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PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC
PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, LLC
NORTH AMERICA
 
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
February 14, 2011
 
 
Principal Global Investors, LLC (“PGI”) and Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC 
(“PrinREI”) (collectively, the “Advisers”) have adopted this Code of Ethics (the “Code”). The 
principal objectives of the Code are to provide policies and procedures consistent with 
applicable laws and regulations, including Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 
1940; and to prevent conflicts of interests or the appearance of such conflicts when officers, 
directors, supervised persons, employees and other persons of the advisers own or engage 
in transactions involving securities.   
 
Employees of the Advisers are also subject to the Principal Financial Group 
Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which can be found on the Principal Global 
Investors Compliance Portal of the Inside The Principal® intranet site. Employees are 
reminded that they are also subject to other policies including policies on insider trading, the 
handling of all internally distributed proprietary and confidential information, and information 
barriers, among others.   
 
Responsibility for this Code is vested in the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser. 
However, the responsibility for implementing this Code on a day-to-day basis falls on all 
employees and especially staff that are in supervisory and management roles. Employees 
with questions are strongly urged to consult with the Compliance Department prior to taking 
the action in question. The following are the primary Compliance contacts for questions 
regarding the Code:   
 
PGI Senior Compliance Analyst  PGI Compliance Associate 
Niki Rathert  Wynell Kisner 
515-362-1412  515-247-5597 
Rathert.Niki@principal.com  Kisner.Wynell@principal.com 
 
PGI North America Chief Compliance Officer  PGI Global Chief Compliance Officer 
Minoo Spellerberg  Jeffrey Hiller 
515-248-3082  515-235-5737 
Spellerberg.Minoo@principal.com  Hiller.Jeffrey@principal.com 
 
PFG Chief Compliance Officer   
Betsy Happe   
515-362-0282   
Happe.Betsy@principal.com   

 

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
          Page 
I.  Definitions      4 
  A.  Access Person  4 
  B.  Advisers 4 
  C.  Beneficial Ownership  4 
  D.  Covered Accounts  4 
  E.  Covered Associate  4 
  F.  Covered Securities  4 
  G.  Employee 5 
  H.  Federal Securities Laws  5 
  I.  Investment Club  5 
  J.  Portfolio Managers  5 
  K.  Private Investments  5 
  L.  Reportable Fund  5 
  M.  Reportable Security…  5 
  N.  Master Security List  5 
  O.  Security 5 
  P.  Supervised Person  5 
 
II.  General Principles 6 
  A.  Statement of Purpose and General Principles  6 
  B.  Standards of Business Conduct  6 
  C.  Promptly Report Violations of the Code  6 
  D.  Statutory Grounds for Disqualification   
    from Employment  7 
 
III.  Personal Securities Transactions – Rules  8 
  A.  Restricted and Prohibited Transactions  8 
  B.  Exempt Securities and Transactions  8 
    1.  Exempted Securities  8 
    2.  Exempted Transactions  9 
  C.  Specific Rules Applicable to Portfolio Managers and   
    Investment Personnel  9 
    1.  Seven-Day Blackout Periods  9 
    2.  Purchasing an Investment for a Fund/Account   
      that is a Personal Holding  10 
    3.  Establishing Positions Counter to Fund/   
      Account Positions  10 
  D.  Special Rules Applicable to Directors of the Advisers  10 
  E.  Principal Real Estate Investors Access Persons –   
    Additional Rules  11 
  F.  Personal Trading Monitoring System  11 
  G.  Pre-Clearance of Securities Transactions  11 
    1.  How to Pre-Clear  12 
      a.  On-line Pre-Clearance  12 
      b.  Compliance Dept. Pre-Clearance  12 
    2.  Standard of Review for Pre-Clearance of Trades  12 
  H.  Purchase of Private Investments  12 
  I.  Purchase and Sale of PFG Stock and Proprietary Funds… 13 

 

 
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IV.  Reporting Requirements  14 
  A.  Initial Holdings Report  14 
  B.  Quarterly Holdings Report  14 
  C.  Annual Holdings Report  14 
  D.  Initial and Annual Certification of Compliance  15 
  E.  Broker Account Reporting  15 
 
V.  Political Campaign Contributions  16 
 
VI.  Business Gifts and Entertainment  19 
 
VII.  Bribery and Corruption Policy  19 
 
VIII.  Service as a Director and Other Outside Business Interests  20 
  A.  Service as a Director  20 
  B.  Outside Business Activities  20 
 
IX.  Administration and Sanctions  20 
 
Appendix A    22 
 
Forms       
  Schedule A  23 
  Schedule B  25 
  Schedule C  27 

 

 
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I.  DEFINITIONS 
 
A.  Access Person: Any officer, director, employee or other person of the Advisers 
  (including any of the Advisers’ supervised persons) who has access to nonpublic 
  information regarding any clients’ purchase or sale of securities; has access to 
  nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any advisory client; is 
  involved in making securities recommendations to clients; or has access to such 
  recommendations that are nonpublic. Positions held by consultants, contractors, 
  temporary employees, interns, co-op students and PFG HR and Legal staff 
  supporting the Advisers are deemed an Access Person unless otherwise evaluated 
  by the Compliance Department not to have access or potential access to nonpublic 
  information, as described above. All Employees of the Advisers are deemed to be 
  “Access Persons” under this Code. (“Access Person” and “Employee” have the 
  same meaning and are used interchangeably in the Code). 
 
B.  Advisers: means Principal Global Investors, LLC and Principal Real Estate Investors, 
  LLC. 
 
C.  Beneficial Ownership: shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be under 
  Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 when determining 
  whether a person is a beneficial owner of a security. 
 
  For example, the term “Beneficial ownership” shall encompass: securities in the 
  person’s own account(s); securities owned by members of the person’s immediate 
  family sharing the same household; a person’s proportionate interest in the portfolio 
  of securities held by a partnership, trust, corporation or other arrangements; and 
  securities a person might acquire or dispose of through the exercise or conversion of 
  any derivative security (e.g. an option, whether presently exercisable or not). See 
  Covered Accounts. 
 
D.  Covered Accounts: shall include any account that an Access Person has, or 
  acquires any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in a security held in the account. 
  Generally, an Access Person is regarded as having a beneficial ownership of 
  securities held in an account in the name of: (1) the individual; (2) a spouse, minor 
  child, immediate family member or dependant of the Access Person sharing the same 
  household; (3) a relative sharing the same household; (4) another person (i) if the 
  Access Person obtains benefits substantially equivalent to ownership of the 
  securities; (ii) can obtain ownership of the securities immediately or at some future 
  time (i.e. inheritance); or (iii) can have investment discretion or otherwise exercise 
  control. 
 
E.  Covered Associate: shall include executive officers and employees who solicit 
  government entities for the investment adviser, along with those who directly or 
  indirectly supervise such employees. 
 
F.  Covered Securities: shall include all securities, any option to purchase or sell, and 
  any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such securities. For example, 
  covered securities include but are not limited to individual securities, open-end and 
  closed-end mutual funds, exchange traded funds and unit investment trusts. Certain 
  securities are exempted from this definition. See Exempted Securities at Section 
  III.B.1. 

 

 
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G.  Employee: shall have the same meaning as Access Person. 
 
H.  Federal Securities Laws: means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the 
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, 
  as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, (and all rules 
  adopted under those Acts) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Title V of the Gramm- 
  Leach-Bliley Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and all rules adopted under any of these 
  statutes by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Department of the 
  Treasury. 
 
I.  Investment Club: means a group of individuals who combine their funds for the 
  purpose of making investments and advancing their investment education. 
 
