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AMCAP Fund, American Mutual Fund, EuroPacific Growth Fund,

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This document is intended for shareholders of record as of August 28, 2009 of one or more the above-referenced funds and is a supplement (this “Supplement”) to the Joint Proxy Statement dated August 28, 2009 (the “Proxy Statement”). The purpose of this Supplement is to update Appendix 1 of the Proxy Statement to include the following information with respect to William I. Miller and William H. Kling. William I. Miller is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Irwin Financial Corporation and is currently serving as its sole director. William H. Kling is a former director of Irwin Financial Corporation. Irwin Financial Corporation filed a petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the federal Bankruptcy Code on September 21, 2009. This action followed the issuance of consent orders by relevant federal and state banking authorities and the appointment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Irwin Financial Corporation’s two banking subsidiaries.

This Supplement should be read together with the Proxy Statement, which you may have already received by mail and which is available at both americanfunds.com and proxy-direct.com/afs. If you are not able to access the Proxy Statement on either website, please call American Funds Service Company at 800/421-0180, ext. 34 or write to the secretary of the Fund at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071.