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

                              Phone (213) 615-0419
                               Fax (213) 486-9455
                            E-mail: vyl@capgroup.com



Valerie Y. Lewis
Assistant Secretary
Fund Business Management Group




June 26, 2003


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              $274,702
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Class B              $13,173
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Class C              $12,404
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Class F              $5,200
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Total                $305,479
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Class 529-A          $1,246
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Class 529-B          $253
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Class 529-C          $429
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Class 529-E          $67
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Class 529-F          $8
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Class R-1            $24
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Class R-2            $281
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Class R-3            $203
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Class R-4            $35
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Class R-5            $1,991
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Total                $4,537
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CIB - Additional Information
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June 26, 2003


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              $0.9881
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Class B              $0.8292
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Class C              $0.8138
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Class F              $0.9674
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Class 529-A          $0.9807
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Class 529-B          $0.7929
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Class 529-C          $0.7946
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Class 529-E          $0.9022
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Class 529-F          $0.9528
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Class R-1            $0.8146
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Class R-2            $0.8221
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Class R-3            $0.8987
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Class R-4            $0.9751
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Class R-5            $1.0351
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Item 74U1 and 74U2
Number of shares outstanding

-------------------- ----------------------------------
Share Class                 Shares Outstanding
                              (000's omitted)
-------------------- ----------------------------------
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Class A              315,441
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Class B              21,984
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Class C              21,098
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Class F              7,187
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Total                365,710
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Class 529-A          1,744
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Class 529-B          452
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Class 529-C          751
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Class 529-E          101
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Class 529-F          17
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Class R-1            58
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Class R-2            616
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Class R-3            428
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Class R-4            53
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Class R-5            2,142
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Total                6,362
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CIB - Additional Information
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June 26, 2003



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                 $41.85
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Class B                 $41.85
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Class C                 $41.85
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Class F                 $41.85
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Class 529-A             $41.85
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Class 529-B             $41.85
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Class 529-C             $41.85
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Class 529-E             $41.85
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Class 529-F             $41.85
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Class R-1               $41.85
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Class R-2               $41.85
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Class R-3               $41.85
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Class R-4               $41.85
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Class R-5               $41.85
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