J.  Portfolio Managers: means individuals entrusted with the direct responsibility and 
  authority to make investment decisions for or affecting the accounts of the Advisers’ 
  clients. 
 
K.  Private Investments - Generally, private investments involve the sale of securities to 
  a relatively small number of qualified investors in a private transaction, rather than 
  through an exchange or over the counter market. Private investments may not have 
  to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in many cases 
  detailed financial information is not disclosed. Examples include, but are not limited 
  to hedge funds, limited partnerships, and private equity transactions. 
 
L.  Reportable Fund: means (i) any fund for which the Advisers serves as an investment 
  adviser as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940; or (ii) any fund whose 
  investment adviser or principal underwriter controls the Advisers, is controlled by the 
  Advisers, or is in common control with the Advisers. 
 
M.  Reportable Security: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 202(a)(18) of the 
  Investment Advisers Act, except for securities explicitly exempted by the Code in 
  Section III.B.1. 
 
N.  Master Security List: includes the names of all securities that the Advisers (1) is 
  currently buying or selling, and (2) all securities currently held in client accounts. 
 
O.  Security: shall have the meaning set forth in Section 202(a)(18) of the Investment 
  Advisers Act including, but not limited to fixed income securities, equity securities, 
  securities based on indices, I-Shares, exchange traded funds (ETF), UIT, options and 
  limited or private placement offerings of securities, and other derivative instruments. 
  Derivative instruments would include commodity, credit, currency, equity, interest rate 
  and volatility. 
 
P.  Supervised Person: is any officer, director (or other person occupying a similar 
  status or performing similar functions), or employee of the Advisers, or other person 
  who provides investment advice on behalf of the Advisers and is subject to the 
  supervision and control of the Advisers. 

 

 
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II.  GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
 
  A.  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES 
 
  Principal Global Investors, LLC and Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (collectively 
  the “Advisers”) have adopted this Code of Ethics (the “Code”). The principal 
  purposes of this Code are to: 
 
    Provide policies and procedures consistent with applicable laws and 
    regulations, including Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 
    and Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and
 
    Prevent conflicts of interests or the appearance of such conflicts when 
    officers, directors, supervised persons, employees and other persons of the 
    advisers own or engage in transactions involving securities. 
 
  Employees of the Advisers are also subject to the Principal Financial Group (PFG) 
  Corporate Code of Business Conduct & Ethics and other PFG policies which can be 
  found on the Principal Global Investors Compliance Portal of the Inside The 
  Principal® intranet site. 
 
  B.  STANDARDS OF BUSINESS CONDUCT 
 
  The following standards of business conduct shall govern personal investment 
  activities and interpretation and administration of this Code: 
 
    The interests of advisory clients must be placed first at all times; 
 
    All personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with this 
    Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of 
    interest or any abuse of an individual’s position of trust and responsibility; 
 
    Supervised persons should not take advantage of their positions; and 
 
    Supervised persons must comply with applicable federal securities laws. 
 
  The Code does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interests, and literal 
  compliance with each of its specific provisions will not shield supervised and/or 
  advisory personnel from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a 
  fiduciary duty to advisory clients. 
 
  C.  PROMPTLY REPORT VIOLATIONS OR POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS 
    OF THE CODE 
 
  The Investment Advisers Act requires all Employees of an investment adviser “to 
  report any violations of your code of ethics promptly to your chief compliance officer 
  or other persons designated.” Accordingly if you commit a violation or become aware 
  of a violation you must promptly report this to the Advisers’ Chief Compliance Officer 
  or their designee contacts listed on the cover page of the Code. Those contacts shall 
  promptly report any violations to the Chief Compliance Officer. 

 

 
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In addition, staff can also utilize the PFG “Whistle Blower” process found at: 
http://inside.principal.com/gfr/brc/busprac/whistleblower.shtm. Any information passed 
through the Whistleblower process will remain confidential. 
 
In addition, the Ethics Hotline can be used at 1-866-858-4433. The Ethics Hotline is 
staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 
 
D.  STATUTORY GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION FROM 
  EMPLOYMENT 
 
The Advisers mandates that no officer, director or employee of the Adviser may 
become or continue to remain an officer, director or employee without an exemptive 
order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission if such director, officer 
or employee within the past thirteen years or during the course of employment: 
 
  has been charged with, convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to any 
  felony or misdemeanor or of a substantially equivalent crime by a foreign court 
  of competent jurisdiction involving the purchase or sale of any security, the 
  taking of false oath, the making of a false report, bribery, perjury, burglary, or 
  conspiracy to commit such offense, or has been convicted of any crime that is 
  punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or more years that is not described 
  above; 
 
  has been charged with, convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to any 
  felony or misdemeanor or of a substantially equivalent crime by a foreign court 
  involving the purchase or sale of any security; or arising out of their conduct 
  as an underwriter, broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities 
  dealer, government securities dealer, transfer agent or entity or person require 
  to register under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, or as an affiliated 
  salesman or employee of any investment company, bank, insurance company 
  or entity or person required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange 
  Act; or 
 
  is or becomes permanently or temporarily enjoined by any court from (i) acting 
  as an underwriter, broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities 
  dealer, transfer agent, or entity or person required to be registered under the 
  U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, or as an affiliated salesman or employee of 
  any investment company, bank, insurance company or entity or person 
  required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act; or (ii) engaging 
  in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or 
  in connection with the purchase or sale of any security. 
 
It is your obligation to immediately report any conviction or injunction falling within the 
foregoing provisions to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisers (or their 
designee). 

 

 
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III.  PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS RULES 
 
  A.  Restricted and Prohibited Transactions 
 
  The following restrictions and limitations (unless otherwise exempted) govern 
  Personal Securities Transactions for all Employees/Access Persons: 
 
  1.  Pre-clearance approval of all trades is valid for 2-business days. If the trade is 
    not executed or completed within 2-business days (counted as the current 
    business day and the next business day) of approval, a new pre-clearance 
    approval will be required on the third day. This applies to all market and limit 
    orders, good-till-cancelled orders, and stop loss orders. 
 
  2.  No Access Person may acquire any security in an initial public offering (“IPO”). 
 
  3.  No Access Person may sell short any security on the Master Security List. 
 
  4.  No Access Person may participate in Investment Clubs. 
 
  5.  Reportable Securities that are purchased must be held for 30-calendar days 
    (counted as 30 full calendar days not including the trade date) prior to sale. If 
    sold before the 30-calendar day holding period, any profits realized (or loss 
    avoided) on the sale of a covered security prior to the 30-calendar day 
    holding period must be disgorged to a charitable organization designated by 
    the Advisers. 
 
  6.  Reportable Securities sold may not be purchased at a lower price until at least 
    30-calendar days from the sale trade date. 
 
  7.  No option may be purchased or written if the expiration date is less than 30- 
    calendar days from the date of purchase. No option position may be closed 
    less than 30-calendar days from the date it is established. 
 
  8.  An Access Person may not be allowed to purchase or sell a Security at all, at 
    the discretion and guidance of the Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisers. 
 
