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<Page> [AMERICAN FUNDS LOGO] The right choice for the long term-SM- Washington Mutual Investors Fund-Registered Trademark- Special Meeting of Shareholders -- December 10, 2007 IMPORTANT NOTICE A special meeting of shareholders of Washington Mutual Investors Fund will be held on December 10, 2007. You don't need to attend the meeting to participate, but it is important that you take a few minutes to read the enclosed material and vote your shares by telephone, via the Internet, or by mailing your completed and signed proxy card(s) in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon as possible. You may still vote in person if you wish, but voting now will ensure that your vote is counted if you are unable to attend. Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Mutual funds are required to obtain shareholder approval for certain issues. As a shareholder, you have a right to vote on these matters. We encourage you to read the attached Proxy Statement in full. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE. VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY. BY VOTING YOUR SHARES PROMPTLY, YOU WILL HELP REDUCE PROXY COSTS -- WHICH ARE PAID FOR BY THE FUND -- AND YOU WILL ALSO AVOID RECEIVING FOLLOW-UP TELEPHONE CALLS OR MAILINGS. VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET LOWERS PROXY COSTS EVEN FURTHER. IMPORTANT VOTING INFORMATION INSIDE. <Page> (This page intentionally left blank.) <Page> Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS -- DECEMBER 10, 2007, TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND, INC.: A special meeting of shareholders of Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will be held at The Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, on Monday, December 10, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., local time, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, to consider and vote on the following matters described under the corresponding numbers in the accompanying Proxy Statement: 1. Election of a Board of 11 Directors; 2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2008; and 3. Such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on September 21, 2007 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. THE PROPOSED BUSINESS CANNOT BE CONDUCTED AT THE MEETING UNLESS THE HOLDERS OF ONE THIRD OF THE SHARES OF THE FUND OUTSTANDING ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 (THE "RECORD DATE") ARE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY. THEREFORE, PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR CAST YOUR VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME BEFORE ITS USE. IF YOU OWNED SHARES IN MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF THE FUND ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, YOU MAY RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE PROXY CARD. PLEASE BE CERTAIN TO VOTE EACH PROXY CARD YOU RECEIVE. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on September 21, 2007 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournment or adjournments thereof. By order of the Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Butler Assistant Secretary October 10, 2007 IMPORTANT You can help the Fund avoid the expense of further proxy solicitation by promptly voting your shares using one of three convenient methods: (i) by calling the toll-free number as described in the enclosed insert; (ii) by accessing the Internet website as described in the enclosed insert; or (iii) by signing, dating and returning the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. <Page> Washington Mutual Investors Fund 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005 PROXY STATEMENT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS DECEMBER 10, 2007 The enclosed Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (the "Board" or "Board of Directors") of Washington Mutual Investors Fund (the "Fund") in connection with the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held at The Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, on Monday, December 10, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., local time, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof. Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 21, 2007 (the "record date") are entitled to vote on the proposals to elect 11 Directors and to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2008. The Board knows of no other business to be presented for consideration at the Meeting. If any other matter is properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed Proxy to vote in accordance with their best judgment. This Proxy Statement and related proxy card were first mailed on or about October 10, 2007. If you complete, sign and mail the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided or record your vote by telephone or via the Internet on or before December 10, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., local time, your shares will be voted exactly as you instruct. If you choose to sign the proxy card, without otherwise completing it, your shares will be voted "for" the below nominated directors and in favor of Proposal 2. Your vote can be revoked at any time before its exercise, either by filing with the Fund a written notice of revocation, by delivering a duly executed proxy card or a telephonic or Internet vote bearing a later date, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. All shares that are voted and votes to "withhold" are counted in determining the presence of a quorum. Broker-dealer firms holding shares of the Fund in "street name" for their customers will request voting instructions from their customers and beneficial owners. If these instructions are not received by the date specified in the broker-dealer firms' proxy solicitation materials, the Fund understands that broker-dealers may vote on Proposal 1, Election of Directors, and Proposal 2, Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on behalf of their customers and beneficial owners. Certain broker-dealers may exercise discretion over shares held in their name for which no instructions are received by voting these shares in the same proportion as they vote shares for which they received instructions. The