American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund (AEPGX) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-03734

EuroPacific Growth Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 486-9200

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008

Vincent P. Corti

Capital Research and Management Company

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Mark D. Perlow

K&L Gates LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200

San Francisco, California  94111

(Counsel for the Registrant)

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders

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The right choice for the long term®

EuroPacific Growth Fund

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Semi-annual report for the six months ended September 30, 2008

EuroPacific Growth Fund® seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the securities of companies based in Europe and the Pacific Basin. More than half of the world’s investment opportunities can be found beyond the borders of our country. As a shareholder in the fund, you have access to what we believe are the best of those opportunities.

This fund is one of the 31 American Funds. American Funds is one of the nation’s largest mutual fund families. For more than 75 years, Capital Research and Management Company,SM the American Funds adviser, has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

Fund results shown in this report, unless otherwise indicated, are for Class A shares at net asset value. If a sales charge (maximum 5.75%) had been deducted, the results would have been lower. Results are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity. For current information and month-end results, visit americanfunds.com.

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended September 30, 2008:

Class A shares	1 year			5 years			10 years
Reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge		–29.67	%		10.74	%		8.39	%

The total annual fund operating expense ratio for Class A shares as of the most recent fiscal year-end was 0.79%. This figure does not reflect a fee waiver currently in effect; therefore, the actual expense ratio is lower.

The fund’s investment adviser waived 5% of its management fees from September 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005, and increased the waiver to 10% on April 1, 2005. Fund results shown reflect actual expenses, with the waiver applied. Fund results would have been lower without the waiver. Please see the Financial Highlights table on pages 22 to 25 for details.

Results for other share classes can be found on page 28.

Investing outside the United States may be subject to additional risks, such as currency fluctuations and political instability, which are detailed in the fund’s prospectus.

Fellow shareholders:

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The last day of EuroPacific Growth Fund’s current reporting period, September 30, 2008, came amid one of the most turbulent periods in market history. The fund recorded a total return of –20.0% for the six months, as markets around the world grappled with a deepening financial shock.

EuroPacific’s return, while negative, was better than the –22.5% return of the unmanaged MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA, which measures 47 country indexes in developed and developing countries. The fund’s return was also better than the Lipper International Funds Average, which saw a –22.2% return over the same period.

We want to take a moment to reiterate our focus on fundamental company research and long-term investing. Even during periods of shocking market gyrations such as today, we do not change our basic approach. Well-researched stock selection is always our top priority, in any market environment. However, in recent weeks, markets have traded on fear and panic, not on fundamentals. In this period, most companies — both those with strong balance sheets and those with weak ones — saw their stocks drop in the global panic. However, we continue to invest in companies outside the United States that we believe are most likely to negotiate periods of uncertainty and thrive in the years to come.

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Results at a glance

For periods ended September 30, 2008, with all distributions reinvested

Total returns

Average annual total returns

Lifetime

6 months

1 year

5 years

10 years

(since 4/16/84)

EuroPacific Growth Fund

(Class A shares)

–20.0

%

–25.4

%

12.1

%

9.0

%

12.4

%

MSCI ACWI (All Country World

Index) ex USA1,2

–22.5

–30.0

11.8

6.8

—

Lipper International Funds

Average3

–22.2

–30.5

9.4

6.1

9.9

MSCI EAFE (Europe,

Australasia, Far East) Index1

–22.0

–30.1

10.2

5.4

9.9

1 Indexes are unmanaged.

2 The index did not exist prior to December 31, 1987.

3 Source: Lipper. Lipper averages do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

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The events that challenged global markets in the period included the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by U.S. regulators, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Bank of America’s purchase of Merrill Lynch and the government takeover of insurance giant AIG. The crisis spread from one region to the next, freezing interbank lending and crippling world markets for credit and credit insurance. Asian and European stock markets suffered steep losses in the period. Russia suspended share-trading for a few days and propped up its three largest banks with an infusion of $44 billion. The U.S. government took aggressive action, approving a new banking law that gives the Treasury power to purchase bank assets up to $700 billion, with the goal of increasing the liquidity of the financial system. Central banks around the world are working to unlock the credit markets and, perhaps more importantly, to renew confidence. Shortly after the close of the fund’s fiscal period, the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and other central banks worldwide announced coordinated cuts in target interest rates, in a dramatic action to help stem the global financial disturbance.

Declining global markets

Among the fund’s top 10 equity holdings, only two stocks posted gains: pharmaceutical company Novartis (2.1%) and business software provider SAP (8.0%). In fact, only 14 stocks out of the fund’s more than 300 equity holdings saw positive returns for the six months. Those included China-based Internet company Tencent Holdings (26.6%), power producer British Energy Group (4.7%) and oil producer Canadian Natural Resources (0.5%).

In a market that punished most stocks regardless of quality, the fund’s holdings in financials (15.0% of total fund assets), energy (8.1%) and utilities (3.9%) hurt the return for the period. Telecommunications (10.4% of total fund assets), consumer staples (7.8%) and information technology (7.5%) holdings held up slightly better than the broad market during the six months. In general, companies in France, Germany and Japan* were slightly more resilient to the decline than international stocks as a whole. Meanwhile, those in India, Russia and Korea were among the hardest hit in the period. See the table on page 3 for full details of where the fund’s assets were invested.

EuroPacific Growth Fund continued to be more heavily invested in European stocks than Asian stocks. Holdings in Japan and the United Kingdom remained at relatively low levels, while holdings in continental Europe increased during the period. The fund’s holdings in developing-market stocks remained a consistently meaningful percentage of fund assets throughout the six months.

*Country returns are based on MSCI indexes, expressed in U.S. dollars, and assume reinvestment of dividends, unless otherwise noted.

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Where the fund’s assets are invested (percent invested by country)
EuroPacific invests primarily in the stocks of companies based in Europe and the Pacific Basin.1
	EuroPacific Growth Fund						MSCI ACWI ex USA Index2
	(9/30/08)			(3/31/08)			(9/30/08)
Europe
Euro zone3		33.1	%		32.3	%		25.7	%
Switzerland		7.7			6.8			5.8
United Kingdom		7.2			7.0			16.0
Russia		2.7			2.7			1.6
Denmark		1.7			2.1			.7
Sweden		1.7			1.7			1.6
Norway		.8			1.1			.6
Turkey		.3			—			.3
Hungary		.2			—			.2
Other Europe		.2			.6			.5
		55.6			54.3			53.0
Pacific Basin
Japan		7.5			7.8			16.4
Mexico		3.2			2.5			1.0
South Korea		2.8			4.4			2.5
Canada		2.7			2.1			7.4
Taiwan		2.6			3.7			1.9
Australia		2.0			1.7			4.7
China		1.8			1.0			2.7
Hong Kong		1.3			1.1			1.5
Singapore		1.0			1.0			.9
Philippines		.3			.3			.1
Other Pacific Basin		.7			.9			1.1
		25.9			26.5			40.2
Other
Brazil		2.9			3.3			2.8
India		2.0			2.9			1.3
South Africa		1.4			1.4			1.4
Israel		.9			—			.5
Other countries		.1			.8			.8
		7.3			8.4			6.8
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities		11.2			10.8			—
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
1 A country is considered part of the Pacific Basin if any of its borders touches the Pacific Ocean.
2 Weighted by market capitalization.
3 Countries using the common currency, the euro, are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.

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Looking ahead

Although the immediate economic outlook is murky, we believe that stock valuations are at very attractive levels and corporate balance sheets in aggregate are strong. With the overall decline in global markets, many public companies appear to be selling well below the value of their assets. For example, the yield on the European stock market (excluding financials) is currently greater than that offered by government bonds, a situation not seen before. In Japan, corporate balance sheets in general are in a very strong position. Indeed, many large Japanese blue-chip companies have considerable net cash reserves — in some cases equivalent to 50% of their market capitalization. Examples such as these lead us to believe that the upcoming period could be a productive one for long-term investment. Although we see this as evidence of light through the clouds, we continue to position the fund conservatively to protect against risks.

We are carefully monitoring companies as the world economy faces several crises. There are many indications that a U.S. recession could spill out into the rest of the world, and it is likely that U.S. problems could impact the economies and companies of other countries. On the whole, inflation has become less of a concern, and although commodity prices are volatile, they have been lower. It will take time for the global markets to respond to the crisis and sort through the changes in the financial systems. Industry consolidation that might have taken as much as a decade under more benign circumstances was compressed into weeks, and most business models that relied on short-term funding have been thwarted from growing. The crisis of confidence has spread to other industries, and indeed, entire economies are feeling the impact of what began last year in the mortgage industry.

We expect the road to recovery will not be without rough patches. However, we believe that over time, well-diversified portfolios managed by prudent organizations can provide long-term strength and stability. We have the courage to stay focused, not solely on the markets, but on the research process that has been the backbone of our shareholders’ success for decades. We thank you for your own courage amid troubled times and for your conviction in the long-term benefits of our investment philosophy.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gina H. Despres

Gina H. Despres

Vice Chairman of the Board

/s/ Mark Denning

Mark Denning

President

November 7, 2008

For current information about the fund, visit americanfunds.com.

Summary investment portfolio, September 30, 2008

unaudited

The following summary investment portfolio is designed to streamline the report and help investors better focus on a fund’s principal holdings.  For details on how to obtain a complete schedule of portfolio holdings, please see the inside back cover.

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Industry sector diversification (percent of net assets)
Financials	15.03	%
Health care	11.86
Telecommunication services	10.42
Consumer discretionary	8.19
Energy	8.11
Other industries	35.10
Preferred stocks	0.04
Bonds & notes	0.06
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities	11.19

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Country diversification (percent of net assets)
Euro zone *	33.1
Switzerland	7.7
Japan	7.5
United Kingdom	7.2
Mexico	3.2
Brazil	2.9
South Korea	2.8
Canada	2.7
Russia	2.7
Taiwan	2.6
Other countries	16.4
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities	11.2
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the portfolio are Austria, Belguim, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

Common stocks  - 88.71%	Shares		Value (000)			Percent of net assets
Financials  - 15.03%
Banco Santander, SA (1)		105,483,105	$	1,595,623			1.74	%
AXA SA (1)		40,208,514		1,317,217			1.44
BNP Paribas SA (1)		7,028,320		675,176			.74
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) (1)		19,281,258		312,441
HSBC Holdings PLC (Hong Kong) (1)		15,390,930		242,966			.61
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (1)		9,909,591		499,092			.55
Other securities				9,111,155			9.95
				13,753,670			15.03
Health care  - 11.86%
Roche Holding AG (1)		17,677,550		2,759,381			3.01
Bayer AG, non-registered shares (1)		37,222,650		2,715,058			2.97
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (1)		26,822,967		1,373,383			1.50
Novartis AG (1)		25,706,320		1,346,375			1.47
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)		18,398,100		842,449			.92
Other securities				1,821,914			1.99
				10,858,560			11.86
Telecommunication services  - 10.42%
América Móvil, SAB de CV, Series L (ADR)		36,228,700		1,679,563
América Móvil, SAB de CV, Series L		28,940,000		66,199			1.91
Vodafone Group PLC (1)		504,824,931		1,115,917			1.22
Koninklijke KPN NV (1)		58,996,900		849,742			.93
MTN Group Ltd. (1)		58,609,000		830,934			.91
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (1) (2)		27,832,491		473,374			.52
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (1)		206,403,075		472,869			.52
Other securities				4,045,855			4.41
				9,534,453			10.42
Consumer discretionary  - 8.19%
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (1)		29,766,250		884,943			.97
Industria de Diseno Textil, SA (1)		20,373,120		868,487			.95
Toyota Motor Corp. (1)		13,086,700		556,173			.61
Daimler AG (1)		9,813,778		495,636
Daimler AG (New York registered)		250,000		12,625			.55
Renault SA (1)		6,545,765		422,671			.46
Other securities				4,256,638			4.65
				7,497,173			8.19
Energy  - 8.11%
OAO Gazprom (ADR) (1)		48,215,000		1,549,421			1.69
Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, ordinary nominative (ADR)		23,366,340		1,026,951
Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, preferred nominative (ADR)		715,860		26,788			1.15
TOTAL SA (1)		9,798,984		590,761			.65
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.		8,461,300		581,670			.64
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (1)		15,457,435		438,778
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (ADR)		1,586,078		90,549			.58
OAO LUKOIL (ADR) (1)		8,361,100		503,355			.55
Other securities				2,616,670			2.85
				7,424,943			8.11
Industrials  - 8.06%
Schneider Electric SA (1)		10,178,907		882,303			.96
Siemens AG (1)		8,583,500		805,027			.88
Vallourec SA (1)		2,566,470		557,799			.61
Sandvik AB (1)		51,629,000		546,784			.60
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR) (2) (3)		19,373,900		434,557			.47
Other securities				4,148,208			4.54
				7,374,678			8.06
Consumer staples  - 7.75%
Nestlé SA (1)		30,247,000		1,309,993			1.43
Groupe Danone SA (1)		10,816,664		765,920			.84
L'Oréal SA (1)		7,377,259		727,979			.79
Tesco PLC (1)		103,953,061		723,364			.79
InBev (1)		7,942,048		468,493			.51
Diageo PLC (1)		25,156,500		426,101			.47
Other securities				2,672,680			2.92
				7,094,530			7.75
Information technology  - 7.52%
SAP AG (1)		17,130,000		919,193
SAP AG (ADR)		4,537,500		242,439			1.27
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (1)		389,588,260		639,079
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR)		10,215,964		95,724			.80
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (1)		1,359,600		626,398			.69
HTC Corp.  (1) (3)		38,373,100		547,720			.60
Nokia Corp. (1)		19,611,000		365,342
Nokia Corp. (ADR)		7,468,900		139,295			.55
Other securities				3,305,300			3.61
				6,880,490			7.52
Materials  - 6.25%
Linde AG (1)		5,896,900		631,940			.69
POSCO (1)		1,527,000		564,737			.62
Other securities				4,524,183			4.94
				5,720,860			6.25
Utilities  - 3.88%
GDF Suez (1)		14,046,617		734,475			.80
E.ON AG (1)		13,908,000		703,846			.77
British Energy Group PLC (1)		37,702,454		511,125			.56
Other securities				1,603,394			1.75
				3,552,840			3.88
Miscellaneous  -  1.64%
Other common stocks in initial period of acquisition				1,497,222			1.64
Total common stocks (cost: $80,504,606,000)				81,189,419			88.71
Preferred stocks  - 0.04%
Financials - 0.04%
Other securities				36,640			.04
Total preferred stocks (cost: $50,001,000)				36,640			.04
Rights  - 0.00%
Miscellaneous  -  0.00%
Other rights in initial period of acquisition				1,968			.00
Total rights (cost: $0)				1,968			.00
Bonds & notes  - 0.06%
Other - 0.06%
Other securities				50,442			.06
Total bonds & notes (cost: $55,955,000)				50,442			.06
Short-term securities  - 11.22%	Principal amount  (000)
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.49%-1.925% due 10/2/2008-2/26/2009	$	1,460,700		1,457,990			1.59
Federal Home Loan Bank 2.04%-3.31% due 10/3/2008-3/10/2009		1,439,641		1,435,694			1.57
Freddie Mac 2.06%-2.70% due 10/20-12/15/2008		1,296,295		1,293,085			1.41
Fannie Mae 2.07%-2.70% due 10/1-12/22/2008		987,574		985,673			1.08
American Honda Finance Corp. 2.20%-2.23% due 10/16-11/19/2008		320,746		319,863			.35
Nestlé Capital Corp. 2.01%-2.31% due 10/14/2008-1/21/2009 (4)		236,000		234,829
Alcon Capital Corp. 2.10% due 11/10/2008 (4)		47,700		47,558			.31
Novartis Finance Corp. 2.10%-2.20% due 10/30-11/21/2008 (4)		151,200		150,608			.16
Other securities				4,351,415			4.75
Total short-term securities (cost: $10,277,695,000)				10,276,715			11.22
Total investment securities (cost: $90,888,257,000)				91,555,184			100.03
Other assets less liabilities				(27,840	)		(.03	)
Net assets			$	91,527,344			100.00	%
"Miscellaneous" securities include holdings in their initial period of acquisition that have not previously been publicly disclosed.
"Other securities" includes all issues that are not disclosed separately in the summary investment portfolio.

Investments in affiliates

A company is considered to be an affiliate of the fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 if the

fund's holdings in that company represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of that company.

The fund's affiliated holdings listed below are either shown in the preceding summary investment portfolio

or included in the value of "Other securities" under their respective industry sectors. Further

details on these holdings and related transactions during the six months ended September 30, 2008, appear below.

	Beginning  shares	Additions	Reductions	Ending  shares	Dividend income (000)	Value of affiliates at 9/30/08 (000)
HTC Corp. (1)	25,558,000	16,643,100	3,828,000	38,373,100	$     27,101	$            547,720
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR) (2)	19,373,900	-	-	19,373,900	-	434,557
UCB SA (1)	11,908,290	-	179,362	11,728,928	14,538	416,666
Nobel Biocare Holding AG (1)	908,464	6,894,842	-	7,803,306	3,638	261,976
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (1)	2,547,000	-	-	2,547,000	1,790	243,424
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (1)	86,710,000	-	-	86,710,000	500	79,766
Acer Inc. (1) (5)	136,488,101	1,471,428	49,102,838	88,856,691	9,299	-
Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (5)	64,238,000	-	64,238,000	-	-	-
Continental AG (5)	8,280,790	698,000	8,978,790	-	21,978	-
Mondi PLC (5)	19,197,500	-	19,197,500	-	4,821	-
ProSiebenSAT.1 Media AG, nonvoting preferred (1) (5)	7,110,000	-	3,360,000	3,750,000	11,675	-
Public Power Corp. SA (1) (5)	11,646,727	-	451,324	11,195,403	1,815	-
					$  97,155	$  1,984,109

The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.

(1) Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities, including those in "Miscellaneous" and "Other securities," was $70,693,336,000, which represented 77.24% of the net assets of the fund.

(2) Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.

(3) Represents an affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(4) Purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the United States in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities, including those in "Other securities," was $3,083,806,000, which represented 3.37% of the net assets of the fund.

(5) Unaffiliated issuer at 9/30/2008.

Key to abbreviation

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

See Notes to Financial Statements

Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities			unaudited
at September 30, 2008	(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Investment securities, at value:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost: $88,467,012)	$	89,571,075
Affiliated issuers (cost: $2,421,245)		1,984,109	$	91,555,184
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars
(cost: $26,835)				26,693
Cash				10,758
Unrealized gain on forward currency contracts				28,174
Receivables for:
Sales of investments		347,604
Sales of fund's shares		177,234
Dividends and interest		221,017		745,855
				92,366,664
Liabilities:
Payables for:
Purchases of investments		274,819
Repurchases of fund's shares		493,186
Investment advisory services		30,817
Services provided by affiliates		34,052
Trustees' deferred compensation		3,181
Other		3,265		839,320
Net assets at September 30, 2008			$	91,527,344
Net assets consist of:
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest			$	86,744,547
Undistributed net investment income				1,652,644
Undistributed net realized gain				2,443,702
Net unrealized appreciation				686,451
Net assets at September 30, 2008			$	91,527,344

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) - unlimited shares authorized (2,452,735 total shares outstanding)
	Net assets		Shares outstanding		Net asset value per share*
Class A	$	43,624,238		1,163,791	$	37.48
Class B		1,263,119		34,326		36.80
Class C		3,142,142		86,336		36.39
Class F-1		8,259,417		221,357		37.31
Class F-2		446,426		11,905		37.50
Class 529-A		671,191		18,024		37.24
Class 529-B		87,489		2,401		36.43
Class 529-C		264,146		7,263		36.37
Class 529-E		37,331		1,012		36.90
Class 529-F-1		44,034		1,181		37.28
Class R-1		181,332		5,004		36.24
Class R-2		1,058,455		29,102		36.37
Class R-3		5,519,983		149,982		36.80
Class R-4		9,490,983		256,848		36.95
Class R-5		17,437,058		464,203		37.56
(*) Maximum offering price and redemption price per share were equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A and 529-A, for which the maximum offering prices per share were $39.77 and $39.51, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements

Statement of operations				unaudited
for the six months ended September 30, 2008	(dollars in thousands)
Investment income:
Income:
Dividends (net of non-U.S.
taxes of $255,463; also includes
$97,155 from affiliates)	$	2,019,280
Interest		131,510		$	2,150,790
Fees and expenses*:
Investment advisory services		236,920
Distribution services		148,473
Transfer agent services		29,094
Administrative services		32,877
Reports to shareholders		2,228
Registration statement and prospectus		3,373
Postage, stationery and supplies		2,777
Trustees' compensation		(67	)
Auditing and legal		57
Custodian		11,986
Other		42
Total fees and expenses before waiver		467,760
Less investment advisory services waiver		23,692
Total fees and expenses after waiver					444,068
Net investment income					1,706,722
Net realized loss and unrealized
depreciation on investments
and currency:
Net realized loss on:
Investments (including $276,081 net loss from affiliates)		(732,749	)
Currency transactions		(36,238	)		(768,987	)
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on:
Investments		(24,176,551	)
Currency translations		24,502			(24,152,049	)
Net realized loss and
unrealized depreciation
on investments and currency					(24,921,036	)
Net decrease in net assets resulting
from operations				$	(23,214,314	)
(*) Additional information related to class-specific fees and expenses is included in the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements
Statements of changes in net assets	(dollars in thousands)
	Six months ended September 30, 2008*			Year ended March 31, 2008
Operations:
Net investment income	$	1,706,722		$	2,093,494
Net realized (loss) gain on investments and
currency transactions		(768,987	)		9,586,162
Net unrealized depreciation
on investments and currency translations		(24,152,049	)		(5,297,662	)
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
resulting from operations		(23,214,314	)		6,381,994
Dividends and distributions paid to
shareholders
Dividends from net investment income		-			(2,229,069	)
Distributions from net realized gain
on investments		-			(8,184,379	)
Total dividends and distributions paid
to shareholders		-			(10,413,448	)
Net capital share transactions		(33,878	)		14,630,777
Total (decrease) increase in net assets		(23,248,192	)		10,599,323
Net assets:
Beginning of period		114,775,536			104,176,213
End of period (including
undistributed and distributions in excess of
net investment income: $1,652,644 and $(54,078), respectively)	$	91,527,344		$	114,775,536
*Unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements

Notes to financial statements    

                                                                                                                 unaudited

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Organization – EuroPacific Growth Fund (the "fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the securities of companies based in Europe and the Pacific Basin.

The fund offers 15 share classes consisting of five retail share classes, five 529 college savings plan share classes and five retirement plan share classes. The 529 college savings plan share classes (529-A, 529-B, 529-C, 529-E and 529-F-1) can be used to save for college education. The five retirement plan share classes (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5) are generally offered only through employer-sponsored retirement plans.The fund’s share classes are described below:

Share class	Initial sales charge	Contingent deferred sales charge upon redemption	Conversion feature
Classes A and 529-A	Up to 5.75%	None (except 1% for certain redemptions within one year of purchase without an initial sales charge)	None
Classes B and 529-B	None	Declines from 5% to 0% for redemptions within six years of purchase	Classes B and 529-B convert to Classes A and 529-A, respectively, after eight years
Class C	None	1% for redemptions within one year of purchase	Class C converts to Class F-1 after 10 years
Class 529-C	None	1% for redemptions within one year of purchase	None
Class 529-E	None	None	None
Classes F-1, F-2 and 529-F-1	None	None	None
Classes R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5	None	None	None

On August 1, 2008, the fund made an additional retail share class (Class F-2) available for sale pursuant to an amendment to its registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, Class F shares were renamed Class F-1 and Class 529-F shares were renamed Class 529-F-1. Refer to the fund’s prospectus for more details.

Holders of all share classes have equal pro rata rights to assets, dividends and liquidation proceeds.Each share class has identical voting rights, except for the exclusive right to vote on matters affecting only its class. Share classes have different fees and expenses ("class-specific fees and expenses"), primarily due to different arrangements for distribution, administrative and shareholder services. Differences in class-specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income and, therefore, the payment of different per-share dividends by each class.

Significant accounting policies – The financial statements have been prepared to comply with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the fund:

Security valuation – Equity securities are valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market in which the security trades. Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities purchased with more than 60 days left to maturity, are valued at prices obtained from an independent pricing service when such prices are available. However, where the investment adviser deems it appropriate, such securities will be valued at the mean quoted bid and asked prices (or bid prices, if asked prices are not available) or at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type. Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are valued in the manner described above for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the investment adviser. Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The value of short-term securities originally purchased with maturities greater than 60 days is determined based on an amortized value to par when they reach 60 days or less remaining to maturity. Forward currency contracts are valued at the mean of representative quoted bid and asked prices.

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by authority of the fund's board of trustees. Market quotations may be considered unreliable if events occur that materially affect the value of securities (particularly securities outside the U.S.) between the close of trading in those securities and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions.

Security transactions and related investment income – Security transactions are recorded by the fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the fund will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet its payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

Class allocations – Income, fees and expenses (other than class-specific fees and expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily among the various share classes based on their relative net assets. Class-specific fees and expenses, such as distribution, administrative and shareholder services, are charged directly to the respective share class.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders –Dividends and distributions paid to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Currency translation – Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. On the accompanying financial statements, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

Forward currency contracts – The fund may enter into forward currency contracts, which represent agreements to exchange currencies on specific future dates at predetermined rates. The fund enters into these contracts to manage its exposure to changes in exchange rates arising from investments denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from possible movements in exchange rates. Due to these risks, the fund could incur losses up to the entire contract amount, which may exceed the net unrealized value shown on the accompanying financial statements. On a daily basis, the fund values forward currency contracts based on the applicable exchange rates and records unrealized gains or losses. The fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Closed forward currency contracts that have not reached their expiration date are included in the respective receivables for sales or payables for purchases of investment securities in the statement of assets and liabilities.

2. Risk factors

Investing in the fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

The price of securities held by the fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by the fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations. The growth-oriented, equity-type securities generally purchased by the fund may involve large price swings and potential for loss.

Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may also be affected by currency controls; different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices in some countries; expropriation; changes in tax policy; greater market volatility; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delay in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries.

3. Taxation and distributions                                                                                     

Federal income taxation - The fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to mutual funds and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

As of and during the period ended September 30, 2008, the fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

The fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2004, by state tax authorities for tax years before 2003 and by tax authorities outside the U.S. for tax years before 2001.

Non-U.S. taxation – Dividend and interest income is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Gains realized by the fund on the sale of securities in certain countries are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The fund records a liability based on realized and unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities. For the six months ended September 30, 2008, there were no non-U.S. taxes paid on realized gains. As of September 30, 2008, there were no non-U.S. taxes provided on unrealized gains.

Distributions – Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; and unrealized appreciation of certain investments in securities outside the U.S. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the fund for financial reporting purposes.

The components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are reported as of the fund’s most recent year-end. As of March 31, 2008, the fund had tax basis undistributed ordinary income of $197,144,000, currency loss deferrals (realized during the period November 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008) of $19,047,000 and undistributed long-term capital gains of $3,252,385,000.

As of September 30, 2008, the tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and cost of investment securities were as follows:

	(dollars in thousands)
Gross unrealized appreciation on investment securities	$	12,446,413
Gross unrealized depreciation on investment securities		(12,076,583	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investment securities		369,830
Cost of investment securities		91,185,354

No distributions were paid to shareholders during the six month ended September 30, 2008.The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended March 31, 2008, was as follows (dollars in thousands):

Share class	Ordinary income		Long-term capital gains		Total distributions paid
Class A	$	1,167,078	$	4,213,545	$	5,380,623
Class B		23,244		131,749		154,993
Class C		52,409		299,432		351,841
Class F-1		195,993		709,861		905,854
Class 529-A		14,493		52,632		67,125
Class 529-B		1,259		7,566		8,825
Class 529-C		3,746		21,866		25,612
Class 529-E		720		3,077		3,797
Class 529-F-1		1,021		3,411		4,432
Class R-1		2,306		12,678		14,984
Class R-2		16,094		92,884		108,978
Class R-3		127,609		542,968		670,577
Class R-4		205,109		753,852		958,961
Class R-5		417,988		1,338,858		1,756,846
Total	$	2,229,069	$	8,184,379	$	10,413,448

4. Fees and transactions with related parties

Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"), the fund’s investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Service Company® ("AFS"), the fund’s transfer agent, and American Funds Distributors,® Inc. ("AFD"), the principal underwriter of the fund’s shares.

Investment advisory services - The Investment Advisory and Service Agreement with CRMC providesfor monthly fees accrued daily. These fees are based on a declining series of annual rates beginning with 0.690% on the first $500 million of daily net assets and decreasing to 0.397% on such assets in excess of $115 billion.  CRMC is currently waiving 10% of investment advisory services fees. During the six months ended September 30, 2008, total investment advisory services fees waived by CRMC were $23,692,000. As a result, the fee shown on the accompanying financial statements of $236,920,000, which was equivalent to an annualized rate of 0.421%, was reduced to $213,228,000, or 0.379% of average daily net assets.

Class-specific fees and expenses – Expenses that are specific to individual share classes are accrued directly to the respective share class. The principal class-specific fees and expenses are described below:

Distribution services – The fund has adopted plans of distribution for all share classes, except Classes F-2 and R-5. Under the plans, the board of trustees approves certain categories of expenses that are used to finance activities primarily intended to sell fund shares and service existing accounts. The plans provide for payments, based on an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% as noted below. In some cases, the board of trustees has limited the amounts that may be paid to less than the maximum allowed by the plans.All share classes except Classes F-2 and R-5 may use up to 0.25% of average daily net assets to pay service fees, or to compensate AFD for paying service fees, to firms that have entered into agreements with AFD to provide certain shareholder services. The remaining amounts available to be paid under each plan are paid to dealers to compensate them for their sales activities.

For Classes A and 529-A, the board of trustees has also approved the reimbursement of dealer and wholesaler commissions paid by AFD for certain shares sold without a sales charge. These classes reimburse AFD for amounts billed within the prior 15 months but only to the extent that the overall annual expense limit of 0.25% is not exceeded. As of September 30, 2008, there were no unreimbursed expenses subject to reimbursement for Classes A or 529-A.

Share class	Currently approved limits	Plan limits
Class A	0.25%	0.25%
Class 529-A	0.25	0.50
Classes B and 529-B	1.00	1.00
Classes C, 529-C and R-1	1.00	1.00
Class R-2	0.75	1.00
Classes 529-E and R-3	0.50	0.75
Classes F-1, 529-F-1 and R-4	0.25	0.50

Transfer agent services –The fund has a transfer agent agreement with AFS for Classes A and B. Under this agreement, these share classes compensate AFS for transfer agent services including shareholder recordkeeping, communications and transaction processing. AFS is also compensated for certain transfer agent services provided to all other share classes from the administrative services fees paid to CRMC described below.

