News Room: 2006 News Releases

Please note: Principal Capital Management, Principal Capital Real Estate Investors, Invista Capital Management and Principal Capital Income Investors are now known as Principal Global Investors.

December 27, 2006

Principal Financial Group Opens New Wellness Office in Reading, Pennsylvania

December 20, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for Fourth Quarter 2006 Financial Results

December 13, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Acquires New York City Office Building

December 11, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Introduces New Tools, Making Informed Healthcare Choices Easier

The Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest Hits a Home Run, Nolan Ryan Signs On As National Spokesperson For 2007-09 Tour

December 5, 2006

Despite Full Employment, Less than 10 Percent to Spend More This Holiday Season According to Latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index

December 1, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Outlook for 2007

November 28, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Authorization of Share Repurchase Program

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Increases Size of Senior Notes Offering

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividend

Real Estate's Coming Of Age Spreads To The Global Stage, But Requires Heightened Risk Awareness

November 20, 2006

The Principal Financial Group to Address Auto-Retirement Savings Forum

November 13, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Says "Avoid Retirement Savings Regrets"

November 7, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock

November 6, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Drives Into NASCAR as Sponsor of MB2 Motorsports' Chevrolets in Phoenix

Ready, Set, Goal! How to Get Real and Get Goaling

Principal Real Estate Investors Acquires Five Office Buildings in Southern California

November 2, 2006

The Principal Financial Group to Hold Cookie Poll

November 1, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Unveils New Tools to Help Navigate Pension Protection Act

Principal Financial Group Expands Dental Insurance Options

October 30, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results

The Principal Financial Group and the CIMB Group Grow Partnership to Create the Largest Asset Management Company in Malaysia

October 25, 2006

Financial Professionals Get a Competitive Edge in the Art of the Rollover

October 24, 2006

Survey Shows Rising Healthcare Costs Hurting Household Savings

October 23, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Purchases an Industrial Portfolio in Nashville, Tenn.

October 20, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Enhances Sales Team

October 18, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Acquires San Francisco Office Building

October 17, 2006

Principal Global Investors Expands Insurance Sales Team

October 16, 2006

Announcing: The Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security 2006

October 11, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Prices Senior Notes Offering

October 9, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. President and Executive Vice President to Speak at Citigroup Pension Seminar

2006 Best Benefits Top 10 Winners to Be Unveiled October 16

October 5, 2006

Chet Culver to Speak at the Principal Financial Group

Principal Financial Group Selects MagnaCare to Expand Network Coverage in New York and New Jersey

October 3, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Increase Northeast Presence

October 2, 2006

Principal Global Investors Expands Institutional Sales Team

September 27, 2006

A $1 Million Tale: One Woman's Business Building Triumph

September 25, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release And Conference Call For Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results

Principal Financial Group Says "Thanks Mom" for Being in Working Mothers Top Ten

September 20, 2006

Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, Principal Financial Group to Dedicate Home

September 19, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Helps Employees Return To Work

September 18, 2006

President of the Iowa Senate to Visit the Principal Financial Group

The Principal Gives Financial Professionals the Edge With Morningstar's Advisor Workstation

September 14, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Deepens Commitment to TPA Market with Principal TPA Edge

September 13, 2006

Workers Cite Biggest Financial Planning Regrets: Saving Too Little, Too Late in Early Working Years, According to Latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index

September 12, 2006

Principal Financial Group Ranks Number One on National List of Innovative Users of Technology

Principal Global Investors Expands Institutional Sales Team

September 11, 2006

From Sick Care to Health Care: The Principal Financial Group Launches a Nationwide Tour to Educate Brokers

Employee Benefit Makeover: How Growing Companies Can Become More Attractive

September 8, 2006

Seeing stars: "Academy Award" Winners Step Out at The Principal

September 7, 2006

Save the Date: September 8 is National 401(k) Day

The Principal Financial Group Recognized as "Best Company" for Latinas and Workers over 50

September 6, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Expands Equity Team

August 30, 2006

Principal Financial Group Encourages Americans to Seek Financial Security this September

Principal Real Estate Investors Launches Hotel Investment Capability

The Principal Financial Group Waives Health Savings Account Fees

August 28, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Introduces Principal Trust Company

August 25, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. President And Chief Operating Officer To Speak At KBW Insurance Conference

August 22, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividend

The Principal Financial Group Introduces Voluntary Vision Insurance, Emphasizing Importance of Eye Health

The Next Roth 401(k) Issue: How to Handle Small Rollovers?

