| 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:July 20, 2010 |
| (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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
| This report is filed quarterly to disclose assets under management (“AUM”) 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 AUM by asset manager and presented again in such format within the | |
| Company's financial supplement for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 when that document | |
| is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about August 2, 2010. AUM | |
| may include assets managed directly and pursuant to dual employment agreements | |
| among affiliated companies. | |
| As of June 30, 2010, the assets under management by asset manager were $202.1 | |
| billion for Principal Global Investors and $36.0 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/ John Egan | |
| Name: John Egan | |
| Title: Vice President – Investor Relations | |
| Date: July 20, 2010 | |