Administrative services – The fund has an administrative services agreement with CRMC to provide transfer agent and other related shareholder services for all share classes other than Classes A and B. Each relevant share class pays CRMC annual fees up to 0.15% (0.10% for Class R-5) based on its respective average daily net assets. Each relevant share class also pays AFS additional amounts for certain transfer agent services. CRMC and AFS may use these fees to compensate third parties for performing these services. Administrative services fees are presented gross of any payments made by CRMC. Each 529 share class is subject to an additional annual administrative services fee of 0.10% of its respective average daily net assets; this fee is payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the maintenance of the 529 college savings plan.Although these amounts are included with administrative services fees on the accompanying financial statements, the Commonwealth of Virginia is not considered a related party.

Expenses under the agreements described on the previous page for the six months ended September 30, 2008, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Share class	Distribution services	Transfer agent services	Administrative services
			CRMC administrative services	Transfer agent services	Commonwealth of Virginia administrative services
Class A	$66,769	$28,370	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Class B	8,246	724	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Class C	19,814	Included in administrative services	$2,268	$282	Not applicable
Class F-1	12,772		6,112	461	Not applicable
Class F-2†	Not applicable		66	6	Not applicable
Class 529-A	764		314	42	$397
Class 529-B	527		42	14	53
Class 529-C	1,577		125	34	158
Class 529-E	112		18	2	22
Class 529-F-1	-		20	2	26
Class R-1	1,076		111	30	Not applicable
Class R-2	4,808		942	1,709	Not applicable
Class R-3	18,301		3,616	1,068	Not applicable
Class R-4	13,707		7,877	102	Not applicable
Class R-5	Not applicable		6,903	55	Not applicable
Total	$148,473	$29,094	$28,414	$3,807	$656

† Class F-2 was offered beginning August 1, 2008.

Trustees’ deferred compensation – Since the adoption of the deferred compensation plan in 1993, trustees who are unaffiliated with CRMCmay elect to defer the cash payment of part or all of their compensation. These deferred amounts, which remain as liabilities of the fund, are treated as if invested in shares of the fund or other American Funds. These amounts represent general, unsecured liabilities of the fund and vary according to the total returns of the selected funds. Trustees’ compensation of ($67,000), shown on the accompanying financial statements, includes $178,000 in current fees (either paid in cash or deferred) and a net decrease of $245,000 in the value of the deferred amounts.

Affiliated officers and trustees – Officers and certain trustees of the fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC, AFS and AFD. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from the fund.

5. Disclosure of fair value measurements

The fund adopted the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), Fair Value Measurements, on April 1, 2008. FAS 157 requires the fund to classify its assets and liabilities based on valuation method using three levels. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the fund’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid; however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.  The following table presents the fund’s valuation levels as of September 30, 2008 (dollars in thousands):

	Investment securities			Forward currency contracts
Level 1 – Quoted prices	$	10,547,728
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs		80,975,454	*	$	28,174	†
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs		32,002
Total	$	91,555,184

The following table reconciles the valuation of the fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the six months ended September 30, 2008 (dollars in thousands):

Beginning value at 4/1/2008	$	-
Net transfers into Level 3		32,002
Ending value at 9/30/2008	$	32,002

* Includes certain securities trading primarily outside the U.S. whose values were adjusted as a result of significant market movements following the close of local trading.

† Net unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts is not included in the summary investment portfolio.

6. Capital share transactions

Capital share transactions in the fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

Share class	Sales(*)				Reinvestments of dividends and distributions				Repurchases(*)						Net (decrease)  increase
	Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount			Shares			Amount			Shares
Six months ended September 30, 2008
Class A	$	3,335,825		73,083	$	-		-	$	(5,988,703	)		(136,085	)	$	(2,652,878	)		(63,002	)
Class B		83,150		1,836		-		-		(262,154	)		(5,980	)		(179,004	)		(4,144	)
Class C		287,119		6,410		-		-		(413,245	)		(9,755	)		(126,126	)		(3,345	)
Class F-1		1,904,178		41,950		-		-		(1,809,231	)		(42,136	)		94,947			(186	)
Class F-2†		509,780		12,265		-		-		(14,048	)		(360	)		495,732			11,905
Class 529-A		78,588		1,734		-		-		(29,509	)		(677	)		49,079			1,057
Class 529-B		6,597		148		-		-		(3,635	)		(85	)		2,962			63
Class 529-C		32,162		727		-		-		(17,132	)		(401	)		15,030			326
Class 529-E		3,871		86		-		-		(1,891	)		(43	)		1,980			43
Class 529-F-1		6,505		143		-		-		(2,435	)		(54	)		4,070			89
Class R-1		65,688		1,460		-		-		(27,786	)		(648	)		37,902			812
Class R-2		222,149		5,047		-		-		(188,257	)		(4,347	)		33,892			700
Class R-3		1,271,080		28,366		-		-		(1,932,760	)		(44,295	)		(661,680	)		(15,929	)
Class R-4		2,412,148		54,427		-		-		(1,532,770	)		(35,192	)		879,378			19,235
Class R-5		4,104,660		91,356		-		-		(2,133,822	)		(48,230	)		1,970,838			43,126
Total net increase
(decrease)	$	14,323,500		319,038	$	-		-	$	(14,357,378	)		(328,288	)	$	(33,878	)		(9,250	)
Year ended March 31, 2008
Class A	$	8,974,111		175,762	$	5,084,576		97,312	$	(12,394,368	)		(244,286	)	$	1,664,319			28,788
Class B		228,910		4,560		148,566		2,879		(251,107	)		(5,087	)		126,369			2,352
Class C		865,400		17,372		336,601		6,593		(586,970	)		(11,971	)		615,031			11,994
Class F-1		3,195,982		63,620		795,906		15,300		(1,930,614	)		(38,373	)		2,061,274			40,547
Class 529-A		199,305		3,946		67,120		1,292		(44,306	)		(880	)		222,119			4,358
Class 529-B		17,676		356		8,824		173		(5,231	)		(106	)		21,269			423
Class 529-C		79,000		1,595		25,606		502		(22,495	)		(456	)		82,111			1,641
Class 529-E		10,012		200		3,797		73		(3,122	)		(63	)		10,687			210
Class 529-F-1		14,387		285		4,432		85		(5,218	)		(103	)		13,601			267
Class R-1		95,361		1,934		14,948		294		(47,160	)		(951	)		63,149			1,277
Class R-2		546,756		11,042		108,925		2,135		(398,814	)		(8,108	)		256,867			5,069
Class R-3		3,104,305		61,709		670,402		13,038		(2,757,473	)		(55,406	)		1,017,234			19,341
Class R-4		5,085,720		101,445		958,504		18,601		(3,262,932	)		(64,766	)		2,781,292			55,280
Class R-5		8,505,982		165,682		1,736,435		33,233		(4,546,962	)		(90,558	)		5,695,455			108,357
Total net increase
(decrease)	$	30,922,907		609,508	$	9,964,642		191,510	$	(26,256,772	)		(521,114	)	$	14,630,777			279,904
(*) Includes exchanges between share classes of the fund.
† Class F-2 was offered beginning August 1, 2008

7. Forward currency contracts

As of September 30, 2008, the fund had open forward currency contract(s) to sell currencies as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Contract amount				U.S. valuation at September 30, 2008
							Unrealized
	Receive		Deliver		Amount		appreciation
Sales:
British pounds
expiring 10/31/2008 - 2/13/2009	$	435,892	£	231,797	$	412,859	$	23,033
Euros
expiring 2/11/2009		70,000	€	45,963		64,859		5,141
Forward currency contracts - net							$	28,174

8. Investment transactions

The fund made purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, of $20,887,563,000 and $17,386,586,000, respectively, during the six months ended September 30, 2008.

Financial highlights (1)

