SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-1A | |
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-27203) | |
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | [X] |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | [ ] |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 117 | [X] |
and |
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 811-01530) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940
Amendment No. 118
[X]
VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust)
P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrants Telephone Number (610) 669-1000
Anne E. Robinson, Esquire
P.O. Box 876
Valley Forge, PA 19482
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) [X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) [ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485 If appropriate, check the following box: [ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Valley Forge and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 16th day of March, 2018.
VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND
BY:
/s/ Mortimer J. Buckley*
Mortimer J. Buckley
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Trustee
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature | Title | Date |
/s/ F. William McNabb III* | Chairman | March 16, 2018 |
F. William McNabb | ||
/s/ Mortimer J. Buckley* | Chief Executive Officer, | March 16, 2018 |
President, and Trustee | ||
Mortimer J. Buckley | ||
/s/ Emerson U. Fullwood* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Emerson U. Fullwood | ||
/s/ Amy Gutmann* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Amy Gutmann | ||
/s/ JoAnn Heffernan Heisen* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen | ||
/s/ F. Joseph Loughrey* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
F. Joseph Loughrey | ||
/s/ Mark Loughridge* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Mark Loughridge | ||
/s/ Scott C. Malpass* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Scott C. Malpass | ||
/s/ Deanna Mulligan* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Deanna Mulligan | ||
/s/ André F. Perold* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
André F. Perold | ||
/s/ Sarah Bloom Raskin* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Sarah Bloom Raskin | ||
/s/ Peter F. Volanakis* | Trustee | March 16, 2018 |
Peter F. Volanakis | ||
/s/ Thomas J. Higgins* | Chief Financial Officer | March 16, 2018 |
Thomas J. Higgins |
*By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson
Anne E Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on January 18, 2018, see File Number 33-32216, Incorporated by Reference.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS | |
XBRL Instance Document | Ex-101.INS |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | Ex-101.SCH |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | Ex-101.CAL |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | Ex-101.DEF |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | Ex-101.LAB |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | Ex-101.PRE |