PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT to be effective June 13, 2012, by and between PRINCIPAL FUNDS,
INC., a Maryland corporation (hereinafter called the "Fund") and PRINCIPAL
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, an Iowa corporation (hereinafter called the
"Manager").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, The Fund has furnished the Manager with copies properly
certified or authenticated of each of the following:
(a) Articles of Incorporation of the Fund;
(b) Bylaws of the Fund as adopted by the Board of Directors; and
(c) Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Fund selecting the
Manager as investment adviser and approving the form of this
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
herein contained, the Fund hereby appoints the Manager to act as investment
adviser and manager of the Fund, and the Manager agrees to act, perform or
assume the responsibility therefore in the manner and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth. The Fund will furnish the Manager from
time to time with copies, properly certified or authenticated, of all
amendments of or supplements to the foregoing, if any.
1. INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
The Manager will regularly perform the following services for the Fund:
(a) Provide investment research, advice and supervision;
(b) Provide investment advisory, research and statistical facilities and
all clerical services relating to research, statistical and
investment work;
(c) Furnish to the Board of Directors of the Fund (or any appropriate
committee of such Board), and revise from time to time as conditions
require, a recommended investment program for the portfolio of each
Series of the Fund consistent with each Series' investment objective
and policies;
(d) Implement such of its recommended investment program as the Fund
shall approve, by placing orders for the purchase and sale of
securities, subject always to the provisions of the Fund's Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws and the requirements of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), and the Fund's Registration
Statement, current Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, as each of the same shall be from time to time in
effect;
(e) Advise and assist the officers of the Fund in taking such steps as
are necessary or appropriate to carry out the decisions of its Board
of Directors and any appropriate committees of such Board regarding
the general conduct of the investment business of the Fund; and
(f) Report to the Board of Directors of the Fund at such times and in
such detail as the Board may deem appropriate in order to enable it
to determine that the investment policies of the Fund are being
observed.
2. ACCOUNTING SERVICES
The Manager will provide all accounting services customarily required by
investment companies, in accordance with the requirements of applicable laws,
rules and regulations and with the policies and practices of the Fund as
communicated to the Manager from time to time, including, but not limited to,
the following:
(a) Maintain fund general ledger and journal;
(b) Prepare and record disbursements for direct Fund expenses;
(c) Prepare daily money transfer;
(d) Reconcile all Fund bank and custodian accounts;
(e) Assist Fund independent auditors as appropriate;
(f) Prepare daily projection of available cash balances;
(g) Record trading activity for purposes of determining net asset values
and daily dividend;
(h) Prepare daily portfolio valuation report to value portfolio
securities and determine daily accrued income;
(i) Determine the net asset value per share daily or at such other
intervals as the Fund may reasonably request or as may be required
by law;
(j) Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual financial
statements;
(k) Provide financial information for reports to the Securities and
Exchange Commission in compliance with the provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, the
Internal Revenue Service and any other regulatory or governmental
agencies as required;
(l) Provide financial, yield, net asset value, and similar information
to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and other
survey and statistical agencies as instructed from time to time by
the Fund;
(m) Investigate, assist in the selection of and conduct relations with
custodians, depositories, accountants, legal counsel, insurers,
banks and persons in any other capacity deemed to be necessary or
desirable for the Fund's operations; and
(n) Obtain and keep in effect fidelity bonds and directors and
officers/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Fund in
accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the rules thereunder, as such bonds and policies are
approved by the Fund's Board of Directors.
3. CORPORATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
The Manager will provide the following corporate administrative services
for the Fund:
(a) furnish the services of such of the Manager's officers and employees
as may be elected officers or directors of the Fund, subject to
their individual consent to serve and to any limitations imposed by
law;
(b) furnish office space, and all necessary office facilities and
equipment, for the general corporate functions of the Fund (i.e.,
functions other than (i) underwriting and distribution of Fund
shares; (ii) custody of Fund assets, (iii) transfer and paying
agency services; and (iv) corporate and portfolio accounting
services); and
(c) furnish the services of executive and clerical personnel necessary
to perform the general corporate functions of the Fund.
4. RESERVED RIGHT TO DELEGATE DUTIES AND SERVICES TO OTHERS
The Manager in assuming responsibility for the various services as set
forth in this Agreement reserves the right to enter into agreements with
others for the performance of certain duties and services or to delegate the
performance of some or all of such duties and services to Principal Life
Insurance Company, or one or more affiliates thereof; provided, however, that
entry into any such agreements shall not relieve the Manager of its duty to
review and monitor the performance of such persons to the extent provided in
the agreements with such persons or as determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors.
