EX-99 3 q77.txt QUESTION 77 UPDATE Item No. 77.D CIK No : File No.: VANGUARD(R) CALIFORNIA INSURED INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND VANGUARD(R) CALIFORNIA INSURED LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND VANGUARD(R) FLORIDA INSURED LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2001 VANGUARD(R) NEW JERSEY INSURED LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND VANGUARD(R) NEW YORK INSURED LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND VANGUARD(R) PENNSYLVANIA INSURED LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES DATED MARCH 27, 2001 FUNDS TO CHANGE INVESTMENT POLICIES The boards of trustees of the funds listed above have decided to remove the requirement that each fund hold a minimum percentage of its assets in municipal bonds that are insured. Each fund will file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2002, reflecting the policy change and removing the word "Insured" from its fund name. The changes are expected to take effect in late March 2002. Each fund will maintain its objective of providing income exempt from both federal and state personal income taxes. The trustees' decision to remove the insurance requirement was based on the rising cost of this insurance (a cost that directly reduces a bond's yield) and on a reduction in the number of newly issued insured bonds. As each fund's manager changes the fund's composition and gradually buys more uninsured bonds, the fund will experience a modest increase in credit risk. However, Vanguard expects that the policy change will have a favorable impact on each fund's yield, because uninsured bonds typically carry higher yields than those of insured bonds. In addition, each fund will adhere to high credit-quality standards by investing at least 75% of its assets in high-grade municipal bonds--those with credit ratings in one of the three highest categories, as determined by independent bond-rating agencies. The remainder of a fund's assets may be invested in bonds from the fourth-highest credit-quality category, with the exception that up to 5% of a fund's assets may be invested in lower-rated or unrated securities. (C)2002 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.