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| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| 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 22, 2010 |
| (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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| 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 (“AUM”) 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 AUM by asset manager and presented again in such format within the |
| Company's financial supplement for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 when that |
| document is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about May 3, |
| 2010. AUM may include assets managed directly and pursuant to dual employment |
| agreements among affiliated companies. |
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| As of March 31, 2010, the AUM by asset manager were $211.5 billion for |
| Principal Global Investors and $33.5 billion for Principal International. |
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| SIGNATURE |
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| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the |
| registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned |
| thereunto duly authorized. |