shares over which broker-dealers have discretionary voting power, the shares that represent "broker non-votes" (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) instructions have not been received Washington Mutual Investors Fund 1 <Page> from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and (ii) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter), and the shares whose proxies reflect an abstention on any item will all be counted as shares present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining whether the required quorum of shares exists. The Fund is a fully managed, diversified, open-end investment company that issues multiple classes of shares. Each share class represents an interest in a shared investment portfolio of securities. While each class has its own sales charge and expense structure (please refer to the Fund's prospectus for more information), shares of all classes of the Fund vote together on matters that affect all classes in substantially the same manner. There is no provision for cumulative voting and the number of shares outstanding is equal to the number of votes to which each class is entitled. On the record date, the number of shares issued and outstanding for the various classes of shares were as follows: <Table> <Caption> CLASS SHARES OUTSTANDING CLASS SHARES OUTSTANDING - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 1,883,527,494 529-E 1,727,554 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B 87,734,059 529-F 1,386,477 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C 94,268,648 R-1 2,076,075 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F 87,261,274 R-2 29,923,660 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 529-A 30,767,127 R-3 57,076,269 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 529-B 6,065,107 R-4 33,063,457 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 529-C 10,498,290 R-5 35,899,430 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> Please note that 529 share classes are available only through CollegeAmerica-Registered Trademark- to investors establishing qualified higher education savings accounts. CollegeAmerica account owners are technically not shareholders of the Fund and accordingly, do not have the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote any proxies relating to Fund shares. Class 529 shares are voted by the Virginia College Savings Plan, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Attached as Appendix A is a table that identifies those investors who own of record or are known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of any class of its shares as of September 1, 2007, the number so owned, and the percentage of all shares outstanding for that class represented by such ownership, based upon the number of shares outstanding on the record date. With respect to the Election of Directors (Proposal 1), the 11 nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be elected, provided a quorum is present. The vote required to ratify the Board's selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Proposal 2) is the affirmative vote of a majority of all shares present in person or represented by proxy. If sufficient votes are not received by the Meeting date, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting in 2 Washington Mutual Investors Fund <Page> accordance with applicable law, to permit further solicitation of proxies. The persons named as proxies may vote all proxies in favor of such adjournment. The results of all matters addressed at the Meeting will be reported in the next printed report to shareholders. PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The following 11 Directors are proposed to be elected at the Meeting, each to hold office until a successor is elected and qualified. Because meetings of shareholders are not held each year, the Directors' terms will be indefinite in length. Cyrus A. Ansary, James H. Lemon, Jr., Harry J. Lister, James C. Miller III, J. Knox Singleton and Jeffrey L. Steele were elected by shareholders at the last meeting held on December 5, 2001. Barbara Hackman Franklin was elected by the Board on October 17, 2005, R. Clark Hooper was elected by the Board on September 18, 2003, and Katherine D. Ortega was elected by the Board on April 18, 2002. Nariman Farvardin and Donald L. Nickles have been nominated by the Board to fill the vacancies that will be created by the retirements of Daniel J. Callahan III and Edward W. Kelley Jr. in December 2007 in accordance with the Fund's age 75 retirement policy for directors. Each of the nominees has agreed to serve as director if elected. Should any unforeseen event prevent one or more nominees from serving as a director, your vote(s) will be cast (unless you have elected to withhold authority as to the election of any nominee) "for" the election of such person or persons as the present Board of Directors shall recommend to replace the former nominee. Each of the nominees who is classified as an "interested person" is considered an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), on the basis of his affiliation with Washington Management Corporation (the "Business Manager"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Johnston-Lemon Group, Incorporated. The term "independent" refers to a Director who is not an "interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The tables below set forth certain information regarding the nominees. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE FOLLOWING 11 NOMINEES. Proxies will be voted "for" the 11 nominees unless otherwise specified. Washington Mutual Investors Fund 3 <Page> DIRECTOR/NOMINEE INFORMATION <Table> <Caption> NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS(2) WITHIN THE FUND YEAR FIRST COMPLEX(3) NAME ELECTED A OVERSEEN BY OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS(4) POSITION WITH FUND DIRECTOR OF DIRECTOR OR HELD BY DIRECTOR AGE THE FUND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(1) NOMINEE OR NOMINEE - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS Cyrus A. Ansary 1983 President, Investment 3 JPMorgan Value Chairman of the Board Services International Co., Opportunities Fund (Independent and Non- LLC (private investment Executive) company for various 73 operating entities) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nariman Farvardin Nominee Senior Vice President for 1 None Director Nominee Academic Affairs & Provost, 51 University Of Maryland; former Dean, The A. James Clark School of Engineering (at UMD) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbara Hackman Franklin 2005 President and Chief 1(5) Aetna, Inc; The Dow Director Executive Officer, Barbara Chemical Company 67 Franklin Enterprises (international business and governance consulting); former U.S. Secretary of Commerce - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R. Clark Hooper 2003 Private Investor; former 18 JPMorgan Value Director President, Dumbarton Group, Opportunities Fund; 61 LLC (securities industry The Swiss Helvetia Fund consulting); former Inc. Executive Vice President -- Policy and Oversight, NASD - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James C. Miller III 1992 Senior Advisor, Blackwell 3 Clean Energy Fuels Director Sanders LLP; former Corporation; 65 Chairman, The CapAnalysis JPMorgan Value Group, LLC (economic, Opportunities Fund financial and regulatory consulting); former Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald L. Nickles Nominee Chairman and Chief 1 Chesapeake Energy Director Nominee Executive Officer, The Corporation; Fortress 58 Nickles Group (consulting International Group, Inc.; and business venture firm); Valero Energy Corporation former United States Senator - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> 4 Washington Mutual Investors Fund <Page> DIRECTOR/NOMINEE INFORMATION <Table> <Caption> NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS(2) WITHIN YEAR FIRST THE FUND COMPLEX(3) NAME ELECTED A OVERSEEN BY OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS(4) POSITION WITH FUND DIRECTOR OF DIRECTOR HELD BY DIRECTOR AGE THE FUND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(1) OR NOMINEE OR NOMINEE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katherine D. Ortega 2002 Former Treasurer of the 3 JPMorgan Value Director United States Opportunities Fund; 73 The Kroger Co. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Knox Singleton 2001 President and Chief 3 Healthcare Realty Director Executive Officer, INOVA Trust, Inc; 59 Health System JPMorgan Value Opportunities Fund - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS James H. Lemon, Jr. 1977 Chairman & Chief 3 JPMorgan Value Vice Chairman of the Board Executive Officer, The Opportunities Fund 71 Johnston-Lemon Group, Incorporated (financial services holding company) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry J. Lister 1986 Director, Washington 1 None Director Management Corporation 71 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey L. Steele 2001 President and Director, 3 JPMorgan Value Director and President Washington Management Opportunities Fund 62 Corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> THE ADDRESS FOR ALL DIRECTORS IS THE OFFICE OF THE FUND, 1101 VERMONT AVENUE, NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005, ATTN: SECRETARY. (1) Reflects current principal occupation and principal employment during the past five years. Corporate positions may have changed during the period. (2) This number reflects the total number of separate portfolios that a Director/Nominee would oversee once elected. (3) Funds advised by Capital Research and Management Company including the American Funds-Registered Trademark-, American Funds Insurance Series-Registered Trademark-, which is composed of 15 funds and serves as the underlying investment vehicle for certain variable insurance contracts; American Funds Target Date Retirement Series-SM- Inc, which is composed of nine funds and is available to investors in tax-deferred retirement plans and IRAs, and Endowments, which is composed of two portfolios and is available to certain nonprofit organizations. (4) This includes all directorships (other than those in the American Funds) that are held by each Director as a director of a public company or a registered investment company. (5) Ms. Franklin has been nominated to serve on the Board of Trustees of The Tax-Exempt Fund of Maryland and The Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia. If elected, she will oversee three portfolios in the Fund Complex. Washington Mutual Investors Fund 5 <Page> BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP The Fund has an Audit Committee composed of five Independent Directors: Cyrus A. Ansary, Daniel J. Callahan III, Edward W. Kelley, Jr., James C. Miller III (Co-Chair) and Katherine D. Ortega (Co-chair). The function of the Committee is the oversight of the Fund's accounting and financial reporting policies. The Committee acts as a liaison between the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the full Board of Directors. The Fund has a Governance Committee composed of Cyrus A. Ansary (Chair) and all the other Independent Directors. The Committee operates under a written charter that is attached as Appendix B. The Committee's functions include, through a contracts sub-committee, reviewing all contracts and agreements with the Fund, as required by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Committee reports its recommendations to the full Board of Directors. In addition, the Governance Committee periodically reviews such issues as the Board's composition, responsibilities, committees and compensation (through a compensation sub-committee) and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full Board of Directors. The Governance Committee, through a nominating sub-committee, also evaluates, selects and nominates candidates for independent director to the full Board of Directors. While the Committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the Board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the Governance Committee of the Fund, addressed to the Fund's Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the Committee. The Fund has a Committee on Proxy Voting Procedures composed of R. Clark Hooper, Edward W. Kelley, Jr. (Chair) and Jeffrey L. Steele. The Proxy Committee's functions include establishing and reviewing procedures and policies for voting proxies of companies held in the Fund's portfolio. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2007, there were six Board of Directors meetings and nine committee meetings (six Audit, one Governance and two Proxy). Each incumbent Director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and of the Committees of the Board on which he or she served during that time. 6 Washington Mutual Investors Fund <Page> DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND FUND OWNERSHIP NO COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE FUND TO ANY OFFICER OR DIRECTOR WHO IS A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER, CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY (THE "INVESTMENT ADVISER") OR THEIR AFFILIATES. THE FUND PAYS EACH INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AN ANNUAL FEE OF $75,000. IN ADDITION, THE FUND PAYS INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ATTENDANCE AND OTHER FEES FOR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES. BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THEIR SERVICES. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ALSO RECEIVE ATTENDANCE FEES FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL JOINT MEETINGS AND INFORMATION SESSIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES OF OTHER GROUPINGS OF FUNDS ADVISED BY THE INVESTMENT ADVISER. THE FUND AND OTHER FUNDS SERVED BY EACH INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR EACH PAY A PORTION OF THESE ATTENDANCE FEES. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PERIODICALLY AND TYPICALLY RECOMMENDS ADJUSTMENTS EVERY OTHER YEAR. IN MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING OPERATIONS, REGULATORY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT OBLIGATIONS, AS WELL AS COMPARATIVE INDUSTRY DATA. NO PENSION OR RETIREMENT BENEFITS ARE ACCRUED AS PART OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES. UPON RETIREMENT, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS MAY BE GRANTED EMERITUS STATUS AND RECEIVE LOWER ANNUAL RETAINERS AND MEETING FEES FOR SUCH SERVICE. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS MAY ELECT, ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, TO DEFER ALL OR A PORTION OF THEIR FEES THROUGH A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IN EFFECT FOR THE FUND. THE FUND ALSO REIMBURSES CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ITS INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. <Table> <Caption> TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING VOLUNTARILY DEFERRED COMPENSATION(1)) FROM ALL FUNDS AGGREGATE COMPENSATION ADVISED BY CAPITAL (INCLUDING VOLUNTARILY DEFERRED RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT DOLLAR RANGE(3) COMPENSATION(1)) FROM THE FUND COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES(2) OF FUND SHARES DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED OWNED AS OF NAME APRIL 30, 2007 APRIL 30, 2007 SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS Cyrus A. Ansary $136,041 $147,788 Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nariman Farvardin None(4) None(4) None - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbara H. Franklin $ 99,000 $ 99,000 Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R. Clark Hooper $101,324 $266,403 $10,001 - 50,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James C. Miller III $115,178 $124,250 Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald L. Nickles None(4) None(4) None - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katherine D. Ortega $116,856 $127,500 Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Knox Singleton $101,428 $107,500 Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Caption> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE(3) OF SHARES OWNED IN ALL FUNDS IN THE AMERICAN FUNDS FAMILY OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR OR NOMINEE NAME AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 - -------------- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS Cyrus A. Ansary Over $100,000 - -------------- Nariman Farvardin None - -------------- Barbara H. Franklin Over $100,000 - -------------- R. Clark Hooper Over $100,000 - -------------- James C. Miller III Over $100,000 - -------------- Donald L. Nickles None - -------------- Katherine D. Ortega Over $100,000 - -------------- J. Knox Singleton Over $100,000 - -------------- </Table> Washington Mutual Investors Fund 7 <Page> DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND FUND OWNERSHIP <Table> <Caption> TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING VOLUNTARILY DEFERRED COMPENSATION(1)) FROM ALL FUNDS AGGREGATE COMPENSATION ADVISED BY CAPITAL (INCLUDING VOLUNTARILY DEFERRED RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT DOLLAR RANGE(3) COMPENSATION(1)) FROM THE FUND COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES(2) OF FUND SHARES DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED OWNED AS OF NAME APRIL 30, 2007 APRIL 30, 2007 SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS James H. Lemon, Jr. None(5) None(5) Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry J. Lister None(5) None(5) Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey L. Steele None(5) None(5) Over $100,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Caption> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE(3) OF SHARES OWNED IN ALL FUNDS IN THE AMERICAN FUNDS FAMILY OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR OR NOMINEE AS OF NAME SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 - -------------- INTERESTED DIRECTORS James H. Lemon, Jr. Over $100,000 - -------------- Harry J. Lister Over $100,000 - -------------- Jeffrey L. Steele Over $100,000 - -------------- </Table> (1) Amounts may be deferred by eligible Directors under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan adopted by the Fund in 1994. Deferred amounts accumulate at an earnings rate determined by the total return of one or more funds in the American Funds as designated by the Directors. Since the deferred compensation plan's adoption, the total amount of deferred compensation accrued by the Fund (plus earnings thereon) through the 2007 fiscal year for participating Directors is as follows: R. Clark Hooper ($149,077), Katherine D. Ortega ($282,685) and J. Knox Singleton ($630,211). Amounts deferred and accumulated earnings