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INVESMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA
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THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
APRIL 28, 1998
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Investment Company of America (the
"Company") will be held at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, April 28, 1998 at 10:00 A.M., local time, to
consider and vote on the following matters described under the corresponding
numbers in the accompanying Proxy Statement:
(1) election of a board of 13 Directors;
(2) ratification of the selection of Price Waterhouse LLP as the independent
accountant for the Company for the year ending December 31, 1998; and
(3) such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed March 2, 1998, at the close of business, as
the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and
to vote at the meeting.
THE PROPOSED BUSINESS CANNOT BE CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING UNLESS THE
HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY OUTSTANDING ON THE RECORD
DATE ARE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY. THEREFORE, PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY, WHICH IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE
PROXY IS REVOCABLE AND WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU
ATTEND THE MEETING.
By order of the Board of Directors,
VINCENT P. CORTI
SECRETARY
March 16, 1998
IMPORTANT
SHAREHOLDERS CAN HELP THE COMPANY AVOID THE NECESSITY AND EXPENSE OF
SENDING FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO ENSURE A QUORUM BY PROMPTLY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED
PROXY. PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN ORDER THAT THE
NECESSARY QUORUM MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA
333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
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PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - APRIL 28, 1998
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The enclosed Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company in
connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, April
28, 1998. Every Proxy returned in time to be voted at the meeting will be voted
and, if a specification is made with respect to any proposal, the Proxy will be
voted accordingly. If no specification is made, the Proxy will be voted in
favor of the proposal. Anyone having submitted a Proxy may revoke it prior to
its exercise, either by filing with the Company a written notice of revocation,
by delivering a duly executed Proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the
meeting and voting in person.
At the close of business on March 2, 1998, the record date fixed by the Board
of Directors for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at the meeting, there were outstanding 1,408,059,467 Common shares of
capital stock, $1 par value per share, the only authorized class of voting
securities of the Company (the "Shares"). Each Share is entitled to one vote.
There is no provision for cumulative voting. No person owned of record or was
known by the Company to own beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding Shares
of the Company.
This Proxy Statement was first mailed to shareholders on or about March 16,
1998. The Company's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1997,
including financial statements, has been mailed to shareholders. The Annual
Report is not to be regarded as proxy solicitation material or as part of this
Proxy Statement.
With respect to the election of directors (Item 1), the 13 nominees receiving
the highest number of votes shall be deemed to be elected. The vote required to
approve Item 2 is the affirmative vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of all
Shares present in person or by proxy, provided the holders of more than 50% of
all outstanding voting Shares are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more
than 50% of all outstanding voting Shares on the record date.
If sufficient votes are not received by the meeting date, a person named as
proxy may propose one or more adjournments of the meeting for a period or
periods of not more than 120 days in the aggregate to permit further
solicitation of Proxies. The persons named as proxies may vote all Proxies in
favor of such adjournment. Signed but unmarked Proxies will be voted for the
below nominated directors and in favor of all proposals. Shareholders who
return Proxies marked as abstaining from voting on one or more proposals are
treated as being present at the meeting for purposes of obtaining the quorum
necessary to hold the meeting, but are not counted as part of the vote
necessary to approve the proposal(s). Where brokers holding Company Shares for
their customers in so-called "Street Name" have not received instructions and
are not authorized to vote without instruction, those Shares also will be
treated as abstentions.
1. Election of Directors
Thirteen directors are to be elected at the meeting, each to hold office until
the next annual meeting and until a successor is elected and qualified. All of
the nominees for director except William R. Grimsley and R. Michael Shanahan
were elected by shareholders at their last Annual Meeting on April 29, 1997.
