PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT UBS SUB- ADVISED FUNDS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC. | ||
AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT | ||
UBS SUB-ADVISED FUNDS | ||
AGREEMENT executed as of the 1st day of July, 2009, by and between PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT | ||
CORPORATION, an Iowa corporation (hereinafter called "the Manager"), and UBS Global Asset Management | ||
(Americas) Inc. (hereinafter called “the Sub-Advisor.) | ||
W I T N E S S E T H: | ||
WHEREAS, the Manager is the manager and investment adviser to each Series of Principal Funds, Inc., (the "Fund"), | ||
an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended | ||
(the "1940 Act"); and | ||
WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Sub-Advisor to furnish it with portfolio selection and related research | ||
and statistical services in connection with the investment advisory services for the SmallCap Growth Fund II and the | ||
LargeCap Value Fund I of the Fund (referred collectively to hereinafter as “Series”), which the Manager has agreed to | ||
provide to the Fund, and the Sub-Advisor desires to furnish such services; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Manager has furnished the Sub-Advisor with copies properly certified or authenticated of each of the | ||
following and will promptly provide the Sub-Advisor with copies properly certified or authenticated of any amendment or | ||
supplement thereto: | ||
(a) Management Agreement (the "Management Agreement") with the Fund; | ||
(b) The Fund's registration statement and financial statements as filed with the Securities and Exchange | ||
Commission; | ||
(c) | The Fund's Articles of Incorporation and By-laws; | |
(d) Policies, procedures or instructions adopted or approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund relating to | ||
obligations and services provided by the Sub-Advisor. | ||
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties | ||
agree as follows: | ||
1. | Appointment of Sub-Advisor | |
In accordance with and subject to the Management Agreement, the Manager hereby appoints the Sub-Advisor | ||
to perform the services described in Section 2 below for investment and reinvestment of the securities and | ||
other assets of the Series, subject to the control and direction of the Manager and the Fund's Board of | ||
Directors, for the period and on the terms hereinafter set forth. The Sub-Advisor accepts such appointment | ||
and agrees to furnish the services hereinafter set forth for the compensation herein provided. The Sub-Advisor | ||
shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except as expressly | ||
provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund or the Manager in any way or | ||
otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund or the Manager. | ||
2. | Obligations of and Services to be Provided by the Sub-Advisor | |
The Sub-Advisor will: | ||
(a) | Provide investment advisory services, including but not limited to research, advice and supervision for the | |
Series. | ||
(b) | Furnish to the Board of Directors of the Fund for approval (or any appropriate committee of such Board), | |
and revise from time to time as economic conditions require, a recommended investment program for the | ||
Fund consistent with the Series’ investment objective and policies. |
(c) | Implement the approved investment program by placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities |
without prior consultation with the Manager and without regard to the length of time the securities have | |
been held, the resulting rate of portfolio turnover or any tax considerations, subject always to the | |
provisions of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the requirements of the 1940 Act, as each | |
of the same shall be from time to time in effect. | |
(d) | Advise and assist the officers of the Fund, as requested by the officers, in taking such steps as are |
reasonably 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 | |
Series. | |
(e) | Maintain, in connection with the Sub-Advisor’s investment advisory services obligations provided to the |
Series, compliance with the 1940 Act and the regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange | |
Commission thereunder and the Series’ investment strategies and restrictions as stated in the Fund’s | |
prospectus and statement of additional information, subject to receipt of such additional information as | |
may be required from the Manager and provided in accordance with Section 10(d) of this Agreement. | |
(f) | Report to the Board of Directors of the Fund at such times and in such detail as the Board of Directors |
may reasonably deem appropriate in order to enable it to determine that the investment policies, | |
procedures and approved investment program of the Series are being observed. | |
(g) | Upon request, provide assistance for the determination of the fair value of certain securities when reliable |
market quotations are not readily available for purposes of calculating net asset value in accordance with | |
procedures and methods established by the Fund's Board of Directors. | |
(h) | Furnish, at its own expense, (i) all necessary investment and management facilities, including salaries of |
clerical and other personnel required for it to execute its duties faithfully, and (ii) administrative facilities, | |