August 21, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Introduces New Term Life Insurance Products

August 11, 2006

Thousands To "Mingle with the Stars" At The Principal Plaza

August 8, 2006

Giving Financial Professionals an Edge in the Rollover Market

The Principal Financial Group Announces New Vice President - National Accounts

August 7, 2006

Bank of America, Citigroup, the Principal Financial Group, and Wachovia to Participate in 2006 Community Build Day on Aug. 10, 2006

The Principal Financial Group to Become the Title Sponsor of the Champions Tour Event in Des Moines, Iowa

August 4, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Applauds Passage of Historic Pension Reform - Bipartisan Measure to Boost Retirement Security

August 2, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Continues to Build Institutional Retirement Plan Servicing Capabilities

August 1, 2006

Neighbors Celebrate National Night Out On the Newly Renovated Union Railroad Bridge

July 31, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results

The Principal Financial Group Expands Consumer Driven Healthcare Offerings

July 25, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Announces Agreement To Acquire Leading Mutual Fund Manager, WM Advisors

July 24, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Announces New Senior Vice President of Individual Life, Life & Health Segment

Listen Up! Women Hone Their Listening Skills In The Workplace

July 12, 2006

Do-It-For-Me Principal LifeTime Funds Achieve Five-Year Milestone

July 11, 2006

Principal Global Investors Preferred Securities Style Added To Ameriprise Separate Account Platform

July 10, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Provides New Ways to Stay Healthy

June 29, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Acquires Two Properties In Scottsdale, Ariz.

June 28, 2006

Suzy Welch To Encourage Summer Self-Evaluation To Women In Business

June 27, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Selected as One of 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology

June 26, 2006

Customers Gain More Control Over Health Care Costs, Online

June 23, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results

June 20, 2006

Principal Global Investors Earn Top 20 Ranking in Institutional Investor's 2006 Pension Olympics

Retirement Saving Now Easy As 1-2-3

June 15, 2006

Security Properties and Principal Real Estate Investors Purchase Orange County Apartment Complex

June 14, 2006

Des Moines Mayor to Proclaim June 16 the Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest Day (Correction - Please note new time of 2 p.m.)

Des Moines Mayor to Proclaim June 16 the Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest Day

The Principal Financial Group Announces New Vice President of Independent Distribution

The Principal Family Fun Fest Arrives at Jordan Creek Town Center on June 15, 2006

Principal Financial Group Selects Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Network to Expand State Coverage

Principal Real Estate Investors and The Dermot Company Establish $300 Million Joint Venture Focused on New York City Real Estate Market

June 12, 2006

Employees Embrace New Automated, "Do-It-For-Me" Retirement Services

June 7, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Enhances Individual Disability Income Insurance

June 6, 2006

Trammell Crow Company and Principal Real Estate Investors Establish National Office Development Program

May 30, 2006

Growing Companies Gain Traction Leveraging Five Client Service Techniques

May 26, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Barry Griswell to Speak at Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference

May 25, 2006

The Principal Variable Contracts International SmallCap Account Ranked Number One

May 23, 2006

Principal Financial Group Launches New Universal Life Product

May 22, 2006

CORRECTING and REPLACING Principal Financial Group, Inc. Vice President of Retirement & Investor Services - Sales Engineering to Speak at UBS Retirement Teach-In

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Clarifies Announcement of Extraordinary Dividend from Principal Life Insurance Company

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Executes Accelerated Share Repurchase Program

May 18, 2006

The Principal Names Zimpleman President & Chief Operating Officer; Houston Named Executive Vice President

May 16, 2006

The Principal Receives Subpoena On The Sale And Marketing Of Retirement Products And Services

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Authorization of Share Repurchase Program

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividend

The Principal Financial Group Announces Expanded Institutional Retirement Sales Team and Channel Strategy

The Biggest Loser to Pump Up Principal Financial Group Employees

May 10, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Announces New Direct Connect Service for Health Savings Accounts

May 9, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. President of Retirement & Investor Services to Speak at UBS Global Financial Services Conference

Principal Financial Group Health Savings Accounts Introduced to Third Party Market

The Principal Financial Group Makes Life Simpler For Retirement Plan Sponsor Clients With Latest Online Innovation

May 3, 2006

New Asset Allocation Suite Helps Financial Professionals Save Time & Build Client Loyalty

May 1, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2006 Results

New On-Site Pharmacy Opens to Benefit More Than 9,000 Des Moines-Area Employees of the Principal Financial Group

DB Or Not DB?

April 26, 2006

Women Business Owners Increase Productivity By Cutting Through Office Clutter

April 25, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Acquire Premier Retail Building In Chicago, Ill.