thereon are not funded and are general unsecured liabilities of the Fund until paid to the Directors. (2) Capital Research and Management Company manages the American Funds, consisting of 30 funds. Capital Research and Management Company also manages American Funds Insurance Series which is composed of 15 funds and serves as the underlying investment vehicle for certain variable insurance contracts; American Funds Target Date Retirement Series-SM- Inc, which is composed of nine funds and is available to investors in tax-deferred retirement plans and IRAs, and Endowments, which is composed of two portfolios and is available to certain nonprofit organizations. (3) Ownership disclosure is made using the following ranges: None; $1 - $10,000; $10,001 - $50,000; $50,001 - $100,000 and Over $100,000. The amounts listed include any shares owned through the deferred compensation plan described above. (4) Nariman Farvardin and Donald Lee Nickels are Nominees for election as Directors, and therefore have not yet received any compensation. (5) No compensation is paid to any Interested Director. 8 Washington Mutual Investors Fund <Page> ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS The Board of Directors has established an Advisory Board whose members are, in the judgment of the Directors, highly knowledgeable about business, political or economic matters. In addition to holding meetings with the Board of Directors, members of the Advisory Board, while not participating in specific investment decisions, consult from time to time with the Investment Adviser, primarily with respect to industry diversification and number of issues to be held. Members of the Advisory Board, however, possess no authority or responsibility with respect to the Fund's investments or management. <Table> <Caption> ADVISORY BOARD OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS(3) NAME MEMBER HELD BY ADVISORY AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(1) SINCE(2) BOARD MEMBER - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary K. Bush President, Bush 1995 Brady Corporation; 59 International, Inc. Briggs & Stratton; (international MGIC Investment financial advisory Corporation; Pioneer services) Funds; UAL Corporation - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louise M. Cromwell Retired Partner, Shaw 2001 None 62 Pittman - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Richard Pogue Retired Executive Vice 2001 FAM Equity Income 71 President, Investment Fund; FAM Value Fund Company Institute - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda R. Rabbitt President, Rand 2001 Watson Wyatt & Company 58 Construction Holdings Corporation - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William J. Shaw President and Chief 2001 Marriott 61 Operating Officer, International, Inc. Marriott International - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R. Clark Wadlow Partner, Sidley Austin, 2005 None 60 LLP - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> THE ADDRESS FOR ALL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS IS THE OFFICE OF THE FUND, 1101 VERMONT AVENUE, NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005, ATTN: SECRETARY. (1) Reflects current principal occupation and principal employment during the past five years. Corporate positions may have changed during this period. (2) Advisory Board members serve until respective successors are appointed, or until they resign or are removed. (3) This includes all directorships that are held by each Advisory Board member as a director of a public company or a registered investment company. Washington Mutual Investors Fund 9 <Page> OTHER FUND OFFICERS <Table> <Caption> YEAR FIRST NAME ELECTED POSITION WITH FUND AN OFFICER OF AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(1) THE FUND(2) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael W. Stockton Senior Vice President, Secretary, 1995 Vice President, Treasurer and Treasurer and Director, Assistant Secretary Washington Management Corporation 40 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lois A. Erhard Vice President, Washington 1983 Vice President Management Corporation 55 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer L. Butler Vice President and Assistant 2005 Assistant Secretary Secretary, Washington Management 41 Corporation; former Specialist, Fund Administration, Pacific Investment Management Corporation - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Lanier Frank Assistant Vice President, 1997 Assistant Vice President Washington Management Corporation 46 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley L. Shaw(3) Vice President and Assistant 2000 Assistant Secretary General Counsel, Washington 38 Management Corporation - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Curt M. Scott Assistant Vice President and 2006 Assistant Treasurer Assistant Treasurer, Washington 28 Management Corporation; former Financial Analyst, BISYS Group, Inc. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> THE ADDRESS FOR ALL OFFICERS IS THE OFFICE OF THE FUND, 1101 VERMONT AVENUE, NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005, ATTN: SECRETARY. (1) Reflects current principal occupation and principal employment during the past five years. Corporate positions may have changed during this period. (2) Officers of the Fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement. (3) Ashley L. Shaw is the daughter of James H. Lemon, Jr. No officer, director or employee of the Fund's Business Manager or Investment Adviser or their affiliates received any remuneration from the Fund. All Directors and Officers as a group owned beneficially fewer than 1% of the Fund's shares outstanding on September 21, 2007. PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2008. Shareholders are requested to ratify the selection by the Board of Directors (including all of the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") to act as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2008. PwC has served as the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm since the Fund's inception. No representative of PwC is expected to attend the Meeting. 