Capital Income Builder
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                       Los Angeles, California 90071-1406

                              Phone (213) 615-0419
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Because the  electronic  format for filing Form N-SAR does not provide  adequate
space for responding to Items 72DD1 and 72DD2, 73A1 and 73A2, 74U1 and74U2,  and
74V1 and 74V2 correctly, the correct answers are as follows:

Item 72DD1 and 72DD2
Total income dividends for which record date passed during the period

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Share Class            Total Income Dividends
                                 (000's omitted)
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Class A            $874,799
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Class B            $59,472
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Class C            $74,753
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Class F            $30,229
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Total              $1,039,253
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Class 529-A        $6,677
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Class 529-B        $1,199
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Class 529-C        $2,352
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Class 529-E        $365
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Class 529-F        $69
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Class R-1          $222
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Class R-2          $2,708
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Class R-3          $2,646
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Class R-4          $320
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Class R-5          $5,937
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Total              $22,495
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Item 73 A1 and 73A2
Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period

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Share Class             Dividends from Net Investment Income
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Class A              $1.8128
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Class B              $1.4277
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Class C              $1.3876
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Class F              $1.7538
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Class 529-A          $1.7545
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Class 529-B          $1.3306
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Class 529-C          $1.3368
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Class 529-E          $1.5855
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Class 529-F          $1.7034
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Class R-1            $1.3737
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Class R-2            $1.3936
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Class R-3            $1.5782
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Class R-4            $1.7467
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Class R-5            $1.9046
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Item 74U1 and 74U2
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Number of shares outstanding

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Share Class               Shares Outstanding
                                 (000's omitted)
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Class A            560,710
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Class B            48,655
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Class C            68,493
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Class F            22,873
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Total              700,731
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Class 529-A        4,800
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Class 529-B        1,086
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Class 529-C        2,226
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Class 529-E        290
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Class 529-F        53
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Class R-1          213
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Class R-2          2,548
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Class R-3          2,355
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Class R-4          301
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Class R-5          3,828
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Total              17,700
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Item 74V1 and 74V2
Net asset value per share (to nearest cent)

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                                 Net Asset Value
Share Class                    Per Share
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Class A                 $50.75
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Class B                 $50.75
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Class C                 $50.75
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Class F                 $50.75
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Class 529-A             $50.75
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Class 529-B             $50.75
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Class 529-C             $50.75
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Class 529-E             $50.75
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Class 529-F             $50.75
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Class R-1               $50.75
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Class R-2               $50.75
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Class R-3               $50.75
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Class R-4               $50.75
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Class R-5               $50.75
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