Principal Financial Group, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:00am EST

DES MOINES, Iowa--(Business Wire)--
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) announced today that it will release
fourth quarter 2008 financial and operating results at 4:00 P.M. (ET) on Monday,
February 9, 2009. On Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. (ET), President
and Chief Executive Officer Larry Zimpleman and Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Terry Lillis will lead a discussion of results during a live
conference call. Other members of senior management will be available for the
Q&A portion of the conference call. A copy of the earnings release and financial
supplement will be posted at www.principal.com/investor. 

There are several ways to access the Tuesday, February 10 conference call:

* Connect to www.principal.com/investor to listen to a live Internet webcast.

Please go to the website at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the call
to register, and to download and install any necessary audio software.

* Via telephone by dialing approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the
call.

The leader`s name is Tom Graf. 

800-374-1609 (U.S. and Canadian callers) 

706-643-7701 (International callers) 

An audio replay will be available via: 

www.principal.com/investor

800-642-1687 (U.S. and Canadian callers) 

706-645-9291 

Access code for the replay is 80317341. The replay will be available
approximately two hours after the completion of the live earnings call through
the end of day February 17, 2009. 

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
$287.4billion in assets under management2 and serves some 19.0million 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, 2008 



Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Media Contact:
Susan Houser, 515-248-2268
houser.susan@principal.com
or
Investor Contact:
Tom Graf, 515-235-9500
graf.tom@principal.com

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