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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-06-22</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>American Funds Target Date Retirement Series</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Scott Lewis</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Scott Lewis</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Compliance Specialist Senior</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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