Principal Financial (PFG) President Christopher Littlefield Receives Award

What Happened
Christopher J. Littlefield, President — RIS of Principal Financial Group, received a grant of 538 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-09-25. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 per share (total $0), reflecting an award rather than an open-market purchase or sale (transaction code A; footnote F1: RSU grant).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-25; Filing date: 2026-09-29 (check filing timeliness if relevant).
• Price: $0.00 per share; Shares: 538 RSUs granted.
• Reported footnotes: F1 = grant of restricted stock units; F2 = filing notes an accumulated total of 3,286 shares acquired under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP); F3 = some shares held in a revocable trust.
• Shares owned after transaction: not explicitly stated in the provided data — the filing notes ESPP holdings but does not give a consolidated post-grant total.
• Transaction type: Award/grant (A) — not a purchase (P) or sale (S).

Context
Restricted stock units are compensation awards that typically vest over time and are not an immediate open-market purchase or sale. RSU grants are common executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate a near-term buying or selling signal; vesting and any subsequent sales would be reported separately. The ESPP and trust notes describe other ways shares are held but do not change the nature of this award.