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SCHEDULE 14A
INFORMATION
Proxy Statement
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EuroPacific Growth
Fund
The Growth Fund of
America, Inc.
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PLEASE
VOTE NOW
(Third
Reminder)
Fellow
Shareholder:
We
recently mailed you proxy materials relating to proposals to be voted on at a
meeting of American Funds shareholders scheduled for November 24,
2009. This letter was sent because we have not received your
vote.
YOUR
VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
VOTING
NOW HELPS YOUR FUNDS LOWER OVERALL PROXY COSTS
For the reasons set
forth in the proxy materials previously mailed to you, each fund’s Board of
Directors/Trustees believes Proposals 1–7, as applicable, are in the
shareholders’ best interest and unanimously recommends that you vote in
favor. The
Boards have recommended a vote against Proposal 8.
Please vote using
one of the following three options:
Log on to www.proxyvote.com. Please
have your voting instruction form in hand to access your control number (located
in the box) and follow the on screen instructions.
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VOTE
BY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE
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Call toll free
1-800-454-8683. Please have your voting instruction form in hand to access your
control number (located in the box) and follow the recorded
instructions.
Complete, sign and
date the enclosed voting instruction form(s), then return them in the enclosed
postage paid envelope.
If
you have any questions about the proposals, you may call American Funds Service
Company toll free at 1-800-421-0180. Thank you for
voting.