PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT MIDCAP GROWTH FUND III
| PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC. | |
| AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT | |
| MIDCAP GROWTH FUND III | |
| AGREEMENT executed as of January 1, 2010, by and between PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT | |
| ORPORATION (hereinafter called "the Manager"), and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC. | |
| (hereinafter called "the Sub-Adviser"). | |
| W I T N E S S E T H: | |
| WHEREAS, the Manager is the manager and investment adviser to the 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-Adviser to furnish it with investment advisory services | |
| with respect to assets allocated by the Manager for management by the Sub-Adviser for a portion of the portfolio | |
| of the MidCap Growth Fund III (hereinafter called the “Series”), which the Manager has agreed to provide to the | |
| Fund, and the Sub-Adviser desires to furnish such services; and | |
| WHEREAS, The Manager has furnished the Sub-Adviser with copies properly certified or authenticated of | |
| each of the following and will promptly provide the Sub-Adviser 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 to be provided by the Sub-Adviser. | |
| NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the | |
| parties agree as follows: | |
| 1. | Appointment of Sub-Adviser |
| In accordance with and subject to the Management Agreement, the Manager hereby appoints the Sub- | |
| Adviser to act as the Manager’s agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the investment and | |
| reinvestment of assets in the Series with full power and authority to direct any custodian of the assets of | |
| the Series to purchase, sell or exchange any stocks, bonds, or other securities or such other assets | |
| which are acceptable to the Sub-Adviser (individually, "security" and collectively, "securities") and to | |
| issue directly to a broker or dealer such orders for the purchase, sale or exchange of securities or other | |
| property, as the Sub-Adviser may deem appropriate and without prior consultation with the Manager, | |
| 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-Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the | |
| services hereinafter set forth for the compensation herein provided. The Sub-Adviser 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. | |
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| 2. | Obligations of and Services to be Provided by the Sub-Adviser | |
| The Sub-Adviser 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 conditions require, a recommended investment program for | ||
| the Series 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 registration statement, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws | ||
| and 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 | |
| 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-Adviser’s investment advisory services obligations, | |
| 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. | ||
| (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 and recommendations 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. Except for expenses specifically | ||
| assumed or agreed to be paid by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall not | ||
| be liable for any expenses of the Manager, the Fund or the Series including, without limitation, (i) | ||
| interest and taxes, (ii) brokerage commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or | ||
| sale of securities or other investment instruments with respect to the Series, and (iii) custodian fees | ||
| and expenses. | ||
| (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-Adviser. 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-Adviser in the manner the Sub-Adviser considers to be the most equitable | ||
| and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to other clients. The Sub-Adviser 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-Adviser shall use its best efforts to obtain execution of transactions | ||
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| 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-Adviser may select brokers or | |
| dealers on the basis that they provide brokerage, research or other services or products to the Sub- | |
| Adviser. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Sub-Adviser 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-Adviser 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-Adviser 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-Adviser 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-Adviser provided that all conditions of such order are complied with. | |
| (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 | |
| Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Investment Advisers 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-Adviser 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 Series 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-Adviser has no responsibility for the | |
| maintenance of Fund records except insofar as is directly related to the services the Sub-Adviser | |
| provides to the Series. | |
| (k) | Observe and comply with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and the Sub-Adviser’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-Adviser’s current Code of Ethics. Sub-Adviser shall | |
| promptly forward to the Manager a copy of any material amendment to the Sub-Adviser’s Code of | |
| Ethics along with certification that the Sub-Adviser has implemented procedures for administering | |
| the Sub-Adviser’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-Adviser 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-Adviser 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. | |
| (n) | Vote proxies received on behalf of the Series in a manner consistent with Sub-Adviser's proxy |
