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[Letter to registered shareholders]
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Meeting of Shareholders Adjourned
PLEASE VOTE NOW
Fellow Shareholder:
The meeting of shareholders for The Growth Fund of America and EuroPacific Growth Fund scheduled for November 24, 2009 has been adjourned with respect to Proposal 2 until December 23, 2009 to allow shareholders more time to submit their votes on that proposal. We previously mailed you proxy materials relating to all proposals to be voted on at the meeting. This letter was sent because you held shares of one or both of these funds on the record date and we have not received your vote.
VOTING NOW HELPS LOWER OVERALL PROXY COSTS
AND ELIMINATES PHONE CALLS
For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously mailed to you, each fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees believes Proposals 1–7, as applicable, are in the shareholders’ best interest and unanimously recommends that you vote in favor. The Boards have recommended a vote against Proposal 8. Because other funds have concluded their business at the shareholder meeting on November 24, 2009, only your votes for Proposal 2 for The Growth Fund of America and EuroPacific Growth Fund will be tabulated for the meeting on December 23, 2009. Please complete your votes on all proposals for all funds to ensure your vote will be counted.
Please vote using one of the following four options:
| 1. | CALL TOLL-FREE 1-888-456-7536 |
Call toll free 1-888-456-7536 to vote with a live proxy services representative. Please call Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM (ET), and Saturday from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM (ET). The estimated call duration is less than 2 minutes.
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| 3. | VOTE BY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE |
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If you have any questions about the proposals, you may call American Funds Service Company toll free at 1-800-421-0180. Thank you for voting.
