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UNITED STATES
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: April 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
of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer
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).
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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 March 31, 2019 when that document is posted to the Company's investor relations web site on or about April 25, 2019.
As of March 31, 2019, the AUM by asset manager were $423.1 billion for Principal Global Investors and $162.0 billion for Principal International and Other Entities of the Company. Other Entities of the Company include Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Bank.
Note: Effective January 1, 2019, Claritas, our investment management company in Brazil with approximately $1.4 billion of AUM, moved from Principal International to Principal Global Investors. This realignment results in deeper integration with Principal Global Investor's global distribution and stronger connectivity to its shared services and investment teams.

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:    April 16, 2019