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Principal Financial Group, Inc. To Announce 2011 EPS Guidance on Dec. 1, 2010

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 17:20 GMT by Market Wire}  

DES MOINES, Iowa--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) will release 2011 EPS guidance after the market closes on Dec. 1, 2010. Larry Zimpleman, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Terry Lillis, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 2, 2010 to provide additional detail on 2011 EPS guidance and answer questions. Slides will be available at [ www.principal.com/investor ] approximately one-half hour prior to the start of the call.

Conference call information

The call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 2 can be accessed the following ways:

• Via live Internet webcast. Please go to [ www.principal.com/investor ] 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 800-374-1609 (U.S. and Canadian callers) or 706-643-7701 (International callers) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The access code is 26701500.
• Replay of the guidance call via telephone is available by dialing 800-642-1687 (U.S. and Canadian callers) or 706-645-9291 (International callers). The access code is 26701500. This replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live guidance call through the end of day Dec. 9, 2010.
• Replay of the guidance call via webcast will be available at: [ www.principal.com/investor ].

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 $305.7 billion in assets under management²and serves some 18.9 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 aThe Principala are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.

² As of Sept. 30, 2010.