  B.  Exempt Securities and Transactions 
 
  1.  Exempted Securities 
    The securities listed below are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement, 
    the initial, quarterly and annual reporting requirements and holding periods: 
 
    a.  Direct Obligations of the Government of the United States 
    b.  Banker’s acceptances 
    c.  Bank certificates of deposit 
      (Note: Brokered CDs offered by a financial intermediary are not exempt 
and are Reportable Securities that require pre-clearance.)
    d.  Commercial paper 
    e.  High quality short-term debt instrument, including repurchase agreements 
    f.  Shares issued by money market funds 

 

 
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    g.  Shares issued by open-end mutual funds other than funds advised or sub- 
      advised by the Advisers or an affiliate of the Advisers and proprietary 
      funds. (Exemption is applicable to funds used in 529 Plans which may be 
      registered as municipal securities but only offer open-end mutual funds or 
      securities designed to mirror the structure of open-end mutual funds as 
      underlying investment options. Self-managed 529 Plans available in some 
      states may be reportable depending on the investment product options.) 
      (Note: Exchanged Traded Funds (ETF) and I-Shares and Closed-end 
      Mutual Funds are not exempt and are Reportable Securities that require 
      pre-clearance. See Section I.E. Covered Security.) 
    h.  Shares issued by unit investment trusts (“UIT”) that are invested 
      exclusively in one or more open-end mutual funds, none of which are 
      advised or sub-advised by the Advisers or an affiliate of the Advisers. 
      (Note: Unit investment trusts (“UIT”) that are not invested exclusively in 
      one or more open-ended mutual funds are not exempt and are Reportable 
      Securities that require pre-clearance. See Section I.E. Covered Security.) 
 
  2.  Exempted Transactions 
    The transactions listed below are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement 
 
    a.  Transactions in open-end mutual funds advised or sub-advised by the 
      Advisers or an affiliate of the Advisers. 
    b.  Transactions in Proprietary funds (including Principal mutual funds 
      underlying principal variable life and variable annuity contracts).
    c.  Transactions in Principal stock. However, see requirements in Section III. 
    d.  Securities acquired through an employer-sponsored automatic payroll 
      deduction plan. Initial account set-up of brokerage self-directed plan must 
      be disclosed but ongoing purchases do not have to be pre-cleared. 
      However, all sales must be pre-cleared and reported. 
    e.  The acceptance of stock dividends resulting from securities already 
      owned under a dividend reinvestment plan or in an automatic investment 
      plan for the purchase of securities already owned. (Note: the initial 
      purchase or establishment of an automatic investment plan or dividend 
      investment plan must be pre-cleared.) 
    f.  Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the part of the Access 
      Person 
    g.  Transactions in an account over which the Access Person has no direct 
      or indirect influence or control (e.g. assignment of management discretion 
      in writing to another party. 
 
C.    Specific Rules Applicable to Portfolio Managers and Investment 
    Personnel Authorized to Trade on Client Accounts 
 
  1.  Seven-Day Blackout Periods for Portfolio Managers/Investment 
    Personnel Authorized to Trade on Fund/Account. No portfolio 
    manager/investment personnel authorized to trade on a Fund/managed 
    account may purchase or sell a security for a personal account in which 
    he/she has direct or indirect Beneficial ownership within 7-calendar days 
    before and after a client account that he/she manages, advises or executes 
    trades, trades in that security. (Note: the counting of the 7-calendar day 
    period does not include the trade date. The full 7 days prior to and after the 
    trade date are included in the Blackout Period.) 

 

 
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2.  Purchasing an Investment for a Fund/Account that is a Personal 
  Holding. A portfolio manager/investment personnel authorized to trade on a 
  Fund/managed accounts who are purchasing or selling an investment for a 
  Fund/managed account that is also a personal holding of the portfolio 
  manager/investment personnel in a Covered Account shall disclose such 
  holding to his/her supervisor and the Compliance Department before making 
  such investment for the Fund/managed account. A portfolio 
  manager’s/investment personnel’s holdings, however, shall have no affect on 
  the Fund/managed account’s ability to trade. Any purchase or sale for the 
  portfolio must then be reviewed and approved by a Portfolio 
  Manager/Investment Personnel who does not have an interest in the Security 
  or issuer and such review must be documented in writing and maintained. 
 
3.  Establishing Positions Counter to Fund/Account Positions. No portfolio 
  manager/investment personnel authorized to trade on a Fund/managed 
  account may establish a long position in his/her personal account in a security 
  if the Fund/managed account for which he/she has investment authority 
  maintains a position that would benefit from a decrease in the value of such 
  security. For example, the portfolio manager/investment personnel would be 
  prohibited from establishing a long position if (1) the Fund/managed account 
  holds a put option on such security (aside from a put purchased for hedging 
  purposes where the Fund/managed account holds the underlying security); (2) 
  the Fund/managed account has written a call option on such security; or (3) 
  the Fund/managed account has sold such security short, other than “against- 
  the-box.” 
 
  No portfolio manager/investment personnel may purchase a put option or 
  write a call option where a Fund/managed account for which such person has 
  investment authority holds a long position in the underlying security. 
 
  No portfolio manager/investment personnel may short sell any security where 
  a Fund/managed account for which such person has investment authority 
  holds a long position in the same security or where such Fund/managed 
  account otherwise maintains a position in respect of which the Fund/managed 
  account would benefit from an increase in the value of the security. 
 
D.  Special Rules Applicable to Directors of the Advisers 
 
Any Director of an affiliated adviser is considered an Access Person of that adviser 
and subject to their Code of Ethics as a matter of presumption. Any Director of the 
Advisers who also serves as a Director of an affiliated adviser shall be examined with 
regard to the affiliated adviser for their access to the affiliated advisers’ nonpublic 
information regarding any clients’ purchase or sale of securities; access to nonpublic 
information regarding the portfolio holdings of any advisory client; is involved in 
making securities recommendations to clients; or access to such recommendations 
that are nonpublic as to each adviser of which the Director is a member of the Board. 
To the extent that such Director does not have such access to the affiliated adviser, 
that Director may be exempt from pre-clearance of transaction after a full examination 
and written documentation of the findings. 

 

 
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E.  Principal Real Estate Investors Access Persons – Additional 
  Rules 
 
No Employee of PrinREI or Access Person of the Advisers that has access to PrinREI 
nonpublic information may purchase or sell a U.S real estate investment property 
without the pre-approval of a PrinREI Investment Committee member and the 
Compliance Department. See Attached Schedule A – U.S. Real Estate Investment 
Property Approval Request Form. 
 
Note the following property types are exempt from reporting: 
  Single Family Residential property 
  Vacation Residential property 
  Multi-Family Residential Complex property with less than 20 units 
  (Examples: apartments, condos) 
  Farmland property zoned and operated as agricultural that is not adjacent to 
  properties owned, developed or considered to be developed by PrinREI 
 
F.  Personal Trading Monitoring System 
 
SunGard Personal Trading Assistant (SunGard PTA) is an intuitive browser-based 
application available on The Principal’s intranet that automates compliance with 
personal securities trading regulations and the Advisers’ Code. The functionality 
spans various areas of personal securities trading, which includes pre-trade 
authorization/post-trade reconciliation/ensuring comprehensive documented 
compliance with personal securities trading regulations. 
 
Online accessibility is available on The Principal’s intranet only, which can be done 
outside of the office with a company laptop with VPN capability or Citrix. For Citrix 
users, a RAMS request will need to be submitted for you to be added to the AD 
Group “WTS PGI SunPTA”. 
 
G.  Pre-Clearance of Securities Transactions 
 
All Access Persons must receive pre-clearance approval of the full quantity for 
all Reportable Securities transactions from the Advisers’ Compliance Department 
prior to entering into any transaction. (Note: it is advised to overestimate if the exact 
quantity is not known at the time of the pre-clearance.) Pre-clearance approval is 
valid for 2-business days. If the trade is not executed or completed within 2-business 
days of approval, a new approval will be required on the third day. This applies to all 
market and limit orders, good-til-cancel orders, and stop loss orders. 
 
Pre-clearance is not required for Exempted Securities (See Section III.B.1.) or 
Exempted Transactions (See Section III.B.2). 
 