Mr. Grimsley has served the Company as an officer since 1987 and as a portfolio
counselor since 1972. Mr. Shanahan has served the Company as an officer since
1994 and as a portfolio counselor since 1991 (plus 13 years as an investment
professional prior to becoming a portfolio counselor). Each of the nominees has
agreed to serve as director if elected. If, due to presently unforeseen
circumstances, any nominee should not be available for election, the persons
named as proxies will vote the signed but unmarked Proxies and those marked for
the nominated directors for such other nominee as the present directors may
recommend. The table below sets forth certain information regarding the
nominees.
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Name of Nominee Current Principal Year Memberships on Boards of Other Shares
(Position with Company) Occupation and First Registered Investment Beneficially
and Age Principal Employment Elected a Companies and Publicly Held Owned,
During Past Five Director Companies Directly or
Years # Indirectly, at
March 5, 1998
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Mr. Charles H. Black Private investor and 1981 The American Funds Group 39,562
/1//3/ consultant; former (Director/Trustee of 2 other
(Director) Executive Vice funds) JMC Group, Inc.
71 President and Pacific Stock Exchange
Director, KaiserSteel (Public Governor)
Corporation Wilshire Technologies, Inc.
Ms. Ann S. Bowers /2/ Senior Trustee, The 1991 36,779
/3/ Noyce Foundation;
(Director) Trustee, Cornell
60 University
Dr. Malcolm R. Currie Chairman Emeritus, 1992 LSI Logic Corporation 18,351
/3/ Hughes Aircraft Unocal Corporation
(Director) Company; Chairman of SM&A (Steven Myers & Assoc.)
71 the Board of
Trustees, University
of Southern
California
Mr. William R. Senior Vice President (Nominee) The American Funds Group 16,661+
Grimsley* and Director, Capital (Director/Trustee of 3 other
(Senior Vice President Research and funds)
and Director Nominee) Management Company
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Mr. Jon B. Lovelace, Vice Chairman of the 1959 The American Funds Group 41,667+
Jr.* Board, Capital (Director of 3 other funds)
(Chairman of the Research and
Board) Management Company
71
Prof. John G. McDonald The IBJ Professor of 1976 The American Funds Group 9,057
/1/ /2/ /3/ Finance, Graduate (Director/Trustee of 6 other
(Director) School of Business, funds)
60 Stanford University Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Scholastic Corporation
Varian Associates, Inc.
Trinet Corp.
Ms. Bailey Morris-Eck Senior Vice 1993 2,240
/1/ /3/ President, the
(Director) Brookings
53 Institution; Visiting
Fellow, Institute for
International
Economics;
Consultant, The
Independent of London
Mr. Richard G. Newman Chairman of the 1996 The American Funds Group 12,450
/1/ /3/ Board, President and (Director/Trustee of 12 other
(Director) CEO, AECOM Technology funds) Southwest Water Company
63 Corporation
(architectural
engineering)
Mr. William C. Newton* Senior Partner, The 1985 46,128+
(President and Capital Group
Director) Partners, L.P.;
67 former Vice Chairman
of the Board, Capital
Research and
Management Company
Mr. James W. Ratzlaff* Senior Partner, The 1991 The American Funds Group 5,756+
(Executive Vice Capital Group (Director of 7 other funds)
President Partners, L.P.,
and Director) former Vice Chairman
61 of the Board, Capital
Research and
Management Company
Dr. Olin C. Robison /1/ President of the 1987 The American Funds Group 1,523
/2/ /3/ Salzburg Seminar; (Director of 2 other funds)
(Director) President Emeritus,
61 Middlebury College
Mr. R. Michael Chairman of the Board (Nominee) The American Funds Group 8,331+
Shanahan* and Principal (Director of 1 other fund)
(Senior Vice President Executive Officer,
and Director Nominee) Capital Research and
59 Management Company
Dr. William J. Spencer Chairman and Chief 1997 Adobe Systems, Inc. 6,606
/1/ /3/ Executive Officer,
(Director) SEMATECH (research
67 and development
consortium); Trustee,
William Jewell
College; Associated
Universities, Inc.
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# Corporate positions, in some instances, may have changed during this period.