including bookkeeping, clerical personnel and equipment necessary for the efficient conduct of the | |
investment advisory affairs of the Series (excluding brokerage expenses and pricing and bookkeeping | |
services). | |
(i) | Open accounts with broker-dealers and futures commission merchants (“broker-dealers”), select broker- |
dealers to effect all transactions for the Series, place all necessary orders with broker-dealers or issuers | |
(including affiliated broker-dealers), and negotiate commissions, if applicable. To the extent consistent | |
with applicable law, purchase or sell orders for the Series may be aggregated with contemporaneous | |
purchase or sell orders of other clients of the Sub-Advisor. In such event allocation of securities so sold | |
or purchased, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Sub-Advisor in the | |
manner the Sub-Advisor considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to | |
the Fund and to other clients. The Sub-Advisor will report on such allocations at the request of the | |
Manager, the Fund or the Fund’s Board of Directors providing such information as the number of | |
aggregated trades to which the Series was a party, the broker-dealers to whom such trades were directed | |
and the basis for the allocation for the aggregated trades. The Sub-Advisor shall use its best efforts to | |
obtain execution of transactions for the Series at prices which are advantageous to the Series and at | |
commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. However, the Sub-Advisor may | |
select brokers or dealers on the basis that they provide brokerage, research or other services or products | |
to the Sub-Advisor. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Sub-Advisor may pay a broker or | |
dealer an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of | |
commission or dealer spread another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if | |
the Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the | |
value of the brokerage and research products and/or services provided by such broker or dealer. This | |
determination, with respect to brokerage and research products and/or services, may be viewed in terms | |
of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub-Advisor and its affiliates | |
have with respect to the Series as well as to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. Not | |
all such services or products need be used by the Sub-Advisor in managing the Series. In addition, joint | |
repurchase or other accounts may not be utilized by the Series except to the extent permitted under any | |
exemptive order obtained by the Sub-Advisor provided that all conditions of such order are complied with. |
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(j) | Maintain all accounts, books and records with respect to the Series as are required of an investment |
advisor of a registered investment company pursuant to the 1940 Act and Investment Advisor’s Act of | |
1940 (the “Investment Advisor’s Act”), and the rules thereunder, and furnish the Fund and the Manager | |
with such periodic and special reports as the Fund or Manager may reasonably request. In compliance | |
with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Sub-Advisor hereby agrees that all records | |
that it maintains for the Series are the property of the Fund, agrees to preserve for the periods described | |
by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any records that it maintains for the Fund and that are required to be | |
maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act, and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Fund any | |
records that it maintains for the Series upon request by the Fund or the Manager. The Sub-Advisor has | |
no responsibility for the maintenance of Fund records except insofar as is directly related to the services | |
provided to the Series. | |
(k) | Observe and comply with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and the Sub-Advisor’s Code of Ethics adopted |
pursuant to that Rule as the same may be amended from time to time. The Manager acknowledges | |
receipt of a copy of Sub-Advisor’s current Code of Ethics. Sub-Advisor shall promptly forward to the | |
Manager a copy of any material amendment to the Sub-Advisor’s Code of Ethics. | |
(l) | From time to time as the Manager or the Fund may request, furnish the requesting party reports on |
portfolio transactions and reports on investments held by the Series, all in such detail as the Manager or | |
the Fund may reasonably request. The Sub-Advisor will make available its officers and employees to | |
meet with the Fund’s Board of Directors at the Fund’s principal place of business on due notice to review | |
the investments of the Series. | |
(m) | Provide such information as is customarily provided by a sub-advisor and may be required for the Fund or |
the Manager to comply with their respective obligations under applicable laws, including, without | |
limitation, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the 1940 Act, the Investment | |
Advisers Act, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any state securities laws, | |
and any rule or regulation thereunder. Sub-Advisor will advise Manager of any changes in Sub-Advisor’s | |
general partners within a reasonable time after any such change. Manager acknowledges receipt of Sub- | |
Advisor’s Form ADV more than 48 hours prior to the execution of this Agreement. | |