			(Loss) income from investment operations (2)				Dividends and distributions
		Net asset value, beginning of period	Net investment income		Net (losses) gains on securities (both realized and unrealized)	Total from investment operations	Dividends (from net investment income)	Distributions (from capital gains)	Total dividends and distributions	Net asset value, end of period	Total return (3) (4)	Net assets, end of period (in millions)	Ratio of expenses to average net assets before reimbursements /waivers		Ratio of expenses to average net assets after reimbursements /waivers (4)		Ratio of net income to average net assets (4)
Class A:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	$46.83	$.70	$	(10.05)	$(9.35)	$      -	$        -	$         -	$37.48	(19.97)%	$43,624	.80%	(6)	.76%	(6)	3.08%	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.92	.95		2.60	3.55	(1.01)	(3.63)	(4.64)	46.83	6.40	57,445	.79		.74		1.87
Year ended 3/31/2007		44.20	.71		6.49	7.20	(.77)	(2.71)	(3.48)	47.92	16.63	57,407	.79		.75		1.54
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.63	.62		9.99	10.61	(.72)	(1.32)	(2.04)	44.20	30.25	50,209	.81		.76		1.58
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.26	.43		3.45	3.88	(.51)	-	(.51)	35.63	12.08	37,515	.83		.82		1.31
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.78	.29		11.50	11.79	(.31)	-	(.31)	32.26	57.11	32,759	.87		.87		1.08
Class B:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.14	.53		(9.87)	(9.34)	-	-	-	36.80	(20.24)	1,263	1.55	(6)	1.50	(6)	2.37	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.31	.56		2.54	3.10	(.64)	(3.63)	(4.27)	46.14	5.60	1,775	1.52		1.48		1.12
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.71	.35		6.42	6.77	(.46)	(2.71)	(3.17)	47.31	15.78	1,709	1.54		1.50		.78
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.29	.32		9.88	10.20	(.46)	(1.32)	(1.78)	43.71	29.32	1,394	1.55		1.51		.82
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.00	.18		3.41	3.59	(.30)	-	(.30)	35.29	11.24	954	1.58		1.56		.55
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.65	.08		11.41	11.49	(.14)	-	(.14)	32.00	55.95	737	1.62		1.62		.31
Class C:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	45.64	.51		(9.76)	(9.25)	-	-	-	36.39	(20.27)	3,142	1.59	(6)	1.54	(6)	2.29	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		46.85	.53		2.53	3.06	(.64)	(3.63)	(4.27)	45.64	5.57	4,093	1.57		1.53		1.06
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.35	.31		6.35	6.66	(.45)	(2.71)	(3.16)	46.85	15.65	3,640	1.62		1.58		.69
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.04	.27		9.82	10.09	(.46)	(1.32)	(1.78)	43.35	29.21	2,697	1.64		1.60		.71
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.81	.14		3.40	3.54	(.31)	-	(.31)	35.04	11.16	1,546	1.67		1.65		.44
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.58	.06		11.37	11.43	(.20)	-	(.20)	31.81	55.76	939	1.70		1.70		.19
Class F-1:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.62	.68		(9.99)	(9.31)	-	-	-	37.31	(19.97)	8,259	.83	(6)	.79	(6)	3.02	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.73	.92		2.60	3.52	(1.00)	(3.63)	(4.63)	46.62	6.38	10,328	.81		.77		1.81
Year ended 3/31/2007		44.05	.69		6.47	7.16	(.77)	(2.71)	(3.48)	47.73	16.59	8,639	.82		.78		1.50
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.52	.59		9.97	10.56	(.71)	(1.32)	(2.03)	44.05	30.22	6,686	.84		.80		1.50
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.18	.40		3.45	3.85	(.51)	-	(.51)	35.52	12.01	3,901	.90		.89		1.20
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.75	.27		11.48	11.75	(.32)	-	(.32)	32.18	57.02	2,449	.92		.92		.97
Class F-2:
Period from 8/1/2008 to 9/30/2008	(5)	43.75	.10		(6.35)	(6.25)	-	-	-	37.50	(14.29)	447	.11		.10		.24
Class 529-A:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.53	.68		(9.97)	(9.29)	-	-	-	37.24	(19.96)	671	.84	(6)	.80	(6)	3.00	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.66	.90		2.60	3.50	(1.00)	(3.63)	(4.63)	46.53	6.34	789	.83		.79		1.78
Year ended 3/31/2007		44.00	.67		6.48	7.15	(.78)	(2.71)	(3.49)	47.66	16.59	601	.83		.79		1.45
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.49	.58		9.97	10.55	(.72)	(1.32)	(2.04)	44.00	30.21	387	.85		.80		1.47
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.15	.39		3.46	3.85	(.51)	-	(.51)	35.49	12.04	197	.91		.89		1.18
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.74	.27		11.47	11.74	(.33)	-	(.33)	32.15	57.00	104	.91		.91		.98
Class 529-B:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	45.71	.49		(9.77)	(9.28)	-	-	-	36.43	(20.30)	88	1.66	(6)	1.62	(6)	2.19	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		46.93	.48		2.53	3.01	(.60)	(3.63)	(4.23)	45.71	5.47	107	1.66		1.61		.97
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.42	.28		6.37	6.65	(.43)	(2.71)	(3.14)	46.93	15.60	90	1.67		1.63		.63
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.09	.25		9.82	10.07	(.42)	(1.32)	(1.74)	43.42	29.10	64	1.71		1.67		.64
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.86	.10		3.40	3.50	(.27)	-	(.27)	35.09	11.01	39	1.80		1.79		.30
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.61	.02		11.38	11.40	(.15)	-	(.15)	31.86	55.61	24	1.83		1.83		.06
Class 529-C:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	45.63	.48		(9.74)	(9.26)	-	-	-	36.37	(20.30)	264	1.66	(6)	1.62	(6)	2.19	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		46.87	.48		2.53	3.01	(.62)	(3.63)	(4.25)	45.63	5.47	317	1.65		1.61		.96
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.38	.28		6.37	6.65	(.45)	(2.71)	(3.16)	46.87	15.62	248	1.67		1.63		.62
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.08	.24		9.83	10.07	(.45)	(1.32)	(1.77)	43.38	29.11	164	1.70		1.66		.63
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.86	.10		3.40	3.50	(.28)	-	(.28)	35.08	11.02	88	1.79		1.78		.31
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.61	.02		11.39	11.41	(.16)	-	(.16)	31.86	55.66	50	1.82		1.82		.07
Class 529-E:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.17	.60		(9.87)	(9.27)	-	-	-	36.90	(20.08)	37	1.15	(6)	1.11	(6)	2.70	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.34	.74		2.57	3.31	(.85)	(3.63)	(4.48)	46.17	6.00	45	1.14		1.10		1.47
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.75	.52		6.43	6.95	(.65)	(2.71)	(3.36)	47.34	16.21	36	1.15		1.11		1.14
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.33	.45		9.91	10.36	(.62)	(1.32)	(1.94)	43.75	29.77	24	1.18		1.13		1.13
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.04	.28		3.43	3.71	(.42)	-	(.42)	35.33	11.63	12	1.26		1.24		.84
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.69	.17		11.44	11.61	(.26)	-	(.26)	32.04	56.45	7	1.28		1.28		.61
Class 529-F-1:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	$46.54	$.72	$	(9.98)	$(9.26)	$      -	$        -	$         -	$37.28	(19.90)%	$44	.65%	(6)	.61%	(6)	3.18%	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.65	.99		2.62	3.61	(1.09)	(3.63)	(4.72)	46.54	6.55	51	.64		.60		1.96
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.98	.74		6.49	7.23	(.85)	(2.71)	(3.56)	47.65	16.79	39	.65		.61		1.61
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.45	.64		9.96	10.60	(.75)	(1.32)	(2.07)	43.98	30.39	23	.70		.66		1.63
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.13	.36		3.44	3.80	(.48)	-	(.48)	35.45	11.89	12	1.01		.99		1.09
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.74	.24		11.48	11.72	(.33)	-	(.33)	32.13	56.79	6	1.02		1.02		.82
Class R-1:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	45.45	.49		(9.70)	(9.21)	-	-	-	36.24	(20.26)	181	1.59	(6)	1.54	(6)	2.25	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		46.71	.49		2.54	3.03	(.66)	(3.63)	(4.29)	45.45	5.52	190	1.61		1.57		.99
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.29	.28		6.38	6.66	(.53)	(2.71)	(3.24)	46.71	15.68	136	1.62		1.58		.61
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.04	.26		9.82	10.08	(.51)	(1.32)	(1.83)	43.29	29.16	66	1.65		1.61		.66
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.89	.11		3.43	3.54	(.39)	-	(.39)	35.04	11.18	29	1.72		1.68		.34
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.67	.04		11.41	11.45	(.23)	-	(.23)	31.89	55.72	8	1.82		1.71		.15
Class R-2:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	45.62	.50		(9.75)	(9.25)	-	-	-	36.37	(20.28)	1,059	1.62	(6)	1.58	(6)	2.24	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		46.84	.50		2.54	3.04	(.63)	(3.63)	(4.26)	45.62	5.51	1,296	1.61		1.57		1.01
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.36	.30		6.35	6.65	(.46)	(2.71)	(3.17)	46.84	15.66	1,093	1.67		1.59		.66
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.07	.26		9.83	10.09	(.48)	(1.32)	(1.80)	43.36	29.20	735	1.76		1.60		.68
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.86	.14		3.41	3.55	(.34)	-	(.34)	35.07	11.17	375	1.90		1.64		.42
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.64	.05		11.40	11.45	(.23)	-	(.23)	31.86	55.78	174	2.08		1.67		.17
Class R-3:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.04	.63		(9.87)	(9.24)	-	-	-	36.80	(20.07)	5,520	1.08	(6)	1.04	(6)	2.82	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.20	.78		2.54	3.32	(.85)	(3.63)	(4.48)	46.04	6.05	7,639	1.11		1.07		1.55
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.64	.52		6.41	6.93	(.66)	(2.71)	(3.37)	47.20	16.20	6,918	1.15		1.10		1.14
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.23	.46		9.89	10.35	(.62)	(1.32)	(1.94)	43.64	29.85	4,336	1.15		1.11		1.18
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.96	.30		3.42	3.72	(.45)	-	(.45)	35.23	11.68	2,321	1.18		1.16		.89
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.68	.15		11.45	11.60	(.32)	-	(.32)	31.96	56.46	1,052	1.29		1.29		.51
Class R-4:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.17	.67		(9.89)	(9.22)	-	-	-	36.95	(19.97)	9,491	.85	(6)	.80	(6)	2.99	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.31	.88		2.60	3.48	(.99)	(3.63)	(4.62)	46.17	6.32	10,970	.85		.81		1.75
Year ended 3/31/2007		43.69	.64		6.45	7.09	(.76)	(2.71)	(3.47)	47.31	16.61	8,627	.87		.82		1.41
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.25	.57		9.91	10.48	(.72)	(1.32)	(2.04)	43.69	30.20	5,352	.87		.83		1.45
Year ended 3/31/2005		31.95	.39		3.44	3.83	(.53)	-	(.53)	35.25	12.04	2,668	.90		.88		1.17
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.63	.27		11.41	11.68	(.36)	-	(.36)	31.95	57.00	1,106	.92		.92		.92
Class R-5:
Six months ended 9/30/2008	(5)	46.86	.75		(10.05)	(9.30)	-	-	-	37.56	(19.85)	17,437	.53	(6)	.48	(6)	3.30	(6)
Year ended 3/31/2008		47.94	1.05		2.63	3.68	(1.13)	(3.63)	(4.76)	46.86	6.64	19,731	.55		.50		2.05
Year ended 3/31/2007		44.22	.78		6.53	7.31	(.88)	(2.71)	(3.59)	47.94	16.91	14,993	.57		.52		1.70
Year ended 3/31/2006		35.64	.69		10.02	10.71	(.81)	(1.32)	(2.13)	44.22	30.56	9,059	.58		.53		1.74
Year ended 3/31/2005		32.26	.50		3.47	3.97	(.59)	-	(.59)	35.64	12.38	4,507	.59		.58		1.51
Year ended 3/31/2004		20.78	.35		11.51	11.86	(.38)	-	(.38)	32.26	57.49	2,473	.61		.61		1.27

				Year ended March 31
	Six months ended September 30, 2008(5)			2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
Portfolio turnover rate for all classes of shares		17	%		38	%		27	%		35	%		30	%		25	%

(1) Based on operations for the periods shown (unless otherwise noted) and, accordingly, may not be representative of a full year.

(2) Based on average shares outstanding.

(3) Total returns exclude any applicable sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges.

(4) This column reflects the impact, if any, of certain reimbursements/waivers from CRMC. During the periods shown, CRMC reduced fees for investment advisory services. In addition, during some of the periods shown, CRMC paid a portion of the fund's transfer agent fees for certain retirement plan share classes.

(5) Unaudited.

(6) Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements

Expense example

unaudited

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2008, through September 30, 2008).

