485BPOS 1 fvappc-c7.txt FVAW/PPC PART C B FILING Registration No. 333-40254 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Pre-Effective Amendment No. _____ _____ Post-Effective Amendment No. _7___ __X__ and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 Amendment No. ________ (Check appropriate box or boxes) Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant) Principal Life Insurance Company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Depositor) The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code (515) 248-3842 M. D. Roughton, The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and Address of Agent for Service) It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) _____ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 __X___ on May 1, 2006 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 _____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 _____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 _____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 _____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 If appropriate, check the following box: _____ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY Issued by Principal Life Insurance Company (the "Company") This prospectus is dated May 1, 2006. The individual deferred annuity contract ("Contract") described in this prospectus is funded with the Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B ("Separate Account"), dollar cost averaging fixed accounts ("DCA Plus Accounts") and a Fixed Account. The DCA Plus Accounts and the Fixed Account are a part of the General Account of the Company. The assets of the Separate Account Divisions ("divisions") are invested in the following underlying mutual funds:
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund - Series I Shares/(1)/ Capital Value Account Diversified International AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund - Series I Shares/(2)/ Account AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund - Series I Shares Equity Growth Account AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund- Series I Shares Equity Income Account Government & High Quality Bond AIM V.I. Small Cap Growth Fund- Series I Shares/(3)/ Account/(4)/ AIM V.I. Technology Fund - Series I Shares Growth Account International Emerging Markets American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. Account VP Income & Growth Fund - Class I International SmallCap Account VP Ultra Fund - Class I LargeCap Blend Account VP Value Fund - Class II LargeCap Growth Equity Account Dreyfus Investment Portfolios LargeCap Stock Index Account Founders Discovery Portfolio - Initial Class LargeCap Value Account Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund MidCap Account Contrafund/(R)/ Portfolio - Service Class MidCap Growth Account Equity-Income Portfolio - Service Class 2 MidCap Value Account Growth Portfolio - Service Class Money Market Account Janus Aspen Series Real Estate Securities Account Mid Cap Growth Portfolio - Service Shares Short-Term Bond Account/(5)/ Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. SmallCap Account Asset Allocation Account SmallCap Growth Account Balanced Account SmallCap Value Account Bond Account
/ //(1) / On April 28, 2006, AIM V.I. Growth Fund transferred into AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund. / //(2) /On April 28, 2006, AIM V.I. Premier Equity Fund transferred into AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund. / //(3)/ Effective July 3, 2006, AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Fund will change its name to AIM V.I. Small Cap Growth Fund. / //(4)/ On November 21, 2005, the Government Securities Account changed its name to Government & High Quality Bond Account. / //(5)/ On November 21, 2005, the Limited Term Bond Account changed its name to Short-Term Bond Account. This prospectus provides information about the Contract and the Separate Account that you, as owner, should know before investing. It should be read and retained for future reference. Additional information about the Contract is included in the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), dated May 1, 2006, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The SAI is a part of this prospectus. The table of contents of the SAI is at the end of this prospectus. You may obtain a free copy of the SAI by writing or telephoning: Principal Flexible Variable Annuity Principal Financial Group P. O. Box 9382 Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9382 Telephone: 1-800-852-4450 An investment in the Contract is not a deposit or obligation of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by any bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Contract offered by this prospectus may not be available in all states. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, the Contract in states in which the offer or solicitation may not be lawfully made. No person is authorized to give any information or to make any representation in connection with this Contract other than those contained in this prospectus. 1 The Contract is available with or without the purchase payment credit rider. The benefits provided by the rider may be exceeded by its costs (increased surrender charges and surrender charge period and annual expenses). Expenses for a Contract with the rider are higher than expenses for a Contract without the rider. You should review your own circumstances to determine whether the rider is suitable for you. To assist you in making that determination, we have highlighted in gray boxes those portions of this prospectus pertaining to the rider. Please note that if you decide to return the Contract during the examination period, the credit would be recovered from your investment options. Potentially, the amount we would recover could be more than the then current value of the credit if the investment options have experienced negative investment performance and you would be worse off than if you had not purchased the credit option. The Contract provides an exchange credit that is available to eligible purchasers (see Exchange Credit) The exchange credit is paid for by a reduction in sales commissions for Contracts sold with the exchange credit. Sales commissions are paid by Contract charges and deductions. The charges and deductions are neither proportionally reduced nor increased for Contracts sold with the exchange credit. These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC or any state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. This prospectus is valid only when accompanied by the current prospectuses for the underlying mutual funds. These prospectuses should be kept for future reference. 2 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY................................................................5 SUMMARY OF EXPENSE INFORMATION..........................................7 SUMMARY.................................................................10 Investment Limitations................................................. 11 Transfers.............................................................. 12 Surrenders............................................................. 12 Charges and Deductions................................................. 12 Annuity Payments....................................................... 13 Death Benefit.......................................................... 13 Examination Period (Free-Look)......................................... 13 THE PRINCIPAL FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY.................................13 THE COMPANY.............................................................13 THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT....................................................13 THE UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS.............................................14 THE CONTRACT............................................................21 To Buy a Contract...................................................... 22 Purchase Payments...................................................... 22 Right to Examine the Contract (Free-Look).............................. 22 Purchase Payment Credit Rider.......................................... 24 The Accumulation Period................................................ 25 Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing (APR).................................. 27 Telephone and Internet Services........................................ 28 Surrenders............................................................. 28 Death Benefit.......................................................... 29 The Annuity Payment Period............................................. 31 CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS..................................................33 Annual Fee............................................................. 33 Mortality and Expense Risks Charge..................................... 33 Purchase Payment Credit................................................ 33 Transaction Fee........................................................ 34 Premium Taxes.......................................................... 34 Surrender Charge....................................................... 34 Free Surrender Privilege............................................... 35 Administration Charge.................................................. 36 Special Provisions for Group or Sponsored Arrangements................. 36 FIXED ACCOUNT AND DCA PLUS ACCOUNTS.....................................36 Fixed Account.......................................................... 37 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 3 www.principal.com Fixed Account Accumulated Value........................................ 37 Fixed Account Transfers, Total and Partial Surrenders.................. 37 Dollar Cost Averaging Plus Program (DCA Plus Program).................. 38 GENERAL PROVISIONS......................................................39 The Contract........................................................... 39 Delay of Payments...................................................... 39 Misstatement of Age or Gender.......................................... 39 Assignment............................................................. 39 Change of Owner or Annuitant ........................................... 39 Beneficiary............................................................ 40 Contract Termination................................................... 40 Reinstatement.......................................................... 40 Reports................................................................ 40 RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE COMPANY..........................................40 Frequent Trading and Market-Timing (Abusive Trading Practices)......... DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT............................................41 PERFORMANCE CALCULATION.................................................41 VOTING RIGHTS...........................................................42 FEDERAL TAX MATTERS.....................................................42 Non-Qualified Contracts................................................ 42 Required Distributions for Non-Qualified Contracts..................... 43 IRA, SEP and SIMPLE-IRA................................................ 43 Rollover IRAs.......................................................... 44 Withholding............................................................ 44 MUTUAL FUND DIVERSIFICATION.............................................44 STATE REGULATION........................................................44 GENERAL INFORMATION.....................................................45 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS....................................................45 TABLE OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISIONS.....................................47 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION............46 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ......................................... 4 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 GLOSSARY ACCUMULATED VALUE - an amount equal to the DCA Plus Account(s) accumulated value plus the Fixed Account accumulated value plus the Separate Account accumulated value. ANNIVERSARY - the same date and month of each year following the contract date. ANNUITANT - the person, including any joint annuitant, on whose life the annuity payment is based. This person may or may not be the owner. ANNUITIZATION DATE - the date the owner's accumulated value is applied, under an annuity payment option, to make income payments. (Referred to in the Contract as "Retirement Date.") CONTRACT DATE - the date that the Contract is issued and which is used to determine contract years. CONTRACT YEAR - the one-year period beginning on the contract date and ending one day before the contract anniversary and any subsequent one-year period beginning on a contract anniversary. (e.g. If the contract date is June 5, 2004, the first contract year ends on June 4, 2005, and the first contract anniversary falls on June 5, 2005.) DATA PAGE - that portion of the Contract which contains the following: owner and annuitant data (names, gender, annuitant age); the contract issue date; maximum annuitization date; contract charges and limits; benefits; and a summary of any optional benefits chosen by the contract owner. DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PLUS (DCA PLUS) ACCOUNT - an account which earns guaranteed interest for a specific amount of time. (Referred to in the Contract as "Fixed DCA Account.") DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PLUS (DCA PLUS) ACCUMULATED VALUE - the amount of your accumulated value which is in the DCA Plus Account(s). DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PLUS (DCA PLUS) PROGRAM - a program through which purchase payments are transferred from a DCA Plus Account to the divisions and/or the Fixed Account over a specified period of time. (Referred to in the Contract as "Fixed DCA Account.") FIXED ACCOUNT - an account which earns guaranteed interest. FIXED ACCOUNT ACCUMULATED VALUE - the amount of your accumulated value which is in the Fixed Account. INVESTMENT OPTIONS - the DCA Plus Accounts, Fixed Account and Separate Account divisions. JOINT ANNUITANT - additional annuitant. Joint annuitants must be husband and wife and must be named as owner and joint owner. JOINT OWNER - an owner who has an undivided interest with the right of survivorship in this Contract with another owner. Joint owners must be husband and wife and must be named as annuitant and joint annuitant. NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACT - a Contract which does not qualify for favorable tax treatment as a Qualified Plan, Individual Retirement Annuity, Roth IRA, SEP IRA, Simple-IRA or Tax Sheltered Annuity. NOTICE - any form of communication received by us, at the annuity service office, either in writing or another form approved by us in advance. Your notices may be mailed to us at: Principal Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 9382 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 5 www.principal.com Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9382 OWNER - the person, including joint owner, who owns all the rights and privileges of this Contract. PURCHASE PAYMENTS - the gross amount contributed to the Contract. QUALIFIED PLANS - retirement plans which receive favorable tax treatment under Section 401 or 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION (DIVISION(S)) - a part of the Separate Account which invests in shares of a mutual fund. (Referred to in the marketing materials as "sub-accounts.") SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION ACCUMULATED VALUE - the amount of your accumulated value in all divisions. SURRENDER CHARGE - the charge deducted upon certain partial or total surrender of the Contract before the annuitization date. SURRENDER VALUE - accumulated value less any applicable surrender charge, annual fee, transaction fee and any premium or other taxes. TRANSFER - moving all or a portion of your accumulated value to or among one investment option or another. Simultaneous transfers are considered to be one transfer for purposes of calculating the transfer fee, if any. UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND - a registered open-end investment company, or a separate division or portfolio thereof, in which a division invests. UNIT - the accounting measure used to calculate the value of a division prior to annuitization date. UNIT VALUE - a measure used to determine the value of an investment in a division. VALUATION DATE - each day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. VALUATION PERIOD - the period of time from one determination of the value of a unit of a division to the next. Each valuation period begins at the close of normal trading on the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m. E.T. (3:00 p.m. C.T.) on each valuation date and ends at the close of normal trading of the NYSE on the next valuation date. YOU, YOUR - the owner of this Contract, including any joint owner. 6 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 SUMMARY OF EXPENSE INFORMATION The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the Contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Contract, surrender the Contract or transfer cash value between investment options. The expenses in the shaded box reflect expenses associated with the purchase payment credit rider. These expenses are higher than the expenses for the Contract without the purchase payment credit rider.
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sales charge imposed on purchase payments (as a .none percentage of purchase payments) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum surrender charge (as a percentage of .6% amount surrendered)/(1)/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum surrender charge for Contracts with the purchase payment credit rider (as a percentage .8% of amount surrendered)/(2)/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transaction Fees (as a percentage of amount .$25 for each unscheduled surrendered) partial surrender after . guaranteed maximum the 12th in a contract year .zero .current ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transfer Fee/(3)/ .$30 for each unscheduled . guaranteed maximum transfer after the 12th in a contract year .current .zero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Premium Taxes (vary by state) . 3.5% of premiums paid . guaranteed maximum .zero .current ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ //(1)/ Surrender charge without the purchase payment credit rider (as a percentage of amounts surrendered):
TABLE OF SURRENDER CHARGES WITHOUT THE PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF COMPLETED CONTRACT YEARS SURRENDER CHARGE APPLIED TO ALL SINCE EACH PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENTS RECEIVED IN WAS MADE THAT CONTRACT YEAR ---------------------------------- ------------------------------- 0 (year of purchase payment) 6% 1 6% 2 6% 3 5% 4 4% 5 3% 6 2% 7 and later 0%
///(2)/ Surrender charge with the purchase payment credit rider (as a percentage of amounts surrendered):
TABLE OF SURRENDER CHARGES WITH THE PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER ------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF COMPLETED CONTRACT YEARS SURRENDER CHARGE APPLIED TO ALL SINCE EACH PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENTS RECEIVED IN WAS MADE THAT CONTRACT YEAR ---------------------------------- ------------------------------- 0 (year of purchase payment) 8% 1 8% 2 8% 3 8% 4 7% 5 6% 6 5% 7 4% 8 3% 9 and later 0%
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 7 www.principal.com / //(3)/ Please note that in addition to the fees shown, the Separate Account and/or sponsors of the underlying mutual funds may adopt requirements pursuant to rules and/or regulations adoption by federal and/or state regulators which require us to collect additional transfer fees and/or impose restrictions on transfers. The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract, not including underlying mutual fund fees and expenses.
PERIODIC EXPENSES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Fee (waived for Contracts with the lesser of $30 accumulated value of $30,000 or more) or 2% of the accumulated value ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Separate Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of average separate account accumulated value) . guaranteed maximum Mortality and Expense Risks Charge 1.25% Administration Charge 0.15% Total Separate Account Annual ----- Expense 1.40% .current 1.25% Mortality and Expense Risks Charge 0.00% Administration Charge ----- Total Separate Account Annual 1.25% Expense ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optional Riders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Annual Enhanced Death Benefit rider .0.05% of average quarterly . guaranteed maximum accumulated value .current .0.05% of average quarterly accumulated value ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Purchase Payment Credit rider .an annual charge of 0.60 . guaranteed maximum % of accumulated value in the divisions deducted daily .current . an annual charge of 0.60 % of accumulated value in the divisions deducted daily -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The next item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the underlying mutual funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the contract. More detail concerning the fees and expenses of each underlying mutual fund is contained in its prospectus. .
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ANNUAL UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MINIMUM MAXIMUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total annual underlying mutual fund operating expenses (expenses that are deducted from underlying mutual fund assets, including 0.38 management fees, distribution and/or service % % (12b-1) fees and other expenses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 Annual expenses of the underlying mutual funds (as a percentage of average net assets) as of December 31, 2005:
CONTRACTUAL MANAGEMENT 12B-1 OTHER TOTAL NET UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS FEES FEES/(1)/ EXPENSES EXPENSES/ //(//2//)/ EXPENSES ----------------------- ---------- --------- -------- -------------------- ----------- AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation - Series I 0.61% N/A% 0.29% 0.90%/(3)//(4)/ AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund - Series I Shares 0.60 N/A 0.27 0.87/(3)//(4)(5)/ AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund - Series I Shares 0.75 N/A 0.42 1.17 1.16/(//3)(//6)/ AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund - Series I Shares 0.75 N/A 0.33 1.08/(3)//(6)/ / AIM V.I. Small Company Growth (effective July 3, 2006 AIM V.I. Small Cap Growth) Fund - Series I Shares 0.75 N/A 0.64 1.39 1.20/(6)(7)/ AIM V.I. Technology Fund - Series I Shares 0.75 N/A 0.37 1.12/(3)/ / American Century VP Income & Growth - Class I 0.70 N/A 0.00 0.70/(//8//)/ / American Century VP Ultra - Class I 1.00 N/A 0.01 1.01/(//8//)/ / American Century VP Value - Class II 0.83 0.25 0.00 1.08/(//8//)/ / Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery - Initial Class 0.90 N/A 0.31 1.21/(9)/ / Fidelity VIP Contrafund - Service Class 0.57 0.10 0.09 0.76 0.74/(10)/ Fidelity VIP Equity-Income - Service Class 2 0.47 0.25 0.09 0.81 0.80/(11)/ Fidelity VIP Growth - Service Class 0.57 0.10 0.10 0.77 0.73/(10)/ Janus Aspen Series Mid Cap Growth Portfolio - Service Shares 0.64 0.25 0.03 0.92 Principal VCF Asset Allocation 0.80 N/A 0.06 0.86 Principal VCF Balanced 0.59 N/A 0.05 0.64 / Principal VCF Bond 0.45 N/A 0.02 0.47 Principal VCF Capital Value 0.60 N/A 0.01 0.61 / Principal VCF Diversified International 0.85 N/A 0.12 0.97 / Principal VCF Equity Growth 0.76 N/A 0.01 0.77 / Principal VCF Equity Income 0.60 N/A 0.06 0.66 Principal VCF Government & High Quality Bond 0.44 N/A 0.02 0.46 Principal VCF Growth 0.60 N/A 0.02 0.62 / Principal VCF International Emerging Markets 1.25 N/A 0.35 1.60/(//1//2//)/ / Principal VCF International SmallCap 1.19 N/A 0.14 1.33/(//1//2//)/ / Principal VCF LargeCap Blend 0.75 N/A 0.03 0.78 / Principal VCF LargeCap Growth Equity 1.00 N/A 0.09 1.09 / Principal VCF LargeCap Stock Index 0.35 N/A 0.03 0.38/(//1//3//)/ / Principal VCF LargeCap Value 0.75 N/A 0.02 0.77 / Principal VCF MidCap 0.57 N/A 0.01 0.58 / Principal VCF MidCap Growth 0.90 N/A 0.02 0.92 / Principal VCF MidCap Value 1.05 N/A 0.02 1.07 / Principal VCF Money Market 0.49 N/A 0.12 0.61 Principal VCF Real Estate Securities 0.88 N/A 0.01 0.89 / Principal VCF Short-Term Bond 0.50 N/A 0.07 0.57 / Principal VCF SmallCap 0.85 N/A 0.03 0.88 / Principal VCF SmallCap Growth 1.00 N/A 0.05 1.05 / Principal VCF SmallCap Value 1.09 N/A 0.04 1.13 /
/ //(1)/ Because the 12b-1 fee is charged as an ongoing fee, over time the fee will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. / //(//2//)/ The Company and Princor Financial Services Corporation may receive a portion of the underlying fund expenses for record keeping, marketing and distribution services. / //(//3//)/ The Fund's advisor has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of Series I shares to 1.30% of average daily net assets. The expense limitation agreement is in effect through April 30, 2007. / //(//4//)/ As a result of a reorganization of another Fund into the Fund, which will occur on or about May 1, 2006 for AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund and AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund and June 12, 2006 for AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund, the Fund's Total Annual Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect such reorganization. / //(5)/ Effective upon the closing of the Reorganization which will occur on or about May 1, 2006, the advisor for AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Series I shares to 0.91% of average daily net assets. The expense limitation agreement is in effect through April 30, 2007. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 9 www.principal.com / //(6)/ Effective January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, the advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees. The fee waiver reflects this agreement. / //(7)/ Effective July 1, 2005, the Fund's advisor has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of Series I shares to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Series I shares to 1.20% of average daily net assets. The Fee Waiver has been restated to reflect this agreement. This limitation agreement is in effect through April 30, 2007. / //(//8//)/ The fund has a stepped fee schedule. As a result, the fund's management fee rate generally decreases as fund assets increase and increases as the fund's assets decrease. / //(9)/ The Dreyfus Corporation has agreed, until July 31, 2006, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the portfolio so that the expenses (including taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest expenses and commitment fees on borrowings) do not exceed 1.08 of 1% for its Initial Shares. / //(//10//)/ A portion of the brokerage commissions that the fund pays may be reimbursed and used to reduce the fund's expenses. In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce the fund's custodian expenses. Including these reductions, the total class operating expenses would have been VIP Contrafund 0.74% and VIP Growth 0.73%. These offsets may be discontinued at any time. / //(11)/ A portion of the brokerage commissions that the fund pays may be reimbursed and used to reduce the fund's expenses. Including this reduction, the total class operating expense would have been 0.73%. These offsets may be discontinued at any time. / //(//1//2//) /Expense ratio without custodian credits. / //(1//3//) /Expense ratio without the Manager's voluntary expense limit. Expense limit ceased on April 29, 2005. Effective January 1, 2006, the Management fee was reduced from 0.35% to 0.25%. EXAMPLE This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include contract owner transaction expenses, contract fees, separate account annual expenses, and underlying mutual fund fees and expenses. The shaded areas show charges that apply to Contracts with the purchase payment credit rider. The unshaded areas show charges that apply to Contracts without the purchase payment credit rider. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as shown below. Example 1 reflects the maximum charges imposed if you were to purchase the Contract without any riders. The Example also reflects the maximum and minimum annual underlying mutual fund operating expenses (as of December 31, 2005). The Example assumes: . a $10,000 investment in the Contract for the time periods indicated; . a 5% return each year; . the minimum and maximum fees and expenses of any of the underlying mutual funds (The Example does reflect any contractual waivers of expenses as noted in the Table above. However, the Example does not reflect any voluntary expense waivers). . a $30 annual contract fee (expressed as a percentage of the average accumulated value); and . the total variable account charges when no optional benefits are chosen. EXAMPLE 1 . Contract without riders.
IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR CONTRACT IF YOU DO NOT AT THE END OF THE APPLICABLE SURRENDER TIME PERIOD YOUR CONTRACT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 YR. 3 YRS. 5 YRS. 10 YRS. 1 YR. 3 YRS. 5 YRS. 10 YRS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating 835.61 1,445.76 1,875.70 3,114.56 282.89 866.80 1,475.70 3,114.56 Expenses (1.60%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimum total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating 723.18 1,105.97 1,272.08 1,899.80 163.15 505.97 872.08 1,899.80 Expenses (0.38%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF YOU ANNUITIZE YOUR CONTRACT AT THE END OF THE APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 YR. 3 YRS. 5 YRS. 10 YRS. ------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum Total 282.89 866.80 1,475.70 3,114.56 Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (1.60%) ------------------------------------------------------------ Minimum total 163.15 505.97 872.08 1,899.80 Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (0.38%) ------------------------------------------------------------
Example 2 reflects the maximum charges imposed if you were to purchase the Contract with the purchase payment credit rider and enhanced death benefit rider. The Example also reflects the maximum and minimum annual underlying mutual fund operation expenses (as of December 31, 2005). The Example assumes: . a $10,000 investment in the Contract for the time periods indicated; . a 5% return each year; . the minimum and maximum fees and expenses of any of the underlying mutual funds. 10 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 . the purchase payment credit rider was added to the Contract at issue; . the purchase payment credit rider surrender charge schedule is applied . the enhanced death benefit rider was added to the Contract at issue; . a $30 annual contract fee (expressed as a percentage of the average accumulated value); and . The total variable account charges associated with the most expensive combination of optional benefits. EXAMPLE 2 . Contract with purchase payment credit and enhanced death benefit riders.
IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR CONTRACT IF YOU DO NOT AT THE END OF THE APPLICABLE SURRENDER TIME PERIOD YOUR CONTRACT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 YR. 3 YRS. 5 YRS. 10 YRS. 1 YR. 3 YRS. 5 YRS. 10 YRS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating 1,150.80 1,947.94 2,649.41 3,894.73 379.74 1,154.31 1,949.41 3,894.73 Expenses (1.60%) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimum total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating 1,035.53 1,582.22 2,037.28 2,701.54 254.24 782.22 1,337.28 2,701.54 Expenses (0.38%) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF YOU ANNUITIZE YOUR CONTRACT AT THE END OF THE APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 YR. 3 YRS. 5 YRS. 10 YRS. ----------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Total 379.74 1,154.31 1,949.41 3,894.73 Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (1.60%) ----------------------------------------------------------- Minimum total 254.24 782.22 1,337.28 2,701.54 Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (0.38%) -----------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY This prospectus describes a flexible variable annuity offered by the Company. The Contract is designed to provide individuals with retirement benefits, including: . Individual Retirement Annuity plans ("IRA Plans"), Simplified Employee Pension plans ("SEPs") and Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees ("SIMPLE") IRAs adopted according to Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code and . non-qualified retirement programs. This is a brief summary of the Contract's features. More detailed information follows later in this prospectus. INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS . Initial purchase payment must be $2,500 or more for non-qualified retirement programs. . Initial purchase payment must be $1,000 for all other contracts. . Each subsequent payment must be at least $100. . If you are a member of a retirement plan covering three or more persons and payments are made through an automatic investment program, then the initial and subsequent purchase payments for the Contract must average at least $100 and not be less than $50. You may allocate your net purchase payments to the investment options. . A complete list of the divisions may be found in the TABLE OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISIONS. Each division invests in shares of an underlying mutual fund. More detailed information about the underlying mutual funds may be found in the current prospectus for each underlying mutual fund. . The investment options also include the Fixed Account and the DCA Plus Accounts. TRANSFERS (See Division Transfers and Fixed Account Transfers, Total and Partial Surrenders for additional restrictions.) This section does not apply to transfers under the DCA Plus Program (see Scheduled DCA Plus Transfers and Unscheduled DCA Plus Transfers). During the accumulation period: . a dollar amount or percentage of transfer must be specified; . a transfer may occur on a scheduled or unscheduled basis; . transfers to the Fixed Account are not permitted if a transfer has been made from the Fixed Account to a division within six month; and . transfers into DCA Plus Accounts are not permitted. During the annuity payment period, transfers are not permitted (no transfers once payments have begun). PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 11 www.principal.com SURRENDERS (See Surrenders and Fixed Account Transfers, Total and Partial Surrenders and DCA Plus Surrenders) During the accumulation period: . a dollar amount must be specified; . surrendered amounts may be subject to surrender charge; .for Contracts without the purchase payment credit rider, the maximum surrender charge is 6% of the amount surrendered. .for Contracts with the purchase payment credit rider, the maximum surrender charge is 8% of the amount surrendered. . total surrenders may be subject to an annual Contract fee; . during a contract year, partial surrenders less than the Contract's earnings or 10% of purchase payments are not subject to a surrender charge; and . withdrawals before age 591/2 may involve an income tax penalty (see FEDERAL TAX MATTERS). CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS . No sales charge is imposed on purchase payments. . A contingent deferred surrender charge is imposed on certain total or partial surrenders . A mortality and expense risks daily charge equal to 1.25% per year applies to amounts in the Separate Account .Optional riders are available at an additional charge (see CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS) . Daily Separate Account administration charge is currently zero but we reserve the right to assess a charge not to exceed 0.15% annually. .Contracts with an accumulated value of less than $30,000 are subject to an annual Contract fee of the lesser of $30 or 2% of the accumulated value. Currently we do not charge the annual fee if your accumulated value is $30,000 or more. If you own more than one Contract, then all the Contracts you own or jointly own are aggregated, on each Contract's anniversary, to determine if the $30,000 minimum has been met. .Certain states and local governments impose a premium tax. The Company reserves the right to deduct the amount of the tax from purchase payments or accumulated values. ANNUITY PAYMENTS . You may choose from several fixed annuity payment options which start on your selected annuitization date. . Payments are made to the owner (or beneficiary depending on the annuity payment option selected). You should carefully consider the tax implications of each annuity payment option (see Annuity Payment Options and FEDERAL TAX MATTERS). . Your Contract refers to annuity payments as "retirement benefit" payments. DEATH BENEFIT . If the annuitant or owner dies before the annuitization date, then a death benefit is payable to the beneficiary of the Contract. . The death benefit may be paid as either a single sum cash benefit or under an annuity payment option (see Death Benefit). . If the annuitant dies on or after the annuitization date, then the beneficiary will receive only any continuing payments which may be provided by the annuity payment option in effect. EXAMINATION PERIOD (FREE-LOOK) .You may return the Contract during the examination period which is generally 10 days from the date you receive the Contract. The examination period may be longer in certain states. . We return all purchase payments if required by state law. Otherwise we return accumulated value. . We retain the full amount of any purchase payment credit. THE PRINCIPAL FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY The Principal Flexible Variable Annuity is significantly different from a fixed annuity. As the owner of a variable annuity, you assume the risk of investment gain or loss (as to amounts in the divisions) rather than the insurance company. The 12 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 Separate Account accumulated value under a variable annuity is not guaranteed and varies with the investment performance of the underlying mutual funds. Based on your investment objectives, you direct the allocation of purchase payments and accumulated values. There can be no assurance that your investment objectives will be achieved. THE COMPANY The Company is a stock life insurance company with its home office at: Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392. It is authorized to transact life and annuity business in all states of the United States and the District of Columbia. The Company is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a publicly-traded company. In 1879, the Company was incorporated under Iowa law as a mutual assessment life insurance company named Bankers Life Association. It became a legal reserve life insurance company and changed its name to Bankers Life Company in 1911 and then to Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1986. The name change to Principal Life Insurance Company and reorganization into a mutual insurance holding company structure took place in 1998, when the Company became a stock life insurance company. In 2001, the mutual insurance holding company converted to a stock company through a process called demutualization, resulting in the current organizational structure. THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT Separate Account B was established under Iowa law on January 12, 1970. It was registered as a unit investment trust with the SEC on July 17, 1970. This registration does not involve SEC supervision of the investments or investment policies of the Separate Account. The income, gains, and losses, whether or not realized, of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to other income, gains, or losses of the Company. Obligations arising from the Contract, including the promise to make annuity payments, are general corporate obligations of the Company. However, the Contract provides that the portion of the Separate Account's assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Contract are not charged with any liabilities arising out of any other business of the Company. The assets of each division invest in a corresponding underlying mutual fund. New divisions may be added and made available. Divisions may also be eliminated from the Separate Account following SEC approval. THE UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS The underlying mutual funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as open-end investment management companies. The underlying mutual funds provide the investment vehicles for the Separate Account. A full description of the underlying mutual funds, the investment objectives, policies and restrictions, charges and expenses and other operational information are contained in the accompanying prospectuses (which should be read carefully before investing) and the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"). ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE FROM A SALES REPRESENTATIVE OR OUR ANNUITY SERVICE OFFICE (CALL 1-800-852-4450). The Company purchases and sells mutual fund shares for the Separate Account at their net asset value. Shares represent interests in the mutual fund available for investment by the Separate Account. Each mutual fund corresponds to one of the divisions. The assets of each division are separate from the others. A division's performance has no effect on the investment performance of any other division. The underlying mutual funds are NOT available to the general public directly. The underlying mutual funds are available only as investment options in variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts issued by life insurance companies and qualified plans. Some of the underlying mutual funds have been established by investment advisers that manage publicly traded mutual funds having similar names and investment objectives. While some of the underlying mutual funds may be similar to, and may in fact be modeled after publicly traded mutual funds, you should PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 13 www.principal.com understand that the underlying mutual funds are not otherwise directly related to any publicly traded mutual fund. Consequently, the investment performance of publicly traded mutual funds and of any underlying mutual fund may differ substantially. The TABLE OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISIONS contains a brief summary of the investment objectives of, and sub-advisor for, each division. THE CONTRACT The following descriptions are based on provisions of the Contract offered by this prospectus. You should refer to the actual Contract and the terms and limitations of any qualified plan which is to be funded by the Contract. Qualified plans are subject to several requirements and limitations which may affect the terms of any particular Contract or the advisability of taking certain action permitted by the Contract. TO BUY A CONTRACT If you want to buy a Contract, you must submit an application and make an initial purchase payment. If you are buying the Contract to fund a SIMPLE-IRA or SEP, an initial purchase payment is not required at the time you send in the application. If the application is complete and the Contract applied for is suitable, the Contract is issued subject to underwriting. If the completed application is received in proper order, the initial purchase payment is credited within two valuation days after the later of receipt of the application or receipt of the initial purchase payment at the annuity service office. If the initial purchase payment is not credited within five valuation days, it is refunded unless we have received your permission to retain the purchase payment until we receive the information necessary to issue the Contract. The date the Contract is issued is the contract date. The contract date is the date used to determine contract years, regardless of when the Contract is delivered. Tax-qualified retirement arrangements, such as IRAs, SEPs, and SIMPLE-IRAs, are tax-deferred. You derive no additional benefit from the tax deferral feature of the annuity. Consequently, an annuity should be used to fund an IRA, or other tax qualified retirement arrangement to benefit from the annuity's features other than tax deferral. These features may include guaranteed lifetime income, death benefits without surrender charges, guaranteed caps on fees, and the ability to transfer among investment options without sales or withdrawal charges. PURCHASE PAYMENTS .The initial purchase payment must be at least $2,500 for non-qualified retirement programs. . All other initial purchase payments must be at least $1,000. .If you are making purchase payments through a payroll deduction plan or through a bank account (or similar financial institution) under an automated investment program, then your initial and subsequent purchase payments must be at least $100. . All purchase payments are subject to a surrender charge period that begins in the contract year each payment is received. . Subsequent payments must be at least $100 and can be made until the annuitization date. . If you are a member of a retirement plan covering three or more persons, then the initial and subsequent purchase payments for the Contract must average at least $100 and cannot be less than $50. . The total of all purchase payments may not be greater than $2,000,000 without our prior approval. . In New Jersey after the first contract year, purchase payments cannot exceed $100,000 per contract year. RIGHT TO EXAMINE THE CONTRACT (FREE-LOOK) Under state law, you have the right to return the Contract for any reason during the examination period. The examination period is 10 days after the Contract is delivered to you in all states, unless your Contract is issued in: . Arizona and you are age 65 and over (30 day examination period), . California and you are age 60 and over (30 day examination period), . Idaho (20 day examination period), or . North Dakota (20 day examination period). 14 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 Some states require us to return the initial purchase payment. If your Contract is issued in one of those states, your initial purchase payments are allocated to the Money Market Division for the examination period after the contract date. After the examination period, the then current value of the Money Market Division is reallocated according to your allocation instructions. The states in which purchase payments are returned are:
Georgia Louisiana Nebraska Rhode Island Hawaii Maine New Hampshire South Carolina Idaho Maryland North Carolina Utah Iowa Michigan Oklahoma Virginia Kentucky Missouri Pennsylvania West Virginia
If your Contract is issued in a state not listed above and if you return the Contract during the examination period, you will receive the accumulated value. If you are purchasing this Contract to fund an IRA, SIMPLE-IRA, or SEP-IRA; and you return it on or before the seventh day of the examination period, then we will return the greater of: . Total purchase payments; or . Accumulated value. In addition, if you decide to return the Contract during the examination period, the amount returned is reduced by any credits. If the value of the purchase payment credit declines during the examination period, we recover the full amount of the purchase payment credit and you could receive less than your initial premium payment. If the purchase of this Contract is a replacement for another annuity contract or a life insurance policy, different examination periods may apply. The Company reserves the right to keep the initial purchase payment in the Money Market Division longer than 15 days to correspond to the examination periods of a particular state's replacement requirements. To return a Contract, you must send it and a written request to the annuity service office or to the sales representative who sold it to you before the close of business on the last day of the examination period. If you send the request (properly addressed and postage prepaid) to the annuity service office, the date of the postmark is used to determine if the examination period has expired. Specific information is available from your sales representative or the annuity service office (1-800-852-4450). Exchange Credit ------------------- If you own a Single Premium Deferred Annuity ("SPDA") or a Single Premium Deferred Annuity Plus ("SPDA+") issued by us and are within at least 8 months of the 8th contract year, then you may transfer the accumulated value, without charge, to the Contract described in this prospectus. Additionally, we will add 1% of the current SPDA/SPDA+ surrender value to the purchase payment. We reserve the right to change or terminate this program. Any changes or termination will follow at least 1 year notice. Both SPDA and SPDA+ are annuities which provide a fixed rate of accumulation. This Contract varies with the investment experience and objectives of the various divisions. Thus, the value of your Contract may increase or decrease with the investment holdings of the divisions. When making an exchange decision, the owner should carefully review the SPDA or SPDA+ contract and this prospectus because the charges and provisions of the contracts differ. An existing SPDA or SPDA+ contract may be currently eligible for waiver of surrender charge due to critical need, while similar riders may not be available under this Contract. Electing the exchange credit does not result in additional charges or deductions. The charges and deductions associated with your Contract and any riders still apply. To complete a transfer to this Contract, send: . a Contract application, . a SPDA/SPDA+ surrender form, PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 15 www.principal.com . a replacement form (based on state written), and . an Annuity Exchange Request and Release Form. The exchange is effective when we receive the completed forms and accept the application. The transaction is valued at the end of the valuation period in which we receive the necessary documents. (This "exchange credit" may not be available in all states. Specific information is available from your registered representative or the annuity service office (1-800-852-4450)). The Exchange Credit is allocated among the Separate Account divisions, the DCA Plus Account(s) or the Fixed Account in the same ratio as the allocation of the premium payment. The credit is treated as earnings. We recover the 1% credit if you exercise your right to return the Contract during the examination offer period (see Right to Examine the Contract). 16 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER You may elect a purchase payment credit rider at the time the Contract is issued (the rider may not be available in all states; consult your sales representative or the annuity service office for availability). If the purchase payment credit rider is elected, the following provisions apply to the Contract: .A credit of 5% will be applied to purchase payments received during your first contract year. For example, if you make purchase payments totaling $10,000 in your first contract year, a credit amount of $500 will be added to your Contract (5% x $10,000). If an additional purchase payment of $5,000 is made in your second contract year, a credit is not added as a result of the $5,000 purchase payment. .The credit is allocated among the investment options according to your then current purchase payment allocations. .If you exercise your right to return the Contract during the examination offer period, the amount returned to you is reduced by any credits. You could receive less than your initial purchase payment. . Credits are considered earnings under the Contract. .All purchase payments are subject to the 9-year surrender charge table (see Surrender Charge). .The purchase payment credit rider may not be cancelled and the associated 9-year surrender charge period cannot be changed. . You may not participate in the DCA Plus Program. The current annual charge for the rider is 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Separate Account divisions. The charge is assessed until completion of your 8th contract year (and only prior to the annuitization date). You should carefully examine the purchase payment credit rider to decide if the purchase payment credit rider is suitable as there are circumstances under which you would be worse off for having received the credit. In making this determination, you should consider the following factors: .the length of time you plan to own the Contract (the rider increases the amount and duration of the surrender charges); .the frequency, amount and timing of any partial surrenders (the rider increases the amount and duration of the surrender charges); . the amount and timing of your purchase payment(s). If you elect the rider and anticipate making additional purchase payments after the first contract year, please note that purchase payments after the first contract year will be assessed higher Separate Account charges though no credit is applied to those purchase payments; and .the higher Separate Account charges have a negative impact on investment performance. The charges used to recoup our expense of payment the purchase payment credit include the surrender charge and the purchase payment credit rider charge. We expect to make a profit from these charges. The Fixed Account is not available if the purchase payment credit rider is selected in Oregon. Specific information is available from your registered representative or the annuity service office (1-800-852-4450). The following tables demonstrate hypothetical values but do not show the impact of partial surrenders. The tables are based on: . a $25,000 initial purchase payment and no additional purchase payments; .the deduction of total Separate Account annual expenses of 1.85% (for the first eight contract years) annually for Contracts with the purchase payment credit rider and 1.25% annually for Contracts without the rider and after the first eight contract years for Contracts with the purchase payment credit rider; .the deduction of the arithmetic average of the underlying mutual fund expenses as of December 31, 2005; . 0%, 5% and 10% annual rates of return before charges; and .payment of the $30 annual contract fee (while the Contract's value is less than $30,000).
0% ANNUAL RETURN 5% ANNUAL RETURN 10% ANNUAL RETURN ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- SURRENDER VALUE SURRENDER VALUE SURRENDER VALUE SURRENDER VALUE SURRENDER VALUE SURRENDER VALUE WITHOUT WITH WITHOUT WITH WITHOUT WITH CONTRACT PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT YEAR CREDIT RIDER CREDIT RIDER CREDIT RIDER CREDIT RIDER CREDIT RIDER CREDIT RIDER -------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- 1 $23,122.55 $23,664.44 $24,297.55 $24,871.94 $ 25,472.55 $ 26,129.83 2 22,606.30 22,997.56 24,963.72 25,405.76 27,530.46 28,176.42 3 22,101.02 22,348.84 25,649.04 25,991.00 29,816.76 30,371.91 4 21,809.74 21,717.80 26,626.67 26,597.94 32,533.12 32,727.14 5 21,518.67 21,306.17 27,648.28 27,468.70 35,443.72 35,503.72 6 21,227.90 20,898.29 28,692.06 28,353.58 38,563.86 38,464.13 7 20,937.55 20,494.22 29,788.68 29,282.90 41,910.03 41,621.73 8 20,831.02 20,094.04 31,159.64 30,227.69 45,750.04 44,990.87 9 20,358.47 19,819.01 32,055.64 31,375.65 49,353.10 48,862.89 10 19,895.96 19,892.22 32,977.41 33,049.43 53,239.91 53,520.17 15 17,726.69 17,723.33 37,999.41 38,082.40 77,777.41 78,186.56 20 15,778.26 15,775.25 43,786.20 43,881.82 113,623.10 114,221.21
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 17 www.principal.com The higher the rate of return, the more advantageous the premium payment credit rider becomes. However, Contracts with the premium payment credit rider are subject to both a greater surrender charge and a longer surrender charge period than Contracts issued without the premium payment credit rider. If you surrender your Contract with the premium payment credit rider while subject to a surrender charge, your surrender value may be less than the surrender value of a Contract without the premium payment credit rider. THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD The Value of Your Contract -------------------------- The value of your Contract is the total of the Separate Account accumulated value plus the DCA Plus Account(s) accumulated value plus the Fixed Account accumulated value. The DCA Plus Accounts and Fixed Account are described in the section titled FIXED ACCOUNT AND DCA PLUS ACCOUNTS. There is no guaranteed minimum Separate Account accumulated value. Its value reflects the investment experience of the divisions that you choose. It also reflects your purchase payments, partial surrenders, surrender charges and the Contract expenses deducted from the Separate Account. The Separate Account accumulated value changes from day to day. To the extent the accumulated value is allocated to the Separate Account, you bear the investment risk. At the end of any valuation period, your Contract's value in a division is: . the number of units you have in a division multiplied by . the value of a unit in the division. The number of units is the total of units purchased by allocations to the division from: . your initial purchase payment; . an exchange credit (if applicable); . subsequent investments; . purchase payment credits; and . transfers from another division, a DCA Plus Account or the Fixed Account. minus units sold: . for partial surrenders from the division; . as part of a transfer to another division or the Fixed Account; and . to pay contract charges and fees. Unit values are calculated each valuation date at the close of normal trading of the NYSE. To calculate the unit value of a division, the unit value from the previous valuation date is multiplied by the division's net investment factor for the current valuation period. The number of units does not change due to a change in unit value. The net investment factor measures the performance of each division. The net investment factor for a valuation period is (((a) plus (b)) divided by (c)) minus (d) where: . (a) is the share price (net asset value) of the underlying mutual fund at the end of the valuation period; 18 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 . (b) is the per share amount of any dividend* (or other distribution) made by the mutual fund during the valuation period; . (c) is the share price (net asset value) of the underlying mutual fund at the end of the previous valuation period; and . (d) are the total Separate Account annual expenses. * When an investment owned by an underlying mutual fund pays a dividend, the dividend increases the net asset value of a share of the underlying mutual fund as of the date the dividend is recorded. As the net asset value of a share of an underlying mutual fund increases, the unit value of the corresponding division also reflects an increase. Payment of a dividend under these circumstances does not increase the number of units you own in the division. The Separate Account charges are calculated by dividing the annual amount of the charge by 365 and multiplying by the number of days in the valuation period. Purchase Payments ----------------- . On your application, you direct your purchase payments to be allocated to the Investment Options. . Allocations may be in percentages. . Percentages must be in whole numbers and total 100%. . Subsequent purchase payments are allocated according to your future deposit allocation instructions. . Changes to the allocation instructions are made without charge. . A change is effective on the next valuation period after we receive your new instructions. . You can change the current allocations and future allocation instructions by: . mailing your instructions to us; . calling us at 1-800-852-4450 (if telephone privileges apply); . faxing your instructions to us at 1-866-894-2087; or . visiting www.principal.com. . Changes to purchase payment allocations do not automatically result in the transfer of any existing investment option accumulated values. You must provide specific instructions to transfer existing accumulated values. . Purchase payments are credited on the basis of unit value next determined after we receive a purchase payment. . If no premiums are paid during two consecutive calendar years and the accumulated value is less than $2,000, we reserve the right to terminate the Contract (see GENERAL INFORMATION - Reservation of Rights). Division Transfers ------------------ . You may request an unscheduled transfer or set up a scheduled transfer by sending us a written request, by telephoning if you have telephone privileges (1-800-852-4450) or sending us a fax (1-866-894-2087). . You must specify the dollar amount or percentage to transfer from each division. . The minimum amount is $100 or if the division's value is less than $100, then 100% of the division from which the transfer is being made. . In states where allowed, we reserve the right to reject transfer instructions from someone providing them for multiple Contracts for which he or she is not the owner. You may not make a transfer to the Fixed Account if: . a transfer has been made from the Fixed Account to a division within six months; or . following the transfer, the Fixed Account value would be greater than $1,000,000 (without our prior approval). Unscheduled Transfers --------------------- . You may make unscheduled division transfers from a division to another division or to the Fixed Account by: . mailing your instructions to us; . calling us at 1-800-852-4450 (if telephone privileges apply); . faxing your instructions to us at 1-866-894-2087; or . visiting www.principal.com. . Transfers are not permitted into DCA Plus Accounts. . The transfer is made, and values determined, as of the end of the valuation period in which we receive your request. . We reserve the right to impose a fee of $30 on each unscheduled transfer after the 12th such transfer in a contract year. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 19 www.principal.com Scheduled Transfers (Dollar Cost Averaging) ------------------------------------------- . You may elect to have transfers made on a scheduled basis. . There is no charge for scheduled transfers and no charge for participating in the scheduled transfer program. . You must specify the dollar amount of the transfer. . You select the transfer date (other than the 29th, 30th or 31st) and the transfer period (monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually). . If the selected date is not a valuation date, the transfer is completed on the next valuation date. . Transfers are not permitted into DCA Plus Accounts. . If you want to stop a scheduled transfer, then you must provide us notice prior to the date of the scheduled transfer. . Transfers continue until your value in the division is zero or we receive notice to stop them. . We reserve the right to limit the number of divisions from which simultaneous transfers are made. In no event will it ever be less than two. Scheduled transfers are designed to reduce the risks that result from market fluctuations. They do this by spreading out the allocation of your money to investment options over a longer period of time. This allows you to reduce the risk of investing most of your money at a time when market prices are high. The success of this strategy depends on market trends and is not guaranteed. Example:
MONTH AMOUNT INVESTED SHARE PRICE SHARES PURCHASED ----- --------------- ----------- ---------------- January $ 100 $ 25.00 4 February $ 100 $ 20.00 5 March $ 100 $ 20.00 5 April $ 100 $ 10.00 10 May $ 100 $ 25.00 4 June $ 100 $ 20.00 5 -------- ------- - Total $ 600 $120.00 33
In the example above, the average share price is $20.00 (total of share prices ($120.00) divided by number of purchases (6)). The average share cost is $18.18 (amount invested ($600.00) divided by number of shares purchased (33)). AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING (APR) . APR allows you to maintain a specific percentage of your Separate Account accumulated value in specified divisions over time. . You may elect APR at any time. . APR is not available for values in the Fixed Account or the DCA Plus Accounts. . APR is not available if you have arranged scheduled transfers from the same division. . APR will not begin until the examination period has expired. . There is no charge for APR transfers. . APR can be done on the frequency you specify: . quarterly (on a calendar year or contract year basis); or . semi-annually or annually (on a contract year basis). . You may rebalance by completing and submitting a form to us, by telephoning if you have telephone privileges (1-800-852-4450) or faxing your instructions to us (1-866-894-2087). (Divisions are rebalanced at the end of the next valuation period following your request.) Example: You elect APR to maintain your Separate Account accumulated value with 50% in the Capital Value Division and 50% in the Bond Division. At the end of the specified period, 60% of the values are in the Capital Value Division, with the remaining 40% in the Bond Division. By rebalancing, units from the Capital Value Division are sold and applied to the Bond Division so that 50% of the Separate Account accumulated value is once again in each Division. TELEPHONE AND INTERNET SERVICES These services permit you to: . make purchase payment allocation changes; . make redemptions; 20 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 . set up DCA scheduled transfers; . make transfers; and . make changes to APR. Instructions received via our telephone services and internet are binding on both owners if the Contract is jointly owned. Neither the Company nor the Separate Account are responsible for the authenticity of telephone service or internet transaction requests. We reserve the right to refuse telephone service or internet transaction requests. You assume the risk of loss caused by fraudulent telephone service or internet transactions we reasonably believe to be genuine. We follow procedures in an attempt to assure genuine telephone service or internet transactions. If these procedures are not followed, then we may be liable for loss caused by unauthorized or fraudulent transactions. The procedures may include recording telephone service transactions, requesting personal identification (name, address, security phrase, PIN, daytime telephone number, social security number and/or birth date) and sending written confirmation to your address of record. If the Contract is owned by a business entity or a trust, an authorized individual (with the proper PIN or Password) may use these services. Instructions provided by the authorized individual are binding on the owner. We reserve the right to modify or terminate telephone service or internet transaction procedures at any time. Telephone Services ------------------ Telephone services are available for both you and your sales representative. Telephone services may be declined on the application or at any later date by providing us with written notice. Telephone services are used by calling us at 1-800-852-4450. Telephone instructions must be made while we are open for business. They are effective when received in good order by us before the close of normal trading of the NYSE (generally 3 p.m. Central Time). Requests received when we are not open for business or after the NYSE closes its normal trading will be effective on the next valuation date. Internet -------- Internet access is available for both you and your sales representative at www.principal.com. You may elect Internet authorization for your sales representative by providing us written notice. SURRENDERS You may surrender your Contract by providing us notice. Surrenders result in the cancellation of units and your receipt of the value of the canceled unit minus any applicable fee and surrender charge. The values are determined as of the end of the valuation period in which we receive your request. Surrenders from the Separate Account are generally paid within seven days of the effective date of the request for surrender (or earlier if required by law). However, certain delays in payment are permitted (see Delay of Payments). Surrenders before age 591/2 may involve an income tax penalty (see FEDERAL TAX MATTERS). You may specify surrender allocation percentages with each partial surrender request. If you don't provide us with specific percentages, we will use your purchase payment allocation percentages for the partial surrender. Surrenders may be subject to a surrender charge (see Surrender Charge). Surrender requests may be sent to us at: Principal Life Insurance Company P O Box 9382 Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9382 Total Surrender --------------- . You may surrender the Contract at any time before the annuitization date. . You receive the cash surrender value at the end of the valuation period during which we receive your surrender request. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 21 www.principal.com . The cash surrender value is your accumulated value minus any applicable surrender charges and fee(s) (contract fee and/or prorated share of the charge(s) for optional rider(s)). . The written consent of all collateral assignees and irrevocable beneficiaries must be obtained prior to surrender. . We reserve the right to require you to return the Contract to us prior to making any payment though this does not affect the amount of the cash surrender value. Unscheduled Partial Surrender ----------------------------- . Prior to the annuitization date and during the lifetime of the Annuitant, you may surrender a part of the accumulated value by sending us a written request. . You must specify the dollar amount of the surrender (which must be at least $100). . The surrender is effective at the end of the valuation period during which we receive your written request for surrender. . The surrender is deducted from your Investment Options according to the surrender allocation percentages you specify. . If surrender allocation percentages are not specified, we use your purchase payment allocation percentages. . We surrender units from your Investment Options to equal the dollar amount of the surrender request plus any applicable surrender charge and fee. . The accumulated value after the unscheduled partial surrender must be equal to or greater than $5,000 (we reserve the right to change the minimum remaining accumulated value but it will not be greater than $10,000). Scheduled Partial Surrender --------------------------- . You may elect partial surrenders from any of the Investment Options on a scheduled basis by sending us written notice. . Your accumulated value must be at least $5,000 when the scheduled surrenders begin. . You may specify monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually and choose a surrender date (other than the 29th, 30th or 31st). . If the selected date is not a valuation date, the surrender is completed on the next valuation date. . We surrender units from your investment options to equal the dollar amount of the surrender request plus any applicable surrender charge. . The surrenders continue until your value in the division is zero or we receive written notice to stop the surrenders. 22 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 DEATH BENEFIT If you die before the annuitization date, we pay a death benefit as follows:
Upon death of the owner if there is one owner .if the spouse is named beneficiary, the death benefit is paid or the surviving spouse may elect to continue the Contract .if someone other than the spouse is named beneficiary, the death benefit is paid to the beneficiary. If no beneficiary survives the owner, the death benefit is paid to the owner's estate. .if there are multiple beneficiaries named (which may or may not include the spouse of the owner), death benefits are paid to the beneficiaries. If no beneficiary survives the owner, the death benefit is paid to the owner's estate if there are joint owners . .the death benefit is paid or the if the joint owners are spouses surviving spouse may elect to continue the Contract .if the joint owners are not .the death benefit is paid to the spouses surviving owner if the owner is a corporation, Upon death of the annuitant the death trust or other entity benefit is paid to the named beneficiary(ies). If no beneficiary(ies) survives the annuitant, the death benefit is paid to the owner.