* Is considered an "interested person" of the Company within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), on the basis of affiliation
with Capital Research and Management Company (the "Investment Adviser"). The
Investment Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies,
Inc.
+ Includes Shares beneficially held under a master retirement plan.
/1/ The Company has an Audit Committee composed of the above-designated
directors. The function of the Committee includes such specific matters as
recommending the independent accountant to the Board of Directors, reviewing
the audit plan and results of the audits and considering other matters deemed
appropriate for consideration by the Board of Directors and/or the Committee.
/2/ The Company has a Nominating Committee composed of the above-designated
directors. The Committee's functions include selecting and recommending to the
Board of Directors nominees for election as directors of the Company. (Pursuant
to rule 12b$1, the selection and nomination of directors who are not
"interested persons" of the Company must be committed to the discretion of the
non-interested directors then in office.) While the Committee normally is able
to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it
will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees
to fill future vacancies on the Board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing
to the Nominating Committee of the Company, c/o the Company's Secretary, and
must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the
prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee to
consideration of his or her name by the Committee. See also "Shareholder
Proposals."
/3/ The Company has a Contracts Committee composed of all directors who are not
considered to be "interested persons" of the Company within the meaning of the
1940 Act. The Contracts Committee's function is to request, review and consider
the information deemed necessary to evaluate the terms of the investment
advisory and principal underwriting agreements and the Plan of Distribution
under rule 12b-1 that the Company proposes to enter into, renew or continue
prior to voting thereon, and to make its recommendations to the full Board of
Directors on these matters.
Capital Research and Management Company manages The American Funds Group
consisting of 28 funds: AMCAP Fund, American Balanced Fund, Inc., American
High-Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., American High-Income Trust, American
Mutual Fund, Inc., The Bond Fund of America, Inc., The Cash Management Trust of
America, Capital Income Builder, Inc., Capital World Growth and Income Fund,
Inc., Capital World Bond Fund, Inc., EuroPacific Growth Fund, Fundamental
Investors, Inc., The Growth Fund of America, Inc., The Income Fund of America,
Inc., Intermediate Bond Fund of America, The Investment Company of America,
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America, The New Economy Fund, New
Perspective Fund, Inc., SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of
America, Inc., The Tax-Exempt Fund of California, The Tax-Exempt Fund of
Maryland, The Tax-Exempt Fund of Virginia, The Tax-Exempt Money Fund of
America, The U.S. Treasury Money Fund of America, U.S. Government Securities
Fund and Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc. Capital Research and
Management Company also manages American Variable Insurance Series and Anchor
Pathway Fund which serve as the underlying investment vehicles for certain
variable insurance contracts and Bond Portfolio for Endowments, Inc. and
Endowments, Inc. whose shares may be owned only by tax-exempt organizations.
There were seven Board of Directors, two Audit Committee, two Nominating
Committee and one Contracts Committee meetings during the year ended December
31, 1997. All incumbent directors attended at least 80% of all Board meetings
and meetings of the committees of which they were members.
The Company has an Advisory Board currently composed of six persons, all of
whom were appointed by the Board of Directors. These individuals are, in the
judgment of the Board of Directors, knowledgeable about political and economic
matters. In addition to holding meetings from time to time with the Board of
Directors, members of the Advisory Board, while not participating in specific
investment decisions, may consult from time to time with the Investment
Adviser. Members of the Advisory Board, however, possess no authority or
responsibility with respect to the Company's investments or management.
The Company pays no salaries or other compensation to its directors other than
directors' fees, which are paid to those directors who are unaffiliated with
the Investment Adviser as described below.