Actual expenses:

The first line of each share class in the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses paid during period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each share class in the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Notes:

There are some account fees that are charged to certain types of accounts, such as individual retirement accounts and 529 college savings plan accounts (generally, a $10 fee is charged to set up the account and an additional $10 fee is charged to the account annually) that would increase the amount of expenses paid on your account. In addition, retirement plan participants may be subject to certain fees charged by the plan sponsor, and Class F-1, F-2 and 529-F-1shareholders may be subject to fees charged by financial intermediaries, typically ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% of assets annually depending on services offered. You can estimate the impact of these fees by adding the amount of the fees to the total estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period as calculated above. In addition, your ending account value would also be lower by the amount of these fees.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

	Beginning account value 4/1/2008		Ending account value 9/30/2008		Expenses paid during period*		Annualized expense ratio
Class A -- actual return	$	1,000.00	$	800.35	$	3.43		.76	%
Class A -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.26		3.85		.76
Class B -- actual return		1,000.00		797.57		6.76		1.50
Class B -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.55		7.59		1.50
Class C -- actual return		1,000.00		797.34		6.94		1.54
Class C -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.35		7.79		1.54
Class F-1 -- actual return		1,000.00		800.30		3.57		.79
Class F-1 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.11		4.00		.79
Class F-2 -- actual return †		1,000.00		857.14		.95		.62
Class F-2 -- assumed 5% return †		1,000.00		1,021.96		3.14		.62
Class 529-A -- actual return		1,000.00		800.36		3.61		.80
Class 529-A -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.06		4.05		.80
Class 529-B -- actual return		1,000.00		796.98		7.30		1.62
Class 529-B -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,016.95		8.19		1.62
Class 529-C -- actual return		1,000.00		797.05		7.30		1.62
Class 529-C -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,016.95		8.19		1.62
Class 529-E -- actual return		1,000.00		799.22		5.01		1.11
Class 529-E -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,019.50		5.62		1.11
Class 529-F-1 -- actual return		1,000.00		801.04		2.75		.61
Class 529-F-1 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.01		3.09		.61
Class R-1 -- actual return		1,000.00		797.35		6.94		1.54
Class R-1 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.35		7.79		1.54
Class R-2 -- actual return		1,000.00		797.23		7.12		1.58
Class R-2 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,017.15		7.99		1.58
Class R-3 -- actual return		1,000.00		799.30		4.69		1.04
Class R-3 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,019.85		5.27		1.04
Class R-4 -- actual return		1,000.00		800.30		3.61		.80
Class R-4 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,021.06		4.05		.80
Class R-5 -- actual return		1,000.00		801.53		2.17		.48
Class R-5 -- assumed 5% return		1,000.00		1,022.66		2.43		.48

*The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

† The period for the “annualized expense ratio” and “actual return” line is based on the number of days from August 1, 2008 (the initial sale of the share class) through September 30, 2008, and accordingly, is not representative of a full period. The “assumed 5% return” line is based on 183 days.

Other share class results

unaudited

Classes B, C, F and 529

Fund results shown are for past periods and are not predictive of results for future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. For current information and month-end results, visit americanfunds.com.

Average annual total returns for periods ended September 30, 2008:
	1 year			5 years			Life of class
Class B shares — first sold 3/15/00
Reflecting applicable contingent deferred sales
charge (CDSC), maximum of 5%, payable only if
shares are sold within six years of purchase		–29.33	%		10.98	%		2.12	%
Not reflecting CDSC		–25.91			11.24			2.12
Class C shares — first sold 3/15/01
Reflecting CDSC, maximum of 1%, payable only if
shares are sold within one year of purchase		–26.63			11.15			6.28
Not reflecting CDSC		–25.95			11.15			6.28
Class F-1 shares1 — first sold 3/15/01
Not reflecting annual asset-based fee charged by
sponsoring firm		–25.38			12.02			7.13
Class F-2 shares1 — first sold 8/1/08
Not reflecting annual asset-based fee charged by
sponsoring firm		—			—			–14.29	2
Class 529-A shares3 — first sold 2/15/02
Reflecting 5.75% maximum sales charge		–29.68			10.69			8.58
Not reflecting maximum sales charge		–25.38			12.01			9.56
Class 529-B shares3 — first sold 2/19/02
Reflecting applicable CDSC, maximum of 5%,
payable only if shares are sold within six years
of purchase		–29.42			10.78			8.93
Not reflecting CDSC		–26.00			11.05			8.93
Class 529-C shares3 — first sold 2/15/02
Reflecting CDSC, maximum of 1%, payable only if
shares are sold within one year of purchase		–26.68			11.06			8.62
Not reflecting CDSC		–25.99			11.06			8.62
Class 529-E shares1,3 — first sold 3/7/02		–25.62			11.64			8.43
Class 529-F-1 shares1,3 — first sold 9/16/02
Not reflecting annual asset-based fee charged by
sponsoring firm		–25.25			12.11			13.14
1 These shares are sold without any initial or contingent deferred sales charge.
2 Results are cumulative total returns; they are not annualized.
3 Results shown do not reflect the $10 initial account setup fee and an annual $10 account maintenance fee.

The fund’s investment adviser waived 5% of its management fees from September 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005, and increased the waiver to 10% on April 1, 2005. Fund results shown reflect the waiver, without which they would have been lower. Please see the Financial Highlights table on pages 22 to 25 for details.

For information regarding the differences among the various share classes, please refer to the fund’s prospectus.

Offices of the fund and of the investment adviser

Capital Research and Management Company

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, CA 92618

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts

American Funds Service Company

(Please write to the address near you.)

P.O. Box 6007

Indianapolis, IN 46206-6007

P.O. Box 2280

Norfolk, VA 23501-2280

Custodian of assets

JPMorgan Chase Bank

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017-2070

Counsel

K&L Gates LLP

55 Second Street, Suite 1700

San Francisco, CA 94105

Independent registered public accounting firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

695 Town Center Drive

Suite 1200

Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7188

Principal underwriter

American Funds Distributors, Inc.

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the American Funds. This and other important information is contained in the fund’s prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call American Funds Service Company (AFS) at 800/421-0180 or visit the American Funds website at americanfunds.com.

“American Funds Proxy Voting Guidelines” — which describes how we vote proxies relating to portfolio securities — is available free of charge on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at sec.gov, on the American Funds website or upon request by calling AFS. The fund files its proxy voting record with the SEC for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The report also is available on the SEC and American Funds websites.

A complete September 30, 2008, portfolio of EuroPacific Growth Fund’s investments is available free of charge by calling AFS or visiting the SEC website (where it is part of Form N-CSR).

EuroPacific Growth Fund files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This filing is available free of charge on the SEC website. You may also review or, for a fee, copy this filing at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (800/SEC-0330). Additionally, the list of portfolio holdings also is available by calling AFS.

This report is for the information of shareholders of EuroPacific Growth Fund, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the fund. If used as sales material after December 31, 2008, this report must be accompanied by an American Funds statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