10 Washington Mutual Investors Fund <Page> The Fund's Audit Committee, composed exclusively of Independent Directors, has discussed with PwC representatives the independence of PwC from the Fund and its management, including the matters disclosed in the letter from PwC required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and also considered whether the provision of non-audit services described below is compatible with maintaining their independence. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require the disclosure of professional fees billed to the Fund, the Investment Adviser and affiliates of the Investment Adviser providing services to the Fund. The fees during each of the Fund's last two fiscal years ended April 30, were as follows: <Table> <Caption> BILLED TO THE FUND: 2006 2007 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audit fees $88,000 $91,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audit-related fees (audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services to the Fund's Investment Adviser) None None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tax fees (tax fees consist of professional services relating to the preparation of the Fund's tax returns) $7,000 $7,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All other fees None None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> <Table> <Caption> BILLED TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES: 2006 2007 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (includes only fees for non-audit services billed to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund for engagements that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund and that were subject to the pre-approval policies described below) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audit-related fees None None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tax fees $26,000 $4,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All other fees None None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ </Table> Pre-approval policies: The Fund's Audit Committee will pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services that the Committee considers compatible with maintaining the accountants' independence. The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Investment Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investment Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee does not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve these services to the Investment Adviser; however, the Committee may in its discretion delegate to one or more committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services. Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full Committee at its next meeting. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to non-audit services if certain conditions are met. The pre-approval requirement was not waived for any of the services listed above. Aggregate non-audit fees paid to the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, including fees for all services billed to the Investment Adviser and affiliates were $43,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $11,000 for fiscal year 2007. The non-audit Washington Mutual Investors Fund 11 <Page> services represented by these amounts were brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and considered to be consistent with maintaining the Independent Registered Pubic Accounting Firm's independence. The amounts shown above do not include amounts paid for audit, audit-related and tax fees rendered to other mutual funds within the American Funds complex that PwC serves. Billings for these services during the fiscal year ended 2007 totaled $1,080,000. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF ITS SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP. OTHER MATTERS Neither the persons named in the enclosed Proxy nor the Board of Directors are aware of any matters that will be presented for action at the meeting other than matters described above. If any other matters properly requiring a vote of shareholders arise, the proxies will confer upon the person or persons entitled to vote the shares in respect of any such matters in accordance with their best judgment in the interests of the Fund and its shareholders. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS Any shareholder proposals for inclusion in proxy solicitation material for a subsequent shareholders meeting should be submitted to the Secretary of the Fund, at the Fund's principal executive office 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. Any such proposals must comply with all applicable requirements or conditions established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the laws of Maryland, where the Fund is registered, and the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Fund is not required to hold regular meetings of shareholders. Under the 1940 Act, a vote of shareholders is required from time to time for particular matters, but not necessarily on an annual basis. As a result, the Fund does not expect to hold shareholders meetings on a regular basis and any shareholder proposal received may not be considered until such a meeting is held. ANNUAL REPORT DELIVERY The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its most recent annual report and/or semi-annual report to any shareholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the Fund's Secretary at 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, or by calling 800/421-0180. These requests will be honored within three business days of receipt. 