(n) | Perform quarterly and annual tax compliance tests to monitor the Series‘ compliance with Subchapter M |
of the Code and Section 817(h) of the Code, subject to receipt of such additional information as may be | |
required from the Manager and provided in accordance with Section 10(d) of this Agreement. The | |
Sub-Advisor shall notify the Manager immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the | |
Series has ceased to be in compliance or that it might not be in compliance in the future. If it is | |
determined that the Series is not in compliance with the requirements noted above, the Sub-Advisor, in | |
consultation with the Manager, will take prompt action to bring the Series back into compliance (to the | |
extent possible) within the time permitted under the Code. | |
(o) | Have the responsibility and authority to vote proxies solicited by, or with respect to, the issuers of |
securities held in the Series. The Manager shall cause to be forwarded to Sub-Advisor all proxy | |
solicitation materials that it receives and shall assist Sub-Advisor in its efforts to conduct the proxy voting | |
process. |
3. | Prohibited Conduct |
In providing the services described in this agreement, the Sub-Advisor will not consult with any other | |
investment advisory firm that provides investment advisory services to any investment company sponsored by | |
Principal Life Insurance Company regarding transactions for the Fund in securities or other assets. | |
4. | Compensation |
As full compensation for all services rendered and obligations assumed by the Sub-Advisor hereunder with | |
respect to the Fund, the Manager shall pay the compensation specified in Appendix A to this Agreement. |
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5. | Liability of Sub-Advisor |
Neither the Sub-Advisor nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall be liable to the | |
Manager, the Fund or its shareholders for any loss suffered by the Manager or the Fund resulting from any | |
error of judgment made in the good faith exercise of the Sub-Advisor's investment discretion in connection with | |
selecting investments for the Series or as a result of the failure by the Manager or any of its affiliates to comply | |
with the terms of this Agreement except for losses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence | |
of, or from reckless disregard of, the duties of the Sub-Advisor or any of its directors, officers, employees, | |
agents (excluding any broker-dealer selected by the Sub-Advisor), or affiliates. | |
6. | Supplemental Arrangements |
The Sub-Advisor may enter into arrangements with other persons affiliated with the Sub-Advisor or with | |
unaffiliated third parties to better enable the Sub-Advisor to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement for the | |
provision of certain personnel and facilities to the Sub- Advisor, subject to written notification to and approval | |
of the Manager and, where required by applicable law, the Board of Directors of the Fund. | |
7. | Regulation |
The Sub-Advisor shall submit to all regulatory and administrative bodies having jurisdiction over the services | |
provided pursuant to this Agreement any information, reports or other material which any such body may | |
request or require pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. | |
8. | Duration and Termination of This Agreement |
This Agreement shall become effective on the latest of (i) the date of its execution, (ii) the date of its approval | |
by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Fund, including approval by the vote of a majority of the Board of | |
Directors of the Fund who are not interested persons of the Manager, the Sub-Advisor, Principal Life Insurance | |
Company or the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval or (iii) if | |
required by the 1940 Act, the date of its approval by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the | |
Series. It shall continue in effect thereafter from year to year 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 a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors | |
of the Fund who are not interested persons of the Manager, Principal Life Insurance Company, the Sub- | |
Advisor or the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. | |
If the shareholders of the Series fail to approve the Agreement or any continuance of the Agreement in | |
accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Sub-Advisor will continue to act as Sub-Advisor with | |
respect to the Series pending the required approval of the Agreement or its continuance or of any contract with | |
the Sub-Advisor or a different manager or sub-advisor or other definitive action; provided, that the | |
compensation received by the Sub-Advisor in respect to the Fund during such period is in compliance with | |
Rule 15a-4 under the 1940 Act. | |
This Agreement may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Board of Directors of | |
the Fund or by the Sub-Advisor, the Manager or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the | |
Series on sixty days written notice. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its | |
assignment. In interpreting the provisions of this Section 8, the definitions contained in Section 2(a) of the | |
1940 Act (particularly the definitions of "interested person," "assignment" and "voting security") shall be | |
applied. | |
