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• Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2011 Results
• Wellness Programs Produce Stronger, Healthier, More Productive Workers
• The Principal Broadens Services for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries
• Principal Financial Group News Room

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

February 2, 2012—Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) today announced results for full-year and fourth quarter 2011. The company reported operating earnings of $878.1 million for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared to $844.8 million for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2010. Operating earnings per diluted share (EPS) were $2.76 for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared to $2.62 for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2010. The company reported net income available to common stockholders of $682.0 million, or $2.15 per diluted share for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared to $666.3 million, or $2.06 per diluted share for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2010. Operating revenues for the year 2011 were $8,325.1 million compared to $8,041.9 million for the same period last year.

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Wellness Programs Produce Stronger, Healthier, More Productive Workers

January 19, 2012—Americans work harder, are more productive and miss fewer days of work as a result of wellness benefit programs, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index^SM. Forty-one percent of workers agree that having a wellness program encourages them to work harder and perform better at work.

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The Principal Broadens Services for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

January 9, 2012—(Des Moines, Iowa) – As plan fiduciaries continue to seek help managing the risks and responsibilities of operating a retirement program, demand for fiduciary support and protection is only growing. To help financial professionals, third party administrators and their plan sponsor clients, the Principal Financial Group^® announces the expansion of investment fiduciary support to soon include ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) fiduciary services provided by Wilshire Associates Incorporated (Wilshire^®).

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