| 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 9, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | ||
| The slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99, and incorporated herein by reference, will be | ||
| presented at Principal Financial Group, Inc.'s Investor Conference on December 9, 2010 and may | ||
| be used by the company in various other presentations to investors. The slide presentation is | ||
| 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, and incorporated herein by reference, will be | ||
| presented at Principal Financial Group, Inc.'s Investor Conference on December 9, 2010 and may | ||
| be used by the company in various other presentations to investors. The slide presentation is | ||
| 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 Conference | ||
| on December 9, 2010. The slide presentation is furnished and not filed 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/ John Egan | ||
| Name: John Egan | ||
| Title: Vice President – Investor Relations | ||
| Date: December 9, 2010 | ||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | |
| EXHIBIT | |
| NUMBER | EXHIBIT |
| 99 | Slide presentation presented at Principal Financial Group, Inc.'s Investor |
| Conference on December 9, 2010 | |