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The Income Fund of
America®

Prospectus Supplement

April 1, 2016

(for prospectus dated November 1,
2015, as supplemented to date)

 

 

 

1.   The table under the heading “The Capital SystemSM” in the “Management and organization” section of the prospectus is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Portfolio manager Investment
experience		 Experience
in this fund		 Role in
management
of the fund
Hilda L. Applbaum Investment professional for
29 years in total;
21 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 18 years
(plus 3 years of
prior experience
as an
investment analyst
for the fund)		 Serves as an equity portfolio manager
David C. Barclay Investment professional for
34 years in total;
28 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 19 years Serves as a fixed-income portfolio manager
Dina N. Perry Investment professional for
38 years in total;
24 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 23 years Serves as an equity portfolio manager
Andrew B. Suzman Investment professional for
22 years, all with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 16 years
(plus 4 years of
prior experience
as an
investment analyst
for the fund)		 Serves as an equity portfolio manager
Joanna F. Jonsson Investment professional for
27 years in total;
25 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 12 years
(plus 9 years of
prior experience
as an
investment analyst
for the fund)		 Serves as an equity portfolio manager

 

Portfolio manager Investment
experience		 Experience
in this fund		 Role in
management
of the fund
John H. Smet Investment professional for
33 years in total;
32 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 23 years Serves as a fixed-income portfolio manager
David A. Daigle Investment professional for
21 years, all with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 9 years
(plus 11 years of
prior experience
as an
investment analyst
for the fund)		 Serves as a fixed-income portfolio manager
Paul Flynn Investment professional for
20 years in total;
18 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate

3 years

(plus 5 years of
prior experience
as an
investment analyst
for the fund)

 Serves as an equity portfolio manager
James R. Mulally Investment professional for
40 years in total;
35 years with Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate		 9 years Serves as a fixed-income portfolio manager

 

2.   The paragraph titled “Employer-sponsored retirement plan investors” in the "Fund expenses" section of the prospectus is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Employer-sponsored retirement plan investors. The amount paid for subtransfer agent/recordkeeping services varies depending on the share class selected. The table below shows the maximum payments to entities providing these services to retirement plans.

  Payments
Class A 0.05% of assets or
$12 per participant position*
Class R-1 0.10% of assets
Class R-2 0.35% of assets
Class R-2E 0.20% of assets
Class R-3 0.15% of assets
Class R-4 0.10% of assets
Class R-5E 0.15% of assets
Class R-5 0.05% of assets
Class R-6 none

* Payment amount depends on the date services commenced.

 

Keep this supplement with your prospectus.

Lit. No. MFGEBS-176-0316P Printed in USA CGD/AFD/10039-S52922

 

 

THE FUND MAKES AVAILABLE A SPANISH TRANSLATION OF THE ABOVE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC OFFERING AND SALE OF ITS SHARES. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT ABOVE IS A FAIR AND ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE SPANISH EQUIVALENT.

 

/s/ MICHAEL W. STOCKTON
MICHAEL W. STOCKTON
SECRETARY