NUMBER                                                        SHARES
                                                               (Void)
 
            INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
                          CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.
 
 
This Certifies that                                         is the owner of
 
*SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN ABBREVIATIONS
CUSIP 140193 10 3
 
fully paid and nonassessable Shares of the Capital Stock of Capital Income
Builder, Inc., each of the par value of One Cent [$.01], transferable on the
books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.  This
certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent.
 
     Witness, the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
 
                                              Dated:
 
/s/ Vincent P. Corti                         /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Secretary                                    President
 
                                              COUNTERSIGNED
 
                                              AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY
 
                                                 TRANSFER AGENT
 
                                              BY---------------------------
                                                AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
 
 
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         PLEASE DETACH AND DISCARD UNLESS CHANGES ARE REQUIRED
 
CERTIFICATE          CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER, INC.
 
NUMBER                                                     SHARES
 
ACCOUNT NO.          ALPHA CODE        DEALER NUMBER            TRADE DATE
 
 
           CHANGE NOTICE: IF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS INCORRECT OR MISSING,
           PLEASE PRINT THE CORRECT INFORMATION BELOW AND RETURN TO:
 
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           TAXPAYER I.D. NUMBER------------------------------------------
 
 
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS
 
* The following abbreviations, when used in the registration on the face of
this certificate, shall have the meanings assigned below:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>          <C>                   <C>        <C>                     <C>      <C>                   
ADM          --Administratrix      FBO        --For the benefit of    TTEE     --Trustee
             --Administrator                                                                         
 
COM PROP     --Community Property  GDN        --Guardian              U/A      --Under Agreement     
 
CUST         --Custodian           JT TEN     --Joint tenants         UGMA/    --Gift to minors act in effect in the state  
                                                with right  of       (State)     indicated
                                                survivorship                 
 
DTD          --Dated               LIFE TEN   --Life tenant           UTMA/    --Transfers to minors act in effect in the state 
                                                                     (State)     indicated   
 
EST          --Estate              TR         --Trust                 U/W      --Last will and testament   
             --Of Estate of                                                    --Under last will and testament of   
                                                                               --Of will of          
                                                                               --Under the will of   
                                                                               --Of the will of      
 
ET AL        --(and) Others        TEN  COM   --Tenants in common                                    
 
EXEC         --Executor            TEN ENT    --Tenants by the entireties                                  
             --Executrix                                                                             
 
</TABLE>
 
 
Note: Abbreviations refer where appropriate to the singular or plural, male or
female.  Other abbreviations may also be used, including U.S. Post Office
Department two-letter state abbreviations.
 
THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE
A FULL STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, LIMITATIONS AND RELATIVE
RIGHTS OF THE SHARES OF EACH CLASS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED, THE VARIATIONS IN
THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHARES OF EACH SERIES OF SHARES
OF THE CORPORATION SO FAR AS THE SAME HAVE BEEN FIXED AND DETERMINED, AND THE
AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FIX AND DETERMINE THE RELATIVE RIGHTS
AND PREFERENCES OF CLASSES AND SERIES OF THE SHARES OF THE CORPORATION. SUCH
REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION.
 
NOTE: AS STATED IN THE FUND'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THIS CERTIFICATE
REPRESENTING SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE FUND MAY BE REDEEMED WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OR APPROVAL OF THE SHAREHOLDER FOR THE THEN CURRENT NET ASSET VALUE PER
SHARE IF AT SUCH TIME THE SHAREHOLDER OWNS OF RECORD SHARES HAVING AN AGGREGATE
NET ASSET VALUE OF LESS THAN THE MINIMUM INITIAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT.
 
REQUIREMENTS: The signature(s) on this assignment must correspond exactly with
the name(s) as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular.
 
     Except as described below, in order to redeem shares, your signature must
be guaranteed by a bank, savings, association, credit union, or member firm of
a domestic stock exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. that is an eligible guarantor prior toobtaining the signature guarantee.
 
     A signature guarantee is not currently required for any redemption of
$50,000 or less provided the redemption check is made payable to the registered
shareholder(s) and is mailed to the address of record.  However, the fund
reserves the right to require signature guarantee(s) on all redemptions. 
 
     For value received, the undersigned hereby sell, assign, and transfer   
--------- shares of capital stock represented by this certificate to:
 
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 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE)    
 
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and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint -------- attorney to transfer
the said stock on the books of the corporation with full power
of substitution.
 
    Dated: ----------------------  
 
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           Owner
 
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           Signature of Co-Owner, if any
IMPORTANT: BEFORE SIGNING, PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS PRINTED
ABOVE.
 
Signatures(s) guaranteed by: