SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
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Your Vote is Urgently Needed.
Dear Valued Principal Funds Shareholder:
We need your help. Due to lack of shareholder participation, the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Principal Funds originally scheduled for April 25, 2019, has been adjourned for a second time to June 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., Central Time, for those proposals requiring additional time for shareholders to submit their vote. We are asking for your vote on these important proposals.
You should have recently received proxy materials, and according to our latest records, your proxy vote has not yet been received. Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares you own. It is critical that your proxy vote is received before June 20, 2019.
Voting your proxy ensures the continued, successful management and operation of the Funds.
The Board recommends that you vote FOR the proposals.
Voting is easy. You may use any one of the below options to ensure your vote is promptly recorded in time for the meeting on June 20.
1. Vote by phone by calling a Broadridge proxy specialist now at 1-844-749-3636. Representatives are available weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET. You can also call the toll-free touchtone voting number located on your proxy card, enter the control number and follow the prompts. | |
2. Vote by mail by completing, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card and returning it in the pre-paid envelope provided in this package. Please mail the proxy card in time to be received before the meeting on June 20. | |
3. Vote by internet at www.proxyvote.com and enter the control number on the proxy card and follow the prompts. |
Please help us by taking a couple minutes now to vote your shares. I thank you in advance for your help with this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Beer
President and Chief Executive Officer