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085 B000000 N 086 A010000 0 086 A020000 0 086 B010000 0 086 B020000 0 086 C010000 0 086 C020000 0 086 D010000 0 086 D020000 0 086 E010000 0 086 E020000 0 086 F010000 0 086 F020000 0 SIGNATURE CHARLES SIMPKINS TITLE MANAGER EX-99 3 q77.txt SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED 1/31/2003 [SHIP] [THE VANGUARD GROUP LOGO] Vanguard(R) Explorer(TM) Fund SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 31, 2003 In the "Security Selection" section of the prospectus, the text regarding The Vanguard Group is replaced with the following: The Vanguard Group (Vanguard), which managed about 16% of the Fund's assets as of October 31, 2002, constructs a broadly diversified portfolio of small-cap domestic growth stocks based on the adviser's assessment of the relative return potential of the underlying securities. The adviser selects securities that it believes offer a good balance between reasonable valuations and attractive earnings growth prospects relative to their peers. Vanguard implements its stock selection process through the use of proprietary software programs that allow comparisons to be made among hundreds of securities at a time. (C)2003 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. PS24 022003 EX-99 4 b77.txt PWC LETTER Report of Independent Accountants To the Shareholders and Trustees of Vanguard Explorer Fund In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Vanguard Explorer Fund (the "Fund") for the year ended October 31, 2003, we considered its internal control, including control activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N- SAR, not to provide assurance on internal control. The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's objective of preparing financial statements for external purposes that are fairly presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Those controls include the safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition. Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of internal control to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of their design and operation may deteriorate. Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all matters in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. However, we noted no matters involving internal control and its operation, including controls for safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of October 31, 2003. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Trustees, management and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP December 8, 2003 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----