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| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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| FORM 8-K |
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| CURRENT REPORT |
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| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| Date of Report: April 17, 2009 |
| (Date of earliest event reported) |
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| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
1-16725 |
42-1520346 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer |
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of incorporation) |
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Identification Number) |
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| 711 High Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| (515) 247-5111 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing |
| obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR |
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240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR |
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240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure |
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| This report is filed quarterly to disclose assets under management by asset |
| manager, prior to the availability of Principal Financial Group, Inc's (the "Company") |
| quarterly earnings release. The amounts presented herein will be consistent with the |
| format of assets under management by asset manager and presented again in such format |
| within the Company's financial supplement for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 when |
| that document is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about May 4, |
| 2009. |
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| As of March 31, 2009, the assets under management by asset manager were |
| $180.5 billion for Principal Global Investors and $21.7 billion for Principal International. |