5. EXPENSES BORNE BY THE MANAGER
The Manager will pay:
(a) the organizational expenses of the Fund and its portfolios and
share classes, including the Fund's registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, and the initial registration of its
Capital Stock for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission;
(b) Compensation of personnel, officers and directors who are also
affiliated with the Manager; and
(c) Expenses and compensation associated with furnishing office
space, and all necessary office facilities and equipment, and
personnel necessary to perform the general corporate functions of
the Fund.
6. COMPENSATION OF THE MANAGER BY FUND
For all services to be rendered and payments made as provided in
Sections 1, 2 and 4 hereof, the Fund will accrue daily and pay the Manager
monthly, or at such other intervals as the Fund and Manager may agree, a fee
based on the average of the values placed on the net assets of each Series of
the Fund as of the time of determination of the net asset value on each
trading day throughout the month in accordance with Schedule 1 attached
hereto.
Net asset value shall be determined pursuant to applicable provisions of
the Articles of Incorporation of the Fund. If pursuant to such provisions
the determination of net asset value is suspended, then for the purposes of
this Section 5 the value of the net assets of the Fund as last determined
shall be deemed to be the value of the net assets for each day the suspension
continues.
The Manager may, at its option, waive all or part of its compensation
for such period of time as it deems necessary or appropriate.
7. EXPENSES BORNE BY FUND
The Fund will pay, without reimbursement by the Manager, all expenses
attributable to the operation of the Fund or the services described in this
Agreement and not specifically identified in this Agreement as being paid by
the Manager.
8. AVOIDANCE OF INCONSISTENT POSITION
In connection with purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the
account of the Fund, neither the Manager nor any of the Manager's directors,
officers or employees will act as a principal or agent or receive any
commission.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER
The Manager shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of
law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to
which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Manager's part in the
performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
10. COPIES OF CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
The Fund will furnish the Manager promptly with properly certified or
authenticated copies of amendments or supplements to its Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws. Also, the Fund will furnish the Manager financial
and other corporate information as needed, and otherwise cooperate fully with
the Manager in its efforts to carry out its duties and responsibilities under
this Agreement.
11. DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall remain in force and in effect from year to year
following its execution provided that the continuance is specifically
approved at least annually either by the Board of Directors of the Fund or by
a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series and
in either event by vote of a majority of the directors of the Fund who are
not interested persons of the Manager, Principal Life Insurance Company, or
the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval. This Agreement may, on sixty days written notice, be terminated at
any time without the payment of any penalty, by the Board of Directors of the
Fund, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Series, or by the Manager. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in
the event of its assignment. In interpreting the provisions of this Section
10, the definitions contained in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (particularly the definitions of "interested person," "assignment"
and "voting security") shall be applied.
12. AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT
No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is
sought, and no amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved
by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Series to which such amendment relates and by vote of a majority of the
directors who are not interested persons of the Manager, Principal Life
Insurance Company or the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval.
13. ADDRESS FOR PURPOSE OF NOTICE
Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and
delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at such address as
such other party may designate for the receipt of such notices. Until
further notice to the other party, it is agreed that the address of the Fund
and that of the Manager for this purpose shall be the Principal Financial
Group, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference
only, and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect. This Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Beer
