Principal Financial (PFG) 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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:December 10, 2008
(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)
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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, willbe presented at Principal
Financial Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on December 10, 2008and may be used by the company in various
other presentations to investors. The slidepresentations are furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure
The slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, willbe presented at Principal Financial
Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on December 10, 2008and may be used by the company invarious other presentations to investors. The slide
presentations are furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 99	Slide presentation presented at Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on
	December 10, 2008. The slide presentations are furnished and notfiled pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
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/_Tom Graf
	Name: Tom Graf
	Title: Senior Vice President – Investor Relations
Date: December 10, 2008

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99   Slide presentation presented at Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s Investor Day Conference on December 10, 2008