a)  American Funds Distributors, Inc. is the Principal Underwriter of shares
of:  AMCAP Fund, Inc., American Balanced Fund, Inc., The American Funds Income
Series, The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series I, The American Funds Tax-Exempt
Series II, American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., American High-Income
Trust, American Mutual Fund, Inc., The Bond Fund of America, Inc., Capital
World Bond Fund, Inc., Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc., The Cash
Management Trust of America, EuroPacific Growth Fund, Fundamental Investors,
Inc., The Growth Fund of America, Inc., The Income Fund of America, Inc., The
Investment Company of America, Intermediate Bond Fund of America, Limited Term
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America, The New Economy Fund, New Perspective Fund,
Inc., New World Fund, Inc., SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
of America, Inc., The Tax-Exempt Money Fund of America, U.S. Treasury Money
Fund of America and Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc.

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<CAPTION>
(b) (1)                                              (2)                              (3)

       NAME AND PRINCIPAL                         POSITIONS AND OFFICES            POSITIONS AND OFFICES

       BUSINESS ADDRESS                           WITH UNDERWRITER                 WITH REGISTRANT




    <c>                                        <c>                              <c>
       David L. Abzug                             Vice President                   None

       P.O. Box 2248

       Agoura Hills, CA 91376



       John A. Agar                               Vice President                   None

       P.O. Box 7326

       Little Rock, AR 72207



       Robert B. Aprison                          Vice President                   None

       2983 Bryn Wood Drive

       Madison, WI  53711



L      William W. Bagnard                         Vice President                   None



       Steven L. Barnes                           Senior Vice President            None

       7490 Clubhouse Road

       Suite 100

       Boulder, CO  80301



B      Carl R. Bauer                              Vice President                   None



       Michelle A. Bergeron                       Senior Vice President            None

       4160 Gateswalk Drive

       Smyrna, GA 30080



       J. Walter Best, Jr.                        Regional Vice President          None

       9013 Brentmeade Blvd.

       Brentwood, TN 37027



       Joseph T. Blair                            Senior Vice President            None

       148 E. Shore Ave.

       Groton Long Point, CT 06340



       John A. Blanchard                          Vice President                   None

       6421 Aberdeen Road

       Mission Hills, KS  66208



       Ian B. Bodell                              Senior Vice President            None

       P.O. Box 1665

       Brentwood, TN  37024-1665



       Mick L. Brethower                          Senior Vice President            None

       601 E. Whitestone Blvd.

       Building 6, Suite 115

       Cedar Park, TX 78613



       Alan Brown                                 Vice President                   None

       4129 Laclede Avenue

       St. Louis, MO 63108



B      J. Peter Burns                             Vice President                   None



       Cody Callaway                              Regional Vice President          None

       803 South Desert Palm Place

       Broken Arrow, OK 74012



       Matthew Carlisle                           Regional Vice President          None

       4500 Fairvista Drive

       Charlotte, NC 28269



       Damian Carroll                             Regional Vice President          None

       40 Ten Acre Road

       New Britain, CT 06052



       Brian C. Casey                             Vice President                   None

       8002 Greentree Road

       Bethesda, MD  20817



       Victor C. Cassato                          Senior Vice President            None

       609 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 310

       Littleton, CO  80120



       Christopher J. Cassin                      Senior Vice President            None

       19 North Grant Street

       Hinsdale, IL  60521



       Denise M. Cassin                           Vice President                   None

       1301 Stoney Creek Drive

       San Ramon, CA  94583



L      David Charlton                             Senior Vice President            None



L      Larry P. Clemmensen                        Director                         None



L      Kevin G. Clifford                          Director, President and Co-Chief    None

                                                  Executive Officer



H      Cheri Coleman                              Assistant Vice President         None



       Ruth M. Collier                            Senior Vice President            None

       29 Landsdowne Drive

       Larchmont, NY 10538



S      David Coolbaugh                            Vice President                   None



       Carlo O. Cordasco                          Regional Vice President          None

       101 Five Forks Lane

       Hampton, VA 23669



       Thomas E. Cournoyer                        Vice President                   None

       2333 Granada Boulevard

       Coral Gables, FL  33134



       Douglas A. Critchell                       Senior Vice President            None

       3521 Rittenhouse Street, N.W.

       Washington, D.C.  20015



       William F. Daugherty                       Regional Vice President          None

       1216 Highlander Way

       Mechanicsburg, PA 17050



       Guy E. Decker                              Regional Vice President          None

       2990 Topaz Lane

       Carmel, IN 46032



       Daniel J. Delianedis                       Vice President                   None

       Edina Executive Plaza

       5200 Willson Road, Suite 150

       Edina, MN  55424



       James A. DePerno, Jr.                      Regional Vice President          None

       91 Church Street

       East Aurora, NY 14052



L      Bruce DePriester                           Senior Vice President            None



