Capital Income Builder, Inc.
333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: (213) 486-9200
January 14, 2000
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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. 2-12967 and 811-5085
Ladies/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 January 7, 2000 of
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 under the Securities
Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 17 under The Investment Company Act of
1940.
Sincerely,
/s/ Vincent P. Corti
Vincent P. Corti
cc: Mr. Bric Barrientos
(Division of Investment Management)
