UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: ~~April 23~~May 20, 2026

(Date of earliest event reported)

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-16725	42-1520346
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification Number)

711 High Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50392

(Address of principal executive offices)

(515) 247-5111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		PFG		Nasdaq Global Select Market

¨	Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

¨	If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

~~Title~~Item of5.07 ~~each~~Submission ~~class Trading symbol(s) Name~~ of ~~each~~Matters ~~exchange~~to ona ~~which~~Vote ~~registered~~of ~~Common~~Security ~~Stock PFG Nasdaq Global Select Market~~Holders

~~Item~~Principal 2Financial Group, Inc.02 ~~Results~~(the "Company") held its annual shareholders meeting on May 19, 2026. The result of ~~Operations~~each ~~and~~matter ~~Financial~~voted ~~Condition~~upon at the annual shareholders meeting is set forth below.

On(1) ~~April~~Election ~~23, 2026, Principal Financial Group, Inc. publicly announced information regarding its results~~ of ~~operations~~Class ~~and~~I ~~financial~~director ~~condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2026~~nominees. ~~The text of the announcement is included herewith as Exhibit 99.~~

~~Item~~The 9shareholders elected as Class I directors, each to serve for a three-year term that expires at the annual shareholders meeting to be held in 2029, with Ms.01 ~~Financial~~Beams ~~Statements~~standing ~~and~~for ~~Exhibits~~reelection with the Class II directors at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to maintain as nearly as equal as possible distribution of directors across classes, as described in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement.

99	First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release
		VOTES FOR	VOTES AGAINST	ABSTAINED	BROKER NON-VOTES
104	Cover Page to this Current Report on Form 8-K in Inline XBRL
Jonathan S. Auerbach		147,522,363	1,320,440	445,762	13,652,890
Mary E. “Maliz” Beams		147,350,149	1,520,839	417,577	13,652,890
Jocelyn Carter-Miller		131,550,124	17,197,659	540,782	13,652,890
Scott M. Mills		145,397,523	3,381,841	509,200	13,652,890
Claudio N. Muruzabal		145,874,024	2,893,833	520,707	13,652,890

SIGNATURE

		Votes For	Votes Against	Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
(2)	Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation	143,995,731	4,652,158	640,675	13,652,890
(3)	Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants	152,476,036	10,211,189	254,229	0
(4)	Approval of the Principal Financial Group, Inc. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan	145,770,467	3,118,949	399,148	13,652,890

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURE

~~PRINCIPAL~~Pursuant ~~FINANCIAL~~to ~~GROUP~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~INC.~~registrant ~~By:~~has ~~/s/~~duly ~~Joel~~caused ~~Pitz~~this ~~Name:~~report ~~Joel~~to ~~Pitz~~be ~~Title:~~signed ~~Executive~~on ~~Vice~~its ~~President~~behalf &by ~~Chief~~the ~~Financial~~undersigned ~~Officer~~thereunto duly authorized.

~~Date~~PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: ~~April~~/s/ 23Christopher Agbe-Davies Name: Christopher Agbe-Davies Title: Vice President, ~~2026~~Associate General Counsel, and Interim Secretary

Date: May 20, 2026

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