Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Disclosure concerning legal proceedings can be found in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 16, Contingencies, Guarantees, Indemnifications and Leases” under the caption, “Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies” and Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 14, Income Taxes” under the caption, “Other Tax Information,” which are incorporated here by this reference.

Information about our Executive Officers

The following information is furnished with respect to our executive officers, each of whom is elected by and serves at the pleasure of the Board.

Vivek Agrawal, 57, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer of the Company and Principal Life since March 2023. Prior to joining the Company and Principal Life, he was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, where he led consulting practices in both the United States and Asia and contributed to the growth of top-tier asset management, retirement, wealth management and insurance organizations.

Kamal Bhatia, 53, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Principal Asset Management of the Company and Principal Life since February 10, 2024 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Principal Funds since August 2019. Prior to his current position, he was the Global Head of Investments for Principal Asset Management from 2023 to February 2024 and Chief Operating Officer of Principal Asset Management from 2020 to 2023. Previously, he held leadership roles at OC Private Capital, OppenheimerFunds, TIAA, Mellon Asset Management and Citigroup.

Thomas Cheong, 56, has been Executive Vice President of the Company since January 2021 and President, Principal Asia of the Company since March 2019. Thomas is from Singapore and is located in our Hong Kong office. Prior to his current position, he was Senior Vice President of the Company from 2019 to 2020 and served as Vice President, Head of North Asia of the Company from 2015 to 2019. Previously, he held several leadership roles in various Asia markets at Manulife Financial Corporation and Prudential UK.

Amy Friedrich, 54, has been President of Benefits and Protection since May 2017. Prior to her current position, she was Senior Vice President of the Specialty Benefits division of U.S. Insurance Solutions from 2015 to 2017 and Vice President of Specialty Benefits from 2008 to 2015.

Daniel Houston, 63, was a director of the Company and Principal Life and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Life from August 2015 until his retirement effective January 7, 2025. Prior to holding these positions, he held the same positions except was Chief Operating Officer (and not Chief Executive Officer) from 2014 to 2015 and was President of the Company and Principal Life from 2014 to August 2024. Previously, he served as President, Retirement, Insurance and Financial Services of the Company and Principal Life from 2010 to 2014 and held several leadership roles in Retirement and Income Solutions of the Company and Principal Life. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Company and Principal Life.

Kathleen Kay, 62, has been Executive Vice President of the Company and Principal Life since March 2022 and Chief Information Officer of the Company and Principal Life since May 2020. Prior to her current position, she was Senior Vice President of the Company and Principal Life from 2020 to 2022. Previously, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Pacific Gas & Electric Company from 2015 to 2020, Enterprise Chief Technology Officer at SunTrust from 2012 to 2015 and held leadership roles at Comerica Bank and OnStar of General Motors.

Natalie Lamarque, 48, has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company and Principal Life since July 2022 and Secretary of the Company and Principal Life since October 2022. Prior to her current position, she was with New York Life Insurance Company in various roles, including General Counsel from 2020 to 2022 and Deputy General Counsel from 2019 to 2020, both while a Senior Vice President; Vice President in Corporate Compliance from 2016 to 2019; and Associate General Counsel from 2014 to 2016. Previously, she served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York and worked as an attorney at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Christopher Littlefield, 58, has been President, Retirement and Income Solutions since March 2022. Prior to his current position, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company and Principal Life from 2020 to 2022 and Secretary of the Company and Principal Life from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Holdings from 2014 to 2018 and held several leadership roles at Aviva USA Corporation and AmerUS Group Co.

Kenneth McCullum, 60, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and Principal Life since April 2023. Prior to his current position, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer from 2020 to 2023 and Vice President and Chief Actuary from 2015 to 2020. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President responsible for business development and in force management at Delaware Life Insurance Company from 2013 to 2015 and held several leadership roles at Sun Life Financial and the Hartford.

Joel Pitz, 52, has been the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Principal Life since August 20, 2024. Prior to his current position, he was Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company and Principal Life from 2021 to August 2024. Previously, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Principal International from May 2016 to August 2021.

Deanna Strable-Soethout, 56, served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Principal Life from August 20, 2024 to January 7, 2025, at which time she assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Life. Prior to her current position, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Principal Life from February 2017 to August 2024. Previously, she was Executive Vice President of the Company and Principal Life from 2016 to 2017, President, U.S. Insurance Solutions of the Company and Principal Life from 2015 to 2017 and Senior Vice President of the Company and Principal Life from 2006 to 2015.

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