Principal Financial Group (PFG)

Latin America

        Brazil.    We own 46% of BrasilPrev Seguros e Previdencia S.A. ("BrasilPrev"), a private pension company in Brazil, through a joint venture arrangement with Banco do Brasil, Brazil's largest bank with a 3,960 branch network. We are Banco do Brasil's exclusive partner for distributing pension, retirement and asset accumulation products. BrasilPrev provides defined contribution products and annuities for the retirement needs of employers and individuals. Banco do Brasil's employees sell directly to individual clients through its bank branches. In addition, BrasilPrev reaches corporate clients through two wholesale distribution channels: (1) a network of independent brokers who sell to the public, and (2) in coordination with Banco do Brasil's corporate account executives to reach Banco do Brasil's existing corporate clients. Based upon managed assets, BrasilPrev ranked 3^rd in the private pension market with U.S. $5.8 billion as of December 2006.

        Chile.    We own Principal Companía de Seguros de Vida Chile S.A., a Chilean insurance company, that primarily sells retirement annuities to individuals exiting the pre-retirement accumulation system. We distribute our annuity products through a network of brokers and 213 independent agents as of December 31, 2006. We also market life accumulation products (qualified and non-qualified) to individuals through brokers. Based upon assets, we were ranked as the fifth largest life insurance company in Chile as of September 30, 2006, according to the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros, the Chilean regulatory agency for insurance companies. We also own Principal Administradora General de Fondos S.A. Its primary business focus is to serve the voluntary/complementary long-term savings market offering "APV plans" (qualified individual solutions). As of December 31, 2006, we rank first in AUM for mutual fund companies offering these plans. We distribute to retail clients through our proprietary sales force, alliances with financial institutions and the largest retailer in Chile, Falabella. We also own Principal Créditos Hipotecarios S.A. Through this business, we originate, sell and service mortgage loans in Chile. We established Principal Asset Management Chile in 2006 to offer asset management services to institutional clients.

        Mexico.    We own Principal Afore S.A. de C.V., a private pension company which manages and administers more than three million individual retirement accounts under the mandatory privatized social security system in effect for all non-government employees in Mexico; Principal Fondos de Inversión, S.A. de C.V. ("PFI"), a mutual fund company, Principal Pensiones S.A. de C.V., ("Principal Pensiones"), an annuity company; and Principal México Compañía de Seguros S.A. de C.V., ("Principal Seguros"), a life insurance company. Our focus is on both pre-retirement and post-retirement savings plans. As of December 31, 2006, we distribute Principal Afore S.A. de C.V.'s products and services through a proprietary sales force of approximately 1,000 sales representatives as well as independent brokers, who sell directly to individuals. PFI distributes its products and services through a sales force of approximately 113 employees and through distribution agreements with other financial entities. Principal Pensiones distributes annuities directly to customers that are exiting the pre-retirement accumulation system. Our life insurance company, Principal Seguros, primarily focuses on manufacturing life products to complement our annuities business. In 2006, Mexico initiated asset management for institutional clients, offering both domestic and international products.

Latin America

        Brazil.    We own 46% of BrasilPrev Seguros e Previdencia S.A. ("BrasilPrev"), a private pension company in Brazil, through a joint venture arrangement with Banco do Brasil, Brazil's largest bank with a 3,900 branch network. We are Banco do Brasil's exclusive partner for distributing pension, retirement and asset accumulation products. BrasilPrev provides defined contribution products and annuities for the retirement needs of employers and individuals. Banco do Brasil's employees sell directly to individual clients through its bank branches. In addition, BrasilPrev reaches corporate clients through two wholesale distribution channels: (1) a network of independent brokers who sell to the public, and (2) in coordination with Banco do Brasil's corporate account executives to reach Banco do Brasil's existing corporate clients.

        Chile.    We own Principal Companía de Seguros de Vida Chile S.A., a Chilean insurance company, that primarily sells retirement annuities to individuals exiting the pre-retirement accumulation system. We distribute our annuity products through a network of 60 captive agents and 180 independent agents as of December 31, 2005. We also utilize sales representatives who sell through brokers, and we also market life accumulation products (qualified and non-qualified) to individuals through brokers. Based upon assets, we were ranked as the fifth largest life insurance company in Chile as of September 30, 2005, according to the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros, the Chilean regulatory agency for insurance companies. We also own Principal Administradora General de Fondos S.A. Its primary business focus is to serve the voluntary/complementary long-term savings market offering "APV plans" (qualified individual solutions). As of September 30, 2005 we rank number one in AUM for mutual fund companies offering these plans. We also own Principal Créditos Hipotecarios S.A. Through this business, we originate, sell and service mortgage loans in Chile.

        Mexico.    We own Principal Afore S.A. de C.V., a private pension company which manages and administers more than three million individual retirement accounts under the mandatory privatized social security system in effect for all non-government employees in Mexico; Principal Pensiones S.A. de C.V., ("Principal Pensiones"), an annuity company;

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Principal México Compañía de Seguros S.A. de C.V., ("Principal Seguros"), a life insurance company; and Principal Fondos de Inversión, S.A. de C.V., a mutual fund company. Our focus is on both pre-retirement and post-retirement savings plans. We distribute Principal Afore S.A. de C.V.'s products and services through a dedicated sales force of approximately 3,050 sales representatives as of December 31, 2005, who sell directly to individuals. As of December 31, 2005, Principal Pensiones used 131 employed sales representatives and independent brokers to distribute annuities directly to customers that are exiting the pre-retirement accumulation system. Our life insurance company, Principal Seguros, primarily focuses on manufacturing life products to complement our annuities business.

        On February 28, 2003, we acquired AFORE Tepeyac S.A. de C.V. from Mapfre American Vida, Caja Madrid and Mapfre Tepeyac. On July 31, 2003, we acquired S.I. Genera, S.A. de C.V. ("Genera") a mutual fund company that manages and administers funds for both individuals and corporations, from Vector, Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. Effective October 13, 2005, we changed the name of this subsidiary to Principal Fondos de Inversión, S.A. de C.V. ("PFI"). We distribute PFI's products and services through a sales force of approximately 114 employees located in major cities in the country.