| 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: January 26, 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) | |||
| Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing | |||
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| 240.13e-4(c)) | |||
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 December 31, 2008 when that document is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about February 9, 2009.
As of December 31, 2008, the assets under management by asset manager were $190.0 billion for Principal Global Investors and $22.0 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/ Thomas J. Graf | ||
| Name: Thomas J. Graf | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President – Investor | ||
| Relations | ||
| Date: | January 26, 2009 | |