SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: JULY 17, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-16725 42-1520346
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES, IOWA 50392
(Address of principal executive offices)
(515) 247-5111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
This report is filed quarterly to disclose Principal Global Investors' assets
under management, prior to the availability of Principal Financial Group, Inc's
(The Principal(R)) quarterly earnings release. As of June 30, 2007, Principal
Global Investors had $221.4 billion in securities, real estate and other
investment assets under management.
Principal Global Investors is the collective term used to describe the asset
management operations of the following subsidiaries of The Principal: Principal
Global Investors, LLC; Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC; Spectrum Asset
Management, Inc.; Post Advisory Group, LLC; Columbus Circle Investors; Edge
Asset Management, Inc.; Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited; Principal
Global Investors (Singapore) Ltd.; Principal Global Investors (Australia) Ltd.;
and Principal International, Inc. and its majority-owned affiliates.
SIGNATURE
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.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas J. Graf
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Name: Thomas J. Graf
Title: Senior Vice President - Investor
Relations
Date: July 17, 2007
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