Capital Income Builder, Inc.
                             333 South Hope Street
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-1406

                              Phone (213) 615-0419
                               Fax (213) 486-9455

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            $391,790
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Class B            $26,381
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Class C            $31,182
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Class F            $12,530
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Total              $461,883
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Class 529-A        $2,799
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Class 529-B        $521
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Class 529-C        $976
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Class 529-E        $155
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Class 529-F        $27
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Class R-1          $89
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Class R-2          $1,099
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Class R-3          $1,042
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Class R-4          $125
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Class R-5          $2,659
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Total              $471,375
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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              $0.8827
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Class B              $0.6945
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Class C              $0.6742
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Class F              $0.8549
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Class 529-A          $0.8539
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Class 529-B          $0.6461
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Class 529-C          $0.6499
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Class 529-E          $0.7724
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Class 529-F          $0.8302
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Class R-1            $0.6685
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Class R-2            $0.6784
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Class R-3            $0.7694
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Class R-4            $0.8520
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Class R-5            $0.9303
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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            485,954
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Class B            42,184
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Class C            55,143
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Class F            17,539
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Total              600,820
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Class 529-A        3,817
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Class 529-B        906
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Class 529-C        1,794
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Class 529-E        229
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Class 529-F        38
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Class R-1          161
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Class R-2          1,972
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Class R-3          1,631
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Class R-4          177
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Class R-5          3,127
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Total              614,672
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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                 $47.53
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Class B                 $47.53
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Class C                 $47.53
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Class F                 $47.53
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Class 529-A             $47.53
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Class 529-B             $47.53
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Class 529-C             $47.53
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Class 529-E             $47.53
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Class 529-F             $47.53
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Class R-1               $47.53
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Class R-2               $47.53
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Class R-3               $47.53
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Class R-4               $47.53
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Class R-5               $47.53
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