Capital Income Builder, Inc.
333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: (213) 486-9200
January 5, 1999
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Capital Income Builder, Inc.
File Nos. 811-5085 and 33-12967
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), I hereby certify that no changes have been made
to the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information since the
electronic filing on 12/29/98 of Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 14
under The Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 16 under The Investment
Company Act of 1940.
Sincerely,
/s/Vincent P. Corti
Vincent P. Corti
Secretary
cc: Mr. Frank Dalton
Mr. Bric Barrientos
(Division of Investment Management)