DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) announced today that it will release fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. On Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at 10 a.m. ET, Larry Zimpleman, chairman and chief executive officer, Dan Houston, president and chief operating officer and Terry Lillis, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the results during a live conference call. Other members of senior management will be available for a question and answer session during the conference call. Additional information about quarterly financial results, including the earnings release, supplement and slides, will be available on our website at www.principal.com/investor.

There are several ways to access the Friday, Jan. 30 conference call:

• Connect to www.principal.com/investor to listen to a live Internet webcast.
  Please go to the website 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 in the following numbers approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
  866-427-0175 (U.S. and Canadian callers)
  706-643-7701 (International callers)
  Access code is 43546285
• An audio replay will be available via:
  www.principal.com/investor
  855-859-2056 (U.S. and Canadian callers)
  404-537-3406 (International callers)
  Access code for replay is 43546285
  The replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live earnings call until Feb. 6, 2015.

About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group^® (The Principal^®)¹ is a global investment management leader offering retirement services, insurance solutions and asset management. The Principal offers businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement, asset management and insurance through its diverse family of financial services companies. Founded in 1879 and a member of the FORTUNE 500^®, the Principal Financial Group has $513.5 billion in assets under management² and serves some 19.5 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 Sept. 30, 2014.