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CollegeAmerica
®
Distribution Request
12/21
In lieu of submitting this form, you may request a distribution of less than $125,000 at www.capitalgroup.com, or by calling us
at (800) 421-4225.
1
Account Owner information
Please type or print clearly.
Account number
Name of Account Owner or Custodian for UGMA/UTMA Name of Beneciary
Address City State ZIP
( )
Email address* Daytime phone
* Your privacy is important to us. For information on our privacy policies, visit www.capitalgroup.com.
2
Request for distribution
Complete A or B. To avoid delays in processing your request, be sure to specify fund names or numbers when providing distribution instructions.
For fund names and numbers, review your statement or access your account at www.capitalgroup.com.
A.
I am requesting a one-time distribution.
Fund name or number Amount Percentage
$ OR %
$ OR %
$ OR %
B.
I am requesting installment payments.
Note: To avoid delays in processing your request, provide complete instructions.
Amount Annual withdrawal
Fund name or number percentage*
$ OR %
$ OR %
$ OR %
* For annual percentage withdrawals, the dollar amount of the automatic withdrawal is recalculated based on the percentage designated,
the frequency of the transactions and the account value on each withdrawal date. For example, if you request a 12% annual withdrawal,
drafted monthly, you will receive 1% each month. Because of market uctuation and the amount of any previous withdrawals, the actual
payment amount will vary with each transaction.
Payment frequency — required:
Monthly
Quarterly
Semiannually
Annually
Start date — required: Make the rst distribution on
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Stop date
(
optional
)
: Transactions should stop on the following date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Clear and reset form
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Payment instructions
Select one of the four options listed below. For options A, B and C, a signature guarantee may be required in Section 6.
A.
Electronically deposit my distribution into my bank account.
(
Payments will be delivered to your bank within three
(
3
)
business days
of the transaction date. Attach an unsigned, voided check in Section 5.
)
B.
Check — Unless you provide special pay-order instructions in Section 4, any check will be sent to the Account Owner’s address
of record.
C.
Roll over to a non-American Funds 529 account.
(
Section 4 must be completed.
)
D.
Repurchase shares in either a new or existing American Funds account
(
any account type except a CollegeAmerica 529
)
. If opening
a new account, complete and attach the appropriate application. Speak with your tax advisor about possible tax impacts, and with
your nancial professional for assistance with establishing a new account.
If using an existing account, enter your American Funds account number here
Next, select one of the options below for investment instructions:
Move shares from this CollegeAmerica Account to the receiving account within the same fund
(
s
)
and comparable share class.
I have attached a separate letter of instruction that species how my shares should be invested in the receiving account.
Notes: Electronic deposits will be handled via Automated Clearing House
(
ACH
)
, unless otherwise instructed.
Distributions to a Beneciary or eligible institution for the benet of the Beneciary will be reported on a 1099-Q under the Social
Security number of the Beneciary. All other distributions will be reported under the Social Security number of the Account Owner.
4
Special pay order
Complete this section if the distribution is to be made payable to someone other than the Account Owner or will be mailed to an address other
than the address of record. If this section is completed, a signature guarantee may be required. See Section 6 for more information.
Name of payee, educational institution, trustee or custodian (if applicable) Federal school code (if an eligible institution)
Address City State ZIP
Special pay order account number or ID number (if applicable) FBO (if applicable) — generally, the Account Beneciary
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Bank information
This information should be provided only if you wish to have your disbursement sent electronically to your bank. Attach an unsigned, voided check
here. The document you attach must be preprinted with the bank name and registration, routing number and account number. Please do not staple.
Read the signature guarantee requirements in Section 6.
Important:
The bank information you provide here will be kept on le for future ACH requests. You will receive an acknowledgment as conrmation.
If you do not want this information retained and available for future ACH distribution requests, decline here.
You may cancel the ACH option at any time online at www.capitalgroup.com or by calling us at
(
800
)
421-4225.
