**American            Funds Distributors, Inc.**

**selling            group agreement**

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|                                                                                   | A      | B      | C      | 529-A  | 529-B  | 529-C  | 529-E  | R-1    | R-2    | R-3    | R-4    | R-5    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| **Category                      1**                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| AMCAP                      Fund                                                        | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| American                      Balanced Fund                                            | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| American                      Funds Target Date Retirement Series                      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| American                      Mutual Fund                                              | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| Capital                      Income Builder                                            | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| Capital                      World                      Growth and Income Fund         | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| EuroPacific                      Growth Fund                                           | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| Fundamental                      Investors                                             | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| The                      Growth                      Fund of America                   | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| The                      Income                      Fund of America                   | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| The                      Investment Company of America                                 | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| The                      New                      Economy Fund                         | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| New                      Perspective Fund                                              | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| New                      World                      Fund                               | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| SMALLCAP                      World Fund                                               | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| Washington                      Mutual Investors Fund                                  | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
|                                                                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Category                      2**                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| American                      High-Income Trust                                        | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| American                      High-Income Municipal Bond Fund                          | l      | l      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| The                      Bond Fund                      of America                     | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| Capital                      World                      Bond Fund                      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| The                      Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America                               | l      | l      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| The                      Tax-Exempt Fund of California                                 | l      | l      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| The                      Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland                                   | l      | l      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| The                      Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia                                   | l      | l      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| U.S.                      Government Securities Fund                                   | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
|  **Category                      3**                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Intermediate                      Bond Fund of America                                 | l      | e      | e      | l      | e      | e      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| Limited                      Term                      Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America | l      | e      | e      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| Short-Term                      Bond Fund of America                                   | l      | e      | e      | l      | e      | e      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
|                                                                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Category                      4**                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| The                      Cash                      Management Trust of America         | l      | e      | e      | l      | e      | e      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
| The                      Tax-Exempt Money Fund of America                              | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     |
| The                      U.S.                      Treasury Money Fund of America      | l      | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | na     | l      | l      | l      | l      | l      |
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**Notes            and            symbols**

*Class            F and            Class 529-F shares are available pursuant to a separate            agreement.*

*Share            class is            available*

*Share            class is            available for exchanges only*

*Share            class is            not available*

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**American        Funds Distributors, Inc.**

**institutional        selling group agreement**

| **Category                    1**AMCAP                    FundAmerican                    Balanced FundAmerican                    Funds Target Date Retirement SeriesAmerican                    Mutual FundCapital                    Income BuilderCapital                    World                    Growth and Income FundEuroPacific                    Growth FundFundamental                    InvestorsThe                    Growth                    Fund of AmericaThe                    Income                    Fund of AmericaThe                    Investment Company of AmericaThe                    New                    Economy FundNew                    Perspective FundNew                    World                    FundSMALLCAP                    World FundWashington                    Mutual Investors Fund | **Category                    2**American                    High-Income TrustThe                    Bond Fund                    of AmericaCapital                    World                    Bond FundIntermediate                    Bond Fund of AmericaShort-Term                    Bond Fund of AmericaU.S.                    Government Securities Fund **Category                    3**The                    Cash                    Management Trust of AmericaU.S.                    Treasury                    Money Fund of America |
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