Director Compensation
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Director or Nominee Aggregate Compensation Total Compensation Total Number of Fund
(including Voluntarily (including Voluntarily Boards on which
Deferred Deferred Director Serves/2/
ompensation/1/) Compensation/1/)
from the Company from All Funds Managed
during Fiscal Year by Capital Research
ended 12/31/97 and Management Company
for the year ended
12/31/97
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Mr. Charles H. Black $62,800 $122,300 3
Ms. Ann S. Bowers 59,100 59,100 1
Dr. Malcolm R. Currie 52,600 (deferred)/3/ 52,600 (deferred) 1
Mr. William R. Grimsley none/4/ none/4// 4
Mr. Jon B. Lovelace, Jr. none/4/ none/4/ 4
Prof. John G. McDonald 62,900 (deferred)/3/ 162,400 (deferred) 8
Ms. Bailey Morris-Eck 53,800 53,800 1
Mr. Richard G. Newman 51,950 (deferred)/3/ 97,600 (deferred) 13
Mr. William C. Newton none/4/ none/4/ 1
Mr. James W. Ratzlaff none/4/ none/4/ 8
Dr. Olin C. Robison 53,400 80,900 3
Mr. R. Michael Shanahan none/4/ none/4/ 2
Dr. William J. Spencer 51,200 (deferred)/3/ 51,200 (deferred) 1
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/1/ Amounts may be deferred by eligible directors under a non-qualified
deferred compensation plan adopted by the Company in 1993. Deferred amounts
accumulate at an earnings rate determined by the total return of one or more
funds in The American Funds Group as designated by the director.
/2/ Includes funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company and
affiliates.
/3/ Since the deferred compensation plan's adoption, the total amount of
deferred compensation accrued by the Company (plus earnings thereon) as of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 for participating directors is as follows:
Malcolm R. Currie ($114,734), John G. McDonald ($262,554), Richard G. Newman
($98,378) and William J. Spencer ($58,173). Amounts deferred and accumulated
earnings thereon are not funded and are general unsecured liabilities of the
Company until paid to the director.
/4/ William R. Grimsley, Jon B. Lovelace, Jr., William C. Newton, James W.
Ratzlaff and R. Michael Shanahan are affiliated with the Company's Investment
Adviser and, accordingly, receive no remuneration from the Company.
Other Executive Officers
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Name (Position with Company) Principal Occupation /1/ Officer
and Age Continuously
Since /2/
Mr. Gregg E. Ireland Capital Research and 1994
(Vice President) Management Company,
48 Senior Vice President
Ms. Anne M. Llewellyn Capital Research and 1984
(Vice President) Management Company,
50 Associate
Mr. James B. Lovelace Capital Research and 1994
(Vice President) Management Company,
41 Senior Vice President
Mr. Donald D. O'Neal Capital Research and 1994
(Vice President) Management Company,
37 Vice President
Ms. Patricia L. Pinney Capital Research Company, 1995
(Vice President) Vice President
41
Mr. Vincent P. Corti Capital Research and 1994
(Secretary) Management Company,
41 Vice President, Fund Business
Management Group
Ms. Mary C. Hall Capital Research and 1985
(Treasurer) Management Company,
40 Senior Vice President, Fund
Business
Management Group
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/1/ The occupations shown reflect the principal employment of each individual
during the past five years. Corporate positions, in some instances, may have
changed during this period.
/2/ Officers are elected to hold office until their respective successors are
elected, or until they resign or are removed.
No officer, director or employee of the Investment Adviser receives any
remuneration from the Company. All directors and officers as a group owned
beneficially fewer than 1% of the Shares outstanding on March 2, 1998.
2. Ratification of the Selection of Price Waterhouse LLP as Independent Public
Accountant for the Year 1998
Shareholders are requested to ratify the selection by the Board of Directors
(including a majority of directors who are not "interested persons" of the
Company as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the firm of Price
Waterhouse LLP as independent public accountant for the Company for the year
1998. In addition to normal audit services, Price Waterhouse LLP provides
services in connection with the preparation and review of federal and state tax
returns for the Company. Price Waterhouse LLP has served as the Company's
independent public accountant since the Company's inception. Price Waterhouse
LLP has advised the Company that it has no material direct or indirect
financial interest in the Company or its affiliates. The Company's Audit
Committee recommended that Price Waterhouse LLP be selected as the Company's
independent accountant for the current fiscal year. The employment of the
accountant is conditioned upon the right of the Company to terminate such
employment forthwith without any penalty. No representative of the firm of
Price Waterhouse LLP is expected to attend the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF ITS
SELECTION OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP.
