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Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) today announced that it will hold a virtual conference for investors and analysts on Thursday, Dec.

3, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately noon ET. Larry Zimpleman, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Terry Lillis, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will lead a presentation on the company’s strategy, business operations, financial results,

and outlook.

A question and answer session with the senior management team will follow the presentation.

To access the live video webcast, please go to the company’s investor relations Web site www.principal.com/investor : at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation to register, and to download and install any necessary software.

For those that need to access the conference via phone only, please contact the company at investor-relations@principal.com : mailto:investor-relations@principal.com at least one day prior to the event for dial-in information. A Webcast replay of the event and presentation materials will be available starting on Dec. 4 th for approximately four weeks.


About the Principal Financial Group

The Principal Financial Group ® (The Principal ® ) 1 is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $280.4 billion in assets under management 2 and serves some 18.6 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com : .

1 "The Principal Financial Group" and “The Principal” are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.

2 As of September 30, 2009


Principal Financial GroupMedia Contact:Susan

Houser, 515-248-2268 houser.Susan@principal.com : mailto:houser.Susan@principal.com orInvestor
Relations Contact:Tom Graf, 515-235-9500 investor-relations@principal.com : mailto:investor-relations@principal.com