Before the annuitization date, you may give us written instructions for payment under a death benefit option. If we do not receive your instructions, the death benefit is paid according to instructions from the beneficiary(ies). The beneficiary(ies) may elect to apply the death benefit under an annuity benefit payment option or receive the death benefit as a single payment. Generally, unless the beneficiary(ies) elects otherwise we pay the death benefit in a single sum, subject to proof of your death. If a beneficiary dies before you, on your death we will make equal payments to the surviving beneficiaries unless you had provided us with other written instructions. If none of your beneficiaries survive you, we will pay the death benefit to your estate in a lump sum. No surrender charge applies when a death benefit is paid. If you die before the annuitization date and your beneficiary is your spouse, we will continue the Contract with your spouse as the new owner unless your spouse elects to receive the death benefit. Standard Death Benefit - for Contracts issued prior to November 23, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The amount of the standard death benefit is the greatest of (1), (2) or (3) where: . (1) is the accumulated value on the date we receive proof of death and all required documents; . (2) is the total of purchase payments minus any partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) made prior to the date we receive proof of death and all required documents; and . (3) is the highest accumulated value (on any prior contract anniversary that is divisible by seven) plus any purchase payments and minus any partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) made after that contract anniversary. Standard Death Benefit - for Contracts issued on or after November 23, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The amount of the standard death benefit is the greatest of (1), (2) or (3) where: . (1) is the accumulated value on the date we receive proof of death and all required documents; PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 23 www.principal.com . (2) is the total of purchase payments minus an adjustment for each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) made prior to the date we receive proof of death and all required documents; and . (3) is the highest accumulated value (on any prior contract anniversary that is divisible by seven) plus any purchase payments and minus an adjustment for each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) made after that contract anniversary. The adjustment for each partial surrender is equal to ((a) divided by (b)) multiplied by the amounts determined in (2) or (3) above immediately prior to the partial surrender where: . (a) is the amount of the partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges); and . (b) is the accumulated value immediately before the partial surrender. Annual Enhanced Death Benefit Rider ----------------------------------- This is an optional death benefit rider. The rider provides you with the greater of the enhanced death benefit or the standard death benefit. The rider can only be purchased at the time the Contract is issued. Once the rider is terminated, it cannot be reinstated (except in Florida). The rider charge is discussed in the section CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS - Charges for Optional Riders. FOR CONTRACTS ISSUED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 23, 2003 . Prior to the annuitization date and prior to the lock-in date (the later of the contract anniversary following the original owner's or original annuitant's 75th birthday), the enhanced death benefit is the greatest of (a) or (b) or (c) where: . (a) the standard death benefit . (b) the annual increasing death benefit, based on purchase payments (accumulated at 5% annually) minus any surrenders (and any applicable fees and charges) (accumulated at 5% annually) until the later of the lock-in date or five years from the effective date of the rider; or . (c) the highest accumulated value on any prior contract anniversary, plus purchase payments and minus any partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) until the contract anniversary following the later of the lock-in date or five years from the effective date of the rider FOR CONTRACTS ISSUED ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 23, 2003 . Prior to the annuitization date and prior to the lock-in date (the later of the contract anniversary following the original owner's or original annuitant's 75th birthday), the enhanced death benefit is the greatest of (a) or (b) or (c) where: . (a) the standard death benefit; . (b) the annual increasing death benefit, based on purchase payments (accumulated at 5% annually) minus the proportionate withdrawal amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) (accumulated at 5% annually) until the later of the contract anniversary after the 75th birthday of the older of the original owner or the original annuitant or five years from the effective date of the rider; or . (c) the highest accumulated value on any prior contract anniversary, plus purchase payments and minus the proportionate withdrawal amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) until the contract anniversary following the later of the 75th birthday of the older of the original owner or the original annuitant or five years from the effective date of the rider. The proportionate withdrawal amount is equal to (a) divided by (b) where: (a) is the amount of the partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) and (b) is the accumulated value immediately before the partial surrender. For contracts issued in New York - under this rider, if the original annuitant or owner dies before the annuitization date, then the death benefit payable to the beneficiary is the greater of: . the standard death benefit; or . the highest accumulated value on a contract anniversary until the contract anniversary following the original owner's or original annuitant's 75th birthday or five years from the effective date of the rider, whichever comes last. LOCK-IN FEATURE. . At the later of the contract anniversary following the original owner's or original annuitant's 75th birthday ("lock-in date"), the death benefit amount is locked-in. After the lock-in date, the death benefit increases by 24 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 purchase payments (subject to applicable restrictions) made after the lock-in date, minus the adjusted withdrawal amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges). The death benefit is locked-in, so it will only decrease by the adjusted withdrawal amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges). Once the standard death benefit equals the annual enhanced death benefit, the annual enhanced death benefit and any associated charge terminate. The standard death benefit then applies. Payment of Death Benefit ------------------------ The death benefit is usually paid within seven days of our receiving all documents (including proof of death) that we require to process the claim. Payment is made according to benefit instructions provided by you. Some states require this payment to be made in less than seven days. Under certain circumstances, this payment may be delayed (see Delay of Payments). We pay interest (as required by state law) on the death benefit from the date we receive all required documents until payment is made or until the death benefit is applied under an annuity payment option. NOTE: Proof of death includes: a certified copy of a death certificate; a certified copy of a court order; a written statement by a medical doctor; or other proof satisfactory to us. THE ANNUITY PAYMENT PERIOD Annuitization Date ------------------ You may specify an annuitization date in your application. You may elect to receive payments under an annuity payment option at any time. If you do not specify an annuitization date, then the annuitization date is the later of the older annuitant's 85th birthday or 10 years after issuance. If the annuitant is living and the Contract is in force on that date, we will notify you to begin taking payments under the Contract. You may not select an annuitization date which is on or after the older annuitant's 85th birthday or 10 years after the contract date, whichever is the later. (No later than age 88 in Pennsylvania or age 90 in New York.) You may fully annuitize your Contract at any time by electing to receive payments under an annuity benefit payment option. Depending on the type of annuity payment option selected, payments that are initiated either before or after the annuitization date may be subject to penalty taxes (see FEDERAL TAX MATTERS). You should consider this carefully when you select or change the annuitization date. You may change the annuitization date with our prior approval. The request must be in writing and approved before we issue a supplementary contract which provides an annuity payment option. Annuity Payment Options ----------------------- We offer fixed annuity payments. If, however, the accumulated value on the annuitization date is less than $5,000 or if the amount applied under an annuity payment option is less than the minimum requirement, we may pay out the entire amount. No surrender charge would be imposed. The Contract would then be canceled. You may choose from several fixed annuity payment options. Payments will be made on the frequency you choose. You may elect to have your annuity payments made on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The dollar amount of the payments is specified for the entire payment period according to the option selected. There is no right to make any total or partial surrender after the annuity payments start. The amount of the annuity payment depends on: . amount of accumulated value; . annuity payment option selected; and . age and gender of annuitant (unless fixed income option is selected). Annuity payments generally are higher for male annuitants than for female annuitants with an otherwise identical Contract. This is because statistically females have longer life expectancies than males. In certain states, this difference may not be taken into consideration in fixing the payment amount. Additionally, Contracts with no gender distinctions are made available for certain employer-sponsored plans because under most such plans, such Contract provisions are prohibited by law. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 25 www.principal.com When you elect annuitization of all or a portion of your accumulated value, we issue a supplementary contract which provides an annuity benefit payment based on the amount annuitized. Generally, the date of the first payment under the supplementary contract is the effective date of that contract. Alternatively, you may select a date for the first payment (later than the supplementary contract effective date) but you must select a date within one year of the supplementary contract effective date. You may select an annuity payment option or change a previous selection by written request. We must receive the request on or before the annuitization date. If an annuity payment option is not selected, then we will automatically apply the Life Income with Payments Guaranteed for a Period of 10 Years (see below). If you designate joint annuitants, then payment will be made pursuant to a Joint and Full Survivor Life Income for a Period of 10 Years (see below). Tax laws and regulations may impose further restrictions on annuity payment options. Payments under the annuity payment options are made as of the first day of each payment period beginning with the annuitization date. The available annuity payment options are: FIXED PERIOD INCOME . Level payments are made for a fixed period. You may select a range from 5 to 30 years. If the annuitant dies before the selected period expires, payments continue to you or the person(s) you designate until the end of the period. Payments stop after all guaranteed payments are made. LIFE INCOME . Level payments continue for the annuitant's lifetime. It is possible that you would only receive one payment under this option if the annuitant dies before the second payment is due. If you defer the first payment date, it is possible that you would receive no payments if the annuitant dies before the first payment date. LIFE INCOME WITH PERIOD CERTAIN . Level payments continue during the annuitant's lifetime with a guaranteed payment period of 5 to 30 years. If the annuitant dies before all of the guaranteed payments have been made, the guaranteed payments continue to you or the person(s) you designate until the end of the guaranteed payment period. JOINT AND SURVIVOR . Payments continue as long as either the annuitant or the joint annuitant is alive. You may also choose an option that lowers the amount of income after the death of a joint annuitant. It is possible that you would only receive one payment under this option if both annuitants die before the second payment is due. If you defer the first payment date, it is possible that you would receive no payments if both the annuitants die before the first payment date. JOINT AND SURVIVOR WITH PERIOD CERTAIN . Payments continue as long as either the annuitant or the joint annuitant is alive with a guaranteed payment period of 5 to 30 years. You may choose an option that lowers the amount of income after the death of a joint annuitant. If both annuitants die before all guaranteed payments have been made, the guaranteed payments continue to you or the person(s) you designate until the end of the guaranteed payment period. JOINT AND TWO-THIRDS SURVIVOR LIFE INCOME . Payments continue as long as either the annuitant or the joint annuitant is alive. If either the annuitant or joint annuitant dies, payments continue to the survivor at two-thirds the original amount. Payments stop when both the annuitant and joint annuitant have died. It is possible that only one payment is made under this option if both annuitants die before the second payment is due. Other annuity payment options may be available with our approval. If you own one or more qualified annuity contracts, in order to avoid tax penalties, payments from at least one of your qualified contracts must start no later than April 1 following the calendar year in which you turn age 701/2. The required minimum payment is a distribution in equal (or substantially equal) amounts over your life or over the joint lives of you and your designated beneficiary. In addition, payments must be made at least once a year. Tax penalties may also apply at your death on certain excess accumulations. You should consider potential tax penalties with your tax advisor when selecting an annuity payment option or taking other distributions from the Contract. Additional rules apply to distributions under non-qualified contracts (see Required Distributions for Non-Qualified Contracts). However, the rules do not apply to contracts issued in connection with IRAs, SEPs or SIMPLE-IRAs. 26 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 DEATH OF ANNUITANT (DURING THE ANNUITY BENEFIT PAYMENT PERIOD) If the annuitant dies during the annuity benefit payment period, remaining payments are made to the owner throughout the guarantee period, if any, or for the life of any joint annuitant, if any. If the owner is the annuitant, remaining payments are made to the contingent owner. In all cases the person entitled to receive payments also receives any rights and privileges under the annuity benefit payment option. CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS An annual fee, a mortality and expense risks charge and in some circumstances a rider charge are deducted under the Contract. A surrender charge may also be deducted from certain surrenders made before the annuitization date. We reserve the right to assess a transaction fee, a transfer fee, state premium taxes and a daily administration charge. There are also deductions from and expenses paid out of the assets of the underlying mutual funds which are described in the underlying mutual funds' prospectuses. Other than the Annual Fee (which we do not expect to generate a profit), we expect a profit from the fees and charges listed below. ANNUAL FEE Contracts with an accumulated value of less than $30,000 are subject to an annual Contract fee of the lesser of $30 or 2% of the accumulated value. Currently we do not charge the annual fee if your accumulated value is $30,000 or more. If you own more than one Contract, all the Contracts you own or jointly own are aggregated, on each Contract's anniversary, to determine if the $30,000 minimum has been met and whether that Contract will be charged. The fee is deducted from the investment option that has the greatest value. The fee is deducted on each contract anniversary and upon total surrender of the Contract. The fee assists in covering administration costs. The administrative costs include costs associated with: . issuing Contracts; . establishing and maintaining the records which relate to Contracts; . making regulatory filings and furnishing confirmation notices; . preparing, distributing and tabulating voting materials and other communications; . providing computer, actuarial and accounting services; and . processing Contract transactions. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISKS CHARGE We assess each division with a daily charge for mortality and expense risks. The annual rate of the charge is 1.25% of the average daily net assets of the Separate Account. We agree not to increase this charge for the duration of the Contract. This charge is assessed only prior to the annuitization date. This charge is assessed daily when the value of a unit is calculated. We have a mortality risk in that we guarantee payment of a death benefit in a single sum or under an annuity payment option. No surrender charge is imposed on a death benefit payment which gives us an additional mortality risk. The expense risk that we assume is that the actual expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Contract exceed the Contract limits on administrative charges. If the mortality and expense risks charge is not enough to cover the costs, we bear the loss. If the amount of mortality and expense risks charge deducted is more than our costs, the excess is profit to the Company. CHARGES FOR OPTIONAL RIDERS PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER . The current charge for the rider is 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Separate Account divisions. The charge is assessed until completion of your 8th contract year and only prior to the annuitization date. This charge is assessed daily when the value of a unit is calculated. The rider charge is intended to cover the cost of the credit. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 27 www.principal.com ANNUAL ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT RIDER . The annual charge for the rider is 0.20% of the accumulated value (0.15% in New York). The charge is equal to 0.05% (0.0375% in New York) of the average accumulated value during the calendar quarter. The charge is deducted through the redemption of units from the accumulated value in the same proportion as the surrender allocation percentages. If the rider is purchased after the beginning of a quarter, the charge is prorated according to the number of days it is in effect during the quarter. Upon termination of the rider or upon death, you will be charged based on the number of days it is in effect during the quarter. TRANSACTION FEE We reserve the right to charge a transaction fee of $25 that applies to each unscheduled partial surrender after the 12th unscheduled partial surrender in a contract year. TRANSFER FEE We reserve the right to charge a $30 transfer fee on each unscheduled transfer after the 12th such transfer in a contract year. The transfer fee would be deducted from the investment options from which the amount is surrendered or transferred, on a pro rata basis. PREMIUM TAXES We reserve the right to deduct an amount to cover any premium taxes imposed by states or other jurisdictions. Any deduction is made from either a purchase payment when we receive it, or the accumulated value when you request a surrender (total or partial) or it is applied under an annuity payment option. Premium taxes range from 0% in most states to as high as 3.50%. SURRENDER CHARGE No sales charge is collected or deducted when purchase payments are applied under the Contract. A surrender charge is assessed on certain total or partial surrenders. The amounts we receive from the surrender charge are used to cover some of the expenses of the sale of the Contract (commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses). If the surrender charge collected is not enough to cover the actual costs of distribution, the costs are paid from the Company's General Account assets which includes profit, if any, from the mortality and expense risks charge. The surrender charge for any total or partial surrender is a percentage of the purchase payments surrendered which were received by us during the contract years prior to the surrender. The applicable percentage which is applied to the sum of the purchase payments paid during each contract year is determined by the following tables. The amount of the Purchase Payment Credit, if any, is not included in the sum of the purchase payments paid. Surrender Charge without the purchase payment credit rider (as a percentage of amounts surrendered)
NUMBER OF COMPLETED CONTRACT YEARS SURRENDER CHARGE APPLIED TO ALL SINCE EACH PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENTS RECEIVED IN WAS MADE THAT CONTRACT YEAR ------------------------------------ ------------------------------- 0 (year of purchase payment)* 6% 1 6% 2 6% 3 5% 4 4% 5 3% 6 2% 7 and later 0%
Surrender Charge with the purchase payment credit rider (as a percentage of amounts surrendered)
NUMBER OF COMPLETED CONTRACT YEARS SURRENDER CHARGE APPLIED TO ALL SINCE EACH PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENTS RECEIVED IN WAS MADE THAT CONTRACT YEAR ---------------------------------- ------------------------------- 0 (year of purchase payment)* 8% 1 8% 2 8% 3 8% 4 7% 5 6% 6 5% 7 4% 8 3% 9 and later 0%
28 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 * Each purchase payment begins in year 0 for purposes of calculating the percentage applied to that payment. However, purchase payments are added together by contract year for purposes of determining the applicable surrender charge percentage. If your contract year begins April 1 and ends March 31 the following year, then all purchase payments received during that period are considered to have been made in that contract year. For purpose of calculating surrender charges, we assume that surrenders and transfers are made in the following order: . first from purchase payments no longer subject to a surrender charge; . then from the free surrender privilege (first from the earnings, then from the oldest purchase payments (first-in, first-out)) described below; and . then from purchase payments subject to a surrender charge on a first-in, first-out basis. A surrender charge is not imposed in states where it is prohibited, including: . New Jersey - no surrender charge for total surrender on or after the later of the annuitant's 64th birthday or 4 years after the contract date. . Washington - no surrender charge for total surrender on or after the later of the annuitant's 70th birthday or 10 years after the contract date. NOTE: Partial surrender may be subject to both the surrender charge and the transaction fee, if any. FREE SURRENDER PRIVILEGE The free surrender privilege is an amount normally subject to a surrender charge that may be surrendered without a charge. The free surrender privilege is the greater of: . earnings in the Contract (earnings = accumulated value less unsurrendered purchase payments as of the surrender date); or . 10% of the purchase payments, decreased by any partial surrenders since the last contract anniversary. The free surrender privilege not used in a contract year is not added to the free surrender privilege for any following contract year(s). Unscheduled partial surrenders of the free surrender privilege may be subject to the transaction fee described above. Waiver of Surrender Charge -------------------------- The surrender charge does not apply to: . amounts applied under an annuity payment option; or . payment of any death benefit, however, the surrender charge does apply to purchase payments made by a surviving spouse after an owner's death; or . amounts distributed to satisfy the minimum distribution requirement of Section 401(a)9 of the Internal Revenue Code provided that the amount surrendered does not exceed the minimum distribution amount which would have been calculated based on the value of this Contract alone; or . an amount transferred from the Contract to a single premium immediate annuity issued by the Company after the surrender charge period has expired; or . an amount transferred from a Contract used to fund an IRA to another annuity contract issued by the Company to fund an IRA of the participant's spouse when the distribution is made pursuant to a divorce decree. Waiver of Surrender Charge Rider -------------------------------- PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 29 www.principal.com This rider is automatically made a part of the Contract at issue. There is no charge for the rider. This rider waives the surrender charge on surrenders made after the first contract anniversary if the original owner or original annuitant has a critical need. Waiver of the surrender charge is available for critical need if the following conditions are met: . original owner or original annuitant has a critical need; and . the critical need did not exist before the contract date. . For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: . critical need - owner's or annuitant's confinement to a health care facility, terminal illness diagnosis or total and permanent disability. If the critical need is confinement to a health care facility, the confinement must continue for at least 60 consecutive days after the contract date and the surrender must occur within 90 days of the confinement's end. . health care facility - a licensed hospital or inpatient nursing facility providing daily medical treatment and keeping daily medical records for each patient (not primarily providing just residency or retirement care). This does not include a facility primarily providing drug or alcohol treatment, or a facility owned or operated by the owner, annuitant or a member of their immediate families. . terminal illness - sickness or injury that results in the owner's or annuitant's life expectancy being 12 months or less from the date notice to receive a distribution from the Contract is received by the Company. In Texas and Oregon, terminal illness is not included in the criteria for critical need. . total and permanent disability - a disability that occurs after the contract date but before the original owner or annuitant reaches age 65 and qualifies to receive social security disability benefits. In New York, a different definition of total and permanent disability applies. Contact us at 1-800-852-4450 for additional information. NOTE: The waiver of surrender charge rider is not available in Massachusetts, New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Specific information is available from your sales representative or the annuity service office (1-800-852-4450). ADMINISTRATION CHARGE We reserve the right to assess your value in each division with a daily charge at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the division. This charge would only be imposed before the annuitization date. This charge would be assessed to help cover administrative expenses. Administrative expenses include the cost of issuing the Contract, clerical, record keeping and bookkeeping services, keeping the required financial and accounting records, communicating with Contract owners and making regulatory filings. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR GROUP OR SPONSORED ARRANGEMENTS Where permitted by state law, Contracts may be purchased under group or sponsored arrangements as well as on an individual basis. GROUP ARRANGEMENT - program under which a trustee, employer or similar entity purchases Contracts covering a group of individuals on a group basis. SPONSORED ARRANGEMENT - program under which an employer permits group solicitation of its employees or an association permits group solicitation of its members for the purchase of Contracts on an individual basis. The charges and deductions described above may be reduced or eliminated for Contracts issued in connection with group or sponsored arrangements. The rules in effect at the time the application is approved will determine if reductions apply. Reductions may include but are not limited to sales of Contracts without, or with reduced, mortality and expense risks charges, annual fees or surrender charges. Availability of the reduction and the size of the reduction (if any) is based on certain criteria. Eligibility for and the amount of these reductions are determined by a number of factors, including the number of individuals in the group, the amount of expected purchase payments, total assets under management for the Contract owner, the relationship among the group's members, the purpose for which the Contract is being purchased, the expected persistency of the Contract, and any other circumstances which, in our opinion are rationally related to the expected reduction in expenses. Reductions reflect the reduced sales efforts and administrative costs resulting from these arrangements. We may modify the criteria for and the amount of the reduction in the future. Modifications will not unfairly discriminate against any person, including affected Contract owners and other contract owners with contracts funded by the Separate Account. 30 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 FIXED ACCOUNT AND DCA PLUS ACCOUNTS This prospectus is intended to serve as a disclosure document only for the Contract as it relates to the Separate Account. It only contains selected information regarding the Fixed Account and DCA Plus Accounts. Assets in the Fixed Account and DCA Plus Accounts are held in the General Account of the Company. The General Account is the assets of the Company other than those allocated to any of the Company's Separate Accounts. Subject to applicable law, the Company has sole discretion over the assets in the General Account. Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the Fixed Account and DCA Plus Accounts are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the General Account is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fixed Account and DCA Plus Accounts are not subject to these Acts. The staff of the SEC does not review the prospectus disclosures relating to the Fixed Account or DCA Plus Accounts. However, these disclosures are subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in the prospectus. Separate Account expenses are not assessed against any Fixed Account or DCA Plus Account values. More information concerning the Fixed Account and DCA Plus Accounts is available from our annuity service office or from a sales representative. FIXED ACCOUNT The Company guarantees that purchase payments allocated and amounts transferred to the Fixed Account earn interest at a guaranteed interest rate. In no event will the guaranteed interest rate be less than 3% compounded annually. Each purchase payment allocated or amount transferred to the Fixed Account earns interest at the guaranteed rate in effect on the date it is received or transferred. This rate applies to each purchase payment or amount transferred through the end of the contract year. Each contract anniversary, we declare a renewal interest rate that is guaranteed and applies to the Fixed Account value in existence at that time. This rate applies until the end of the contract year. Interest is earned daily and compounded annually at the end of each contract year. Once credited, the interest is guaranteed and becomes part of the Fixed Account accumulated value from which deductions for fees and charges may be made. FIXED ACCOUNT ACCUMULATED VALUE Your Fixed Account accumulated value on any valuation date is equal to: . purchase payments allocated to the Fixed Account; . plus any transfers to the Fixed Account from the Separate Account and DCA Plus Accounts; . plus interest credited to the Fixed Account; . minus any surrenders or applicable surrender charges from the Fixed Account; . minus any transfers to the Separate Account. FIXED ACCOUNT TRANSFERS, TOTAL AND PARTIAL SURRENDERS Transfers and surrenders from the Fixed Account are subject to certain limitations. In addition, surrenders from the Fixed Account may be subject to a charge (see Surrender Charge). You may transfer amounts from the Fixed Account to the divisions before the annuitization date and as provided below. The transfer is effective on the valuation date following our receiving your instructions. You may transfer amounts on either a scheduled or unscheduled basis. You may not make both scheduled and unscheduled Fixed Account transfers in the same contract year. Unscheduled Fixed Account Transfers ----------------------------------- The minimum transfer amount is $100 (or entire Fixed Account accumulated value if less than $100). Once per contract year, within the 30 days following the contract anniversary date, you can: . transfer an amount not to exceed 25% of your Fixed Account accumulated value; or . transfer up to 100% of your Fixed Account accumulated value if: - . your Fixed Account accumulated value is less than $1,000; or . (a) minus (b) is greater than 1% where: . (a) is the weighted average of your Fixed Account interest rates for the preceding contract year; and PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 31 www.principal.com . (b) is the renewal interest rate for the Fixed Account. We will inform you if the renewal interest rate falls to that level. Scheduled Fixed Account Transfers --------------------------------- Fixed Account Dollar Cost Averaging You may make scheduled transfers on a monthly basis from the Fixed Account to the Separate Account as follows: . You may establish scheduled transfers by sending a written request or by telephoning the annuity service office at 1-800-852-4450. . Transfers occur on a date you specify (other than the 29th, 30th or 31st of any month). . If the selected date is not a valuation date, the transfer is completed on the next valuation date. . Scheduled transfers are only available if the Fixed Account accumulated value is $5,000 or more at the time the scheduled transfers begin. . Scheduled monthly transfers of an amount not to exceed 2% of your Fixed Account accumulated value at the beginning of the contract year or the current Fixed Account accumulated value will continue until the Fixed Account accumulated value is zero or until you notify us to discontinue them. . The minimum transfer amount is $100. . If the Fixed Account accumulated value is less than $100 at the time of transfer, then the entire Fixed Account accumulated value will be transferred. . If you stop the transfers, you may not start them again without our prior approval. DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PLUS PROGRAM (DCA PLUS PROGRAM) Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Plus Accounts earn a guaranteed interest rate. A portion of your DCA Plus Account accumulated value is periodically transferred (on the 28th of each month) to divisions or to the Fixed Account. If the 28th is not a valuation date, then the transfer occurs on the next valuation date. The transfers are allocated according to your DCA Plus allocation instructions. Transfers into a DCA Plus Account are not permitted. If you elect the purchase payment credit rider, you may not participate in the DCA Plus Program. DCA Plus Purchase Payments -------------------------- You may enroll in the DCA Plus program by allocating a minimum purchase payment of $1,000 into a DCA Plus Account and selecting divisions and/or the Fixed Account into which transfers will be made. Subsequent purchase payments of at least $1,000 are permitted. You can change your DCA Plus allocation instructions during the transfer period. Automatic portfolio rebalancing does not apply to DCA Plus Accounts. DCA Plus purchase payments receive the fixed rate of return in effect on the date each purchase payment is received by us. The rate of return remains in effect for the remainder of the 6-month or 12-month DCA Plus transfer program. Selecting A DCA Plus Account ---------------------------- DCA Plus Accounts are available in either a 6-month transfer program or a 12-month transfer program. The 6-month transfer program and the 12-month transfer program generally will have different credited interest rates. You may enroll in both a 6-month and 12-month DCA Plus program. However, you may only participate in one 6-month and one 12-month DCA Plus program at a time. Under the 6-month transfer program, all payments and accrued interest must be transferred from the DCA Plus Account to the selected divisions and/or Fixed Account in no more than 6 months. Under the 12-month transfer program, all payments and accrued interest must be transferred to the selected divisions and/or Fixed Account in no more than 12 months. We will transfer an amount each month which is equal to your DCA Plus Account value divided by the number of months remaining in your transfer program. For example, if four scheduled transfers remain in the six-month transfer program and the DCA Plus Account accumulated value is $4,000, the transfer amount would be $1,000 ($4,000 / 4). Scheduled DCA Plus Transfers ---------------------------- Transfers are made from DCA Plus Accounts to divisions and the Fixed Account according to your allocation instructions. The transfers begin after we receive your purchase payment and completed enrollment instructions. Transfers occur on the 28th of the month and continue until your entire DCA Plus Account accumulated value is transferred. 32 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 Unscheduled DCA Plus Transfers ------------------------------ You may make unscheduled transfers from DCA Plus Accounts to divisions and/or the Fixed Account. A transfer is made, and values determined, as of the end of the valuation period in which we receive your request. DCA Plus Surrenders ------------------- You may make scheduled or unscheduled surrenders from DCA Plus Accounts. Purchase payments earn interest according to the corresponding rate until the surrender date. Surrenders are subject to any applicable surrender charge. GENERAL PROVISIONS THE CONTRACT The entire Contract is made up of: the Contract, copies of any applications, amendments, riders and endorsements attached to the Contract; current data pages; copies of any supplemental applications, amendments, endorsements and revised Contract pages or data pages which are mailed to you. Only our corporate officers can agree to change or waive any provisions of a Contract. Any change or waiver must be in writing and signed by an officer of the Company. DELAY OF PAYMENTS Surrenders are generally made within seven days after we receive your instruction for a surrender in a form acceptable to us. This period may be shorter where required by law. However, payment of any amount upon total or partial surrender, death, annuitization of accumulated value or the transfer to or from a division may be deferred during any period when the right to sell mutual fund shares is suspended as permitted under provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended). The right to sell shares may be suspended during any period when: . trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC or when the NYSE is closed for other than weekends and holidays; or . an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which: . disposal by a mutual fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable; . it is not reasonably practicable for a mutual fund to fairly determine the value of its net assets; or . the SEC permits suspension for the protection of security holders. If payments are delayed and your surrender or transfer is not canceled by your written instruction, the amount to be surrendered, annuitized or transferred will be determined on the first valuation date following the expiration of the permitted delay. The surrender, annuitization or transfer will be made within seven days thereafter. In addition, payments on surrenders attributable to a purchase payment made by check may be delayed up to 15 days. This permits payment to be collected on the check. We may also defer payment of surrender proceeds payable out of the Fixed Account for a period of up to six months. MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR GENDER If the age or, where applicable, gender of the annuitant has been misstated, we adjust the annuity payment under your Contract to reflect the amount that would have been payable at the correct age and gender. If we make any overpayment because of incorrect information about age or gender, or any error or miscalculation, we deduct the overpayment from the next payment or payments due. Underpayments are added to the next payment. ASSIGNMENT You may assign ownership of your non-qualified Contract. Each assignment is subject to any payments made or action taken by the Company prior to our notification of the assignment. We assume no responsibility for the validity of any assignment. An assignment or pledge of a Contract may have adverse tax consequences. An assignment must be made in writing and filed with us at the annuity service office. The irrevocable beneficiary(ies), if any, must authorize any assignment in writing. Your rights, as well as those of the annuitant and beneficiary, are PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 33 www.principal.com subject to any assignment on file with us. Any amount paid to an assignee is treated as a partial surrender and is paid in a single lump sum. CHANGE OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT You may change your non-qualified Contract ownership and/or annuitant designation at any time. Your request must be in writing and approved by us. After approval, the change is effective as of the date you signed the request for change. If ownership is changed, then the waiver of the surrender charge for surrenders made because of critical need of the owner is not available. We reserve the right to require that you send us the Contract so that we can record the change. BENEFICIARY While this Contract is in force, you have the right to name or change a beneficiary. This may be done as part of the application process or by sending us a written request. Unless you have named an irrevocable beneficiary, you may change your beneficiary designation by sending us notice. CONTRACT TERMINATION We reserve the right to terminate the Contract and make a single sum payment (without imposing any charges) to you if your accumulated value at the end of the accumulation period is less than $2,000. Before the Contract is terminated, we will send you a notice to increase the accumulated value to $2,000 within 60 days. Termination of the Contract will not unfairly discriminate against any owner. REINSTATEMENT If you have replaced this Contract with an annuity contract from another company and want to reinstate this Contract, then the following apply: . we reinstate the Contract effective on the original surrender date; .if you had the purchase payment credit rider on the original Contract, the 9-year surrender charge period applies to the reinstated Contract. The remaining surrender charge period, if any, is calculated based on the number of years since the original contract date; .we apply the amount received from the other company and the amount of the surrender charge you paid when you surrendered the Contract; .these amounts are priced on the valuation day the money from the other company is received by us; . commissions are not paid on the reinstatement amounts; and . new data pages are sent to your address of record. REPORTS We will mail to you a statement, along with any reports required by state law, of your current accumulated value at least once per year prior to the annuitization date. After the annuitization date, any reports will be mailed to the person receiving the annuity payments. Quarterly statements reflect purchases and surrenders occurring during the quarter as well as the balance of units owned and accumulated values. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to verify your identity. We may also ask to see your driver's license or other identifying documents. If concerns arise with verification of your identification, no transactions will be permitted while we attempt to reconcile the concerns. If we are unable to verify your identity within 30 days of our receipt of your initial purchase payment, the account(s) will be closed and redeemed in accordance with normal redemption procedures. 34 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE COMPANY We reserve the right to make certain changes if, in our judgment, they best serve the interests of you and the annuitant or are appropriate in carrying out the purpose of the Contract. Any changes will be made only to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable laws. Also, when required by law, we will obtain your approval of the changes and approval from any appropriate regulatory authority. Approvals may not be required in all cases. Examples of the changes the Company may make include: . transfer assets in any division to another division or to the Fixed Account; . add, combine or eliminate a division(s); . substitute the units of a division for the units of another division; . if units of a division are no longer available for investment; or . if in our judgment, investment in a division becomes inappropriate considering the purposes of the Separate Account. FREQUENT TRADING AND MARKET-TIMING (ABUSIVE TRADING PRACTICES) This Contract is not designed for frequent trading or market timing activity of the investment options. If you intend to trade frequently and/or use market timing investment strategies, you should not purchase this Contract. The Company does not accommodate market timing. We consider frequent trading and market timing activities to be abusive trading practices because they: . Disrupt the management of the underlying mutual funds by; . forcing the fund to hold short-term (liquid) assets rather than investing for long term growth, which results in lost investment opportunities for the fund; and . causing unplanned portfolio turnover; . Hurt the portfolio performance of the underlying mutual funds; and . Increase expenses of the underlying mutual fund and separate account due to; . increased broker-dealer commissions; and . increased recordkeeping and related costs. If we are not able to identify such abusive trading practices, the abuses described above will negatively impact the Contract and cause investors to suffer the harms described. We have adopted policies and procedures to help us identify and prevent abusive trading practices. In addition, the underlying mutual funds monitor trading activity to identify and take action against abuses. While our policies and procedures are designed to identify and protect against abusive trading practices, there can be no certainty that we will identify and prevent abusive trading in all instances. When we do identify abusive trading, we will apply our policies and procedures in a fair and uniform manner. If we, or an underlying mutual fund that is an investment option with the Contract, deem abusive trading practices to be occurring, we will take action that may include, but is not limited to: . Rejecting transfer instructions from a Contract owner or other person authorized by the owner to direct transfers; . Restricting submission of transfer requests by, for example, allowing transfer requests to be submitted by 1/st/ class U.S. mail only and disallowing requests made via the internet, by facsimile, by overnight courier or by telephone; . Limiting the number of unscheduled transfer during a Contract year to no more than 12; . Prohibiting you from requesting a transfer among the divisions for a minimum of thirty days where there is evidence of at least one round-trip transaction (exchange or redemption of shares that were purchased within 30 days of the exchange/redemption) by you; and . Taking such other action as directed by the underlying mutual fund. The underlying mutual funds have reserved the right to accept or reject, without prior written notice, any transfer requests. In some instances, a transfer may be completed prior to a determination of abusive trading. In those instances, we will reverse the transfer (within twobusiness days of the transfer) and return the Contract to the investment option holdings it had prior to the transfer. We will give you notice in writing in this instance. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 35 www.principal.com DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT The individuals who sell the Contract are authorized to sell life and other forms of personal insurance and variable annuities. These people will usually be representatives of Princor Financial Services Corporation ("Princor"), Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-2080 which is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. As the principal underwriter, Princor is paid 6.5% of purchase payments by the Company for the distribution of the Contract. The Company and Princor may receive a portion of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Products and Janus Aspen Series Funds' expenses for record keeping, marketing and distribution services. The Contract may also be sold through other selected broker-dealers registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933 or firms that are exempt from such registration. Princor is also the principal underwriter for various registered investment companies organized by the Company. Princor is a subsidiary of Principal Financial Services, Inc. From time to time, Princor may enter into special arrangements with certain broker-dealers and may enter into special arrangements with registered representatives of Princor. These special arrangements may provide for the payment of higher compensation to such broker-dealers and registered representatives for selling the Contract. PERFORMANCE CALCULATION The Separate Account may publish advertisements containing information (including graphs, charts, tables and examples) about the hypothetical performance of its divisions for this Contract as if the Contract had been issued on or after the date the underlying mutual fund in which the division invests was first offered. The hypothetical performance from the date of the inception of the underlying mutual fund in which the division invests is calculated by reducing the actual performance of the underlying mutual fund by the fees and charges of this Contract as if it had been in existence. The yield and total return figures described below vary depending upon market conditions, composition of the underlying mutual fund's portfolios and operating expenses. These factors and possible differences in the methods used in calculating yield and total return should be considered when comparing the Separate Account performance figures to performance figures published for other investment vehicles. The Separate Account may also quote rankings, yields or returns as published by independent statistical services or publishers and information regarding performance of certain market indices. Any performance data quoted for the Separate Account represents only historical performance and is not intended to indicate future performance. For further information on how the Separate Account calculates yield and total return figures, see the SAI. From time to time the Separate Account advertises its Money Market Division's "yield" and "effective yield" for these Contracts. Both yield figures are based on historical earnings and are not intended to indicate future performance. The "yield" of the division refers to the income generated by an investment in the division over a 7-day period (which period is stated in the advertisement). This income is then "annualized." That is, the amount of income generated by the investment during that week is assumed to be generated each week over a 52-week period and is shown as a percentage of the investment. The "effective yield" is calculated similarly but, when annualized, the income earned by an investment in the division is assumed to be reinvested. The "effective yield" is slightly higher than the "yield" because of the compounding effect of the assumed reinvestment. In addition, the Separate Account advertises the "yield" for other divisions for the Contract. The "yield" of a division is determined by annualizing the net investment income per unit for a specific, historical 30-day period and dividing the result by the ending maximum offering price of the unit for the same period. The Separate Account also advertises the average annual total return of its various divisions. The average annual total return for any of the divisions is computed by calculating the average annual compounded rate of return over the stated period that would equate an initial $1,000 investment to the ending redeemable accumulated value. 36 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 VOTING RIGHTS The Company votes shares of the underlying mutual funds at meetings of shareholders of those mutual funds. It follows your voting instructions if you have an investment in the corresponding division. The number of mutual fund shares in which you have a voting interest is determined by your investments in an underlying mutual fund as of a "record date." The record date is set by the mutual fund within the requirements of the laws of the state which govern the various mutual funds. The number of mutual fund shares held in the Separate Account attributable to your interest in each division is determined by dividing the value of your interest in that division by the net asset value of one share of the mutual fund. Shares for which owners are entitled to give voting instructions, but for which none are received, and shares of the mutual fund owned by the Company are voted in the same proportion as the total shares for which voting instructions have been received. Voting materials are provided to you along with an appropriate form that may be used to give voting instructions to the Company. If the Company determines pursuant to applicable law, that mutual fund shares held in Separate Account B need not be voted pursuant to instructions received from owners, then the Company may vote mutual fund shares held in the Separate Account in its own right. FEDERAL TAX MATTERS The following description is a general summary of the tax rules, primarily related to federal income taxes, which in our opinion are currently in effect. These rules are based on laws, regulations and interpretations which are subject to change at any time. This summary is not comprehensive and is not intended as tax advice. Federal estate and gift tax considerations, as well as state and local taxes, may also be material. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the tax implications of taking action under a Contract or related retirement plan. NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS Section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code governs the income taxation of annuities in general. . Purchase payments made under non-qualified Contracts are not excludable or deductible from your gross income or any other person's gross income. . An increase in the accumulated value of a non-qualified Contract owned by a natural person resulting from the investment performance of the Separate Account or interest credited to the DCA Plus Accounts and the Fixed Account is generally not taxable until paid out as surrender proceeds, death benefit proceeds, or otherwise. . Generally, owners who are not natural persons are immediately taxed on any increase in the accumulated value. The following discussion applies generally to Contracts owned by natural persons. . Surrenders or partial surrenders are taxed as ordinary income to the extent of the accumulated income or gain under the Contract. . The value of the Contract pledged or assigned is taxed as ordinary income to the same extent as a partial surrender. . Annuity payments: . The investment in the Contract is generally the total of the purchase payments made. . The portion of the annuity payment that represents the amount by which the accumulated value exceeds purchase payments is taxed as ordinary income. The remainder of each annuity payment is not taxed. . After the purchase payment(s) in the Contract is paid out, the full amount of any annuity payment is taxable. For purposes of determining the amount of taxable income resulting from distributions, all Contracts and other annuity contracts issued by us or our affiliates to the same owner within the same calendar year are treated as if they are a single contract. A transfer of ownership of a Contract, or designation of an annuitant or other payee who is not also the owner, may result in certain income or gift tax consequences to the owner. If you are contemplating any transfer or assignment of a Contract, you should contact a competent tax advisor with respect to the potential tax effects of such transactions. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 37 www.principal.com REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS FOR NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS In order for a non-qualified Contract to be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, the Internal Revenue Code requires: . If the person receiving payments dies on or after the annuitization date but prior to the time the entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the remaining portion of the interest is distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of that person's death. . If you die prior to the annuitization date, the entire interest in the Contract will be distributed: . within five years after the date of your death; or . as annuity payments which begin within one year of your death and which are made over the life of your designated beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of that beneficiary. . If you take a distribution from the Contract before you are 591/2, you may incur an income tax penalty. Generally, unless the beneficiary elects otherwise, the above requirements are satisfied prior to the annuitization date by paying the death benefit in a single sum, subject to proof of your death. The beneficiary may elect by written request to receive an annuity payment option instead of a lump sum payment. If your designated beneficiary is your surviving spouse, the Contract may be continued with your spouse deemed to be the new owner for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code. Where the owner or other person receiving payments is not a natural person, the required distributions provided for in the Internal Revenue Code apply upon the death of the annuitant. IRA, SEP, AND SIMPLE-IRA The Contract may be used to fund IRAs, SEPs, and SIMPLE-IRAs. . IRA - An Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA) is a retirement savings annuity. Contributions grow tax deferred. . SEP-IRA - A SEP is a form of IRA. A SEP allows you, as an employer, to provide retirement benefits for your employees by contributing to their IRAs. . SIMPLE-IRA - SIMPLE stands for Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employers. A SIMPLE-IRA allows employees to save for retirement by deferring salary on a pre-tax basis and receiving predetermined company contributions. The tax rules applicable to owners, annuitants and other payees vary according to the type of plan and the terms and conditions of the plan itself. In general, purchase payments made under a retirement program recognized under the Internal Revenue Code are excluded from the participant's gross income for tax purposes prior to the annuitization date (subject to applicable state law). The portion, if any, of any purchase payment made that is not excluded from their gross income is their investment in the Contract. Aggregate deferrals under all plans at the employee's option may be subject to limitations. Tax-qualified retirement arrangements, such as IRAs, SEPs, and SIMPLE-IRAs, are tax-deferred. You derive no additional benefit from the tax deferral feature of the annuity. Consequently, an annuity should be used to fund an IRA, or other tax qualified retirement arrangement to benefit from the annuity's features other than tax deferral. These features may include guaranteed lifetime income, death benefits without surrender charges, guaranteed caps on fees, and the ability to transfer among investment options without sales or withdrawal charges. The tax implications of these plans are further discussed in the SAI under the heading Taxation Under Certain Retirement Plans. Check with your tax advisor for the rules which apply to your specific situation. With respect to IRAs, IRA rollovers and SIMPLE-IRAs there is a 10% penalty under the Internal Revenue Code on the taxable portion of a "premature distribution." The tax is increased to 25% in the case of distributions from SIMPLE-IRAs during the first two years of participation. Generally, an amount is a "premature distribution" unless the distribution is: . made on or after you reach age 591/2; . made to a beneficiary on or after your death; . made upon your disability; . part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life or life expectancy of you or you and the beneficiary; . made to pay medical expenses; . for certain unemployment expenses; 38 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 . for first home purchases (up to $10,000); or . for higher education expenses. ROLLOVER IRAS If you receive a lump-sum distribution from a pension or profit sharing plan or tax-sheltered annuity, you may maintain the tax-deferred status of the money by rolling it into a "Rollover Individual Retirement Annuity." Generally, distributions from a qualified plan are subject to mandatory income tax withholding at a rate of 20%, unless the participant elects a direct rollover. You have 60 days from receipt of the money to complete this transaction. If you choose not to reinvest or go beyond the 60 day limit and are under age 591/2, you will incur a 10% IRS penalty as well as income tax expenses. ROTH IRAS The Contract may be purchased to fund a Roth IRA. Contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible from taxable income. Subject to certain limitations, a traditional IRA, SIMPLE-IRA or SEP may be converted into a Roth IRA or a distribution from such an arrangement may be rolled over to a Roth IRA. However, a conversion or a rollover to a Roth IRA is not excludable from gross income. If certain conditions are met, qualified distributions from a Roth IRA are tax-free. For more information, please contact your tax advisor. WITHHOLDING Annuity payments and other amounts received under the Contract are subject to income tax withholding unless the recipient elects not to have taxes withheld. The amounts withheld vary among recipients depending on the tax status of the individual and the type of payments from which taxes are withheld. Notwithstanding the recipient's election, withholding may be required on payments delivered outside the United States. Moreover, special "backup withholding" rules may require us to disregard the recipient's election if the recipient fails to supply us with a "TIN" or taxpayer identification number (social security number for individuals), or if the Internal Revenue Service notifies us that the TIN provided by the recipient is incorrect. MUTUAL FUND DIVERSIFICATION The United States Treasury Department has adopted regulations under Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code which establishes standards of diversification for the investments underlying the Contracts. Under this Internal Revenue Code Section, Separate Account investments must be adequately diversified in order for the increase in the value of non-qualified Contracts to receive tax-deferred treatment. In order to be adequately diversified, the portfolio of each underlying mutual fund must, as of the end of each calendar quarter or within 30 days thereafter, have no more than 55% of its assets invested in any one investment, 70% in any two investments, 80% in any three investments and 90% in any four investments. Failure of an underlying mutual fund to meet the diversification requirements could result in tax liability to non-qualified Contract holders. The investment opportunities of the underlying mutual funds could conceivably be limited by adhering to the above diversification requirements. This would affect all owners, including owners of Contracts for whom diversification is not a requirement for tax-deferred treatment. STATE REGULATION The Company is subject to the laws of the State of Iowa governing insurance companies and to regulation by the Insurance Department of the State of Iowa. An annual statement in a prescribed form must be filed by March 1 in each year covering our operations for the preceding year and our financial condition on December 31 of the prior year. Our books and assets are subject to examination by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Iowa, or the Commissioner's representatives, at all times. A full examination of our operations is conducted periodically by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Iowa law and regulations also prescribe permissible investments, but this does not involve supervision of the investment management or policy of the Company. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 39 www.principal.com In addition, we are subject to the insurance laws and regulations of other states and jurisdictions where we are licensed to operate. Generally, the insurance departments of these states and jurisdictions apply the laws of the state of domicile in determining the field of permissible investments. GENERAL INFORMATION RESERVATION OF RIGHTS The Company reserves the right to: . increase the minimum amount for each purchase payment to not more than $1,000; and . terminate a Contract and send you the accumulated value if no premiums are paid during two consecutive calendar years and the accumulated value (or total purchase payments less partial surrenders and applicable surrender charges) is less than $2,000. The Company will first notify you of its intent to exercise this right and give you 60 days to increase the accumulated value to at least $2,000. LEGAL MATTERS Legal matters applicable to the issue and sale of the Contracts, including our right to issue Contracts under Iowa Insurance Law, have been passed upon by Karen Shaff, General Counsel and Executive Vice President. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS There are no legal proceedings pending to which Separate Account B is a party or which would materially affect Separate Account B. REGISTRATION STATEMENT This prospectus omits some information contained in the SAI (Part B of the registration statement) and Part C of the registration statement which the Company has filed with the SEC. The SAI is hereby incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You may request a free copy of the SAI by writing or telephoning the annuity service office. You may obtain a copy of Part C of the registration statement from the SEC, Washington, D.C. by paying the prescribed fees. OTHER VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS The Company currently offers other variable annuity contracts that participate in Separate Account B. In the future, we may designate additional group or individual variable annuity contracts as participating in Separate Account B. CUSTOMER INQUIRIES Your questions should be directed to: Principal Flexible Variable Annuity, Principal Financial Group, P.O. Box 9382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9382, 1-800-852-4450. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND OTHER FEES Principal Life pays compensation to broker-dealers, financial institutions and other parties ("Financial Intermediaries") for the sale of the Contract according to schedules in the sales agreements and other agreements reached between us and the Financial Intermediaries. Such compensation generally consists of commissions on a specified amount of premium paid or the Contract. Principal Life and/or its affiliates may also pay other amounts ("Additional Payments") that include, but are not limited to, marketing allowances, expense reimbursements and educational payments. These Additional Payments are designed to provide incentives for the sale of Principal Life products and may influence the Financial intermediary or its Sales Representative to recommend the purchase of this Contract over another contract or over other investment options. Your registered representative typically receives a portion of the compensation that is payable to his or her broker-dealer in connection with the sale of the Contract, depending on the agreement between your registered representative and his or her firm. INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The financial statements of Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B and the consolidated financial statements of Principal Life Insurance Company are included in the SAI. Those statements have been audited by 40 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, for the periods indicated in their reports which also appear in the SAI. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The consolidated financial statements of Principal Life Insurance Company which are included in the SAI should be considered only as they relate to our ability to meet our obligations under the Contract. They do not relate to investment performance of the assets held in the Separate Account. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 41 www.principal.com TABLE OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISIONS The following is a brief summary of the investment objectives of each division. There is no guarantee that the objectives will be met. AIM V.I. CAPITAL APPRECIATION DIVISION (AIM V.I. GROWTH DIVISION AND AIM V.I. AGGRESSIVE GROWTH DIVISION MERGED INTO AIM V.I. CAPITAL APPRECIATION DIVISION APRIL 28, 2006) INVESTS IN: AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund - Series I Shares (AIM V.I. Growth Fund and AIM V.I. Aggressive Growth Fund merged into AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund April 28, 2006) INVESTMENT ADVISOR: A I M Advisors, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek growth of capital. AIM V.I. CORE EQUITY DIVISION (AIM V.I. PREMIER EQUITY DIVISION MERGED INTO AIM V.I. CORE EQUITY DIVISION APRIL 28, 2006) INVESTS IN: AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund - Series I Shares (AIM V.I. Premier Equity Fund merged into AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund April 28, 2006) INVESTMENT ADVISOR: A I M Advisors, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks growth of capital. The Fund invests normally at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, including convertible securities, of established companies that have long-term above-average growth in earnings, and growth companies that are believed to have the potential for above-average growth in earnings. AIM V.I. DYNAMICS DIVISION INVESTS IN: AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund - Series I Shares INVESTMENT ADVISOR: A I M Advisors, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital growth by normally investing at least 65% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-size companies. AIM V.I. GLOBAL HEALTH CARE DIVISION INVESTS IN: AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund - Series I Shares INVESTMENT ADVISOR: A I M Advisors, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund invests normally 80% of its assets in securities of healthcare industry companies. AIM V.I. SMALL COMPANY GROWTH DIVISION (EFFECTIVE JULY 3, 2006 AIM V.I. SMALL CAP GROWTH DIVISION) INVESTS IN: AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Fund - Series I Shares (effective July 3, 2006 AIM V.I. Small Cap Growth Fund) INVESTMENT ADVISOR: A I M Advisors, Inc. 42 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital growth by investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies. AIM V.I. TECHNOLOGY DIVISION INVESTS IN: AIM V.I. Technology Fund - Series I Shares INVESTMENT ADVISOR: A I M Advisors, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily at least 80% of its net assets in the equity securities and equity related instruments of companies engaged in technology related industries. AMERICAN CENTURY VP INCOME & GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP Income & Growth Fund - Class I INVESTMENT ADVISOR: American Century Investment Management, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks dividend growth, current income and appreciation. The account will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing in common stocks. AMERICAN CENTURY VP ULTRA DIVISION INVESTS IN: American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP Ultra Fund - Class I INVESTMENT ADVISOR: American Century Investment Management, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of large U.S. companies. AMERICAN CENTURY VP VALUE DIVISION INVESTS IN: American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP Value Fund - Class II INVESTMENT ADVISOR: American Century Investment Management, Inc. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks capital growth over time and, secondarily, income by investing primarily in equity securities. DREYFUS IP FOUNDERS DISCOVERY DIVISION INVESTS IN: Dreyfus Investment Portfolios Founders Discovery Portfolio - Initial Class INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Founders Asset Management LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks capital appreciation. To pursue this goal, the portfolio invests primarily in equity securities of small, U.S. based companies which are characterized as "growth" companies. FIDELITY VIP CONTRAFUND DIVISION INVESTS IN: Fidelity VIP Contra Portfolio - Service Class INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Fidelity Management & Research Company PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 43 www.principal.com INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital appreciation. FIDELITY VIP EQUITY-INCOME DIVISION INVESTS IN: Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio - Service Class 2 INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Fidelity Management & Research Company INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks reasonable income. The fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund's goad is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities comprising the Standard & Poor's 500/SM/ Index (S&P 500/(R)/). FIDELITY VIP GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio - Service Class INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Fidelity Management & Research Company INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term capital appreciation. JANUS ASPEN MID CAP GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: Janus Aspen Series Mid Cap Growth Portfolio - Service Shares INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Janus Capital Management LLC INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term growth of capital. It pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of mid-sized companies whose market capitalization falls, at the time of purchase, in the 12-month average of the capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. ASSET ALLOCATION DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Asset Allocation Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (doing business as Van Kampen) through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to generate a total investment return consistent with the preservation of capital. The Account intends to pursue a flexible investment policy in seeking to achieve this investment objective by investing primarily in equity and fixed-income securities. BALANCED DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Balanced Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to generate a total return consisting of current income and capital appreciation while assuming reasonable risks in furtherance of this objective by investing primarily in equity and fixed-income securities. 44 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 BOND DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Bond Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to provide as high a level of income as is consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment risk. CAPITAL VALUE DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Capital Value Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to provide long-term capital appreciation and secondarily growth investment income. The Account seeks to achieve its investment objectives through the purchase primarily of common stocks, but the Account may invest in other securities. DIVERSIFIED INTERNATIONAL DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Diversified International Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital by investing in a portfolio of equity securities domiciled in any of the nations of the world. EQUITY GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Equity Growth Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented common stocks of medium and large capitalization U.S. corporations and, to a limited extent, foreign corporations. EQUITY INCOME DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Equity Income Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek to provide current income and long-term growth of income and capital. The Account seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities, preferred securities, real estate investment trusts and convertible securities. GOVERNMENT & HIGH QUALITY BOND DIVISION (PREVIOUSLY GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DIVISION) INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Government & High Quality Bond Account (previously Government Securities Account) INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 45 www.principal.com INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek a high level of current income, liquidity and safety of principal. GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Growth Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Columbus Circle Investors through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek growth of capital. The Account seeks to achieve its objective through the purchase primarily of common stocks, but the Account may invest in other securities. INTERNATIONAL EMERGING MARKETS DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - International Emerging Markets Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - International SmallCap Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital. The Account will attempt to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. companies with comparatively smaller market capitalizations. LARGECAP BLEND DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - LargeCap Blend Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term growth of capital. LARGECAP GROWTH EQUITY DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - LargeCap Growth Equity Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital by investing in stocks of U.S. companies, with a focus on growth stocks. LARGECAP STOCK INDEX DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - LargeCap Stock Index Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital by investing in stocks of large U.S. companies. The Account attempts to mirror the investment results of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. 46 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 LARGECAP VALUE DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - LargeCap Value Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: AllianceBernstein, L.P. through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital. MIDCAP DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - MidCap Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to achieve capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of emerging and other growth-oriented companies. MIDCAP GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - MidCap Growth Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Mellon Equity Associates, LLP through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital. The Account will attempt to achieve its objective by investing primarily in growth stocks of medium market capitalization companies. MIDCAP VALUE DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - MidCap Value Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Neuberger Berman Management, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with value characteristics and medium market capitalizations. MONEY MARKET DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Money Market Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek as high a level of current income available from short-term securities as is considered consistent with preservation of principal and maintenance of liquidity by investing all of its assets in a portfolio of money market instruments. REAL ESTATE SECURITIES DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Real Estate Securities Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek to generate a high total return. The Account will attempt to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry. PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 47 www.principal.com SHORT-TERM BOND DIVISION (PREVIOUSLY LIMITED TERM BOND DIVISION) INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - Short-Term Bond Account (previously Limited Term Bond Account) INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to provide current income. SMALLCAP DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - SmallCap Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital. The Account will attempt to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of both growth and value oriented companies with comparatively smaller market capitalizations. SMALLCAP GROWTH DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - SmallCap Growth Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: Emerald Advisors, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement and UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital. The Account will attempt to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of growth companies with comparatively smaller market capitalizations. SMALLCAP VALUE DIVISION INVESTS IN: Principal Variable Contracts Fund - SmallCap Value Account INVESTMENT ADVISOR: J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement and Mellon Equity Associates, LLP through a sub-advisory agreement INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: to seek long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of small companies with value characteristics and comparatively smaller market capitalizations. 48 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 REGISTRATION STATEMENT This prospectus omits some information contained in the SAI (Part B of the registration statement) and Part C of the registration statement which the Company has filed with the SEC. The SAI is hereby incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You may request a free copy of the SAI by writing or telephoning the home office. By paying the prescribed fees, you may obtain a copy of Part C of the registration statement from: SEC's Public Reference Branch, 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580 Washington, D.C. 20549 Telephone: (202) 551-5850 The filings are also available on the SEC's webiste at www.sec.gov. The registration number for the Contract is 333-128079. CUSTOMER INQUIRIES Your questions should be directed to: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 2, Principal Financial Group, P.O. Box 9382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9382, 1-800-852-4450. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE SAI The table of contents for the Statement of Additional Information is provided below. TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information and History ......................................... Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ........................... Principal Underwriter ................................................... Calculation of Performance Data ......................................... Taxation Under Certain Retirement Plans................................. Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm................ Financial Statements ................................................... Principal Life Insurance Company Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ................ Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................... To obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, free of charge, write or telephone: Princor Financial Services Corporation a company of the Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392-2080 Telephone: 1-800-852-4450 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 49 www.principal.com CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION Financial statements are included in the Statement of Additional Information. Following are unit values for the Contract for the periods ended December 31.
NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE ACCUMULATION ----------------------------------------- UNITS BEGINNING END OF PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE OUTEND OFNG DIVISION OF PERIOD PERIOD FROM PRIOR PERIOD PERIOD -------- --------- ------ -------------------- (IN THOUSANDS) ------------ AIM V.I. Core Equity/(a)/ 2005 $ 8.578 $ 8.921 4.00% 2,960 2004 7.971 8.578 7.61 3,478 2003 6.487 7.971 22.88 3,942 2002 7.781 6.487 -16.63 4,400 2001 10.211 7.781 -23.80 5,152 2000 12.101 10.211 -15.62 4,586 Period Ended December 31, 1999/(1) / 10.000 12.101 21.01 1,494 AIM V.I. Dynamics 2005 8.183 8.947 9.34 126 2004 7.311 8.183 11.93 189 2003 5.371 7.311 36.12 161 2002 7.986 5.371 -32.74 45 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 7.986 -20.14 31 AIM V.I. Global Health Care 2005 9.887 10.560 6.81 837 2004 9.307 9.887 6.23 928 2003 7.375 9.307 26.19 830 2002 9.852 7.375 -25.14 568 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 9.852 -1.48 252 AIM V.I. Growth/(b)/ 2005 5.934 6.298 6.13 2,380 2004 5.552 5.934 6.88 2,879 2003 4.283 5.552 29.61 3,250 2002 6.284 4.283 -31.84 3,594 2001 9.624 6.284 -34.70 4,437 2000 12.256 9.624 -21.48 4,277 Period Ended December 31, 1999/(1)/ 10.000 12.256 22.56 968 AIM V.I. Premier Equity /(a)/ 2005 7.472 7.797 4.35 3,046 2004 7.154 7.472 4.45 3,551 2003 5.791 7.154 23.53 3,948 2002 8.408 5.791 -31.12 4,035 2001 9.738 8.408 -13.66 4,011 2000 11.553 9.738 -15.71 3,486 Period Ended December 31, 1999/(1)/ 10.000 11.553 15.53 1,149 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth 2005 8.513 8.843 3.88 302 2004 7.568 8.513 12.49 323 2003 5.743 7.568 31.77 235 2002 8.443 5.743 -31.98 141 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 8.443 -15.57 45 AIM V.I. Technology 2005 5.503 5.552 0.89 703 2004 5.325 5.503 3.34 826 2003 3.711 5.325 43.48 716 2002 7.070 3.711 -47.51 229 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 7.070 -29.30 100 American Century Income & Growth 2005 10.176 10.514 3.32 1,819 2004 9.119 10.176 11.59 1,885 2003 7.138 9.119 27.75 1,589 2002 8.965 7.138 -20.37 1,122 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 8.965 -10.35 368 American Century Ultra 2005 9.384 9.468 0.90 735 2004 8.585 9.384 9.31 749 2003 6.960 8.585 23.34 616 2002 9.119 6.960 -23.67 436 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 9.119 -8.81 120 American Century Value 2005 12.060 12.489 3.56 2,208 2004 10.696 12.060 12.75 1,772 2003 8.408 10.696 27.21 775 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(3)/ 10.000 8.408 -15.92 192 Dreyfus Investments Portfolios - Founders Discovery 2005 8.491 8.377 -1.34 1,199 2004 7.826 8.491 8.50 991 2003 5.819 7.826 34.49 511 2002 8.825 5.819 -34.06 134 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 8.825 -11.75 22 Fidelity VIP Contrafund 2005 11.630 13.421 15.40 6,299 2004 10.210 11.630 13.91 5,683 2003 8.055 10.210 26.75 4,985 2002 9.005 8.055 -10.55 4,524 2001 10.405 9.005 -13.46 4,272 2000 11.294 10.405 -7.87 3,917 Period Ended December 31, 1999/(1)/ 10.000 11.294 12.94 1,436 Fidelity VIP Equity-Income 2005 11.297 11.778 4.26 3,232 2004 10.285 11.297 9.84 2,826 2003 8.009 10.285 28.42 1,570 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(3)/ 10.000 8.009 -19.91 374 Fidelity VIP Growth 2005 7.965 8.312 4.36 3,633 2004 7.810 7.965 1.98 4,225 2003 5.956 7.810 31.13 4,456 2002 8.640 5.956 -31.07 4,674 2001 10.635 8.640 -18.76 5,285 2000 12.108 10.635 -12.17 4,837 Period Ended December 31, 1999/(1)/ 10.000 12.108 21.08 1,441 Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth 2005 6.256 6.921 10.63 1.691 2004 5.258 6.256 18.98 1,802 2003 3.951 5.258 33.09 1,819 2002 5.565 3.951 -29.01 1,636 2001 9.329 5.565 -40.35 1,448 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(//4//)/ 10.000 9.329 -6.71 70 Asset Allocation 2005 20.746 21.674 4.47 3,194 2004 19.363 20.746 7.14 3,663 2003 16.123 19.363 20.10 3,893 2002 18.753 16.123 -14.03 4,235 2001 19.766 18.753 -5.12 4,644 2000 19.696 19.766 0.36 4,505 1999 16.690 19.696 18.01 3,913 1998 15.478 16.690 7.83 3,762 1997 13.260 15.478 16.73 3,134 1996 11.891 13.260 11.51 2,264 Balanced 2005 17.728 18.697 5.47 4,195 2004 16.313 17.728 8.67 4,843 2003 13.901 16.313 17.35 5,379 2002 16.213 13.901 -14.26 5,862 2001 17.647 16.213 -8.13 6,926 2000 17.846 17.647 -1.12 7,235 1999 17.647 17.846 1.13 9,103 1998 15.966 17.647 10.53 8,903 1997 13.708 15.966 16.47 6,717 1996 12.270 13.708 11.72 4,661 Bond 2005 18.080 18.302 1.23 9,516 2004 17.440 18.080 3.67 9,744 2003 16.885 17.440 3.29 9,858 2002 15.648 16.885 7.91 9,735 2001 14.655 15.648 6.78 8,059 2000 13.718 14.655 6.83 6,415 1999 14.260 13.718 -3.80 7,677 1998 13.408 14.260 6.35 7,499 1997 12.275 13.408 9.23 5,017 1996 12.143 12.275 1.09 3,872 Capital Value 2005 23.514 24.803 5.48 5,949 2004 21.190 23.514 10.97 6,767 2003 17.098 21.190 23.93 7,376 2002 20.053 17.098 -14.74 7,883 2001 22.084 20.053 -9.20 8,725 2000 21.888 22.084 0.90 8,705 1999 23.156 21.888 -5.48 11,634 1998 20.642 23.156 12.18 11,720 1997 16.261 20.642 26.94 9,320 1996 13.333 16.261 21.96 6,267 Diversified International 2005 17.518 21.416 22.25 7,757 2004 14.656 17.518 19.53 7,928 2003 11.214 14.656 30.69 7,446 2002 13.529 11.214 -17.11 7,391 2001 18.092 13.529 -25.22 8,130 2000 19.987 18.092 -9.48 8,208 1999 16.071 19.987 24.37 7,799 1998 14.795 16.071 8.62 7,866 1997 13.347 14.795 10.85 7,316 1996 10.804 13.347 23.54 4,797 Equity Growth 2005 26.962 28.639 6.22 5,980 2004 24.972 26.962 7.97 6,945 2003 20.076 24.972 24.39 7,750 2002 28.124 20.076 -28.62 8,433 2001 33.450 28.124 -15.92 9,806 2000 38.363 33.450 -12.81 10,065 1999 27.815 38.363 37.92 9,018 1998 23.689 27.815 17.42 7,486 1997 18.340 23.689 29.17 6,077 1996 14.503 18.340 26.46 3,971 Equity Income 2005 10.965 11.768 7.32 3,191 2004 9.442 10.965 16.13 2,893 2003 8.399 9.442 12.42 2,381 2002 9.732 8.399 -13.70 2,332 2001 13.631 9.732 -28.60 2,694 2000 11.581 13.631 17.70 2,253 1999 11.464 11.581 1.02 1,670 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 11.464 14.64 639 Government & High Quality Bond 2005 17.755 17.887 0.74 11,265 2004 17.361 17.755 2.27 12,582 2003 17.262 17.361 0.57 14,675 2002 16.066 17.262 7.45 14,056 2001 15.118 16.066 6.27 9,403 2000 13.741 15.118 10.02 7,195 1999 13.954 13.741 -1.53 8,554 1998 13.049 13.954 6.94 8,554 1997 11.969 13.049 9.02 5,946 1996 11.728 11.969 2.06 5,443 Growth 2005 15.362 17.006 10.70 4,991 2004 14.222 15.362 8.02 6,003 2003 11.387 14.222 24.89 7,025 2002 16.257 11.387 -29.95 8,040 2001 22.098 16.257 -26.43 9,977 2000 24.904 22.098 -11.27 10,270 1999 21.657 24.904 14.99 10,999 1998 18.070 21.657 19.85 9,863 1997 14.411 18.070 25.39 7,898 1996 12.970 14.411 11.11 6,089 International Emerging Markets 2005 16.268 21.709 33.45 1,813 2004 13.272 16.268 22.57 1,270 2003 8.549 13.272 55.25 806 2002 9.371 8.549 -8.78 506 2001 9.910 9.371 -5.44 153 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(//4//)/ 10.000 9.910 -0.90 9 International SmallCap 2005 18.778 23.945 27.52 3,114 2004 14.604 18.778 28.58 3,108 2003 9.593 14.604 52.24 2,905 2002 11.592 9.593 -17.25 2,774 2001 15.020 11.592 -22.82 2,848 2000 17.184 15.020 -12.59 2,822 1999 8.978 17.184 91.40 1,246 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 8.978 -10.22 419 LargeCap Blend 2005 10.996 11.373 3.43 3,022 2004 10.089 10.996 8.99 5,335 2003 8.255 10.089 22.22 3,447 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(//6//)/ 10.000 8.255 -17.45 1,047 LargeCap Growth Equity 2005 5.476 5.604 2.34 1,078 2004 5.375 5.476 1.88 1,908 2003 4.420 5.375 21.62 1,675 2002 6.707 4.420 -34.10 565 2001 9.713 6.707 -30.95 218 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(//4//)/ 10.000 9.713 -2.87 18 LargeCap Stock Index 2005 8.978 9.263 3.17 3,511 2004 8.235 8.978 9.02 8,894 2003 6.498 8.235 26.72 7,596 2002 8.484 6.498 -23.40 6,302 2001 9.774 8.484 -13.20 5,484 2000 10.956 9.774 -10.79 4,136 Period Ended December 31, 1999/(1)/ 10.000 10.956 9.56 2,314 LargeCap Value 2005 11.759 12.244 88.60 2,132 2004 10.530 11.759 11.67 4,560 2003 8.326 10.530 26.47 2,948 MidCap 2005 31.580 34.060 7.85 1,477 2004 27.156 31.580 16.29 8,092 2003 20.704 27.156 31.16 8,364 2002 22.975 20.704 -9.88 8,520 2001 24.162 22.975 -4.91 8,963 2000 21.351 24.162 13.17 8,777 1999 19.125 21.351 11.64 9,229 1998 18.676 19.125 2.40 10,738 1997 15.405 18.676 21.23 9,820 1996 12.880 15.405 19.60 7,285 MidCap Growth 2005 10.289 11.555 12.30 3,151 2004 9.317 10.289 10.43 3,311 2003 6.711 9.317 38.83 3,255 2002 9.217 6.711 -27.19 1,754 2001 11.234 9.217 -17.95 1,867 2000 10.522 11.234 6.77 1,539 1999 9.607 10.522 9.52 746 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 9.607 -3.93 352 MidCap Value 2005 13.903 15.179 9.18 3,378 2004 11.476 13.903 21.15 2,980 2003 8.514 11.476 34.79 2,126 2002 9.575 8.514 -11.08 1,282 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(//4//)/ 10.000 9.575 -4.25 261 Money Market 2005 13.158 13.341 1.39 189 2004 13.203 13.158 -0.34 4,161 2003 13.272 13.203 -0.52 5,147 2002 13.252 13.272 0.15 7,629 2001 12.912 13.252 2.63 7.538 2000 12.306 12.912 4.92 5,465 1999 11.913 12.306 3.30 7,145 1998 11.463 11.913 3.93 4,905 1997 11.027 11.463 3.95 2,752 1996 10.628 11.027 3.75 2,929 Real Estate Securities 2005 23.567 26.965 14.42 3,360 2004 17.740 23.567 32.85 3,527 2003 12.931 17.740 37.19 3,015 2002 12.155 12.931 6.38 2,087 2001 11.318 12.155 7.40 893 2000 8.750 11.318 29.35 643 1999 9.275 8.750 -5.66 261 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 9.275 -7.25 195 Short-Term Bond 2005 9.963 10.017 0.54 3,597 2004 9.960 9.963 0.03 3,468 2003 9.960 1,380 SmallCap 2005 11.390 12.040 5.71 2004 9.625 11.390 18.34 4,216 2003 7.123 9.625 35.12 4,065 2002 9.926 7.123 -28.24 2,980 2001 9.801 9.926 1.28 2,697 2000 11.242 9.801 -12.82 2,250 1999 7.928 11.242 41.80 1,208 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 7.928 -20.72 459 SmallCap Growth 2005 9.488 9.995 5.34 3,595 2004 8.637 9.488 9.85 3,914 2003 6.005 8.637 43.84 3,973 2002 11.229 6.005 -46.53 3,622 2001 16.724 11.229 -32.86 3,766 2000 19.672 16.724 -14.99 3,535 1999 10.179 19.672 93.26 1,388 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 10.179 1.79 314 SmallCap Value 2005 21.143 22.178 4.90 2,718 2004 17.394 21.143 21.55 2,704 2003 11.694 17.394 48.74 2,478 2002 12.993 11.694 -10.00 2,064 2001 12.384 12.993 4.92 1,213 2000 10.123 12.384 22.34 756 1999 8.440 10.123 19.94 536 Period Ended December 31, 1998/(//5//)/ 10.000 8.440 -15.60 306
50 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 51 www.principal.com 52 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 53 www.principal.com 54 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 / //(1)/ Commenced operations on July 30, 1999. / //(//2//)/ Commenced operations on May 19, 2001. / //(//3//)/ Commenced operations on May 18, 2002. / //(//4//)/ Commenced operations on November 24, 2000. / //(//5//)/ Commenced operations on May 1, 1998. / //(//6//)/ Commenced operations on May 1, 2002. / / / //(a)/ On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Premier Equity Division were aquired by the AIM V.I. Core Equity Division. / //(b)/ On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Growth Division were aquired by the AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division.
NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE ACCUMULATION UNITS --------------------------------------------- OUTSTANDING BEGINNING END OF PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE END OF PERIOD DIVISION OF PERIOD PERIOD FROM PRIOR PERIOD (IN THOUSANDS) -------- --------- ------ -------------------- ---------------------- AIM V.I. Core Equity /(a)/ 2005 $ 8.369 $ 8.652 3.38% 795 2004 7.824 8.369 6.97 825 2003 6.405 7.824 22.15 818 2002 7.730 6.405 -17.14 722 2001 10.205 7.730 -24.25 577 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.446 10.205 -2.31 46 AIM V.I. Dynamics 2005 8.006 8.702 8.69 126 2004 7.196 8.006 11.26 124 2003 5.319 7.196 35.29 120 2002 7.956 5.319 -33.15 22 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 7.956 -20.44 5 AIM V.I. Global Health Care 2005 9.674 10.271 6.17 529 2004 9.162 9.674 5.59 546 2003 7.304 9.162 25.44 493 2002 9.815 7.304 -25.59 299 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 9.815 -1.85 121 AIM V.I. Growth /(b)/ 2005 5.789 6.108 5.51 393 2004 5.449 5.789 6.24 436 2003 4.230 5.449 28.83 430 2002 6.242 4.230 -32.24 368 2001 9.619 6.242 -35.11 314 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 9.819 9.619 -2.04 25 AIM V.I. Premier Equity /(a)/ 2005 7.290 7.561 3.72 892 2004 7.022 7.290 3.82 954 2003 5.718 7.022 22.81 888 2002 8.353 5.718 -31.55 689 2001 9.733 8.353 -14.18 439 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 9.810 9.733 -0.78 21 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth 2005 8.329 8.601 3.27 148 2004 7.450 8.329 11.80 138 2003 5.688 7.450 30.98 97 2002 8.411 5.688 -32.38 73 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 8.411 -15.89 20 AIM V.I. Technology 2005 5.384 5.400 0.30 433 2004 5.242 5.384 2.71 407 2003 3.675 5.242 42.63 336 2002 7.044 3.675 -47.82 138 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 7.044 -29.56 45 American Century Income & Growth 2005 9.957 10.227 2.71 986 2004 8.977 9.957 10.92 940 2003 7.069 8.977 26.99 801 2002 8.931 7.069 -20.85 531 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 8.931 -10.69 181 American Century Ultra 2005 9.182 9.209 0.29 397 2004 8.451 9.182 8.65 399 2003 6.893 8.451 22.62 315 2002 9.085 6.893 -24.14 262 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 9.085 -9.15 107 American Century Value 2005 11.872 12.220 2.93 1,157 2004 10.593 11.872 12.07 859 2003 8.376 10.593 26.47 349 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(3)/ 10.000 8.376 -16.24 90 Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - Founders Discovery 2005 8.308 8.148 -1.93 708 2004 7.704 8.308 7.84 590 2003 5.762 7.704 33.70 337 2002 8.792 5.762 -34.46 101 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.000 8.792 -12.08 12 Fidelity VIP Contrafund 2005 11.347 13.016 14.71 1,684 2004 10.022 11.347 13.22 1,488 2003 7.954 10.022 26.00 1,109 2002 8.946 7.954 -11.09 823 2001 10.399 8.946 -13.97 418 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.228 10.399 1.67 14 Fidelity VIP Equity Income 2005 11.121 11.525 3.63 1,743 2004 10.185 11.121 9.19 1,501 2003 7.979 10.185 27.65 783 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(3)/ 10.000 7.979 -20.21 143 Fidelity VIP Growth 2005 7.771 8.061 3.73 997 2004 7.666 7.771 1.37 994 2003 5.881 7.666 30.35 846 2002 8.583 5.881 -31.48 651 2001 10.629 8.583 -19.25 454 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 11.022 10.629 -3.57 27 Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth 2005 6.103 6.712 9.98 990 2004 5.161 6.103 18.25 1,048 2003 3.901 5.161 42.63 1,036 2002 5.528 3.901 -29.43 913 2001 9.324 5.528 -40.71 607 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.000 9.324 -6.76 21 Asset Allocation 2005 20.241 21.020 3.85 608 2004 19.006 20.241 6.50 562 2003 15.921 19.006 19.38 466 2002 18.630 15.921 -14.54 384 2001 19.754 18.630 -5.69 278 Period Ended December 31, 2000 /(1)/ 19.631 19.754 0.63 16 Balanced 2005 17.297 18.133 4.83 795 2004 16.012 17.297 8.03 727 2003 13.727 16.012 16.65 582 2002 16.107 13.727 -14.78 358 2001 17.637 16.107 -8.67 150 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 17.485 17.637 0.87 6 Bond 2005 17.641 17.751 0.62 3,442 2004 17.119 17.641 3.05 3,129 2003 16.674 17.119 2.67 2,590 2002 15.545 16.674 7.26 1,758 2001 14.647 15.545 6.13 805 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 14.225 14.647 2.97 12 Capital Value 2005 22.942 24.055 4.85 906 2004 20.800 22.942 10.30 893 2003 16.883 20.800 23.20 752 2002 19.921 16.883 -15.25 547 2001 22.072 19.921 -9.75 259 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 20.967 22.072 5.27 10 Diversified International 2005 17.091 20.770 21.53 2,114 2004 14.385 17.091 18.81 1,902 2003 11.074 14.385 29.90 1,244 2002 13.440 11.074 -17.61 769 2001 18.082 13.440 -25.67 412 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 17.028 18.082 6.19 22 Equity Growth 2005 26.306 27.776 5.59 801 2004 24.511 26.306 7.32 757 2003 19.824 24.511 23.64 611 2002 27.939 19.824 -29.04 463 2001 33.431 27.939 -16.43 284 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 35.430 33.431 -5.64 14 Equity Income 2005 10.699 11.413 6.67 1,064 2004 9.268 10.699 15.44 807 2003 8.294 9.268 11.75 508 2002 9.667 8.294 -14.20 407 2001 13.624 9.667 -29.04 347 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 12.984 13.624 4.93 16 Government & High Quality Bond 2005 17.323 17.348 0.14 133 2004 17.041 17.323 1.65 3,879 2003 17.046 17.041 -0.03 4,230 2002 15.960 17.046 6.80 3,410 2001 15.109 15.960 5.63 1,094 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 14.739 15.109 2.51 23 Growth 2005 14.988 16.493 10.04 11 2004 13.959 14.988 7.37 436 2003 11.244 13.959 24.14 410 2002 16.149 11.244 -30.37 358 2001 22.086 16.149 -26.88 271 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 23.356 22.086 -5.44 16 International Emerging Markets 2005 15.970 21.055 31.84 64 2004 13.027 15.970 22.59 704 2003 8.441 13.027 54.32 436 2002 9.309 8.441 -9.32 261 2001 9.904 9.309 -6.01 112 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.000 9.904 -0.96 10 International SmallCap 2005 18.321 23.223 26.76 958 2004 14.335 18.321 27.81 869 2003 9.473 14.335 51.33 635 2002 11.515 9.473 -17.74 450 2001 15.011 11.515 -23.29 265 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 14.559 15.011 3.10 25 LargeCap Blend 2005 10.824 11.129 2.82 1,448 2004 9.991 10.824 8.34 2,557 2003 8.224 9.991 21.49 1,544 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(//4//)/ 10.000 8.224 -17.76 366 LargeCap Growth Equity 2005 5.342 5.435 1.74 - 2004 5.276 5.342 1.25 1,079 2003 4.364 5.276 20.90 1,003 2002 6.663 4.364 -34.50 290 2001 9.708 6.663 -31.37 148 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.000 9.708 -2.92 17 LargeCap Stock Index 2005 8.760 8.984 2.56 350,361 2004 8.084 8.760 8.36 3,469 2003 6.417 8.084 25.98 2,745 2002 8.428 6.417 -23.86 1,531 2001 9.769 8.428 -13.73 710 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 9.939 9.769 -1.71 16 LargeCap Value 2005 11.575 11.981 3.51 1,132 2004 10.427 11.575 11.01 1,831 2003 8.295 10.427 25.70 1,063 Period Ended December 31, 2002/(//4//)/ 10.000 8.295 -17.05 299 MidCap 2005 30.812 33.033 7.21 319 2004 26.655 30.812 15.60 1,377 2003 20.445 26.655 30.38 1,064 2002 22.824 20.445 -10.42 697 2001 24.148 22.824 -5.48 335 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 22.631 24.148 6.70 8 MidCap Growth 2005 10.038 11.206 11.64 1,296 2004 9.145 10.038 9.76 1,295 2003 6.627 9.145 38.00 1,101 2002 9.156 6.627 -27.62 406 2001 11.228 9.156 -18.45 195 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.932 11.228 2.71 10 MidCap Value 2005 13.604 14.764 8.53 1,554 2004 11.297 13.604 20.42 1,322 2003 8.431 11.297 33.99 868 2002 9.539 8.431 -11.61 433 Period Ended December 31, 2001/(2)/ 10.00 9.539 -4.61 99 Money Market 2005 12.838 12.939 0.79 189 2004 12.960 12.838 -0.94 1,531 2003 13.106 12.960 -1.11 1,683 2002 13.164 13.106 -.0.44 2,833 2001 12.905 13.164 2.01 2,457 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 12.851 12.905 0.42 534 Real Estate Securities 2005 22.994 26.152 13.73 1,489 2004 17.413 22.994 32.05 1,395 2003 12.769 17.413 36.37 1,001 2002 12.075 12.769 5.75 612 2001 11.312 12.075 6.75 158 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 10.520 11.312 7.53 10 Short-Term Bond 2005 9.866 9.860 -0.06 1,612 2004 9.922 9.866 -0.56 1,613 2003 9.922 558 SmallCap 2005 11.113 11.677 5.08 1,361 2004 9.448 11.113 17.62 1,249 2003 7.034 9.448 34.32 947 2002 9.860 7.034 -28.66 505 2001 9.795 9.860 0.66 218 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 9.961 9.795 -1.67 8 SmallCap Growth 2005 9.257 9.694 4.72 851 2004 8.477 9.257 9.20 849 2003 5.929 8.477 42.97 741 2002 11.154 5.929 -46.84 517 2001 16.715 11.154 -33.27 291 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 16.727 16.715 -0.07 22 SmallCap Value 2005 20.629 21.510 4.27 1,086 2004 17.073 20.629 20.83 1,004 2003 11.548 17.073 47.85 776 2002 12.908 11.548 -10.54 571 2001 12.377 12.908 4.29 229 Period Ended December 31, 2000/(1)/ 11.303 12.377 9.50 3 ///(1)/ Commenced operations on November 24, 2000. ///(2)/ Commenced operations on May 19, 2001. ///(//3//)/ Commenced operations on May 18, 2002. ///(//4//)/ Commenced operations on May 1, 2002. ///(a)/ On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Premier Equity Division were aquired by the AIM V.I. Core Equity Division. ///(b)/ On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Growth Division were aquired by the AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division.
PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 55 www.principal.com 56 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 57 www.principal.com 58 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 1-800-852-4450 PRINCIPAL VARIABLE ANNUITY 59 www.principal.com PART B PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT B FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY ("FVA") CONTRACT STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 1, 2006 This Statement of Additional Information provides information about Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Flexible Variable Annuity (the "Contract") in addition to the information that is contained in the Contract's Prospectus, dated May 1, 2006. This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, a copy of which can be obtained free of charge by writing or telephoning: Variable Annuity The Principal Financial Group P.O. Box 9382 Des Moines Iowa 50306-9382 Telephone: 1-800-852-4450 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page General Information and History......................................... Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ........................... Principal Underwriter................................................... Calculation of Performance Data ......................................... Taxation Under Certain Retirement Plans................................. Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Report of Independent Auditors......................................... Financial Statements................................................... Principal Life Insurance Company Report of Independent Auditors......................................... Consolidated Financial Statements...................................... GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY Principal Life Insurance Company (the "Company") is the issuer of the Flexible Variable Annuity (the "Contract") and serves as custodian of its assets. The Company is a stock life insurance company with its home office at: Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392 and is authorized to transact life and annuity business in all states of the United States and the District of Columbia. The Company is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a publicly-traded company. In 1879, the Company was incorporated under Iowa law as a mutual assessment life insurance company named Bankers Life Association. It became a legal reserve life insurance company and changed its name to Bankers Life Company in 1911 and then to Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1986. The name change to Principal Life Insurance Company and reorganization into a mutual insurance holding company structure took place in 1998, when the Company became a stock life insurance company. In 2001, the mutual insurance holding company converted to a stock company through a process called demutualization, resulting in the current organizational structure. INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP, 801 Grand, Des Moines, Iowa, serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B and the Principal Life Insurance Company. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER Princor Financial Services Corporation ("Princor") is the principal underwriter of the Contract. Princor is a subsidiary of Principal Financial Services, Inc. The Contract's offering to the public is continuous. As the principal underwriter, Princor is paid for the distribution of the Contract. For the last three fiscal years Princor has received and retained the following commissions:
2005 2004 2003 RECEIVED/RETAINED RECEIVED/RETAINED RECEIVED/RETAINED ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $13,467,201.15/0 $21,325,271.04/0 $14,877,199.01/0
CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA The Separate Account may publish advertisements containing information (including graphs, charts, tables and examples) about the performance of one or more of its Divisions. The Contract was not offered prior to June 16, 1994. Certain of the underlying funds were offered prior to the date the Contract was available. Thus, the Separate Account may publish advertisements containing information about the hypothetical performance of one or more of its divisions for this Contract as the Contract was issued on or after the date the underlying mutual fund was first offered. The hypothetical performance from the date of inception of the underlying mutual fund in which the division invests is derived by reducing the actual performance of the underlying mutual fund by the highest level of fees and charges of the Contract as if it had been in existence. In addition, as certain of the underlying mutual funds have added classes since the inception of the fund, performance may be shown for periods prior to the inception date of the new class which represents the historical results of initial class shares and do not include the effects of the subsequent class' annual fees and expenses. The yield and total return figures described below will vary depending upon market conditions, the composition of the underlying mutual fund's portfolios and operating expenses. These factors and possible differences in the methods used in calculating yield and total return should be considered when comparing the Separate Account performance figures to performance figures published for other investment vehicles. The Separate Account may also quote rankings, yields or returns as published by independent statistical services or publishers and information regarding performance of certain market indices. Any performance data quoted for the Separate Account represents only historical performance and is not intended to indicate future performance. From time to time the Separate Account advertises its Money Market Division's "yield" and "effective yield" for these Contracts. Both yield figures are based on historical earnings and are not intended to indicate future performance. The "yield" of the division refers to the income generated by an investment under the Contract in the division over a seven-day period (which period will be stated in the advertisement). This income is then "annualized." That is, the amount of income generated by the investment during that week is assumed to be generated each week over a 52-week period and is shown as a percentage of the investment. The "effective yield" is calculated similarly but, when annualized, the income earned by an investment in the division is assumed to be reinvested. The "effective yield" will be slightly higher than the "yield" because of the compounding effect of this assumed reinvestment. Neither yield quotation reflects a sales load deducted from purchase payments which, if included, would reduce the "yield" and "effective yield."
YIELD FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR CONTRACTS: 7-DAY ANNUALIZED YIELD 7-DAY EFFECTIVE YIELD -------------- ---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- without a surrender charge or a purchase 1.61% 1.60% payment credit rider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- with a surrender charge but without a -4.39% -4.40% purchase payment credit rider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- without a surrender charge but with a 1.04% 1.79% purchase payment credit rider --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In addition, from time to time, the Separate Account will advertise the "yield" for certain other divisions for the Contract. The "yield" of a division is determined by annualizing the net investment income per unit for a specific, historical 30-day period and dividing the result by the ending maximum offering price of the unit for the same period. This yield quotation does not reflect a surrender charge which, if included, would reduce the "yield." Also, from time to time, the Separate Account will advertise the average annual total return of its various divisions. The average annual total return for any of the divisions is computed by calculating the average annual compounded rate of return over the stated period that would equate an initial $1,000 investment to the ending redeemable Contract value. In this calculation the ending value is reduced by a surrender charge that decreases from 6% to 0% over a period of 7 years. The Separate Account may also advertise total return figures for its divisions for a specified period that does not take into account the surrender charge in order to illustrate the change in the Division's unit value over time. See "Charges and Deductions" in the Prospectus for a discussion of surrender charges. Following are the hypothetical average annual total returns for the period ending December 31, 2005 assuming the Contract had been offered as of the effective dates of the underlying mutual funds in which the divisions invest:
CONTRACT WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER WITH SURRENDER CHARGE -------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE SINCE DIVISION DATE ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS INCEPTION -------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- Principal VCF Asset Allocation Division June 1, 1994 -1.58 1.23 6.15 6.87 Principal VCF Balanced Division December 18, 1987 -0.59 0.51 4.26 7.05 Principal VCF Bond Division December 18, 1987 -4.83 3.98 4.15 6.31 Principal VCF Capital Value Division May 13, 1970 -0.57 1.72 6.37 10.32 Principal VCF Diversified International Division May 2, 1994 16.20 2.82 7.04 6.70 Principal VCF Equity Growth Division June 1, 1994 0.16 -3.83 7.01 9.48 Principal VCF Equity Income Division May 1, 1998 1.27 -3.67 2.06 Principal VCF Government & High Quality Bond Division April 9, 1987 -5.31 2.83 4.27 5.92 Principal VCF Growth Division May 2, 1994 4.65 -5.95 2.70 4.62 Principal VCF International Emerging Markets Division October 24, 2000 26.57 16.60 14.57 Principal VCF International SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 21.46 9.28 11.87 Principal VCF LargeCap Blend Division May 1, 2002 -2.62 2.94 Principal VCF LargeCap Growth Equity Division October 24, 2000 -3.71 -11.48 -15.25 Principal VCF LargeCap Stock Index Division May 3, 1999 -2.88 -1.78 -1.43 Principal VCF LargeCap Value Division May 1, 2002 -1.93 5.28 Principal VCF MidCap Division December 18, 1987 1.80 6.58 10.18 12.66 Principal VCF MidCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 6.26 -0.11 1.77 Principal VCF MidCap Value Division May 3, 1999 3.13 8.31 12.19 Principal VCF Money Market Division March 18, 1983 -4.66 0.00 2.26 1.81 Principal VCF Real Estate Securities Division May 1, 1998 8.36 18.61 13.75 Principal VCF Short-Term Bond Division May 1, 2003 -5.52 -1.77 Principal VCF SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 -0.34 3.62 2.31 Principal VCF SmallCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 -0.71 -10.83 -0.03 Principal VCF SmallCap Value Division May 1, 1998 -1.16 11.92 10.87 AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division May 5, 1993 1.43 -4.72 4.64 7.60 AIM V.I. Core Equity Division May 2, 1994 -2.05 -3.43 6.10 7.68 AIM V.I. Dynamics Division August 25, 1997 3.29 -6.15 3.63 AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division May 22, 1997 0.75 -2.34 7.72 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Division August 25, 1997 -2.17 -4.15 5.04 AIM V.I. Technology Division May 21, 1997 -5.15 -17.31 1.58 American Century VP Income & Growth Division October 31, 1997 -2.72 0.55 4.72 American Century VP Ultra Division May 1, 2001 -5.16 -1.14 American Century VP Value Division May 1, 1996 -2.50 6.83 9.14 Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Division December 15, 1999 -7.40 -6.09 -5.19 Fidelity VIP Contrafund Division January 31, 1995 9.34 4.66 10.59 13.10 Fidelity VIP Equity Income Division November 3, 1986 -1.79 1.94 7.14 9.21 Fidelity VIP Growth Division October 31, 1986 -1.69 -5.64 5.85 9.43 Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Division September 13, 1993 4.58 -6.68 5.58 9.08
CONTRACT WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER WITHOUT SURRENDER CHARGE -------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE SINCE DIVISION DATE ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS INCEPTION -------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- Principal VCF Asset Allocation Division June 1, 1994 4.42 1.79 6.15 6.87 Principal VCF Balanced Division December 18, 1987 5.41 1.09 4.26 7.05 Principal VCF Bond Division December 18, 1987 1.17 4.49 4.15 6.31 Principal VCF Capital Value Division May 13, 1970 5.43 2.28 6.37 10.32 Principal VCF Diversified International Division May 2, 1994 22.20 3.35 7.04 6.70 Principal VCF Equity Growth Division June 1, 1994 6.16 -3.14 7.01 9.48 Principal VCF Equity Income Division May 1, 1998 7.27 -2.98 2.06 Principal VCF Government & High Quality Bond Division April 9, 1987 0.69 3.36 4.27 5.92 Principal VCF Growth Division May 2, 1994 10.65 -5.20 2.70 4.62 Principal VCF International Emerging Markets Division October 24, 2000 32.57 16.92 14.79 Principal VCF International SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 27.46 9.70 11.87 Principal VCF LargeCap Blend Division May 1, 2002 3.38 3.94 Principal VCF LargeCap Growth Equity Division October 24, 2000 2.29 -10.52 -14.50 Principal VCF LargeCap Stock Index Division May 3, 1999 3.12 -1.15 -1.43 Principal VCF LargeCap Value Division May 1, 2002 4.07 / 6.22 Principal VCF MidCap Division December 18, 1987 7.80 7.04 10.18 12.66 Principal VCF MidCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 12.26 0.48 1.77 Principal VCF MidCap Value Division May 3, 1999 9.13 8.75 12.19 Principal VCF Money Market Division March 18, 1983 1.34 0.59 2.26 1.81 Principal VCF Real Estate Securities Division May 1, 1998 14.36 18.91 13.75 Principal VCF Short-Term Bond Division May 1, 2003 0.48 0.13 Principal VCF SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 5.66 4.13 2.31 Principal VCF SmallCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 5.29 -9.90 -0.03 Principal VCF SmallCap Value Division May 1, 1998 4.84 12.30 10.87 AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division May 5, 1993 7.43 -4.00 4.64 7.60 AIM V.I. Core Equity Division May 2, 1994 3.95 -2.75 6.10 7.68 AIM V.I. Dynamics Division August 25, 1997 9.29 -5.39 3.63 AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division May 22, 1997 6.75 -1.69 7.72 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Division August 25, 1997 3.83 -3.45 5.04 AIM V.I. Technology Division May 21, 1997 0.85 -16.06 1.58 American Century VP Income & Growth Division October 31, 1997 3.28 1.13 4.72 American Century VP Ultra Division May 1, 2001 0.84 10.75 -0.48 American Century VP Value Division May 1, 1996 3.50 7.28 9.14 Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Division December 15, 1999 -1.40 -5.33 -5.19 Fidelity VIP Contrafund Division January 31, 1995 15.34 5.15 10.59 13.10 Fidelity VIP Equity Income Division November 3, 1986 4.21 2.49 7.14 9.21 Fidelity VIP Growth Division October 31, 1986 4.31 -4.90 5.85 9.43 Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Division September 13, 1993 10.58 -5.90 5.58 9.08
CONTRACT WITH PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER WITH SURRENDER CHARGE -------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE SINCE DIVISION DATE ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS INCEPTION -------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- Principal VCF Asset Allocation Division June 1, 1994 -4.20 0.01 5.52 6.23 Principal VCF Balanced Division December 18, 1987 -3.22 -0.72 3.64 6.41 Principal VCF Bond Division December 18, 1987 -7.43 2.81 3.52 5.67 Principal VCF Capital Value Division May 13, 1970 -3.20 0.52 5.73 9.66 Principal VCF Diversified International Division May 2, 1994 13.47 1.63 6.40 6.06 Principal VCF Equity Growth Division June 1, 1994 -2.47 -5.16 6.37 8.82 Principal VCF Equity Income Division May 1, 1998 -1.37 -5.00 1.09 Principal VCF Government & High Quality Bond Division April 9, 1987 -7.91 1.64 3.65 5.29 Principal VCF Growth Division May 2, 1994 1.99 -7.34 2.10 4.00 Principal VCF International Emerging Markets Division October 24, 2000 23.78 15.55 13.54 Principal VCF International SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 18.70 8.18 11.00 Principal VCF LargeCap Blend May 1, 2002 -5.23 1.53 Principal VCF LargeCap Growth Equity Division October 24, 2000 -6.32 -13.07 -17.01 Principal VCF LargeCap Stock Index Division May 3, 1999 -5.49 -3.06 -2.71 Principal VCF LargeCap Value May 1, 2002 -4.55 3.90 Principal VCF MidCap Division December 18, 1987 -0.85 5.45 9.52 11.99 Principal VCF MidCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 3.59 -1.36 0.79 Principal VCF MidCap Value Division May 3, 1999 0.48 7.20 11.19 Principal VCF Money Market Division March 18, 1983 -7.27 -1.24 1.64 1.19 Principal VCF Real Estate Securities Division May 1, 1998 5.68 17.57 12.89 Principal VCF Short-Term Bond Division May 1, 2003 -8.12 -3.57 Principal VCF SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 -2.97 2.44 1.34 Principal VCF SmallCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 -3.34 -12.39 -1.04 Principal VCF SmallCap Value Division May 1, 1998 -3.78 10.85 10.00 AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division May 5, 1993 -1.21 -6.07 4.01 6.96 AIM V.I. Core Equity Division May 2, 1994 -4.67 -4.75 5.47 7.03 AIM V.I. Dynamics Division August 25, 1997 0.64 -7.55 3.01 AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division May 22, 1997 -0.89 -3.63 7.07 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Division August 25, 1997 -4.79 -5.49 4.41 AIM V.I. Technology Division May 21, 1997 -7.75 -19.20 0.97 American Century VP Income & Growth Division October 31, 1997 -5.34 -0.68 4.09 American Century VP Ultra Division May 1, 2001 -7.76 -2.45 American Century VP Value Division May 1, 1996 -5.12 5.70 8.49 Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Division December 15, 1999 -9.98 -7.48 -6.67 Fidelity VIP Contrafund Division January 31, 1995 6.66 3.49 9.93 12.43 Fidelity VIP Equity Income Division November 3, 1986 -4.42 0.74 6.50 8.56 Fidelity VIP Growth Division October 31, 1986 -4.31 -7.02 5.21 8.78 Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Division September 13, 1993 1.92 -8.09 4.95 8.43
CONTRACT WITH PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDIT RIDER WITHOUT SURRENDER CHARGE -------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE SINCE DIVISION DATE ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS INCEPTION -------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- Principal VCF Asset Allocation Division June 1, 1994 3.80 1.18 5.52 6.23 Principal VCF Balanced Division December 18, 1987 4.78 0.48 3.64 6.41 Principal VCF Bond Division December 18, 1987 0.57 3.86 3.52 5.67 Principal VCF Capital Value Division May 13, 1970 4.80 1.66 5.73 9.66 Principal VCF Diversified International Division May 2, 1994 21.47 2.73 6.40 6.06 Principal VCF Equity Growth Division June 1, 1994 5.53 -3.72 6.37 8.82 Principal VCF Equity Income Division May 1, 1998 6.63 -3.57 1.45 Principal VCF Government & High Quality Bond Division April 9, 1987 0.09 2.74 3.65 5.29 Principal VCF Growth Division May 2, 1994 9.99 -5.77 2.10 4.00 Principal VCF International Emerging Markets Division October 24, 2000 31.78 16.22 14.10 Principal VCF International SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 26.70 9.04 11.20 Principal VCF LargeCap Blend May 1, 2002 2.77 3.32 Principal VCF LargeCap Growth Equity Division October 24, 2000 1.68 -11.06 -15.01 Principal VCF LargeCap Stock Index Division May 3, 1999 2.51 -1.74 -2.02 Principal VCF LargeCap Value May 1, 2002 3.45 5.59 Principal VCF MidCap Division December 18, 1987 7.15 6.40 9.52 11.99 Principal VCF MidCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 11.59 -0.12 1.16 Principal VCF MidCap Value Division May 3, 1999 8.48 8.10 11.52 Principal VCF Money Market Division March 18, 1983 0.73 -0.01 1.64 1.19 Principal VCF Real Estate Securities Division May 1, 1998 13.68 18.20 13.07 Principal VCF Short-Term Bond Division May 1, 2003 -0.12 -0.47 Principal VCF SmallCap Division May 1, 1998 5.03 3.51 1.70 Principal VCF SmallCap Growth Division May 1, 1998 4.66 -10.44 -0.63 Principal VCF SmallCap Value Division May 1, 1998 4.22 11.63 10.21 AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division May 5, 1993 6.79 -4.57 4.01 6.96 AIM V.I. Core Equity Division May 2, 1994 3.33 -3.33 5.47 7.03 AIM V.I. Dynamics Division August 25, 1997 8.64 -5.96 3.01 AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division May 22, 1997 6.11 -2.27 7.07 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Division August 25, 1997 3.21 -4.03 4.41 AIM V.I. Technology Division May 21, 1997 0.25 -16.57 0.97 American Century VP Income & Growth Division October 31, 1997 2.66 0.52 4.09 American Century VP Ultra Division May 1, 2001 0.24 -1.08 American Century VP Value Division May 1, 1996 2.88 6.64 8.49 Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Division December 15, 1999 -1.98 -5.90 -5.76 Fidelity VIP Contrafund Division January 31, 1995 14.66 4.52 9.93 12.43 Fidelity VIP Equity Income Division November 3, 1986 6.63 -3.57 1.45 Fidelity VIP Growth Division October 31, 1986 3.69 -5.47 5.21 8.78 Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Division September 13, 1993 9.92 -6.47 4.95 8.43
TAXATION UNDER CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES Contributions. Individuals may make contributions for individual retirement -------------- annuity (IRA) contracts. Individuals may make deductible contributions (for any year) up to the lesser of the amount shown in the chart or 100% of compensation. Individuals age 50 or over are also permitted to make additional "catch-up" contributions. The additional contribution is $500 for 2002 through 2005 and $1,000 in 2006 and beyond. Such individuals may establish a traditional IRA for a non-working spouse. The annual contribution for both spouses' contracts cannot exceed the lesser of the amount shown in the chart or 100% of the working spouse's compensation. No more than the individual IRA limit may be contributed to either spouse's IRA for any year.
IRA - MAXIMUM ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION ---------------------------------------------------------- YEAR INDIVIDUAL IRA INDIVIDUAL IRA + SPOUSAL IRA ---- -------------- ---------------------------- 2004 $3,000 $ 6,000 2005 $4,000 $ 8,000 2006 $4,000 $ 8,000 2007 $4,000 $ 8,000 2008 $5,000 $10,000
Starting in 2009, limits are indexed for cost-of-living. Contributions may be tax deductible. If an individual and his/her spouse do not participate in a qualified retirement plan, the contributions to an IRA are fully tax deductible regardless of income. If an individual is an active participant in a qualified retirement plan, his/her ability to deduct the contributions depends upon his/her income level. For individuals who are not active participants but whose spouses are, deductibility of traditional IRA contributions is phased out if the couple files a joint return and the Adjusted Gross Income is between $150,000 and $160,000.
DEDUCTIBILITY OF TRADITIONAL IRA CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARRIED INDIVIDUALS (FILING JOINTLY) SINGLE INDIVIDUAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- LIMITED NO LIMITED NO YEAR DEDUCTION DEDUCTION YEAR DEDUCTION DEDUCTION ---- --------- --------- ---- --------- --------- 2004 $65,000 $ 75,000 2004 $45,000 $55,000 2005 2005 $70,000 $ 80,000 and beyond $50,000 $60,000 2006 $75,000 $ 85,000 2007 and beyond $80,000 $100,000
An individual may make non-deductible IRA contributions to the extent of the excess of: 1) The lesser of maximum annual contribution or 100% of compensation, over 2) The IRA deductible contributions made with respect to the individual. An individual may not make any contribution to his/her own IRA for the year in which he/she reaches age 70 1/2 or for any year thereafter. Taxation of Distributions. Distributions from IRA Contracts are taxed as -------------------------- ordinary income to the recipient, although special rules exist for the tax-free return of non-deductible contributions. In addition, taxable distributions received under an IRA Contract prior to age 591/2 are subject to a 10% penalty tax in addition to regular income tax. Certain distributions are exempted from this penalty tax, including distributions following the owner's death or disability if the distribution is paid as part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's designated Beneficiary; distributions to pay medical expenses; distributions for certain unemployment expenses; distributions for first home purchases (up to $10,000) and distributions for higher education expenses. Required Distributions. Generally, distributions from IRA Contracts must ----------------------- commence not later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the owner attains age 701/2, and such distributions must be made over a period that does not exceed the uniform life distribution period established by the IRS. A penalty tax of 50% would be imposed on any amount by which the minimum required distribution in any year exceeded the amount actually distributed in that year. In addition, in the event that the owner dies before his or her entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the owner's entire interest must be distributed in accordance with rules similar to those applicable upon the death of the Contract Owner in the case of a non-qualified Contract, as described in the Prospectus. Tax-Free Rollovers. The Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") permits the taxable ------------------- portion of funds to be transferred in a tax-free rollover from a qualified employer pension, profit-sharing, annuity, bond purchase or tax-deferred annuity plan to an IRA Contract if certain conditions are met, and if the rollover of assets is completed within 60 days after the distribution from the qualified plan is received. A direct rollover of funds may avoid a 20% federal tax withholding generally applicable to qualified plans or tax-deferred annuity plan distributions. In addition, not more frequently than once every twelve months, amounts may be rolled over tax-free from one IRA to another, subject to the 60-day limitation and other requirements. The once-per-year limitation on rollovers does not apply to direct transfers of funds between IRA custodians or trustees. SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS AND SALARY REDUCTION SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS Contributions. Under Section 408(k) of the Code, employers may establish a type -------------- of IRA plan referred to as a simplified employee pension plan (SEP). Employer contributions to a SEP cannot exceed the amounts in the chart below.
SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN (SEP) ---------------------------------------------------- YEAR EMPLOYER ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION ---- ---------------------------- 2003 and beyond Indexed for cost-of-living.
Employees of certain small employers may have contributions made to the salary reduction simplified employee pension plan (SAR/SEP) on their behalf on a salary reduction basis. The amount that an employee chooses to defer and contribute to the SAR/SEP is referred to as an elective deferral. These elective deferrals are subject to the same cap as elective deferrals to IRC Section 401(k) plans, see table below. In addition to the elective deferrals, SAR/SEP may permit additional elective deferrals by individuals age 50 or over, referred to as "catch-up contributions". No new SAR/SEP are permitted after 1996 for any employer, but those in effect prior to 1997 may continue to operate, receive contributions, and add new employees. Employees of tax-exempt organizations and state and local government agencies are not eligible for SAR/SEPs.
SALARY REDUCTION SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN (SAR-SEP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ELECTIVE DEFERRAL CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTION ---- ----------------- --------------------- 2004 $13,000 $3,000 2005 $14,000 $4,000 2006 $15,000 $5,000 2007 and beyond Indexed for cost-of-living. Indexed for cost-of-living.
Taxation of Distributions. Generally, distribution payments from SEPs and -------------------------- SAR/SEPs are subject to the same distribution rules described above for IRAs. Required Distributions. SEPs and SAR/SEPs are subject to the same minimum ----------------------- required distribution rules described above for IRAs. Tax-Free Rollovers. Generally, rollovers and direct transfers may be made to and ------------------- from SEPs and SAR/SEPs in the same manner as described above for IRAs, subject to the same conditions and limitations. SAVINGS INCENTIVE MATCH PLANS FOR EMPLOYEES (SIMPLE IRA) Contributions. Under Section 408(p) of the Code, employers may establish a type -------------- of IRA plan known as a SIMPLE IRA. Employees may have contributions made to the SIMPLE IRA on a salary reduction basis. The amount that an employee chooses to defer and contribute to the SIMPLE IRA is referred to as an elective deferral. These elective deferrals cannot exceed the amounts shown in the chart. In addition to the elective deferrals, SIMPLE IRA may permit additional elective deferrals by individuals age 50 or over, referred to as "catch-up contributions". Elective contribution amounts made under the salary reduction portions (i.e., those subject to the $7,000 limit in 2002) of a SIMPLE IRA plan are counted in the overall limit on elective deferrals by any individual. For example, an individual under age 50 who defers the maximum of $7,000 to a SIMPLE IRA of one employer and participates in a 401(k) plan of another employer would be limited to an elective deferral of $4,000 in 2002 ($11,000 - $7,000) to the 401(k) plan. The employer generally must match either 100% of the employee's elective deferral, up to 3% of the employee's compensation or fixed nonelective contributions of 2% of compensation.
SAVINGS INCENTIVE MATCH PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES (SIMPLE IRA) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ELECTIVE DEFERRAL CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTION OVERALL LIMIT ON ELECTIVE DEFERRALS ---- ----------------- --------------------- ----------------------------------- 2004 $9,000 $1,500 $13,000 2005 $10,000 $2,000 $14,000 2006 Indexed for cost-of-living. $2,500 $15,000 2007 and beyond Indexed for cost-of-living. Indexed for cost-of-living.
Taxation of Distributions. Generally, distribution payments from SIMPLE IRAs are -------------------------- subject to the same distribution rules described above for IRAs, except that distributions made within two years of the date of an employee's first participation in a SIMPLE IRA of an employer are subject to a 25% penalty tax instead of the 10% penalty tax discussed previously. Required Distributions. SIMPLE IRAs are subject to the same minimum required ----------------------- distribution rules described above for IRAs. Tax-Free Rollovers. Direct transfers may be made among SIMPLE IRAs in the same ------------------- manner as described above for IRAs, subject to the same conditions and limitations. Rollovers from SIMPLE IRAs are permitted after two years have elapsed from the date of an employee's first participation in a SIMPLE IRA of the employer. Rollovers to SIMPLE IRAs from other plans are not permitted. ROTH INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES (ROTH IRA) Contribution. Under Section 408A of the Code, individuals may contribute to a ------------- Roth IRA on his/her own behalf up to the lesser of maximum annual contribution limit as shown in the chart or 100% of compensation. In addition, the contribution must be reduced by the amount of any contributions made to other IRAs for the benefit of the same individual. Individuals age 50 or over are also permitted to make additional "catch-up" contributions. The additional contribution is $500 for 2002 through 2005 and $1,000 in 2006 and beyond.
ROTH IRA - MAXIMUM ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION ------------------------------------------------ YEAR INDIVIDUAL ROTH IRA CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTION ---- ------------------- --------------------- 2004 $3,000 $ 500 2005 $4,000 $ 500 2006 $4,000 $1,000 2007 $4,000 $1,000 2008 $5,000 $1,000
Starting in 2009, individual Roth IRA limits are indexed for cost-of-living. The maximum contribution is phased out for single taxpayers with adjusted gross income between $95,000 and $110,000 and for joint filers with adjusted gross income between $150,000 and $160,000 (see chart below). If taxable income is recognized on the traditional IRA, and IRA owner (with adjusted gross income of less than $100,000) may convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. If the conversion is made in 1999, IRA income recognized may be spread over four years. Otherwise, all IRA income will need to be recognized in the year of conversion. No IRS 10% tax penalty will apply to the conversion.
MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SINGLE MARRIED FILING JOINT ROTH IRA CONTRIBUTION ------ -------------------- --------------------- $95,000 or less $150,000 or less Full Contribution $95,000 - $110,000 $150,000 - $160,0000 Partial Contribution* $110,000 & over $160,000 & over No Contribution *Those entitled to only a partial contribution should check with a tax advisor to determine the allowable contribution.
