EXHIBIT 77Q3 TO FORM N-SAR

Registrant Name: Vanguard Explorer Fund
File Number: 811-1530
Registrant CIK Number: 0000034066


Items 72, 73 and 74

     Because  the  electronic  format  for filing  Form  N-SAR does not  provide
adequate space for responding to Items 72 through 74 completely,  the Registrant
has set forth in their entirety the complete responses to the indicated Items or
Sub-Items  below,  in  accordance  with  verbal  instructions  provided  to  the
Registrant by the staff of the  Commission on September 20, 2002,  and September
23, 2002.










Series 1 Identifier S000002578
Class 1 SEC Identifier C000007081
Class 2 SEC Identifier C000007082



Item 73

Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period:


B)      1. Distributions of capital gains 					$13.959

        2. Distributions of capital gains from a second class of open-end
company shares  						                          $12.975