AW 1 pfi1031classtwithdrawal122.htm AW - PFI 1031 CLASS T WITHDRAWAL Document


Principal Funds, Inc.
711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392
515 247 5111 tel
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December 21, 2017

VIA EDGAR
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Principal Funds, Inc. (the “Registrant”) (CIK 0000898745)
Request for Withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment
File No. 033-59474, 811-07572

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), as amended, the Registrant hereby respectfully requests withdrawal of the following Post-Effective Amendment to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”):                
Post Effective
Amendment Number
Dated Filed
Submission Type
Accession Number
1931
January 30, 2017
485APOS
0000898745-17-000041
198
March 30, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000470
204
April 27, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000572
206
May 25, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000894
212
June 22, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001000
220
July 20, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001062
222
August 17, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001083
226
September 14, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001130
231
October 12, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001223
235
November 9, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001262
237
December 7, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001283

The Amendment relates to the registration of Class T shares for the Registrant’s California Municipal Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund, Diversified International Fund, Equity Income Fund, Global Real Estate Securities Fund, Government & High Quality Bond Fund, Income Fund, International Fund I, MidCap Fund, Real Estate Securities Fund, SAM Balanced Fund, SAM Conservative Balanced Fund, SAM Conservative Growth Fund, SAM Flexible Income Fund, SAM Strategic Growth Fund, SmallCap Fund, and Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The series and class identifiers for the Funds and the Class T shares are as follows:




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1 This withdrawal does not affect that portion of Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 that relates to the addition of Class T shares to the Registrant’s Global Diversified Income, High Yield and Short-Term Income Funds, the effectiveness of which occurred on June 12, 2017, via Post-Effective Amendment No. 210.




Fund
Series Identifier
Class T Identifier
California Municipal Fund
S000014232
C000182287
Core Plus Bond Fund
S000006952
C000182281
Diversified International Fund
S000006992
C000182282
Equity Income Fund
S000014240
C000182293
Global Real Estate Securities Fund
S000019119
C000182299
Government & High Quality Bond Fund
S000014244
C000182296
Income Fund
S000014242
C000182295
International Fund I
S000007083
C000182284
MidCap Fund
S000007075
C000182283
Real Estate Securities Fund
S000007212
C000182285
SAM Balanced Fund
S000014246
C000182298
SAM Conservative Balanced Fund
S000014233
C000182288
SAM Conservative Growth Fund
S000014234
C000182289
SAM Flexible Income Fund
S000014235
C000182290
SAM Strategic Growth Fund
S000014236
C000182291
SmallCap Fund
S000007214
C000182286
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
S000014237
C000182292

Except as otherwise noted above in relation to specified portions of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193, no securities were sold in connection with the Amendment. The Registrant has determined not to proceed with the offering of Class T shares of the Funds at this time.
If you would like to discuss this withdrawal request in further detail or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 515-235-9328 or Jennifer Block at 515-235-9154.

Regards,
/s/ Adam Shaikh

Adam Shaikh
Counsel