When seeking to purchase or sell Reportable Securities for your personal account 
you should pay particular attention to the following most frequent Code violations 
noted by the Compliance Department, but still must observe all provisions of the 
Code:   
  Failure to obtain pre-clearance approval for a trade; 
  Trading after the pre-clearance approval period of 2-business days has 
  expired; 

 

 
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  Trading more shares than pre-cleared; 
  Submitting a pre-clearance after the trade was executed; and 
  Failure to obtain pre-clearance approval for ETF, UIT, Broker CD or Private 
  Investment transactions. 
 
  1. How to Pre-Clear a Trade. Pre-clearance of a trade can be accomplished 
  in one of two ways: 
 
  a.  On-line Pre-Clearance – A pre-clearance must be filed online within 
    SunGard PTA prior to executing a trade. Approval/denial will be 
    provided from the system immediately. 
      Approval is valid for 2-business days. Approved trades must 
      be executed within 2-business days from the date the pre- 
      clearance was approved 
      Denied trades must not be executed 
 
  b.  Alternative Methods of Pre-Clearance – Should an Access Person 
    not have access to SunGard PTA available on The Principal intranet 
    site via VPN or Citrix, they may call or email to obtain trade pre- 
    clearance by: 
      The Compliance Department 
      A Proxy 
      A proxy is a person who has been permitted to act on behalf of 
      another person. An Advisers Access Person can be made a 
      proxy for another Access Person. The Compliance Department 
      can setup the proxy relationship upon request. 
 
    Access Persons must not execute the trade until they have received a 
    confirmation from the Compliance Staff that the pre-clearance was 
    approved. When seeking to pre-clear through alternative methods, 
    Access Persons are required to provide the following information: 
      Broker account number 
      Name of Security 
      Security ticker symbol or Cusip 
      Quantity 
      Buy/sell 
 
  2. Standard of Review for Pre-Clearance of Trades 
 
  The Compliance Department has the authority and discretion to determine 
  whether to grant or deny pre-clearance of a trade. Access Persons may be 
  limited in the number of shares or principal amount of a Security listed on the 
  Master Security List. They also may not be allowed to purchase or sell a 
  Security at all (See Section III.A.8.). 
 
H.  Purchase of Private Investments 
 
Private investments of any kind may only be acquired with prior approval of the 
Access Person’s supervisor and the Chief Compliance Officer (or their designee). 
Any Access Person wishing to request approval for private investments must 

 

 
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complete a Private Investments Approval Request Form. See Attached Schedule C 
- Private Investment Approval Request Form. 
 
I.  Purchase and Sale of PFG Stock and Proprietary Funds 
 
Holdings and transactions in PFG stock are subject to the initial, quarterly and annual 
reporting requirements as well as the 30-calendar day holding period. 
 
The restrictions imposed by Principal Financial Group and other designated persons 
in connection with transactions in PFG stock are in addition to this Code and must be 
observed to the extent applicable. Employees are responsible for understanding 
whether they are subject to the Corporate Policy and Rules on trading in PFG 
stock. Please refer to the following links: Corporate policy on the trading of PFG 
stock.http://inside.principal.com/gfr/brc/busprac/insidertradingstatement.shtm 
 
Please note, pursuant to the PFG corporate insider trading policy, the following 
activities with respect to Company securities are prohibited by all Employees of the 
member Companies of the PFG and family members sharing their households: 
 
  Purchasing Company securities "on margin" (i.e., with the proceeds of a loan from 
  a brokerage firm when the loan is secured by Company securities), except for the 
  exercise of employee stock options. 
  Short sales (selling stock that is borrowed in anticipation of a drop in price). 
  Trading in put or call options. 
 
Corporate HR Benefit Plans: 
 
The following PFG Plans are considered Covered Accounts and will be monitored by 
the Compliance Department. There is no action required by Access Persons to 
create these accounts within SunGard PTA, as we will be receiving information 
directly from HR Benefits. The Compliance Department will monitor accordingly. 
 
    PFG Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) 
    PFG Excess Plan 
    PFG 401(k) Plan 
 
The following are not considered Covered Accounts and thus are not subject to 
reporting or holding periods. Please note, once vested/exercised and PFG stock is 
held within your personal brokerage account (and no longer held with the Plan 
Administrator), the Security becomes reportable at that time. 
 
    Restricted Stock Units (RSU) 
    Stock Options Awards 
    Stock Options – Broadbased Options 
    Performance Share Awards 
 
Principal Proprietary Funds Reminder: 
 
Proprietary Funds, which including Principal Mutual Funds and underlying investment 
sub-accounts within Principal Variable Life and Variable Annuity contracts are 
reportable. Please contact the Compliance Department for assistance in finding and 
entering these Reportable Securities within SunGard PTA. 

 

 
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IV.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
 
  A.  Initial Holdings Report 
 
  All Access Persons must, within 10-calendar days of the date of their hire or 
  appointment as an Access Person, furnish the Compliance Department an Initial 
  Holdings Report current as of a date no more than 45-calendar days prior to the date 
  the person becomes an Access Person containing the following information: (i) the 
  name, type, number of shares, exchange ticker or CUSIP number, and principal 
  amount of each Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect 
  Beneficial Ownership at the time the report was prepared; (ii) the name and address 
  of the broker, dealer, bank or firm at which the Access Person maintains any Covered 
  Account during the period covered in which securities were held for the direct or 
  indirect benefit of the Access Person; (iii) the account number of any account 
  described above; and (iv) the date the report was prepared. 
 
  B.  Quarterly Transactions Report 
 
  Access Persons shall file a report with the Compliance Department listing all of their 
  personal Securities transactions (except Exempted Transactions) during the previous 
  calendar quarter in any Security (except Exempted Securities) in which such person 
  has acquired any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership. The report shall be in a 
  format as required by the Compliance Department and filed within 30-calendar days 
  following the end of such calendar quarter. The report shall contain the following 
  information: 
 
    The date of the transaction(s), the title, exchange ticker or Cusip number, 
    interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), number of shares, and principal 
    amount of each Security involved; 
    The nature of the transaction (e.g., purchase, sale or any other type of 
    acquisition or disposition); 
    The price at which the transaction was effected; 
    The name of the broker, dealer, or bank with or through which the transaction 
    was effected; and 
    The date the report is submitted by the Access Person. 
 
  C.  Annual Holdings Report 
 
  Access Persons must submit an Annual Holdings Report to the Compliance 
  Department using a statement or report that is dated no more than 45-calendar days 
  prior to the date the report is submitted, containing the following information: (i) the 
  name, type, number of shares, exchange ticker or CUSIP number, and principal 
  amount of each Security (except Exempted Securities) in which the Access Person 
  had any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership at the time the report was prepared; 
  (ii) the name and address of the broker, dealer, bank or firm at which the Access 
  Person maintained any Covered Account during the period covered in which 
  Securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person; (iii) the 
  account number of any account described above; and (iv) the date the report was 
  prepared. 

 

 
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Access Persons will be required on an annual basis within 30-calendar days of the 
request to verify that their holdings are complete and accurate in the SunGard PTA 
system. 
 
D.  Initial and Annual Certification of Compliance 
 
The Chief Compliance Officer (or their designee) shall ensure that each Access 
Person receives a copy of this Code, any material amendment thereto and a written 
acknowledgement of receipt to be signed and returned to the Chief Compliance 
Officer (or their designee). The Code is also available to all Access Persons on The 
Principal intranet site. 
 
All Access Persons will be required within 10-calendar days of their appointment as 
an Access Person and annually thereafter to certify in writing that they have read and 
understand the Code and the Insider Trading Policy (“Policy”) and its applicability to 
them, that they have complied with the requirements of the Code and Policy, and that 
they have disclosed or reported all personal Securities transactions and/or Covered 
Accounts as required by the Code. 
 
