Principal Financial 8K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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:February 16, 2010

(Date of earliest event reported)

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b)	On February 16, 2010, William T. Kerr, a director of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (the
	“Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Principal Life Insurance Company,
	submitted his resignation from both such boards effective February 24, 2010 in
	connection with his new position as president and chief executive officer of Arbitron, Inc.
	Arbitron is a media and marketing research firm. Its core businesses are measuring
	network and local market radio audiences, surveying retail, media and product patterns of
	local market consumers, and providing application software used for analyzing media
	audience and marketing information data. Mr. Kerr’s decision to resign is not due to a
	disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations,
	policies or practices. Mr. Kerr was not asked to resign or removed for cause from the
	Company’s board of directors.



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: February 22, 2010

Principal Financial (PFG) 8-KDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers