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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)

                                   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 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