E.  Broker Account Reporting 
 
1.  New Accounts 
 
All Access Persons must, within 2-business days of opening a new Covered 
Account, report the new broker account within the SunGard PTA system. The 
following information will need to be provided: the name of the broker, dealer, 
bank or firm where the Covered Account is held, the identifying number and name 
on the Covered Account, and the date it was established. Entry of this new 
broker account will serve as consent to obtain the records of your Covered 
Account for monitoring as required by Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers 
Act of 1940. Upon notification of the new broker account within SunGard PTA, 
the Compliance Department will send a 407 Letter Request directing the broker, 
dealer, bank or firm with which an Access Person has a Covered Account to 
furnish the Advisers’ Compliance Department on a timely basis, duplicate copies 
of periodic statements and trade confirmations of all personal Securities 
transactions. 
 
2.  Discretionary Managed Accounts 
 
Access Persons must report all Covered Accounts over which the Access Person 
has no direct or indirect influence or control (e.g., assignment of management 
discretion in writing to another party). The account must be reported to the 
Compliance Department prior to opening. The Access Person will be required to 
submit holding reports as directed by the Code. This provision may be satisfied 
by providing a copy of an annual statement in lieu of reporting through the 
SunGard PTA system. The Access Person must provide the PGI Compliance 
Department with acceptable evidence that the investment adviser or other 
financial institution acts as discretionary adviser at the time the account is 
reported. (Note: discretionary managed accounts are exempted from the 30-day 
holding period, quarterly transaction reports and from the prohibition on acquiring 
initial public offerings.) 

 

 
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V.  POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 
 
The Advisers are subject to SEC, state and local laws regulating personal political campaign 
contributions (“political contribution”) that are in place to inhibit “pay-to-play” practices which 
occur when government officials1 award contracts to individuals and organizations in 
exchange for political contributions. Pay-to-play rules are designed to restrict personal 
political campaign contributions to government officials who are in a position to influence the 
award of advisory business. Consequences to the Advisers for violation of these laws can 
be severe, such as not receiving compensation for advisory services from a governmental 
client (current or prospective) for two years. 
 
Pay-to-play rules are complicated and vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Restrictions and 
reporting requirements of political contributions depend on the facts of a particular situation 
and respective jurisdiction and/or client. 
 
Rule 206(4)-5 of the Advisers Act contains several prohibitions and the Advisers would like to 
highlight the following notable provisions: 
 
    Two year “Time-Out” of Adviser Compensation 
    Advisers can not be compensated for advisory services provided to a 
    governmental client (current or prospective) following a prohibited political 
    contribution to a governmental official or candidate. 
 
    Two year “Look-back” Period for Covered Associates 
    Advisers must look-back in time to determine whether a Covered Associate 
    has made a triggering prohibited political contribution within the previous two 
    years for Covered Associates who solicit clients, and six months for new 
    Covered Associates who do not solicit clients. 
 
    Ban on “Bundling” 
    Advisers and Covered Associates are prohibited from bundling – i.e. soliciting 
    from a person or PAC contributions to officials of governmental entities to 
    which the Advisers seeks to provide investment advisory services. 
 
    Ban on Third-Party Solicitors 
    Advisers are prohibited from using third-party placement agents and solicitors 
    who are not themselves “regulated persons” subject to pay-to-play restrictions 
    on political contributions. 
 
Regardless of whether a particular jurisdiction has a pay-to-play law, employees should 
never provide campaign contributions with the intent to obtain or retain business or to 
influence any other official action. Rule 206(4)-5 of the Advisers Act and some state and 
local pay-to-play laws outline a person can not make a contribution indirectly that is 
prohibited if made directly. In other words, employees can not circumvent pay-to-play laws 
by directing a family member, friend or anyone else to make a political contribution for them. 

 

 
1 Government official is any individual that is elected, appointed or hired by a governmental or quasi- 
governmental entity. 

 

 
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A.  Campaign Contributions 
 
1.  Covered Associates per SEC Pay-to-Play 
 
The SEC pay-to-play contribution restrictions specifically apply to employees of 
an investment adviser that are deemed to be a Covered Associate. Covered 
Associate is defined as executive officers and employees who solicit2 government 
entities for the investment adviser, along with those who directly or indirectly 
supervise such employees. 
 
Covered Associates will be notified by Compliance of their status as a Covered 
Associate. Compliance will maintain a list of the Covered Associates as required, 
coordinate with HR to have Covered Associate job codes identified and future 
applicants (external and internal) will be vetted during the hiring process.
 
It is important to note the two year look-back period is effective March 14, 2011 
going forward. The Advisers must look-back in time to determine whether a 
Covered Associate has made a triggering prohibited contribution within the 
previous two years for new Covered Associates who solicit clients, and six 
months for new Covered Associates who do not solicit clients. This provision 
applies to all current employees who are promoted or transferred to a Covered 
Associate position and external job applicants hired into Covered Associate 
position. 
 
Non-Covered Associates political contributions do not fall under the SEC pay-to- 
play restrictions, however they may be subject to state and local pay-to-play laws 
and client disclosure requirements. 
 
Check Writing Guidance: It is advised if you maintain a joint checking account, to 
request your name be crossed-out on any political contribution check issued that 
is not from you. By crossing-out your name on the check, it will document the 
political contribution is from the non-PGI employee on the joint checking account. 
 
2.  Pre-clearance Approval and Certification Requirements 
 
Pre-clearance and quarterly certification is required of all employees within the 
SunGard PTA system. 
 
  a. Pre-clearance 
 
  All employees must obtain pre-clearance approval before making a personal 
  political contribution3 to a: 
 
  - State and local candidate 
  (Contribution made by employee’s spouse and minor children must also 
  be pre-cleared for candidates in CT, IL, KY, NJ, NM, OH, and PA.) 
 
 
2 Solicit means with respect to investment advisory services, to communicate, directly or indirectly, for 
the purposes of obtaining or retaining a client for, or referring a client to, an investment adviser. 
3 Contribution is anything of value given to influence an election, most commonly contributions include 
deposit of money, gift, subscription, loan, advance or any payments for debts incurred in such an 
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  -  Federal candidate currently holding a state or local office, such as a 
    Governor running for U.S. Senate. 
    (If the federal candidate is not a current state or local government official, 
    there are no issues related to pay-to-play and pre-clearance is not 
    required) 
 
  -  Political Action Committee (PAC) 
    (Please note contributions to PrinPac are exempt from pre-clearance. See 
    Section V.B. for details) 
 
  b.  How to Pre-clear 
 
  Employees can submit a pre-clearance request in SunGard PTA by 
  completing the Political Campaign Contribution Pre-clearance Form found 
  under the ‘Disclosure’ tab. Employees will be required to provide the following 
  information: 
 
  -  Employee Information 
  -  Name of Candidate 
  -  Campaign Office Title 
  -  Campaign Jurisdiction (State/County/City) 
  -  Contribution Description 
  -  Contribution Amount 
 
  Upon receiving approval of your pre-clearance request thru SunGard PTA, 
  you may proceed with your political contribution. Upon contribution 
  completion, you will need to provide post-clearance information within the 
  SunGard PTA including the date and amount of contribution. 
 
  c.  Review of Pre-clearance 
 
  Compliance will review all pre-clearance requests submitted subject to the 
  following: 
 
  -  SEC Pay-to-Play De Minimis Contribution Exception for 
    Covered Associates: $150 or less per election per candidate 
  -  State and Local Municipality Pay-to-Play Rules 
  -  Current governmental client restrictions and/or reporting requirements 
 
  d.  Certification Acknowledgement 
 
  All employees will also be required to complete a Quarterly Political 
  Contribution Certification acknowledging all personal political campaign 
  contributions have been pre-cleared in accordance with this policy. 
 
