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Principal Financial Group, Inc., President, Retirement, Insurance and Financial Services Daniel J. Houston to Speak At Credit Suisse Financial Services Conference

Parties interested in listening to the presentation live may access the webcast on the Principal Financial Group Investor Relations website (www.principal.com/investor). The webcast replay will be available for one week.

Presentation materials will be available on the website. The materials will be archived for one week.

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 management² 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 Group
Media contact:
Susan Houser, 515-248-2268
houser.susan@principal.com
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Investor contact:
Tom Graf, 515-235-9500
graf.tom@principal.com