485BPOS 1 nwf485bxbrl.htm NEW WORLD FUND

SEC File Nos. 333-67455

811-09105

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-1A

 

Registration Statement

Under

the Securities Act of 1933

Post-Effective Amendment No. 23

 

and

 

Registration Statement

Under

the Investment Company Act of 1940

Amendment No. 24

 

 

NEW WORLD FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-1447

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(213) 486-9200

 

 

Vincent P. Corti, Secretary

New World Fund, Inc.

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California 90071-1447

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

Mark D. Perlow

K&L Gates LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200

San Francisco, California 94111-5994

(Counsel for the Registrant)

 

 

Approximate date of proposed public offering:

It is proposed that this filing become effective immediately pursuant to paragraph (b) of rule 485.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, and State of California, on the 22nd day of January, 2013.

 

NEW WORLD FUND, INC.

 

By /s/ Gina H. Despres

(Gina H. Despres, Vice Chairman of the Board)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to Registration Statement has been signed below on January 22, 2013, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

 

  Signature Title
(1) Principal Executive Officer:
     
  /s/ Michael J. Thawley Senior Vice President
  (Michael J. Thawley)  
   
(2) Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer:
     
  /s/ Brian C. Janssen Treasurer
  (Brian C. Janssen)  
     
(3) Directors:  
     
  Elisabeth Allison* Director
  Vanessa C.L. Chang* Director
     
  /s/ Gina H. Despres Vice Chairman of the Board
  (Gina H. Despres)  
     
  Nicholas Donatiello, Jr.* Director
  Koichi Itoh* Chairman of the Board (Independent and Non-Executive)
  William H. Kling* Director
     
  /s/ Robert W. Lovelace President and Director
  (Robert W. Lovelace)  
     
  William I. Miller* Director
  Alessandro Ovi* Director
     
  *By /s/ Vincent P. Corti  
  (Vincent P. Corti, pursuant to a power of attorney filed herewith)

 

Counsel represents that this amendment does not contain disclosures that would make the amendment ineligible for effectiveness under the provisions of rule 485(b).

 

/s/ Timothy W. McHale

(Timothy W. McHale)

 

 

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, Elisabeth Allison, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)

-          American Funds New World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

 Brian C. Janssen

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at Belmont, MA, this 3rd day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ Elisabeth Allison

Elisabeth Allison, Board member

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, Vanessa C. L. Chang, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-American Balanced Fund (File No. 002-10758, File No. 811-00066)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-The Income Fund of America (File No. 002-33371, File No. 811-01880)
-International Growth and Income Fund (File No. 333-152323, File No. 811-22215)
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)

-          American Funds New World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

M. Susan Gupton

Brian C. Janssen

Jeffrey P. Regal

 

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at North Berwick, Scotland, this 18th day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ Vanessa C.L. Chang

Vanessa C.L. Chang, Board member

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, Nicholas Donatiello, Jr., the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)

-          American Funds New World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

 Brian C. Janssen

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at San Francisco, CA, this 20th day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ Nicholas Donatiello, Jr.

Nicholas Donatiello, Jr., Board member

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, Koichi Itoh, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-Capital Income Builder (File No. 033-12967, File No. 811-05085)
-Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc. (File No. 033-54444, File No. 811-07338)
-Capital World Growth and Income Fund
-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-The New Economy Fund (File No. 002-83848, File No. 811-03735)
-The New Economy Fund
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)

-          American Funds New World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

Brian C. Janssen

Neal F. Wellons

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at Tokyo, Japan, this 3rd day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ Koichi Itoh

Koichi Itoh, Board member

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, William H. Kling, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-AMCAP Fund (File No. 002-26516, File No. 811-01435)
-American Funds Fundamental Investors (File No. 002-10760, File No. 811-00032)
-American Funds Global Balanced Fund (File No. 333-170605, File No. 811-22496)
-American Mutual Fund (File No. 002-10607, File No. 811-00572)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-The Growth Fund of America, Inc. (File No. 002-14728, File No. 811-00862)
-The Growth Fund of America
-The Investment Company of America (File No. 002-10811, File No. 811-00116)
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)
-American Funds New World Fund
-SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. (File No. 033-32785, File No. 811-05888)

-          SMALLCAP World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

Brian D. Bullard

Karl C. Grauman

Brian C. Janssen

Jeffrey P. Regal

Ari M. Vinocor

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at Minneapolis, MN, this 6th day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ William H. Kling

William H. Kling, Board member

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, William I. Miller, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)

-          American Funds New World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

 Brian C. Janssen

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at New York, NY, this 13th day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ William I. Miller

William I. Miller, Board member

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

I, Alessandro Ovi, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

-EuroPacific Growth Fund (File No. 002-83847, File No. 811-03734)
-EuroPacific Growth Fund
-New Perspective Fund, Inc. (File No. 002-47749, File No. 811-02333)
-New Perspective Fund
-New World Fund, Inc. (File No. 333-67455, File No. 811-09105)

-          American Funds New World Fund

 

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

 

Vincent P. Corti

Steven I. Koszalka

Patrick F. Quan

Courtney R. Taylor

Julie E. Lawton

Tanya Schneider

Raymond F. Sullivan, Jr.

 Brian C. Janssen

 

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

EXECUTED at Rome, Italy, this 20th day of August, 2012.

(City, State)

 

 

/s/ Alessandro Ovi

Alessandro Ovi, Board member

 

 
 

Exhibit Index

 

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