PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 4

Amy Christine Friedrich, President - Benefits & Protect of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG), exercised 35,680 stock options at $63.98 and sold 35,680 common shares at an average $113.80 on August 7, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

On August 7, 2026, Amy Christine Friedrich, President - Benefits & Protect of Principal Financial Group Inc., exercised multiple employee stock options for an aggregate 35,680 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $63.98 per share (total cost approximately $2.28 million) and immediately sold the same 35,680 shares at a weighted-average price of $113.80 per share (proceeds approximately $4.06 million), all pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The option exercises drew from grants originally dated February 26, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and were fully exercised in the reported tranches, leaving those specific options with zero remaining shares. Following these option exercises and related sales, Friedrich’s direct ownership in Principal Financial Group common stock stood at 108,863 shares, representing a material residual stake based on the prevailing sale price context.

Filing Facts

CIK

1126328

Ticker

PFG

Form

4

Source Type

sec

Accession

0001126328-26-000180

Alert Tier

6