       Tom Dickson                                Regional Vice President          None

       108 Wilmington Court

       Southlake, TX 76092



       Michael A. DiLella                         Vice President                   None

       P. O. Box 661

       Ramsey, NJ  07446



       G. Michael Dill                            Senior Vice President            None
       505 E. Main Street

       Jenks, OK  74037



       Kirk D. Dodge                              Senior Vice President            None

       2627 Mission Street

       San Marino, CA  91108



       Peter J. Doran                             Director, Executive Vice         None
                                                  President

       100 Merrick Road, Suite 216W

       Rockville Centre, NY 11570



L      Michael J. Downer                          Secretary                        None



       Michael J. Dullaghan                       Regional Vice President          None

       5040 Plantation Grove Lane

       Roanoke, VA 24012



S      J. Steven Duncan                           Senior Vice President            None



       Robert W. Durbin                           Vice President                   None

       74 Sunny Lane

       Tiffin, OH  44883



I      Lloyd G. Edwards                           Senior Vice President            None



       Timothy L. Ellis                           Regional Vice President          None

       1441 Canton Mart Road, Suite 9

       Jackson, MS 39211



       John R. Fodor                              Senior Vice President            None

       15 Latisquama Road

       Southborough, MA  01772



       Daniel B. Frick                            Regional Vice President          None

       845 Western Avenue

       Glen Ellyn, IL 60137



       Clyde E. Gardner                           Senior Vice President            None

       Route 2, Box 3162

       Osage Beach, MO  65065



L      Linda Gardner                              Assistant Vice President         None



B      Evelyn K. Glassford                        Vice President                   None



       Jack E. Goldin                             Regional Vice President          None

       7995 Northwest 20th Street

       Pembroke Pines, FL 33024



       Jeffrey J. Greiner                         Vice President                   None

       12210 Taylor Road

       Plain City, OH  43064



L      Paul G. Haaga, Jr.                         Director                         Chairman of the Board



B      Mariellen Hamann                           Vice President                   None



       Derek S. Hansen                            Regional Vice President          None

       13033 Ridgedale Drive, PMB 147
       Minnetonka, MN 55305



       David E. Harper                            Senior Vice President            None

       150 Old Franklin School Road

       Pittstown, NJ 08867



H      Mary Pat Harris                            Vice President                   None



       Steve Hipsley                              Regional Vice President          None

       100 Kaydeross Park Road

       Saratoga Springs, NY 12866



       Ronald R. Hulsey                           Senior Vice President            None

       6744 Avalon

       Dallas, TX  75214



       Robert S. Irish                            Vice President                   None

       1225 Vista Del Mar Drive

       Delray Beach, FL  33483



       Michael J. Johnston                        Director                         None

       630 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor

       New York, NY  10111



B      Damien M. Jordan                           Senior Vice President            None



       John P. Keating                            Regional Vice President          None

       2285 Eagle Harbor Parkway

       Orange Park, FL 32003



       Dorothy Klock                              Vice President                   None

       555 Madison Avenue, 29th Floor

       New York, NY 10022



H      Dianne L. Koske                            Assistant Vice President



       Andrew R. LeBlanc                          Regional Vice President          None

       78 Eton Road

       Garden City, NY 11530



B      Karl A. Lewis                              Vice President                   None



       T. Blake Liberty                           Vice President                   None

       5506 East Mineral Lane

       Littleton, CO  80122



       Mark J. Lien                               Regional Vice President          None

       1103 Tulip Tree Lane

       West Des Moines, IA 50266



L      Lorin E. Liesy                             Vice President                   None



I      Kelle Lindenberg                           Assistant Vice President         None



       Louis K. Linquata                          Regional Vice President          None

       5214 Cass Street

       Omaha, NE 68132



LW     Robert W. Lovelace                         Director                         None



       Brendan T. Mahoney                         Regional Vice President          None

       29 Harvard Drive

       Sudbury, MA 01776



       Stephen A. Malbasa                         Director, Senior Vice            None
                                                  President

       13405 Lake Shore Blvd.

       Cleveland, OH  44110



       Steven M. Markel                           Senior Vice President            None

       5241 South Race Street

       Greenwood Village, CO  80121



L      J. Clifton Massar                          Director, Senior Vice            None
                                                  President



L      E. Lee McClennahan                         Senior Vice President            None



       James R. McCrary                           Regional Vice President          None

       28812 Crestridge

       Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275



L      Scott F. McIntyre                          Senior Vice President            None



S      John V. McLaughlin                         Senior Vice President            None