A person whose filing status is "married, filing separately" may not make a full Roth IRA contribution, unless the couple are separated and have been living apart for the entire year. Only a partial contribution is allowed if the Modified Adjusted Gross Income is less than $10,000. Taxation of Distribution. Qualified distributions are received income-tax free ------------------------- by the Roth IRA owner, or beneficiary in case of the Roth IRA owner's death. A qualified distribution is any distribution made after five years if the IRA owner is over age 591/2, dies, becomes disabled, or uses the funds for first-time home buyer expenses at the time of distribution. The five-year period for converted amounts begins from the year of the conversion. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Board of Directors and Participants Principal Life Insurance Company We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the divisions of Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B [comprised of the AIM V.I. Basic Value Series 1, AIM V.I. Core Equity Series I, AIM V.I. Dynamics Series I, AIM V.I. Global Health Care (formerly AIM V.I. Health Sciences Series I), AIM V.I. Growth Series I, AIM V.I. Premier Equity Series I, AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Series I, AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Series I, AIM V.I. Technology Series I, Alliance Bernstein Small Cap Growth, American Century VP Income & Growth Class I, American Century VP Inflation Protection Class II, American Century VP Ultra Class I, American Century VP Ultra Class II, American Century VP Value Class II, American Century VP Vista Class I, Asset Allocation, Balanced, Bond, Capital Value, Diversified International (formerly International), Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Initial Shares, Dreyfus IP Technology Service Class, Equity Growth, Equity Income, Equity Value, Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class 2, Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class, Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class 2, Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class 2, Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class, Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class 2, Fidelity VIP III Mid Cap Service Class 2, Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund Service Class I, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class I, Government & High Quality Bond (formerly Government Securities), Growth, International Emerging Markets, International SmallCap, Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Service Shares, LargeCap Blend, LargeCap Growth Equity, LargeCap Stock Index, LargeCap Value, MidCap, MidCap Growth, MidCap Value, Money Market, Neuberger Berman AMT Fasciano S Class, Neuberger Berman AMT High Income Bond S Class, Neuberger Berman AMT Partners, Neuberger Berman AMT Socially Responsive I Class, Principal LifeTime Strategic Income, Principal LifeTime 2010, Principal LifeTime 2020, Principal LifeTime 2030, Principal LifeTime 2040, Principal LifeTime 2050, Real Estate Securities, Short-Term Bond (formerly Limited Term Bond), SmallCap, SmallCap Growth, SmallCap Value, T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth II, T. Rowe Price Health Science, and Templeton Growth Securities Class 2 Divisions] as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the periods disclosed in the financial statements. These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of Principal Life Insurance Company. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Separate Account's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Separate Account's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the transfer agents. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective divisions of Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B at December 31, 2005, and the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets for the periods described above, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. ey Des Moines, Iowa March 13, 2006 0508-0671124 0 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities December 31, 2005 >
AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Basic Value Core Equity Series I Series I Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $154,174 $33,286,796 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $154,174 $33,286,796 ==================================== ==================================== Net Assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - 26,404,776 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - 6,882,020 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 57,337 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 96,837 - Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $154,174 $33,286,796 ==================================== ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $150,248 $37,159,257 Shares of mutual fund owned 12,464 1,419,480 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - 2,959,747 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - 795,406 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 4,887 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 8,321 - Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - 8.92 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - 8.65 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 11.73 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 11.64 - Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
AIM V.I. AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Small AIM V.I. AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Premier Small Cap Company Dynamics Global Growth Equity Equity Growth Series I Health Care Series I Series I Series I Series I Division Division Division Division Division Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $2,558,055 $14,275,760 $17,386,992 $30,497,113 $159,866 $3,943,379 - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $2,558,055 $14,275,760 $17,386,992 $30,497,113 $159,866 $3,943,379 ============================================================================================================ ============================================================================================================ - - $ - $ $ -$ - $ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,464,567 8,839,864 14,989,395 23,752,771 - 2,668,471 1,093,488 5,435,896 2,397,597 6,744,342 - 1,274,908 - - - - 74,896 - - - - - 84,970 - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $2,558,055 $14,275,760 $17,386,992 $30,497,113 $159,866 $3,943,379 ============================================================================================================ ============================================================================================================ $2,014,943 $11,678,572 $26,974,214 $35,774,709 $153,456 $3,221,247 173,193 698,423 1,007,942 1,366,358 11,877 243,268 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 163,682 837,104 2,379,850 3,046,343 - 301,737 125,649 529,236 392,506 891,874 - 148,216 - - - - 6,113 - - - - - 6,992 - - - $ - $ $ -$ - $ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.95 10.56 6.30 7.80 - 8.84 8.70 10.27 6.11 7.56 - 8.60 - - - - 12.25 - - - - - 12.15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ $ -$ - $ - $ - - - - - -
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) December 31, 2005
Alliance AIM V.I. Bernstein Technology Small Cap Series I Growth Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $6,245,192 $271,070 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $6,245,192 $271,070 ==================================== ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 3,904,927 - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 2,340,265 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity - 222,864 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider - 48,206 Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $6,245,192 $271,070 ==================================== ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $5,535,467 $254,780 Shares of mutual fund owned 492,135 22,110 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 703,257 - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 433,332 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity - 17,677 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider - 3,855 Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 5.55 - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 5.40 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity - 12.61 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider - 12.50 Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
American American Century VP Century VP American American American American Income & Inflation Century VP Century VP Century VP Century VP Growth Protection Ultra Ultra Value Vista Class I Class II Class I Class II Class II Class I Division Division Division Division Division Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $35,268,524 $18,214,165 $10,612,172 $15,535,665 $41,721,937 $313,261 - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $35,268,524 $18,214,165 $10,612,172 $15,535,665 $41,721,937 $313,261 =============================================================================================================== =============================================================================================================== $ - $ -$ -$ -$ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,049,400 - - - - - 19,131,884 - 6,956,223 - 27,580,849 - 10,087,240 - 3,655,949 - 14,141,088 - - 12,535,352 - 10,293,360 - 213,330 - 5,678,813 - 5,242,305 - 99,931 - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $35,268,524 $18,214,165 $10,612,172 $15,535,665 $41,721,937 $313,261 =============================================================================================================== =============================================================================================================== $29,393,469 $18,421,877 $ 9,123,091 $15,037,692 $39,033,594 $299,744 4,696,208 1,775,260 1,022,367 1,503,937 5,094,254 21,619 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 567,304 - - - - - 1,819,486 - 734,704 - 2,208,368 - 986,300 - 396,996 - 1,157,152 - - 1,226,920 - 911,185 - 17,087 - 560,382 - 467,863 - 8,070 $ - $ -$ -$ -$ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.66 - - - - - 10.51 - 9.47 - 12.49 - 10.23 - 9.21 - 12.22 - - 10.22 - 11.30 - 12.48 - 10.13 - 11.20 - 12.38 - - - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ -$ -$ -$ - $ - - - - - - -
0508-0671124 0 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) December 31, 2005
Asset Allocation Balanced Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $84,245,177 $98,501,482 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $84,245,177 $98,501,482 ==================================== ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - 925,091 Premier Variable 128,956 4,739,863 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 69,235,794 78,427,267 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 12,786,437 14,409,261 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,561,287 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 532,703 - Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $84,245,177 $98,501,482 ==================================== ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $77,662,556 $95,796,140 Shares of mutual fund owned 6,591,954 6,597,554 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - 472,522 Premier Variable 108,323 2,361,925 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 3,194,374 4,194,635 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 608,273 794,626 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 72,034 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 25,342 - Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - 1.96 Premier Variable 1.19 2.01 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 21.67 18.70 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 21.02 18.13 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 21.67 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 21.02 - Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
Dreyfus IP Founders Dreyfus IP Capital Diversified Discovery Technology Equity Bond Value International Initial Shares Service Class Growth Division Division Division Division Division Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $280,484,495 $198,489,944 $228,177,303 $15,815,474 $159,442 $195,218,225 - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $280,484,495 $198,489,944 $228,177,303 $15,815,474 $159,442 $195,218,225 =========================================================================================================== =========================================================================================================== $ $ 2,182,827 $ $ - $ - $ - - - - 2,811,973 - - - - - 325,572 - - - - 387,155 1,346,166 709,783 - - - 3,800,609 13,518,413 6,207,002 - - 65,278 14,297,498 5,887,556 5,945,830 - - - 174,176,817 147,559,375 166,120,432 10,046,581 - 171,265,913 61,100,753 21,784,151 43,919,294 5,768,893 - 22,236,772 18,299,127 2,078,816 3,949,871 - 119,525 1,152,793 8,422,536 756,012 1,325,091 - 39,917 497,469 - 10,040 - - - - - 229,043 - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $280,484,495 $198,489,944 $228,177,303 $15,815,474 $159,442 $195,218,225 =========================================================================================================== =========================================================================================================== $275,298,569 $176,720,373 $167,442,390 $13,711,962 $153,917 $199,192,405 23,296,054 5,738,362 13,557,771 1,615,472 17,875 11,330,135 - 61,299 - - - - - 454,437 - - - - - 45,846 - - - - 196,347 454,107 309,741 - - - 1,880,607 4,427,864 2,643,120 - - 65,193 1,077,701 571,723 463,777 - - - 9,516,400 5,949,193 7,756,625 1,199,257 - 5,979,989 3,442,065 905,576 2,114,467 708,005 - 800,573 999,804 83,813 184,431 - 10,086 40,252 474,480 31,428 63,796 - 3,396 17,910 $ $ 35.61 $ $ - $ - $ - - - - 6.19 - - - - - 7.10 - - - - 1.97 2.96 2.29 - - - 2.02 3.05 2.35 - - 1.00 13.27 10.30 12.82 - - - 18.30 24.80 21.42 8.38 - 28.64 17.75 24.06 20.77 8.15 - 27.78 18.30 24.80 21.42 - 11.85 28.64 17.75 24.06 20.77 - 11.75 27.78 - 282 - - - - - 32,253 - - - - $ $ 35.60 $ $ - $ - $ - - - - 7.10 - - - -
19 0508-0671124 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) December 31, 2005
Equity Equity Income Value Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $83,133,071 $1,511,000 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $83,133,071 $1,511,000 ==================================== ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 78,617 - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 37,552,292 - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 12,142,073 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 22,999,655 1,046,975 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 10,360,434 464,025 Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $83,133,071 $1,511,000 ==================================== ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $80,276,020 $1,526,158 Shares of mutual fund owned 8,500,314 136,742 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 78,327 - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 3,191,013 - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,063,843 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,954,410 92,086 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 907,747 41,141 Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 1.00 - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 11.77 - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 11.41 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 11.77 11.37 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 11.41 11.28 Annualized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP II Equity-Income Growth Growth Overseas Contrafund Service Service Service Service Service Class 2 Class Class 2 Class 2 Class Division Division Division Division Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $59,907,554 $38,238,295 $1,309,078 $12,096,366 $106,461,676 - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $59,907,554 $38,238,295 $1,309,078 $12,096,366 $106,461,676 =============================================================================================== =============================================================================================== $ - $ - $ - $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38,069,136 30,202,085 - - 84,536,937 20,085,978 8,036,210 - - 21,924,739 1,111,020 - 669,707 7,993,754 - 641,420 - 639,371 4,102,612 - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $59,907,554 $38,238,295 $1,309,078 $12,096,366 $106,461,676 =============================================================================================== =============================================================================================== $51,772,490 $48,238,782 $1,263,194 $10,724,433 $ 81,359,926 2,380,117 1,139,401 39,323 591,799 3,442,020 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,231,972 3,633,410 - - 6,298,805 1,742,733 996,849 - - 1,684,376 94,323 - 58,509 580,998 - 55,652 - 56,317 300,628 - $ - $ - $ - $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.78 8.31 - - 13.42 11.53 8.06 - - 13.02 11.78 - 11.45 13.76 - 11.53 - 11.35 13.65 - - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ - $ $ - - - - - - -
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) December 31, 2005
Fidelity VIP II Fidelity VIP III Contrafund Mid Cap Service Service Class 2 Class 2 Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $6,902,110 $996,562 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $6,902,110 $996,562 ==================================== ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 5,587,421 504,664 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,314,689 491,898 Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $6,902,110 $996,562 ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $6,450,481 $933,142 Shares of mutual fund owned 224,898 28,744 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 426,576 35,913 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 101,194 35,292 Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 13.10 14.05 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 12.99 13.94 Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Mid Cap Government Equity Fund Value Fund & High International Service Service Quality Emerging Class I Class I Bond Growth Markets Division Division Division Division Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,145,776 $3,271,587 $286,799,157 $101,200,494 $62,693,903 - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,145,776 $3,271,587 $286,799,157 $101,200,494 $62,693,903 ================================================================================================= ================================================================================================= $ - $ - $ $ $ - - - - - 169,526 - - - - 52,282 - - - - 410,714 1,100,479 - - - 4,033,545 7,448,783 261,533 - - 7,323,975 - - - - 201,501,910 84,875,611 39,365,091 - - 64,172,186 7,199,870 18,872,400 766,881 2,101,790 6,824,642 389,364 2,837,057 378,895 1,169,797 2,310,377 186,387 1,357,822 - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,145,776 $3,271,587 $286,799,157 $101,200,494 $62,693,903 ================================================================================================= ================================================================================================= $1,212,249 $3,425,685 $286,161,555 $118,331,990 $51,668,291 82,252 210,662 25,246,404 7,614,785 3,913,477 - - - - - - - 61,869 - - - - 17,382 - - - - 201,748 631,655 - - - 1,923,613 4,171,500 113,547 - - 709,543 - - - - 11,264,672 4,990,648 1,813,281 - - 3,698,937 436,517 896,339 63,076 162,231 381,523 22,895 130,685 31,419 91,033 133,173 11,301 64,490 $ - $ - $ - $ $ - - - - 2.74 - - - - 3.01 - - - - 2.04 1.74 - - - 2.10 1.79 2.30 - - 10.32 - - - - 17.89 17.01 21.71 - - 17.35 16.49 21.05 12.16 12.96 17.89 17.01 21.71 12.06 12.85 17.35 16.49 21.05 - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ - $ $ - - - - - - -
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) December 31, 2005
Janus Aspen Mid Cap International Growth SmallCap Service Shares Division Division --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $102,213,781 $18,346,189 Liabilities - - --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Net assets $102,213,781 $18,346,189 ======================================= Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ $ - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 320,114 - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 74,567,626 11,702,237 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 22,259,105 6,643,952 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 3,497,158 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,569,778 - Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Total net assets $102,213,781 $18,346,189 ======================================= ======================================= Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $ 63,006,559 $14,949,981 Shares of mutual fund owned 4,542,834 645,765 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 167,644 - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 3,114,123 1,690,799 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 958,488 989,818 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 146,050 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 67,596 - Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 1.91 - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity 23.94 6.92 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 23.22 6.71 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 23.94 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 23.22 - Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
LargeCap LargeCap LargeCap Growth Stock LargeCap Blend Equity Index Value MidCap Division Division Division Division Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $128,133,591 $18,820,144 $134,688,532 $109,778,985 $339,324,099 - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $128,133,591 $18,820,144 $134,688,532 $109,778,985 $339,324,099 ========================================================================================== ========================================================================================== $ $ -$ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,584,116 - 98,432 639,759 - 10,099,218 - 2,438,055 17,710,812 - 6,155,686 70,652,249 10,424,553 80,055,265 63,917,299 256,960,848 33,627,107 5,859,104 31,544,538 25,539,762 48,797,638 16,464,704 - 3,245,547 13,855,191 10,865,736 7,389,531 - 1,492,611 6,466,733 4,860,857 - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $128,133,591 $18,820,144 $134,688,532 $109,778,985 $339,324,099 ========================================================================================== ========================================================================================== $114,532,260 $17,745,593 $123,991,174 $ 93,782,753 $261,363,676 11,450,723 3,953,812 14,703,989 8,817,589 7,980,589 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 443,410 - 129,093 602,066 - 2,757,844 - 203,458 1,861,537 - 344,228 6,211,812 1,860,074 8,642,034 5,219,917 7,544,320 3,021,523 1,077,976 3,511,129 2,131,597 1,477,215 1,447,599 - 350,361 1,131,514 319,018 663,981 - 166,139 539,729 147,150 $ -$ - $ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.57 - 0.76 1.06 - 3.66 - 11.98 9.51 - 17.88 11.37 5.60 9.26 12.24 34.06 11.13 5.44 8.98 11.98 33.03 11.37 - 9.26 12.24 34.06 11.13 - 8.98 11.98 33.03 - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ $ $ - - - - - - - -
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MidCap MidCap Growth Value Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $53,922,768 $94,904,674 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $53,922,768 $94,904,674 ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ $ - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 97,455 522,915 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 1,907,535 9,225,632 The Principal Variable Annuity 36,413,662 51,269,485 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 14,529,474 22,948,109 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 772,305 7,558,520 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 202,337 3,380,013 Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $53,922,768 $94,904,674 ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $42,704,586 $78,616,444 Shares of mutual fund owned 4,818,835 5,727,500 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 81,216 323,154 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 150,271 407,459 The Principal Variable Annuity 3,151,230 3,377,568 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,296,484 1,554,295 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 66,838 497,948 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 18,056 228,932 Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable 1.20 1.62 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 12.69 22.64 The Principal Variable Annuity 11.56 15.18 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 11.21 14.76 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 11.55 15.18 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 11.21 14.76 Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
Neuberger Neuberger Neuberger Berman AMT Berman AMT Berman AMT High Income Neuberger Socially Money Fasciano Bond Berman AMT Responsive Market S Class S Class Partners I Class Division Division Division Division Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $82,162,453 $640,350 $885,647 $884,337 $773,165 - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $82,162,453 $640,350 $885,647 $884,337 $773,165 =========================================================================================== =========================================================================================== $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 188,670 - - - - 7,441 - - - - 415,241 - - - - 5,703,515 - - - - 5,703,190 - - - - 47,929,271 - - - - 17,555,735 - - - - 2,216,033 393,692 390,620 546,333 659,451 2,443,357 246,658 495,027 338,004 113,714 - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $82,162,453 $640,350 $885,647 $884,337 $773,165 =========================================================================================== =========================================================================================== $82,162,453 $624,247 $915,905 $857,762 $741,725 82,162,453 45,222 91,398 41,305 51,855 - - - - - 87,507 - - - - 3,186 - - - - 278,173 - - - - 3,709,217 - - - - 501,532 - - - - 3,595,459 - - - - 1,357,890 - - - - 166,236 35,348 38,879 39,980 54,384 188,986 22,328 49,653 24,938 9,455 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 2.16 - - - - 2.34 - - - - 1.49 - - - - 1.54 - - - - 11.37 - - - - 13.33 - - - - 12.93 - - - - 13.33 11.14 10.05 13.67 12.13 12.93 11.05 9.97 13.55 12.03 - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - -
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Principal LifeTime Principal Strategic LifeTime Income 2010 Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $5,445,930 $12,780,351 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $5,445,930 $12,780,351 ==================================== ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 4,955,178 10,275,116 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 490,752 2,505,235 Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $5,445,930 $12,780,351 ==================================== ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $5,287,794 $12,444,402 Shares of mutual fund owned 492,844 1,124,041 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 445,893 904,236 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 44,515 222,238 Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - - Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity - - The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 11.11 11.36 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 11.02 11.27 Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
Principal Principal Principal Principal LifeTime LifeTime LifeTime LifeTime Real Estate 2020 2030 2040 2050 Securities Division Division Division Division Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,189,294 $3,240,720 $1,449,194 $773,615 $133,792,721 - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,189,294 $3,240,720 $1,449,194 $773,615 $133,792,721 ========================================================================================= ========================================================================================= $ -$ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 626,154 - - - - - - - - - 90,593,512 - - - - 38,946,268 19,253,248 2,201,591 1,099,193 319,247 2,184,647 6,936,046 1,039,129 350,001 454,368 1,442,140 - - - - - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,189,294 $3,240,720 $1,449,194 $773,615 $133,792,721 ========================================================================================= ========================================================================================= $25,340,729 $3,145,780 $1,392,919 $754,370 $ 90,950,341 2,255,753 278,652 122,605 65,284 6,523,292 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 267,769 - - - - - - - - - 3,359,644 - - - - 1,489,183 1,657,449 189,597 93,214 27,009 81,018 601,898 90,207 29,919 38,750 55,143 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.34 - - - - - - - - - 26.97 - - - - 26.15 11.62 11.61 11.79 11.82 26.96 11.52 11.52 11.70 11.73 26.15 - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - -
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) December 31, 2005
Short-Term Bond SmallCap Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Assets Investments in shares of mutual funds, at market $81,529,141 $70,854,493 Liabilities - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net assets $81,529,141 $70,854,493 ==================================== ==================================== Net assets Accumulation units: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ -$ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - 153,146 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 4,930,748 6,462,298 The Principal Variable Annuity 36,027,662 48,341,834 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 15,892,361 15,897,215 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 16,739,013 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 7,939,357 - Contracts in annuitization period: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total net assets $81,529,141 $70,854,493 ==================================== ==================================== Investments in shares of mutual funds, at cost $80,886,398 $56,590,796 Shares of mutual fund owned 8,064,208 6,932,925 Accumulation units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - 130,869 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 487,079 427,200 The Principal Variable Annuity 3,596,537 4,014,900 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,611,698 1,361,353 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,671,016 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 805,162 - Accumulation unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Personal Variable - - Premier Variable - 1.17 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 10.12 15.13 The Principal Variable Annuity 10.02 12.04 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 9.86 11.68 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 10.02 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 9.86 - Annuitized units outstanding: Bankers Flexible Annuity - - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - Annuitized unit value: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ - $ - Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - - See accompanying notes.
Templeton T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Growth SmallCap SmallCap Blue Chip Health Securities Growth Value Growth II Science Class 2 Division Division Division Division Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $46,695,389 $95,377,914 $643,827 $550,628 $2,287,401 - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $46,695,389 $95,377,914 $643,827 $550,628 $2,287,401 =========================================================================================================== =========================================================================================================== $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 115,370 415,537 - - - 1,436,271 - - - 2,287,401 35,937,228 60,280,964 - - - 8,246,428 23,365,591 - - - 645,978 8,035,732 392,618 438,780 - 314,114 3,280,090 251,209 111,848 - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $46,695,389 $95,377,914 $643,827 $550,628 $2,287,401 =========================================================================================================== =========================================================================================================== $59,488,309 $73,024,917 $619,980 $510,327 $1,932,526 4,707,196 5,416,123 67,487 47,386 165,634 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 157,044 244,211 - - - 160,633 - - - 145,674 3,595,256 2,717,933 - - - 850,666 1,086,236 - - - 64,628 362,315 33,932 34,493 - 32,404 152,488 21,889 8,865 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.73 1.70 - - - 8.94 - - - 15.70 10.00 22.18 - - - 9.69 21.51 - - - 10.00 22.18 11.57 12.72 - 9.69 21.51 11.48 12.62 - - - - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - - - - -
0508-0671124 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Basic Value Core Equity Series I Series I Division (1) Division ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ 100 $ 498,843 Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 558 429,460 Separate account rider charges 104 40,664 ------------------------------------- Net investment income (loss) (562) 28,719 ------------------------------------- Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 17 (867,129) Capital gains distributions 1,282 - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Total realized gains (losses) on investments 1,299 (867,129) Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 3,926 2,086,682 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $4,663 $1,248,272 ===================================== (1) Commenced operations April 12, 2005. (2) Represented the operations of AIM V.I. Health Sciences Series I Division until November 21, 2005 name change. (3) Commenced operations March 28, 2005. See accompanying notes.
AIM V.I. AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Small AIM V.I. AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Premier Small Cap Company Dynamics Global Growth Equity Equity Growth Series I Health Care Series I Series I Series I Series I Division Division (2) Division Division Division (3) Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ - $ - $ - $ 253,189 $ - $ - 29,915 173,612 223,957 387,343 692 45,668 6,246 31,062 14,387 40,063 206 6,875 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (36,161) (204,674) (238,344) (174,217) (898) (52,543) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 116,490 293,216 (2,432,370) (1,118,027) 93 88,370 - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 116,490 293,216 (2,432,370) (1,118,027) 93 88,370 130,333 810,312 3,660,391 2,499,456 6,410 100,668 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $210,662 $898,854 $ 989,677 $1,207,212 $5,605 $136,495 ===========================================================================================================
0508-0671124 0 23 0508-0671124 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Alliance AIM V.I. Bernstein Technology Small Cap Series I Growth Division Division (1) --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ - $ - Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 74,782 1,442 Separate account rider charges 12,834 152 --------------------------------------- Net investment income (loss) (87,616) (1,594) --------------------------------------- Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 96,061 8,917 Capital gains distributions - - --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Total realized gains (losses) on investments 96,061 8,917 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments (47) 16,290 --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ 8,398 $23,613 ======================================= (1) Commenced operations April 15, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 21, 2005. (3) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. See accompanying notes.
American American Century VP American American American American Century VP Inflation Century VP Century VP Century VP Century VP Income & Growth Protection Ultra Ultra Value Vista Class I Class II Class I Class II Class II Class I Division Division (2) Division Division (3) Division Division (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 671,989 $316,721 $ - $ - $ 243,249 $ - 408,116 70,474 129,372 62,328 462,206 1,527 57,748 10,997 20,989 10,003 74,277 300 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 206,125 235,250 (150,361) (72,331) (293,234) (1,827) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 519,344 (834) 155,591 2,157 37,812 9,157 - - - - 3,410,517 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 519,344 (834) 155,591 2,157 3,448,329 9,157 401,647 (207,712) 79,821 497,973 (1,759,872) 13,517 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,127,116 $ 26,704 $ 85,051 $427,799 $1,395,223 $20,847 ===========================================================================================================
0508-0671124 0 25 0508-0671124 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Asset Allocation Balanced Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $1,384,683 $2,668,548 Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 1,042,566 1,215,481 Separate account rider charges 70,632 80,580 ------------------------------------ Net investment income (loss) 271,485 1,372,487 ------------------------------------ Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 390,088 (201,841) Capital gains distributions - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total realized gains (losses) on investments 390,088 (201,841) Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 2,826,388 4,102,459 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $3,487,961 $5,273,105 ==================================== (1) Represented the operations of International Division until May 1, 2005 name change. (2) Commenced operations April 20, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Dreyfus IP Founders Dreyfus IP Capital Diversified Discovery Technology Equity Bond Value International Initial Shares Service Class Growth Division Division Division (1) Division Division (2) Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $11,549,218 $ 24,723 $ 2,050,711 $ - $ - $ - 3,176,679 2,357,581 2,374,485 177,555 477 2,405,366 368,940 127,011 224,700 31,576 93 123,692 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8,003,599 (2,459,869) (548,474) (209,131) (570) (2,529,058) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 272,134 3,293,587 2,783,395 67,047 181 (2,880,009) - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 272,134 3,293,587 2,783,395 67,047 181 (2,880,009) (5,313,482) 9,895,511 39,090,117 29,224 5,525 16,472,887 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 2,962,251 $10,729,229 $41,325,038 $(112,860) $5,136 $11,063,820 ===========================================================================================================
67 0508-0671124 Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Equity Equity Income Value Division Division (1) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ 45,727 $13,895 Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 700,601 6,131 Separate account rider charges 83,568 1,218 ----------------------------------- Net investment income (loss) (738,442) 6,546 ----------------------------------- Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares (10,370) 1,084 Capital gains distributions - 33,737 ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Total realized gains (losses) on investments (10,370) 34,821 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 4,969,431 (15,158) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $4,220,619 $26,209 =================================== (1) Commenced operations April 1, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 23, 2005. (3) Commenced operations March 15, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP II Equity-Income Growth Growth Overseas Contrafund Service Service Service Service Service Class 2 Class Class 2 Class 2 Class Division Division Division (2) Division (3) Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 710,681 $ 152,442 $ - $ - $ 175,130 670,286 477,440 4,744 45,523 1,159,225 110,983 45,690 1,187 7,858 114,095 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (70,588) (370,688) (5,931) (53,381) (1,098,190) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200,170 (2,091,900) 297 3,267 534,020 1,756,961 - - - 15,921 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,957,131 (2,091,900) 297 3,267 549,941 543,923 3,944,207 45,884 1,371,933 14,314,763 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,430,466 $1,481,619 $40,250 $1,321,819 $13,766,514 =========================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Fidelity VIP II Fidelity VIP III Contrafund Mid Cap Service Service Class 2 Class 2 Division (1) Division (2) ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ - $ - Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 27,020 3,477 Separate account rider charges 3,074 983 ------------------------------------ Net investment income (loss) (30,094) (4,460) ------------------------------------ Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 4,878 354 Capital gains distributions - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total realized gains (losses) on investments 4,878 354 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 451,629 63,420 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $426,413 $59,314 ==================================== (1) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 14, 2005. (3) Commenced operations April 1, 2005. (4) Represented the operations of Government Securities Division until November 21, 2005 name change. See accompanying notes.
Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Mid Cap Government Equity Fund Value Fund & High International Service Service Quality Emerging Class I Class I Bond Growth Markets Division (3) Division (2) Division (4) Division Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 2,175 $ 15,042 $13,136,372 $ 776,079 $ 599,137 3,925 12,239 3,618,049 1,219,619 543,989 578 2,490 404,912 40,731 87,868 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2,328) 313 9,113,411 (484,271) (32,720) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 383 28 (153,789) (7,021,906) 384,312 80,544 252,303 - - 9,774,337 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,927 252,331 (153,789) (7,021,906) 10,158,649 (66,473) (154,098) (7,154,995) 18,191,234 3,497,252 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $12,126 $ 98,546 $ 1,804,627 $10,685,057 $13,623,181 =========================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Janus Aspen Mid Cap International Growth SmallCap Service Shares Division Division ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ 458,950 $ - Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 1,053,007 214,913 Separate account rider charges 114,001 37,245 ------------------------------------- Net investment income (loss) (708,058) (252,158) ------------------------------------- Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 2,024,975 222,986 Capital gains distributions 821,682 - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Total realized gains (losses) on investments 2,846,657 222,986 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 19,453,336 1,755,995 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $21,591,935 $1,726,823 ===================================== See accompanying notes.
LargeCap LargeCap LargeCap Growth Stock LargeCap Blend Equity Index Value MidCap Division Division Division Division Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 11,464 $ 28,305 $ 32,345 $ 10,874 $ 301,665 1,281,692 218,675 1,529,931 1,114,137 3,892,022 197,936 34,756 186,809 152,448 283,052 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1,468,164) (225,126) (1,684,395) (1,255,711) (3,873,409) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 188,086 43,739 1,070,226 366,131 6,639,293 358,667 - - 444,563 5,078,447 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 546,753 43,739 1,070,226 810,694 11,717,740 4,879,243 583,363 4,661,687 4,306,244 16,931,983 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,957,832 $401,976 $4,047,518 $3,861,227 $24,776,314 =========================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
MidCap MidCap Growth Value Division Division ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ - $ - Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 609,107 946,182 Separate account rider charges 80,308 127,544 ------------------------------------ Net investment income (loss) (689,415) (1,073,726) ------------------------------------ Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 643,728 639,494 Capital gains distributions - 1,739,097 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total realized gains (losses) on investments 643,728 2,378,591 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 5,870,968 6,041,151 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $5,825,281 $7,346,016 ==================================== (1) Commenced operations March 23, 2005. (2) Commenced operations April 18, 2005. (3) Commenced operations April 15, 2005. (4) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Neuberger Neuberger Neuberger Berman AMT Berman AMT Berman AMT High Income Neuberger Socially Money Fasciano Bond Berman AMT Responsive Market S Class S Class Partners I Class Division Division (1) Division (2) Division (3) Division (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,162,446 $ - $38,408 $ 3,749 $ - 952,375 2,446 4,075 2,516 3,172 108,127 532 1,157 500 302 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,101,944 (2,978) 33,176 733 (3,474) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 157 (721) 248 873 - 1,880 3,869 87 1,230 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2,037 3,148 335 2,103 - 16,103 (30,258) 26,575 31,440 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,101,944 $15,162 $ 6,066 $27,643 $30,069 =========================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Principal LifeTime Principal Strategic LifeTime Income 2010 Division (1) Division (2) ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $ - $ - Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 26,701 51,814 Separate account rider charges 1,100 5,545 ------------------------------------ Net investment income (loss) (27,801) (57,359) ------------------------------------ Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares 1,775 1,876 Capital gains distributions - - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Total realized gains (losses) on investments 1,775 1,876 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 158,136 335,949 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $132,110 $280,466 ==================================== (1) Commenced operations March 31, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 14, 2005. (3) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. (4) Commenced operations March 22, 2005. (5) Commenced operations April 8, 2005. (6) Commenced operations April 18, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Principal Principal Principal Principal LifeTime LifeTime LifeTime LifeTime Real Estate 2020 2030 2040 2050 Securities Division (3) Division (4) Division (5) Division (6) Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 27,820 106,306 11,337 5,240 1,899 1,507,562 12,118 2,318 819 507 211,116 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (118,424) (13,655) (6,059) (2,406) (1,690,858) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,507 3,386 1,090 48 3,496,884 - - - - 1,037,750 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,507 3,386 1,090 48 4,534,634 848,565 94,940 56,275 19,245 13,908,697 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $735,648 $84,671 $51,306 $16,887 $16,752,473 =========================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Operations (continued) For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Short-Term Bond SmallCap Division (1) Division ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Investment income (loss) Income: Dividends $1,036,330 $ 14,145 Expenses: Mortality and expense risks 797,570 827,211 Separate account rider charges 115,987 89,768 ------------------------------------- Net investment income (loss) 122,773 (902,834) ------------------------------------- Realized gains (losses) on investments Realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares (14,016) 944,344 Capital gains distributions - - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Total realized gains (losses) on investments (14,016) 944,344 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 206,477 3,803,135 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ 315,234 $3,844,645 ===================================== (1) Represented the operations of Limited Term Bond Division until November 21, 2005 name change. (2) Commenced operations April 20, 2005. (3) Commenced operations March 14, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Templeton T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Growth SmallCap SmallCap Blue Chip Health Securities Growth Value Growth II Science Class 2 Division Division Division (2) Division (3) Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ - $ 38,340 $ 656 $ - $ 22,202 553,887 1,044,104 2,551 1,976 17,376 47,656 136,790 426 143 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (601,543) (1,142,554) (2,321) (2,119) 4,826 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2,102,024) 1,446,334 2,769 1,933 39,915 - 1,106,715 - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2,102,024) 2,553,049 2,769 1,933 39,915 4,985,626 2,740,416 23,847 40,301 118,794 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,282,059 $4,150,911 $24,295 $40,115 $163,535 =========================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
AIM V.I. Basic Value Series I Division (1) ----------------- ----------------- 2005 ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (562) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 1,299 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 3,926 ----------------- ----------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 4,663 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 166,075 Administration charges - Contingent sales charges (5) Contract terminations (139) Death benefit payments - Flexible withdrawal option payments - Transfer payments to other contracts (16,420) Annuity payments - ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 149,511 ----------------- ----------------- Total increase (decrease) 154,174 Net assets at beginning of period - ----------------- ----------------- Net assets at end of period $154,174 ================= (1) Commenced operations April 12, 2005. (2) Represented the operations of AIM V.I. Health Sciences Series I Division until November 21, 2005 name change. See accompanying notes.
AIM V.I. AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Core Equity Dynamics Global Series I Series I Health Care Division Division Division (2) ----------------------------------- ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- $ 28,719 $ (152,202) $ (36,161) $ (33,040) $ (204,674) $ (194,486) (867,129) (1,312,668) 116,490 101,967 293,216 109,932 2,086,682 4,098,022 130,333 201,932 810,312 851,849 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- 1,248,272 2,633,152 210,662 270,859 898,854 767,295 2,255,284 3,933,502 581,922 1,443,645 1,941,412 4,300,765 (10,169) (14,243) (359) (270) (3,180) (3,485) (43,836) (50,403) (3,375) (1,569) (12,501) (19,571) (2,926,767) (2,758,095) (171,346) (73,235) (674,530) (756,149) (200,784) (178,927) - - (168,998) (18,549) (603,415) (638,043) (23,921) (15,551) (109,315) (118,464) (3,168,007) (4,011,587) (571,960) (1,126,188) (2,052,427) (1,941,636) - - - - - - ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- (4,697,694) (3,717,796) (189,039) 226,832 (1,079,539) 1,442,911 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- (3,449,422) (1,084,644) 21,623 497,691 (180,685) 2,210,206 36,736,218 37,820,862 2,536,432 2,038,741 14,456,445 12,246,239 ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- $33,286,796 $36,736,218 $2,558,055 $2,536,432 $14,275,760 $14,456,445 $33,286,796 ================== ================ =============== =============== ================= =================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
AIM V.I. Growth Series I Division ----------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- 2005 2004 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: $ Net investment income (loss) (238,344) $ (261,442) Total realized gains (losses) on investments (2,432,370) (2,500,096) Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 3,660,391 4,006,596 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 989,677 1,245,058 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 1,014,054 2,076,652 Administration charges (4,629) (5,897) Contingent sales charges (24,411) (31,161) Contract terminations (1,945,401) (1,744,526) Death benefit payments (71,112) (98,999) Flexible withdrawal option payments (246,250) (255,922) Transfer payments to other contracts (1,931,561) (1,969,007) Annuity payments - - ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions (3,209,310) (2,028,860) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total increase (decrease) (2,219,633) (783,802) Net assets at beginning of period 19,606,625 20,390,427 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Net assets at end of period $17,386,992 $19,606,625 ================= ================= (1) Commenced operations March 28, 2005. See accompanying notes.
AIM V.I. AIM V.I. AIM V.I. Small Premier Small Cap Company Equity Equity Growth Series I Series 1 Series I Division Division (1) Division ------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 2005 2005 2004 ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- $ (174,217) $ (304,066) $ (898) $ (52,543) $ (43,947) (1,118,027) (1,261,162) 93 88,370 47,357 2,499,456 2,925,976 6,410 100,668 403,683 ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 1,207,212 1,360,748 5,605 136,495 407,093 1,547,814 3,667,420 155,320 827,753 2,030,511 (5,082) (6,626) - (554) (537) (32,740) (44,048) (34) (2,696) (2,477) (2,267,598) (2,359,913) (1,012) (198,444) (132,865) (131,630) (109,428) - (8,307) - (443,710) (473,002) - (14,678) (10,141) (2,869,922) (3,021,287) (13) (698,764) (885,792) - - - - - ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- (4,202,868) (2,346,884) 154,261 (95,690) 998,699 ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- (2,995,656) (986,136) 159,866 40,805 1,405,792 33,492,769 34,478,905 - 3,902,574 2,496,782 ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- $30,497,113 $33,492,769 $159,866 $3,943,379 $3,902,574 =================== ================= ================ ================= ================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
AIM V.I. Technology Series I Division -------------------------------- ---------------- --------------- 2005 2004 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (87,616) $ (87,226) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 96,061 69,247 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments (47) 211,498 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 8,398 193,519 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 1,538,179 3,832,504 Administration charges (623) (893) Contingent sales charges (9,089) (4,472) Contract terminations (417,850) (223,279) Death benefit payments (12,726) (5,546) Flexible withdrawal option payments (93,415) (106,060) Transfer payments to other contracts (1,505,905) (2,525,167) Annuity payments - - ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions (501,429) 967,087 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Total increase (decrease) (493,031) 1,160,606 Net assets at beginning of period 6,738,223 5,577,617 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net assets at end of period $6,245,192 $6,738,223 ================ =============== (1) Commenced operations April 15, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 21, 2005. See accompanying notes.
American American Alliance Century VP Century VP American Bernstein Income & Inflation Century VP Small Cap Growth Protection Ultra Growth Class I Class II Class I Division (1) Division Division (2) Division ------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 2005 2005 2004 2005 2005 2004 ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- $ (1,594) $ 206,125 $ (15,975) $ 235,250 $ (150,361) $ (133,946) 8,917 519,344 129,725 (834) 155,591 98,751 16,290 401,647 3,221,174 (207,712) 79,821 886,645 ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 23,613 1,127,116 3,334,924 26,704 85,051 851,450 381,090 6,188,005 9,828,665 19,722,757 1,866,477 4,360,237 - (4,995) (5,557) (11,481) (1,275) (2,018) - (35,148) (28,626) (697) (9,065) (10,253) - (2,587,800) (1,742,509) (20,840) (489,596) (447,625) - (131,054) (81,498) (35,080) (17,559) (43,323) - (471,975) (361,642) (46,556) (100,565) (74,382) (133,633) (2,675,022) (1,897,927) (1,420,642) (1,413,386) (1,893,775) - - - - - - ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 247,457 282,011 5,710,906 18,187,461 (164,969) 1,888,861 ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 271,070 1,409,127 9,045,830 18,214,165 (79,918) 2,740,311 - 33,859,397 24,813,567 - 10,692,090 7,951,779 ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- $271,070 $35,268,524 $33,859,397 $18,214,165 $10,612,172 $10,692,090 =================== ================ ================= ================ ================= ================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
American Century VP Ultra Class II Division (1) ------------------ ------------------ 2005 ------------------ ------------------ Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (72,331) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 2,157 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 497,973 ------------------ ------------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 427,799 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 16,409,114 Administration charges (10,890) Contingent sales charges (219) Contract terminations (6,540) Death benefit payments (6,524) Flexible withdrawal option payments (44,519) Transfer payments to other contracts (1,232,556) Annuity payments - ------------------ ------------------ Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 15,107,866 ------------------ ------------------ Total increase (decrease) 15,535,665 Net assets at beginning of period - ------------------ ------------------ Net assets at end of period $15,535,665 ================== (1) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. See accompanying notes.
American American Century VP Century VP Value Vista Asset Class II Class I Allocation Division Division (1) Division -------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 2005 2004 2005 2005 2004 -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $ $ (293,234) (173,486) $ (1,827) $ 271,485 $ 1,646,818 3,448,329 206,242 9,157 390,088 (217,459) (1,759,872) 2,831,103 13,517 2,826,388 4,338,407 -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 1,395,223 2,863,859 20,847 3,487,961 5,767,766 14,104,314 20,605,581 427,004 11,129,277 13,590,714 (6,094) (4,573) - (26,759) (25,327) (28,682) (25,390) - (122,751) (127,224) (1,539,280) (1,063,428) - (9,250,097) (7,381,199) (149,960) (12,726) - (497,406) (719,957) (292,018) (170,355) - (1,777,991) (1,719,111) (3,330,949) (2,604,365) (134,590) (6,201,456) (6,166,575) - - - - - -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 8,757,331 16,724,744 292,414 (6,747,183) (2,548,679) -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 10,152,554 19,588,603 313,261 (3,259,222) 3,219,087 31,569,383 11,980,780 - 87,504,399 84,285,312 -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $41,721,937 $31,569,383 $313,261 $84,245,177 $87,504,399 ==================== ================= ================= ================= =================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Balanced Division -------------------------------- ---------------- --------------- 2005 2004 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: $ Net investment income (loss) $ 1,372,487 977,781 Total realized gains (losses) on investments (201,841) (1,311,004) Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 4,102,459 9,300,553 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 5,273,105 8,967,330 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 9,726,564 16,450,655 Administration charges (45,131) (48,334) Contingent sales charges (137,291) (171,042) Contract terminations (18,037,134) (15,063,060) Death benefit payments (838,994) (938,339) Flexible withdrawal option payments (2,212,371) (2,485,297) Transfer payments to other contracts (4,730,178) (6,879,751) Annuity payments - - ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions (16,274,535) (9,135,168) ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Total increase (decrease) (11,001,430) (167,838) Net assets at beginning of period 109,502,912 109,670,750 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net assets at end of period $98,501,482 $109,502,912 ================ =============== (1) Represented the operations of International Division until May 1, 2005 name change. See accompanying notes.
Capital Diversified Bond Value International Division Division Division (1) --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- $ 8,003,599 $ 7,867,097 $ (2,459,869) $ 487,789 $ (548,474) $ (515,119) 272,134 468,307 3,293,587 (83,410) 2,783,395 (224,271) (5,313,482) 233,481 9,895,511 21,151,905 39,090,117 30,034,471 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 2,962,251 8,568,885 10,729,229 21,556,284 41,325,038 29,295,081 80,647,948 71,582,216 22,371,876 26,916,475 45,089,775 46,654,764 (91,568) (93,648) (80,024) (100,193) (81,611) (54,928) (302,013) (343,497) (256,948) (280,562) (207,692) (207,667) (26,804,906) (21,765,632) (33,684,811) (25,050,845) (21,403,532) (16,339,334) (1,547,143) (1,710,729) (1,190,772) (1,294,947) (864,314) (592,677) (5,680,552) (5,928,221) (2,974,530) (2,906,897) (1,876,646) (1,537,568) (21,188,674) (31,889,037) (10,800,882) (9,851,113) (17,805,731) (10,283,280) - - - - - - -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 25,033,092 9,851,452 (26,616,091) (12,568,082) 2,850,249 17,639,310 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 27,995,343 18,420,337 (15,886,862) 8,988,202 44,175,287 46,934,391 252,489,152 234,068,815 214,376,806 205,388,604 184,002,016 137,067,625 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- $280,484,495 $252,489,152 $198,489,944 $214,376,806 $228,177,303 $184,002,016 ==================== ================== ================= ================== ================== =================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Initial Shares Division ---------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (209,131) $ (142,786) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 67,047 29,736 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 29,224 1,096,731 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (112,860) 983,681 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 4,291,439 7,056,021 Administration charges (1,802) (1,744) Contingent sales charges (9,232) (7,245) Contract terminations (450,825) (269,376) Death benefit payments (61,296) (2,113) Flexible withdrawal option payments (80,600) (53,239) Transfer payments to other contracts (1,078,447) (979,015) Annuity payments - - ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 2,609,237 5,743,289 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Total increase (decrease) 2,496,377 6,726,970 Net assets at beginning of period 13,319,097 6,592,127 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Net assets at end of period $15,815,474 $13,319,097 ================= ================ (1) Commenced operations April 20, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Dreyfus IP Technology Equity Equity Service Class Growth Income Division (1) Division Division -------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- 2005 2005 2004 2005 2004 -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- $ (570) $ (2,529,058) $ (1,559,237) $ (738,442) $ 906,339 181 (2,880,009) (4,623,782) (10,370) (385,332) 5,525 16,472,887 21,356,719 4,969,431 4,842,988 -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- 5,136 11,063,820 15,173,700 4,220,619 5,363,995 166,332 16,841,624 24,191,510 50,183,704 13,886,729 - (70,129) (87,195) (32,928) (9,048) - (252,379) (311,593) (44,272) (42,930) - (21,069,830) (19,219,671) (2,936,671) (2,128,043) - (762,328) (992,744) (310,642) (315,262) - (2,201,679) (2,290,878) (975,769) (603,463) (12,026) (15,648,411) (17,732,626) (7,403,409) (2,922,493) - - - - - -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- 154,306 (23,163,132) (16,443,197) 38,480,013 7,865,490 -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- 159,442 (12,099,312) (1,269,497) 42,700,632 13,229,485 - 207,317,537 208,587,034 40,432,439 27,202,954 -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- $159,442 $195,218,225 $207,317,537 $83,133,071 $40,432,439 ==================== ================== ================ ================== =================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Equity Value Division (1) ----------------- ----------------- 2005 ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ 6,546 Total realized gains (losses) on investments 34,821 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments (15,158) ----------------- ----------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 26,209 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 1,545,224 Administration charges (573) Contingent sales charges (108) Contract terminations (3,225) Death benefit payments - Flexible withdrawal option payments (1,679) Transfer payments to other contracts (54,848) Annuity payments - ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 1,484,791 ----------------- ----------------- Total increase (decrease) 1,511,000 Net assets at beginning of period - ----------------- ----------------- Net assets at end of period $1,511,000 ================= (1) Commenced operations April 1, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 23, 2005. (3) Commenced operations March 15, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Growth Growth Overseas Service Service Service Service Class 2 Class Class 2 Class 2 Division Division Division (2) Division (3) ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2005 ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- $ (70,588) $ (134,972) $ (370,688) $ (490,455) $ (5,931) $ (53,381) 1,957,131 193,087 (2,091,900) (1,651,702) 297 3,267 543,923 3,846,760 3,944,207 2,783,528 45,884 1,371,933 ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- 2,430,466 3,904,875 1,481,619 641,371 40,250 1,321,819 16,009,135 26,067,626 3,849,771 7,098,817 1,286,274 11,768,680 (7,822) (7,061) (8,311) (14,041) (15) (5,646) (52,470) (33,689) (45,929) (56,463) (143) (1,119) (2,575,966) (1,317,667) (3,342,498) (3,132,531) (4,283) (33,477) (159,120) (23,185) (73,823) (127,213) - (8,799) (487,764) (320,939) (455,142) (506,265) (150) (23,776) (3,865,193) (3,779,012) (4,539,911) (3,816,969) (12,855) (921,316) - - - - - - ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- 8,860,800 20,586,073 (4,615,843) (554,665) 1,268,828 10,774,547 ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- 11,291,266 24,490,948 (3,134,224) 86,706 1,309,078 12,096,366 48,616,288 24,125,340 41,372,519 41,285,813 - - ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------- $59,907,554 $48,616,288 $38,238,295 $41,372,519 $1,309,078 $12,096,366 ======================== ================= ================= ================= =================== ===================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class Division ---------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (1,098,190) $ (799,771) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 549,941 73,905 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 14,314,763 10,309,229 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 13,766,514 9,583,363 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 25,822,964 21,741,998 Administration charges (33,552) (32,784) Contingent sales charges (87,565) (92,816) Contract terminations (6,000,560) (4,968,207) Death benefit payments (261,864) (175,387) Flexible withdrawal option payments (1,150,600) (791,645) Transfer payments to other contracts (8,564,511) (4,307,660) Annuity payments - - ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 9,724,312 11,373,499 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Total increase (decrease) 23,490,826 20,956,862 Net assets at beginning of period 82,970,850 62,013,988 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Net assets at end of period $106,461,676 $82,970,850 ================= ================ (1) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 14, 2005. (3) Commenced operations April 1, 2005. (4) Represented the operations of Government Securities Division until November 21, 2005 name change. See accompanying notes.
Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Fidelity VIP II Fidelity VIP III CORE Small Cap Mid Cap Government Contrafund Mid Cap Equity Fund Value Fund & High Service Service Service Service Quality Class 2 Class 2 Class I Class I Bond Division (1) Division (2) Division (3) Division (2) Division (4) -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $ (30,094) $ (4,460) $ (2,328) $ 313 $ 9,113,411 $ 10,759,253 4,878 354 80,927 252,331 (153,789) 844,420 451,629 63,420 (66,473) (154,098) (7,154,995) (4,830,862) -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 426,413 59,314 12,126 98,546 1,804,627 6,772,811 6,783,954 955,913 1,147,516 3,230,699 57,099,620 67,332,830 (1,861) (59) (3) (12) (86,623) (103,514) (1,291) (110) (72) (249) (364,422) (619,775) (38,609) (3,289) (2,166) (7,458) (30,056,065) (34,368,771) (10,839) (4,562) - - (1,882,619) (2,215,663) (13,687) (929) - (537) (7,728,677) (8,423,505) (241,970) (9,716) (11,625) (49,402) (38,498,416) (63,592,482) - - - - - - -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 6,475,697 937,248 1,133,650 3,173,041 (21,517,202) (41,990,880) -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 6,902,110 996,562 1,145,776 3,271,587 (19,712,575) (35,218,069) - - - - 306,511,732 341,729,801 -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $6,902,110 $996,562 $1,145,776 $3,271,587 $286,799,157 $306,511,732 ==================== ================== ================= ================= ================= =================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Growth Division -------------------------------- ---------------- --------------- 2005 2004 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (484,271) $ (988,750) Total realized gains (losses) on investments (7,021,906) (8,599,871) Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 18,191,234 18,400,651 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 10,685,057 8,812,030 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 7,997,375 9,358,765 Administration charges (39,207) (42,808) Contingent sales charges (150,202) (178,166) Contract terminations (24,059,436) (17,062,088) Death benefit payments (596,270) (935,924) Flexible withdrawal option payments (1,576,888) (1,705,944) Transfer payments to other contracts (6,054,382) (6,610,653) Annuity payments - - ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions (24,479,010) (17,176,818) ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Total increase (decrease) (13,793,953) (8,364,788) Net assets at beginning of period 114,994,447 123,359,235 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net assets at end of period $101,200,494 $114,994,447 ================ =============== See accompanying notes
Janus Aspen International Mid Cap Emerging International Growth Markets SmallCap Service Shares Division Division Division -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- $ (32,720) $ (149,605) $ (708,058) $ (355,703) $ (252,158) $ (232,338) 10,158,649 2,426,794 2,846,657 395,293 222,986 (67,783) 3,497,252 3,339,174 19,453,336 15,787,464 1,755,995 3,102,550 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- 13,623,181 5,616,363 21,591,935 15,827,054 1,726,823 2,802,429 27,318,469 16,470,390 26,030,408 19,984,701 1,786,952 2,750,726 (11,467) (7,574) (33,312) (31,203) (6,410) (7,508) (40,411) (28,958) (84,485) (72,398) (23,031) (19,730) (2,551,229) (1,068,841) (5,948,626) (4,088,483) (1,078,285) (877,107) (63,062) (33,976) (197,758) (210,845) (39,107) (42,234) (398,451) (238,826) (646,486) (505,358) (105,081) (96,028) (7,424,355) (4,881,119) (12,975,410) (7,965,807) (1,580,278) (1,759,021) - - - - - - -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- 16,829,494 10,211,096 6,144,331 7,110,607 (1,045,240) (50,902) -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- 30,452,675 15,827,459 27,736,266 22,937,661 681,583 2,751,527 32,241,228 16,413,769 74,477,515 51,539,854 17,664,606 14,913,079 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ --------------- $62,693,903 $32,241,228 $102,213,781 $74,477,515 $18,346,189 $17,664,606 ==================== ================= ================== ================= ================== ===============
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
LargeCap Blend Division --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (1,468,164) $ (157,300) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 546,753 4,086,261 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 4,879,243 2,619,320 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3,957,832 6,548,281 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 51,631,602 39,667,580 Administration charges (26,781) (12,652) Contingent sales charges (76,909) (75,066) Contract terminations (3,916,684) (2,969,358) Death benefit payments (435,063) (192,750) Flexible withdrawal option payments (1,120,809) (736,243) Transfer payments to other contracts (8,212,523) (6,092,293) Annuity payments - - ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 37,842,833 29,589,218 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Total increase (decrease) 41,800,665 36,137,499 Net assets at beginning of period 86,332,926 50,195,427 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Net assets at end of period $128,133,591 $86,332,926 ================ ================ See accompanying notes
LargeCap LargeCap Growth Stock LargeCap Equity Index Value Division Division Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ (225,126) $ (190,516) $ (1,684,395) $ 302,247 $ (1,255,711) $ 121,140 43,739 (31,099) 1,070,226 (142,145) 810,694 1,195,154 583,363 547,402 4,661,687 9,890,911 4,306,244 5,706,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 401,976 325,787 4,047,518 10,051,013 3,861,227 7,022,460 3,093,201 5,377,841 43,107,446 47,786,225 44,774,499 34,234,642 (3,229) (3,981) (27,694) (30,927) (22,644) (10,194) (20,926) (21,320) (122,170) (126,703) (66,907) (52,089) (1,169,893) (1,068,501) (8,860,776) (7,531,492) (3,762,943) (2,271,232) (35,771) (65,334) (367,700) (509,747) (345,183) (78,924) (238,139) (206,346) (1,577,994) (1,272,943) (952,378) (662,780) (1,459,657) (1,563,489) (28,699,968) (15,152,996) (8,523,366) (5,487,532) - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 165,586 2,448,870 3,451,144 23,161,417 31,101,078 25,671,891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 567,562 2,774,657 7,498,662 33,212,430 34,962,305 32,694,351 18,252,582 15,477,925 127,189,870 93,977,440 74,816,680 42,122,329 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $18,820,144 $18,252,582 $134,688,532 $127,189,870 $109,778,985 $74,816,680 =============================================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
MidCap Division --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (3,873,409)$ (225,932) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 11,717,740 32,986,253 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 16,931,983 12,236,760 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 24,776,314 44,997,081 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 59,526,310 54,450,921 Administration charges (156,432) (165,820) Contingent sales charges (376,440) (437,178) Contract terminations (40,454,130) (33,333,841) Death benefit payments (1,388,604) (1,783,765) Flexible withdrawal option payments (3,706,703) (3,038,639) Transfer payments to other contracts (21,546,277) (15,324,662) Annuity payments - - ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions (8,102,276) 367,016 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Total increase (decrease) 16,674,038 45,364,097 Net assets at beginning of period 322,650,061 277,285,964 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Net assets at end of period $339,324,099 $322,650,061 ================ ================ See accompanying notes
MidCap MidCap Money Growth Value Market Division Division Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ (689,415) $ (612,234) $ (1,073,726) $ (627,053) $ 1,101,944 $ (383,950) 643,728 23,555 2,378,591 7,159,221 - - 5,870,968 4,992,053 6,041,151 3,813,251 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,825,281 4,403,374 7,346,016 10,345,419 1,101,944 (383,950) 7,814,560 12,147,010 37,541,464 28,231,408 162,414,404 216,491,963 (11,195) (12,862) (20,480) (10,900) (41,581) (47,436) (56,883) (52,187) (67,390) (53,434) (268,805) (328,286) (3,592,508) (2,458,090) (4,783,714) (2,722,454) (31,469,933) (29,446,767) (148,571) (314,093) (263,051) (245,028) (1,049,488) (441,718) (521,690) (492,098) (1,036,072) (542,514) (2,338,433) (2,657,970) (4,067,244) (5,941,933) (10,399,192) (5,821,249) (135,791,981) (200,635,810) - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (583,531) 2,875,747 20,971,565 18,835,829 (8,545,817) (17,066,024) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,241,750 7,279,121 28,317,581 29,181,248 (7,443,873) (17,449,974) 48,681,018 41,401,897 66,587,093 37,405,845 89,606,326 107,056,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $53,922,768 $48,681,018 $94,904,674 $66,587,093 $ 82,162,453 $ 89,606,326 =============================================================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Neuberger Berman AMT Fasciano S Class Division (1) ----------------- ----------------- 2005 ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (2,978) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 2,037 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 16,103 ----------------- ----------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 15,162 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 629,670 Administration charges (3) Contingent sales charges (81) Contract terminations (2,425) Death benefit payments - Flexible withdrawal option payments (75) Transfer payments to other contracts (1,898) Annuity payments - ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 625,188 ----------------- ----------------- Total increase (decrease) 640,350 Net assets at beginning of period - ----------------- ----------------- Net assets at end of period $640,350 ================= (1) Commenced operations March 23, 2005. (2) Commenced operations April 18, 2005. (3) Commenced operations April 15, 2005. (4) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. (5) Commenced operations March 31, 2005. See accompanying notes
Neuberger Neuberger Berman AMT Berman AMT Principal High Income Neuberger Socially LifeTime Bond Berman AMT Responsive Strategic S Class Partners I Class Income Division (2) Division (3) Division (4) Division (5) -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- 2005 2005 2005 2005 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- $ 33,176 $ 733 $ (3,474) $ (27,801) 3,148 335 2,103 1,775 (30,258) 26,575 31,440 158,136 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- 6,066 27,643 30,069 132,110 1,047,612 870,052 765,889 5,413,476 - (5) (341) (2,350) (43) (19) (51) (1,179) (1,273) (573) (1,522) (35,256) - - - - (3,486) (38) (2,218) (60,799) (163,229) (12,723) (18,661) (72) - - - - -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- 879,581 856,694 743,096 5,313,820 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- 885,647 884,337 773,165 5,445,930 - - - - -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- $ 885,647 $884,337 $773,165 $5,445,930 ==================== ================= ================== =================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Principal LifeTime 2010 Division (1) ----------------- ----------------- 2005 ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (57,359) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 1,876 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 335,949 ----------------- ----------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 280,466 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 12,646,396 Administration charges (8,296) Contingent sales charges (863) Contract terminations (25,813) Death benefit payments (15,817) Flexible withdrawal option payments (58,655) Transfer payments to other contracts (37,067) Annuity payments - ----------------- ----------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 12,499,885 ----------------- ----------------- Total increase (decrease) 12,780,351 Net assets at beginning of period - ----------------- ----------------- Net assets at end of period $12,780,351 ================= (1) Commenced operations March 14, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 11, 2005. (3) Commenced operations March 22, 2005. (4) Commenced operations April 8, 2005. (5) Commenced operations April 18, 2005. See accompanying notes
Principal Principal Principal Principal LifeTime LifeTime LifeTime LifeTime 2020 2030 2040 2050 Division (2) Division (3) Division (4) Division (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2005 2005 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ (118,424) $ (13,655) $ (6,059) $ (2,406) 5,507 3,386 1,090 48 848,565 94,940 56,275 19,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 735,648 84,671 51,306 16,887 26,175,123 3,233,221 1,444,809 756,727 (17,487) (24) (24) - (339) (36) - - (10,134) (1,089) - - - - - - (86,889) (6,081) - - (606,628) (69,942) (46,897) 1 - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25,453,646 3,156,049 1,397,888 756,728 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26,189,294 3,240,720 1,449,194 773,615 - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,189,294 $3,240,720 $1,449,194 $773,615 ==========================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
Real Estate Securities Division -------------------------------- ---------------- --------------- 2005 2004 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: )$ Net investment income (loss) $ (1,690,858 820,856 Total realized gains (losses) on investments 4,534,634 10,863,559 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 13,908,697 14,844,756 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 16,752,473 26,529,171 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 36,441,344 42,261,720 Administration charges (36,333) (30,600) Contingent sales charges (137,763) (128,990) Contract terminations (8,051,131) (5,695,920) Death benefit payments (232,728) (280,857) Flexible withdrawal option payments (1,490,965) (1,232,777) Transfer payments to other contracts (25,263,440) (16,813,874) Annuity payments - - ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 1,228,984 18,078,702 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Total increase (decrease) 17,981,457 44,607,873 Net assets at beginning of period 115,811,264 71,203,391 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Net assets at end of period $133,792,721 $115,811,264 ================ =============== (1) Represented the operations of Limited Term Bond Division until November 21, 2005 name change. See accompanying notes
Short-Term SmallCap Bond SmallCap Growth Division (1) Division Division ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- $ 122,773 $ (547,318) $ (902,834) $ (748,025) $ (601,543) $ (568,995) (14,016) 13,803 944,344 85,593 (2,102,024) (3,118,767) 206,477 458,145 3,803,135 10,633,387 4,985,626 7,691,704 -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 315,234 (75,370) 3,844,645 9,970,955 2,282,059 4,003,942 49,237,781 51,282,823 12,663,736 16,639,449 7,548,846 11,913,179 (26,133) (8,056) (14,199) (13,878) (7,140) (9,019) (86,189) (45,268) (63,516) (61,123) (51,282) (61,072) (5,277,925) (1,950,757) (4,655,966) (3,773,190) (3,729,551) (3,496,333) (240,359) (156,738) (133,597) (85,171) (112,852) (179,175) (1,968,926) (1,150,373) (882,813) (803,529) (394,403) (414,945) (14,939,228) (13,827,296) (6,733,904) (5,326,721) (5,384,370) (6,778,237) - - - - - - -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 26,699,021 34,144,335 179,741 6,575,837 (2,130,752) 974,398 -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- 27,014,255 34,068,965 4,024,386 16,546,792 151,307 4,978,340 54,514,886 20,445,921 66,830,107 50,283,315 46,544,082 41,565,742 -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- $81,529,141 $54,514,886 $70,854,493 $66,830,107 $46,695,389 $46,544,082 ==================== ================ ================= ================ ================= ================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, Except as Noted
SmallCap Value Division ---------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------- 2005 2004 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from Operations: Net investment income (loss) $ (1,142,554) $ (792,627) Total realized gains (losses) on investments 2,553,049 7,392,858 Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments 2,740,416 6,471,081 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 4,150,911 13,071,312 Changes from principal transactions: Purchase payments, less sales charges, per payment fees and applicable premium taxes 31,112,444 22,959,553 Administration charges (22,644) (21,446) Contingent sales charges (80,735) (88,734) Contract terminations (5,107,789) (4,549,483) Death benefit payments (324,717) (262,631) Flexible withdrawal option payments (855,206) (654,846) Transfer payments to other contracts (11,791,879) (8,665,180) Annuity payments - - ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets from principal transactions 12,929,474 8,717,233 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Total increase (decrease) 17,080,385 21,788,545 Net assets at beginning of period 78,297,529 56,508,984 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Net assets at end of period $95,377,914 $78,297,529 ================= ================ (1) Commenced operations April 20, 2005. (2) Commenced operations March 14, 2005. See accompanying notes.
