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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 NT
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1. Name and Address of Issuer:
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
Vanguard Financial Center
P. O. Box 2600
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482-2600
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
Short-Term Bond Portfolio Total Bond Market Portfolio
Intermediate-Term Bond Portfolio Total Bond Market Portfolio Institutional Shares
Long-Term Bond Portfolio
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3. Investment Company Act of 1940 File No.: 811-4681
Securities Act of 1933 File No.: 33-6001
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
12/31/96
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close of the issuer's
fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after the close of the fiscal year
but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration.
N/A [ ]
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see
Instruction A.6):
N/A
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7. Number and amount of securities of the same class of series which had been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but
which remained unsold at the beginning of the fiscal year:
None
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to
rule 24f-2:
None
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
Shares Aggregate Sales Price
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Short-Term Bond Portfolio 18,204,745 $ 180,956,207.
Intermediate-Term Bond Portfolio 30,690,240 306,216,206.
Long-Term Bond Portfolio 3,808,035 38,144,459.
Total Bond Market Portfolio 231,042,490 2,264,785,785.
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Total 283,745,510 $ 2,790,102,657.
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant
to rule 24f-2:
283,745,510 Shares
$2,790,102,657 Aggregate Sales Price
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11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year in connection with dividend reinvestment
plans, if applicable (see instruction B.7):
N/A
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in $ 2,790,102,657.
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): ---------------------------------
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend + N/A
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): ---------------------------------
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the - 1,267,682,635.
fiscal year (if applicable): ---------------------------------
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously + N/A
applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if ---------------------------------
applicable):
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the fiscal 1,522,420,022.
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (line (i), plus line (ii), less line ----------------------------------
(iii), plus line (iv) (if applicable):
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 x 1/33 of 1%
or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6): ----------------------------------
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)] $ 461,339.40
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60 days after
the close of the issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's
Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a). [ ]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox depository:
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
By (Signature and Title): * /s/ RAYMOND J. KLAPINSKY
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Raymond J. Klapinsky, Senior Vice President and Secretary
Date: February 25, 1997
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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February 25, 1997 EXHIBIT "B"
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUND, INC.
P. O. Box 2600
Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600
Gentlemen:
I am acting as counsel to VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUND, INC. (the "Fund"), in
connection with its registration as an open-end management investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), as amended. It is in
my capacity as counsel to the Fund that I am furnishing you this opinion.
I have examined the Fund's: (1) Articles of Incorporation, and amendments
thereto; (2) Minutes of the meetings of shareholders and Directors; (3)
Notification of Registration on Form N-8A under the 1940 Act; (4) Registration
on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") and 1940 Act, and
all amendments thereto; and (5) all other relevant documents and records, as
well as the procedures and requirements relative to the issuance and sale of
the Fund's shares.
The Fund is authorized to issue 1,300,000,000 shares of its common stock with
a par value of $.001 per share from one or more classes ("Portfolios") of
shares. Currently, the Fund is offering four Portfolios of shares. The Fund
had 33,093,763 shares from the Short Term Bond Portfolio, 4,376,733 shares
from the Long Term Bond Portfolio, 46,206,179 shares from the Intermediate
Term Bond Portfolio, and 405,196,428 shares from the Total Bond Market
Portfolio (which includes an individual shares sub-class)and an institutional
share sub-class issued and outstanding. The Board of Directors has the power
to classify and reclassify any unissued shares with respect to such
Portfolios.
My examination also disclosed the following information:
1. On January 1, 1996 (the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year), the Fund
did not have any securities registered under the 1933 Act other than pursuant
to Rule 24f-2 of the 1940 Act.
2. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Fund did not register
any securities under the 1933 Act other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
3. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Fund sold a combined
total of approximately 283,745,510 shares of its four Portfolios having an
aggregate sales price of $2,790,102,657. in reliance upon registration
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the 1940 Act.
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4. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Fund redeemed a
combined total of 129,048,473 shares from its four Portfolios, having a total
aggregate redemption price of $1,267,682,635.
You have instructed me to file, on behalf of the Fund, a Notice pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 of the 1940 Act, for the purpose of registering, under the 1933
Act, the shares set forth above which were sold by the Fund during the fiscal
year.
Based upon the foregoing information and my examination, it is my opinion
that:
1. The Fund is a valid and subsisting corporation of the State of Maryland,
authorized to issue 1,300,000,000 shares of its common stock, with a $.001 par
value. The Board of Directors has the power to designate one or more classes
("Portfolios") of shares of common stock and to classify and reclassify any
unissued shares with respect to such Portfolios. Currently, the Fund is
offering shares from its Short Term Portfolio, Intermediate Term Portfolio,
Long Term Portfolio, and Total Bond Market Portfolio. The Total Bond Market
Portfolio is made up of two sub-classes, the Individual Shares sub-class, and
Institutional Shares sub-class.
2. The registration of the combined total of 283,745,510 shares of common
stock sold by the Fund from its four Portfolios during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the 1940 Act is proper, and that
such shares, which were issued for a consideration deemed by the Board of
Directors to be consistent with the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, were
lawfully issued, fully paid, and non-assessable;
3. The holders of such shares have all the rights provided with respect to
such holdings by the Articles of Incorporation and the laws of the State of
Maryland.
I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Rule 24f-2
Notice to be filed on behalf of the Fund, covering the registration of such
shares under the 1933 Act, and to the applications and registration
statements, and amendments thereto, filed in accordance with the securities
laws of the states in which shares of the Fund are offered. I further consent
to reference in the Prospectus of the Fund to the fact that this opinion
concerning the legality of the issue has been rendered by me.
Very truly yours,
Raymond J. Klapinsky
Counsel
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