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Investment portfolio

September 30, 2008

unaudited

Common stocks — 88.71%	Shares			Value (000)
FINANCIALS — 15.03%
Banco Santander, SA1		105,483,105		$	1,595,623
AXA SA1		40,208,514			1,317,217
BNP Paribas SA1		7,028,320			675,176
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)1		19,281,258			312,441
HSBC Holdings PLC (Hong Kong)1		15,390,930			242,966
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG1		9,909,591			499,092
Banco Bradesco SA, preferred nominative		22,996,722			373,893
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.1		15,641,758			338,128
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.1		32,728,000			336,119
ING Groep NV, depository receipts1		14,247,747			309,714
National Bank of Greece SA1		7,409,600			304,368
Société Générale1		3,341,761			303,132
UniCredit SpA1		72,758,840			268,622
Kookmin Bank1		5,373,410			245,511
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.1		6,310,000			227,627
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.1		4,729,346			220,820
Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) (GDR)1		825,935			219,752
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H1		356,250,000			212,251
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.1		10,375,000			204,088
Macquarie Group Ltd.1		6,431,600			200,847
AMP Ltd.1		34,424,518			197,021
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.1		38,500,000			195,098
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (CAD denominated)		500,000			160,627
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.		94,114			30,916
Unibanco-União de Bancos Brasileiros SA, units (GDR)		1,840,000			185,693
Investor AB, Class B1		9,653,000			180,095
Prudential PLC1		19,150,500			176,380
Sampo Oyj, Class A1		7,688,722			175,461
Barclays PLC1		28,050,000			170,498
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA1		10,358,100			167,797
Bank of China Ltd., Class H1		424,000,000			162,594
Türkiye Garanti Bankasi AS1,2		67,850,000			161,066
HDFC Bank Ltd.1		5,921,258			158,844
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC1		45,120,957			149,553
Unibail-Rodamco, non-registered shares1		719,000			146,369
Bank of Nova Scotia		3,200,000			144,646
Banco do Brasil SA, ordinary nominative		12,030,500			143,822
State Bank of India1		4,281,336			136,022
TrygVesta A/S1		1,991,000			127,993
Ayala Land, Inc.1		631,283,600			125,836
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.1		3,576,000			121,062
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A1		7,560,000			118,606
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd.1		17,593,500			102,963
CapitaMall Trust, units1		63,533,000			101,279
Westfield Group1		7,172,277			97,889
Topdanmark A/S1,2		673,550			96,309
PartnerRe Holdings Ltd.		1,395,000			94,986
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk1		330,055,000			91,775
Grupo Financiero Banorte, SAB de CV, Series O		28,785,478			91,570
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A1		10,270,000			90,542
Türkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C1		20,500,000			85,220
UBS AG1		4,616,506			79,914
ICICI Bank Ltd.1		4,750,000			55,853
ICICI Bank Ltd. (ADR)		1,000,000			23,520
DBS Group Holdings Ltd1		6,675,000			78,998
Unione di Banche Italiane Scpa1		3,365,000			73,410
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.1		400,000			70,230
Commerzbank AG1		4,701,000			70,148
Banco Comercial Português, SA1		42,000,000			68,605
ORIX Corp.1		532,000			65,855
DnB NOR ASA1		7,300,000			56,333
Swedbank AB1		4,250,000			55,904
Allianz SE1		401,000			55,111
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H1		14,585,000			54,010
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A		1,823,625			49,270
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.1		1,315,000			49,217
Banco Itaú Holding Financeira SA, preferred nominative		2,892,600			48,489
Credit Suisse Group AG1		1,000,000			47,675
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.1		3,550,000			43,111
Hypo Real Estate Holding AG1		6,791,264			39,798
GuangZhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H1		28,541,200			26,687
Ayala Corp.1		4,058,412			25,477
Korea Exchange Bank1		1,769,260			16,367
Hana Financial Holdings1		159,370			3,769
					13,753,670
HEALTH CARE — 11.86%
Roche Holding AG1		17,677,550			2,759,381
Bayer AG, non-registered shares1		37,222,650			2,715,058
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B1		26,822,967			1,373,383
Novartis AG1		25,706,320			1,346,375
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)		18,398,100			842,449
UCB SA1,3		11,728,928			416,666
Merck KGaA1		2,913,558			312,563
Nobel Biocare Holding AG1,3		7,803,306			261,976
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.1		6,934,900			177,208
Richter Gedeon NYRT1		849,000			155,803
AstraZeneca PLC (Sweden)1		2,900,000			128,369
Smith & Nephew PLC1		10,010,100			105,573
Lonza Group Ltd.1		669,276			83,348
Essilor1		1,427,000			71,307
Elan Corp., PLC (ADR)2		6,000,000			64,020
Straumann Holding AG1		164,000			45,081
					10,858,560
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 10.42%
América Móvil, SAB de CV, Series L (ADR)		36,228,700			1,679,563
América Móvil, SAB de CV, Series L		28,940,000			66,199
Vodafone Group PLC1		504,824,931			1,115,917
Koninklijke KPN NV1		58,996,900			849,742
MTN Group Ltd.1		58,609,000			830,934
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1,2		27,832,491			473,374
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.1		206,403,075			472,869
KDDI Corp.1		73,150			410,120
Telefónica, SA1		15,275,000			364,895
Teléfonos de México, SAB de CV, Class L (ADR)		11,913,351			306,769
Telenor ASA1		24,915,330			306,047
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR)2		10,937,623			258,894
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.1,2		8,659,800			20,231
France Télécom SA1		8,716,000			243,909
Telekomunikacja Polska SA1		24,216,227			231,419
Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, Class B1		246,563,200			185,455
TIM Participações SA, preferred nominative (ADR)		8,060,917			168,151
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.1		2,976,260			167,992
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA1		15,795,000			159,697
Telekom Austria AG, non-registered shares1		7,421,203			130,692
Telstra Corp. Ltd.1		38,830,000			130,258
Telmex Internacional, SAB de CV, Class L (ADR)		10,000,000			130,000
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.1		78,953			127,446
China Unicom Ltd.1		83,480,000			126,417
Iliad SA1		1,497,000			124,284
China Mobile Ltd.1		11,700,000			117,171
Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (GDR)1		3,085,492			109,976
SOFTBANK CORP.1		7,365,000			95,296
China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. (ADR)		1,592,800			72,441
Joint-Stock Financial Corp. Sistema (GDR)1		3,472,000			58,295
					9,534,453
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 8.19%
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.1		29,766,250			884,943
Industria de Diseno Textil, SA1		20,373,120			868,487
Toyota Motor Corp.1		13,086,700			556,173
Daimler AG1		9,813,778			495,636
Daimler AG (New York registered)		250,000			12,625
Renault SA1		6,545,765			422,671
Cie. Générale des Établissements Michelin, Class B1		6,380,000			418,290
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC1		45,477,805			338,396
adidas AG1		5,062,000			271,668
OPAP (Greek Organization of Football Prognostics) SA1		8,701,490			266,158
Continental AG1,2		2,509,500			249,244
Fiat SpA1		18,168,393			242,083
Esprit Holdings Ltd.1		37,652,700			231,384
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.1		2,785,000			211,373
Vivendi SA1		6,320,317			197,641
Nikon Corp.1		8,220,000			195,587
Mediaset SpA1		27,444,198			173,722
Marks and Spencer Group PLC1		40,291,134			145,845
Cie. Financière Richemont SA, Class A, units1		3,225,000			143,427
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.1		456,301,000			133,230
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, nonvoting preferred1		1,182,621			126,420
Hyundai Motor Co.1		1,500,000			94,685
Grupo Televisa, SAB, ordinary participation certificates (ADR)		4,000,000			87,480
Kingfisher PLC1		35,677,216			84,647
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.1,3		86,710,000			79,766
JCDecaux SA1		3,528,700			78,060
Carnival PLC1		2,500,000			74,973
Suzuki Motor Corp.1		3,946,333			73,354
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B1		1,675,000			68,017
GEOX SpA1		6,352,000			61,470
News Corp., Class A		4,152,946			49,794
Swatch Group Ltd, non-registered shares1		178,070			33,005
Swatch Group Ltd1		126,956			4,203
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.1		451,350			35,140
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC1		8,500,000			26,224
ProSiebenSAT.1 Media AG, nonvoting preferred1		3,750,000			25,670
DSG International PLC1		25,345,000			21,880
Li & Fung Ltd.1		5,650,000			13,802
					7,497,173
ENERGY — 8.11%
OAO Gazprom (ADR)1		48,215,000			1,549,421
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, ordinary nominative (ADR)		23,366,340			1,026,951
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, preferred nominative (ADR)		715,860			26,788
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B1		15,457,435			438,778
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A1		5,000,000			144,725
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (ADR)		1,586,078			90,549
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (ADR)		1,000,000			59,010
TOTAL SA1		9,798,984			590,761
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.		8,461,300			581,670
OAO LUKOIL (ADR)1		8,361,100			503,355
Saipem SpA, Class S1		12,666,566			375,379
Eni SpA1		9,894,000			260,967
China National Offshore Oil Corp.1		215,288,100			247,102
SK Energy Co., Ltd.1		3,040,225			229,817
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.1		9,687,000			217,105
Reliance Industries Ltd.1		4,622,000			195,324
StatoilHydro ASA1		6,478,320			154,300
Sasol Ltd.1		3,518,000			149,613
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações SA, ordinary nominative2		625,100			127,122
Suncor Energy Inc.		3,010,000			124,720
Nexen Inc.		4,021,777			93,547
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.1		1,945,813			79,995
Petro-Canada		2,300,000			76,674
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H1		46,600,000			49,268
Oil and Gas Development Co. Ltd.1		33,000,000			32,002
					7,424,943
INDUSTRIALS — 8.06%
Schneider Electric SA1		10,178,907			882,303
Siemens AG1		8,583,500			805,027
Vallourec SA1		2,566,470			557,799
Sandvik AB1		51,629,000			546,784
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)2,3		19,373,900			434,557
FANUC LTD1		5,147,500			388,653
ABB Ltd1,2		16,780,000			322,349
Mitsubishi Corp.1		11,740,000			244,548
Qantas Airways Ltd.1		82,969,628			210,246
SMC Corp.1		1,804,500			188,975
ALSTOM SA1		2,328,000			175,429
AB Volvo, Class B1		19,110,000			173,155
Gamesa Corporación Technologica, SA1		4,825,800			165,658
Orkla AS1		17,000,000			156,103
Scania AB, Class B1		11,909,700			146,456
Scania AB, Class A1		449,780			5,495
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. EADS NV1		8,540,000			147,658
Air France1		6,008,668			138,507
Finmeccanica SpA1		5,896,000			126,717
Capita Group PLC1		9,837,005			122,336
KONE Oyj, Class B1		4,438,000			121,419
Geberit AG1		858,501			105,874
Deutsche Post AG1		4,995,500			105,298
Komatsu Ltd.1		6,466,000			104,768
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.1		22,890,000			102,399
Deutsche Lufthansa AG1		5,000,000			98,283
Atlas Copco AB, Class A1		8,274,600			94,581
Wolseley PLC1		12,120,523			92,362
SUEZ Environnement Co.1,2		3,630,425			90,437
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.1		2,583,550			89,264
Tata Motors Ltd.1		10,500,076			78,249
Hays PLC1		48,076,956			69,177
Embraer – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA, ordinary nominative (ADR)		2,500,000			67,525
Toll Holdings Ltd.1		9,367,940			52,517
Wienerberger AG1		1,777,632			48,284
MAN AG1		705,000			47,323
Asciano Ltd., units1		12,418,149			32,397
Metso Oyj1		1,250,000			30,725
China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd., Class B1		7,369,680			5,041
					7,374,678
CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.75%
Nestlé SA1		30,247,000			1,309,993
Groupe Danone SA1		10,816,664			765,920
