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STOCKTON TITLE SECRETARY EX-99.77B ACCT LTTR 2 ica_ctrltr.htm CTLRLTR

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
The Investment Company of America:

 

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of The Investment Company of America (the “Fund”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Fund's internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Trustees of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls for safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness, as defined above, as of December 31, 2015.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of The Investment Company of America and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

 

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Costa Mesa, California

February 8, 2016

 EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB 3 ica_addtlinfo.htm ADDTLINFO

The Investment Company of America
   
December 31, 2015  
Because the electronic format for filing Form N-SAR does not provide adequate space for responding to Items 72DD1 and 72DD2, 73A1 and 73A2, 74U1 and74U2, and 74V1 and 74V2, complete answers are as follows:
   
Item 72DD1 and 72DD2  
Total income dividends for which record date passed during the period
Share Class Total Income Dividends
(000’s omitted)
Class A $964,849
Class B $1,713
Class C $15,215
Class F1 $40,913
Class F2 $35,900
Total $1,058,590
Class 529-A $34,966
Class 529-B $227
Class 529-C $4,033
Class 529-E $1,090
Class 529-F1 $1,135
Class R-1 $775
Class R-2 $6,268
Class R-2E $2
Class R-3 $11,961
Class R-4 $16,551
Class R-5 $15,178
Class R-5E* $0
Class R-6 $92,906
Total  $185,092
   
Item 73 A1 and 73A2  
Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period
   
Share Class Dividends from Net Investment Income
Class A $0.6200
Class B $0.3124
Class C $0.3241
Class F1 $0.5891
Class F2 $0.6852
Class 529-A $0.5805
Class 529-B $0.2588
Class 529-C $0.2967
Class 529-E $0.4919
Class 529-F1 $0.6637
Class R-1 $0.3169
Class R-2 $0.3340
Class R-2E $0.5003
Class R-3 $0.4822
Class R-4 $0.5980
Class R-5 $0.7067
Class R-5E $0.2082
Class R-6 $0.7244
   
Item 74U1 and 74U2  
Number of shares outstanding  
   
Share Class Shares Outstanding
(000’s omitted)
Class A 1,639,939
Class B 4,683
Class C 49,440
Class F1 73,835
Class F2 58,449
Total 1,826,346
Class 529-A 64,036
Class 529-B 737
Class 529-C 14,308
Class 529-E 2,349
Class 529-F1 1,825
Class R-1 2,492
Class R-2 19,189
Class R-2E 20
Class R-3 25,869
Class R-4 29,531
Class R-5 22,624
Class R-5E* 0
Class R-6 146,136
Total 329,116
   
Item 74V1 and 74V2  
Net asset value per share (to nearest cent)
Share Class Net Asset Value
Per Share
Class A $33.37
Class B $33.29
Class C $33.08
Class F1 $33.30
Class F2 $33.36
Class 529-A $33.30
Class 529-B $33.32
Class 529-C $33.20
Class 529-E $33.21
Class 529-F1 $33.27
Class R-1 $33.15
Class R-2 $33.18
Class R-2E $33.33
Class R-3 $33.27
Class R-4 $33.29
Class R-5 $33.36
Class R-5E $33.36
Class R-6 $33.36
   
* Amount less than one thousand