Templeton T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Growth Blue Chip Health Securities Growth II Science Class 2 Division (1) Division (2) Division -------------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- 2005 2005 2005 2004 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- $ (2,321) $ (2,119) $ 4,826 $ 4,057 2,769 1,933 39,915 10,940 23,847 40,301 118,794 207,060 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- 24,295 40,115 163,535 222,057 682,192 540,074 616,293 691,101 - (151) - - (339) (114) (781) (349) (10,143) (3,402) (205,972) (92,241) - - (5,327) (5,711) (141) (459) (23,539) (14,321) (52,037) (25,435) (108,350) (142,394) - - - - -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- 619,532 510,513 272,324 436,085 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- 643,827 550,628 435,859 658,142 - - 1,851,542 1,193,400 -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- $643,827 $550,628 $2,287,401 $1,851,542 ==================== ================= ================== ================
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2005 1. Investment and Accounting Policies Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B (Separate Account B) is a segregated investment account of Principal Life Insurance Company (Principal Life) and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a unit investment trust, with no stated limitations on the number of authorized units. As directed by eligible contractholders, each division of Separate Account B invests exclusively in shares representing interests in a corresponding investment option. As of December 31, 2005, contractholder investment options include the following open-end management investment companies:
Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. (15) AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund - Series I (11) Asset Allocation Account AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund - Series I Balanced Account AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund - Series I Bond Account AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund - Series I, Capital Value Account formerly AIM V.I. Health Sciences Fund until Diversified International Account, formerly November 21, 2005 name change International Account until May 1, 2005 AIM V.I. Growth Fund - Series I name change AIM V.I. Premier Equity Fund - Series I Equity Growth Account AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund - Series I (7) Equity Income Account AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Fund - Series I Equity Value Account (9) AIM V.I. Technology Fund - Series I Government & High Quality Bond Account, Alliance Bernstein VP Series Fund, Inc: formerly Government Securities Account Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Class A (12) until November 21, 2005 name change American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc: Growth Account VP Income & Growth Fund - I International Emerging Markets Account VP Inflation Protection Fund - II (4) International SmallCap Account VP Ultra Fund - I LargeCap Blend Account VP Ultra Fund - II (1) LargeCap Growth Equity Account VP Value Fund - II LargeCap Stock Index Account VP Vista Fund - I (1) LargeCap Value Account Dreyfus Investment Portfolios: MidCap Account Founders Discovery Portfolio - Initial Shares MidCap Growth Account Technology Growth Portfolio - Service Class (14) MidCap Value Account Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund: Money Market Account Equity-Income Portfolio - SC2 Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Account (8) Growth Portfolio - SC Principal LifeTime 2010 Account (2) Growth Portfolio - SC2 (6) Principal LifeTime 2020 Account (1) Overseas Portfolio - SC2 (3) Principal LifeTime 2030 Account (5) Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II: Principal LifeTime 2040 Account (10) Contrafund Portfolio - SC Principal LifeTime 2050 Account (13) Contrafund Portfolio - SC2 (1) Real Estate Securities Account Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III: Short-Term Bond Account, formerly Limited Mid Cap Portfolio - SC2 (2) Term Bond Account until Franklin Templeton VIP Trust: November 21, 2005 name change Templeton Growth Securities Fund - Class 2 SmallCap Account Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: SmallCap Growth Account CORE Small Cap Equity Fund - SC I (9) SmallCap Value Account Mid Cap Value Fund - SC I (2)
Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 1. Investment and Accounting Policies Janus Aspen Series Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Neuberger Berman AMT Partners Portfolio - I Class Neuberger Berman AMT Fasciano Portfolio - S (12) Class (6) Neuberger Berman AMT Socially Responsive Portfolio Neuberger Berman AMT High Income Bond - I Class (1) Portfolio - S Class (13) T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio - II (14) T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio - II (2) (1) Commenced operations March 11, 2005 (2) Commenced operations March 14, 2005 (3) Commenced operations March 15, 2005 (4) Commenced operations March 21, 2005 (5) Commenced operations March 22, 2005 (6) Commenced operations March 23, 2005 (7) Commenced operations March 28, 2005 (8) Commenced operations March 31, 2005 (9) Commenced operations April 1, 2005 (10) Commenced operations April 8, 2005 (11) Commenced operations April 12, 2005 (12) Commenced operations April 15, 2005 (13) Commenced operations April 18, 2005 (14) Commenced operations April 20, 2005 (15) Organized by Principal Life Insurance Company Investments are stated at the closing net asset values per share on December 31, 2005. 1. Investment and Accounting Policies (continued) The average cost method is used to determine realized gains and losses on investments. Dividends are taken into income on an accrual basis as of the ex-dividend date. Separate Account B supports the following variable annuity contracts of Principal Life: Bankers Flexible Annuity; Pension Builder Plus; Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA; Personal Variable; Premier Variable; Principal Freedom Variable Annuity; The Principal Variable Annuity; The Principal Variable Annuity with Purchase Payment Credit Rider, Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity, Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity, and Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity with Purchase Rider. Principal Life no longer accepts contributions for Bankers Flexible Annuity Contracts, Pension Builder Plus Contracts and Pension Builder Plus-Rollover IRA Contracts. Contractholders are being given the option of withdrawing their funds or transferring to another contract. Contributions to the Personal Variable contracts are no longer accepted from new customers, only from existing customers beginning January 1998. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes of Separate Account B requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. These estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes. 2. Expenses and Related Party Transactions Principal Life is compensated for the following expenses: Bankers Flexible Annuity Contracts - Mortality and expense risks assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 0.48% of the asset value of each contract. An annual administration charge of $7 for each participant's account is deducted as compensation for administrative expenses. 2. Expenses and Related Party Transactions (continued) Pension Builder Plus and Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA Contracts - Mortality and expense risks assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 1.50% (1% for a Rollover Individual Retirement Annuity) of the asset value of each contract. A contingent sales charge of up to 7% may be deducted from withdrawals made during the first 10 years of a contract, except for death or permanent disability. An annual administration charge will be deducted ranging from a minimum of $25 to a maximum of $275 depending upon a participant's investment account values and the number of participants under the retirement plan and their participant investment account value. Personal Variable Contracts - Mortality and expense risks assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 0.64% of the asset value of each contract. A contingent sales charge of up to 5% may be deducted from withdrawals from an investment account during the first seven years from the date the first contribution which relates to such participant is accepted by Principal Life. This charge does not apply to withdrawals made from investment accounts which correlate to a plan participant as a result of the plan participant's death or permanent disability. An annual administration charge of $34 for each participant's account plus 0.35% of the annual average balance of investment account values which correlate to a plan participant will be deducted on a quarterly basis. Premier Variable Contracts - Mortality and expense risks assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 0.42% of the asset value of each contract. The Contractholder must also pay contract administration charges. The annual charge ranges from a minimum charge of $2,150 to $7,725 plus 0.03% of account values greater than $30,000,000. The amount varies by Plan document and account balance of contract. Recordkeeping charges are also paid by the Contractholder. The annual charge ranges from $2,250 to $25,316 plus $10 per participant. The amount varies by total plan participants. There were no contingent sales charges provided for in these contracts. 2. Expenses and Related Party Transactions (continued) Principal Freedom Variable Annuity - Mortality and expenses risk assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 0.85% of the asset value of each contract. A contingent sales charge up to 6% may be deducted from the withdrawals made during the first six years of a contract, except for death, annuitization, permanent disability, confinement in a health facility, or terminal illness. Principal Life reserves the right to charge an additional administrative fee of up to 0.15% of the asset value of each Division. The Principal Variable Annuity - Mortality and expense risks assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 1.25% of the asset value of each contract. A contingent sales charge of up to 6% may be deducted from the withdrawals made during the first six years of a contract, except for death, annuitization, permanent disability, confinement in a health care facility, or terminal illness. An annual administration charge of the lesser of 2% of the accumulated value or $30 is deducted at the end of the contract year. Principal Life reserves the right to charge an additional administrative fee of up to 0.15% of the asset value of each Division. This fee is currently being waived. Effective November 27, 2000, Principal Life added a purchase payment credit rider to the contract, at an annual rate of 0.6%. For electing participants, the rider is deducted from the daily unit value. The Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity - Mortality and expense risks assumed by Principal Life are compensated for by a daily charge resulting in a reduction of the unit value equivalent to an annual rate of 1.25% of the asset value of each contract. A contingent sales charge of up to 6% may be deducted from the withdrawals made during the first six years of a contract, except for death, annuitization, permanent disability, confinement in a health care facility, or terminal illness. An annual administration charge of the lesser of two percent of the accumulated value or $30 is deducted at the end of the contract year. Principal Life reserves the right to charge an additional administrative fee of up to 0.15% of the asset value of each Division. This fee is currently being waived. An optional premium payment credit rider can be added to the product at an annual rate of 0.6%. For electing participants, the rider is deducted from the daily unit value. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2005, management fees were paid indirectly to Principal Management Corporation, (wholly owned by Princor Financial Services Corporation, a subsidiary of Principal Financial Services, Inc.) an affiliate of Principal Life, in its capacity as advisor to Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. Investment advisory and management fees are based on an annual rate of 0.35% of the average daily net assets of the 2. Expenses and Related Party Transactions (continued) LargeCap Stock Index Account and 1% of the average daily net assets of the LargeCap Growth Equity Account, and 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Principal LifeTime Accounts. The investment advisory and management fees for certain Accounts of the Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. are based on an annual rate of the average daily net assets, which decreases by 0.05% for each $100 million increase in net asset value above the initial $100 million of net assets for each Account, with the final decrease in the annual rate occurring when net assets exceed $400 million. This rate structure applies to the Accounts in the following table, which discloses the fee range for each Account from the first $100 million of net asset value to net asset values of over $400 million:
Account Fee Range -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond, Government & High Quality Bond, Money Market, Short-Term Bond 0.50% - 0.30% Balanced, Equity Income 0.60 - 0.40 MidCap 0.65 - 0.45 Asset Allocation, Equity Growth 0.80 - 0.60 SmallCap 0.85 - 0.65 MidCap Growth, Real Estate Securities 0.90 - 0.70 SmallCap Growth 1.00 - 0.80 SmallCap Value 1.10 - 0.90 International SmallCap 1.20 - 1.00 The investment advisory and management fees for certain Accounts of the Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. are based on an annual rate of the average daily net assets, which decreases by 0.05% for each $250 million increase in net asset value above the initial $250 million of net assets for each Account, with the final decrease in the annual rate occurring when net assets exceed $1 billion. This rate structure applies to the Accounts in the following table, which discloses the fee range for each Account from the first $250 million of net asset value to net asset values of over $1 billion: Account Fee Range --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Value, Growth 0.60% - 0.40% LargeCap Blend, LargeCap Value 0.75 - 0.55 Diversified International 0.85 - 0.65 MidCap Value 1.05 - 0.85 International Emerging Markets 1.25 - 1.05
2. Expenses and Related Party Transactions (continued) The investment advisory and management fees for the LargeCap Growth Equity Account and LargeCap Stock Index Account are based on an annual rate of the average daily net assets, which are fixed at 1% and 0.35%, respectively. Additionally, investment advisory and management fees are computed at the annual rate of .1225% of the average daily net assets of the Principal LifeTime Accounts. 3. Federal Income Taxes The operations of Separate Account B are a part of the operations of Principal Life. Under current practice, no federal income taxes are allocated by Principal Life to the operations of Separate Account B. 4. Purchases and Sales of Investments The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments were as follows during the year ended December 31, 2005:
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIM V.I. Basic Value Series I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity $ 72,484 $ 16,973 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 94,973 253 AIM V.I. Core Equity Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 1,888,153 6,392,902 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 865,974 1,030,200 AIM V.I. Dynamics Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 326,320 559,043 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 255,602 248,079 AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 1,231,088 2,281,765 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 710,324 943,860 AIM V.I. Growth Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 795,252 3,957,537 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 218,802 504,171 4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued) Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIM V.I. Premier Equity Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity $ 1,393,027 $5,307,127 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 407,976 870,961 AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Series I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 72,989 1,957 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 82,331 - AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 550,915 769,843 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 276,838 206,143 AIM V.I. Technology Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 659,360 1,351,536 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 878,819 775,688 Alliance Bernstein Small Cap Growth Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 335,225 135,227 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 45,865 - American Century VP Income & Growth Class I Division: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 1,839,854 1,256,177 The Principal Variable Annuity 3,489,178 4,131,411 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,530,962 984,270 American Century VP Inflation Protection Class II Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 13,765,787 1,119,570 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 6,273,691 497,197 American Century VP Ultra Class I Division: Principal Variable Annuity 1,273,498 1,516,882 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 592,979 664,925
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Century VP Ultra Class II Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity $10,989,992 $ 1,060,937 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 5,419,122 312,642 American Century VP Value Class II Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 11,675,975 4,483,540 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 6,082,105 1,399,926 American Century VP Vista Class I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 330,374 136,351 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 96,630 66 Asset Allocation Division: Premier Variable 30,913 32,368 The Principal Variable Annuity 7,352,477 17,073,756 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 3,017,191 1,785,694 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,533,064 39,976 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 580,315 57,864 Balanced Division: Personal Variable 261,259 1,512,009 Premier Variable 1,317,281 5,670,029 The Principal Variable Annuity 7,058,898 18,267,484 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 3,757,674 1,847,638 Bond Division: Personal Variable 186,303 951,417 Premier Variable 1,902,576 5,437,663 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 4,921,192 2,818,760 The Principal Variable Annuity 38,098,211 37,738,247 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 18,349,713 9,973,378 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 19,628,141 1,666,271 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 9,111,030 574,739
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Value Division: Bankers Flexible Annuity $ 267 $ 620,433 Pension Builder Plus 34,936 455,245 Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA 8,846 76,893 Personal Variable 211,306 2,120,224 Premier Variable 2,051,482 10,184,314 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 2,273,674 1,474,332 The Principal Variable Annuity 11,618,627 33,205,208 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 3,346,302 3,262,333 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 2,055,578 33,112 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 795,581 40,465 Diversified International Division: Personal Variable 256,643 1,397,229 Premier Variable 1,824,272 4,448,794 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 3,416,046 1,853,453 The Principal Variable Annuity 26,107,712 30,247,326 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 10,470,380 6,552,231 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 3,747,728 234,955 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,317,705 104,723 Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Initial Shares Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 2,819,127 1,297,195 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,472,312 594,138 Dreyfus IP Technology Service Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 127,458 12,596 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 38,874 -
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity Growth Division: Premier Variable $ 38,278 $ 124,828 The Principal Variable Annuity 11,052,158 39,140,824 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 4,077,717 3,173,659 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,138,213 44,631 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 535,258 49,872 Equity Income Division: Premier Variable 19,892 22,782 The Principal Variable Annuity 9,922,992 7,140,741 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 4,897,516 2,217,013 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 24,325,782 2,287,716 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 11,063,249 819,608 Equity Value Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,058,326 1,452 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 534,530 66,330 Fidelity VIP Equity - Income Service Class 2 Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 11,158,392 5,563,430 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 5,586,879 2,313,799 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,089,854 33,991 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 641,652 18,384 Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 3,065,360 8,053,636 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 936,853 935,108 Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 652,371 7,838 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 633,903 15,539
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity $ 7,825,105 $ 761,617 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 3,943,575 285,897 Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 20,784,154 14,315,462 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 5,229,861 3,056,510 Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 5,399,039 183,016 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,384,915 155,335 Fidelity VIP III Mid Cap Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 483,759 13,705 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 472,154 9,420 Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund Service Class I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 812,384 1,426 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 417,851 16,943 Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 2,237,744 43,072 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,260,300 29,315
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government & High Quality Bond Division: Pension Builder Plus $ 11,033 $ 62,780 Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA 2,349 3,057 Personal Variable 172,808 1,173,935 Premier Variable 1,512,194 5,888,751 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 3,118,442 1,253,032 The Principal Variable Annuity 36,856,335 54,817,669 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 18,965,329 18,922,165 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 7,102,380 371,346 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 2,495,122 147,048 Growth Division: Personal Variable 318,345 2,078,916 Premier Variable 1,912,635 9,142,198 The Principal Variable Annuity 5,034,142 21,641,495 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 931,308 861,811 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 388,744 11,068 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 188,280 1,247 International Emerging Markets Division: Premier Variable 361,428 316,195 The Principal Variable Annuity 24,516,765 7,989,516 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 8,474,585 2,681,163 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 2,873,097 57,915 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,466,068 76,043 International SmallCap Division: Premier Variable 201,667 137,952 The Principal Variable Annuity 17,075,261 17,155,729 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 4,998,179 3,136,495 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 3,508,665 493,810 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,527,268 129,099 4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued) Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Service Shares Division: The Principal Variable Annuity $ 1,161,368 $ 2,012,466 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 625,584 1,071,884 LargeCap Blend Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 18,387,376 9,654,077 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 8,245,155 3,456,612 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 17,609,741 1,707,438 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 7,759,461 450,270 LargeCap Growth Equity Division: Premier Variable 41,634 17,430 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 794,020 405,339 The Principal Variable Annuity 1,407,781 1,800,680 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 878,071 957,597 LargeCap Stock Index Division: Premier Variable 343,375 329,919 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 4,855,090 4,254,807 The Principal Variable Annuity 24,901,443 28,409,996 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 7,357,993 7,315,933 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 4,029,134 902,685 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,652,756 159,702 LargeCap Value Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 17,801,024 10,695,636 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 6,164,887 2,774,549 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 14,470,558 1,072,588 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 6,793,467 397,233
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MidCap Division: Personal Variable $ 332,305 $ 2,209,348 Premier Variable 2,290,981 9,571,490 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 2,466,665 1,486,326 The Principal Variable Annuity 31,931,341 49,518,611 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 11,465,673 7,618,765 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 11,343,294 1,069,091 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 5,076,163 330,029 MidCap Growth Division: Premier Variable 118,277 109,147 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 424,355 286,223 The Principal Variable Annuity 4,543,740 6,751,946 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,758,375 1,890,330 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 748,700 23,572 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 221,113 26,288 MidCap Value Division: Premier Variable 321,410 287,690 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 3,506,068 1,684,184 The Principal Variable Annuity 17,579,691 11,705,297 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 6,320,760 2,841,963 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 8,066,945 929,281 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 3,485,687 195,210
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Money Market Division: Pension Builder Plus $ 5,729 $ 11,525 Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA 193 118 Personal Variable 1,080,931 2,006,273 Premier Variable 6,362,617 8,341,341 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 16,326,807 16,637,960 The Principal Variable Annuity 89,512,569 96,359,689 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 37,350,699 39,385,902 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 6,294,587 4,114,266 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 7,642,718 5,163,649 Neuberger Berman AMT Fasciano S Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 386,816 4,176 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 244,734 3,284 Neuberger Berman AMT High Income Bond S Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 475,798 73,316 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 614,091 99,947 Neuberger Berman AMT Partners Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 539,415 11,502 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 334,473 4,872 Neuberger Berman AMT Socially Responsive I Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 648,390 16,566 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 118,729 9,701 Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 4,926,619 121,730 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 486,857 5,727 4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued) Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Principal LifeTime 2010 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity $10,148,064 $ 158,938 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 2,498,332 44,932 Principal LifeTime 2020 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 19,333,603 770,414 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 6,841,520 69,487 Principal LifeTime 2030 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 2,215,504 90,798 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,017,717 29 Principal LifeTime 2040 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,056,240 - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 388,569 52,980 Principal LifeTime 2050 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 310,811 779 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 445,916 1,626 Real Estate Securities Division: Premier Variable 401,352 458,068 The Principal Variable Annuity 22,799,295 27,673,601 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 10,371,600 8,277,209 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 2,453,022 427,564 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 1,481,645 94,596
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)
Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-Term Bond Division: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity $ 1,985,187 $ 1,099,815 The Principal Variable Annuity 14,200,684 12,777,642 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 6,786,247 6,755,776 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 18,137,415 1,603,278 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 9,164,578 1,215,806 SmallCap Division: Premier Variable 150,817 102,000 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 2,290,889 1,083,820 The Principal Variable Annuity 6,646,116 9,691,331 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 3,590,059 2,523,823 SmallCap Growth Division: Premier Variable 57,634 35,377 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 192,552 301,062 The Principal Variable Annuity 5,120,478 8,623,892 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 1,185,402 1,250,780 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 630,060 14,702 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 362,720 55,328 SmallCap Value Division: Premier Variable 152,034 177,442 The Principal Variable Annuity 15,041,388 14,915,667 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 5,248,134 3,465,062 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 8,338,378 590,220 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 3,477,565 215,473 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth II Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 414,507 39,295 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 268,341 26,342 4. Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued) Division Purchases Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Rowe Price Health Science Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity $429,040 $ 24,554 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 111,034 7,126 Templeton Growth Securities Class 2 Division: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 638,495 361,345
5. Changes in Units Outstanding Transactions in units were as follows for each of the years ended December 31:
2005 2004 ------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- AIM V.I. Basic Value Series I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 6,367 1,480 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 8,343 22 - - The Principal Variable Annuity 182,189 700,618 354,553 817,932 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 83,559 112,903 135,592 129,316 AIM V.I. Dynamics Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 39,509 64,943 163,080 134,942 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 30,947 28,819 31,404 27,649 AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 125,963 216,628 318,696 220,980 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 72,679 89,609 137,502 84,784 AIM V.I. Growth Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 136,065 635,097 281,364 652,678 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 37,436 80,908 92,302 86,792
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 --------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- AIM V.I. Premier Equity Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 161,364 666,467 336,593 733,087 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 47,259 109,375 182,812 117,001 AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Series I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 6,198 85 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 6,992 - - - AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 67,178 88,661 184,406 95,733 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 33,757 23,741 83,074 41,738 AIM V.I. Technology Series I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 127,135 249,894 596,839 487,088 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 169,450 143,422 138,709 67,786 Alliance Bernstein Small Cap Growth Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 28,175 10,498 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 3,855 - - - 5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued) 2005 2004 ------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- American Century VP Income & Growth Class I Division: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 167,505 117,550 262,575 87,133 The Principal Variable Annuity 307,300 372,721 548,052 251,773 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 134,835 88,797 242,451 103,148 American Century VP Inflation Protection Class II Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,331,568 104,648 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 606,856 46,474 - - American Century VP Ultra Class I Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 141,195 155,232 354,943 222,476 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 65,745 68,046 149,195 64,741 American Century VP Ultra Class II Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,004,732 93,547 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 495,430 27,567 - - American Century VP Value Class II Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 776,851 340,667 1,266,575 269,289 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 404,667 106,369 593,240 82,950
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- American Century VP Vista Class I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 27,608 10,521 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 8,075 5 - - Asset Allocation Division: Premier Variable 25,009 28,316 76,016 13,831 The Principal Variable Annuity 311,479 780,567 475,585 704,990 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 127,820 81,637 219,241 123,064 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 73,834 1,800 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 27,948 2,606 - - Balanced Division: Personal Variable 113,041 805,381 315,711 649,413 Premier Variable 584,600 2,936,302 1,074,591 2,211,407 The Principal Variable Annuity 308,236 956,929 591,873 1,127,292 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 164,084 96,787 259,161 114,288 Bond Division: Personal Variable 70,149 484,266 247,679 595,968 Premier Variable 805,392 2,707,154 1,176,207 1,587,557 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 330,448 205,777 479,733 172,706 The Principal Variable Annuity 1,716,617 1,944,452 2,390,832 2,504,357 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 826,795 513,875 1,184,907 645,641 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,086,923 87,119 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 504,530 30,050 - -
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Capital Value Division: Bankers Flexible Annuity - 18,260 - 15,850 Pension Builder Plus 6,059 70,218 921 164,554 Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA 1,203 9,977 213 10,706 Personal Variable 75,619 731,236 303,358 812,061 Premier Variable 695,815 3,461,397 1,134,437 1,790,038 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 229,404 144,972 299,544 63,711 The Principal Variable Annuity 491,072 1,308,505 700,237 1,309,568 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 141,435 128,558 250,207 109,346 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 85,022 1,209 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 32,906 1,478 - - Diversified International Division: Personal Variable 126,349 720,719 - 311,006 Premier Variable 861,323 2,176,234 791,854 1,206,254 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 306,312 166,825 1,407,460 1,227,383 The Principal Variable Annuity 1,355,902 1,527,468 1,837,351 1,354,894 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 543,778 330,883 900,680 243,135 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 195,587 11,156 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 68,768 4,972 - - Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Initial Shares Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 351,335 143,259 600,847 120,260 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 183,487 65,615 299,565 46,439 Dreyfus IP Technology Service Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 11,135 1,049 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 3,396 - - - 5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued) 2005 2004 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Equity Growth Division: Premier Variable 40,897 135,796 117,984 41,789 The Principal Variable Annuity 421,473 1,386,045 711,412 1,517,077 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 155,503 112,385 257,740 111,441 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 41,826 1,574 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 19,669 1,759 - - Equity Income Division: Premier Variable 20,287 23,560 80,399 16,345 The Principal Variable Annuity 895,163 596,865 985,184 473,368 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 441,810 185,311 451,206 152,003 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 2,150,107 195,697 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 977,858 70,111 - - Equity Value Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 92,205 119 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity with Purchase Rider 46,570 5,429 - - Fidelity VIP Equity - Income Service Class 2 Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 854,692 448,302 1,617,997 362,830 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 427,935 186,446 880,794 162,533 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 96,818 2,495 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 57,001 1,349 - -
5. Changes in units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 376,691 967,849 628,967 860,011 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 115,127 112,377 287,586 139,574 Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 59,039 530 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 57,368 1,051 - - Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 641,857 60,859 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 323,473 22,845 - - Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 1,703,115 1,086,838 1,550,389 852,523 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 428,550 232,052 511,946 133,461 Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 440,469 13,893 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 112,985 11,791 - - Fidelity VIP III Mid Cap Service Class 2 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 36,744 831 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 35,863 571 - - 5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued) 2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund Service Class I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 63,166 90 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 32,490 1,071 - - Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class I Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 165,089 2,858 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 92,978 1,945 - - Government & High Quality Bond Division: Pension Builder Plus 304 21,855 435 24,455 Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - 848 - 155 Personal Variable 56,258 578,611 198,988 833,126 Premier Variable 569,148 2,818,166 1,236,076 2,011,872 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 280,194 116,851 420,380 72,342 The Principal Variable Annuity 1,622,431 2,939,390 2,403,158 4,496,422 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 834,862 1,014,630 1,060,405 1,412,109 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 400,753 19,230 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 140,788 7,615 - -
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Growth Division: Personal Variable 194,981 1,279,611 531,550 927,206 Premier Variable 1,102,032 5,423,394 1,701,409 3,215,010 The Principal Variable Annuity 282,634 1,294,541 326,824 1,348,808 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 52,287 51,551 95,774 69,931 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 23,468 573 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 11,366 65 - - International Emerging Markets Division: Premier Variable 159,195 168,123 120,080 30,078 The Principal Variable Annuity 961,914 418,371 803,085 338,990 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 332,500 140,399 394,518 126,047 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 133,420 2,735 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 68,081 3,591 - - International SmallCap Division: Premier Variable 125,149 89,670 143,634 28,471 The Principal Variable Annuity 807,865 802,049 900,715 697,045 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 236,474 146,635 345,076 111,332 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 169,187 23,137 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 73,645 6,049 - - Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Service Shares Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 184,396 295,219 357,183 374,826 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 99,327 157,240 147,186 135,670 5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued) 2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- LargeCap Blend Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 1,665,882 788,653 2,540,389 652,488 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 747,005 282,375 1,353,000 339,607 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,595,224 147,625 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 702,911 38,930 - - LargeCap Growth Equity Division: Premier Variable 55,702 23,063 71,447 20,509 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 68,176 33,441 95,597 28,077 The Principal Variable Annuity 259,692 307,444 552,671 319,499 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 161,977 163,498 255,786 179,128 LargeCap Stock Index Division: Premier Variable 335,254 324,881 629,983 277,433 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 530,429 448,641 1,029,219 322,972 The Principal Variable Annuity 2,809,794 3,061,779 3,245,275 1,947,589 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 830,251 788,447 1,374,624 650,211 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 446,472 96,111 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 183,143 17,004 - - LargeCap Value Division: The Principal Variable Annuity 1,485,373 825,237 2,186,038 573,923 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 514,417 214,074 989,990 221,773 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,217,470 85,956 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 571,563 31,834 - -
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- MidCap Division: Personal Variable 85,399 655,393 286,050 624,615 Premier Variable 596,852 2,769,980 1,044,737 1,660,767 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 142,979 86,085 193,065 51,424 The Principal Variable Annuity 896,681 1,443,913 1,200,718 1,473,290 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 321,974 222,156 474,590 161,083 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 350,636 31,618 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 156,911 9,761 - - MidCap Growth Division: Premier Variable 104,943 91,265 43,341 63,935 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 36,431 23,914 65,334 18,353 The Principal Variable Annuity 434,182 593,647 814,056 758,135 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 168,023 166,202 402,704 209,230 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 68,890 2,052 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 20,345 2,289 - - MidCap Value Division: Premier Variable 207,570 188,247 173,675 42,475 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 158,020 76,248 189,622 39,809 The Principal Variable Annuity 1,164,219 766,731 1,401,263 547,529 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 418,594 186,157 615,947 162,317 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 559,975 62,027 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity with Purchase Rider 241,962 13,030 - -
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Money Market Division: Pension Builder Plus 384 4,082 3,631 231,297 Pension Builder Plus - Rollover IRA - 19 - 19 Personal Variable 718,770 1,356,563 1,864,604 2,489,546 Premier Variable 4,073,127 5,471,646 4,837,037 5,631,944 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 1,437,054 1,473,792 1,824,499 1,781,993 The Principal Variable Annuity 6,730,051 7,295,228 9,233,924 10,219,816 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 2,808,233 2,981,840 5,007,682 5,159,069 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 480,620 314,384 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 583,556 394,570 - - Neuberger Berman AMT Fasciano S Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 35,579 231 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 22,510 182 - - Neuberger Berman AMT High Income Bond S Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 46,152 7,273 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 59,567 9,914 - - Neuberger Berman AMT Partners Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 40,729 749 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 25,255 317 - -
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Neuberger Berman AMT Socially Responsive I Class Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 55,633 1,249 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 10,187 732 - - Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 454,594 8,701 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 44,924 409 - - Principal LifeTime 2010 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 914,472 10,236 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 225,132 2,894 - - Principal LifeTime 2020 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,715,786 58,337 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 607,160 5,262 - - Principal LifeTime 2030 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 196,380 6,783 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 90,209 2 - - Principal LifeTime 2040 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 93,214 - - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 34,291 4,372 - -
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Principal LifeTime 2050 Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 27,009 - - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 38,750 - - - Real Estate Securities Division: Premier Variable 186,305 226,555 213,975 89,552 The Principal Variable Annuity 927,650 1,094,905 1,501,656 989,852 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 421,996 327,487 674,574 281,393 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 97,233 16,215 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 58,730 3,587 - - Short-Term Bond Division: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 190,054 105,730 338,720 52,527 The Principal Variable Annuity 1,366,139 1,238,003 3,087,223 999,261 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 652,853 654,555 1,729,475 673,788 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 1,825,846 154,830 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 922,574 117,412 - - SmallCap Division: Premier Variable 133,080 88,492 76,879 20,923 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 159,787 71,808 218,640 61,416 The Principal Variable Annuity 588,849 790,056 935,099 783,864 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 318,081 205,747 455,262 153,207
5. Changes in Units Outstanding (continued)
2005 2004 ------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Division Purchased Redeemed Purchased Redeemed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- SmallCap Growth Division: Premier Variable 81,215 53,534 106,213 102,231 Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 23,002 34,958 85,431 28,490 The Principal Variable Annuity 549,852 868,199 1,038,988 1,098,851 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 127,292 125,921 265,851 157,625 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 66,134 1,506 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 38,073 5,669 - - SmallCap Value Division: Premier Variable 90,199 111,651 176,594 32,043 The Principal Variable Annuity 677,136 662,733 860,466 634,445 The Principal Variable Annuity With Purchase Payment Credit Rider 236,261 153,960 369,294 141,796 Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 388,912 26,597 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 162,198 9,710 - - T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth II Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 37,322 3,390 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 24,161 2,272 - - T. Rowe Price Health Science Division: Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity 36,469 1,976 - - Principal Investment Plus Variable Annuity With Purchase Rider 9,438 573 - - Templeton Growth Securities Class 2 Division: Principal Freedom Variable Annuity 41,729 23,338 52,365 19,463
6. Financial Highlights Principal Life sells a number of variable annuity products, which have unique combinations of features and fees that are charged against the contract owner's account balance. Differences in the fee structures result in a variety of unit values, expense ratios, and total returns. Separate Account B has presented the following disclosures for 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 in accordance with AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies, which was effective January 1, 2001. Information for years prior to 2001 is not required to be presented. The following table was developed by determining which products issued by Principal Life have the lowest and highest total return. Only product designs within each division that had units outstanding during the respective periods were considered when determining the lowest and highest total return. The summary may not reflect the minimum and maximum contract charges offered by Principal Life as contract owners may not have selected all available and applicable contract options as discussed in Note 2.
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- AIM V.I. Basic Value Series I Division: $11.73 to $11.64 $ 2005 (17) 13 154 0.19% 1.25% to 1.85% 4.36% to 3.84% AIM V.I. Core Equity Series I Division: 2005 3,755 8.92 to 8.65 33,287 1.45 1.25 to 1.85 3.96 to 3.35 2004 4,303 8.58 to 8.37 36,736 0.95 1.25 to 1.85 7.65 to 7.03 2003 4,760 7.97 to 7.82 37,821 1.03 1.25 to 1.85 22.88 to 22.14 2002 5,123 6.49 to 6.41 33,171 0.31 1.25 to 1.85 (16.63) to (17.13) 2001 5,730 7.78 to 7.73 44,553 0.05 1.25 to 1.85 (23.79) to (24.29) AIM V.I. Dynamics Series I Division: 2005 289 8.95 to 8.70 2,558 - 1.25 to 1.85 9.41 to 8.61 2004 313 8.18 to 8.01 2,536 - 1.25 to 1.85 11.90 to 11.25 2003 281 7.31 to 7.20 2,039 - 1.25 to 1.85 36.11 to 35.30 2002 67 5.37 to 5.32 357 - 1.25 to 1.85 (32.75) to (33.15) 2001 (4) 36 7.99 to 7.96 287 - 1.25 to 1.85 (40.42) to (40.85)
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIM V.I. Global Health Care Division: 2005 1,366 $10.56 to $10.27 $14,276 -% 1.25% to 1.85% 6.77% to 6.20% 2004 1,474 9.89 to 9.67 14,456 - 1.25 to 1.85 6.23 to 5.57 2003 1,324 9.31 to 9.16 12,246 - 1.25 to 1.85 26.20 to 25.44 2002 867 7.38 to 7.30 6,374 0.21 1.25 to 1.85 (25.14) to (25.59) 2001 (4) 373 9.85 to 9.82 3,670 - 1.25 to 1.85 (6.01) to (6.55) AIM V.I. Growth Series I Division: 2005 2,772 6.30 to 6.11 17,387 - 1.25 to 1.85 6.24 to 5.53 2004 3,315 5.93 to 5.79 19,607 - 1.25 to 1.85 6.85 to 6.24 2003 3,681 5.55 to 5.45 20,390 - 1.25 to 1.85 29.61 to 28.84 2002 3,963 4.28 to 4.23 16,956 - 1.25 to 1.85 (31.83) to (32.24) 2001 4,751 6.28 to 6.24 29,724 0.22 1.25 to 1.85 (34.68) to (35.14) AIM V.I. Premier Equity Series I Division: 2005 3,938 7.80 to 7.56 30,497 0.82 1.25 to 1.85 4.42 to 3.70 2004 4,505 7.47 to 7.29 33,493 0.46 1.25 to 1.85 4.48 to 3.85 2003 4,836 7.15 to 7.02 34,479 0.31 1.25 to 1.85 23.53 to 22.79 2002 4,724 5.79 to 5.72 27,310 0.34 1.25 to 1.85 (31.13) to (31.54) 2001 4,451 8.41 to 8.35 38,150 0.14 1.25 to 1.85 (13.67) to (14.18) AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Series I Division: 2005 (13) 13 12.25 to 12.15 160 - 1.25 to 1.85 6.71 to 6.11 AIM V.I. Small Company Growth Series I Division: 2005 450 8.84 to 8.60 3,943 - 1.25 to 1.85 3.88 to 3.24 2004 461 8.51 to 8.33 3,903 - 1.25 to 1.85 12.42 to 11.81 2003 331 7.57 to 7.45 2,497 - 1.25 to 1.85 31.78 to 30.99 2002 214 5.74 to 5.69 1,224 - 1.25 to 1.85 (31.97) to (32.38) 2001 (4) 65 8.44 to 8.41 547 - 1.25 to 1.85 (31.05) to (31.46) 6. Financial Highlights (continued) Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIM V.I. Technology Series I Division: 2005 1,137 $5.55 to $5.40 $ 6,245 -% 1.25% to 1.85% 0.91% to 0.37% 2004 1,233 5.50 to 5.38 6,738 - 1.25 to 1.85 3.19 to 2.67 2003 1,053 5.33 to 5.24 5,578 - 1.25 to 1.85 43.49 to 42.63 2002 367 3.71 to 3.68 1,357 - 1.25 to 1.85 (47.51) to (47.82) 2001 (4) 145 7.07 to 7.04 1,022 - 1.25 to 1.85 (58.05) to (55.94) Alliance Bernstein Small Cap Growth Division: 2005 (18) 22 12.61 to 12.50 271 - 1.25 to 1.85 3.96 to 3.31 American Century VP Income & Growth Class I Division: 2005 3,373 10.66 to 10.23 35,269 1.94 0.85 to 1.85 3.70 to 2.71 2004 3,343 10.28 to 9.96 33,859 1.29 0.85 to 1.85 12.10 to 10.91 2003 2,731 8.98 to 9.12 24,814 1.11 0.85 to 1.85 26.98 to 27.75 2002 1,905 7.15 to 7.07 13,565 0.72 0.85 to 1.85 (20.05) to (20.85) 2001 720 8.95 to 8.93 6,448 0.29 0.85 to 1.85 (9.17) to (20.46) American Century VP Inflation Protection Class II Division: 2005 (10) 1,787 10.22 to 10.13 18,214 4.75 1.25 to 1.85 0.29 to (0.39) American Century VP Ultra Class I Division: 2005 1,132 9.47 to 9.21 10,612 - 1.25 to 1.85 0.96 to 0.33 2004 1,148 9.38 to 9.18 10,692 - 1.25 to 1.85 9.20 to 8.64 2003 931 8.59 to 8.45 7,952 - 1.25 to 1.85 23.35 to 22.61 2002 698 6.96 to 6.89 4,849 0.24 1.25 to 1.85 (23.67) to (24.13) 2001 (4) 227 9.12 to 9.08 2,068 - 1.25 to 1.85 (17.57) to (18.22) American Century VP Ultra Class II Division: 2005 (7) 1,379 11.30 to 11.20 15,536 - 1.25 to 1.85 0.71 to 0.09
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Century VP Value Class II Division: 2005 3,366 $12.49 to $12.22 $ 41,722 0.65% 1.25% to 1.85% 3.57% to 2.95% 2004 2,631 12.06 to 11.87 31,569 0.60 1.25 to 1.85 12.71 to 12.09 2003 1,123 10.70 to 10.59 11,981 0.47 1.25 to 1.85 27.21 to 26.45 2002 (5) 282 8.41 to 8.38 2,364 - 1.25 to 1.85 (14.96) to (15.28) American Century VP Vista Class I Division: 2005 (7) 25 12.48 to 12.38 313 - 1.25 to 1.85 6.76 to 6.08 Asset Allocation Division: 2005 4,008 1.19 to 21.02 84,245 1.65 0.42 to 1.85 5.31 to 3.85 2004 4,337 1.13 to 20.24 87,504 3.26 0.42 to 1.85 7.62 to 6.47 2003 4,408 1.05 to 19.01 84,285 1.93 0.42 to 1.85 21.08 to 19.38 2002 4,620 0.86 to 15.92 74,399 - 0.42 to 1.85 (12.78) to (14.54) 2001 4,923 0.99 to 18.63 92,273 2.18 0.42 to 1.85 (2.40) to (5.67) Balanced Division: 2005 7,824 2.01 to 18.13 98,501 2.59 0.42 to 1.85 6.35 to 4.80 2004 11,449 1.84 to 17.30 109,503 2.12 0.42 to 1.85 8.88 to 8.06 2003 13,310 1.72 to 16.01 109,671 2.96 0.42 to 1.85 18.33 to 16.65 2002 14,617 1.46 to 13.73 98,582 3.17 0.42 to 1.85 (13.55) to (14.78) 2001 16,832 1.68 to 16.11 131,087 3.40 0.42 to 1.85 (7.69) to (8.67) Bond Division: 2005 17,587 2.02 to 17.75 280,484 4.32 0.42 to 1.85 2.02 to 0.62 2004 18,219 1.92 to 17.64 252,489 4.56 0.42 to 1.85 1.59 to 3.04 2003 18,246 1.89 to 17.12 234,069 4.19 0.42 to 1.85 4.15 to 2.67 2002 17,899 1.82 to 16.67 210,777 4.09 0.42 to 1.85 8.80 to 7.26 2001 14,998 1.67 to 15.55 151,716 6.02 0.42 to 1.85 7.74 to 6.14 Capital Value Division: 2005 13,018 3.05 to 24.06 198,490 0.01 0.42 to 1.85 6.27 to 4.88 2004 17,135 2.87 to 22.94 214,377 1.43 0.42 to 1.85 11.67 to 10.29 2003 18,722 2.57 to 20.80 205,389 1.44 0.42 to 1.85 24.97 to 23.20 2002 21,252 2.05 to 16.88 175,700 0.78 0.42 to 1.85 (14.02) to (15.25) 2001 24,351 2.39 to 19.92 224,263 1.21 0.42 to 1.85 (8.43) to (9.74) 6. Financial Highlights (continued) Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diversified International Division: 2005 13,536 $2.35 to $20.77 $228,177 1.03% 0.42% to 1.85% 23.04% to 21.53% 2004 15,016 1.91 to 17.09 184,002 0.94 0.42 to 1.85 20.89 to 18.76 2003 14,422 1.47 to 14.39 137,068 1.04 0.42 to 1.85 31.78 to 29.91 2002 14,934 1.20 to 11.07 100,045 0.49 0.42 to 1.85 (16.42) to (17.61) 2001 16,955 1.44 to 13.44 128,099 0.15 0.42 to 1.85 (24.21) to (25.66) Dreyfus IP Founders Discovery Initial Shares Division: 2005 1,907 8.38 to 8.15 15,815 - 1.25 to 1.85 (1.30) to (1.93) 2004 1,581 8.49 to 8.31 13,319 - 1.25 to 1.85 8.43 to 7.92 2003 848 7.83 to 7.70 6,592 - 1.25 to 1.85 34.49 to 33.69 2002 235 5.82 to 5.76 1,361 - 1.25 to 1.85 (34.06) to (34.46) 2001 (4) 34 8.82 to 0.79 297 - 1.25 to 1.85 (23.55) to (24.13) Dreyfus IP Technology Service Class Division: 2005 (20) 13 11.85 to 11.75 159 - 1.25 to 1.85 2.16 to 1.56 Equity Growth Division: 2005 6,904 1.00 to 27.78 195,218 - 0.42 to 1.85 7.53 to 5.59 2004 7,862 0.93 to 26.31 207,318 0.53 0.42 to 1.85 8.14 to 7.34 2003 8,445 0.86 to 24.51 208,587 0.41 0.42 to 1.85 25.42 to 23.64 2002 8,938 0.68 to 19.82 178,521 0.27 0.42 to 1.85 (28.02) to (29.04) 2001 10,091 0.95 to 27.94 283,731 0.11 0.42 to 1.85 (12.00) to (16.42) Equity Income Division: 2005 7,195 1.00 to 11.41 83,133 0.08 0.42 to 1.85 7.53 to 6.64 2004 3,782 0.93 to 10.70 40,432 4.10 1.25 to 1.85 17.72 to 15.44 2003 2,907 0.79 to 9.27 27,203 4.44 0.42 to 1.85 13.36 to 11.74 2002 2,743 0.70 to 8.29 22,961 4.42 0.42 to 1.85 (3.82) to (14.21) 2001 3,040 9.73 to 9.67 29,567 2.52 1.25 to 1.85 (28.60) to (29.00) Equity Value Division: 2005 (15) 133 11.37 to 11.28 1,511 2.48 1.25 to 1.85 2.52 to 1.90
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Service Class 2 Division: 2005 5,125 $11.78 to $11.53 $ 59,908 1.31% 1.25% to 1.85% 4.25% to 3.69% 2004 4,327 11.30 to 11.12 48,616 1.05 1.25 to 1.85 9.92 to 9.23 2003 2,353 10.28 to 10.18 24,125 0.70 1.25 to 1.85 28.41 to 27.65 2002 (5) 517 8.01 to 7.98 4,138 - 1.25 to 1.85 (19.14) to (19.44) Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class Division: 2005 4,630 8.31 to 8.06 38,238 0.40 1.25 to 1.85 4.40 to 3.73 2004 5,219 7.96 to 7.77 41,373 0.16 1.25 to 1.85 1.92 to 1.30 2003 5,302 7.81 to 7.67 41,286 0.19 1.25 to 1.85 31.13 to 30.35 2002 5,325 5.96 to 5.88 31,670 0.15 1.25 to 1.85 (31.07) to (31.48) 2001 5,739 8.64 to 8.58 49,561 - 1.25 to 1.85 (18.72) to (19.29) Fidelity VIP Growth Service Class 2 Division: 2005 (12) 115 11.45 to 11.35 1,309 - 1.25 to 1.85 4.19 to 3.56 Fidelity VIP Overseas Service Class 2 Division: 2005 (9) 882 13.76 to 13.65 12,096 - 1.25 to 1.85 17.31 to 16.67 Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class Division: 2005 7,983 13.42 to 13.02 106,462 0.19 1.25 to 1.85 15.39 to 14.71 2004 7,170 11.63 to 11.35 82,971 0.23 1.25 to 1.85 13.91 to 13.27 2003 6,094 10.21 to 10.02 62,014 0.33 1.25 to l.85 26.76 to 26.00 2002 5,347 8.05 to 7.95 42,986 0.68 1.25 to 1.85 (10.55) to (11.09) 2001 4,691 9.01 to 8.95 42,213 0.67 1.25 to 1.85 (13.50) to (13.94) Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Service Class 2 Division: 2005 (7) 528 13.10 to 12.99 6,902 - 1.25 to 1.85 15.22 to 14.45 6. Financial Highlights (continued) Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity VIP III Mid Cap Service Class 2 Division: 2005 (8) 71 $14.05 to $13.94 $ 997 -% 1.25% to 1.85% 16.50% to 15.88% Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund Service Class I Division: 2005 (15) 94 12.16 to 12.06 1,146 0.60 1.25 to 1.85 4.74 to 4.15 Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class I Division: 2005 (8) 253 12.96 to 12.85 3,272 1.31 1.25 to 1.85 11.44 to 10.78 Government & High Quality Bond Division: 2005 18,392 2.10 to 17.35 286,799 4.41 0.42 to 1.85 1.45 to 0.17 2004 22,005 2.07 to 17.32 306,512 4.73 0.42 to 1.85 3.50 to 1.64 2003 25,536 2.00 to 17.04 341,730 3.41 0.42 to 1.85 1.41 to (0.03) 2002 26,265 1.97 to 17.05 318,208 3.45 0.42 to 1.85 8.34 to 6.80 2001 18,304 1.82 to 15.96 182,868 4.93 0.42 to 1.85 7.06 to 5.63 Growth Division: 2005 10,265 1.79 to 16.49 101,200 0.73 0.42 to 1.85 11.88 to 10.01 2004 16,647 1.60 to 14.99 114,994 0.33 0.42 to 1.85 8.84 to 7.38 2003 19,553 1.47 to 13.96 123,359 0.23 0.42 to 1.85 25.93 to 24.15 2002 22,176 1.17 to 11.24 111,599 0.02 0.42 to 1.85 (29.37) to (30.37) 2001 27,307 1.65 to 16.15 194,687 - 0.42 to 1.85 (26.01) to (26.89) International Emerging Markets Division: 2005 3,018 2.30 to 21.05 62,694 1.34 0.42 to 1.85 33.72 to 31.81 2004 2,096 1.72 to 15.97 32,241 0.79 0.42 to 1.85 24.46 to 22.56 2003 1,274 1.38 to 13.03 16,414 1.11 0.42 to 1.85 56.56 to 54.32 2002 768 8.55 to 8.44 6,532 0.14 0.42 to 1.85 (8.78) to (9.32) 2001 264 9.37 to 9.31 2,469 0.50 1.25 to 1.85 (5.44) to (5.96) 6. Financial Highlights (continued) Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International SmallCap Division: 2005 4,454 $1.91 to $23.22 $102,214 0.53% 0.42% to 1.85% 28.19% to 26.75% 2004 4,109 1.49 to 18.32 74,478 0.76 0.42 to 1.85 29.57 to 27.84 2003 3,557 1.15 to 14.33 51,540 1.36 0.42 to 1.85 53.55 to 51.33 2002 3,225 0.88 to 9.47 30,873 0.27 0.42 to 1.85 (2.56) to (17.74) 2001 3,113 11.59 to 11.52 36,066 - 1.25 to 1.85 (22.83) to (23.25) Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Service Shares Division: 2005 2,681 6.92 to 6.71 18,346 - 1.25 to 1.85 10.54 to 10.00 2004 2,849 6.26 to 6.10 17,665 - 1.25 to 1.85 19.01 to 18.22 2003 2,855 5.26 to 5.16 14,913 - 1.25 to 1.85 33.09 to 32.30 2002 2,550 3.95 to 3.90 10,028 - 1.25 to 1.85 (29.01) to (29.44) 2001 2,055 5.57 to 5.53 11,415 - 1.25 to 1.85 (40.35) to (40.67) LargeCap Blend Division: 2005 11,345 11.37 to 11.13 128,134 0.01 1.25 to 1.85 3.36 to 2.87 2004 7,891 11.00 to 10.82 86,333 1.18 1.25 to 1.85 9.02 to 8.31 2003 4,990 10.09 to 9.99 50,195 0.98 1.25 to 1.85 22.22 to 21.49 2002 (5) 1,412 8.25 to 8.22 11,648 0.87 1.25 to 1.85 (16.46) to (16.76) LargeCap Growth Equity Division: 2005 3,271 0.76 to 5.44 18,820 0.15 0.42 to 1.85 2.70 to 1.87 2004 3,253 0.74 to 5.34 18,253 0.28 0.42 to 1.85 2.78 to 1.14 2003 2,824 0.72 to 5.28 15,478 - 0.42 to 1.85 22.63 to 20.89 2002 855 4.42 to 4.36 3,761 - 1.25 to 1.85 (34.10) to (34.50) 2001 367 6.71 to 6.66 2,452 - 1.25 to 1.85 (30.93) to (31.41) LargeCap Stock Index Division: 2005 15,133 1.06 to 8.98 134,689 0.03 0.42 to 1.85 3.92 to 2.51 2004 14,735 1.02 to 8.76 127,190 1.60 0.42 to 1.85 9.68 to 8.42 2003 11,654 0.93 to 8.08 93,977 1.41 0.42 to 1.85 27.78 to 25.97 2002 8,549 0.73 to 6.42 55,031 1.21 0.42 to 1.85 (22.77) to (23.86) 2001 6,721 0.94 to 8.43 56,637 1.06 0.42 to 1.85 (14.40) to (13.72)
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LargeCap Value Division: 2005 9,023 $12.24 to $11.98 $109,779 0.01% 1.25% to 1.85% 4.08% to 3.45% 2004 6,391 11.76 to 11.58 74,817 1.59 1.25 to 1.85 11.68 to 11.03 2003 4,011 10.53 to 10.43 42,122 1.63 1.25 to 1.85 26.46 to 25.71 2002 (5) 1,317 8.33 to 8.29 10,958 1.89 1.25 to 1.85 (15.99) to (16.30) MidCap Division: 2005 13,033 3.66 to 33.03 339,324 0.09 0.42 to 1.85 8.61 to 7.21 2004 15,701 3.37 to 30.81 322,650 1.18 0.42 to 1.85 17.42 to 15.57 2003 16,473 2.87 to 26.66 277,286 1.06 0.42 to 1.85 32.25 to 30.38 2002 17,766 2.17 to 20.44 209,892 0.96 0.42 to 1.85 (9.13) to (10.42) 2001 19,815 2.39 to 22.82 239,234 0.76 0.42 to 1.85 (4.02) to (5.51) MidCap Growth Division: 2005 4,764 1.20 to 11.21 53,923 - 0.42 to 1.85 13.21 to 11.65 2004 4,811 1.06 to 10.04 48,681 - 0.42 to 1.85 11.58 to 9.73 2003 4,535 0.95 to 9.15 41,402 - 0.42 to 1.85 39.99 to 38.00 2002 2,226 0.68 to 6.63 14,937 - 0.42 to 1.85 (39.86) to (27.62) 2001 2,126 9.96 to 9.16 19,630 - 0.85 to 1.85 (17.65) to (18.43) MidCap Value Division: 2005 6,389 1.62 to 14.76 94,905 - 0.42 to 1.85 10.20 to 8.53 2004 4,931 1.47 to 13.60 66,587 0.10 0.42 to 1.85 22.50 to 20.35 2003 3,343 1.20 to 11.30 37,406 0.08 0.42 to 1.85 35.92 to 33.99 2002 1,878 0.89 to 8.43 16,144 0.73 0.42 to 1.85 (10.34) to (11.61) 2001 425 0.99 to 9.54 4,347 0.21 0.42 to 1.85 (2.40) to (10.14) Money Market Division: 2005 9,888 1.54 to 12.93 82,162 2.64 0.42 to 1.85 2.67 to 0.70 2004 12,349 1.50 to 2.13 89,606 0.88 0.42 to 2.16 - to (0.93) 2003 15,091 1.50 to 12.96 107,056 0.78 0.42 to 1.85 0.31 to (1.11) 2002 20,955 1.49 to 13.11 157,262 1.40 0.42 to 1.85 0.99 to (0.45) 2001 21,440 1.48 to 13.16 150,639 3.67 0.42 to 1.85 3.50 to 2.02
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neuberger Berman AMT Fasciano S Class Division: 2005 (12) 58 $11.14 to $11.05 $ 640 -% 1.25% to 1.85% 1.64% to 1.01% Neuberger Berman AMT High Income Bond S Class Division: 2005 (19) 89 10.05 to 9.97 886 10.56 1.25 to 1.85 - to (0.70) Neuberger Berman AMT Partners Division: 2005 (18) 65 13.67 to 13.55 884 1.51 1.25 to 1.85 16.64 to 15.81 Neuberger Berman AMT Socially Responsive I Class Division: 2005 (7) 64 12.13 to 12.03 773 - 1.25 to 1.85 5.57 to 4.88 Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Division: 2005 (14) 490 11.11 to 11.02 5,446 - 1.25 to 1.85 3.64 to 2.99 Principal LifeTime 2010 Division: 2005 (8) 1,126 11.36 to 11.27 12,780 - 1.25 to 1.85 4.32 to 3.78 Principal LifeTime 2020 Division: 2005 (7) 2,259 11.62 to 11.52 26,189 - 1.25 to 1.85 5.44 to 4.82 Principal LifeTime 2030 Division: 2005 (11) 280 11.61 to 11.52 3,241 - 1.25 to 1.85 5.45 to 4.82
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Principal LifeTime 2040 Division: 2005 (16) 123 $11.79 to $11.70 $ 1,449 -% 1.25% to 1.85% 5.93% to 5.31% Principal LifeTime 2050 Division: 2005 (19) 66 11.82 to 11.73 774 - 1.25 to 1.85 6.20 to 5.68 Real Estate Securities Division: 2005 5,253 2.34 to 26.15 133,793 0.02 0.42 to 1.85 15.27 to 13.75 2004 5,230 2.03 to 22.99 115,811 2.28 0.42 to 1.85 34.44 to 32.05 2003 4,200 1.51 to 17.41 71,203 3.69 0.42 to 1.85 38.33 to 36.37 2002 2,762 1.09 to 12.77 34,861 4.15 0.42 to 1.85 7.27 to 5.75 2001 1,056 1.02 to 12.07 12,775 4.80 0.42 to 1.85 4.80 to 6.72 Short-Term Bond Division: 2005 8,171 10.12 to 9.86 81,529 1.51 0.85 to 1.85 0.90 to (0.10) 2004 5,485 10.03 to 9.87 54,515 - 0.85 to 1.85 0.50 to (0.50) 2003 (6) 2,055 9.98 to 9.92 20,446 2.63 0.85 to 1.85 (0.25) to (0.86) SmallCap Division: 2005 5,934 1.17 to 11.68 70,854 0.02 0.42 to 1.85 6.36 to 5.13 2004 5,891 1.10 to 11.11 66,830 - 0.42 to 1.85 19.57 to 17.57 2003 5,224 0.92 to 9.45 50,283 0.10 0.42 to 1.85 36.29 to 34.32 2002 3,608 0.68 to 7.03 25,858 0.09 0.42 to 1.85 (27.63) to (28.66) 2001 2,990 0.93 to 9.86 29,827 - 0.42 to 1.85 (16.80) to 0.61 SmallCap Growth Division: 2005 4,861 0.73 to 9.69 46,695 - 0.42 to 1.85 5.80 to 4.64 2004 5,065 0.69 to 9.26 46,544 - 0.42 to 1.85 11.29 to 9.20 2003 4,956 0.62 to 8.48 41,566 - 0.42 to 1.85 45.04 to 42.98 2002 4,236 0.43 to 5.93 25,168 - 0.42 to 1.85 (44.13) to (46.85) 2001 4,093 9.88 to 11.15 45,886 - 0.85 to 1.85 (32.57) to (33.27)
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
Unit Fair Value Expenses Total Return (3) Corresponding to Investment Ratio (2) Corresponding to Units Lowest to Highest Net Assets Income Lowest to Lowest to Highest Division (000's) Expense Ratio (000s) Ratio (1) Highest Expense Ratio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmallCap Value Division: 2005 4,563 $1.70 to $21.51 $95,378 0.04% 0.42% to 1.85% 5.59% to 4.27% 2004 3,973 1.61 to 20.63 78,298 0.17 0.42 to 1.85 22.90 to 20.86 2003 3,375 1.31 to 17.07 56,509 0.44 0.42 to 1.85 49.98 to 47.85 2002 2,672 0.88 to 11.55 30,766 0.66 0.42 to 1.85 (9.25) to (10.54) 2001 1,455 0.96 to 12.91 18,725 0.99 0.42 to 1.85 (9.60) to 4.28 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth II Division: 2005 (20) 56 11.57 to 11.48 644 0.28 1.25 to 1.85 4.33 to 3.70 T. Rowe Price Health Science Division: 2005 (8) 43 12.72 to 12.62 551 - 1.25 to 1.85 11.78 to 11.09 Templeton Growth Securities Class 2 Division: 2005 146 15.70 2,287 1.07 0.85 7.90 2004 127 14.55 1,852 1.11 0.85 15.11 2003 94 12.64 1,193 1.48 0.85 31.02 2002 85 9.65 824 2.44 0.85 (19.18) 2001 57 11.94 685 1.88 0.85 (1.31)
(1) These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the division from the underlying mutual fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the subaccounts invest. (2) These ratios represent the annualized contract expenses of Separate Account B, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying fund are excluded. 6. Financial Highlights (continued) (3) These amounts represent the total return for the periods indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying fund, and reflect deductions for all items included in the expense ratio. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the variable account. The total return is calculated for the period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period.