9. | Amendment of this Agreement |
No material amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved, if required by the 1940 Act or the | |
rules, regulations, interpretations or orders issued thereunder, by vote of the holders of a majority of the | |
outstanding voting securities of the Series and by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Fund who | |
are not interested persons of the Manager, the Sub-Advisor, Principal Life Insurance Company or the Fund | |
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and such amendment is signed | |
by both parties. |
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10. General Provisions |
(a) Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to |
effectuate the purposes hereof. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and |
governed by the laws of the State of Iowa. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience |
only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or |
effect. |
(b) Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed postage pre-paid |
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 Manager for this purpose shall be |
Principal Financial Group, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, and the address of the Sub-Advisor shall be51 |
Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx. |
(c) The Sub-Advisor will promptly notify the Manager in writing of the occurrence of any of the following |
events: |
(1) the Sub-Advisor fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act or |
under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Sub-Advisor is required to be registered as an |
investment advisor in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement. |
(2) the Sub-Advisor is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or |
investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, involving the affairs of |
the Fund. |
(d) The Manager shall provide (or cause the Series custodian to provide) timely information to the Sub- |
Advisor regarding such matters as the composition of the assets of the Series, cash requirements and |
cash available for investment in the Series, and all other reasonable information as may be necessary for |
the Sub-Advisor to perform its duties and responsibilities hereunder. |
(e) This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement of the parties. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date first above written. |
PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Beer |
By:____________________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Beer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC. |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Director |
By:_____________________________ |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Managing Director |
By:_____________________________ |
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APPENDIX A | |
The Sub-Advisor shall serve as investment sub-advisor for the Series. The Manager will pay the Sub-Advisor, as full | |
compensation for all services provided under this Agreement, a fee computed at an annual rate as follows (the | |
"Sub-Advisor Percentage Fee"): | |
SmallCap Growth Fund II Fee | |
Net Assets | Sub-Advisor’s Fee as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets |
First $50 million | 0.60% |
Next $250 million | 0.55% |
Over $300 million | 0.45% |
In calculating the fee for the SmallCap Growth Fund II of Principal Funds, Inc., assets of any unregistered | |
separate account of Principal Life Insurance Company and any investment company sponsored by Principal Life | |
Insurance Company to which the Sub-Advisor provides investment advisory services and which have the same | |
investment mandate as the SmallCap Growth Fund II, will be combined with the assets of the SmallCap Growth | |
Fund II series of the Fund to arrive at net assets. | |
LargeCap Value Fund I Fee | |
Net Assets | Sub-Advisor’s Fee as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets |
First $200 million | 0.25% |
Next $300 million | 0.20% |
Over $500 million | 0.18% |
In calculating the fee for the LargeCap Value Fund I of Principal Funds, Inc., assets of any unregistered |
separate account of Principal Life Insurance Company and any investment company sponsored by Principal Life |
Insurance Company to which the Sub-Advisor provides investment advisory services and which have the same |
investment mandate as the LargeCap Value Fund I, will be combined with the assets of the LargeCap Value |
Fund I series of the Fund to arrive at net assets. |
The Sub-Advisor Percentage Fee shall be accrued for each calendar day and the sum of the daily fee accruals shall |
be paid monthly to the Sub-Advisor. The daily fee accruals will be computed by multiplying the fraction of one over the |
number of calendar days in the year by the applicable annual rate described above and multiplying this product by the |
net assets of the Fund as determined in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional |
information as of the close of business on the previous business day on which the Fund was open for business. |
If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from the |
effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case |
may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full month in which such |
effectiveness or termination occurs. |
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