L’Oréal SA1		7,377,259			727,979
Tesco PLC1		103,953,061			723,364
InBev1		7,942,048			468,493
Diageo PLC1		25,156,500			426,101
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.		8,600,000			415,868
Koninklijke Ahold NV1		35,017,705			403,763
Unilever NV, depository receipts1		9,985,000			281,884
Wal-Mart de México, SAB de CV, Series V		64,835,718			222,137
SABMiller PLC1		11,146,000			217,849
METRO AG1		3,060,000			153,149
IOI Corp. Bhd.1		118,840,000			146,312
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.1		288,823			136,248
Woolworths Ltd.1		6,090,626			131,735
British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)1		3,325,400			108,722
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC1		3,292,500			105,848
Pernod Ricard Co.1		941,785			82,739
Unilever PLC1		2,526,750			68,632
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA1		3,000,000			64,899
ITC Ltd.1		11,472,373			46,167
Foster’s Group Ltd.1		10,000,000			43,706
Fomento Económico Mexicano, SAB de CV (ADR)		1,128,000			43,022
					7,094,530
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 7.52%
SAP AG1		17,130,000			919,193
SAP AG (ADR)		4,537,500			242,439
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.1		389,588,260			639,079
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR)		10,215,964			95,724
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1		1,359,600			626,398
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., nonvoting preferred1		48,800			15,484
HTC Corp.1,3		38,373,100			547,720
Nokia Corp.1		19,611,000			365,342
Nokia Corp. (ADR)		7,468,900			139,295
HOYA CORP.1		21,136,800			419,157
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.1		116,626,841			413,994
Canon, Inc.1		10,595,200			396,515
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.1		8,727,400			350,531
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.1,3		2,547,000			243,424
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.1,2		13,395,000			224,349
STMicroelectronics NV1		15,000,000			152,306
Acer Inc.1		88,856,691			151,376
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.1		12,585,000			145,203
Keyence Corp.1		454,000			90,393
Redecard SA, ordinary nominative		6,510,000			85,112
Ibiden Co., Ltd.1		3,435,000			83,752
Rohm Co., Ltd.1		1,240,200			68,135
ASML Holding NV1		3,440,222			61,383
ASML Holding NV (New York registered)		189,333			3,334
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.1		6,750,000			61,101
Delta Electronics, Inc.1		20,812,101			53,910
AU Optronics Corp.1		46,335,128			52,140
NHN Corp.1,2		350,000			45,150
Toshiba Corp.1		10,105,000			43,681
Quanta Computer Inc.1		34,100,965			41,306
Mediatek Incorporation1		3,945,000			41,101
Tencent Holdings Ltd.1		5,340,400			38,481
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd1,2		60,000,000			16,089
Nortel Networks Corp.2		3,523,600			7,893
					6,880,490
MATERIALS — 6.25%
Linde AG1		5,896,900			631,940
POSCO1		1,527,000			564,737
ArcelorMittal1		8,307,300			415,230
Syngenta AG1		1,402,315			298,153
Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, ordinary nominative (ADR)		8,000,000			153,200
Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, Class A, preferred nominative (ADR)		7,000,000			123,900
Barrick Gold Corp.		7,489,453			275,162
BASF SE1		5,658,000			270,971
CRH PLC1		11,281,433			245,340
CEMEX, SAB de CV, ordinary participation certificates, units (ADR)2		14,126,640			243,261
BHP Billiton PLC1		10,703,200			242,254
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.1		11,062,888			224,958
Teck Cominco Ltd., Class B		7,806,000			222,146
Holcim Ltd.1		3,028,571			221,899
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.1		3,656,100			174,238
Nitto Denko Corp.1		6,139,200			156,055
JSC Uralkali (GDR)1		4,375,000			137,433
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.		3,407,529			128,356
JSR Corp.1		8,645,500			113,711
Aracruz Celulose SA, Class B, preferred nominative (ADR)		2,943,472			108,055
Akzo Nobel NV1		2,165,000			104,012
Yamana Gold Inc.		10,208,000			84,113
Rio Tinto PLC1		1,300,000			80,935
Titan Cement Co. SA1		2,283,000			75,127
Rio Tinto Ltd.1		990,000			68,153
Grupo México, SAB de CV, Series B		54,060,416			56,635
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R1		5,394,843			53,166
UPM-Kymmene Oyj1		3,340,000			52,493
K+S AG1		681,000			47,629
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.1		6,665,000			29,075
Koninklijke DSM NV1		515,979			24,279
Givaudan SA1		28,500			23,665
BlueScope Steel Ltd.1		3,339,396			19,690
Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. (ADS)		2,167,019			19,525
Formosa Plastics Corp.1		10,233,000			16,661
Rhodia SA1		945,833			14,703
					5,720,860
UTILITIES — 3.88%
GDF Suez1		14,046,617			734,475
E.ON AG1		13,908,000			703,846
British Energy Group PLC1		37,702,454			511,125
RWE AG1		3,115,000			299,295
Veolia Environnement1		7,072,557			291,453
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.1		125,764,000			272,280
Electricité de France SA1		3,718,000			269,210
Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd.1		80,616,250			183,726
Public Power Corp. SA1		11,195,403			173,794
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.1		18,050,000			113,636
					3,552,840
MISCELLANEOUS — 1.64%
Other common stocks in initial period of acquisition					1,497,222
Total common stocks (cost: $80,504,606,000)					81,189,419
Preferred stocks — 0.04%
FINANCIALS — 0.04%
Shinsei Finance II (Cayman) Ltd. 7.16% noncumulative4,5		71,405,000			36,640
Total preferred stocks (cost: $50,001,000)					36,640
				Value
Rights — 0.00%					(000	)
MISCELLANEOUS — 0.00%
Other rights in initial period of acquisition				$	1,968
Total rights (cost: $0)					1,968
	Principal amount
Bonds & notes — 0.06%		(000	)
FINANCIALS — 0.06%
SMFG Preferred Capital USD 2 Ltd. 8.75% noncumulative preferred (undated) 5	$	6,900			7,086
SMFG Preferred Capital USD 3 Ltd. 9.50% (undated)4,5		23,075			22,057
Woori Bank 6.208% 20674,5		29,750			18,973
Shinhan Bank 5.663% 20354		2,690			1,849
Shinhan Bank 6.819% 20364		600			477
					50,442
Total bonds & notes (cost: $55,955,000)					50,442
Short-term securities — 11.22%
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.49%–1.925% due 10/2/2008–2/26/2009	$	1,460,700			1,457,990
Federal Home Loan Bank 2.04%–3.31% due 10/3/2008–3/10/2009		1,439,641			1,435,694
Freddie Mac 2.06%–2.70% due 10/20–12/15/2008		1,296,295			1,293,085
Fannie Mae 2.07%–2.70% due 10/1–12/22/2008		987,574			985,673
American Honda Finance Corp. 2.20%–2.23% due 10/16–11/19/2008		320,746			319,863
Nestlé Capital Corp. 2.01%–2.31% due 10/14/2008–1/21/20095		236,000			234,829
Alcon Capital Corp. 2.10% due 11/10/20085		47,700			47,558
Coca-Cola Co. 2.15%–2.20% due 10/7/2008–1/16/20095		275,000			274,110
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale 2.10%–2.20% due 11/12–12/12/2008		269,000			267,668
Jupiter Securitization Co., LLC 5.50% due 10/1/20085		95,800			95,785
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.50%–2.62% due 10/6–11/3/2008		102,100			101,976
Park Avenue Receivables Co., LLC 2.70% due 12/4/20085		50,000			49,611
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 2.35%–2.54% due 10/15–12/5/2008		173,300			172,592
Toyota Credit de Puerto Rico Corp. 2.40% due 11/4/2008		50,000			49,884
Hewlett-Packard Co. 2.60%–3.00% due 10/23–12/19/20085		219,700			218,814
Procter & Gamble International Funding S.C.A. 2.10%–2.23% due 10/27–12/17/20085		216,000			215,129
Swedish Export Credit Corp. 1.95%–2.36% due 10/2–10/17/2008		204,800			204,706
BASF AG 2.20%–2.31% due 11/5–12/10/20085		189,000			187,756
Bank of America Corp. 2.54%–2.82% due 10/16/2008–1/9/2009		165,600			164,534
General Electric Capital Corp. 2.05% due 12/12/2008		100,000			99,410
Edison Asset Securitization LLC 2.50%–2.54% due 10/23–12/1/20085		59,100			58,754
Export Development Canada 2.10%–2.20% due 10/21–12/12/2008		154,800			154,057
Novartis Finance Corp. 2.10%–2.20% due 10/30–11/21/20085		151,200			150,608
IBM International Group Capital LLC 2.14%–2.34% due 10/1–11/17/20085		100,000			99,765
IBM Capital Inc. 2.15% due 12/10/20085		46,326			45,971
Electricité de France 2.21%–2.32% due 10/17–11/12/20085		145,000			144,657
European Investment Bank 2.17%–2.215% due 10/24–12/8/2008		140,000			139,441
Eksportfinans ASA 2.30%–2.35% due 11/14–12/11/20085		130,500			129,861
AT&T Inc. 2.15%–2.23% due 10/2–12/5/2008 (5)		126,500			126,126
KfW 4(2) CP 2.21%–2.30% due 10/27–12/8/20085		123,800			123,215
Toronto-Dominion Holdings USA Inc. 2.295%–2.375% due 10/8–10/10/20085		100,000			99,942
ING (US) Funding LLC 2.58% due 11/3–11/4/2008		100,000			99,752
Shell International Finance BV 2.08%–2.11% due 11/5–11/13/20085		97,200			96,944
United Parcel Service Inc. 2.01%–2.02% due 12/8–12/9/20085		97,000			96,412
BMW U.S. Capital LLC 2.04% due 10/9–10/10/20085		90,000			89,951
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 2.00%–2.10% due 11/5–11/10/20085		78,000			77,812
AstraZeneca PLC 2.69% due 12/1/20085		75,800			75,422
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.56% due 10/28/2008		50,000			49,896
Liberty Street Funding Corp. 2.54% due 10/1/20085		25,000			24,998
BP Capital Markets PLC 2.10%–2.20% due 11/19–11/21/20085		75,000			74,733
UBS Finance (Delaware) LLC 2.61% due 10/14/2008		52,400			52,347
HSBC USA Inc. 2.60% due 11/3/2008		50,000			49,877
BNP Paribas Finance Inc. 2.63% due 11/7/2008		50,000			49,861
Rabobank USA Financial Corp. 2.56% due 11/18/2008		50,000			49,779
United Mexican States Government, Series BI 0% due 2/12/20091	MXN56,209				49,679
John Deere Capital Corp. 2.45% due 11/20/20085	$	46,000			45,840
Private Export Funding Corp. 2.20% due 10/7/20085		42,000			41,981
Sheffield Receivables Corp. 2.56% due 10/23/20085		40,000			39,932
Pfizer Inc. 2.12% due 12/2/20085		32,700			32,534
Canadian Wheat Board 2.02% due 11/14/2008		30,000			29,901
Total short-term securities (cost: $10,277,695,000)					10,276,715
Total investment securities (cost: $90,888,257,000)					91,555,184
Other assets less liabilities					(27,840	)
Net assets				$	91,527,344

“Miscellaneous” securities include holdings in their initial period of acquisition that have not previously been publicly disclosed.

1Valued under fair value procedures adopted by authority of the board of trustees. The total value of all such securities, including those in “Miscellaneous,”

 was $70,693,336,000, which represented 77.24% of the net assets of the fund.

2Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.

3Represents an affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

4Coupon rate may change periodically.

5Purchased in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the United States in transactions exempt from

 registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $3,083,806,000, which represented 3.37% of the

 net assets of the fund.

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

ADS = American Depositary Shares

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

MXN = Mexican pesos

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so you may lose money.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the American Funds. This and other important information is contained in each fund’s prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing.

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ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders.  The procedures are as follows.  The Registrant has a nominating committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. 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 nominating committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’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 nominating committee.

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a)	The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
(b)	There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

(a)(1)	Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.
(a)(2)	The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EUROPACIFIC GROWTH FUND

By /s/ Gina H. Despres

Gina H. Despres, Vice Chairman and

Principal Executive Officer

Date: December 8, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By /s/ Gina H. Despres

Gina H. Despres, Vice Chairman and

Principal Executive Officer

Date: December 8, 2008

By /s/ Bryan K. Nielsen

Bryan K. Nielsen, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

Date: December 8, 2008