(4) Commencement of operations, May 19, 2001. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2001. (5) Commencement of operations, May 18, 2002. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2002. (6) Commencement of operations, May 17, 2003. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2003. (7) Commencement of operations, March 11, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (8) Commencement of operations, March 14, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (9) Commencement of operations, March 15, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (10) Commencement of operations, March 21, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (11) Commencement of operations, March 22, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (12) Commencement of operations, March 23, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (13) Commencement of operations, March 28, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (14) Commencement of operations, March 31, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (15) Commencement of operations, April 1, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (16) Commencement of operations, April 8, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (17) Commencement of operations, April 12, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (18) Commencement of operations, April 15, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (19) Commencement of operations, April 18, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005. (20) Commencement of operations, April 20, 2005. Investment income ratio and expense ratio have been annualized for the period ended December 31, 2005.
6. Financial Highlights (continued) There are divisions that have total return outside of the ranges indicated above. The following is a list of the divisions and corresponding lowest total return and highest total return.
Division 2005 Total Return Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balanced Division 4.80% to 6.52% Bond Division 0.62 to 2.60 Capital Value Division 4.88 to 6.47 Diversified International Division 21.53 to 23.12 Government & High Quality Bond Division 0.17 to 1.49 LargeCap Growth Equity Division 1.87 to 2.74 MidCap Division 7.21 to 8.84 2004 Total Division Return Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balanced Division 8.06% to 9.88% Bond Division 1.59 to 7.03 Capital Value Division 10.29 to 12.12 Money Market Division (1.00) to - Small Cap Division 17.57 to 39.04 2003 Total Division Return Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Century VP Income & Growth Class I Division 26.98% to 28.26% Government Securities Division (0.69) to 1.41 LargeCap Growth Equity Division 17.63 to 22.63
6. Financial Highlights (continued)
2002 Total Division Return Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LargeCap Growth Equity Division (31.57)% to (30.46)% MidCap Growth Division (39.86) to (26.89) 2001 Total Division Return Range ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balanced Division (8.67)% to (7.26)% Growth Division (26.89) to (25.91) LargeCap Stock Index Division (14.40) to (12.85) Real Estate Securities Division 4.80 to 7.38 SmallCap Division (16.80) to 1.67 SmallCap Value Division (9.60) to 4.95
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Stockholder Principal Life Insurance Company We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Principal Life Insurance Company ("the Company") as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Principal Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in response to new accounting standards, the Company changed its methods of accounting for variable interest entities effective July 1, 2003, certain fixed and variable contract features effective January 1, 2004, and certain non-monetary exchanges of similar productive assets (primarily real estate) effective July 1, 2005. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Des Moines, Iowa February 16, 2006, except for Note 22, as to which the date is February 28, 2006. Principal Life Insurance Company Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Assets Fixed maturities, available-for-sale $39,949.0 $39,111.1 Fixed maturities, trading 105.0 93.0 Equity securities, available-for-sale 702.9 682.6 Equity securities, trading 60.1 41.2 Mortgage loans 10,979.2 11,328.7 Real estate 987.7 945.7 Policy loans 827.7 814.5 Other investments 716.5 1,292.2 Total investments 54,328.1 54,309.0 Cash and cash equivalents 1,717.1 383.4 Accrued investment income 669.1 669.6 Premiums due and other receivables 564.4 605.1 Deferred policy acquisition costs 2,069.9 1,770.9 Property and equipment 406.7 418.4 Goodwill 207.8 161.3 Other intangibles 94.8 80.4 Separate account assets 58,670.8 50,722.4 Assets of discontinued operations -- 78.3 Other assets 1,270.2 680.4 Total assets $119,998.9 $109,879.2 Liabilities Contractholder funds $33,598.6 $32,174.8 Future policy benefits and claims 14,650.3 14,284.8 Other policyholder funds 654.1 731.1 Short-term debt 719.1 697.6 Long-term debt 313.5 347.8 Income taxes currently payable -- 284.8 Deferred income taxes 875.5 1,040.8 Separate account liabilities 58,670.8 50,722.4 Liabilities of discontinued operations -- 2.1 Other liabilities 3,434.4 2,936.7 Total liabilities 112,916.3 103,222.9 Stockholder's equity Common stock, par value $1 per share - 5.0 million shares authorized, 2.5 million shares issued and outstanding (wholly owned indirectly by Principal Financial Group, Inc.) 2.5 2.5 Additional paid-in capital 5,354.8 5,112.7 Retained earnings 870.4 238.3 Accumulated other comprehensive income 854.9 1,302.8 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Total stockholder's equity 7,082.6 6,656.3 Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $119,998.9 $109,879.2 ================================================================= See accompanying notes.
Principal Life Insurance Company Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Revenues Premiums and other considerations $3,727.4 $3,468.9 $3,439.0 Fees and other revenues 1,452.0 1,260.0 1,031.9 Net investment income 3,133.7 3,027.5 3,067.2 Net realized/unrealized capital losses (17.5) (109.7) (90.4) Total revenues 8,295.6 7,646.7 7,447.7 Expenses Benefits, claims, and settlement expenses 4,873.6 4,602.2 4,592.2 Dividends to policyholders 293.0 296.7 307.9 Operating expenses 2,028.4 1,856.8 1,730.5 Total expenses 7,195.0 6,755.7 6,630.6 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 1,100.6 891.0 817.1 Income taxes 287.0 225.4 180.5 Income from continuing operations, net of related income taxes 813.6 665.6 636.6 Income from discontinued operations, net of related income taxes 18.5 104.6 26.1 Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes 832.1 770.2 662.7 Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of related income taxes -- (2.4) (3.4) Net income $832.1 $767.8 $659.3 =================================================== ----------- See accompanying notes.
Principal Life Insurance Company Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity
Common Additional Retained Accumulated Total other paid-in earnings comprehensive stockholder's stock capital (deficit) income equity (in millions) Balances at January 1, 2003 $2.5 $5,015.0 $(64.7) $785.1 $5,737.9 Capital contribution -- 15.0 -- -- 15.0 Stock-based compensation -- 22.1 -- -- 22.1 Comprehensive income: Net income -- -- 659.3 -- 659.3 Net unrealized gains -- -- -- 646.6 646.6 Provision for deferred income taxes -- -- -- (221.4) (221.4) Foreign currency translation adjustment -- -- -- (0.1) (0.1) Minimum pension liability, net of related income taxes -- -- -- (2.5) (2.5) Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of related income taxes -- -- -- 9.1 9.1 ------------------ ------------------ Comprehensive income 1,091.0 Balances at December 31, 2003 2.5 5,052.1 594.6 1,216.8 6,866.0 Capital transactions of equity method ----------------- investee, net of related income taxes -- 20.4 -- -- 20.4 Stock-based compensation, and additional related tax benefits -- 40.8 -- -- 40.8 Dividends to parent -- (0.6) (1,124.1) -- (1,124.7) Comprehensive income: Net income -- -- 767.8 -- 767.8 Net unrealized gains -- -- -- 137.2 137.2 Provision for deferred income taxes -- -- -- (47.8) (47.8) Foreign currency translation adjustment -- -- -- (0.6) (0.6) Minimum pension liability, net of related income taxes -- -- -- (2.8) (2.8) ------------------ ------------------ Comprehensive income 853.8 Balances at December 31, 2004 $2.5 $5,112.7 $238.3 $1,302.8 $6,656.3 ======================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity (continued)
Accumulated Additional other Total Common paid-in Retained comprehensive stockholder's stock capital earnings income equity (in millions) Balances at January 1, 2005 $2.5 $5,112.7 $238.3 $1,302.8 $6,656.3 Capital contributions -- 34.0 -- -- 34.0 Capital transactions of equity method investee, net of related income taxes -- (0.1) -- -- (0.1) Stock-based compensation, and additional related tax benefits -- 44.4 -- -- 44.4 Tax benefits related to demutualization -- 163.8 -- -- 163.8 Dividends to parent -- -- (200.0) -- (200.0) Comprehensive income: Net income -- -- 832.1 -- 832.1 Net unrealized losses -- -- -- (670.1) (670.1) Provision for deferred income tax benefits -- -- -- 227.7 227.7 Foreign currency translation adjustment -- -- -- 0.7 0.7 Minimum pension liability, net of related income taxes -- -- -- (6.2) (6.2) ------------------ ------------------ Comprehensive income 384.2 Balances at December 31, 2005 $2.5 $5,354.8 $870.4 $854.9 $7,082.6 ================================================================= See accompanying notes.
Principal Life Insurance Company Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (As Restated - (As Restated - See - Note 1) See - Note 1) (in millions) Operating activities Net income $832.1 $767.8 $659.3 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Income from discontinued operations, net of related income taxes (18.5) (104.6) (26.1) Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of related income taxes -- 2.4 3.4 Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 238.8 207.7 144.0 Additions to deferred policy acquisition costs (440.6) (457.8) (337.4) Accrued investment income 0.5 (27.0) (1.1) Net cash flows from trading securities (29.4) 6.3 -- Premiums due and other receivables (63.3) (21.4) (39.4) Contractholder and policyholder liabilities and dividends 1,716.9 1,645.3 1,569.1 Current and deferred income taxes (445.2) 34.3 66.9 Net realized/unrealized capital losses 17.5 109.7 90.4 Depreciation and amortization expense 85.3 93.2 89.7 Mortgage loans held for sale, acquired or originated (2,177.5) (1,045.7) (876.9) Mortgage loans held for sale, sold or repaid, net of gain 2,238.6 845.1 1,022.5 Real estate acquired through operating activities (44.6) (45.8) (32.5) Real estate sold through operating activities 41.9 84.7 46.0 Stock-based compensation 44.4 39.4 20.3 Other 252.4 (517.8) 21.6 Net adjustments 1,417.2 848.0 1,760.5 Net cash provided by operating activities 2,249.3 1,615.8 2,419.8 Investing activities Available-for-sale securities: Purchases (8,243.4) (9,126.9) (10,338.7) Sales 2,759.5 1,759.8 2,732.4 Maturities 3,734.0 4,082.0 4,634.7 Mortgage loans acquired or originated (2,293.8) (2,612.3) (2,597.1) Mortgage loans sold or repaid 2,563.2 2,380.8 1,918.3 Real estate acquired (216.5) (327.5) (178.8) Real estate sold 319.3 345.4 60.8 Net purchases of property and equipment (37.6) (42.3) (24.2) Net proceeds from sales of subsidiaries -- 674.6 29.4 Purchases of interest in subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (57.9) (87.2) (55.8) Net change in other investments 35.6 154.6 263.5 Net cash used in investing activities $(1,437.6) $(2,799.0) $(3,555.5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (As Restated - (As Restated - See Note 1) See Note 1) (in millions) Financing activities Issuance of common stock $-- $-- $(0.1) Proceeds from financing element derivatives 168.4 110.6 118.0 Payments for financing element derivatives (123.2) (84.6) (107.3) Dividends to parent (200.0) (1,124.6) -- Return of capital to parent 34.0 -- -- Issuance of long-term debt 38.3 12.1 6.1 Principal repayments of long-term debt (72.6) (246.7) (85.5) Net proceeds (repayments) of short-term borrowings 21.4 220.5 (192.1) Investment contract deposits 7,026.9 6,995.8 9,722.0 Investment contract withdrawals (6,413.1) (5,209.6) (8,666.2) Net increase (decrease) in banking operation deposits 41.9 (5.0) 372.7 Net cash provided by financing activities 522.0 668.5 1,167.6 Discontinued operations Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1.2) (628.0) 2,594.3 Net cash used in investing activities (0.7) (471.7) (1,059.9) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities -- 600.0 (1,335.1) Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations (1.9) (499.7) 199.3 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,331.8 (1,014.4) 231.2 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 385.3 1,399.7 1,168.5 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $1,717.1 $385.3 $1,399.7 Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations included above At beginning of year $1.9 $501.6 $302.3 At end of year $-- $1.9 $501.6 Schedule of noncash transactions Tax benefits related to demutualization $163.8 $-- $-- ========================================================================== See accompanying notes.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2005 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business Principal Life Insurance Company along with its consolidated subsidiaries is a diversified financial services organization engaged in promoting retirement savings and investment and insurance products and services in the U.S. We are a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Principal Financial Services, Inc., which in turn is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which include our majority-owned subsidiaries and, subsequent to June 30, 2003, consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs"), have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). Less than majority-owned entities in which we had at least a 20% interest and LLCs, partnerships and real estate joint ventures in which we had at least a 5% interest, are reported on the equity basis in the consolidated statements of financial position as other investments. Investments in LLCs, partnerships and real estate joint ventures in which we have an ownership percentage of 3% to 5% will be based on the facts and circumstances to determine if equity or cost method will be applied. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Closed Block We operate a closed block ("Closed Block") for the benefit of individual participating dividend-paying policies in force at the time of the 1998 mutual insurance holding company ("MIHC") formation. See Note 9, Closed Block, for further details. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. These estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Recent Accounting Pronouncements On September 19, 2005, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee ("AcSEC") issued Statement of Position ("SOP") 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection With Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts. AcSEC defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits, features, rights, or coverages that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. An internal replacement that is determined to result in a replacement contract that is substantially unchanged from the replaced contract should be accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract. Contract modifications resulting in a replacement contract that is substantially changed from the replaced contract should be accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract and any unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs, unearned revenue liabilities, and deferred sales inducement costs from the replaced contract should be written off and acquisition costs on the new contracts capitalized as appropriate. This SOP is effective for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are still evaluating the impact this guidance will have to our consolidated financial statements. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) On May 30, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3 ("SFAS 154"), which changes the requirements for the accounting and reporting of a change in accounting principle. Under SFAS 154, a change in accounting principle should be retrospectively applied to all prior periods, unless it is impracticable to do so. This retrospective application requirement replaces the Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes ("APB 20"), requirement to recognize changes in accounting principle by including the cumulative effect of the change in net income during the current period. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles where we are changing to a more preferable accounting method, as well as to changes required by an accounting pronouncement that does not contain specific transition provisions. SFAS 154 carries forward without change the guidance contained in APB 20 for reporting the correction of an error in previously issued financial statements and a change in accounting estimate. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes on or after January 1, 2006. SFAS 154 does not change the transition provisions of any existing accounting pronouncements. On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment ("SFAS 123R"). SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to be recognized at fair value in the financial statements. SFAS 123R replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation ("SFAS 123"), supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees ("APB 25"), and SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure - an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 and amends SFAS No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. On April 14, 2005, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved a new rule delaying the effective date of SFAS 123R to annual periods that begin after June 15, 2005. Accordingly, we will be adopting SFAS 123R effective January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method. This Statement will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as we began expensing all stock options using a fair-value based method effective for the year beginning January 1, 2002. In addition, any stock options granted prior to January 1, 2002 are fully vested. We applied the prospective method of transition as prescribed by SFAS 123 when we elected to begin expensing stock-based compensation in 2002. In May 2005, we learned of discussions between several major accounting firms, the FASB and the SEC concluding it is appropriate to recognize compensation cost either immediately for stock awards granted to retirement eligible employees, or over the period from the grant date to the date retirement eligibility is achieved, if retirement eligibility is expected to occur during the nominal vesting period. Our approach has been to follow the widespread practice of recognizing compensation cost over the explicit service period (up to the date of actual retirement). For any awards that are granted after we adopt SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006, we will recognize compensation cost through the period that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service to earn the award. If we had applied the nonsubstantive vesting provisions of SFAS 123R to awards granted prior to January 1, 2006, our consolidated financial statements would not have been materially impacted. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) In December 2004, SFAS No. 153, Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29 ("SFAS 153"), was issued. APB Opinion No. 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions ("APB 29"), provided the basic principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. However, APB 29 provided an exception that allowed certain exchanges of similar productive assets to be recorded at book value. SFAS 153 amends APB 29 to eliminate this exception and requires non-monetary exchanges that meet certain criteria to be accounted for at fair value. We adopted SFAS 153 and are applying its guidelines to nonmonetary exchanges occurring on or after July 1, 2005. On March 9, 2004, the SEC Staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No.105, Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments ("SAB 105"), in which the SEC Staff expressed their view that the fair value of recorded loan commitments, including interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs"), that are required to follow derivative accounting under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 133"), should not consider the expected future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan. We record IRLCs at zero value at date of issuance with subsequent gains or losses measured by changes in market interest rates. Therefore, this SAB did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. On July 7, 2003, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued SOP 03-1, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts ("SOP 03-1"). This SOP addresses an insurance enterprise's accounting for certain fixed and variable contract features not covered by other authoritative accounting guidance. We adopted SOP 03-1 effective January 1, 2004, and recorded a cumulative effect of accounting change of $(2.4) million, which is net of income tax benefits of $1.3 million. The accounting change impacted our Life and Health Insurance and U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation segments. SOP 03-1 addresses the classification of contracts and calculation of an additional liability for contracts that contain significant insurance features. The adoption of the guidance required the recognition of an additional liability in cases where the insurance benefit feature resulted in gains in early years followed by losses in later years. The accrual and release of the additional liability also impacted the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"). As of January 1, 2004, we increased future policyholder benefits due to our no lapse guarantee feature of our universal life and variable universal life products within our Life and Health Insurance segment and for variable annuities with guaranteed minimum death benefits in our U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation segment. This resulted in an after-tax cumulative effect of $(0.9) million in the Life and Health Insurance segment and $(1.5) million in the U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation segment. In addition, the guidance clarifies the accounting and classification for sales inducements. Although the valuation impacts were immaterial, we reclassified $30.3 million of sales inducements from DPAC to other assets as of January 1, 2004. The FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("FIN 46"), in January 2003. FIN 46 applies to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entities to finance their activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN 46 requires the consolidation of VIEs in which an enterprise, known as the primary beneficiary, absorbs a majority of the entity's expected losses, receives a majority of the entity's expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) The guidance was effective immediately for all VIEs created after January 31, 2003, and effective July 1, 2003, for all VIEs created before February 1, 2003. We invested in one VIE in April, 2003, and effective July 1, 2003, consolidated VIEs created or acquired prior to February 1, 2003, for which we are the primary beneficiary. At July 1, 2003, our consolidated financial statements were adjusted to record a cumulative effect of adopting FIN 46, as follows:
Accumulated other Net loss comprehensive income --------------------- --------------------- (in millions) Adjustment for intercompany gains and carrying value of assets consolidated $(6.1) $14.1 Income tax impact 2.7 (5.0) --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- Total $(3.4) $ 9.1 ===================== ===================== See Note 5, Variable Interest Entities, for the disclosures relating to VIEs.
Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, money market instruments and other debt issues with a maturity date of three months or less when purchased. Investments We classify our fixed maturity and equity investments into one of two categories: available-for-sale or trading. We determine the appropriate classification of fixed maturity securities at the time of purchase. Fixed maturity securities include bonds, mortgage-backed securities and redeemable preferred stock. We classify fixed maturity securities as either available-for-sale or trading and, accordingly, carry them at fair value. (See Note 17, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for policies related to the determination of fair value.) Unrealized gains and losses related to available-for-sale securities are reflected in stockholder's equity, net of related DPAC, sales inducements, unearned revenue reserves, policyholder dividend obligation ("PDO"), and applicable income taxes. Unrealized gains and losses related to trading securities are reflected in net income as net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). The cost of fixed maturity securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accrual of discounts, both computed using the interest method. The cost of fixed maturity securities is adjusted for declines in value that are other than temporary. Impairments in value deemed to be other than temporary are reported in net income as a component of net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). For loan-backed and structured securities, we recognize income using a constant effective yield based on currently anticipated prepayments using a tool which models the prepayment behavior of the underlying collateral based on the current interest rate environment. Equity securities include mutual funds, common stock and nonredeemable preferred stock. The cost of equity securities is adjusted for declines in value that are other than temporary. Impairments in value deemed to be other than temporary are reported in net income as a component of net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). Equity securities are classified as available-for-sale or trading and, accordingly, are carried at fair value. (See Note 17, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for policies related to the determination of fair value.) Unrealized gains and losses related to available-for-sale securities are reflected in stockholder's equity, net of related DPAC, sales inducements, unearned revenue reserves, PDO, and applicable income taxes. Unrealized gains and losses related to trading securities are reflected in net income as net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Real estate investments are reported at cost less accumulated depreciation. The initial cost bases of properties acquired through loan foreclosures are the lower of the fair market values of the properties at the time of foreclosure or the outstanding loan balance. Buildings and land improvements are generally depreciated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of improvements, and tenant improvement costs are depreciated on the straight-line method over the term of the related lease. We recognize impairment losses for properties when indicators of impairment are present and a property's expected undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the property's carrying value. In such cases, the cost bases of the properties are reduced to fair value. Real estate expected to be disposed is carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less cost to sell, with valuation allowances established accordingly and depreciation no longer recognized. Any impairment losses and any changes in valuation allowances are reported in net income. Commercial and residential mortgage loans are generally reported at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accrual of discounts, computed using the interest method, net of valuation allowances, and direct write-downs for impairment. Any changes in the valuation allowances are reported in net income as net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). We measure impairment based upon the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or the loan's observable market price. If foreclosure is probable, the measurement of any valuation allowance is based upon the fair value of the collateral. We have commercial mortgage loans held-for-sale in the amount of $412.1 million and $478.6 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, which are carried at lower of cost or fair value, less cost to sell, and reported as mortgage loans in the statements of financial position. Net realized capital gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on the basis of specific identification. In general, in addition to realized capital gains and losses on investment sales, unrealized gains and losses related to other than temporary impairments, trading securities, certain seed money investments, fair value hedge ineffectiveness, derivatives not designated as hedges and changes in the mortgage loan allowance are reported in net income as net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). Investment gains and losses on sales of certain real estate held-for-sale, which do not meet the criteria for classification as a discontinued operation, are reported as net investment income and are excluded from net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). Policy loans and other investments, excluding investments in unconsolidated entities, are primarily reported at cost. Securitizations We, along with other contributors, sell commercial mortgage loans to trusts that, in turn, securitize the assets. We retain primary servicing responsibilities and may retain other immaterial interests. We receive annual servicing fees approximating 0.01% of the assets we are servicing, which approximates cost. The investors and the securitization entities have no recourse to our other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The value of our retained interests is subject primarily to credit risk. As these trusts are classified as qualifying special purpose entities ("QSPE") pursuant to the guidance of SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities - A Replacement of FASB Statement 125 ("SFAS 140"), we recognize the gain on the sale of the loans to the trust and the trusts are not required to be consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46. There is significant judgment used to determine whether a trust is a QSPE. To maintain QSPE status, the trust must continue to meet the QSPE criteria both initially and in subsequent periods. We have analyzed the governing pooling and servicing agreements for each of our securitizations and believe that the terms are industry standard and are consistent with the QSPE criteria. If at any time we determine a trust no longer qualifies as a QSPE, each trust will need to be reviewed to determine if there is a need to recognize the commercial mortgage loan asset in the statement of financial position along with the offsetting liability. In addition, certain industry practices related to the qualifying status of QSPE's are being discussed by regulators and standard setters and could impact the accounting for existing and future transactions. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Derivatives Overview. Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices or the values of securities. Derivatives generally used by us include interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures, currency swaps, currency forwards, credit default swaps, total return swaps, interest rate lock commitments, bond forwards, mortgage-backed forwards and options. Derivatives may be exchange traded or contracted in the over-the-counter market. Derivative positions are either assets or liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position and are measured at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of pricing models. Fair values can be affected by changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities, credit spreads, and market volatility and liquidity. Accounting and Financial Statement Presentation. We designate derivatives as either: a) a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment, including those denominated in a foreign currency ("fair value" hedge); (b) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the exposure to variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability, including those denominated in a foreign currency ("cash flow" hedge); (c) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation; or (d) a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument. Our accounting for the ongoing changes in fair value of a derivative depends on the intended use of the derivative and the designation, as described above, and is determined when the derivative contract is entered into or at the time of redesignation under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 133"). Hedge accounting is used for derivatives that are specifically designated in advance as hedges and that reduce our exposure to an indicated risk by having a high correlation between changes in the value of the derivatives and the items being hedged at both the inception of the hedge and throughout the hedge period. Fair Value Hedges. When a derivative is designated as a fair value hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged asset, liability or firm commitment attributable to the hedged risk, are reported in net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). Any difference between the net change in fair value of the derivative and the hedged item represents hedge ineffectiveness. Cash Flow Hedges. When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. Any hedge ineffectiveness is recorded immediately in net income. At the time the variability of cash flows being hedged impact net income, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in net income. Non-Hedge Derivatives. If a derivative does not qualify or is not designated for hedge accounting, all changes in fair value are reported in net income without considering the changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities. In our commercial mortgage backed securitization operation, we enter into commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans at specified interest rates and other applicable terms within specified periods of time. These commitments are legally binding agreements to extend credit to a counterparty. Loan commitments that will be held for sale are recognized as derivatives and are recorded at fair value. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Hedge Documentation and Effectiveness Testing. We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes associating all derivatives designated as fair value or cash flow hedges with specific assets or liabilities on the statement of financial position or with specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship. Even if a derivative is highly effective and qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, the hedge might have some ineffectiveness. We use qualitative and quantitative methods to assess hedge effectiveness. Qualitative methods may include monitoring changes to terms and conditions and counterparty credit ratings. Quantitative methods may include statistical tests including regression analysis and minimum variance and dollar offset techniques. If we determine a derivative is no longer highly effective as a hedge, we prospectively discontinue hedge accounting. Termination of Hedge Accounting. We prospectively discontinue hedge accounting when (1) the criteria to qualify for hedge accounting is no longer met, e.g., a derivative is determined to no longer be highly effective in offsetting the change in fair value or cash flows of a hedged item; (2) the derivative expires, is sold, terminated or exercised; or (3) we remove the designation of the derivative being the hedging instrument for a fair value or cash flow hedge. If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, the derivative will continue to be carried on the statement of financial position at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses). The asset or liability under a fair value hedge will no longer be adjusted for changes in fair value and the existing basis adjustment is amortized to the statement of operations line associated with the asset or liability. The component of other comprehensive income related to discontinued cash flow hedges that are no longer highly effective is amortized to the statement of operations consistent with the net income impacts of the original hedged cash flows. If a cash flow hedge is discontinued because a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, the deferred gain or loss is immediately reclassified from other comprehensive income into net income. Embedded Derivatives. We purchase and issue financial instruments and products that contain a derivative that is embedded in the financial instrument or product. We assess whether this embedded derivative is clearly and closely related to the asset or liability that serves as its host contract. If we deem that the embedded derivative terms are not clearly and closely related to the host contract, and a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the derivative is bifurcated from that contract and held at fair value on the statement of financial position, with changes in fair value reported in net income. Contractholder and Policyholder Liabilities Contractholder and policyholder liabilities (contractholder funds, future policy benefits and claims and other policyholder funds) include reserves for investment contracts and reserves for universal life, limited payment, participating, traditional and group life insurance, accident and health insurance and disability income policies, as well as a provision for dividends on participating policies. Investment contracts are contractholders' funds on deposit with us and generally include reserves for pension and annuity contracts. Reserves on investment contracts are equal to the cumulative deposits less any applicable charges plus credited interest. Reserves for universal life insurance contracts are equal to cumulative deposits less charges plus credited interest, which represents the account balances that accrue to the benefit of the policyholders. For our universal life and annuity products we hold additional reserves pursuant to SOP 03-1. SOP 03-1 requires that reserves be held on certain long duration contracts where benefit features result in gains in early years followed by losses in later years, universal life/variable universal life contracts that contain no lapse guarantee features, or annuities with guaranteed minimum death benefits. Reserves for nonparticipating term life insurance and disability income contracts are computed on a basis of assumed investment yield, mortality, morbidity and expenses, including a provision for adverse deviation, which generally varies by plan, year of issue and policy duration. Investment yield is based on our experience. Mortality, morbidity and withdrawal rate assumptions are based on our experience and are periodically reviewed against both industry standards and experience. Reserves for participating life insurance contracts are based on the net level premium reserve for death and endowment policy benefits. This net level premium reserve is calculated based on dividend fund interest rates and mortality rates guaranteed in calculating the cash surrender values described in the contract. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Participating business represented approximately 24%, 28% and 33% of our life insurance in force and 63%, 67% and 70% of the number of life insurance policies in force at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Participating business represented approximately 76%, 77% and 80% of life insurance premiums for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The amount of dividends to policyholders is approved annually by our Board of Directors. The amount of dividends to be paid to policyholders is determined after consideration of several factors including interest, mortality, morbidity and other expense experience for the year and judgment as to the appropriate level of statutory surplus to be retained by us. At the end of the reporting period, we establish a dividend liability for the pro rata portion of the dividends expected to be paid on or before the next policy anniversary date. Some of our policies and contracts require payment of fees in advance for services that will be rendered over the estimated lives of the policies and contracts. These payments are established as unearned revenue reserves upon receipt and included in other policyholder funds in the consolidated statements of financial position. These unearned revenue reserves are amortized to operations over the estimated lives of these policies and contracts in relation to the emergence of estimated gross profit margins. The liability for unpaid accident and health claims is an estimate of the ultimate net cost of reported and unreported losses not yet settled. This liability is estimated using actuarial analyses and case basis evaluations. Although considerable variability is inherent in such estimates, we believe that the liability for unpaid claims is adequate. These estimates are continually reviewed and, as adjustments to this liability become necessary, such adjustments are reflected in current operations. Recognition of Premiums and Other Considerations, Fees and Other Revenues and Benefits Traditional individual life insurance products include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits and consist principally of whole life and term life insurance policies. Premiums from these products are recognized as premium revenue when due. Related policy benefits and expenses for individual life and annuity products are associated with earned premiums and result in the recognition of profits over the expected term of the policies and contracts. Immediate annuities with life contingencies include products with fixed and guaranteed annuity considerations and benefits and consist principally of group and individual single premium annuities with life contingencies. Under the guidance for limited payment contracts under SFAS No. 97, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments, which refers back to SFAS No. 60, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises ("SFAS 60"), annuity considerations from these products are recognized as revenue. However, the collection of these annuity considerations does not represent the completion of the earnings process, as we establish annuity reserves, using estimates for mortality and investment assumptions, which include provision for adverse deviation as defined in SFAS 60. We anticipate profits to emerge over the life of the annuity products as we earn investment income, pay benefits and release reserves. Group life and health insurance premiums are generally recorded as premium revenue over the term of the coverage. Certain group contracts contain experience premium refund provisions based on a pre-defined formula that reflects their claim experience. Experience premium refunds are recognized over the term of the coverage and adjusted to reflect current experience. Fees for contracts providing claim processing or other administrative services are recorded over the period the service is provided. Related policy benefits and expenses for group life and health insurance products are associated with earned premiums and result in the recognition of profits over the term of the policies and contracts. Universal life-type policies are insurance contracts with terms that are not fixed and guaranteed. Amounts received as payments for such contracts are not reported as premium revenues. Revenues for universal life-type insurance contracts consist of policy charges for the cost of insurance, policy initiation and administration, surrender charges and other fees that have been assessed against policy account values. Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense include interest credited to contracts and benefit claims incurred in the period in excess of related policy account balances. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Investment contracts do not subject us to significant risks arising from policyholder mortality or morbidity and consist primarily of Guaranteed Investment Contracts ("GICs"), funding agreements and certain deferred annuities. Amounts received as payments for investment contracts are established as investment contract liability balances and are not reported as premium revenues. Revenues for investment contracts consist of investment income and policy administration charges. Investment contract benefits that are charged to expense include benefit claims incurred in the period in excess of related investment contract liability balances and interest credited to investment contract liability balances. Fees and other revenues are earned for asset management services provided to retail and institutional clients based largely upon contractual rates applied to the market value of the client's portfolio. Additionally, fees and other revenues are earned for administrative services performed including recordkeeping and reporting services for retirement savings plans. Fees and other revenues received for performance of asset management and administrative services are recognized as revenue when the service is performed or earned. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Commissions and other costs (underwriting, issuance and agency expenses) that vary with and are primarily related to the acquisition of new and renewal insurance policies and investment contract business are capitalized to the extent recoverable. Maintenance costs and acquisition costs that are not deferrable are charged to operations as incurred. DPAC for universal life-type insurance contracts, participating life insurance policies and investment contracts are being amortized over the lives of the policies and contracts in relation to the emergence of estimated gross profit margins. For investment contracts pertaining to individual and group annuities which have separate account investment options, we utilize a mean reversion method (reversion to the mean assumption), a common industry practice, to determine the future domestic equity market growth assumption used for the amortization of DPAC. This amortization is adjusted in the current period when estimates of estimated gross profit are revised. The DPAC of nonparticipating term life insurance policies are being amortized over the premium-paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policyholder liabilities. DPAC are subject to recoverability testing at the time of policy issue and loss recognition testing at the end of each accounting period. If loss recognition is necessary, DPAC would be written off to the extent that it is determined that future policy premiums and investment income or gross profits are not adequate to cover related losses and expenses. Reinsurance We enter into reinsurance agreements with other companies in the normal course of business. We may assume reinsurance from or cede reinsurance to other companies. Assets and liabilities related to reinsurance ceded are reported on a gross basis. Premiums and expenses are reported net of reinsurance ceded, except for the medical reinsurance agreement, which is accounted for using the deposit method of accounting. Our medical reinsurance agreement is no longer in effect after December 31, 2004, as we did not renew. We are contingently liable with respect to reinsurance ceded to other companies in the event the reinsurer is unable to meet the obligations it has assumed. At December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, we had reinsured $21.2 billion, $20.1 billion and $19.4 billion of life insurance in force, representing 14%, 15% and 15% of total net life insurance in force through a single third-party reinsurer. To minimize the possibility of losses, we evaluate the financial condition of our reinsurers and monitor concentrations of credit risk. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) The effects of reinsurance on premiums and other considerations and policy and contract benefits were as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Premiums and other considerations: Direct $3,966.6 $3,693.1 $3,609.1 Assumed 56.6 67.0 118.8 Ceded (295.8) (291.2) (288.9) Net premiums and other considerations $3,727.4 $3,468.9 $3,439.0 Benefits, claims and settlement expenses: Direct $5,062.2 $4,740.9 $4,697.8 Assumed 77.0 83.2 129.3 Ceded (265.6) (221.9) (234.9) Net benefits, claims and settlement expenses $4,873.6 $4,602.2 $4,592.2 Separate Accounts =============================================================================
The separate account assets and liabilities presented in the consolidated financial statements represent the fair market value of funds that are separately administered by us for contracts with equity, real estate and fixed-income investments. Generally, the separate account contract owner, rather than us, bears the investment risk of these funds. The separate account assets are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any of our other business. We receive fees for mortality, withdrawal, and expense risks, as well as administrative, maintenance and investment advisory services that are included in the consolidated statements of operations. Net deposits, net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses on the separate accounts are not reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the separate accounts include a separate account valued at $726.6 million and $782.8 million, respectively, which primarily includes shares of Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock that were allocated and issued to eligible participants of qualified employee benefit plans administered by us as part of the policy credits issued under the Principal Mutual Holding Company's 2001 demutualization. The separate account shares are recorded at fair value and are reported as separate account assets and separate account liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position. Changes in fair value of the separate account shares are reflected in both the separate account assets and separate account liabilities and does not impact our results of operations. Income Taxes Our ultimate parent, Principal Financial Group, Inc., files a U.S. consolidated income tax return that includes us and all of our qualifying subsidiaries. Principal Financial Group, Inc. allocates income tax expenses and benefits to companies in the group generally based upon pro rata contribution of taxable income or operating losses. We are taxed at corporate rates on taxable income based on existing tax laws. Current income taxes are charged or credited to operations based upon amounts estimated to be payable or recoverable as a result of taxable operations for the current year. Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effect of temporary differences in the financial reporting and income tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating losses using enacted income tax rates and laws. The effect on deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period in which the change is enacted. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Goodwill and Other Intangibles Goodwill and other intangibles include the cost of acquired subsidiaries in excess of the fair value of the net tangible assets recorded in connection with acquisitions. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized. Rather, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at one level below our operating segments on an annual basis during the fourth quarter each year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Impairment testing for indefinite-lived intangible assets consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortized on a straight-line basis generally over a period of 5 to 15 years and are reviewed periodically for indicators of impairment in value. If facts and circumstances suggest possible impairment, the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset is compared to the current carrying value of the asset. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized for the excess of the carrying amount of assets over their fair value. Stock-Based Compensation Our ultimate parent, Principal Financial Group, Inc., accounts for their stock-based compensation plans (described more fully in Note 20, Stock-Based Compensation Plans) using the fair value method for all stock-based awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2002. For stock-based awards granted prior to this date, Principal Financial Group, Inc. used the intrinsic value method. Awards under these plans vest over periods ranging from one year to three years. Therefore, the cost related to stock-based compensation included in the determination of net income for 2004 and 2003 is less than that which would have been recognized if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards since the inception of the stock-based compensation plans. Had compensation expense for the stock option awards and employees' purchase rights been determined based upon fair values at the grant dates for awards under the plans in accordance with SFAS 123, our net income would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below. For the purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options' vesting period.