       Terry W. McNabb                            Vice President                   None

       2002 Barrett Station Road

       St. Louis, MO  63131



       Scott Meade                                Regional Vice President          None

       P.O. Box 122

       Rye Beach, NH 03871



       Monty Moncrief                             Regional Vice President          None

       55 Chandler Creek

       The Woodlands, TX 77381



       William E. Noe                             Vice President                   None

       304 River Oaks Road

       Brentwood, TN  37027



       Peter A. Nyhus                             Vice President                   None

       3084 Wilds Ridge Court

       Prior Lake, MN  55372



       Eric P. Olson                              Vice President                   None

       62 Park Drive

       Glenview, IL  60025



       Jeffrey A. Olson                           Regional Vice President          None

       930 S. Cowley Street, #305

       Spokane, WA 99202



       Gary A. Peace                              Regional Vice President          None

       291 Kaanapali Drive

       Napa, CA 94558



       Samuel W. Perry                            Regional Vice President          None

       4730 East Indian School Road

       Suite 120

       Phoenix, AZ 85018



       David K. Petzke                            Regional Vice President          None

       4016 Saint Lucia Street

       Boulder, CO 80301



       Fredric Phillips                           Senior Vice President            None

       175 Highland Avenue, 4th Floor

       Needham, MA  02494



B      Candance D. Pilgrim                        Assistant Vice President         None



       Carl S. Platou                             Vice President                   None

       7455 80th Place, S.E.

       Mercer Island, WA  98040



S      Richard P. Prior                           Vice President                   None



       Mark S. Reischmann                         Regional Vice President          None

       5485 East Mineral Lane

       Littleton, CO 80122



       Steven J. Reitman                          Senior Vice President            None

       212 The Lane

       Hinsdale, IL  60521



       Brian A. Roberts                           Vice President                   None

       425 South Pitt Street

       Alexandria, VA 22314



L      Julie D. Roth                              Vice President                   None



L      James F. Rothenberg                        Director                         None



       Douglas F. Rowe                            Vice President                   None

       414 Logan Ranch Road

       Georgetown, TX  78628



       Christopher S. Rowey                       Vice President                   None

       10538 Cheviot Drive

       Los Angeles, CA  90064



H      Steve Rubin                                Assistant Vice President         None



       Dean B. Rydquist                           Senior Vice President            None

       1080 Bay Pointe Crossing

       Alpharetta, GA  30005



       Richard R. Samson                          Senior Vice President            None

       4604 Glencoe Avenue, #4

       Marina del Rey, CA  90292



       Paul V. Santoro                            Regional Vice President          None

       17 Willow Street

       Boston, MA 02108



       Joseph D. Scarpitti                        Vice President                   None

       31465 St. Andrews

       Westlake, OH  44145



       Shannon D. Schofield                       Regional Vice President          None

       201 McIver Street

       Greenville, SC 29601



L      R. Michael Shanahan                        Director                         None



       Brad W. Short                              Regional Vice President          None

       1601 Seal Way

       Seal Beach, CA 90740



       David W. Short                             Chairman of the Board and        None

       1000 RIDC Plaza, Suite 212                 Co-Chief Executive Officer

       Pittsburgh, PA 15238



       William P. Simon                           Senior Vice President            None

       912 Castlehill Lane

       Devon, PA 19333



       Jerry L. Slater                            Regional Vice President          None

       4152 42nd Avenue, NE

       Seattle, WA 98105



       Rodney G. Smith                            Senior Vice President            None

       100 N. Central Expressway

       Suite 1214

       Richardson, TX  75080



S      Sherrie L. Snyder-Senft                    Vice President                   None



       Anthony L. Soave                           Regional Vice President          None

       8831 Morning Mist Drive

       Clarkston, MI 48348



L      Therese L. Soullier                        Assistant Vice President         None



       Nicholas D. Spadaccini                     Vice President                   None

       855 Markley Woods Way

       Cincinnati, OH  45230



L      Kristen J. Spazafumo                       Assistant Vice President         None



       Daniel S. Spradling                        Senior Vice President            None

       181 Second Avenue

       Suite 228

       San Mateo, CA  94401



B      Raymond Stein                              Assistant Vice President         None



LW     Eric H. Stern                              Director                         None



       Brad Stillwagon                            Regional Vice President          None

       2438 Broadmeade Road

       Louisville, KY 40205



B      Max D. Stites                              Vice President                   None



       Thomas A. Stout                            Vice President                   None

       1004 Ditchley Road

       Virginia Beach, VA 23451



       Craig R. Strauser                          Vice President                   None

       3 Dover Way

       Lake Oswego, OR  97034



       Francis N. Strazzeri                       Senior Vice President            None

       3021 Kensington Trace

       Tarpon Springs, FL 34689



L      Lisa F. Swaiman                            Vice President                   None



L      Drew W. Taylor                             Assistant Vice President         None



