---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-092633"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "PFG"
cik: "0001126328"
company_name: "PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T08:15:51.401105+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Principal Financial Group board adopts annual say-on-pay frequency after 97% shareholder vote

## Summary
- Board of Directors decided at Aug 14, 2023 meeting to hold advisory say-on-pay votes annually.
- Approximately 97% of voting shares favored annual frequency at May 16, 2023 annual meeting.
- Say-on-pay vote will be held each year until next frequency vote or board changes frequency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-092633
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: PFG
- cik: 0001126328
- company_name: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465923092633/0001104659-23-092633-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465923092633/tm2323964d1_8ka.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-092633
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-092633.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-092633.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes for say-on-pay.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on, among other matters, an advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes for say-on-pay. Approximately 97% of the shares voting on the matter voted in favor of an annual frequency for say-on-pay votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465923092633/0001104659-23-092633-index.htm

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