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

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            $566,172
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Class B            $37,296
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Class C            $54,834
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Class F            $24,746
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Total              $683,048
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Class 529-A        $5,059
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Class 529-B        $793
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Class 529-C        $1,702
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Class 529-E        $270
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Class 529-F        $59
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Class R-1          $205
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Class R-2          $2,076
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Class R-3          $2,428
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Class R-4          $554
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Class R-5          $4,036
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Total              $17,182
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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              $0.8999
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Class B              $0.6979
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Class C              $0.6759
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Class F              $0.8726
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Class 529-A          $0.8648
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Class 529-B          $0.6464
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Class 529-C          $0.6492
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Class 529-E          $0.7831
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Class 529-F          $0.8479
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Class R-1            $0.6704
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Class R-2            $0.6789
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Class R-3            $0.8038
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Class R-4            $0.8752
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Class R-5            $0.9541
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Item 74U1 and 74U2
Number of shares outstanding

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Share Class               Shares Outstanding
                                 (000's omitted)
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Class A            697,261
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Class B            58,071
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Class C            93,622
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Class F            33,674
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Total              882,628
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Class 529-A        6,875
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Class 529-B        1,355
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Class 529-C        2,986
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Class 529-E        398
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Class 529-F        84
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Class R-1          428
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Class R-2          3,591
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Class R-3          3,706
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Class R-4          871
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Class R-5          4,666
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Total              24,960
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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                 $51.65
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Class B                 $51.65
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Class C                 $51.65
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Class F                 $51.65
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Class 529-A             $51.65
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Class 529-B             $51.65
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Class 529-C             $51.65
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Class 529-E             $51.65
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Class 529-F             $51.65
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Class R-1               $51.65
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Class R-2               $51.65
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Class R-3               $51.65
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Class R-4               $51.65
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Class R-5               $51.65
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