B.  Political Action Committee (PAC) 
 
The SEC and some state and local pay-to-play laws view contributions to certain 
PACs as an indirect way to circumvent the pay-to-play laws. Therefore, all 
employees are required to pre-clear contributions to PACs, with the following 
exemption as set forth. 

 

 
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  Contributions to PrinPac do not need to be pre-cleared in SunGard PTA, as 
  Government Relations which administers PrinPac, maintains records of these 
  contributions. Compliance will work closely with Government Relations to meet client 
  reporting requests, when applicable. There is no action required of employees. 
 
  The Principal and the Advisers encourage employees to participate in the political 
  process and support PrinPac. 
 
  C.  Third-Party Placement Agents and Solicitors 
 
  Investment advisers and its Covered Associates are prohibited from paying a third- 
  party solicitor or placement agent to solicit business for the investment adviser from 
  any government entity unless such third-party solicitor or placement agent is a SEC 
  registered investment adviser or a registered broker-dealer subject to pay-to-play 
  restrictions. Third-party placement agents and solicitors must be pre-approved by 
  Compliance prior to entering into an agreement. 
 
In addition to the Advisers’ Political Campaign Contribution policy provided above, all 
employees are also subject to the PFG Political Activity and Government Relations Policy 
which can be found on Inside The Principal. 
 
Employees maintaining dual roles with other PFG business units will need to follow the 
employee’s primary business unit Political Contributions policy and procedures. Dual 
reporting will not be required. 
 
VI.  BUSINESS GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 
 
Employees of the Advisers are subject to the PFG Travel and Entertainment Policy and the 
PFG Business Gift and Entertainment Policy, found at 
http://inside.principal.com/gfr/brc/busprac/statement/gifts.shtm 
 
Access Persons must report the following through the PFG Business Gift and Entertainment 
Reporting Form: 
 
  Business Gifts given or received greater than US$100 and may not exceed US$500 
  per individual recipient per year. 
  Business Entertainment received or hosted greater than US$500 per person. 
  If your business department has implemented more stringent requirements than 
  those stated in the corporate Policy, then the stricter standard applies. 
 
For requests that require pre-approval by your Approving Officer and Chief Compliance 
Officer, please direct those requests to the Advisers’ Compliance Department at 
DLGAMCODEOFETHICS@exchange.principal.com. Your supervisor would be your first 
point of contact prior to submitting a pre-approval request to Advisers’ Compliance 
Department. 
 
VII.  BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION POLICY 
 
Employees of the Advisers are subject to the PFG Bribery and Corruption Policy within the 
Corporate Code of Business Conduct & Ethics compliance program, found at 
http://inside.principal.com/gfr/brc/toolkit/briberycorruptionpolicy.pdf. 

 

 
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The Advisers will not seek to influence others, either directly or indirectly, by paying or 
receiving bribes or kickbacks, or by any other means that is unethical or that will harm our 
reputation for honesty and integrity. Such behavior is unacceptable in all global locations in 
which we conduct business, whether we are dealing with public officials, other corporations, 
or private individuals. These practices are not only against our company values; they are 
illegal and can expose both the employee and company to fines and other penalties, 
including imprisonment. 
 
The Advisers will not tolerate employees or representatives who achieve results at the cost 
of violating the law or acting dishonestly. Employees and representatives of the Advisers are 
expected to decline any opportunity which would place our ethical principles and reputation 
at risk.   
 
If you have any questions concerning the PFG Bribery and Corruption Policy, please contact 
Compliance. 
 
VIII.  SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR AND OTHER OUTSIDE BUSINESS INTERESTS 
 
A.  Service as a Director 
 
Access Persons are prohibited from serving, unless prior approval is granted, on the 
board of directors of a publicly traded company where they will gain financial information 
or participate in the investment decisions of the organization. 
 
Authorization is based on a determination that board service would be consistent with the 
interests of PFG and its clients. 
 
Authorization needs to be obtained from the Chief Compliance Officer (or their designee). 
See Schedule B – Outside Business Activities and Service as a Director Approval 
Request Form. 
 
B.  Outside Business Activities 
 
Access Persons must not undertake other business activities outside of the Advisers 
which may cause, or appear to cause, conflicts of interest. Access Persons must request 
approval from the Compliance Department for all outside business activities where 
Access Persons either have a controlling or influencing position, or receive monetary 
compensation for their involvement in that business. Any outside employment that 
potentially conflicts with the best interests of the Advisers or PFG needs to be submitted 
for review and approval by your leader, the Advisers’ Compliance Department and the 
PFG Conflicts Committee. It may determine that such involvement in additional business 
is an actual or perceived conflict of interest with an Access Person’s current position. In 
this situation, actions will need to be taken to rectify the conflict. See Schedule B – 
Outside Business Activities and Service as a Director Approval Request Form. 
 
Note the following: Access Persons that are members of PFG senior management team 
reporting outside business activities through PFG Compliance are exempt from duplicate 
reporting to the Advisers. 
 
IX.  ADMINISTRATION AND SANCTIONS 

 

 
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The Chief Compliance Officer (or their designee) shall have the authority to interpret the 
Code and grant exceptions to the Code when appropriate, such as a hardship or exigent 
circumstances that warrant an exception. However, exceptions will be granted only on a rare 
occasion. When exceptions are granted the Chief Compliance Officer (or their designee) 
shall make a record and explain in writing the reasons and parameters of such exceptions. 
 
The Chief Compliance Officer (or their designee) shall maintain a system for the regular 
review of all reports of personal securities transactions and holdings filed under this Code. 
 
Upon discovering a violation of this Code, the Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisers shall 
impose such sanctions as determined appropriate. Sanctions may include a verbal warning 
notification, letter of warning, suspension of personal Securities transactions, and other 
sanctions up to and including suspension or termination of employment. 
 
Annually, those individuals charged with the responsibility for monitoring compliance with this 
Code shall prepare a written report to the Board of Directors of the Advisers that, at a 
minimum, will include: 
 
  A certification that the Advisers has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to 
  prevent Access Persons from violating the Code; 
 
  Identification of material violations and sanctions imposed in response to those 
  violations during the past year; 
 
  A description of issues that arose during the previous year under the Code; and 
 
  Recommendations, if any, as to changes in existing restrictions or procedures based 
  upon experience with this Code, evolving industry practices and changes and 
  developments in applicable laws or regulations. 

 

 
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APPENDIX A
 
Personal Account Dealing Requirements Relating to Spread Betting
 
All staff is subject to the Principal Global Investors LLC and Principal Real Estate Investors LLC 
Code of Ethics (“the Code”). The Code outlines procedures which apply to personal account 
dealing. 
 
Spread Betting is a speculative transaction that involves taking a bet on the price movement of a 
security, index or other financial product via a spread betting company. For the purposes of the 
Code spread betting on non-financial products, such as sporting events, is not covered. 
 
As such spread betting is covered by the Code and no exceptions, variations or exemptions may be 
made to the procedures set out in the Code. In addition to the Code there are some additional 
requirements that apply to spread betting. The following applies to spread betting undertaken by an 
Access Person. 
 
1.  Pre-clearance approval of such trades is required. This should be recorded in SunGard PTA 
  in accordance with the usual personal trading rules. 
 
2.  Spread betting may not be used to circumnavigate the Personal Securities Transactions 
  Rules, for example the prohibition to short sell any security on the Master Security List. 
 
