| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||
| FORM 8-K | ||
| CURRENT REPORT | ||
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the | ||
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||
| Date of Report:January 17, 2012 | ||
| (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 simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the | ||
| registrant under any of the following provisions: | ||
| [ ] | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| [ ] | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| [ ] | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR |
| 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| [ ] | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR |
| 240.13e-4(c)) | |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment | |
| of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||
| (b) | Norman R. Sorensen, chairman of Principal International, the international operating division of Principal | |
| Financial Group, Inc., will retire on February 29, 2012. Mr. Sorensen will serve as a senior advisor to | ||
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. through the remainder of 2012. Upon Mr. Sorensen’s retirement and as part of | ||
| the planned succession, Luis Valdez, president and chief executive officer of Principal International, will lead | ||
| that division. | ||
| 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/Joyce N. Hoffman |
| Name: | Joyce N. Hoffman |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
| Date: | January 19, 2012 |