UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-5628 NAME OF REGISTRANT: VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS ADDRESS OF REGISTRANT: PO BOX 2600, VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: ANNE E. ROBINSON PO BOX 876 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (610) 669-1000 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: SEPTEMBER 30 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: JULY 1, 2021 - JUNE 30, 2022 ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ****************************** ICA File Number: 81105628E Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS Each investment advisor's votes cast are shown separately below. Sections without an investment advisor listed reflect votes cast at the discretion of the Fund. The votes reported do not reflect any votes cast pursuant to a regulatory requirement. ===================== VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND ====================== BIZ FINANCE PLC Ticker: Security ID: G11451AE4 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2022 Meeting Type: Bondholder Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Extraordinary Resolution as For Did Not Vote Management per Meeting Notice ========== END NPX REPORT SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS By: /s/Mortimer J. Buckley Mortimer J. Buckley* Chief Executive Officer, President, and Trustee Date: August 26, 2022 *By: /s/Anne E. Robinson Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on November 29, 2021 (see File Number 33-64845) and a Power of Attorney filed on August 26, 2021 (see file Number 811-02652), Incorporated by Reference.