3.  The 30-calendar day minimum holding period rule does apply to spread betting. 
 
4.  No position may be undertaken if the expiration date is less than 30-calendar days from the 
  date of purchase. 
 
5.  In order to avoid the potential of unlimited losses, each position must be set up with a “stop 
  loss” instruction at the outset, or an account with a finite cash amount where, should the 
  debts payable equal the balance of the account, all positions will be closed by the spread 
  betting company immediately. 
 
6.  The seven-day blackout period for portfolio managers and investment personnel authorized 
  to trade does apply. This has the effect that a portfolio manager/investment personnel 
  authorized to trade on a Fund/managed account may not undertake a transaction based on a 
  security/financial product seven calendar days before and after a client account that he/she 
  manages, advises or executes trades, trades in that security. 
 
7.  A portfolio manager, analyst or trader who is undertaking a transaction in a security or 
  financial product that is also a personal holding of the portfolio manager, analyst or trader in 
  a Covered Account shall disclose such holding to his/her supervisor and the Compliance 
  Department before making such investment for the Fund/managed account. A portfolio 
  manager’s, analyst’s or trader’s holdings, however, shall have no affect on the 
  Fund/managed account’s ability to trade. Any purchase or sale for the portfolio must then be 
  reviewed and approved by a portfolio manager, analyst or trader who does not have a 
  personal interest in the security or issuer and such review must be documented in writing 
  and maintained. 
 
8.  Establishing Positions Counter to Fund/Account Positions - No portfolio manager, analyst or 
  trader may establish a position in his/her personal account in a security or financial product if 
  the Fund/managed account for which he/she has investment authority maintains a contrary 
  position. 

 

 
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PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, LLC (“PrinREI”)
Schedule A
U. S. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PROPERTY APPROVAL REQUEST FORM
 
Name   ____________________________________________
Office Phone # ______________________________________
E-Mail  _________________________________________________
Department/Job Title  ______________________________________ 
 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 
Purchase or Sale __________________________________________
 
U.S. Property Address _____________________________________
 
 
Property Type (residential, commercial, farm, etc.) _________________________________________
 
*Note the following property types are exempt from reporting: 
  Single Family Residential property 
  Vacation Residential property 
  Multi-Family Residential Complex property with less than 20 units 
  (Examples: apartments, condos) 
  Farmland property zoned and operated as agricultural that is not adjacent to properties owned, developed 
  or considered to be developed by PrinREI 
 
Intent of Purchase (development, commercial rental, etc.) ________________________________
 
Planned Closing ________________________
 
Planned Holding Period (if purchasing) ______________________
 
Did the purchase opportunity arise due to PrinREI’s advisory activities on behalf of clients? ___________________
 
Did the purchase opportunity arise due to PrinREI’s relationship with service providers? _______________________
 
Are any service providers that are commonly used by PrinREI involved with this transaction? _____________________
 
If Yes to the above 3 questions, please describe ____________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
Note: You must also file an Outside Business Activities Form in advance with your local Compliance Department if 
you intend to act as an officer, director or hold a management position in any business or entity other than 
PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates. 
 
By signing below, I certify that I understand that approval, if granted, is based upon the completeness and accuracy of 
the information provided herein and I agree to observe conditions imposed upon such approval. 

 

 
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I represent that (i) I have read and understand the PGI/PrinREI Code of Ethics (the “Code”) and recognize that I am 
subject thereto; (ii) the above transaction is in compliance with the Code; (iii) to the best of my knowledge, the above 
proposed transaction does not represent a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, with any 
PGI/PrinREI Advised Fund or Managed Account; (iv) and I have no knowledge of any pending client transactions in 
this property. Furthermore, I acknowledge that no action should be taken by me to effect the transaction listed above 
until I have received formal approval. I understand and acknowledge that this real estate transaction is in no way 
sponsored by PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates and shall give rise to no liability on the part of PGI/PrinREI or any of 
its affiliates whatsoever, whether by way of indemnification, insurance or otherwise. 
 
 
________________________   __________________________   __________________
Employee Signature  Employee – Print Name    Date 
 
 
________________________ _________________________ __________________
PrinREI Investment Committee  PrinREI Supervisor – Print Name  Date 
Signature         
 
 
Date Received by the Compliance Department  ____________________    
 
Chief Compliance Officer (or Designee)  ¨ Approved     ¨ Not Approved 
 
 
_________________________________________   ___________________________________
Print Name      Title   
 
 
_______________________________________   __________________________________
Signature      Date   

 

 
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PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC (“PGI”)
PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, LLC (“PrinREI”)
Schedule B
 
OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE AS DIRECTOR/OFFICER
APPROVAL REQUEST FORM
 
Name: __________________________________________    
Office Phone: ____________________________________    
E-Mail:  ________________________________________    
Department/Job Title: _____________________________    
 
I. Initial Disclosure of Outside Business Activities:     
 
List below all outside business activities¹ you are involved in     
Company Name  Type of Business  Title/Position Held  Date You First Became 
        Involved With Activity 
 
 
 
 
List any corporation of which you or a member of your immediate family directly or indirectly own, control, or hold the 
power to vote 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. Please include the name of the organization, the date you first 
became involved with the organization, the nature of your involvement with the organization, and any other supporting 
documentation that may be deemed relevant.     
 ________________________________________________________________________________________
 ________________________________________________________________________________________
 ________________________________________________________________________________________
 
List any joint ventures in which you participate outside your employment with PGI/PrinREI. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________________________
 
List any trustee or executor positions you hold other than those pertaining to your immediate family. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________________________
 
II. Pre-Clearance of serving as an Officer/Director and/or Outside Business Activities: Complete this section for each 
Officer/Director and/or outside business activity listed above or for any outside business activity you plan to engage in. Please note that 
all outside business activities must be pre-cleared through the completion and approval of this form, including any outside employment. 
Retain a copy of the completed form for your records.     
 
1.  Do you currently serve, or do you plan to serve, as an officer, director/trustee, partner, or employee of any entity other than 
  PGI/PrinREI?  ¨ Yes  ¨ No   
  · If you plan to serve, or currently serve, as a director/trustee, is the company publicly or privately held? 
    ¨ Publicly  ¨ Privately   
 
2.  Do you, or a member of your immediate family, own, or plan to own, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the outstanding 
  voting securities of any entity?       ¨  Yes    ¨ No   
 
 
 
¹ “Outside business activities” are described in the Code of Ethics and generally refer to your associations with any entities other than PGI/PrinREI or any 
of its affiliates.       