OTHER MATTERS
Neither the persons named in the enclosed Proxy nor the Board of Directors are
aware of any matters that will be presented for action at the meeting other
than matters set forth herein. Should any other matters properly requiring a
vote of shareholders arise, the Proxy in the accompanying form will confer upon
the person or persons entitled to vote the Shares represented by such Proxy
discretionary authority to vote the Shares in respect of any such matters in
accordance with their best judgment in the interest of the Company and its
shareholders.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Notice is hereby given that any shareholder proposals for inclusion in proxy
solicitation material for the next annual meeting, must be received by the
Company at its principal executive offices, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles,
CA 90071, by December 1, 1998. Any such proposals must comply with requirements
of Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Capital Research and Management Company is the investment adviser to the
Company and is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 and 135
South State College Boulevard, Brea, CA 92821. American Funds Distributors,
Inc. is the principal underwriter of the Company's shares and is located at the
Los Angeles and Brea addresses above and also at 8000 IH-10 West, San Antonio,
TX 78230, 8332 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46240, and 5300
Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, VA 23513.
The solicitation of the enclosed Proxy is made by and on behalf of the Board
of Directors of the Company. The cost of soliciting proxies, consisting of
printing, handling and mailing of the Proxies and related materials, will be
paid by the Company. In addition to solicitation by mail, certain officers and
directors of the Company, who will receive no extra compensation for their
services, may solicit by telephone, telegram or personally. ALL SHAREHOLDERS
ARE URGED TO MARK, DATE, SIGN, AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT MAY BE OBTAINED, WITHOUT
CHARGE, BY WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AT 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET,
55TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90071, OR BY TELEPHONING 800/421-0180. THESE
REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Vincent P. Corti
SECRETARY
March 16, 1998
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M THIS NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY
STATEMENT HAS BEEN PRINTED ON RECYCLED
PAPER THAT MEETS THE GUIDELINES OF THE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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PROXY THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA
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PROXY SOLICITED ON The undersigned hereby appoints M.J. Barbera, Vincent P. Corti,
BEHALF OF THE BOARD C.D. Dunlop and Gregg E. Ireland, and each of them, his/her
OF DIRECTORS OF THE true and lawful agents and proxies with full power of
COMPANY FOR THE substitution to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting
ANNUAL MEETING OF of Shareholders to be held at the Corporation Trust Center,
SHAREHOLDERS TO BE 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday, April
HELD APRIL 28, 1998 28, 1998 at 10:00 a.m., on all matters coming before the
meeting.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
YOU DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES IN ITEM 1 AND FOR ITEM 2.
Please sign exactly as you name(s) appear on this card. Joint
owners should each sign individually. Corporate proxies should
be signed in full corporate name by an authorized officer.
Fiduciaries should give full titles.
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THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA PROXY
1. Election of Directors: ____ To vote for all nominees
____ To withhold your vote from all nominees
Charles H. Black
Ann S. Bowers
Malcolm R. Currie
William R. Grimsley
Jon B. Lovelace, Jr.
John G. McDonald
Bailey Morris-Eck
Richard G. Newman
William C. Newton
James W. Ratzlaff
Olin C. Robison
R. Michael Shanahan
William J. Spencer
To withhold your vote for any individual nominee, write the nominee's name(s)
on the line below.
_______________________________________________________________
2. Ratification of selection of Price Waterhouse as independent accountant:
___ For ___ Against
___ Abstain
In their discretion, upon other matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
Shareholder(s)
please sign here X________________________ X______________________________
