---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-051988"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFG"
cik: "0001126328"
company_name: "PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T17:33:26.674586+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Principal Financial Group shareholders elect all Class III directors, pass say-on-pay

## Summary
- Elected H. Elizabeth Mitchell, Blair C. Pickerell, Clare S. Richer, Deanna D. Strable-Soethout as Class III directors for three-year terms.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 142,675,128 for, 7,735,191 against (94.8% support).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor passed with 160,644,877 for, 9,439,069 against (94.5% support).
- Broker non-votes on director elections and say-on-pay totaled ~19.3 million shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-051988
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFG
- cik: 0001126328
- company_name: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465925051988/0001104659-25-051988-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465925051988/tm2515978d1_8k.htm

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