Pricing Supplement Dated
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8/28/2006 | Filed pursuant to x Rule 424(b)(2) o Rule 424(b)(5) | ||||
(To
Prospectus dated February 16, 2006, and |
Registration Statement No. | 333-129763 and | ||||
Prospectus
Supplement dated February 16, 2006)
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333-129763-01 | |||||
| CUSIP: 74254PNB4 | ||||||
Principal Life Insurance Company
Principal® Life CoreNotes® (Callable) (That are
also Asset-Backed Securities) Issued Through and Obligations of
Principal Life Income Fundings Trust 2006-56 (the “Trust” and “Issuing Entity”)
The description of this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the Principal® Life CoreNotes® offered hereby, and the Funding Agreement (specified below) issued by Principal Life Insurance Company (“Principal Life”) to the Trust, the payment obligations of which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantee (specified below) issued by Principal Financial Group, Inc. to the Trust, supplements the description of the general terms and provisions of the notes, the funding agreements and the guarantees set forth in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement, to which reference is hereby made.
1. The Notes
Principal Amount: |
TBD | Purchasing Agent Discount: | 1.000% | |||||||
Issue Price: |
100.0% | Original Issue Date: | 9/7/2006 | |||||||
Net Proceeds to the Trust:
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TBD | Stated Maturity Date: | 9/15/2011 | |||||||
Interest Payment Dates:
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The 15th day of every sixth month commencing on 3/15/06 | |||||||||
Initial Interest Payment Date:
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3/15/2006 | |||||||||
Regular Record Date:
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15 calendar days prior to the Interest Payment Date | |||||||||
Type of Interest Rate: |
x Fixed Rate | o Floating Rate | ||||||||
Interest Rate: |
5.40% | |||||||||
Discount Note: |
o Yes | x No. | ||||||||
Terms of Survivor’s Option: |
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Annual Put Limitation:
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x $2,000,000 or 2%; or | |||||||||
| o $ or % | ||||||||||
Individual Put Limitation:
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x $250,000; or | |||||||||
| o $ | ||||||||||
Trust Put Limitation:
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x 2%; or $ |
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Redemption Provisions:
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x Yes | o No. | If, Yes, | |||||||
Initial Redemption Date: |
9/15/2007 | |||||||||
Redemption:
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x In whole only and not in part | |||||||||
| o May be in whole or in part | ||||||||||
Additional Other Terms: |
Any redemption date will be an Interest Payment Date falling on or after the Initial Redemption Date | |||||||||
Repayment:
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o Yes | x No. | ||||||||
Authorized
Denominations: |
$1,000 | |||||||||
“CoreNotes®” is a registered service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co.
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Ratings:
Purchasing Agent(s) Purchasing Notes as Principal:
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x Yes | o No. | If, Yes, |
| Purchasing Agent(s) |
Principal Amount |
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Merrill Lynch |
TBD | |||
Total: |
TBD | |||
State of Organization of the Trust:
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New York | |||||||||
Additional/Other Terms:
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None | |||||||||
2.
The Funding Agreement |
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Funding Agreement Issuer:
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Principal Life Insurance Company | |||||||||
Funding Agreement No.:
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7-07920 | |||||||||
Deposit:
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TBD | |||||||||
Net Deposit:
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TBD | |||||||||
Effective Date:
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9/7/2006 | |||||||||
Stated Maturity Date:
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9/15/2011 | |||||||||
Interest Payment Dates:
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The 15th day of every sixth month commencing on 3/15/06 | |||||||||
Initial Interest Payment Date:
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3/15/2006 | |||||||||
Type of Interest Rate: |
x Fixed Rate | o Floating Rate | ||||||||
Interest Rate: |
5.40% | |||||||||
Discount Funding Agreement:
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o Yes | x No. | ||||||||
Terms of Survivor’s Option: |
||||||||||
Annual Put Limitation:
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x $2,000,000 or 2%; or | |||||||||
| o $ or % | ||||||||||
Individual Put Limitation:
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x $250,000; or | |||||||||
| o $ | ||||||||||
Trust Put Limitation:
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x 2%; or $ |
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Redemption:
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x Yes | o No. | If, Yes, | |||||||
Initial Redemption Date: |
9/15/2007 | |||||||||
Redemption:
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x In whole only and not in part | |||||||||
| o May be in whole or in part | ||||||||||
Additional Other Terms: |
Any redemption date will be an Interest Payment Date falling on or after the Initial Redemption Date | |||||||||
Repayment:
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o Yes | x No. | ||||||||
Ratings:
Principal Life expects the Funding Agreement to be rated Aa2 by Moody’s.
Additional/Other Terms:
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None | |
3.
The Guarantee |
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Guarantee Issuer:
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. | |
Effective Date:
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9/7/2006 | |
Additional/Other Terms:
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None | |
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