AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT
TO
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

This amendment (the "Amendment") is made and entered into as of May 1,2002,by and among Xxxxxx Variable Trust, Xxxxxx Retail Management, LP (ma Xxxxxx Mutual Funds Corp.,) and Principal Life Insurance Company (collectively7the "parties") in order to modify that certain Participation Agreement (the "Agreement") entered into by the parties as of May 1, 1998.

The parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1.	Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and the Schedule A attached to this Amendment is substituted therefor.
2.	Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby deleted and the Schedule B attached to this Amendment is substituted therefor.

All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.

Xxxxxx Variable Trust

Xxxxxx Retail Management LP.

By:
Name.

Principal Life Insurance Company

By:

SCHEDULE A

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED CONTRACTS

Principal Life Insurance Company
Separate Account B

Principal Life Insurance Company
Variable Life SeparateAccount

SCHEDULE B

FUND

Sewice Fee

Xxxxxx VT Global Asset Allocation IB Shares
Xxxxxx VT Growth & Income IB Shares
Xxxxxx VT International Growth IB Shares
Xxxxxx VT Vista IB Shares
Xxxxxx VT Voyager IB Shares