PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 13, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (PFG)
CIK: 0001126328
Period of Report: 2017-02-09

Reporting Person: STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D (President - US Ins. Solutions)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-02-09	Common Stock	M	1406	$11.07	Acquired	38254	Indirect
2017-02-09	Common Stock	S	1406	$60.00	Disposed	36848	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-02-09	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.07	M	1406	Disposed	2019-02-24	Common Stock (1406)	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 11, 2016.