LITTLEFIELD CHRISTOPHER J 4

What Happened
Christopher J. Littlefield, President of Principal Financial Group (PFG), was granted 559 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-06-26. The grant is reported as an award/acquisition with an acquisition price of $0 (typical for equity awards); no immediate cash purchase or sale occurred.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-26; Form 4 filed 2026-06-30 (filing marked late).
• Transaction type/code: A — Award/grant of restricted stock units.
• Shares granted: 559 RSUs; reported acquisition price: $0 (award).
• Shares owned/notes: Filing footnote indicates an accumulated total of 3,286 shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Other holdings are held in a revocable trust per filing footnote. The filing does not list a single consolidated total beneficial ownership after the grant.
• Footnotes: F1 = grant of restricted stock units; F2 = 3,286 shares from ESPP; F3 = held in revocable trust.
• Timeliness: The Form 4 was filed late (transaction 6/26, filing 6/30). Late filings delay public disclosure and can be a reporting compliance issue.

Context

• RSUs are awards that typically vest over time and convert into shares (and taxable income) only as they vest; they are not an immediate open-market purchase.
• Awards like this are routine executive compensation and should not be interpreted alone as a market signal.