UNITED STATES
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: October 16, 2019
(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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	Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).                                Emerging growth company    ¨	
 
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Title of each class	 	Trading Symbol(s)	 	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock	 	PFG	 	Nasdaq Global Select Market	

 

 
 
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 September 30, 2019 when that document is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about October 24, 2019.
 
As of September 30, 2019, the AUM by asset manager were $441.9 billion for Principal Global Investors and $162.9 billion for Principal International and Other Entities of the Company. Other Entities of the Company include Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Bank.
 
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:      October 16, 2019