Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)
May 29 2013 - 8:40AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 33-64845)
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UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No.
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and
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 811-07443) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
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OF 1940
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Amendment No.
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VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust)
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P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number (610) 669-1000
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Heidi Stam, Esquire
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P.O. Box 876
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Valley Forge, PA 19482
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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on May 29, 2013, pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485
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If appropriate, check the following box:
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
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previously filed post-effective amendment.
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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 29th day of May, 2013.
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
BY:___________
/s/ F. William Mc Nabb III*
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F. William McNabb III
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:
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Signature
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Date
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/s/ F. William McNabb III*
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Chief Executive Officer,
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May 29, 2013
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President, and Trustee
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F. William McNabb
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/s/ Emerson U. Fullwood*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Emerson U. Fullwood
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/s/ Rajiv L. Gupta*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Rajiv L. Gupta
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/s/ Amy Gutmann*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Amy Gutmann
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/s/ JoAnn Heffernan Heisen*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
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/s/ F. Joseph Loughrey*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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F. Joseph Loughrey
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/s/ Mark Loughridge*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Mark Loughridge
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/s/ Scott C. Malpass*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Scott C. Malpass
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/s/ André F. Perold*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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André F. Perold
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/s/ Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
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/s/ Peter F. Volanakis*
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Trustee
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May 29, 2013
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Peter F. Volanakis
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/s/ Thomas J. Higgins*
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Chief Financial Officer
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May 29, 2013
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Thomas J. Higgins
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*By:
/s/ Heidi Stam
Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on March 27, 2012, see File Number 2-11444, Incorporated by Reference.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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XBRL Instance Document
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Ex-101.INS
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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Ex-101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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Ex-101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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Ex-101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Documen
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Ex-101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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Ex-101.PRE
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