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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-56846) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 63
AND
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 65
VANGUARD INDEX TRUST
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN DECLARATION OF TRUST)
P.O. BOX 2600, VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER (610) 669-1000
R. GREGORY BARTON, ESQUIRE
P.O. BOX 876
VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482
It is proposed that this filing become effective on November 1, 2000, pursuant
to Rule (b)(i)(v) of Rule 485. This post-effective amendment is being made to
extend the date of effectiveness for a previously filed post-effective amendment
(Post-Effective Amendment No. 62).
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October 19, 2000
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS (THE TRUST)
FILE NO. 2-56846
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Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 485(b)(i)(v) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we
are submitting this filing for the sole purpose of extending the pending
effective date of the 62nd Post-Effective Amendment to the Trust's Registration
Statement. Post-Effective Amendment No 62 originally requested an effective date
of October 20, 2000. The contents of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 62, which
we filed under Rule 485(b) on October 16, 2000, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this letter.
Please contact me at (610) 669-8717 if you have any questions concerning this
amendment or the requested effective date. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Suzanne F. Barton
Principal and Associate Counsel
cc: Christian Sando, Esq., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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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 19th day of October, 2000.
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
BY:_____________(signature)________________
(HEIDI STAM) JOHN J. BRENNAN* CHAIRMAN AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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
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By:/S/ JOHN J. BRENNAN President, Chairman, Chief October 19, 2000
---------------------------Executive Officer, and Trustee
(Heidi Stam)
John J. Brennan*
By:/S/ JOANN HEFFERNAN HEISEN Trustee October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam)
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen*
By:/S/ BRUCE K. MACLAURY Trustee October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam)
Bruce K. MacLaury*
By:/S/ BURTON G. MALKIEL Trustee October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam)
Burton G. Malkiel*
By:/S/ ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR. Trustee October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam)
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.*
By:/S/ JAMES O. WELCH, JR. Trustee October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam)
James O. Welch, Jr.*
By:/S/ J. LAWRENCE WILSON Trustee October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam)
J. Lawrence Wilson*
By:/S/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS Treasurer and Principal October 19, 2000
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(Heidi Stam) Financial Officer and Principal
Thomas J. Higgins* Accounting Officer
*By Power of Attorney. See File Number 33-4424, filed on January 25, 1999.
Incorporated by Reference.
