Form 485BPOS VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUND

May 11, 2017 7:57 AM EDT

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-1A  
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 33-06001)  
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 [X]
and  

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 811-04681) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940  
 
Amendment No. 79 [X]

 

VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS
(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

 

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 11th day of May, 2017.

VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS

BY:______/s/ F. William McNabb III*____________

F. William McNabb III
Chief Executive Officer and President

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 and Chief Executive May 11, 2017
  Officer  
F. William McNabb III    
/s/ Emerson U. Fullwood* Trustee May 11, 2017
Emerson U. Fullwood    
/s/ Rajiv L. Gupta* Trustee May 11, 2017
Rajiv L. Gupta    
/s/ Amy Gutmann* Trustee May 11, 2017
Amy Gutmann    
/s/ JoAnn Heffernan Heisen* Trustee May 11, 2017
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen    
/s/ F. Joseph Loughrey* Trustee May 11, 2017
F. Joseph Loughrey    
/s/ Mark Loughridge* Trustee May 11, 2017
Mark Loughridge    
/s/ Scott C. Malpass* Trustee May 11, 2017
Scott C. Malpass    
/s/ André F. Perold* Trustee May 11, 2017
André F. Perold    
/s/ Peter F. Volanakis* Trustee May 11, 2017
Peter F. Volanakis    
/s/ Thomas J. Higgins* Chief Financial Officer May 11, 2017
Thomas J. Higgins    

 

*By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on October 4, 2016, see File Number 33-32548, 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

 

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