April 24, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Enhances Employer Reporting for Disability Claims

April 20, 2006

Principal Financial Group Receives High Rankings as Third-Party Administrator

April 19, 2006

Principal Bank And LendTrade Unveil Second Mortgage Correspondent Program

April 18, 2006

Rain or Shine, Monumental Public Art Piece to Be Installed Along The Principal Riverwalk

Principal Real Estate Investors Purchase Apartment Complex In Denver, Colo.

April 17, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Again Named to FORTUNE 500, Ranked in the Top Third for Total Return to Investors

Principal Global Investors Expands Consultant Relations Team

April 10, 2006

Principal Global Investors Preferred Securities Style Added To Two Wells Fargo Separate Account Platforms

April 5, 2006

Deadline Nears For Companies To Enter National Employee Benefits Recognition

April 4, 2006

The Principal Financial Group To Offer Expanded Support, Resources To Advisors Of Key Distribution Partners

The Principal Financial Group is Filling the Demand for Consumer Driven Dental

April 3, 2006

Montefiore Medical Center Selects The Principal Financial Group To Provide Retirement Services

Principal Wellness Company to Conduct Sample Health Screenings For City Employees in Shelbyville, Ind.

March 30, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Presents The Inc. 500 Conference For The Nation's Fastest Growing Businesses

March 29, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Brings Employee Financial Resource Program to Field Force

March 28, 2006

Negotiate To Win: Business Owners Hone Skills To Persuade With Class

March 27, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for First Quarter 2006 Financial Results

March 24, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Retirement and Investor Services Executive to Present at the UBS Asset Gathering Conference

March 16, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Enhances TPA Program

Fremont Co-operative Produce Company Showcased at National Summit on Retirement Savings

H.L. Wiker, Inc. of Lancaster Showcased at National Summit on Retirement Savings

March 15, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Names Michael T. Dan to Board of Directors

March 14, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Recognized As Top 10 Company for Executive Women by NAFE

March 13, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Expands Worksite Offerings With Voluntary Disability

March 9, 2006

Getting The Word Out On A Small-Business Budget

Principal Global Investors Announces Head Of Institutional Sales

March 8, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Acquire Retail Building In Charlotte, N.C.

March 7, 2006

American Workers Increasingly Forgo Big Ticket Spending In Favor Of Saving And Investing Their Income Tax Refunds, According To Latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index

March 3, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Retirement and Investor Services Executive to Participate in Pension Breakout Session at the AIFA Midwinter Insurance Conference

March 1, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Adds Three Extra Innings for Hit Baseball Tour

Principal Financial Group Unveils Updated Web Site, www.principal.com

February 28, 2006

Principal Financial Group Announces New Wellness Program, Helping Control Costs While Improving Employee Health

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividend

The Principal Investors Funds Earn Top 20 Ranking In Barron's Annual Fund Families Survey

February 27, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Invited For Third Time to Share Retirement Expertise at National Summit on Retirement Savings

February 24, 2006

Principal Global Investors Expands Marketing Team

February 23, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Enhanced Variable Universal Life (VUL) Product Designed for Business Owners' Unique Needs

February 20, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Receives High Rankings from Large Retirement Plan Clients

February 9, 2006

Igloo Products Corp. Selects The Principal Financial Group To Provide 401(k) Plan Services

February 8, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Chairman And CEO To Speak At Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference

Quixote Selects The Principal Financial Group To Provide Retirement Solutions

The Principal Financial Group and National Garden Clubs, Inc. Honor Those Who Serve

Principal Financial Group Named Number One Deferred Compensation Plan Record Keeper by PLANSPONSOR Magazine

February 7, 2006

The Best Of Both Worlds: Women Business Owners Make Work-Life Balance A Reality

February 6, 2006

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Results

February 2, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Awarded 27 Best in Class Designations in Plansponsor Magazine Survey

February 1, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Named One of America's Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE

Wanted by The Principal Financial Group: Companies That Offer the Best in Employee Benefits

January 31, 2006

Making Wellness Work - Employees Respond to Wellness Benefits and Stay on the Job

January 30, 2006

Changing The Employee Mindset From Entitlement to Engagement: It Can Be Done!

New Fiduciary Tools Available for Concerned Retirement Plan Sponsors

January 19, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Debuts on Forbes' Platinum 400 List of "America's Best Big Companies"

January 17, 2006

Principal Real Estate Investors Purchase Retail Building In Burbank, Calif.

January 11, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Streamlines Retirement Plan Management for Sponsors

January 5, 2006

Nationwide Retirement Solutions Bolsters Lineup For The State of Iowa Retirement Investors' Club

January 4, 2006

The Principal Financial Group Unveils Seminars To Help Investors Increase Retirement Savings by Decreasing Debt

The Principal Financial Group to Reward Committed Retirement Plan Sponsors