12 Washington Mutual Investors Fund <Page> GENERAL INFORMATION Washington Management Corporation is the Business Manager to the Fund and is located at 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. Capital Research and Management Company is the Investment Adviser to the Fund and is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 and 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618. American Funds Distributors, Inc. is the Principal Underwriter of the Fund's shares and is located at the Los Angeles and Irvine addresses above and also at 3500 Wiseman Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78251, 8332 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46240, and 5300 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, VA 23513. COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUND'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Correspondence intended for the Directors and/or Officers of the Fund should be directed to the Fund's Secretary at 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. The enclosed Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Fund. The Fund will pay the cost of soliciting proxies, consisting of printing, handling and mailing of the proxies and related materials. In addition to solicitation by mail, certain Officers and Directors of the Fund, who will receive no extra compensation for their services, may solicit proxies by telephone or personally. WE URGE ALL SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE THEIR SHARES BY MAIL, BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET. IF VOTING BY MAIL, PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. TO VOTE YOUR PROXY BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT APPEAR ON THE ENCLOSED INSERT. One copy of this Proxy Statement may be delivered to multiple shareholders who share a single address. If you would like to obtain an additional copy of this Proxy Statement, free of charge, write to the Secretary of the Fund at 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, or by calling 800/421-0180. Such requests will be honored within three business days of receipt. If you received a Proxy Statement for each shareholder who shares your address and would like to receive a single copy of such material in the future, please write to or call at the address and telephone number indicated above. By order of the Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Butler Assistant Secretary October 10, 2007 Washington Mutual Investors Fund 13 <Page> Appendix A <Table> <Caption> AS % OF SHARES NAME AND ADDRESS CLASS SHARES HELD OUTSTANDING - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward D. Jones & Co. A 283,614,480 15.01 201 Progress Parkway B 6,586,978 7.47 Maryland Heights, MO 63043-3009 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. B 6,362,198 7.22 333 W. 34th Street C 14,846,992 15.71 New York, NY 10001-2402 F 6,951,181 7.97 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MLPF&S B 5,688,577 6.45 4800 Deer Lake Drive E., FL 2 C 16,166,319 17.10 Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 R-5 3,006,749 8.43 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. F 8,700,334 9.98 101 Montgomery Street R-4 2,786,367 8.42 San Francisco, CA 94101-4122 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hartford Life Insurance Co. R-1 463,473 23.10 P.O. Box 2999 R-3 3,686,604 6.41 Hartford, CT 06104-2999 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ING Life Insurance & Annuity R-3 6,614,867 11.51 151 Farmington Avenue, TN41 R-4 3,334,411 10.08 Hartford, CT 06156-0001 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hancock Life Insurance Co., USA R-3 5,745,907 9.99 250 Bloor Street East, 7th Floor Toronto, Ontario Canada M4W 1E5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations R-4 1,916,111 5.79 Co. R-5 7,281,678 20.42 100 Magellan Way Covington, KY 41015-1999 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mercer Trust Company R-5 3,452,985 9.68 1 Investors Way Norwood, MA 02062-1599 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CGTC R-5 2,226,852 6.24 400 S. Hope Street, 22nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-2801 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </Table> A-1 <Page> Appendix B WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND, INC. (THE "FUND") GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER (AS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE FUND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON DECEMBER 15, 2005) I. COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION The Governance Committee, a Committee established by the Fund's Board of Directors, will be comprised of all the members of the Board of Directors who are not considered "interested persons" of the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "40 Act"). In addition, to be considered independent, a member may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board, the Committee or any other committee of the Board, accept any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the Fund, or be a former officer or director of Washington Management Corporation ("WMC"), Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") or any of their affiliates. The Governance Committee may establish one or more temporary or permanent sub-committees, the members of which must be members of the Governance Committee. A sub-committee may have such number of members between one and the entire composition of the Governance Committee, as it may decide. The Governance Committee may assign to such sub-committees one or more of the tasks delegated to the full Governance Committee. A sub-committee so appointed shall have all of the powers of the full Governance Committee except that it shall not have the power to take or recommend any final action but may only make recommendations to the full Governance Committee. Procedural references to the Governance Committee or the Committee contained in this Charter shall apply equally, as necessary, to any duly constituted sub-committee. A quorum will consist of a majority of the Committee members. If a Chair of the Committee has not been designated by the Board of Directors, the Committee may designate a Chair by majority vote. The Fund's Secretary will serve as Secretary of the Committee. The Governance Committee will hold meetings at least annually. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Chair or a majority of the Committee members. The Committee Chair will prepare the agenda for each meeting, in consultation with others as appropriate. The Chair will cause notice of each meeting, together with the agenda and any related materials, to be sent to each member, normally at least one week before the meeting. The Chair will cause minutes of each Committee meeting to be prepared and distributed to Committee members. The Committee may ask independent B-1 <Page> legal counsel, members of management or others to attend Committee meetings and provide pertinent information as necessary. The Committee may also meet in executive session. II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Governance Committee will: (a) Review with management all contracts and agreements with the Fund, as required by Section 15(c) of the 40 Act and Rule 12b-1 thereunder and report its recommendations to the full Board of Directors. (b) Evaluate, select and nominate candidates for the Fund's advisory board and for independent directors to the Board of Directors. The Committee may also consider recommendations from management in its selection process. (c) Formulate policies and objectives concerning the desired profile of independent director and advisory board member skills and characteristics. The Committee will take into account all factors it considers relevant, including experience, demonstrated capabilities, independence, commitment, reputation, background, understanding of the investment business and understanding of business and financial matters generally. Periodically review the composition of the Fund's independent directors and advisory board to determine whether it may be appropriate to expand the Board to add individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets. Where possible, the Committee will seek to enhance the diversity of Board membership and provide for appropriate independent director and advisory board succession planning. (d) Periodically review, at least every two years, independent director, advisory board member and emeritus director compensation and expense reimbursement policies, and recommend any changes to the full Board of Directors. (e) Make recommendations to the full Board concerning the appointment of independent directors to the Board committees, including one or more alternate members who would serve on each committee in the absence of a regular committee member. The Committee may make recommendations to the full Board concerning the appointment of the Chair of each Board committee and periodic changes in those appointments and designations. (f) Periodically review the responsibilities of the committees of the Board, whether there is a continuing need for each committee, whether there is need for additional committees, and whether committees should be combined or reorganized and make recommendations for any such action to the full Board of Directors. (g) Promote the independence and effectiveness of the Board with an orientation program for new members that outlines the responsibilities of Directors and by encouraging continuing mutual fund industry education and conducting a periodic B-2 <Page> review of Board independence and effectiveness. The Committee Chair will provide oversight to management regarding the orientation of new independent directors. (h) Monitor the independence of the Fund's independent directors and legal counsel. (i) Review this Charter at least annually and recommend any proposed changes to the full Board of Directors. (j) Perform any other functions assigned by the Fund's Board of Directors. III. AUTHORITY AND RESOURCES The Governance Committee will have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to retain special counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Fund. Independent legal counsel to the independent directors will serve as independent legal counsel to the Committee. Such counsel will review independent director questionnaires, relating to positions, transactions and relationships that could reasonably bear on the independence of directors or raise concerns regarding potential conflicts of interest. When such findings may appear to raise potential conflicts of interest, counsel shall immediately report them to the Chair of the Committee. B-3 <Page> (This page intentionally left blank.) <Page> (This page intentionally left blank.) <Page> (This page intentionally left blank.) <Page> [AMERICAN FUNDS LOGO] The right choice for the long term-SM- [RECYCLE LOGO] Printed on recycled paper - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES American Funds Capital Research and Management Capital International Capital Guardian Capital Bank and Trust
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND PROXY CARD
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD DECEMBER 10, 2007
The undersigned hereby appoints Jennifer L. Butler, Ashley L. Shaw and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them, his/her true and lawful agents and proxies with full power of substitution to represent the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at The Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 on Monday, December 10, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., on all matters coming before the meeting.
Please mark, sign, date and return this proxy. When properly completed, it will be voted exactly as you instruct. If you sign and return this proxy, without otherwise completing it, your shares will be voted FOR the proposals.
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND PROXY CARD
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD DECEMBER 10, 2007
The undersigned hereby appoints Jennifer L. Butler, Ashley L. Shaw and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them, his/her true and lawful agents and proxies with full power of substitution to represent the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at The Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 on Monday, December 10, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., on all matters coming before the meeting.
Please mark, sign, date and return this proxy. When properly completed, it will be voted exactly as you instruct. If you sign and return this proxy, without otherwise completing it, your shares will be voted FOR the proposals.
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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS. Example: /x/
1. | Election of Directors: |
01 | Cyrus A. Ansary 07 James C. Miller III |
02 | Nariman Farvardin 08 Donald L. Nickles |
03 | Barbara Hackman Franklin 09 Katherine D. Ortega |
04 | R. Clark Hooper 10 J. Knox Singleton |
05 | James H. Lemon, Jr. 11 Jeffrey L. Steele |
06 | Harry J. Lister |
FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL
ALL ALL EXCEPT
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2. | Ratification of selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. |
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