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Net income, as reported $832.1 $767.8 $659.3 Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects 29.8 26.7 18.2 Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects 29.8 29.3 21.0 Pro forma net income $832.1 $765.2 $656.5 =========================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 1. Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Restatement In 2005, we have separately disclosed the operating, investing and financing portions of the cash flows attributable to our discontinued operations, which in prior years were excluded from the statement of cash flows. We have restated the statement of cash flows for 2004 and 2003 to include and separately disclose the operating, investing, and financing portions of the cash flows attributable to our discontinued operations. Reclassifications Reclassifications have been made to the 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2005 presentation. 2. Related Party Transactions We have entered into various related party transactions with our ultimate parent and its other affiliates. During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, we received $114.3 million, $94.8 million and $94.0 million, respectively, of expense reimbursements from affiliated entities. We and our direct parent, Principal Financial Services, Inc., are parties to a cash advance agreement, which allows us, collectively, to pool our available cash in order to more efficiently and effectively invest our cash. The cash advance agreement allows (i) us to advance cash to Principal Financial Services, Inc. in aggregate principal amounts not to exceed $3.1 billion, with such advanced amounts earning interest at the daily 30-day LIBOR rate plus 20 basis points (the "Internal Crediting Rate"); and (ii) Principal Financial Services, Inc. to advance cash to us in aggregate principal amounts not to exceed $1.1 billion , with such advance amounts paying interest at the Internal Crediting Rate plus 10 basis points to reimburse Principal Financial Services, Inc. for the costs incurred in maintaining short-term investing and borrowing programs. Under this cash advance agreement, we had a receivable from Principal Financial Services, Inc. of $229.6 million and $67.4 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and earned interest of $12.3 million, $8.5 million and $7.7 million during 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Pursuant to certain regulatory requirements or otherwise in the ordinary course of business, we guarantee certain payments of our subsidiaries and have agreements with affiliates to provide and/or receive management, administrative and other services, all of which, individually and in the aggregate, are immaterial to our business, financial condition and net income. 3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Amortized intangible assets were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 Gross Net Gross Net carrying Accumulated carrying carrying Accumulated carrying amount amortization amount amount amortization amount (in millions) Intangibles with finite useful lives $107.2 $12.4 $94.8 $87.8 $7.4 $80.4 =================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued) The amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $6.1 million, $4.2 million and $1.1 million for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. At December 31, 2005, the estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows (in millions):
Year ending December 31: 2006 $7.1 2007 7.0 2008 7.1 2009 7.1 2010 7.1
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill reported in our operating segments for 2004 and 2005 were as follows:
U.S. Asset Management Life and and Accumulation Health Insurance Consolidated (in millions) Balances at January 1, 2004 $53.7 $69.2 $122.9 Goodwill from acquisitions 38.1 0.3 38.4 Balances at December 31, 2004 91.8 69.5 161.3 Goodwill from acquisitions 46.5 -- 46.5 Balances at December 31, 2005 $138.3 $69.5 $207.8 =============================================================================
4. Discontinued Operations Real Estate Investments In second and third quarter 2005, we sold certain real estate properties previously held for investment purposes. These properties qualify for discontinued operations treatment under SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144"). Therefore, the results of operations have been removed from our results of continuing operations for all periods presented. The gains on disposal are reported as other after-tax adjustments in our Corporate and Other segment. All assets, including cash, and liabilities of the discontinued operations have been reclassified to separate discontinued asset and liability line items on the consolidated statements of financial position. We have separately disclosed the operating, investing and financing portions of the cash flows attributable to our discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of cash flows. Additionally, the information included in the notes to the financial statements excludes information applicable to these properties, unless otherwise noted. The properties were sold to take advantage of positive real estate market conditions in specific geographic locations and to further diversify our real estate portfolio. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 4. Discontinued Operations (continued) Selected financial information for the discontinued operations is as follows:
December 31, ----------------------------------- 2005 2004 ----------------- ---------------- (in millions) Assets Real estate $-- $75.5 All other assets -- 2.8 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Total assets $-- $78.3 ================= ================ Liabilities All other liabilities -- 2.1 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Total liabilities $-- $2.1 ================= ================
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Total revenues $2.2 $2.5 $4.0 Income from discontinued operations: Income before income taxes $2.2 $2.5 $4.0 Income taxes 0.8 0.9 1.4 Income from discontinued operations, net of related income taxes 1.4 1.6 2.6 Income on disposal of discontinued operations, net of related income taxes 22.3 -- -- Net income $23.7 $1.6 $2.6 ===========================================================================
Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. On July 1, 2004, we closed the sale of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. to CitiMortgage, Inc. Our total after-tax proceeds from the sale were approximately $620.0 million. Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc., is accounted for as a discontinued operation under SFAS 144, and therefore, the results of operations (excluding corporate overhead) have been removed from our results of continuing operations and segment operating earnings for all periods presented. All assets, including cash, and liabilities of the discontinued operations have been reclassified to separate discontinued asset and liability line items on the consolidated statements of financial position. We have separately disclosed the operating, investing and financing portions of the cash flows attributable to our discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of cash flows. Corporate overhead allocated to our Mortgage Banking segment does not qualify for discontinued operations treatment under SFAS 144 and is included in our results of continuing operations and segment operating earnings for all periods prior to July 1, 2004. Additionally, the information included in the notes to the financial statements excludes information applicable to Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc., unless otherwise noted. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 4. Discontinued Operations (continued) The decision to sell Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. was made with a view toward intensifying our strategic focus on our core retirement and risk protection business as well as achieving our longer-term financial objectives. In addition, the sale was also viewed as a positive move for our stockholders as we go forward from an improved capital position, with better financial flexibility and greater stability of earnings. Selected financial information for the discontinued operations of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. is as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Total revenues $-- $446.9 $1,343.8 Loss from continuing operations, net of related income taxes (represents corporate overhead) $-- $(10.3) $(18.1) Income (loss) from discontinued operations Income before income taxes -- 22.4 19.6 Income taxes -- 8.7 7.3 Income from discontinued operations (1) -- 13.7 12.3 Income (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations, net of related income taxes (5.2) 92.8 -- Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of related income taxes -- -- (10.0) Net income (loss) $(5.2) $96.2 $(15.8) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ===============================================================
(1) The 2004 summary results of operations information is for the six months ended prior to the July 1, 2004, sale of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. and, accordingly, there is no statement of operations data to present subsequent to the date of the sale. Our U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation segment held residential mortgage banking escrow deposits (reported as other liabilities) as of December 31, 2003. The purchaser (or acquirer) closed out the banking escrow deposit accounts as a result of the sale. U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation total revenues from this arrangement reclassified to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were $(5.6) million, and $28.6 million, respectively. Income (loss) from discontinued operations net of related income taxes, for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were $(3.5) million, and $11.2 million, respectively. 5. Variable Interest Entities We have relationships with various types of special purpose entities and other entities where we have a variable interest. The following serves as a discussion of investments in entities that meet the definition of a VIE under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (Revised 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("FIN 46R"). Consolidated Variable Interest Entities Synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligation. On May 26, 2005, we invested $130.0 million in a secured limited recourse credit linked note issued by a grantor trust. The trust entered into a credit default swap providing credit protection on the first 45% of loss of seven mezzanine tranches totaling $288.9 million of seven synthetic reference portfolios. Our risk of loss for the seven referenced mezzanine tranches begins at 4.85% and ends at 10.85% of loss on each of the seven synthetic reference portfolios. Therefore, defaults in an underlying reference portfolio will only affect the credit-linked note if cumulative losses exceed 4.85% of a synthetic reference portfolio. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 5. Variable Interest Entities (continued) We have determined that this grantor trust is a variable interest entity and that we are the primary beneficiary of the trust due to our sole interest in the variable interest entity and management of the synthetic reference portfolios. Upon consolidation of the trust, as of December 31, 2005, our consolidated statements of financial position include $130.0 million of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities, which represent the collateral held by the trust. As of December 31, 2005, the credit default swap entered into by the trust has an outstanding notional amount of $130.0 million and a change in fair value of a $0.4 million pre-tax loss that is recorded in net income and is reflected on the consolidated statements of financial position as an other liability. The creditors of the grantor trusts have no recourse to the assets of our company. Grantor Trusts. We contributed undated subordinated floating rate notes to three grantor trusts. The trusts separated the cash flows of the underlying notes by issuing an interest-only certificate and a residual certificate related to each note contributed. Each interest-only certificate entitles the holder to interest on the stated note for a specified term while the residual certificate entitles the holder to interest payments subsequent to the term of the interest-only certificate and to all principal payments. We retained the interest-only certificate and the residual certificates were subsequently sold to a third party. We have determined that these grantor trusts are VIEs as, in the event of a default or prepayment on the underlying notes, which is the main risk of loss, our interest-only certificates are exposed to the majority of the risk of loss. The restricted interest periods end between 2016 and 2020 and, at that time, the residual certificate holders' certificates are redeemed by the trust in return for the notes. We have determined that it will be necessary for us to consolidate these entities until the expiration of the interest-only period. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, our consolidated statements of financial position include $364.1 million and $369.8 million, respectively, of undated subordinated floating rate notes of the grantor trusts, which are classified as available-for-sale fixed maturity securities and represent the collateral held by the trust. The obligation to deliver the underlying securities to the residual certificate holders of $147.4 million and $138.1 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, is classified as an other liability and contains an embedded derivative of the forecasted transaction to deliver the underlying securities. The creditors of the grantor trusts have no recourse to the assets of our company. Other. In addition to the entities above, we have a number of relationships with a disparate group of entities, which meet the FIN 46R criteria for VIEs. Due to the nature of our direct investment in the equity and/or debt of these VIEs, we are the primary beneficiary of such entities, which requires us to consolidate them. These entities include two financial services companies, two private investment trusts, a hedge fund and a real estate joint venture. The consolidation of these VIEs did not have a material effect on either our consolidated statement of financial position or results of operations as of December 31, 2005 or 2004 and for any of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. For the majority of these entities, the creditors have no recourse to the assets of our company. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 5. Variable Interest Entities (continued) The carrying amount and classification of consolidated VIE assets that are collateral the VIE has designated for its own obligations are as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale $88.3 $56.9 Equity securities, available-for-sale 39.6 16.9 Real estate 12.4 62.3 Cash and other assets 61.2 55.2 Total assets pledged as collateral $201.5 $191.3 Long-term debt $13.3 $72.1 ======================================================================
As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, $201.5 million and $191.3 million, respectively, of assets were pledged as collateral for the VIE entities' other obligations. Additionally, as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, these entities had long-term debt of $120.2 million and $183.1 million, respectively, of which $106.9 million and $111.0 million, respectively, was issued by our affiliates and, therefore, eliminated upon consolidation. Significant Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities We hold a significant variable interest in a number of VIEs where we are not the primary beneficiary. These entities include private investment trusts and custodial relationships that have issued trust certificates or custodial receipts that are recorded as available-for-sale fixed maturity securities in the consolidated financial statements. Between October 3, 1996 and September 21, 2001, we entered into seven separate but similar transactions where various third parties transferred funds to either a custodial account or a trust. The custodians or trusts purchased shares of specific money market funds and then separated the cash flows of the money market shares into share receipts and dividend receipts. The dividend receipts entitle the holder to dividends paid for a specified term while the share receipts, purchased at a discount, entitle the holder to dividend payments subsequent to the term of the dividend receipts and the rights to the underlying shares. We have purchased the share receipts. After the restricted dividend period ends between 2017 and 2021, we, as the share receipt holder, have the right to terminate the custodial account or trust agreement and will receive the underlying money market fund shares. Upon adoption of FIN 46R, we determined the primary beneficiary is the dividend receipt holder, which has the majority of the risk of loss. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with these entities is our recorded investment of $224.5 million and $203.1 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. On June 20, 1997, we entered into a transaction in which we purchased a residual trust certificate. The trust separated the cash flows of an underlying security into an interest-only certificate that entitles the third party certificate holder to the stated interest on the underlying security through May 15, 2017, and into a residual certificate entitling the holder to interest payments subsequent to the term of the interest-only certificates and any principal payments. Subsequent to the restricted interest period, we, as the residual certificate holder, have the right to terminate the trust agreement and will receive the underlying security. Upon adoption of FIN 46R, we determined the primary beneficiary is the interest-only certificate holder, which has the majority of the risk of loss. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with this entity is our recorded investment of $77.0 million and $68.9 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities The cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of fixed maturities and equity securities available-for-sale as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, are summarized as follows:
Gross Gross unrealized unrealized Cost gains losses Fair value (in millions) December 31, 2005 Fixed maturities, available-for-sale: U.S. government and agencies $549.4 $1.7 $4.0 $547.1 Non-U.S. governments 416.2 47.2 0.3 463.1 States and political subdivisions 1,222.6 45.7 3.8 1,264.5 Corporate -- public 18,763.0 887.0 104.6 19,545.4 Corporate -- private 9,463.7 484.3 52.3 9,895.7 Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities 8,043.5 267.7 78.0 8,233.2 Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale $38,458.4 $1,733.6 $243.0 $39,949.0 Total equity securities, available-for-sale $683.8 $24.4 $5.3 $702.9 December 31, 2004 Fixed maturities, available-for-sale: U.S. government and agencies $260.3 $5.9 $0.6 $265.6 Non-U.S. governments 428.4 61.9 -- 490.3 States and political subdivisions 894.2 53.5 0.7 947.0 Corporate -- public 18,257.8 1,331.4 28.6 19,560.6 Corporate -- private 9,934.7 649.4 35.2 10,548.9 Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities 6,951.4 370.8 23.5 7,298.7 Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale $36,726.8 $2,472.9 $88.6 $39,111.1 Total equity securities, available-for-sale $669.3 $14.9 $1.6 $682.6 ===================================================================
The cost and fair value of fixed maturities available-for-sale at December 31, 2005, by expected maturity, were as follows:
Cost Fair value (in millions) Due in one year or less $1,808.8 $1,819.3 Due after one year through five years 8,020.3 8,159.0 Due after five years through ten years 19,823.5 20,960.2 Due after ten years 762.3 777.2 30,414.9 31,715.7 Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities 8,043.5 8,233.3 Total $38,458.4 $39,949.0 ========================================================================
The above summarized activity is based on expected maturities. Actual maturities may differ because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Corporate private placement bonds represent a primary area of credit risk exposure. The corporate private placement bond portfolio is diversified by issuer and industry. We monitor the restrictive bond covenants, which are intended to regulate the activities of issuers and control their leveraging capabilities. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) Net Investment Income Major categories of net investment income are summarized as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Fixed maturities, available-for-sale $2,291.7 $2,183.6 $2,151.3 Fixed maturities, trading 7.3 9.4 10.1 Equity securities, available-for-sale 48.5 46.9 45.2 Equity securities, trading -- -- 0.2 Mortgage loans 719.9 731.5 766.3 Real estate 68.3 65.8 76.5 Policy loans 50.3 51.1 54.5 Cash and cash equivalents 42.6 20.6 14.7 Derivatives 14.2 16.9 12.7 Other 43.7 25.3 44.2 Total 3,286.5 3,151.1 3,175.7 Less investment expenses (152.8) (123.6) (108.5) Net investment income $3,133.7 $3,027.5 $3,067.2 ===================================================================== Net Realized/Unrealized Capital Gains and Losses The major components of net realized/unrealized capital losses on investments are summarized as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Fixed maturities, available-for-sale: Gross gains $125.7 $65.5 $69.8 Gross losses (149.1) (107.3) (289.2) Fixed maturities, trading: Gross gains 0.9 1.5 3.5 Gross losses (2.6) (2.6) (0.3) Equity securities, available-for-sale: Gross gains 6.8 7.7 3.7 Gross losses (6.4) (10.4) 5.2 Equity securities, trading: Gross gains 5.7 4.4 3.3 Gross losses -- -- -- Mortgage loans 1.1 (12.1) (2.1) Derivatives 14.6 (116.9) 110.3 Other (14.2) 60.5 5.4 Net realized/unrealized capital losses $(17.5) $(109.7) $(90.4) =====================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) Proceeds from sales of investments (excluding call and maturity proceeds) in fixed maturities were $2.4 billion, $1.7 billion and $2.6 billion in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The proceeds set forth above include amounts related to sales of mortgage-backed securities of $0.0 billion, $0.5 billion and $0.1 billion in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Gross gains of $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million and gross losses of $0.0 million, $0.0 million and $0.9 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, were realized on sales of mortgage-backed securities. We recognize impairment losses for fixed maturities and equity securities when declines in value are other than temporary. Gross realized losses related to other than temporary impairments of fixed maturity securities were $28.6 million, $60.6 million and $173.7 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. We also recognized gross realized losses as the result of credit triggered sales of $30.8 million, $18.9 million and $42.8 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003 respectively. Gross losses recorded on fixed maturity securities that were part of fair value hedging relationships totaled $64.0 million, $16.8 million and $64.7 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. Gross Unrealized Losses for Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities For fixed maturities and equity securities available-for-sale with unrealized losses as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2005 Less than Greater than or equal twelve months to twelve months Total Gross Gross Gross Carrying unrealized Carrying unrealized Carrying unrealized value losses value losses value losses (in millions) Fixed maturities, available-for-sale: U.S. government and agencies $406.3 $3.5 $43.5 $0.5 $449.8 $4.0 Non-U.S. governments 7.9 0.1 11.7 0.2 19.6 0.3 States and political subdivisions 374.2 2.9 55.2 0.9 429.4 3.8 Corporate -- public 4,617.6 80.4 877.1 24.2 5,494.7 104.6 Corporate -- private 2,297.4 36.3 488.9 16.0 2,786.3 52.3 Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities 2,847.4 53.8 795.0 24.2 3,642.4 78.0 Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale $10,550.8 $177.0 $2,271.4 $66.0 $12,822.2 $243.0 Total equity securities, available-for-sale $144.5 $2.6 $287.7 $2.7 $432.2 $5.3 ======================================================================= As of December 31, 2005, we held $12,822.2 million in available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses of $243.0 million. Our consolidated portfolio consists of fixed maturity securities where 97% are investment grade (rated AAA through BBB-) with an average price of 98 (carrying value/amortized cost).
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) For those securities that have been in a loss position for less than twelve months, our consolidated portfolio holds 1,199 securities with a carrying value of $10,550.8 million and unrealized losses of $177.0 million reflecting an average price of 98. Of this portfolio, 97% was investment grade (rated AAA through BBB-) at December 31, 2005, with associated unrealized losses of $167.1 million. The losses on these securities can primarily be attributed to changes in market interest rates and changes in credit spreads since the securities were acquired. For those securities that have been in a continuous loss position greater than or equal to twelve months, our consolidated portfolio holds 337 securities with a carrying value of $2,271.4 million and unrealized losses of $66.0 million. The average rating of this portfolio is A+ with an average price of 97 at December 31, 2005. Of the $66.0 million in unrealized losses, the Corporate-public and Corporate-private sectors account for $40.2 million in unrealized losses with an average price of 97 and an average credit rating is BBB+. The remaining unrealized losses consists primarily of $24.2 million in unrealized losses within the mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities sector. The average price of the mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities sector is 97 and the average credit rating is AA+.
December 31, 2004 Less than twelve Greater than or equal months to twelve months Total Gross Gross Gross Carrying unrealized Carrying unrealized Carrying unrealized value losses value losses value losses (in millions) Fixed maturities, available-for-sale: U.S. government and agencies $64.1 $0.6 $-- $-- $64.1 $0.6 States and political subdivisions 54.2 0.3 21.5 0.4 75.7 0.7 Corporate -- public 1,898.5 19.5 181.8 9.1 2,080.3 28.6 Corporate -- private 1,426.3 17.6 335.8 17.6 1,762.1 35.2 Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities 1,470.7 18.8 102.6 4.7 1,573.3 23.5 Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale $4,913.8 $56.8 $641.7 $31.8 $5,555.5 $88.6 Total equity securities, available-for-sale $62.0 $0.7 $249.7 $0.9 $311.7 $1.6 ======================================================================== As of December 31, 2004, we held $5,555.5 million in available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses of $88.6 million. Our consolidated portfolio consists of fixed maturity securities where 97% are investment grade (rated AAA through BBB-) with an average price of 98 (carrying value/amortized cost). For those securities that have been in a loss position for less than twelve months, our consolidated portfolio holds 557 securities with a carrying value of $4,913.8 million and unrealized losses of $56.8 million reflecting an average price of 99. Of this portfolio, 98.5% was investment grade (rated AAA through BBB-) at December 31, 2004, with associated unrealized losses of $51.8 million. The losses on these securities can primarily be attributed to changes in market interest rates and changes in credit spreads since the securities were acquired.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) For those securities that have been in a continuous loss position greater than or equal to twelve months,our consolidated portfolio holds 80 securities with a carrying value of $641.7 million and unrealized losses of $31.8 million. The average rating of this portfolio is BBB- with an average price of 95 at December 31, 2004. The Corporate-public and Corporate-private sectors account for $26.7 million of the $31.8 million in unrealized losses. The average price of the corporate sectors is 95 and the average credit rating is BBB+. We closely monitor our below investment grade holdings and those investment grade names where we have concerns. While we are in an unrealized loss position on these securities, all securities except those identified as previously impaired continue to make payments. We consider relevant facts and circumstances in evaluating whether the impairment of a security is other than temporary. Relevant facts and circumstances considered include: (1) the length of time the fair value has been below cost; (2) the financial position and access to capital of the issuer, including the current and future impact of any specific events; and (3) our ability and intent to hold the security to maturity or until it recovers in value. To the extent we determine that a security is deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, the difference between amortized cost and fair value is charged to earnings. Net Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities The net unrealized gains and losses on investments in fixed maturities and equity securities available-for-sale are reported as a separate component of stockholder's equity, reduced by adjustments to DPAC, sales inducements, unearned revenue reserves and PDO that would have been required as a charge or credit to operations had such amounts been realized, and a provision for deferred income taxes. The cumulative amount of net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities was as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Net unrealized gains on fixed maturities, available-for-sale(1) $1,490.5 $2,392.8 Net unrealized gains on equity securities, available-for-sale 19.2 13.4 Adjustments for assumed changes in amortization patterns: Deferred policy acquisition costs (145.7) (242.9) Sales inducements 6.3 0.5 Unearned revenue reserves 3.2 11.5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments 39.6 (2.0) Net unrealized losses on policyholder dividend obligation (33.7) (118.5) Net unrealized losses on equity method subsidiaries and minority interest adjustments (31.3) (36.6) Provision for deferred income taxes (474.6) (702.3) Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities $873.5 $1,315.9 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ============================================================================== (1) Excludes net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturities, available-for-sale included in fair value hedging relationships.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) Commercial Mortgage Loans Commercial mortgage loans represent a primary area of credit risk exposure. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the commercial mortgage portfolio is diversified by geographic region and specific collateral property type as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 Carrying Percent Carrying Percent amount of total amount of total ($ in millions) Geographic distribution New England $353.0 3.6% $426.8 4.2% Middle Atlantic 1,822.3 18.4 1,916.8 18.7 East North Central 775.2 7.8 913.0 8.9 West North Central 458.3 4.6 419.8 4.1 South Atlantic 2,531.2 25.7 2,419.8 23.7 East South Central 348.0 3.5 341.3 3.3 West South Central 674.1 6.8 726.9 7.1 Mountain 823.7 8.3 819.7 8.0 Pacific 2,138.1 21.6 2,283.0 22.4 Valuation allowance (33.2) (0.3) (42.4) (0.4) Total $9,890.7 100.0% $10,224.7 100.0% Property type distribution Office $2,706.5 27.4% $3,383.5 33.1% Retail 3,036.5 30.6 2,984.7 29.1 Industrial 2,812.3 28.4 2,826.4 27.6 Apartments 1,078.5 10.9 885.4 8.7 Hotel 44.8 0.5 48.0 0.5 Mixed use/other 245.3 2.5 139.1 1.4 Valuation allowance (33.2) (0.3) (42.4) (0.4) Total $9,890.7 100.0% $10,224.7 100.0% ============================================================================= Commercial Mortgage Loan Loss Allowance Mortgage loans on real estate are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to contractual terms of the loan agreement. When we determine that a loan is impaired, a valuation allowance is established equal to the difference between the carrying amount of the mortgage loan and the estimated value. Estimated value is based on either the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, the loan's observable market price or fair value of the collateral. The change in the valuation allowance is included in net realized/unrealized capital losses on our consolidated statements of operations.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) The allowance for losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb estimated probable credit losses. Management's periodic evaluation and assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for losses and the need for mortgage impairments is based on known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect a borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of the underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. The evaluation of our loan specific reserve component is also subjective, as it requires estimating the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans. Impaired mortgage loans, along with the related allowance for losses, were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Impaired loans $23.8 $105.4 Allowance for losses (2.3) (6.5) Net impaired loans $21.5 $98.9 ============================================================================= The average recorded investment in impaired mortgage loans and the interest income recognized on impaired mortgage loans were as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Average recorded investment in impaired loans $51.6 $105.2 $81.6 Interest income recognized on impaired loans 5.1 7.0 12.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- When it is determined that a loan is impaired, interest accruals are stopped and all interest income is recognized on the cash basis. A summary of the changes in the commercial mortgage loan allowance for losses is as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Balance at beginning of year $42.4 $49.6 $83.6 Provision for losses 1.4 14.4 1.3 Releases due to write-downs, sales and foreclosures (10.6) (21.6) (35.3) Balance at end of year $33.2 $42.4 $49.6 ============================================================================== Real Estate
Depreciation expense on invested real estate was $29.7 million, $31.8 million and $27.1 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Accumulated depreciation was $200.9 million and $202.8 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 6. Investments (continued) Other Investments Other investments include minority interests in unconsolidated entities and properties owned jointly with venture partners and operated by the partners. Such investments are generally accounted for using the equity method. In applying the equity method, we record our share of income or loss reported by the equity investees. Changes in the value of our investment in equity investees attributable to capital transactions of the investee, such as an additional offering of stock, are recorded directly to stockholder's equity. Total assets of the unconsolidated entities amounted to $4,756.9 million and $3,928.4 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Total revenues of the unconsolidated entities were $1,026.7 million, $700.4 million and $784.7 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. During 2005, 2004 and 2003, we included $46.1 million, $30.5 million and $41.6 million, respectively, in net investment income representing our share of current year net income of the unconsolidated entities. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, our net investment in unconsolidated entities was $62.8 million and $71.8 million, respectively, which primarily included our minority interests in domestic and international joint ventures and partnerships. In the ordinary course of our business and as part of our investment operations, we have also entered into long term contracts to make and purchase investments aggregating $882.8 million and $1,268.9 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Derivative assets are reflected on our consolidated statements of financial position and reported as a component of other investments. Certain seed money investments are carried at fair value with changes in fair value included in net income as net realized/unrealized capital gains or losses. 7. Securitization Transactions We, along with other contributors, sell commercial mortgage loans in securitization transactions to trusts. As these trusts are classified as a qualifying special purpose entity, they are not subject to the VIE consolidation rules . We retain primary servicing responsibilities and may retain other immaterial interests. We receive annual servicing fees approximating 0.01% of the assets we are servicing, which approximates cost. The investors and the securitization entities have no recourse to our other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The value of our retained interests is subject primarily to credit risk. In 2005, 2004, and 2003,we recognized gains of $39.8 million, $14.4 million and $16.4 million, respectively, on the securitization of commercial mortgage loans. Key economic assumptions used in measuring the retained interests at the date of securitization resulting from transactions completed included a cumulative foreclosure rate between 5% and 18% during 2005, 4% and 10% during 2004, and 5% and 12% during 2003. The assumed range of the loss severity, as a percentage of defaulted loans, was between 3% and 29% during 2005, 13% and 31% during 2004, and 14% and 33% during 2003. The low end of the loss severity range relates to a portfolio of seasoned loans. The high end of the loss severity range relates to a portfolio of newly issued loans. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the fair values of retained interests related to the securitizations of commercial mortgage loans were $321.0 million and $304.3 million, respectively. Only $0.8 million in each year represents equity interest investments. All other interests are classified as available-for-sale securities and are carried at fair value. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, $181.3 million and $179.4 million of these available-for-sale securities were interest-only investments. Cash flows are continuously monitored for adverse deviations from original expectations and impairments are recorded when necessary. Key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair values of residual cash flows were tested to one and two standard deviations from the expected rates. The changes in the fair values at December 31, 2005 and 2004, as a result of this sensitivity analysis were not significant. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 7. Securitization Transactions (continued) The table below summarizes cash flows for securitization transactions:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Proceeds from new securitizations $2,270.4 $871.1 $998.0 Servicing fees received 1.1 1.1 0.9 Other cash flows received on retained interests $36.0 $31.1 $30.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Derivative Financial Instruments Derivatives are generally used to hedge or reduce exposure to market risks (primarily interest rate and foreign currency risks) associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. Derivatives are used to change the characteristics of our asset/liability mix consistent with our risk management activities. Additionally, derivatives are also used in asset replication strategies. We do not buy, sell or hold these investments for trading purposes. Types of Derivative Instruments Interest rate swaps are contracts in which we agree with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed rate and floating rate interest amounts based upon designated market rates or rate indices and an agreed upon notional principal amount. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party. Cash is paid or received based on the terms of the swap. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date. We use interest rate swaps primarily to more closely match the interest rate characteristics of assets and liabilities arising from timing mismatches between assets and liabilities (including duration mismatches). We also use interest rate swaps to hedge against changes in the value of assets we anticipate acquiring and other anticipated transactions and commitments. Interest rate swaps are used to hedge against changes in the value of the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit ("GMWB") liability. The GMWB rider on our variable annuity products provides for guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits regardless of the actual performance of various equity and/or fixed income funds available with the product. In exchange-traded futures transactions, we agree to purchase or sell a specified number of contracts, the values of which are determined by the values of designated classes of securities, and to post variation margin on a daily basis in an amount equal to the difference in the daily market values of those contracts. We enter into exchange-traded futures with regulated futures commissions merchants who are members of a trading exchange. In a mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") forward transaction, we agree to purchase or sell a specified MBS on a future date. We use exchange-traded futures and MBS forwards to reduce market risks from changes in interest rates, to alter mismatches between the assets in a portfolio and the liabilities supported by those assets, and to hedge against changes in the value of securities we own or anticipate acquiring or selling. We use exchange-traded futures to hedge against changes in the value of the GMWB liability related to the GMWB rider on our variable annuity product, as previously explained. A swaption is an option to enter into an interest rate swap at a future date. We write these options and receive a premium in order to transform our callable liabilities into fixed term liabilities. In addition, we may sell an investment-type contract with attributes tied to market indices (an embedded derivative as noted below), in which case we write an equity call option to convert the overall contract into a fixed-rate liability, essentially eliminating the equity component altogether. Equity call spreads are purchased to fund the equity participation rates promised to contractholders in conjunction with our fixed deferred annuity products that credit interest based on changes in an external equity index. Equity put options are used to hedge against changes in the value of the GMWB liability related to the GMWB rider on our variable annuity products, as previously explained. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 8. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued) Total return swaps are contracts in which we agree with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, an amount determined by the difference between the previous spread and the current spread on referenced indices based upon an agreed upon notional principal amount plus an additional amount determined by the financing spread. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party. Cash is paid or received based on the terms of the swap. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date. These derivatives are used in our commercial mortgage securitization operation to hedge its long spread position. Currency forwards are contracts in which we agree with other parties to deliver a specified amount of an identified currency at a specified future date. Typically, the price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment for such a contract is made at the specified future date. Currency swaps are contracts in which we agree with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at a forward exchange rate as calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty for payments made in the same currency at each due date. We use currency forwards and currency swaps to reduce market risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments or liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that we either hold or intend to acquire or sell. We use credit default swaps to enhance the return on our investment portfolio by providing comparable exposure to fixed income securities that might not be available in the primary market. They are also occasionally used to hedge credit exposures in our investment portfolio. Credit derivatives are used to sell or buy credit protection on an identified name or names on an unfunded or synthetic basis in return for receiving or paying a quarterly premium. At the same time we enter into these synthetic transactions, we buy a quality cash bond to match against the credit default swap. The premium generally corresponds to a referenced name's credit spread at the time the agreement is executed. When selling protection, if there is an event of default by the referenced name, as defined by the agreement, we are obligated to pay the counterparty the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the referenced security in an amount equal to the notional value of the credit default swap. At December 31, 2005, the notional amount of written credit default swaps was $1,297.6 million. In our commercial mortgage backed securitization operation, we enter into commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans at specified interest rates and other applicable terms within specified periods of time. These commitments are legally binding agreements to extend credit to a counterparty. Loan commitments that will be held for sale are recognized as interest rate lock commitment derivatives that are recorded at fair value. Fair value is determined by discounting the expected total cash flows using market rates that are applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of each commitment. Loan commitments that are related to the origination of mortgage loans that will be held for investment are not accounted for as derivatives and, accordingly, are not recognized in our financial statements. Exposure Our risk of loss is typically limited to the fair value of our derivative instruments and not to the notional or contractual amounts of these derivatives. Risk arises from changes in the fair value of the underlying instruments. We are also exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance of the counterparties. Our current credit exposure is limited to the value of derivatives that have become favorable to us. This credit risk is minimized by purchasing such agreements from financial institutions with high credit ratings and by establishing and monitoring exposure limits. We also utilize various credit enhancements, including collateral and credit triggers to reduce the credit exposure to our derivative instruments. Our derivative transactions are generally documented under International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements. Management believes that such agreements provide for legally enforceable set-off and close-out netting of exposures to specific counterparties. Under such agreements, in connection with an early termination of a transaction, we are permitted to set off our receivable from a counterparty against our payables to the same counterparty arising out of all included transactions. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 8. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued) Prior to the application of the aforementioned credit enhancements, the gross exposure to credit risk with respect to these derivative instruments was $461.9 million and $943.8 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Subsequent to the application of such credit enhancements, the net exposure to credit risk was $364.3 million and $609.3 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The notional amounts and credit exposure of our derivative financial instruments by type were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Notional amounts of derivative instruments Interest rate swaps $8,531.3 $7,481.9 Foreign currency swaps 3,830.4 3,013.4 Credit default swaps 1,297.6 988.3 Embedded derivative financial instruments 802.5 499.1 Swaptions 684.5 429.0 Currency forwards 509.2 356.4 Interest rate lock commitments 392.3 634.3 Call options 189.8 73.0 Total return swaps 100.0 -- Mortgage-backed forwards and options 39.3 586.8 Bond options 38.5 38.5 Futures 32.2 -- Bond forwards -- 508.0 Total notional amounts at end of year $16,447.6 $14,608.7 Gross credit exposure of derivative instruments Foreign currency swaps $338.4 $803.4 Interest rate swaps 89.3 41.5 Call options 18.0 10.5 Credit default swaps 14.0 19.3 Currency forwards 1.6 1.6 Bond options 0.6 0.7 Bond forwards -- 66.8 Total credit exposure at end of year $461.9 $943.8 =========================================================== The net interest effect of interest rate swap, currency swap and credit default swap transactions is recorded as an adjustment to net investment income or interest expense, as appropriate, over the periods covered by the agreements. The fair value of our derivative instruments classified as assets at December 31, 2005 and 2004, was $419.3 million and $856.8 million, respectively, and was reported with other invested assets on the consolidated statements of financial position. The fair value of derivative instruments classified as liabilities at December 31, 2005 and 2004, was $190.1 million and $195.5 million, respectively, and was reported with other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial position.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 8. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued) Fair Value Hedges We use fixed-to-floating rate interest rate swaps to more closely align the interest rate characteristics of certain assets and liabilities. In general, these swaps are used in asset and liability management to modify duration. We enter into currency exchange swap agreements to convert certain foreign denominated assets and liabilities into U.S. dollar floating-rate denominated instruments to eliminate the exposure to future currency volatility on those items. We use interest rates swaps and total return swaps to hedge interest rate and spread risk in our commercial mortgage securitization operations. We also sell callable investment-type agreements and use written interest rate swaptions to transform the callable liability into a fixed term liability. We recognized a pre-tax net loss of $(11.8) million, $(28.7) million and $(9.5) million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, relating to the ineffective portion of our fair value hedges, which was reported with net realized/unrealized capital losses on our consolidated statements of operations. All gains or losses on derivatives were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Cash Flow Hedges We also utilize floating-to-fixed rate interest rate swaps to eliminate the variability in cash flows of financial assets and liabilities. We entered into currency exchange swap agreements to convert both principal and interest payments of certain foreign denominated assets and liabilities into U.S. dollar denominated fixed-rate instruments to eliminate the exposure to future currency volatility on those items. At December 31, 2005, we had no exposure to variable cash flows of an unrecognized firm commitment and at December 31, 2004, we had hedged the exposure to variable cash flows of $46.7 million of unrecognized firm commitments. These 2004 firm commitments funded in the first quarter of 2005. In 2005, 2004 and 2003, we recognized a $27.0 million, $57.8 million and $(49.6) million after-tax increase (decrease) in value, respectively, related to cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income. During this time period, none of our cash flow hedges have been discontinued because it was probable that the original forecasted transaction would not occur by the end of the originally specified time period. We reclassified $21.3 million, $5.2 million, and $54.6 million in net losses from accumulated comprehensive income into net income during 2005, 2004, and 2003 respectively, and we expect to reclassify $0.7 million net losses in the next 12 months. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $1.2 million and $1.9 million in net income due to cash flow ineffectiveness, respectively. For the year ended December 2003, the cash flow ineffectiveness was immaterial. All gains or losses on derivatives were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The maximum length of time that we are hedging our exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those related to the payments of variable interest on existing financial assets and liabilities, is 13.5 years. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 8. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued) Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Our use of futures, MBS forwards, certain swaptions and swaps, equity call options, credit default swaps, bond options, currency forwards, and interest rate lock commitments are effective from an economic standpoint, but they have not been designated as hedges under SFAS 133. As such, periodic changes in the market value of these instruments flow directly into net income. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, gains (losses) of $10.5 million, $(64.4) million and $97.0 million, respectively, were recognized in income from market value changes of derivatives not receiving hedge accounting treatment. Embedded Derivatives We may purchase or issue financial instruments or products that contain a derivative instrument that is embedded in the financial instrument or products. When it is determined that the embedded derivative possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly or closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract and a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded derivative is bifurcated from the host for measurement purposes. The embedded derivative, which is reported with the host instrument in the consolidated statements of financial position, is carried at fair value with changes in fair value reported in net income. We sell investment-type liability contracts in which the return is tied to an external equity index. The equity return is an embedded option that is bifurcated from the host investment-type contract and accounted for separately. We economically hedge the embedded derivative by writing equity call options with identical features to convert the overall contract into a fixed-rate liability, effectively eliminating the equity component altogether. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, we recognized a $1.0 million and $3.2 million pre-tax gain on the purchased equity call options and a $1.0 million and $3.2 million pre-tax loss on the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives. We contributed undated subordinated floating rate notes to three grantor trusts. The trusts separated the cash flows of the underlying notes by issuing an interest-only certificate and a residual certificate related to each note contributed. We retained the interest-only certificates and the residual certificates were subsequently sold to a third party. We have determined these grantor trusts are variable interest entities and it is necessary for us to consolidate these entities. The obligation to deliver the underlying securities to residual certificate holders of $147.4 million as of December 31, 2005, and $138.1 million as of December 31, 2004 is classified as an other liability and contains an embedded derivative of the forecasted transaction to deliver the underlying securities. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, we recognized a $2.7 million pre-tax gain and a $28.2 million pre-tax loss on the change in fair value of the obligation, which is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated statements of financial position. During 2005, we purchased existing Class A units of a trust that represent interest payments on the underlying security within the trust. The trust also issued Class B units representing the residual interests in the underlying. We have determined that this trust is a variable interest entity and subsequent to this purchase it is necessary for us to consolidate this entity. The obligation to deliver the underlying security to the Class B unit holder of $10.5 million as of December 31, 2005, is classified as an other liability and contains an embedded derivative of the forecasted transaction to deliver the underlying security. For the year ended December 31, 2005, we recognized a $0.4 million pre-tax loss on the change in fair value of the obligation, which is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated statements of financial position. We offer a fixed deferred annuity product that credits interest based on changes in an external equity index. It contains an embedded derivative that has been bifurcated and accounted for separately, with changes in fair value reported in net realized/unrealized gains (losses). We economically hedge the fixed deferred annuity product by purchasing options that match the product's profile. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we recognized a $1.5 million and $0.5 million pre-tax gain on the call spread options purchased and a $2.3 million and $0.2 pre-tax loss on the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 8. Derivative Financial Instruments (continued) We offer certain variable annuity products with a GMWB rider. The GMWB provides that the contractholder will receive at least their principal deposit back through withdrawals of up to a specified annual amount, even if the account value is reduced to zero. The GMWB represents an embedded derivative in the variable annuity contract that is required to be reported separately from the host variable annuity contract. Declines in the equity market may increase our exposure to benefits under contracts with the GMWB. We economically hedge the GMWB exposure using futures, options and interest rate swaps. For the year ended December 31, 2005, we recognized a $0.5 million pre-tax loss on the hedging instruments and a $0.2 million pre-tax gain on the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives in net income. 9. Closed Block In connection with the 1998 MIHC formation, we formed a Closed Block to provide reasonable assurance to policyholders included therein that, after the formation of the MIHC, assets would be available to maintain dividends in aggregate in accordance with the 1997 policy dividend scales, if the experience underlying such scales continued. Certain of our assets were allocated to the Closed Block in an amount that produces cash flows which, together with anticipated revenue from policies and contracts included in the Closed Block, were expected to be sufficient to support the Closed Block policies, including, but not limited to, provisions for payment of claims, certain expenses, charges and taxes, and to provide for continuation of policy and contract dividends in aggregate in accordance with the 1997 dividend scales, if the experience underlying such scales continues, and to allow for appropriate adjustments in such scales, if such experience changes. Due to adjustable life policies being included in the Closed Block, the Closed Block is charged with amounts necessary to properly fund for certain adjustments, such as face amount and premium increases, that are made to these policies after the Closed Block inception date. These amounts are referred to as Funding Adjustment Charges and are treated as capital transfers from the Closed Block. Assets allocated to the Closed Block inure solely to the benefit of the holders of policies included in the Closed Block. Closed Block assets and liabilities are carried on the same basis as other similar assets and liabilities. We will continue to pay guaranteed benefits under all policies, including the policies within the Closed Block, in accordance with their terms. If the assets allocated to the Closed Block, the investment cash flows from those assets and the revenues from the policies included in the Closed Block, including investment income thereon, prove to be insufficient to pay the benefits guaranteed under the policies included in the Closed Block, we will be required to make such payments from our general funds. No additional policies were added to the Closed Block, nor was the Closed Block affected in any other way, as a result of the demutualization. A PDO is required to be established for earnings in the Closed Block that are not available to stockholders. A model of the Closed Block was established to produce the pattern of expected earnings in the Closed Block (adjusted to eliminate the impact of related amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income). If actual cumulative earnings of the Closed Block are greater than the expected cumulative earnings of the Closed Block, only the expected cumulative earnings will be recognized in income with the excess recorded as a PDO. This PDO represents undistributed accumulated earnings that will be paid to Closed Block policyholders as additional policyholder dividends unless offset by future performance of the Closed Block that is less favorable than originally expected. If actual cumulative performance is less favorable than expected, only actual earnings will be recognized in income. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, cumulative actual earnings have been less than cumulative expected earnings. However, cumulative net unrealized gains were greater than expected, resulting in the recognition of a PDO of $33.7 million, $118.5 million, and $99.0 million as of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 9. Closed Block (continued) Closed Block liabilities and assets designated to the Closed Block were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Closed Block liabilities Future policy benefits and claims $5,387.1 $5,409.0 Other policyholder funds 27.3 28.8 Policyholder dividends payable 361.0 364.3 Policyholder dividend obligation 33.7 118.5 Other liabilities 57.0 42.6 Total Closed Block liabilities 5,866.1 5,963.2 Assets designated to the Closed Block Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 2,989.8 3,057.5 Equity securities, available-for-sale 71.5 74.9 Mortgage loans 716.4 754.5 Real estate -- 1.7 Policy loans 754.6 751.2 Other investments 47.7 19.9 Total investments 4,580.0 4,659.7 Cash and cash equivalents 34.3 0.4 Accrued investment income 71.0 72.9 Deferred income tax asset 73.6 78.9 Premiums due and other receivables 20.2 22.8 Other assets 35.9 18.8 Total assets designated to the Closed Block 4,815.0 4,853.5 Excess of Closed Block liabilities over assets designated to the Closed Block 1,051.1 1,109.7 Amounts included in other comprehensive income 61.5 63.0 Maximum future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and liabilities $1,112.6 $1,172.7
Principal Life Insurance Company =========================================================== Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 9. Closed Block (continued) Closed Block revenues and expenses were as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Revenues Premiums and other considerations $617.7 $648.7 $684.3 Net investment income 294.4 301.6 306.6 Net realized/unrealized capital gains (losses) 2.3 (4.1) (6.6) Total revenues 914.4 946.2 984.3 Expenses Benefits, claims and settlement expenses 518.8 515.1 557.4 Dividends to policyholders 285.3 289.1 298.6 Operating expenses 9.1 11.6 8.3 Total expenses 813.2 815.8 864.3 Closed Block revenue, net of Closed Block expenses, before income taxes 101.2 130.4 120.0 Income taxes 32.4 42.6 39.5 Closed Block revenue, net of Closed Block expenses and income taxes 68.8 87.8 80.5 Funding adjustment charges (8.7) (10.1) (31.9) Closed Block revenue, net of Closed Block expenses, income tax and funding adjustment charges $60.1 $77.7 $48.6 ========================================================================== The change in maximum future earnings of the Closed Block was as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Beginning of year $1,172.7 $1,250.4 $1,299.0 End of year 1,112.6 1,172.7 1,250.4 Change in maximum future earnings $(60.1) $(77.7) $(48.6) ================================================================ We charge the Closed Block with federal income taxes, payroll taxes, state and local premium taxes and other state or local taxes, licenses and fees as provided in the plan of reorganization.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 10. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Policy acquisition costs deferred and amortized in 2005, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Balance at beginning of year $1,770.9 $1,519.6 $1,374.4 Cost deferred during the year 440.6 457.8 337.4 Amortized to expense during the year (238.8) (207.7) (144.0) Effect of unrealized gains (losses) 97.2 31.5 (48.2) Other (1) -- (30.3) -- Balance at end of year $2,069.9 $1,770.9 $1,519.6 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ============================================================================ (1) Due to the January 1, 2004 adoption of SOP 03-1, we reclassified $30.3 million of sales inducements from DPAC to other assets. 11. Insurance Liabilities Contractholder Funds Major components of contractholder funds in the consolidated statements of financial position are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Liabilities for investment-type contracts: GICs $12,601.6 $12,803.3 Funding agreements 11,832.0 11,266.3 Other investment-type contracts 1,362.9 1,528.3 Total liabilities for investment-type contracts 25,796.5 25,597.9 Liabilities for individual annuities 5,413.7 4,547.2 Universal life and other reserves 2,388.4 2,029.7 Total contractholder funds $33,598.6 $32,174.8 =========================================================================
Our GICs and funding agreements contain provisions limiting early surrenders, which typically include penalties for early surrenders, minimum notice requirements or, in the case of funding agreements with survivor options, minimum pre-death holding periods and specific maximum amounts. Funding agreements include those issued directly to nonqualified institutional investors, as well as to three separate programs where the funding agreements have been issued directly or indirectly to unconsolidated special purpose entities. Claims for principal and interest under funding agreements are afforded equal priority to claims of life insurance and annuity policyholders under insolvency provisions of Iowa Insurance Laws. We are authorized to issue up to $4.0 billion of funding agreements under a program established in 1998 to support the prospective issuance of medium term notes by an unaffiliated entity in non-U.S. markets. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, $3,203.6 million and $3,867.0 million, respectively, of liabilities are being held with respect to the issuance outstanding under this program. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 11. Insurance Liabilities (continued) In addition, we were authorized to issue up to $7.0 billion of funding agreements under a program established in 2001 to support the prospective issuance of medium term notes by an unaffiliated entity in both domestic and international markets. The unaffiliated entity is an unconsolidated qualifying special purpose entity. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, $4,744.5 million and $5,462.3 million, respectively, of liabilities are being held with respect to the issuance outstanding under this program. We do not anticipate any new issuance activity under this program, given our December 2005 termination of the dealership agreement for this program and the availability of the SEC-registered program described in the next paragraph. We were authorized to issue up to $4.0 billion of funding agreements under a program established in March 2004 to support the prospective issuance of medium term notes by unaffiliated entities in both domestic and international markets. Under this program, both the notes and the supporting funding agreements are registered with the SEC. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, $3,667.9 million and $1,831.5 million, respectively, of liabilities are being held with respect to the issuance outstanding under this program. In contrast with direct funding agreements, GIC issuances and the other two funding agreement-backed medium term note programs described above, our payment obligations on each funding agreement issued under this SEC-registered program are guaranteed by Principal Financial Group, Inc. In recognition of the use of nearly all $4.0 billion of initial issuance authorization, this program was amended in February 2006 to authorize issuance of up to an additional $5.0 billion. Future Policy Benefits and Claims Activity in the liability for unpaid accident and health claims, which is included with future policy benefits and claims in the consolidated statements of financial position, is summarized as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Balance at beginning of year $747.6 $719.5 $710.0 Incurred: Current year 1,787.0 1,682.9 1,618.1 Prior years (22.0) (28.8) (67.5) Total incurred 1,765.0 1,654.1 1,550.6 Payments: Current year 1,444.0 1,376.2 1,310.2 Prior years 253.8 249.8 230.9 Total payments 1,697.8 1,626.0 1,541.1 Balance at end of year: Current year 343.0 306.7 307.9 Prior years 471.8 440.9 411.6 Total balance at end of year $814.8 $747.6 $719.5 ============================================================================= The activity summary in the liability for unpaid accident and health claims shows a decrease of $22.0 million, $28.8 million and $67.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, relating to prior years. Such liability adjustments, which affected current operations during 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, resulted in part from developed claims for prior years being different than were anticipated when the liabilities for unpaid accident and health claims were originally estimated. In addition, in 2003, we established a premium deficiency reserve on our medical conversion business that was previously included in our incurred but not reported claim reserve. These trends have been considered in establishing the current year liability for unpaid accident and health claims. We also had claim adjustment expenses of $30.6 million, $28.3 million and $27.7 million, and related reinsurance recoverables of $3.5 million, $3.6 million and $2.5 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, which are not included in the rollforward above.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 12. Debt Short-Term Debt The components of short-term debt as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Other recourse short-term debt $-- $0.3 Nonrecourse short-term debt 71.4 150.3 Revolving line of credit with parent 647.7 547.0 Total short-term debt $719.1 $697.6 ========================================================================= As of December 31, 2005, we had credit facilities with various financial institutions in an aggregate amount of $1.2 billion. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, we had $719.1 million and $697.6 million of outstanding borrowings related to our credit facilities, with $80.7 million and $176.2 million of assets pledged as support, respectively. Assets pledged consisted primarily of commercial mortgages and securities. Our short-term debt consists of a payable to Principal Financial Services, Inc. of $647.7 million and $547.0 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Interest paid on intercompany debt was $22.0 million and $6.2 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. The weighted-average interest rates on short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, were 4.5% and 2.9%, respectively. Long-Term Debt
The components of long-term debt as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) 8% surplus notes payable, due 2044 $99.2 $99.2 Nonrecourse mortgages and notes payable 162.2 213.2 Other mortgages and notes payable 52.1 35.4 Total long-term debt $313.5 $347.8 ============================================================================= The amounts included above are net of the discount associated with issuing these notes, which are being amortized to expense over their respective terms using the interest method. On March 10, 1994, we issued $300.0 million of surplus notes, including $200.0 million due March 1, 2024, at a 7.875% annual interest rate and the remaining $100.0 million due March 1, 2044, at an 8% annual interest rate. None of our affiliates hold any portion of the notes. Each payment of interest and principal on the notes, however, may be made only with the prior approval of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Iowa (the "Commissioner") and only to the extent that we have sufficient surplus earnings to make such payments. Interest for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 of $8.0 million, $10.6 million and $23.8 million, respectively, was approved by the Commissioner, and charged to expense.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 12. Debt (continued) After receiving approval from the Commissioner, the surplus notes due March 1, 2024, were optionally redeemed by us on March 1, 2004, in whole at a redemption price of approximately 103.6% of par. Total cash paid for the surplus note redemption on March 1, 2004, was $207.2 million. Subject to Commissioner approval, the notes due March 1, 2044, may be redeemed at our election on or after March 1, 2014, in whole or in part at a redemption price of approximately 102.3% of par. The approximate 2.3% premium is scheduled to gradually diminish over the following ten years. These notes may be redeemed on or after March 1, 2024, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus interest accrued to the date of redemption. The mortgages and other notes payable are financings for real estate developments. We, including certain subsidiaries, had $135.0 million in credit facilities as of December 31, 2005, with various financial institutions, in addition to obtaining loans with various lenders to finance these developments. Outstanding principal balances as of December 31, 2005, range from $0.3 million to $97.5 million per development with interest rates generally ranging from 5.5% to 8.6%. Outstanding principal balances as of December 31, 2004, range from $0.4 million to $98.7 million per development with interest rates generally ranging from 6.0% to 8.6%. Outstanding debt is secured by the underlying real estate properties, which were reported as real estate on our consolidated statements of financial position with a carrying value of $284.1 million and $298.7 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2005, future annual maturities of the long-term debt were as follows (in millions): Year ending December 31: 2006 $30.9 2007 97.4 2008 62.9 2009 0.6 2010 0.6 Thereafter 121.1 Total future maturities of the long-term debt $313.5 ========================================================================== Cash paid for interest for 2005, 2004 and 2003, $37.4 million and $45.6 million, respectively. These amo paid on taxes during these years. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 13. Income Taxes Our income tax expense from continuing operations was as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Current income taxes: U.S. federal $190.3 $290.9 $0.3 State and foreign 43.2 34.6 35.3 ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Total current income taxes 233.5 325.5 35.6 Deferred income taxes (benefits) 53.5 (100.1) 144.9 Total income taxes $287.0 $225.4 $180.5 ============================================================================= Our provision for income taxes does not have the customary relationship of taxes to income. Differences between the prevailing corporate income tax rate of 35% times the pre-tax income and our effective tax rate on pre-tax income are generally due to inherent differences between income for financial reporting purposes and income for tax purposes and the establishment of adequate provisions for any challenges of the tax filings and tax payments to the various taxing jurisdictions. A reconciliation between the corporate income tax rate and the effective tax rate from continuing operations is as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 Statutory corporate tax rate 35% 35% 35% Dividends received deduction (7) (9) (7) Interest exclusion from taxable income (2) (2) (1) Federal tax settlement for prior years (1) -- (3) Other 1 1 (2) Effective tax rate 26% 25% 22% ============================================================================= Significant components of our net deferred income taxes were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Deferred income tax assets (liabilities): Insurance liabilities $392.3 $390.9 Other deferred tax assets 122.3 88.9 Total deferred tax assets 514.6 479.8 Deferred policy acquisition costs (615.0) (555.2) Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities (474.6) (702.3) Other deferred tax liabilities (300.5) (263.1) Total deferred tax liabilities (1,390.1) (1,520.6) Total net deferred income tax liabilities $(875.5) $(1,040.8) =================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 13. Income Taxes (continued) The Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") has completed examinations of the U.S. consolidated federal income tax returns for 2001 and prior years. The Service is currently examining returns for 2002 and 2003. The Service's completion of the examinations for the years 1999 - 2001 resulted in notices of deficiency dated December 29, 2004, and March 1, 2005. We paid the deficiencies (approximately $444.0 million for 1999 and 2000, and $1.3 million for 2001, including interest) in the first quarter of 2005 and plan to file claims for refund relating to the disputed adjustments. The majority of the deficiencies are attributable to the disallowance of carrybacks of capital losses, net operating losses and foreign tax credits arising in years after 2001. We expect the Service to allow some of the carrybacks within the next year upon completion of the audit of the returns for the years in which the losses and credits arose. The remainder of the deficiencies are attributable to both contested issues and adjustments that we have accepted. We believe that we have adequate defenses against, or sufficient provisions for, the contested issues, but final resolution of the contested issues could take several years while legal remedies are pursued. Consequently, we do not expect the ultimate resolution of issues in tax years 1999 - 2001 to have a material impact on our net income. Similarly, we believe there are adequate defenses against, or sufficient provisions for, any challenges that might arise in tax years subsequent to 2001. Net cash paid for income taxes in 2005 was $676.9 million, primarily due to the notices of deficiency noted above, $626.9 million in 2004, of which $444.3 million was attributable to Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. and $129.7 million in 2003. 14. Employee and Agent Benefits We have defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all of our employees and certain agents, including employees of other companies affiliated with our ultimate parent, Principal Financial Group, Inc. ("affiliated companies"). Actuarial information regarding the status of the pension plans is calculated for the total plan only. The affiliated company portion of the actuarial present value of the accumulated or projected benefit obligations, or net assets available for benefits, is not separately determined. However, we are reimbursed for employee benefits related to the affiliated companies. The reimbursement is not reflected in our employee and agent benefits disclosures. Some of the defined benefit pension plans provide supplemental pension benefits to employees with salaries and/or pension benefits in excess of the qualified plan limits imposed by federal tax law.. The employees and agents are generally first eligible for the pension plans when they reach age 21. For plan participants employed prior to January 1, 2002, the pension benefits are based on the greater of a final average pay benefit or a cash balance benefit. The final average pay benefit is based on the years of service and generally the employee's or agent's average annual compensation during the last five years of employment. Partial benefit accrual of final average pay benefits is recognized from first eligibility until retirement based on attained service divided by potential service to age 65 with a minimum of 35 years of potential service. The cash balance portion of the plan started on January 1, 2002. An employee's account will be credited with an amount based on the employee's salary, age and service. These credits will accrue with interest. For plan participants hired on and after January 1, 2002, only the cash balance plan applies. Our policy is to fund the cost of providing pension benefits in the years that the employees and agents are providing service to us. Our funding policy for the qualified defined benefit plan is to contribute an amount annually at least equal to the minimum annual contribution required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), and, generally, not greater than the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes. Our funding policy for the non-qualified benefit plan is to fund the plan in the years that the employees are providing service to us using a methodology similar to the calculation of the net periodic benefit cost under U.S. GAAP, but using long-term assumptions. However, if the U.S. GAAP funded status is positive, no deposit is made. While we fund this plan, the assets are not included as part of the asset balances presented in this footnote as they do not qualify as assets under SFAS No. 87, Employers' Accounting for Pensions ("SFAS 87"), however, they are included in our consolidated statements of financial position. We also provide certain health care, life insurance and long-term care benefits for retired employees. Subsidized retiree health benefits are provided for employees hired prior to January 1, 2002. Employees hired after December 31, 2001, will have access to retiree health benefits but will need to pay for the full cost of the coverage. The health care plans are contributory with participants' contributions adjusted annually; the contributions are based on the number of years of service and age at retirement for those hired prior to January 1, 2002. As part of the substantive plan, the retiree health contributions are assumed to be adjusted in the future as claim levels change. The life insurance plans are contributory for a small group of previously grandfathered participants that have elected supplemental coverage and dependent coverage. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Covered employees are first eligible for the medical and life postretirement benefits when they reach age 57 and have completed ten years of service with us. Retiree long-term care benefits are provided for employees whose retirement was effective prior to July 1, 2000. Partial benefit accrual of these health, life and long-term care benefits is recognized from the employee's date of hire until retirement based on attained service divided by potential service to age 65 with a minimum of 35 years of potential service. Our policy is to fund the cost of providing retiree benefits in the years that the employees are providing service to us using a methodology similar to the calculation of the net periodic benefit cost under U.S. GAAP, but using long-term assumptions. However, if the U.S. GAAP funded status is positive, no deposit is made. We use a measurement date of October 1 for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Obligations and Funded Status The plans' combined funded status, reconciled to amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position and consolidated statements of operations, was as follows:
Other postretirement Pension benefits benefits December 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (in millions) Change in benefit obligation Benefit obligation at beginning of year $(1,312.1) $(1,191.4) $(287.8) $(253.3) Service cost (49.7) (49.6) (10.0) (8.7) Interest cost (77.4) (73.8) (16.9) (15.4) Actuarial gain (loss) (121.1) (62.6) 19.8 (22.3) Participant contributions -- -- (3.6) (2.9) Benefits paid 44.7 42.2 11.2 10.9 Curtailment gain -- 25.1 -- 3.9 Special termination benefits -- (1.8) -- -- Other 73.9 (0.2) -- -- Benefit obligation at end of year $(1,441.7) $(1,312.1) $(287.3) $(287.8) Change in plan assets Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $1,156.4 $1,033.5 $408.5 $378.8 Actual return on plan assets 165.7 124.8 47.5 36.3 Employer contribution 20.4 40.3 0.5 1.4 Participant contributions -- -- 3.6 2.9 Benefits paid (44.7) (42.2) (11.2) (10.9) Fair value of plan assets at end of year $1,297.8 $1,156.4 $448.9 $408.5 Funded (under funded) status $(143.9) $(155.7) $161.6 $120.7 Unrecognized net actuarial (gain) loss 201.2 165.9 (18.3) 20.2 - Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit) (71.3) 4.0 (17.2) (19.9) Unamortized transition asset -- -- -- -- Net prepaid benefit asset (obligation) $(14.0) $14.2 $126.1 $121.0 Amounts recognized in statement of financial position ----------------------------------------------------------- consist of Prepaid benefit cost $172.3 $185.7 $126.1 $121.3 Accrued benefit liability, including minimum liability (203.9) (179.6) -- (0.3) Accumulated other comprehensive income 17.6 8.1 -- -- Net amount recognized $(14.0) $14.2 $126.1 $121.0 ============================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Employer contributions to the pension plans include contributions made directly to the qualified pension plan assets and contributions from corporate assets to pay nonqualified pension benefits. Benefits paid from the pension plans include both qualified and nonqualified plan benefits. Nonqualified pension plan assets are not included as part of the asset balances presented in this footnote. The nonqualified pension plan assets are held in a Rabbi trust for the benefit of all nonqualified plan participants. The assets held in a Rabbi trust are available to satisfy the claims of general creditors only in the event of bankruptcy. Therefore, these assets are fully consolidated in our consolidated statements of financial position and are not reflected in our funded status as they do not qualify as assets under SFAS 87. The market value of assets held in these trusts was $198.3 million as of December 31, 2005, and $181.0 million as of December 31, 2004. The Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. divestiture in 2004 resulted in a curtailment under SFAS No. 88, Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, for the plans that provided benefits to the Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. participants. A mid-year re-measurement to reflect the curtailment occurred as of the date of sale, July 1, 2004. Curtailment gains of $25.1 million and $3.9 million occurred under the pension and other postretirement benefit plans, respectively in 2004. This did not affect the pension plans or other postretirement benefit plans covering agents and managers. In addition, this did not affect the long-term care plan because these plans consist of only retired participants. Due to the Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. divestiture, we provided for contractual termination benefits in connection with termination of employment for a select group of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. management employees. The pension plan recognized $1.8 million in special termination benefits liability in 2004. As of January 1, 2006, changes were made to our retirement program, including the Principal Select Saving Plan ("401(k)"), the Principal Pension Plan ("Pension Plan") and to the corresponding nonqualified plans. The qualified and nonqualified pension plan changes include a reduction to the traditional and cash balance formulas, a change in the early retirement factors, and the removal of the cost of living adjustments for traditional benefits earned after January 1, 2006. The qualified and nonqualified 401(k) plan's company match will increase from 50% of a contribution rate up to a maximum of 3% of the participant's compensation to 75% of a contribution rate up to a maximum of 6% of the participant's compensation. Employees who were at least 47 years old, with a minimum of 10 years of service as of December 31, 2005, were given the choice to remain under the current pension and 401(k) arrangement or move to the new plan design. The vast majority of this group chose to remain under the current pension and 401(k) arrangement. The Pension Plan changes were recognized as a prior service benefit and resulted in a reduction of liabilities of $73.9 million. The pension plans' gains and losses are amortized using a straight-line amortization method over the average remaining service period of employees. For the qualified pension plan, there is no corridor recognized in determining the amount to amortize; for the nonqualified pension plans, the corridor allowed under SFAS 87 is used. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the pension plans had an actuarial loss of $121.1 million and $62.6 million, respectively. These losses were primarily due to the decrease in discount rate each year. On December 8, 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the "Medicare Modernization Act") was signed into law. The Medicare Modernization Act introduced a prescription drug benefit under Medicare ("Medicare Part D") as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree medical benefit plans. The prescription drug benefits offered by the sponsor must be at least actuarially equivalent to benefits offered under Medicare Part D to qualify for the subsidy. This subsidy is effective in 2006 and would only apply to benefits paid for qualifying retirees who have not enrolled in Medicare Part D. On July 26, 2004, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued proposed regulations that provided guidance on the definition of actuarially equivalent retiree prescription drug coverage. These regulations aided in our third quarter of 2004 determination that the majority of our retiree prescription drug benefit coverage is actuarially equivalent to Medicare's Part D prescription drug plan and thus makes us eligible for the tax-free subsidy beginning in 2006. Accordingly, we conducted a mid-year re-measurement during third quarter of 2004 of our retiree medical plans to reflect the recognition of the Medicare Modernization Act in accordance with FASB Staff Position No. 106-2, "Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003". This caused an actuarial gain of approximately $22.5 million for the medical plans. In addition, it also caused the net periodic benefit cost for 2004 to change for the fourth quarter. The 2004 service cost decreased by approximately $0.2 million, interest cost decreased approximately $0.4 billion and the actuarial loss amortization decreased by $0.1 million. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) An actuarial liability gain of $19.8 million occurred during 2005 for the other postretirement benefit plans. This was due to a less than assumed increase in health care claim costs and trend assumption, as well as a refinement in the recognition of Medicare Part D government subsidy. This liability gain was offset by a liability loss caused by a decrease in the discount rate. There was an aggregate actuarial liability loss of $22.3 million during 2004 for the other postretirement benefit plans. Of this, $44.8 million was due to an actuarial liability loss experience primarily due to the 25 basis point drop in the discount rate and an increase in the health care cost trend rate. However, this loss was partially offset by the $22.5 million in actuarial liability gain due to the recognition of the Medicare Modernization Act. The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was $1,239.2 million and $1,098.6 million at December 31, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets: The obligations below relate only to the nonqualified pension plan liabilities. As noted previously, the nonqualified plans have assets that are housed in trusts that fail to meet the requirements to be included in plan assets under SFAS 87; however, these assets are included in our consolidated statements of financial position.
