New Perspective Fund®

SMALLCAP World Fund,® Inc.

Prospectus Supplement

December 14, 2012

(for prospectuses dated December 1, 2012)

For New Perspective Fund, the paragraph titled "Fund comparative indexes" in the "Investment objectives, strategies and risks" section of the prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following paragraph:

Fund comparative indexes The investment results table in this prospectus shows how the fund’s average annual total returns compare with various broad measures of market results. The MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, consisting of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. This index was not in existence when the fund’s Class A shares were first sold; therefore, lifetime results are not shown. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index is a market capitalization weighted index based on the average weighted results of 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. The Lipper Global Funds Index is an equally weighted index of funds that invest at least 25% of their portfolios in securities traded outside the United States and may own U.S. securities as well. The results of the underlying funds in the index include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, as well as brokerage commissions paid by the funds for portfolio transactions and other fund expenses, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, account fees or U.S. federal income taxes. This index was not in existence when the fund’s Class A shares were first sold; therefore, lifetime results are not shown.

For SMALLCAP World Fund, the paragraph titled "Fund comparative indexes" in the "Investment objective, strategies and risks" section of the prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following paragraph:

Fund comparative indexes The investment results table in this prospectus shows how the fund’s average annual total returns compare with various broad measures of market results. The MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results of smaller capitalization companies in both developed and emerging markets. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. This index was not in existence when the fund’s Class A shares were first sold; therefore, lifetime results are not shown. The Lipper Global Small-Cap Funds Average is composed of funds that invest at least 25% of their portfolios in securities with primary trading markets outside the United States, and that limit at least 65% of their investments to companies with market capitalizations of less than US $1 billion at the time of purchase. The results of the underlying funds in the average include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, as well as brokerage commissions paid by the funds for portfolio transactions and other fund expenses, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, account fees or U.S. federal income taxes. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Widely used as a measure of inflation, the CPI is computed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

For both New Perspective Fund and SMALLCAP World Fund, the first paragraph under "Taxes on dividends and distributions" in the "Distribution and taxes" section of the prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following paragraph:

Taxes on dividends and distributions For federal tax purposes, dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. The fund’s distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable as long-term capital gains. Any dividends or capital gain distributions you receive from the fund will normally be taxable to you when made, regardless of whether you reinvest dividends or capital gain distributions or receive them in cash.

Keep this supplement with your prospectus.

MFGEBS-055-1212P  Printed in USA  CGD/AFD/10039-S35518

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/   PATRICK F. QUAN

PATRICK F. QUAN

      SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.

SECRETARY

/s/  VINCENT P. CORTI

VINCENT P. CORTI

      NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND

SECRETARY