Principal Financial (PFG) director reports stock and phantom unit awards

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Principal Financial Group Inc. director reported new equity awards received on 12/19/2025. The filing shows an acquisition of 294 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, described as a grant of restricted stock units, bringing the director’s directly owned common stock to 33,405 shares.

The director also acquired 169 phantom stock units at a derivative security price of $88.95, increasing total phantom stock units beneficially owned to 19,744. These phantom units are under the Principal Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis, and will be settled when the director retires.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Mills Scott

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Phantom Stock Units	169	$88.95	$15K
Grant/Award	Common Stock	294	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Phantom Stock Units — 19,744 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 33,405 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Grant of restricted stock units. The units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis. The reported phantom stock units were acquired pursuant to the Principal Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and may be transferred at any time into another investment alternative under the Plan. Interests under the Plan will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mills Scott

(Last) (First) (Middle)

711 HIGH STREET

(Street)

DES MOINES IA 50392

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC [ PFG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/19/2025		A		294	A	$0.00(1)	33,405	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	(2)	12/19/2025		A		169		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	169	$88.95	19,744	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted stock units.

2. The units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

3. The reported phantom stock units were acquired pursuant to the Principal Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and may be transferred at any time into another investment alternative under the Plan. Interests under the Plan will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement

	Chris Agbe-Davies as Attorney-in-Fact	12/23/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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