Cheong Wee Yee 4

What Happened
Cheong Wee Yee, President — Asia & Middle East at Principal Financial Group (PFG), sold a total of 13,920 shares in two open-market dispositions: 4,737 shares on 2026-04-30 at a weighted average price of $101.01 (proceeds $478,484) and 9,183 shares on 2026-05-01 at a weighted average price of $101.26 (proceeds $929,871), for total gross proceeds of $1,408,355. These were sales (S) — disposals rather than purchases — which are often routine transactions (e.g., diversification or liquidity) and generally less informative than insider buys.

Key Details

• Transaction dates & prices: 2026-04-30 — 4,737 shares @ weighted avg $101.01 (range $101.00–$101.06 per footnote F1); 2026-05-01 — 9,183 shares @ weighted avg $101.26 (range $101.00–$101.62 per footnote F3).
• Total sold: 13,920 shares for $1,408,355 in aggregate.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing excerpt provided.
• Notable footnotes: F1 and F3 note the reported prices are weighted averages across multiple trades and provide the per-share price ranges; F2 indicates 1,763 shares were acquired under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and is referenced in the filing.
• Timeliness: Form 4 was filed on 2026-05-04 for transactions through 2026-04-30/05-01; the filing does not indicate a late-report designation.

Context
Sales by corporate officers can reflect routine financial planning rather than a change in view on the company. For retail investors, insider purchases are generally more meaningful as positive signals; sales should be noted but interpreted cautiously without further information.