| voting policies and procedures and provide a record of votes cast containing all of the voting | |
| information required by Form N-PX in an electronic format to enable the Series to file Form N-PX | |
| as required by SEC rule. | |
| (o) | Respond to tender offers, rights offerings and other voluntary corporate action requests affecting |
| securities held by the Fund and assist the Manager in complying and filing notices of claims in | |
| connection with class action lawsuits concerning securities owned by the Fund. | |
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| 3. | Prohibited Conduct |
| In providing the services described in this agreement, the Sub-Adviser will not consult with any other | |
| investment advisory firm that provides investment sub-advisory services to the Fund or a fund that is | |
| under common control with the Fund regarding transactions for the Fund in the securities or other assets | |
| allocated to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, except as provided by Rule 12d-3-1 under the | |
| 1940 Act. | |
| 4. | Compensation |
| As full compensation for all services rendered and obligations assumed by the Sub-Adviser hereunder | |
| with respect to the Series, the Manager shall pay the compensation specified in Appendix A to this | |
| Agreement. | |
| 5. | Liability of Sub-Adviser |
| Neither the Sub-Adviser 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-Adviser'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 and/or insurance laws and rules except for | |
| losses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of, or from reckless disregard of, | |
| the duties of the Sub-Adviser or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, or affiliates. The Sub- | |
| Adviser shall not have any responsibilities with respect to any assets of the Fund other than the Series. | |
| The Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of any | |
| dealer or broker, or the Manager, or any custodian. | |
| The Sub-Adviser shall be responsible only for managing the Series in good faith and in accordance with | |
| the investment objectives, fundamental policies and restrictions, and shall have no responsibility | |
| whatsoever for, and shall incur no liability on account of (i) selection or establishment of such investment | |
| objectives, fundamental policies and restrictions (ii) advice on, or management of, any other assets for | |
| Manager or the Fund, (iii) filing of any tax or information returns or forms, withholding or paying any | |
| taxes, or seeking any exemption or refund for the Manager or the Fund, (iv) registration of the Fund or | |
| Series with any government or agency, or (v) administration of the plans and trusts investing through the | |
| Fund, (vi) overall Fund compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, which requirements are | |
| outside of the Sub-Adviser’s control, and any requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue | |
| Code of 1986, as amended, which are outside of the Sub-Adviser’s control and shall be indemnified and | |
| held harmless by Manager for any loss in carrying out the terms and provisions of this Agreement, | |
| including reasonable attorney’s fees, indemnification to the Fund, or any shareholder thereof and, | |
| brokers and commission merchants, fines, taxes, penalties and interest. Sub-Adviser, however, shall be | |
| liable for any liability, damages, or expenses of Manager or the Fund arising out of the gross negligence, | |
| malfeasance or violation of applicable law by any of its employees in providing investment management | |
| services under this Agreement; and, in such cases, the indemnification by Manager, referred to above, | |
| shall be inapplicable, and the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and Manager for | |
| any loss arising therefrom. | |
| 6. | Supplemental Arrangements |
| The Sub-Adviser may enter into arrangements with other persons affiliated with the Sub-Adviser or with | |
| unaffiliated third parties to better enable the Sub-Adviser to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement for | |
| the provision of certain personnel and facilities to the Sub-Adviser, subject to written notification to and | |
| approval of the Manager and, where required by applicable law, the Board of Directors of the Fund. | |
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| 7. | Regulation |
| The Sub-Adviser 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. | Manager’s Representations |
| The Manager represents and warrants that (i) it is registered as an investment adviser under the | |
| Investment Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in | |
| effect; (ii) it is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Investment Advisers Act from performing the services | |
| contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) it has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement | |
| remains in effect, any applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any | |
| regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services | |
| contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) it has the authority to enter into and perform the services | |
| contemplated by this Agreement, and (v) it will immediately notify the Sub-Adviser of the occurrence of | |
| any event that would disqualify the Manager from serving as an investment advisor of an investment | |
| company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. | |
| 9. | Contributions and Withdrawals |
| The Manager may contribute additional cash to the Series at any time, and may withdraw cash from the | |
| Series upon reasonable notice to the Sub-Adviser. Securities may be added to or withdrawn from the | |
| Series only with the consent of the Sub-Adviser. The Manager acknowledges that, as part of the | |
| investment strategy to be pursued in managing the Series, the Sub-Adviser may engage in exchange | |
| traded funds transactions to “equitize” the Series as of the close of business on the business day | |
| immediately preceding the initial funding of the Series or to equitize any additional contributions to, or | |
| withdrawals from, the Series. In the event of a cash withdrawal, exchange traded funds may be | |
| purchased on the day securities are sold to raise funds for the anticipated withdrawals. Such exchange | |
| traded funds will then be sold at or near the close of trading on the day before the actual cash withdrawal | |
| takes place. | |
| 10. Confidentiality | |
| Any investment recommendations and any information relating to the Sub-Adviser’s investment process | |
| models and trading activity that is supplies by the Sub-Adviser and is not otherwise in the public domain | |
| shall be treated by the Manager as confidential. The Manager shall not use or otherwise disclose to third | |
| parties such confidential information except to the extent necessary to carry out Manager’s | |
| responsibilities in managing and administering the Series or as otherwise required by law. Nothing | |
| herein prohibits the Manager from identifying the Sub-Adviser as a Sub-Adviser for the Series or from | |
| reporting general performance information. | |
| 11.Duration and Termination of This Agreement | |
| This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its execution and, unless otherwise terminated, | |
| shall continue in effect for a period of two years and 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 a Series fail to approve the Agreement or any continuance of the Agreement in | |
| accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Sub-Adviser will continue to act as Sub-Adviser | |
| with respect to the Series pending the required approval of the Agreement or its continuance or of any | |
| contract with the Sub-Adviser or a different manager or Sub-Adviser or other definitive action; provided, | |
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| that the compensation received by the Sub-Adviser in respect to the Series 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-Adviser, 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 9, the definitions contained in | |
| Section 2(a) of the 1940 Act (particularly the definitions of "interested person," "assignment" and "voting | |
| security") shall be applied. | |
| 12. Indemnification | |
| (a) | The Sub-Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, any affiliated person within |
| the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act (“affiliated person”) of the Manager and each | |
| person, if any who, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act controls (“controlling | |
| persons”) the Manager, against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation, | |
| including reasonable legal expenses (collectively “Losses”) to which the Manager or such affiliated | |
| person or controlling person of the Manager may become subject under the Securities Act, the | |
| 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act, under any other statute, law, rule or regulation at common | |
| law or otherwise, arising out of the Sub-Adviser’s responsibilities hereunder (1) to the extent of and | |
| as a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith, or gross negligence by the Sub-Adviser, any of the | |
| Sub-Adviser’s employees or representatives or any affiliate of or any person acting on behalf of the | |
| Sub-Adviser; or (2) as a result of any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the | |
| Registration Statement, including any amendment thereof or any supplement thereto, or the | |
| omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the | |
| statement therein not misleading, if such a statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in | |
| conformity with written information furnished by the Sub-Adviser to the Manager specifically for use | |
| therein; provided, however, that in no case is the Sub-Adviser’s indemnity in favor of the Manager | |
| or any affiliated person or controlling person of the Manager deemed to protect such person against | |
| any liability to which any such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misconduct, | |
| bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard | |
| of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. | |
| (b) | The Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser, any affiliated person and |
| any controlling person of the Sub-Adviser, if any, against any and all Losses to which the Sub- | |
| Adviser or such affiliated person or controlling person of the Sub-Adviser may become subject | |
| under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act, under any other statute, law, | |
| rule or regulation, at common law or otherwise, arising out of the Manager’s responsibilities as | |
| investment manager of the Fund (1) to the extent of and as a result of the willful misconduct, bad | |
| faith, or gross negligence by the Manager, any of the Manager’s employees or representatives or | |
| any affiliate of or any person acting on behalf of the Manager, or (2) as a result of any untrue | |
| statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, including any amendment | |
| thereof or any supplement thereto, or the omission to state therein a material fact required to be | |
| stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading; provided, however, that | |
| in no case is the Manager’s indemnity in favor of the Sub-Adviser or any affiliated person or | |
| controlling person of the Sub-Adviser deemed to protect such person against any liability to which | |
| any such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross | |
| negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations | |
| and duties under this Agreement. It is agreed that the Manager’s indemnification obligations under | |
| this Section will extend to expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the | |
| Sub-Adviser as a result of any litigation brought by the Manager alleging the Sub-Adviser’s failure to | |
| perform its obligations and duties in the manner required under this Agreement unless judgement is | |
| rendered for the Manager. | |
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| 13. 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-Adviser, Principal Life Insurance | ||
| Company or the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. | ||
| 14. 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 the Principal Financial Group, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, and the address of | ||
| the Sub-Adviser shall be ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. | ||
| (c) | The Sub-Adviser will promptly notify the Manager in writing of the occurrence of any of the following | |
| events: | ||
| (1) | the Sub-Adviser fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers | |
| Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Sub-Adviser is required to be registered as | ||
| an investment advisor in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement. | ||
| (2) | the Sub-Adviser 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 Series. | ||
| (d) | The Manager shall provide (or cause the Series custodian to provide) timely information to the Sub- | |
| Adviser regarding such matters as the composition of the assets of a Series, cash requirements and | ||
| cash available for investment in a Series, and all other reasonable information as may be necessary | ||
| for the Sub-Adviser to perform its duties and responsibilities hereunder. | ||
| (e) | The Sub-Advisor represents that it will not enter into any agreement, oral or written, or other | |
| understanding under which the Fund directs or is expected to direct portfolio securities transactions, | ||
| or any remuneration, to a broker or dealer in consideration for the promotion or sale of Fund shares | ||
| or shares issued by any other registered investment company. Sub-advisor further represents that it | ||
| is contrary to the Sub-advisor’s policies to permit those who select brokers or dealers for execution | ||
| of fund portfolio securities transactions to take into account the broker or dealer’s promotion or sale | ||
| of Fund shares or shares issued by any other registered investment company. | ||
| (f) | The Sub-Advisor agrees that neither it nor any of its affiliates will in any way refer directly or indirectly | |
| to its relationship with the Fund, the Series, or the Manager or any of their respective affiliates in | ||
| offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the | ||
| Manager. | ||
| (e) | This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement of the parties. | |
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| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date first above written. |
| PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
| /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Beer |
| By |
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Beer, Executive Vice President and |
| Chief Operating Officer |
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC. |
| /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
| By |
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Vice President |
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| APPENDIX A | ||
| The Sub-Adviser shall serve as investment Sub-Adviser for the Series of the Fund identified below. The | ||
| Manager will pay the Sub-Adviser, as full compensation for all services provided under this Agreement, a fee | ||
| computed at an annual rate as shown below (the "Sub-Adviser Fee"): | ||
| Sub-Adviser Fee (as a | ||
| percentage of Daily Net Assets | ||
| Managed) | ||
| Series | Assets Under Management | Annualized Fee |
| MidCap Growth Fund III | First $100 Million | 0.65% |
| Next $400 Million | 0.50% | |
| Next $250 Million | 0.45% | |
| Over $750 Million | 0.40% | |
| In calculating the fee for the Series included in the table, assets of any unregistered separate account of | ||
| Principal Life Insurance Company managed by the Sub-Adviser, and the portion of the assets of an investment | ||
| company sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company to which the Sub-Adviser provides investment | ||
| advisory services and which have the same investment mandate as the series for which the fee is calculated, will | ||
| be combined with the assets of the Series to arrive at net assets. | ||
| The Sub-Adviser Percentage Fee shall be accrued for each calendar day and the sum of the daily fee | ||
| accruals shall be paid monthly to the Sub-Adviser. 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 Series, as determined in accordance with the Series’ Prospectus | ||
| and Statement of Additional Information, allocated to the Sub-Adviser for management as of the close of | ||
| business on the previous business day on which the Series was open for business. Cash and cash equivalents | ||
| shall be included in the Series net assets calculation up to a maximum of 1.00% of the Series net assets. If the | ||
| Manager requests the Sub-Advisor to raise cash in the Series portfolio in excess of 1.00% of the Series net | ||
| assets for the purpose of funding redemptions from the Series, such amount requested shall be included in the | ||
| Series net assets calculation. | ||
| If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) will be | ||
| accrued and payable to the Sub-Adviser 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. | ||
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