| 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: December 10, 2008 |
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| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
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1-16725 |
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42-1520346 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission file number) |
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(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 |
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| (515) 247-5111 |
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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 |
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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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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 2.02 |
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
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| The slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, will be presented at Principal |
| Financial Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on December 10, 2008 and may be used by the company in various |
| other presentations to investors. The slide presentations are furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K. |
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| Item 7.01 |
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Regulation FD Disclosure |
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| The slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, will be presented at Principal Financial |
| Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on December 10, 2008 and may be used by the company in various other presentations to investors. The slide |
| presentations are furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K. |
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| Exhibit 99 |
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Slide presentation presented at Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on |
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December 10, 2008. The slide presentations are furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K. |
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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. |
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PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
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By: |
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/s/_Tom Graf |
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Name: Tom Graf |
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Title: Senior Vice President – Investor Relations |
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| Date: December 10, 2008 |
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