VFV Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. today announced final annual capital gains distributions for the Vanguard ETFsTM listed below for the 2013 tax year.

These amounts are for the year-end capital gains distributions only, which will be re-invested and the resulting units immediately consolidated, so that the number of units held by each investor will not change. Investors holding their units outside registered plans will have taxable amounts to report and an increase in the adjusted cost base of their investment. The annual capital gains distributions do not include the ongoing monthly or quarterly distribution amounts, which are reported in a separate press release.

The ex-dividend date for the 2013 annual distributions will be December 27, 2013. The record date for the 2013 annual distributions will be December 31, 2013, payable on January 6, 2014. The tax characteristics for all distributions declared in 2013 will be reported in early 2014.

                  Vanguard ETF   TSX   Net asset   Annual   Annual Ticker value (NAV) capital capital Symbol per unit as gain per gain per at Dec 23, unit ($) unit as % 2013 ($) of NAV at Dec 23,                 2013 Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF   VCE   28.2303   0.1323   0.4686% Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF   VCN   26.9203   0.0078   0.0290% Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF   VDY   29.8407   0.0469   0.1572% Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF   VRE   24.2757   0.0399   0.1644% Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index ETF   VEE   25.7958   0.0040   0.0155%  

Vanguard’s eleven other TSX-listed ETFs will not make capital gains distributions in 2013.

To learn more about the TSX-listed Vanguard ETFs, please visit www.vanguardcanada.ca

About Vanguard

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc. and manages more than $1 billion (CAD) in assets. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is one of the world’s largest investment management companies and a leading provider of company-sponsored retirement plan services. Vanguard manages more than $2.8 trillion (USD) in global assets, including $300 billion (USD) in global ETF assets. Vanguard has offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. The firm offers more than 160 funds to U.S. investors and more than 100 additional funds, including ETFs, to clients in the other markets in which the firm operates.

Vanguard operates under a unique operating structure. Unlike firms that are publicly held or owned by a small group of individuals, The Vanguard Group is owned by Vanguard’s US-domiciled funds and ETFs. Those funds, in turn, are owned by Vanguard clients. This unique mutual structure aligns Vanguard interests with those of its investors and drives the culture, philosophy, and policies throughout the Vanguard organization worldwide. As a result, Canadian investors benefit from Vanguard’s stability and experience, low-cost investing, and client focus. For more information, please visit vanguardcanada.ca.

All asset figures are as of November 30, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with the Vanguard ETFs™. This offering is only made by prospectus. The prospectus contains important detailed information about the securities being offered. Copies are available from Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. at www.vanguardcanada.ca. Please read the prospectus before investing. ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently, and past performance may not be repeated.

“S&P 500®” is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and has been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its affiliates and sublicensed for certain purposes by Vanguard. “FTSE®” is a trademark of London Stock Exchange Group companies and is used by FTSE under licence. These trademarks have been licenced for use by Vanguard. None of the Vanguard ETFs are sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by any of the aforementioned trademark owners and the related index providers and their respective affiliates or their third party licensors and these entities bear no liability and make no claim, prediction, representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units in the Vanguard ETFs.

For more information, contact Vanguard Public Relations at 610-669-5002