Xxxxxxx X. Beer, Executive Vice President
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President & Secretary
PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, President and Chief Executive
Officer
SCHEDULE 1
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $500 million Next $500 million
Next $1 billion Next $1 billion
Next $1 billion Next $1 billion
Over $5 billion
XXX Balanced Portfolio* 0.55% 0.50% 0.45% 0.40% 0.35% 0.30%
0.25%
XXX Conservative Balanced Portfolio* 0.55% 0.50% 0.45% 0.40% 0.35%
0.30% 0.25%
XXX Conservative Growth Portfolio* 0.55% 0.50% 0.45% 0.40% 0.35%
0.30% 0.25%
XXX Flexible Income Portfolio* 0.55% 0.50% 0.45% 0.40% 0.35% 0.30%
0.25%
XXX Strategic Growth Portfolio* 0.55% 0.50% 0.45% 0.40% 0.35%
0.30% 0.25%
*Breakpoints based on aggregate XXX Portfolio net assets
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $500 million Next $500 million
Next $500 million Over $1.5 billion
Blue Chip Fund 0.70% 0.68% 0.66% 0.65%
Diversified Real Asset Fund 0.85% 0.83% 0.81% 0.80%
Global Multi-Strategy Fund 1.60% 1.58% 1.56% 1.55%
Global Real Estate Securities Fund 0.90% 0.88% 0.86% 0.85%
Inflation Protection Fund 0.40% 0.38% 0.36% 0.35%
LargeCap Blend Fund II 0.75% 0.73% 0.71% 0.70%
MidCap Growth Fund 0.65% 0.63% 0.61% 0.60%
MidCap Growth Fund III 1.00% 0.96% 0.94% 0.92%
MidCap Value Fund III 0.65% 0.63% 0.61% 0.60%
Opportunistic Municipal Fund 0.50% 0.48% 0.46% 0.45%
Overseas Fund 1.10% 1.08% 1.06% 1.05%
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund 0.80% 0.78% 0.76% 0.75%
SmallCap Blend Fund 0.75% 0.73% 0.71% 0.70%
SmallCap Growth Fund I 1.10% 1.08% 1.06% 1.05%
SmallCap Growth Fund II 1.00% 0.98% 0.96% 0.95%
SmallCap Value Fund II 1.00% 0.98% 0.96% 0.95%
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund 0.45% 0.43% 0.41% 0.40%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $500 million Next $500 million
Next $500 million Next $500 million
Next $1 billion Over $3 billion
Bond & Mortgage Securities Fund 0.55% 0.53% 0.51% 0.50% 0.48%
0.45%
Diversified International Fund 0.90% 0.88% 0.86% 0.85% 0.83%
0.80%
Global Diversified Income Fund 0.80% 0.78% 0.76% 0.75% 0.73%
0.70%
High Yield Fund I 0.65% 0.63% 0.61% 0.60% 0.59%
0.58%
International Emerging Markets Fund 1.20% 1.18% 1.16% 1.15%
1.14% 1.13%
International Fund I 0.97% 0.95% 0.93% 0.92% 0.91%
0.90%
LargeCap Value Fund 0.45% 0.43% 0.41% 0.40% 0.39%
0.38%
LargeCap Value Fund I 0.80% 0.78% 0.76% 0.75% 0.74%
0.73%
LargeCap Value Fund III 0.80% 0.78% 0.76% 0.75% 0.73%
0.70%
LargeCap Growth Fund I 0.66% 0.64% 0.62% 0.61% 0.60%
0.59%
LargeCap Growth Fund II 0.89% 0.87% 0.85% 0.84% 0.83%
0.82%
MidCap Blend Fund 0.65% 0.63% 0.61% 0.60% 0.59%
0.58%
MidCap Value Fund I 1.00% 0.98% 0.96% 0.95% 0.94%
0.93%
Money Market Fund 0.40% 0.39% 0.38% 0.37% 0.36%
0.35%
Preferred Securities Fund 0.75% 0.73% 0.71% 0.70% 0.69%
0.68%
Real Estate Securities Fund 0.85% 0.83% 0.81% 0.80% 0.79%
0.78%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $500 million Next $500 million Next
$1 billion Next $1 billion Over $3 billion
LargeCap Growth Fund 0.68% 0.65% 0.62% 0.58%
0.55%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $500 million Next $500 million
Next $500 million Next $500 million
Next $500 million Over $2.5 billion
Core Plus Bond Fund I 0.60% 0.58% 0.56% 0.55% 0.53%
0.50%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $250 million Next $250 million
Over $500 million
Equity Income Fund 0.60% 0.55% 0.50%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $500 million Next $500 million Over $1
billion
Principal Capital Appreciation Fund 0.625% 0.50% 0.375%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $2 billion Over $2 billion
Government & High Quality Bond Fund 0.50% 0.45%
Income Fund 0.50% 0.45%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $250 million Over $250 million
High Yield Fund 0.625% 0.50%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $1 billion Over $1 billion
California Municipal Fund 0.45% 0.40%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
First $200 million Next $300 million
Over $500 million
Short-Term Income 0.50% 0.45% 0.40%
Series Management Fee as a Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets
Bond Market Index Fund 0.25%
International Equity Index Fund 0.25%
LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund 0.15%
MidCap S&P 400 Index Fund 0.15%
Principal LifeTime 2010 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2015 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2020 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2025 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2035 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2040 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2045 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime 2055 Fund 0.03%
Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Fund 0.03%
SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund 0.15%
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