PAY TO THE
ORDER OF
$
DOLLARS
|:
999999999
|:
0000000000
||:
John Doe
Anytown Bank
VOID
DATE
Bank account numberBank routing number
Bank name
Bank account registration
Tape your check here.
Note: In lieu of a voided check, you may submit a letter from your bank on the bank’s letterhead providing the:
bank account registration
routing number
account number
account type (checking or savings)
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Lit. No. CAIDFM-005-1221O CGD/9434-S87434 © 2021 Capital Group. All rights reserved.
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Authorization and signature guarantee
This document may not be signed using Adobe Acrobat Reader’s “ll and sign” feature.
I direct American Funds Service Company
(
AFS
)
to make distributions from the CollegeAmerica Account in the manner I have indicated, and
I assume sole responsibility for the tax consequences of the above election. I certify that the above information and attached documentation
are accurate, and I am entitled to receive the payments for which I have applied.
If I have agreed to allow American Funds to retain bank information for future ACH requests, I authorize AFS, upon request via phone, fax,
or any other means utilizing telecommunications, including wireless or any other type of communication lines by authorized persons with
appropriate account information, to 1
)
redeem fund shares from this account and deposit the proceeds into the bank account identied on this
document; and/or 2
)
secure payments from the bank account into this account. I authorize the bank to accept any such credit or debit to my
account without responsibility for its correctness.
In consideration of AFS acting on such instructions and processing such transactions, or should I not be entitled to all or any part of the
payments for which I have applied, I agree to hold harmless and indemnify Virginia529; AFS; any of their afliates or mutual funds managed
by such afliates; and each of their respective directors; trustees; ofcers; employees; and agents from any losses, expenses, costs or liability
(
including attorney fees
)
that may be incurred as a result of AFS acting on such instructions. In addition, if direct deposit payments are
requested, I understand that this payment may be terminated by me at any time by telephone or written notication to AFS. The termination
request will be effective as soon as AFS has had reasonable time to act upon it.
X
/ /
Name of Account Owner or Custodian Signature of Account Owner or Custodian Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
A signature guarantee is required unless the redemption
request is:
made payable to the Account Owner, an eligible educational
institution, or the Beneciary; and
less than $125,000 or less than $25,000 if made payable to the
Beneciary; and
sent to an eligible educational institution or the address of record
(
as
long as the address has not changed in the last 10 calendar days
)
OR
reinvested into an existing or new American Funds account.
Note regarding ACH redemptions: A signature guarantee is required unless installment payments are being requested, the CollegeAmerica
Account Owner is included in the bank account registration, and the request is received at least 10 calendar days prior to the rst draft.
If required, signatures must be guaranteed by a bank, savings association, credit union, member rm of a domestic stock exchange or
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that is an eligible guarantor institution. A notary public is NOT an acceptable guarantor.
The guarantee must be in the form of a stamp or a typewritten or handwritten guarantee that is accompanied by a raised corporate seal.
Note:
A medallion guarantee is acceptable in place of a signature guarantee.
If a signature guarantee is required, mail this completed form to the service center
for your state using the maps below. Otherwise, you may fax it to (888) 421-4351.
GUARANTOR:
Stamp signature guarantee or medallion guarantee here.
If mailing, choose the service center for your state. Mail the form to the Indiana Service Center if you live outside the U.S.
American Funds Service Company
P.O. Box 6273
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6273
Overnight mail address
12711 N. Meridian St.
Carmel, IN 46032-9181
American Funds Service Company
P.O. Box 2713
Norfolk, VA 23501-2713
Overnight mail address
5300 Robin Hood Rd.
Norfolk, VA 23513-2430
For more information, contact your nancial professional, visit www.capitalgroup.com or call us at (800) 421-4225.
Investor upload www.capitalgroup.com/submit Financial professional upload www.capitalgroup.com/upload Fax (888) 421-4351