| Share                  Class | Distribution                  Fee | Service                  Fee |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                         |                              |                         |
| Class                  R-1   | 0.75%                             | 0.25%                        |
| Class                  R-2   | 0.50%                             | 0.25%                        |
| Class                  R-3   | 0.25%                             | 0.25%                        |
| Class                  R-4   | 0.00%                             | 0.25%                        |
| Class                  R-5   | 0.00%                             | 0.00%                        |

|   |   | (ii) | the                  qualification, registration, license or right of the Distributor                  to sell                  shares of any series in a particular state has been suspended or                  canceled                  by the State of California or any other state in which sales of                  the shares                  of the Fund or such series during the most recent 12-month period                  exceeded                  10% of all shares of such series sold by the Distributor during                  such                  period. |
|--------|--------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**American        Funds Distributors, Inc.**

**selling        group agreement**

| 1. | Each                  instance                  of “Category 3” in the body of the Agreement is replaced by “Category 4.” |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| 2. | The                  existing                  Schedule A to the Agreement is replaced in its entirety by the                  new                  Schedule A attached hereto. |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| 3. | A                  concession                  schedule for the new Category 3 Funds is added to the Agreement                  as                  follows: |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                                | **Concession                  as**  | **Sales                  Charge**      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|                                                                | **Percentage                  of**  | **as                  Percentage**     |
| **Purchases**                                                       | **Offering                  Price** | **of                  Offering Price** |
| Less                  than                  $500,000                | 2.00%                               | 2.50%                                  |
| $500,000                  but                  less than $750,000   | 1.60%                               | 2.00%                                  |
| $750,000                  but                  less than $1 million | 1.20%                               | 1.50%                                  |
| $1                  million or                  more                | See                  Agreement      | None                                   |

| 4. | Ongoing                  service fees for Class A and Class 529-A shares and compensation                  on all                  other share classes as currently stated in the Agreement for Category                  2                  Funds, shall also apply to the new Category 3                  Funds. |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                                           | 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                  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      |
|                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

**Notes        and        symbols**

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

|   | l  | *Share                  class is available*                    |
|--------|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|   | e  | *Share                  class is available for exchanges only* |
|   | na | *Share                  class is not available*                |