       Gary J. Thoma                              Regional Vice President          None

       21 White Cloud

       HCR 1 Box 172-A

       Keshena, WI 54135



       Cindy Thompson                             Regional Vice President          None

       23412 Pacific Park Drive, #5C

       Aliso Viejo, CA 92656



L      James P. Toomey                            Vice President                   None



I      Christopher E. Trede                       Vice President                   None



       George F. Truesdail                        Senior Vice President            None

       400 Abbotsford Court

       Charlotte, NC  28270



       Scott W. Ursin-Smith                       Vice President                   None

       60 Reedland Woods Way

       Tiburon, CA  94920



       J. David Viale                             Regional Vice President          None

       39 Old Course Drive

       Newport Beach, CA 92660



       Gerald J. Voss                             Regional Vice President          None

       The Pines at Four Hills

       3900 S. Southeastern Ave., #110

       Sioux Falls, SD 57103



       Thomas E. Warren                           Vice President                   None

       7347 Turnstone Road

       Sarasota, FL  34242



L      J. Kelly Webb                              Senior Vice President,           None

                                                  Treasurer and Controller



       Gregory J. Weimer                          Vice President                   None

       206 Hardwood Drive

       Venetia, PA  15367



B      Timothy W. Weiss                           Director                         None



SF     Gregory W. Wendt                           Director                         None



       George J. Wenzel                           Regional Vice President          None

       251 Barden Road

       Bloomfield, MI 48304



H      J. D. Wiedmaier                            Assistant Vice President         None



SF     N. Dexter Williams, Jr.                    Senior Vice President            None



       Timothy J. Wilson                          Vice President                   None

       113 Farmview Place

       Venetia, PA  15367



B      Laura L. Wimberly                          Vice President                   None



H      Marshall D. Wingo                          Director, Senior Vice            None
                                                  President



L      Robert L. Winston                          Director, Senior Vice            None
                                                  President



       William R. Yost                            Senior Vice President            None

       9320 Overlook Trail

       Eden Prairie, MN  55347



       Jonathan A. Young                          Regional Vice President          None

       329 Downing Drive

       Chesapeake, VA 23322



       Scott D. Zambon                            Regional Vice President          None

       2887 Player Lane

       Tustin Ranch, CA  92782

</TABLE>

__________

L Business Address, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA  90071
LW Business Address, 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA
90025
B Business Address, 135 South State College Boulevard, Brea, CA  92821
S Business Address, 3500 Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, TX  78251
SF Business Address, One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1800, San Francisco, CA
94105-1016
H Business Address, 5300 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, VA 23513
I Business Address, 8332 Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46240

 (c) None

ITEM 28. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

 Accounts, books and other records required by Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are maintained and held in the
offices of its investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, 333
South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071, and/or 135 South State
College Boulevard, Brea, California 92821.

 Registrant's records covering shareholder accounts are maintained and kept by
its transfer agent, American Funds Service Company, 135 South State College
Boulevard, Brea,
California 92821; 8332 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46240;
3500 Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78251; and 5300 Robin Hood Road,
Norfolk, VA  23513.

 Registrant's records covering portfolio transactions are maintained and kept
by its custodian, JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10017-2070.

ITEM 29. MANAGEMENT SERVICES

 None

ITEM 30. UNDERTAKINGS

 n/a

                            SIGNATURE OF REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this amended
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, and State of California, on the
12th day of February, 2002.

  CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.
  By /s/ James B. Lovelace
       (James B. Lovelace, Chairman of the Board)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to
Registration Statement has been signed below on February 12, 2002, by the
following persons in the capacities indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         SIGNATURE                             TITLE


      <c>                                   <c>
(1)      Principal Executive Officer:

          /s/ James B. Lovelace                Chairman of the Board

         (James B. Lovelace)

(2)      Principal Financial Officer and

         Principal Accounting Officer:

          /s/ R. Marcia Gould                  Treasurer

         (R. Marcia Gould)

(3)      Directors:

         H. Frederick Christie*                Director

          /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr.

         (Paul G. Haaga, Jr.)                  Vice Chairman of the Board

         Merit E. Janow                        Director

         Mary Myers Kauppila                   Director

          /s/ James B. Lovelace

         (James B. Lovelace)                   Chairman of the Board

         Jon B. Lovelace*                      Director

         Gail L. Neale*                        Director

         Robert J. O'Neill                     Director

         Donald E. Petersen*                   Director

         Stefanie Powers                       Director

         Frank Stanton*                        Director

         Steadman Upham                        Director

         Charles Wolf, Jr.*                    Director

</TABLE>

 *By   /s/ Vincent P. Corti
         (Vincent P. Corti, Attorney-in-Fact)
Counsel represents that this amendment does not contain disclosures that would
make the amendment ineligible for effectiveness under the provisions of rule
485(b).
    /s/ Kristine M. Nishiyama
   (Kristine M. Nishiyama)