Principal Financial (PFG) 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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:April 17, 2009
(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 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure
This report is filed quarterly to disclose assets under management 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 assets under management by asset manager and presented again in such format
within the Company's financial supplement for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 when
that document is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about May 4,
2009.
As of March 31, 2009, the assets under management by asset manager were
$180.5 billion for Principal Global Investors and $21.7 billion for Principal International.

                                                                               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
		Name: Thomas J. Graf
		Title:	Senior Vice President – Investor
			Relations
Date:	April 17, 2009