 

 
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3. Please provide the following information with respect to your Officer/Director and/or outside business activity or planned 
outside business activity:           
           
·  Name of outside entity:_________________________________________________________________________ 
   
  Address: _________________________________________________________________________
   
·  Country or state of formation____________________________________________________________________ 
         
  Is the company publicly or privately held?  ¨ Publicly  ¨ Privately   
   
·  Type of business:_____________________________________________________________________________ 
             
·  Title or position:           
  ¨ Director/Trustee  ¨ Officer  ¨ Shareholder     
  o Partner  ¨ Employee  ¨ Other______________________________________________ 
·  Amount of compensation from the outside business activity, if any: $___________________________________ 
  Frequency of compensation from outside business activity:   ¨  Weekly  ¨ Bi-Weekly 
        ¨ Monthly  ¨ Annually 
   
·  Amount and percentage of any stock ownership, partnership or other financial interest in this entity: 
  Number of shares or units:_______________________________   
  Cost per share or unit:___________________________________   
  Percentage of total shares or units:______________________   
     
·  Description of your activities, duties, and responsibilities with regard to this   
  entity:______________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
·  Date of first involvement:_______________________________________________________________________ 
   
·  Approximate amount of time spent or planned to be spent on outside business activity (hours/week) ______________
   
·  Approximate amount of time spent or planned to be spent on outside business activity during PGI/PrinREI normal 
  office hours           
  (hours/week) ___________________________        
 
·  Describe any relationship or connection or any kind between the outside entity and PGI/PrinREI: 
  ___________________________________________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________________________________________
 
·  Did PGI/PrinREI request that you accept this position with the outside entity?  ¨ Yes        ¨ No 
     
By signing below, I certify that my responses to this Officer/Director and/or Outside Business Activities Form are complete, true 
and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I will report any changes or corrections to this information promptly, in writing, to the 
Compliance Department and will obtain prior written acknowledgement or approval as required by the Compliance Department 
before any additional involvement such as participation in additional sales, holdings, compensation or participation in the 
company’s management or before engaging in any future outside business activities, including any outside employment. I 
hereby represent that this proposed outside business activity does not conflict with the interests of PGI/PrinREI. I hereby 
confirm that the outside business activity described in this questionnaire is unrelated to and beyond the scope of my employment 
by PGI/PrinREI. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, I understand that regulations and PGI/PrinREI policy 
require that I obtain consent to engage in any outside business activity, and I acknowledge that such consent, if granted, is 
revocable at any time, in PGI/PrinREI’s sole discretion and is subject to my understanding and acknowledgement that such 
outside business activity is in no way sponsored by PGI/PrinREI and shall give rise to no liability on the part of PGI/PrinREI 
whatsoever, whether by way of indemnification, insurance or otherwise.     
     
Employee Signature:______________________________________________________________ Date:___________________ 
 
Employee’s Immediate Supervisor’s Signature__________________________________________Date:____________________ 
 
Date Received by the Compliance Department         
         
Chief Compliance Officer (or Designee)  ¨ Approved    ¨ Not Approved   
         
Name:______________________________________________  Title:__________________________________________ 
   
Signature____________________________________________  Date:__________________________________________ 

 

 
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PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC (“PGI”)
PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, LLC (“PrinREI”)
Schedule C
 
PRIVATE PLACEMENT APPROVAL REQUEST FORM
(Attach a copy of the private placement memorandum, offering memorandum or any other relevant documents)
Name: _____________________________________________      
Office Phone #: _________________________________      
E-Mail:   _____________________________________      
Department/Job Title: _____________________________      
 
1.  Name of the sponsor’s corporation, partnership or other entity:       
  ______________________________________________________________________________________
  Name of the private placement:_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
2.  Is the sponsor’s corporation, partnership or other entity:  ¨ Public  ¨ Private   
   
3.  Type of security or fund:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
4.  Nature of participation (e.g., stockholder, selling agent, general partner, limited partner). Indicate all applicable:   
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________
   
5.  Describe your relationship and/or work relationship to the other directors of the partnership or entity:_______________________ 
  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
   
6.  Have you received or will you receive “selling compensation”¹ in connection with the transaction? ¨  Yes ¨  No 
  If yes, describe nature of compensation:__________________________________________________________________________________ 
  Amount of compensation:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
7.  Planned date of transaction:_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
8.  Size of offering (if a fund, size of fund):__________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
9.  Size of your participation (number of units/shares and total dollar amount):___________________________________________________ 
   
10.  Your participation as a percentage of total shares or units outstanding:_______________________________________________________ 
   
11.  Does/Will the investment carry limited or unlimited liability?  ¨ Limited  ¨ Unlimited   
  Will the investment require any use of PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates’ premises, facilities or materials? o Yes  o No 
  If “yes”, please describe:________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
   
12.  Have you or do you intent to recommend, refer or solicit others in any way in connection with this investment? o Yes o No 
   
13.  Is PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates involved?                ¨Yes              ¨  No     
  If “Yes”, please describe:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
       
14.  Describe the business to be conducted by the issuer of the private placement:     
       
15.  If the private placement is a fund, describe its investment objectives (e.g. value, growth, core or specialty):   
     
16.  Has this private placement been made available to any PGI/PrinREI Advised Fund or any Managed Account where either you or 
  the person you report to exercises investment discretion?                      ¨ Yes              ¨ No  
  If “No”, state why:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  If “Yes”, please describe which fund or managed account:__________________________________________________________________ 
   
17.  Do you participate or do you plan to participate in any investment decisions for the private placement? o Yes o No 
  If “Yes”, please describe:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
¹ “Selling Compensation” means any compensation paid directly or indirectly from whatever source in connection with or as a result of the purchase or sale of a security, including, 
through not limited to, commissions, finder’s fees, securities or rights to acquire securities, rights to participate in profits, tax benefits, or dissolution proceeds, as a general partner or 
other wise, or expense reimbursements.       

 

 
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18.  Do you participate or do you plan to participate in the management of the sponsor?                   ¨  Yes   ¨ No 
  If “Yes”, state title ad give description of duties:___________________________________________________________________________ 
 
19.  Describe how you became aware of this private placement:_________________________________________________________________ 
 
20.  To the best of your knowledge, will this private placement result in an initial public offering within the next 12 or 18 months? 
                                        ¨Yes  ¨ No
 
 
Note: You must also file an Outside Business Activities Form in advance with your local Compliance Department if you intend to act as an
  officer, director or hold a management position in any business or entity other than PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates. 
 
  I understand that approval, if granted, is based upon the completeness and accuracy of the information provided herein and I agree to 
  observe any conditions imposed upon such approval. I will notify the Compliance Department in writing if any aspect of the private 
  placement is proposed to be changed (e.g., investment focus of fund, compensation, involvement in organization’s management) and I 
  hereby acknowledge that such changes may require further approvals or disinvestment by me.   
 
  I represent that (i) I have read and understand the PGI/PrinREI Code of Ethics (the “Code”) and recognize that I am subject thereto; (ii) 
  the above trade is in compliance with the Code; (iii) to the best of my knowledge, the above proposed trade does not represent a conflict 
  of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, with any PGI/PrinREI Advised Fund or Managed Account; (iv) I have no 
  knowledge of any pending client orders in this security, nor is the above proposed trade in a related security which indirectly would 
  result in a transaction in a security in which there are pending client orders; and (v) I have read and understand the private placement 
  policy contained in the Code. Furthermore, I acknowledge that no action should be taken by me to effect the trade(s) listed above until I 
  have received formal approval.     
 
  By signing below, I certify that my responses to this Private Placement Approval Request Form are complete, true and accurate to the 
  best of my knowledge. I hereby confirm that any private securities transaction described in this questionnaire is unrelated to and beyond 
  the scope of my employment by PGI/PrinREI, or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, I 
  understand that I must obtain consent to any private securities transactions, and I acknowledge that such consent, if granted, is revocable 
  at any time and is subject to my understanding and acknowledgement that such private securities transaction is in no way sponsored by 
  PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates and shall give rise to no liability on the part of PGI/PrinREI or any of its affiliates whatsoever, 
  whether by way of indemnification, insurance or otherwise.     
 
 
 
 
  _________________________________________ ___________________________ _________________
  Employee Signature  Employee-Print Name  Date 
       
  ________________________________________ ___________________________ ________________
  Employee’s Supervisor Signature  Employee’s Supervisor-Print Name  Date 
 
 
  Date Received by the Compliance Department _____________________________________  
 
 
  Chief Compliance Officer (or Designee)        ¨ Approved      ¨  Not Approved   
 
 
Name:________________________________________________________     Title:__________________________________________ 
 
 
 
Signature_____________________________________________________     Date:_________________________________________ 

 

 
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