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Projected benefit obligation $255.7 $233.3 Accumulated benefit obligation 203.9 179.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information for other postretirement benefit plans with an accumulated postretirement benefit obligation in excess of plan assets: December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $2.3 $92.7 Fair value of plan assets 1.6 90.3 ------------------------------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Other postretirement Pension benefits benefits For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Service cost $49.7 $49.6 $49.0 $10.0 $8.7 $12.3 Interest cost 77.4 73.8 66.9 16.9 15.4 17.9 Expected return on plan assets (96.2) (87.4) (74.8) (29.4) (27.6) (25.8) Amortization of prior service cost (benefit) 1.3 1.8 1.7 (2.6) (2.8) (3.2) Amortization of transition asset -- (0.1) (0.5) -- -- -- Recognized net actuarial loss 16.4 14.1 17.9 0.5 0.5 2.7 Special termination and benefits -- 1.8 -- -- -- -- Curtailment gain -- (13.8) -- -- (5.4) -- Net periodic benefit cost (income) $48.6 $39.8 $60.2 $(4.6) $(11.2) $3.9 ========================================================================= Additional information:
Other Pension postretirement benefits benefits For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (in millions) Increase in minimum liability included in other comprehensive income $9.5 $4.2 N/A N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumptions:
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as disclosed under the Obligations and Funded Status section
Other postretirement Pension benefits benefits December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 Discount rate 5.75% 6.00% 5.75% 6.00% Rate of compensation increase 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% ----------------------------------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost
Pension benefits Other postretirement benefits For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 Discount rate 6.00% 6.25%/6.50%* 6.50% 6.00% 6.25%/6.50%* 6.50% Expected long-term return on plan assets 8.50% 8.50% 8.50% 7.30% 7.31% 7.36% Rate of compensation increase 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * The discount rate used to calculate the benefit expense for the first three quarters of 2004 expense related to the home office pension and other postretirement benefit plans and retiree medical plans was 6.25%. The discount rate used to calculate the benefit expense for the last quarter of 2004 was 6.50%. The change in rates occurred due to the third quarter 2004 remeasurement for the Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. divestiture and Medicare Modernization Act. A remeasurement did not occur on the agents and managers pension and other non-medical postretirement benefit plans. For other postretirement benefits, the 7.30% rate for 2005 is based on the weighted average expected long-term asset returns for the medical, life and long-term care plans. The expected long-term rates for the medical, life and long-term care plans are 7.25%, 7.75% and 5.85%, respectively. The expected return on plan assets is the long-term rate we expect to be earned based on the plans' investment strategy. Historical and expected future returns of multiple asset classes were analyzed to develop a risk free rate of return and risk premiums for each asset class. The overall rate for each asset class was developed by combining a long-term inflation component, the risk free real rate of return and the associated risk premium. A weighted average rate was developed based on those overall rates and the target asset allocation of the plans. Based on a review in 2005, the long term expected return on plan assets was lowered to 8.25% for the 2006 pension expense calculation. Assumed health care cost trend rates
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year under age 65 13.00% 14.45% Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year age 65 and over 13.00% 12.75% Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate) 5.00% 5.00% Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 2017 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:
1-percentage- 1-percentage- point increase point decrease (in millions) Effect on total of service and interest cost components $5.2 $(4.2) Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (51.5) 41.8 ----------------------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Pension Plan Assets The pension plan's weighted-average asset allocations by asset category as of the two most recent measurement dates are as follows:
October 1, 2005 2004 Asset category Domestic equity securities 54% 57% International equity securities 14 10 Domestic debt securities 23 25 Real estate 9 8 Total 100% 100% ========================================================================= Our investment strategy is to achieve the following:
o Obtain a reasonable long-term return consistent with the level of risk assumed and at a cost of operation within prudent levels. Performance benchmarks are monitored. o Ensure sufficient liquidity to meet the emerging benefit liabilities for the plan. o Provide for diversification of assets in an effort to avoid the risk of large losses and maximize the investment return to the pension plan consistent with market and economic risk. In administering the qualified pension plan's asset allocation strategy, we consider the projected liability stream of benefit payments, the relationship between current and projected assets of the plan and the projected actuarial liabilities streams, the historical performance of capital markets adjusted for the perception of future short- and long-term capital market performance and the perception of future economic conditions. The overall target asset allocation for the qualified plan assets is: Target allocation Asset category Domestic equity securities 40% - 60% International equity securities 5% - 15% Domestic debt securities 20% - 30% International debt securities 0% - 7% Real estate 3% - 10% Other 0% - 7% ------------------------------------------------------------------- For 2005 and 2004, respectively, the plan assets include zero and $26.6 million in Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock held under a separate account under an annuity contract. These assets were received in the qualified defined benefit plan as a result of the demutualization. These holdings were liquidated as of April 30, 2005. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Other Postretirement Benefit Plans' Assets The other postretirement benefit plans' weighted-average asset allocations by asset category as of the two most recent measurement dates are as follows:
October 1, 2005 2004 Asset category Equity securities 55% 50% Debt securities 45 50 Total 100% 100% ======================================================================== The weighted average target asset allocation for the other postretirement benefit plans is:
Target allocation Asset category Equity securities 50 - 70% Debt securities 30 - 50% --------------------------------------------------------- The investment strategies and policies for the other postretirement benefit plans are similar to those employed by the qualified pension plan. Contributions We expect to contribute roughly $0.5 million to our other postretirement benefit plans in 2006. Our funding policy for the qualified pension plan is to fund the plan annually in an amount at least equal to the minimum annual contribution required under ERISA and, generally, not greater than the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes. We do not anticipate that we will be required to fund a minimum annual contribution under ERISA for the qualified pension plan. At this time, it is too early to estimate the amount that may be contributed, but it is possible that we may fund the plans in 2006 in the range of $20-$50 million. This includes funding for both our qualified and nonqualified pension plans.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) Estimated Future Benefit Payments The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, expected to be paid and the amount of tax-free subsidy receipts under Medicare Part D expected to be received are:
Other postretirement benefits (gross benefit payments, including prescription drug Amount of Medicare Part D Pension benefits benefits) subsidy receipts (in millions) Year ending December 31: 2006 $45.9 $17.8 $0.9 2007 49.0 19.9 1.0 2008 52.7 22.0 1.1 2009 56.7 24.5 1.3 2010 61.2 27.2 1.5 2011 - 2015 389.5 182.2 11.4 ---------------------------------------------------------- The above table reflects the total estimated future benefits to be paid from the plan, including both our share of the benefit cost and the participants' share of the cost, which is funded by their contributions to the plan. The assumptions used in calculating the estimated future benefit payments are the same as those used to measure the benefit obligation for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) The information that follows shows supplemental information for our defined benefit pension plans. Certain key summary data is shown separately for qualified and non-qualified plans.
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 Qualified Nonqualified Qualified Nonqualified plan plans Total plan plans Total (in millions) Benefit obligation, end of the year $(1,186.0) $(255.7) $(1,441.7) $(1,078.8) $(233.3) $(1,312.1) Fair value of plan assets, end of the year 1,297.8 -- 1,297.8 1,156.4 -- 1,156.4 Funded (underfunded) status 111.8 (255.7) (143.9) 77.6 (233.3) (155.7) Unrecognized net actuarial loss 111.5 89.7 201.2 97.6 68.3 165.9 Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit) (51.0) (20.3) (71.3) 10.5 (6.5) 4.0 Unrecognized transition (asset) liability -- -- -- -- -- -- Net amount recognized $172.3 $(186.3) $(14.0) $185.7 $(171.5) $14.2 Amounts recognized in statement of financial position Prepaid benefit cost $172.3 $-- $172.3 $185.7 $-- $185.7 Accrued benefit liability including minimum liability -- (203.9) (203.9) -- (179.6) (179.6) Accumulated other comprehensive income -- 17.6 17.6 -- 8.1 8.1 Net amount recognized $172.3 $(186.3) $(14.0) $185.7 $(171.5) $14.2 Components of net periodic benefit cost Service cost $41.9 $7.8 $49.7 $40.4 $9.2 $49.6 Interest cost 63.7 13.7 77.4 59.9 13.9 73.8 Expected return on plan assets (96.2) -- (96.2) (87.4) -- (87.4) Amortization of prior service cost (benefit) 2.8 (1.5) 1.3 3.7 (1.9) 1.8 Amortization of transition (asset) obligation -- -- -- (0.2) 0.1 (0.1) Recognized net actuarial loss 11.2 5.2 16.4 7.8 6.3 14.1 Special termination benefits -- -- -- -- 1.8 1.8 Curtailment gain -- -- -- (13.2) (0.6) (13.8) Net periodic benefit cost $23.4 $25.2 $48.6 $11.0 $28.8 $39.8 ============================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 14. Employee and Agent Benefits (continued) In addition, we have defined contribution plans that are generally available to all employees and agents who are 21 or older. Eligible participants could not contribute more than $14,000 of their compensation to the plans in 2005. In 2005, we matched the participant's contribution at a 50% contribution rate up to a maximum contribution of 3% of the participant's compensation. The defined contribution plans allow employees to choose among various investment options, including our common stock. We contributed $19.0 million, $18.6 million and $18.5 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003 respectively, to our qualified defined contribution plans. We also have a nonqualified defined contribution plan available to select employees and agents who are age 21 and over which allows them to contribute amounts in excess of limits imposed by federal tax law. In 2005, we matched the participant's contribution at a 50% contribution rate up to a maximum contribution of 3% of the participant's compensation. We contributed $4.8 million, $4.5 million and $3.7 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively, to our nonqualified defined contribution plans. 15. Contingencies, Guarantees and Indemnifications Litigation We are regularly involved in litigation, both as a defendant and as a plaintiff, but primarily as a defendant. Litigation naming us as a defendant ordinarily arises out of our business operations as a provider of asset management and accumulation products and services, life, health and disability insurance. Some of the lawsuits are class actions, or purport to be, and some include claims for punitive damages. In addition, regulatory bodies, such as state insurance departments, the SEC, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the Department of Labor and other regulatory bodies regularly make inquiries and conduct examinations or investigations concerning our compliance with, among other things, insurance laws, securities laws, ERISA and laws governing the activities of broker-dealers. Several lawsuits have been filed against other insurance companies and insurance brokers alleging improper conduct relating to the payment and non-disclosure of contingent compensation and bid-rigging activity. Several of these suits were filed as purported class actions. Several state attorneys general and insurance regulators have initiated industry-wide inquiries or other actions relating to compensation arrangements between insurance brokers and insurance companies and other industry issues. We received a subpoena on March 3, 2005 from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York seeking information on compensation agreements associated with the sale of retirement products. On January 13, 2006, we received a subpoena and a set of interrogatories from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut seeking information and documents relating to payment of contingent compensation to brokers and actions in restraint of trade in the sale of group annuities. We are cooperating with these inquiries. We have received requests from regulators and other governmental authorities relating to industry issues and may receive such requests in the future. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 15. Contingencies, Guarantees and Indemnifications (continued) On December 23, 2004, a lawsuit was filed in Iowa state court against us, Principal Financial Group, Inc. and Principal Financial Services, Inc., on behalf of a proposed class comprised of the settlement class in the Principal Life sales practices class action settlement, which was approved in April 2001 by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. This more recent lawsuit claims that the treatment of the settlement costs of that sales practices litigation in relation to the allocation of demutualization consideration to our policyholders was inappropriate. Demutualization allocation was done pursuant to the terms of a plan of demutualization approved by the policyholders in July 2001 and Insurance Commissioner of the State of Iowa in August 2001. The lawsuit further claims that such allocation was not accurately described to policyholders during the demutualization process and is a breach of the sales practices settlement. On January 27, 2005, we filed a notice to remove the action from state court to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. On July 22, 2005, the plaintiff's motion to remand the action to state court was denied, and our motion to dismiss the lawsuit was granted. On September 21, 2005, the plaintiff's motion to alter or amend the judgment was denied. On October 4, 2005, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the United State Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. A lawsuit was filed against us, Principal Financial Group, Inc., and Principal Financial Services, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on October 31, 2005. The claims and allegations in the new lawsuit are substantially the same as those in the December 23, 2004 lawsuit, but the proposed class is limited to those members of the settlement class in the Principal Life sales practices class action settlement who did not own annuities and who received demutualization consideration in the form of cash under the plan of demutualization. We have filed a motion to dismiss all claims. While the outcome of any pending or future litigation cannot be predicted, management does not believe that any pending litigation will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial position. The outcome of litigation is always uncertain, and unforeseen results can occur. It is possible that such outcomes could materially affect net income in a particular quarter or annual period. Guarantees and Indemnifications In the normal course of business, we have provided guarantees to third parties primarily related to a former subsidiary, joint ventures and industrial revenue bonds. These agreements generally expire from 2005 through 2019. The maximum exposure under these agreements as of December 31, 2005, was approximately $162.0 million; however, we believe the likelihood is remote that material payments will be required and therefore have not accrued for a liability on our consolidated statements of financial position. Should we be required to perform under these guarantees, we generally could recover a portion of the loss from third parties through recourse provisions included in agreements with such parties, the sale of assets held as collateral that can be liquidated in the event that performance is required under the guarantees or other recourse generally available to us, therefore, such guarantees would not result in a material adverse effect on our business or financial position. It is possible that such outcomes could materially affect net income in a particular quarter or annual period. The fair value of such guarantees issued after January 1, 2003, was determined to be insignificant. We are also subject to various other indemnification obligations issued in conjunction with certain transactions, primarily the sale of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc., and other divestitures, acquisitions and financing transactions whose terms range in duration and often are not explicitly defined. Certain portions of these indemnifications may be capped, while other portions are not subject to such limitations; therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under the indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. While we are unable to estimate with certainty the ultimate legal and financial liability with respect to these indemnifications, we believe the likelihood is remote that material payments would be required under such indemnifications and therefore such indemnifications would not result in a material adverse effect on our business or financial position. It is possible that such outcomes could materially affect net income in a particular quarter or annual period. The fair value of such indemnifications issued after January 1, 2003, was determined to be insignificant. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 15. Contingencies, Guarantees and Indemnifications (continued) Operating Leases As a lessee, we lease office space, data processing equipment and office furniture and equipment under various operating leases. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, was $50.8 million, $44.9 million and $48.0 million. At December 31, 2005, the future minimum lease payments are $156.3 million. The following represents payments due by period for operating lease obligations as of December 31, 2005 (in millions).
Year ending December 31: 2006 $44.7 2007 34.6 2008 21.6 2009 16.3 2010 12.2 2011 and thereafter 26.9 Securities Posted as Collateral We posted $386.9 million in securities under collateral agreements at December 31, 2005, to satisfy collateral requirements primarily associated with our derivatives credit support agreements and a reinsurance arrangement with our U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation segment.
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 16. Stockholder's Equity Other Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholder's equity during a period except those resulting from investments by stockholders and distributions to stockholders. The components of accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:
Net Net unrealized unrealized gains gains (losses) (losses) Foreign Accumulated on available- on currency Minimum other for-sale derivative translation pension comprehensive securities instruments adjustment liability income (in millions) Balances at January 1, 2003 $900.8 $(108.6) $(7.1) $-- $785.1 Net change in unrealized gains on fixed maturities, available-for-sale 677.7 -- -- -- 677.7 Net change in unrealized gains on equity securities, available-for-sale 12.9 -- -- -- 12.9 Net change in unrealized losses on equity method subsidiaries and minority interest adjustments (8.4) -- -- -- (8.4) Adjustments for assumed changes in amortization pattern: Deferred policy acquisition costs (48.2) -- -- -- (48.2) Unearned revenue reserves 1.6 -- -- -- 1.6 Net change in unrealized gains on derivative instruments -- 76.3 -- -- 76.3 Net change in unrealized losses on policyholder dividend obligation (65.3) -- -- -- (65.3) Change in net foreign currency translation adjustment -- -- (0.1) -- (0.1) Change in minimum pension liability adjustment -- -- -- (3.9) (3.9) Provision for deferred income tax benefit (expense) (195.1) (26.3) -- 1.4 (220.0) Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of related income taxes 9.1 -- -- -- 9.1 Balances at December 31, 2003 $1,285.1 $(58.6) $(7.2) $(2.5) $1,216.8 ------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 16. Stockholder's Equity (continued)
Net unrealized Net gains unrealized (losses) gains Foreign Accumulated on available- (losses) currency Minimum other for-sale on derivative translation pension comprehensive securities instruments adjustment liability income (in millions) Balances at January 1, 2004 $1,285.1 $(58.6) $(7.2) $(2.5) $1,216.8 Net change in unrealized gains on fixed maturities, available-for-sale 67.6 -- -- -- 67.6 Net change in unrealized losses on equity securities, available-for-sale 0.2 -- -- -- 0.2 Net change in unrealized losses on equity method subsidiaries and minority interest adjustments (28.2) -- -- -- (28.2) Adjustments for assumed changes in amortization pattern: Deferred policy acquisition costs 31.5 -- -- -- 31.5 Sales inducements 0.5 -- -- -- 0.5 Unearned revenue reserves (3.8) -- -- -- (3.8) Net change in unrealized gains on derivative instruments -- 88.9 -- -- 88.9 Net change in unrealized losses on policyholder dividend obligation (19.5) -- -- -- (19.5) Change in net foreign currency translation adjustment -- -- (0.6) -- (0.6) Change in minimum pension liability adjustment -- -- -- (4.3) (4.3) Provision for deferred income tax benefit (expense) (16.7) (31.1) -- 1.5 (46.3) Balances at December 31, 2004 $1,316.7 $(0.8) $(7.8) $(5.3) $1,302.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 16. Stockholder's Equity (continued) Net Net unrealized unrealized gains gains (losses) (losses) Foreign Accumulated on available- on currency Minimum other for-sale derivative translation pension comprehensive securities instruments adjustment liability income (in millions) Balances at January 1, 2005 $1,316.7 $(0.8) $(7.8) $(5.3) $1,302.8 Net change in unrealized losses on fixed maturities, available-for-sale (902.3) -- -- -- (902.3) Net change in unrealized gains on equity securities, available-for-sale 5.8 -- -- -- 5.8 Net change in unrealized gains on equity method subsidiaries and minority interest adjustments 5.3 -- -- -- 5.3 Adjustments for assumed changes in amortization pattern: Deferred policy acquisition costs 97.2 -- -- -- 97.2 Sales inducements 5.8 -- -- -- 5.8 Unearned revenue reserves (8.3) -- -- -- (8.3) Net change in unrealized gains on derivative instruments -- 41.7 -- -- 41.7 Net change in unrealized gains on policyholder dividend obligation 84.7 -- -- -- 84.7 Change in net foreign currency translation adjustment -- -- 0.7 -- 0.7 Change in minimum pension liability -- -- -- (9.5) (9.5) Provision for deferred income tax benefit (expense) 244.2 (16.5) -- 3.3 231.0 Balances at December 31, 2005 $849.1 $24.4 $(7.1) $(11.5) $854.9 ============================================================================= The following table sets forth the adjustments necessary to avoid duplication of items that are included as part of net income for a year that had been part of other comprehensive income in prior years:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the year $(430.1) $113.5 $560.6 Adjustment for realized losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (12.3) (24.1) (126.3) Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, as adjusted $(442.4) $89.4 $434.3 ========================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------ The above table is presented net of income tax, PDO and related changes in the amortization patterns of DPAC, sales inducements and unearned revenue reserves.
Dividend Limitations Under Iowa law, we may pay stockholder dividends only from the earned surplus arising from our business and must receive the prior approval of the Commissioner to pay a stockholder dividend if such a stockholder dividend would exceed certain statutory limitations. The current statutory limitation is the greater of 10% of our policyholder surplus as of the preceding year-end or the net gain from operations from the previous calendar year. Based on this limitation and 2005 statutory results, we could pay approximately $630.7 million in stockholder dividends in 2006 without exceeding the statutory limitation. See Note 22, Subsequent Event. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 17. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The following discussion describes the methods and assumptions we utilize in estimating our fair value disclosures for financial instruments. Certain financial instruments, particularly policyholder liabilities other than investment-type contracts, are excluded from these fair value disclosure requirements. The techniques utilized in estimating the fair values of financial instruments are affected by the assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows. Care should be exercised in deriving conclusions about our business, its value or financial position based on the fair value information of financial instruments presented below. The estimates shown are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized in a one-time, current market exchange of all of our financial instruments. We define fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, including estimates of timing, amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of counterparties. Such estimates do not consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets. In addition, the disclosed fair value may not be realized in the immediate settlement of the financial instrument. Fair values of public debt and equity securities have been determined by us from public quotations, when available. Private placement securities and other fixed maturities and equity securities are valued by discounting the expected total cash flows. Market rates used are applicable to the yield, credit quality and average maturity of each security. Fair values of commercial mortgage loans are determined by discounting the expected total cash flows using market rates that are applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of each loan. The fair values for assets classified as policy loans, other investments excluding equity investments in subsidiaries, cash and cash equivalents and accrued investment income in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position approximate their carrying amounts. The fair values of our reserves and liabilities for investment-type insurance contracts are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on current interest rates being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining for the investment-type contracts being valued. Investment-type insurance contracts include insurance, annuity and other policy contracts that do not involve significant mortality or morbidity risk and that are only a portion of the policyholder liabilities appearing in the consolidated statements of financial position. Insurance contracts include insurance, annuity and other policy contracts that do involve significant mortality or morbidity risk. The fair values for our insurance contracts, other than investment-type contracts, are not required to be disclosed. We do consider, however, the various insurance and investment risks in choosing investments for both insurance and investment-type contracts. Fair values for debt issues are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on our incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 17. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued) The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments were as follows:
December 31, 2005 2004 Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value (in millions) Assets (liabilities) Fixed maturities, available-for-sale $39,949.0 $39,949.0 $39,111.1 $39,111.1 Fixed maturities, trading 105.0 105.0 93.0 93.0 Equity securities, available-for-sale 702.9 702.9 682.6 682.6 Equity securities, trading 60.1 60.1 41.2 41.2 Mortgage loans 10,979.2 11,796.6 11,328.7 12,385.4 Policy loans 827.7 827.7 814.5 814.5 Other investments 675.0 675.0 1,259.1 1,259.1 Cash and cash equivalents 1,717.1 1,717.1 383.4 383.4 Investment-type insurance contracts (31,210.2) (31,120.4) (30,145.1) (30,170.9) Short-term debt (719.1) (719.1) (697.6) (697.6) Long-term debt (313.5) (329.4) (347.8) (368.9) -----------------------------------------------------------------
18. Statutory Insurance Financial Information We prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce of the State of Iowa (the "State of Iowa"). The State of Iowa recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Iowa for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company to determine its solvency under the Iowa Insurance Law. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' ("NAIC") Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Iowa. The Commissioner has the right to permit other specific practices that deviate from prescribed practices. In 2003, we received written approval from the State of Iowa to recognize as admitted assets those assets pledged by us on behalf of a wholly owned subsidiary instead of nonadmitting such assets. At December 31, 2003, the statutory surplus was $707.0 million greater than it would have been if NAIC Statutory Accounting Principles had been followed for this transaction. This permitted practice has no effect on our net income for the year then ended. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, there were no pledged assets on behalf of a wholly owned subsidiary. Life and health insurance companies are subject to certain risk-based capital ("RBC") requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life and health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2005, we meet the minimum RBC requirements. Statutory net income and statutory surplus (excluding amounts attributable to common capital stock) were as follows:
As of or for the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Statutory net income $666.2 $512.7 $577.1 Statutory surplus 3,657.8 3,044.3 3,859.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 19. Segment Information We provide financial products and services through the following segments: U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation and Life and Health Insurance. In addition, there is a Mortgage Banking (discontinued operations) and Corporate and Other segment. The segments are managed and reported separately because they provide different products and services, have different strategies or have different markets and distribution channels. The U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation segment provides retirement and related financial products and services primarily to businesses, their employees and other individuals and provides asset management services to our asset accumulation business, the life and health insurance operations, the Corporate and Other segment and third-party clients. The Life and Health insurance segment provides individual life insurance, group health insurance and specialty benefits, which consists of group dental and vision insurance, individual and group disability insurance and group life insurance, throughout the United States. On July 1, 2004, we closed the sale of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. to CitiMortgage, Inc. The results of operations (excluding corporate overhead) for our Mortgage Banking segment, which includes Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc., are reported as other after-tax adjustments for all periods presented. See Note 4, Discontinued Operations, for further explanation. The Corporate and Other segment manages the assets representing capital that has not been allocated to any other segment. Financial results of the Corporate and Other segment primarily reflect our financing activities (including interest expense), income on capital not allocated to other segments, inter-segment eliminations, income tax risks and certain income, expenses and other after-tax adjustments not allocated to the segments based on the nature of such items. Management uses segment operating earnings for goal setting, determining employee compensation and evaluating performance on a basis comparable to that used by securities analysts. We determine segment operating earnings by adjusting U.S. GAAP net income available to common stockholders for net realized/unrealized capital gains and losses, as adjusted, and other after-tax adjustments which management believes are not indicative of overall operating trends. Net realized/unrealized capital gains and losses, as adjusted, are net of income taxes, related changes in the amortization pattern of DPAC and sales inducements, recognition of front-end fee revenues for sales charges on pension products and services, net realized capital gains and losses distributed, minority interest capital gains and losses and certain market value adjustments to fee revenues. Segment operating revenues exclude net realized/unrealized capital gains and their impact on recognition of front-end fee revenues and certain market value adjustments to fee revenues. While these items may be significant components in understanding and assessing the consolidated financial performance, management believes the presentation of segment operating earnings enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting earnings attributable to the normal, ongoing operations of the business. The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with the accounting policies for the consolidated financial statements, with the exception of income tax allocation. The Corporate and Other segment functions to absorb the risk inherent in interpreting and applying tax law. The segments are allocated tax adjustments consistent with the positions we took on tax returns. The Corporate and Other segment results reflect any differences between the tax returns and the estimated resolution of any disputes. Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 19. Segment Information (continued) The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported in the consolidated financial statements:
December 31, 2005 2004 (in millions) Assets: U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation $103,424.9 $94,317.0 Life and Health Insurance 14,053.2 13,141.3 Corporate and Other 2,520.8 2,420.9 Total consolidated assets $119,998.9 $109,879.2 ========================================================
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Operating revenues by segment: U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation $3,968.6 $3,620.0 $3,516.7 Life and Health Insurance 4,372.9 4,153.2 4,014.3 Corporate and Other (15.1) (4.2) 24.2 Total segment operating revenues 8,326.4 7,769.0 7,555.2 Add: Net realized/unrealized capital losses, including recognition of front-end fee revenues and certain market value adjustments to fee revenues (28.6) (119.8) (103.5) Subtract: Operating revenues from discontinued real estate investments 2.2 2.5 4.0 Total revenues per consolidated statements of operations $8,295.6 $7,646.7 $7,447.7 Operating earnings (loss) by segment, net of related income taxes: U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation $520.0 $498.5 $425.1 Life and Health Insurance 277.4 257.7 241.2 Mortgage Banking -- (10.3) (18.1) Corporate and Other 10.6 (1.0) 21.3 Total segment operating earnings, net of related income taxes 808.0 744.9 669.5 Net realized/unrealized capital losses, as adjusted (26.8) (77.7) (59.2) Other after-tax adjustments (1) 50.9 100.6 49.0 Net income per consolidated statements of operations $832.1 $767.8 $659.3 ================================================================ [GRAPHIC OMITTED] (1) In 2005, other after-tax adjustments of $50.9 million included (1) the positive effect of: (a) a decrease in income tax reserves established for IRS tax matters ($33.8 million); (b) gains on sales of real estate properties that qualify for discontinued operations treatment under SFAS 144 ($22.3 million); and (2) the negative effect from a change in the estimated gain on disposal of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. ($5.2 million). In 2004, other after-tax adjustments of $100.6 million included (1) the positive effect of: (a) the discontinued operations and estimated gain on disposal of Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. ($103.0 million) and (2) the negative effect from a cumulative change in accounting principle related to the implementation of SOP 03-1 ($2.4 million).
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 19. Segment Information (continued) In 2003, other after-tax adjustments of $49.0 million included (1) the positive effect of: (a) a decrease in income tax reserves established for contested IRS tax audit matters ($28.9 million); (b) income from discontinued operations related to Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. ($23.5 million); and (2) the negative affect of a cumulative effect of accounting change related to the implementation of FIN 46 ($3.4 million). The following is a summary of income tax expense (benefit) allocated to our segments for purposes of determining operating earnings. Segment income taxes are reconciled to income taxes reported on our consolidated statements of operations.
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) Income tax expense (benefit) by segment: U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation $151.6 $147.8 $131.5 Life and Health Insurance 139.9 130.6 122.6 Mortgage Banking -- (6.4) (11.2) Corporate and Other 10.4 (5.1) 2.5 Total segment income taxes from operating earnings 301.9 266.9 245.4 Add: Tax benefits related to net realized/unrealized capital losses, as adjusted (10.6) (40.6) (37.4) Tax benefits related to other after-tax adjustments (3.5) -- (26.1) Subtract: Income tax expense from discontinued real estate 0.8 0.9 1.4 Total income tax expense per consolidated statements of operations $287.0 $225.4 $180.5 ==============================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 19. Segment Information (continued) The following table summarizes operating revenues for our products and services:
For the year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 (in millions) U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation: Full-service accumulation $1,245.9 $1,168.7 $1,099.5 Full-service payout 863.5 811.8 862.5 Investment only 1,002.3 931.6 905.9 Total pension 3,111.7 2,912.1 2,867.9 Individual annuities 471.6 393.8 354.9 Other and eliminations 22.3 20.6 24.3 Total U.S. Asset Accumulation 3,605.6 3,326.5 3,247.1 Principal Global Investors 414.3 338.5 304.0 Eliminations (51.3) (45.0) (34.4) Total U.S. Asset Management and Accumulation 3,968.6 3,620.0 3,516.7 Life and Health Insurance: Individual life insurance 1,361.7 1,370.4 1,360.1 Health insurance 1,879.7 1,778.8 1,746.7 Specialty benefits insurance 1,131.5 1,004.0 907.5 Total Life and Health Insurance 4,372.9 4,153.2 4,014.3 Corporate and Other (15.1) (4.2) 24.2 Total operating revenues $8,326.4 $7,769.0 $7,555.2 Total operating revenues $8,326.4 $7,769.0 $7,555.2 Net realized/unrealized capital losses, including recognition of front-end fee revenues and certain market value adjustments to fee revenues (28.6) (119.8) (103.5) Operating revenues from discontinued real estate investments (2.2) (2.5) (4.0) Total U.S. GAAP revenues $8,295.6 $7,646.7 $7,447.7 ========================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 20. Stock-Based Compensation Plans As of December 31, 2005, our ultimate parent, Principal Financial Group, Inc. has the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Stock Incentive Plan, and the Long Term Performance Plan, which result in an expense for us. As of May 17, 2005, no new grants will be made under the Stock Incentive Plan or the Long Term Performance Plan. Under the terms of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, grants may be nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options qualifying under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, or other stock-based awards. Options outstanding under the Stock Incentive Plan and the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan were granted at a price equal to the market value of Principal Financial Group, Inc. common stock on the date of grant, and expire ten years after the grant date. Options granted have graded or cliff vesting over a three-year period. Restricted stock units were issued to certain employees and agents pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan and 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and have graded or cliff vesting over a three-year period. In 2004 and 2003, stock appreciation rights were issued to agents meeting certain production requirements. The stock appreciation rights vest ratably over a three-year period. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, we recorded compensation expense of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the stock appreciation rights. Principal Financial Group, Inc. also maintains the Long Term Performance Plan, which provides the opportunity for eligible executives to receive additional rewards if specified minimum corporate performance objectives are achieved over a three-year period. This plan was amended in May 2001, to utilize stock as an option for payment starting with payments in 2003. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, we recorded compensation expense of $9.2 million, $4.7 million and $6.6 million, respectively, related to the plan. Effective with stockholder approval of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, any awards earned under the Long Term Performance Plan will be issued under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Under Principal Financial Group, Inc.'s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, participating employees have the opportunity to purchase shares of Principal Financial Group, Inc. common stock on a quarterly basis. For 2003, the maximum amount an employee could contribute during any plan year was the lesser of $10,000, or such greater or lesser amount as determined by the plan administrator, and 10% of the employee's salary. Effective January 1, 2004, employees may purchase up to $25,000 worth of Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock each year. Employees may purchase shares of Principal Financial Group, Inc. common stock at a price equal to 85% of the share's fair market value as of the beginning or end of the quarter, whichever is lower. The compensation cost that has been charged against income for the Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan was $38.3 million, $38.5 million, and $20.3 million for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. For awards with graded vesting, we use an accelerated expense attribution method. The weighted-average estimated fair value of stock options granted during 2005, 2004 and 2003, using the Black-Scholes option valuation model was $9.18, $13.55, and $10.64 per share, respectively. The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:
2005 2004 2003 Dividend yield 1.41% 1.26% .91% Expected volatility 19.1% 39.2% 38.6% Risk-free interest rate 4.1% 3.3% 3.1% Expected life (in years) 6 6 6 ============================================================================
Principal Life Insurance Company Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 21. Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly results of operations for 2005 and 2004:
For the three months ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 (in millions) 2005 Total revenues $1,977.7 $2,025.7 $2,036.3 $2,255.9 Total expenses 1,703.9 1,740.5 1,769.4 1,981.2 Income from continuing operations, net of related income taxes 199.4 203.9 192.0 218.3 Income from discontinued operations, net of related income taxes 0.6 15.3 0.1 2.5 Net income 200.0 219.2 192.1 220.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2004 Total revenues $1,841.2 $1,834.1 $1,926.7 $2,044.7 Total expenses 1,638.0 1,655.2 1,680.8 1,781.7 Income from continuing operations, net of related income taxes 151.5 135.4 183.6 195.1 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of related income taxes 31.1 (19.9) 94.0 (0.6) Cummulative effect of accounting change (2.4) -- -- -- Net income 180.2 115.5 277.6 194.5 22. Subsequent Event On February 28, 2006, we declared a common stock dividend to our parent company of up to $625.0 million, $425.0 million of which was accrued as of February 28, 2006.
PART C OTHER INFORMATION Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements included in the Registration Statement (1) Part A: Condensed Financial Information for the five years ended December 31, 2005 and the period beginning. (2) Part B: Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B: Report of Independent Auditors. Statement of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 2005. Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2005. Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Notes to Financial Statements. Principal Life Insurance Company: Report of Independent Auditors. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. (3) Part C Principal Life Insurance Company Report of Independent Auditors on Schedules* Schedule I - Summary of Investments - Other Than Investments in Related Parties As December 31, 2005* Schedule III - Supplementary Insurance Information As of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years then ended* Schedule IV - Reinsurance As of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years then ended* All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted. (b) Exhibits (1) Board Resolution of Registrant (filed 6/28/00) (3a) Distribution Agreement - N/A (3b) Selling Agreement (filed 6/28/00) (4a) Form of Variable Annuity Contract (filed 6/28/00) (4b) Form of Variable Annuity Contract (filed 6/28/00) (5) Form of Variable Annuity Application (filed 6/28/00) (6a) Articles of Incorporation of the Depositor(filed 6/28/00) (6b) Bylaws of Depositor (filed 6/28/00) (9) Opinion of Counsel (filed 6/28/00) (10a) Consent of E&Y LLP* (10b) Powers of Attorney (04/30/04)* (11) Financial Statement Schedules* (13a) Total Return Calculation (filed 4/30/02) (13b) Annualized Yield for Separate Account B (filed 4/30/02) * Filed herein ** To be filed by Amendment. Item 25. Officers and Directors of the Depositor Principal Life Insurance Company is managed by a Board of Directors which is elected by its policyowners. The directors and executive officers of the Company, their positions with the Company, including Board Committee memberships, and their principal business address, are as follows: DIRECTORS: Principal Name, Positions and Offices Business Address BETSY J. BERNARD Director 40 Shalebrook Drive Chair, Nominating and Governance Morristown, NJ 07960 Committee JOCELYN CARTER-MILLER TechEdventures Director 3020 NW 33rd Avenue Member, Audit Committee Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311 GARY E. COSTLEY C & G Capital and Management, LLC Director 257 Barefoot Beach Boulevard Member, Human Resources Suite 404 Committee Bonita Springs, FL 34134 DAVID J. DRURY 4633 156th Street Director Urbandale, IA 50323 Member, Executive Committee C. DANIEL GELATT, JR. NMT Corporation Director 2004 Kramer Street Member, Executive Committee La Crosse, WI 54603 Member, Human Resources Committee J. BARRY GRISWELL The Principal Financial Group Director Des Moines, IA 50392 Chairman of the Board and Chair, Executive Committee Principal Life: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer SANDRA L. HELTON Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Director 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000 Member, Audit Committee Chicago, IL 60602 CHARLES S. JOHNSON 4935 Mesa Capella Drive Director Las Vegas, NV 89113-1441 Member, Human Resources Committee WILLIAM T. KERR Meredith Corporation Director 1716 Locust St. Member, Executive Committee Des Moines, IA 50309-3023 and Chair, Human Resources Committee RICHARD L. KEYSER W.W. Grainger, Inc. Director 100 Grainger Parkway Member, Nominating and Governance Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201 Committee ARJUN K. MATHRANI 176 East 71st Street, Apt. 9-F Director New York, NY 10021 Member, Audit Committee FEDERICO F. PENA Vestar Capital Partners Director 1225 17th Street, Ste 1660 Member, Nominating and Governance Denver, CO 80202 Committee ELIZABETH E. TALLETT Hunter Partners, LLC Director 48 Federal Twist Road Chair, Audit Committee Stockton, NJ 08559 Member, Executive Committee THERESE M. VAUGHAN Drake University Director 2507 University Avenue Member, Audit Committee Des Moines, Iowa 50311 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (OTHER THAN DIRECTORS):
JOHN EDWARD ASCHENBRENNER President, Insurance and Financial Services RONALD L. DANILSON Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services JAMES DAVID DEVRIES Senior Vice President - Human Resources RALPH CRAIG EUCHER Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services NORA MARY EVERETT Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel MICHAEL HARRY GERSIE Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer THOMAS JOHN GRAF Senior Vice President - Investor Relations JOYCE NIXSON HOFFMAN Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary DANIEL JOSEPH HOUSTON Senior Vice President - Retirement and Investor Services CAREY GRANT JURY Senior Vice President - Health ELLEN ZISLIN LAMALE Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary JULIA MARIE LAWLER Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer JAMES PATRICK MCCAUGHAN President, Global Asset Management TIMOTHY JON MINARD Senior Vice President - Retirement Distribution MARY AGNES O'KEEFE Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer GARY PAUL SCHOLTEN Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer KAREN ELIZABETH SHAFF Executive Vice President and General Counsel MARGARET WOLIN SKINNER Senior Vice President - Life & Health Distribution NORMAN RAUL SORENSEN Senior Vice President - International Asset Accumulation DEANNA DAWNETTE STRABLE Senior Vice President - Specialty Benefits LARRY DONALD ZIMPLEMAN President, Retirement and Investor Services
Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal Financial Services, Inc. a. Princor Financial Services Corporation (an Iowa Corporation) a registered broker-dealer. b. PFG DO Brasil LTDA (Brazil) a Brazilian holding company. c. Principal International, Inc. (an Iowa Corporation) a company engaged in international business development. d. JF Molloy & Associates, Inc. (an Indiana Corporation) A third party administrator for group medical coverage. e. Molloy Medical Management Company, Inc. (an Indiana Corporation) a company that provides medical calins-related services to JF Molloy & Associates, Inc. f. Molloy Wellness Company (an Indiana Corporation) a company that provides health and wellness-related services. g. Principal Health Insurance Company (Iowa) a stock life insurance company engaged in the business of health insurance. h. Principal Global Investors Holding Company, Inc. (Delaware) a holding company. i. ING/Principal Pensions Co., Ltd. (Japan) a Japanese pension company. j. Principal Financial Group (Mauritius) Ltd. a Mauritius holding company. k. Principal Life Insurance Company (an Iowa corporation) a stock life insurance company engaged in the business of insurance and retirement services. l. Principal Financial Services (Australia), Inc. an Iowa holding company. m. Principal Investors Corporation (New Jersey) a general business corporation that holds investments. n. Principal International Holding Company, LLC a Delaware limited liability company that serves as a downstream holding company for Principal Financial Services, Inc. o. Principal International de Chile, S.A. (Chile) a holding company. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Princor Financial Services Corporation: a. Principal Management Corporation (an Iowa Corporation) a registered investment advisor. Subsidiary 42% owned by PFG DO Brasil LTDA a. Brasilprev Seguros E Previdencia S.A. (Brazil) a pension fund company. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal International, Inc.: a. Zao Principal International (a Russia Corporation) inactive. b. Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Ltd. (Hong Kong) an asset management company. c. Principal Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited a Hong Kong company that sells insurance and pension products. d. Principal International (Asia) Limited (Hong Kong) a corporation operating as a regional headquarters for Asia. e. Principal Trust Company(Asia) Limited (Hong Kong) a trust company f. Principal Mexico Compania de Seguros, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) a life insurance company. g. Principal Pensiones, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) a pension company. h. Principal Afore, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), a pension company. i. Principal Mexico Servicios, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) a company established to be the employer of Mexico administration employees. j. Distribuidora Principal Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) a company established to be the employer of Mexico sales employees. k. Principal Genera, S.A. De C.V., Operadora De Fondos De Inversion (Mexico) a mutual fund company. l. Principal Consulting (India) Private Limited (an India corporation) an India consulting company. Subsidiaries 88% owned by Principal International, Inc.: a. Principal Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited (a Hong Kong Corporation) a company that sells insurance and pension products. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal Global Investors Holding Company, Inc. a. Principal Global Investors (Ireland) Limited an Ireland company that engages in funds management. b. Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited a United Kingdom company that engages in European representation and distribution of the Principal Investments Funds. c. Principal Global Investors (Singapore) Limited (a Singapore corporation) a company engaging in funds management. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal Financial Group (Mauritius) Ltd. a. Principal Asset Management Company Private Limited (India) an India asset management company. b. Principal Trustee Company Private Limited (India) a trustee for mutual funds. c. PNB Principal Financial Planners Private Limited Subsidiaries organized and wholly-owned by Principal Life Insurance Company: a. InSource Group, LLC (Delaware) a limited liability company engaged in marketing products for the Principal Financial Group, Inc. b. Principal Real Estate Fund Investors, LLC c. Principal Global Investors, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company that provides private mortgage, real estate & fixed-income securities services to institutional clients. d. Principal Development Investors, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company engaged in acquiring and improving real property through development and redevelopment. e. Principal Net Lease Investors, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company which operates as a buyer and seller of net leased investments. f. Principal Holding Company (an Iowa Corporation) a downstream holding company for Principal Life Insurance Company. g. Executive Benefit Services, Inc. (North Carolina) a corporation which engages in marketing, sales and administration of executive benefit services. h. BCI Group, LLC (Delaware) a limited liability company. Principal Life Insurance Company sponsored the organization of the following mutual funds, some of which it controls by virtue of owning voting securities Principal Investors Fund, Inc.(a Maryland Corporation), 0.18% of shares outstanding of the Bond & Mortgage Securitites Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Disciplined LargeCap Blend Fund, 6.17% of shares outstanding of the Diversified International Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Equity Income Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Government & High Quality Bond Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the High Quality Intermediate-Term Bond Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the High Yield Fund, 0.06% of shares outstanding of the Inflation Protection Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the International Emerging Markets Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the International Growth Fund, 8.42% of shares outstanding of the LargeCap Growth Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund, 11.41% of shares outstanding of the LargeCap Value Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the MidCap Blend Fund, 0.20% of shares outstanding of the MidCap Growth Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the MidCap S&P 400 Index Fund, 0.01% of shares outstanding of the MidCap Value Fund, 5.06% of shares outstanding of the Money Market Fund, 47.99% of shares outstanding of the Partners Global Equity Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners International Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Blend Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Blend Fund I, 0.02% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Growth Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Growth Fund I, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Growth Fund II, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Value Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Value Fund I, 0.01% of shares outstanding of the Partners LargeCap Value Fund II, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners MidCap Growth Fund, 0.01% of shares outstanding of the Partners MidCap Growth Fund I, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners MidCap Growth Fund II, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners MidCap Value Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners MidCap Value Fund I, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Blend Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Growth Fund I, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Growth Fund II, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Growth Fund III, 0.01% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Value Fund, 0.11% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Value Fund I, 0.01% of shares outstanding of the Partners SmallCap Value Fund II, 0.01% of shares outstanding of the Preferred Securities Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Principal LifeTime 2010 Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Principal LifeTime 2020 Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Principal LifeTime 2040 Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Real Estate Securities Fund, 1.71% of shares outstanding of the Short Term Bond Fund, 10.97% of shares outstanding of the SmallCap Blend Fund, 0.08% of shares outstanding of the SmallCap Growth Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund, 0.07% of shares outstanding of the SmallCap Value Fund, 0.00% of shares outstanding of the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, 0.02% of shares outstanding of the Ultra Short Bond Fund, were owned by Principal Life Insurance Company (including subsidiaries and affiliates) on April 12, 2006. Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. (a Maryland Corporation) 100% of shares outstanding of the following Accounts owned by Principal Life Insurance Company and its Separate Accounts on April 12, 2006: Asset Allocation, Balanced, Bond, Capital Value, Diversified International, Equity Growth, Equity Income, Equity Value, Government & High Quality Bond, Growth, International Emerging Markets, International SmallCap, LargeCap Blend, LargeCap Growth Equity, LargeCap Stock Index, LargeCap Value, MidCap, MidCap Growth, MidCap Value, Money Market, Principal LifeTime 2010, Principal LifeTime 2020, Principal LifeTime 2030, Principal LifeTime 2040, Principal LifeTime 2050, Principal LifeTime Strategic Income, Real Estate Securities, Short-Term Bond, SmallCap, SmallCap Growth and SmallCap Value. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal Financial Services (Australia), Inc.: a. Principal Global Investors (Australia) Service Company Pty Limited a company established to be the employer of Australian employees. b. Principal Capital Global Investors Limited (Australia) An SEC registered investment advisor which manages international funds (non-Australian) residents). c. Principal Financial Group Australia Pty Ltd. an Australian holding company. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal International de Chile, S.A.: a. Principal Compania de Seguros de Vida Chile S.A. (Chile) life insurance company. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Limited (Hong Kong): a. Principal Fund Management (Hong Kong) Limited Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal International (Asia) Limited (Hong Kong): a. Principal Global Investors (Asia) Limited a Hong Kong company that provides sales, marketing and client services support for Principal Capital management funds and institutional investors. b. Principal Nominee Company (Hong Kong) Limited a Hong Kong company that provides nominee services and administration to Hong Kong clients. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal Afore, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico): a. Principal Siefore, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) an investment fund company. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal Global Investors, LLC: a. Principal Global Columbus Circle, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company serving as a holding company. b. Post Advisory Group, LLC (Delaware) a limited liability company whose role is an asset management firm that specializes in high yield fixed-income investments. c. Principal Enterprise Capital, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company involved in the management of investments in real estate operating companies on behalf of institutional investors. d. Principal Commercial Acceptance, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company involved in the management of commercial real estate mortgage loans. e. Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company involved as a registered investment advisor focusing on the management of commercial real estate investments on behalf of institutional investors. f. Principal Commercial Funding, LLC (a Delaware Corporation) a limited liability company engaged in the business of issuing commercial mortgage-backed securities. g. Principal Capital Futures Trading Advisor, LLC a Delaware limited liability company which is a commodities trading advisor. h. Principal Global Investors Trust (Delaware) a business trust and private investment company offering non-registered units, initially, to tax-exempt entities. i. Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (Connecticut) A corporation specializing in all aspects of the preferred market including portfolio management, risk management and trading. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal Holding Company: a. Principal Generation Plant, LLC a Delaware limited liability company that sells excess power. b. Principal Bank (a Federal Corporation) a Federally chartered direct delivery savings bank. c. Patrician Associates, Inc. (a California Corporation) a corporation that engages in real estate joint venture transactions with developers. d. Petula Associates, Ltd. (an Iowa Corporation) a corporation that engages in real estate joint venture transactions with developers. e. Equity FC, Ltd. (an Iowa Corporation) general business corporation which engages in commercial invsetment transactions. f. Principal Asset Markets, Inc. (an Iowa Corporation) a corporation which is currently inactive. g. HealthRisk Resource Group, Inc. (an Iowa Corporation) a general business coropration engaged in providing managed care expertise and administrative services to provider organizations involved in risk-assuming contracts for helth care ervices. h. Preferred Product Network, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) an insurance broker which markets selected products manufactured outside the Principal Financial Group. i. Principal Health Care, Inc. (an Iowa Corporation) a managed care company. j. Dental-Net, Inc. (an Arizona Corporation) a managed dental care services organization. HMO and dental group practice. k. Principal Financial Advisors, Inc. (an Iowa Corporation) a registered investment advisor offering asset allocation services for pension plans. l. Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company, d/b/a Trustar Retirement Services (a Delaware Corporation) a corporation that acts as a trustee through which individuals may direct the ivnestments of their IRA, HR-10 and 401(k) plan accounts, and also provides such prototype plans and record keeping services. m. Principal Services Trust Company (an Illinois Corporation) a company which is a provider of financial retirement products. n. Professional Pensions, Inc. (a Connecticut Corporation) a corporation engaged in sales, marketing and administration of group insurance plans and third-party administrator for defined contribution plans. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Petula Associates, Ltd. a. Petula Prolix Development Company (Iowa) a general business corporation involved in joint real estate ventures. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Dental-Net, Inc. a. Employers Dental Services, Inc. (an Arizona corporation) a prepaid dental plan organization. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Professional Pensions, Inc.: a. Benefit Fiduciary Corporation (a Rhode Island corporation) serves as a corporate trustee for retirement trusts. b. Boston Insurance Trust, Inc. (a Rhode Island corporation) a corporation which serves as a corporate trustee for retirement trusts. Subsidiaries wholly-owned by Principal Global Investors (Australia) Service Company Pty Ltd.: a. Principal Global Investors (Australia) Limited a company established to hold the responsible entity license regarding non-property business. b. Principal Real Estate Investors (Australia) Limited a company established to hold the responsible entity license regarding property business. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal Financial Group Australia Pty Ltd. a. Principal Investments (Australia) Limited a Delaware holding company. Subsidiaries owned by Principal Compania de Seguros de Vida Chile S.A. (Chile): a. Principal Tanner Administradora General De Fondos Mutuos S.A. (Chile) a corporation organized for the administration of various funds. b. Principal Creditos Hipotecarios, S.A. (Chile) a residential mortgage company. Subsidiary wholly-owned by Principal Investments (Australia) Limited: a. Principal Australia (Holdings) Pty Limited (Australia) a commercial and investment banking and asset management company. Item 27. Number of Contractowners - As of: March 31, 2006 (1) (2) (3) Number of Plan Number of Title of Class Participants Contractowners -------------- -------------- -------------- BFA Variable Annuity Contracts 40 9 Pension Builder Contracts 381 252 Personal Variable Contracts 245 12 Premier Variable Contracts 781 35 Flexible Variable Annuity Contract 55,382 55,382 Freedom Variable Annuity Contract 2,248 2,248 Investment Plus Variable Annuity Contract 5,201 5,201 Item 28. Indemnification There is no contract, arrangement or statute under which the underwriter or affiliated person of the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which may be incurred in such capacity, other than insurance provided by the underwriter or affiliated person for his/her own protection. Item 29. Principal Underwriters (a) Princor Financial Services Corporation, principal underwriter for Registrant, acts as principal underwriter for, Principal Investors Fund, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. and for variable annuity contracts participating in Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B, a registered unit investment trust, and for variable life insurance contracts issued by Principal Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account, a registered unit investment trust. (b) (1) (2) Positions and offices Name and principal with principal business address underwriter Lindsay L. Amadeo Director - Marketing The Principal Communications Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 John E. Aschenbrenner Director The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Patricia A. Barry Assistant Corporate Secretary The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Craig L. Bassett Treasurer The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Michael J. Beer Director and President The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 David J. Brown Senior Vice President The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Jill R. Brown Vice President and The Principal Chief Financial Officer Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Bret J. Bussanmas Vice President - Distribution The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 P. Scott Cawley Product Marketing Officer The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Ralph C. Eucher Director, Chief Executive Officer The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Michael P. Finnegan Senior Vice President - The Principal Investment Services Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Ernest H. Gillum Vice President The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Robyn Hinders Director - Mutual Fund Operations The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Joyce N. Hoffman Sr. Vice President and The Principal Corporate Secretary Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Patrick A. Kirchner Counsel The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Peter R. Kornweiss Vice President The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Thomas J. Loftus Counsel The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 David W. Miles Senior Vice President The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Elise M. Pilkington Assistant Director - The Principal Retirement Consulting Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Sarah J. Pitts Counsel The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Martin R. Richardson Vice President - The Principal Broker Dealer Operations Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Michael D. Roughton Senior Vice President and Counsel The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 James F. Sager Vice President The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Kyle R. Selberg Vice President-Marketing The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Karen E. Shaff Director The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Minoo Spellerberg Vice President and The Principal Chief Compliance Officer Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 Larry D. Zimpleman Chairman of the Board and The Principal Director Financial Group Des Moines, IA 50392 (c) (1) (2) Net Underwriting Name of Principal Discounts and Underwriter Commissions Princor Financial $13,467,201.15 Services Corporation (3) (4) (5) Compensation on Brokerage Events Occasioning Commissions Compensation the Deduction of a Deferred Sales Load 0 0 0 Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records All accounts, books or other documents of the Registrant are located at the offices of the Depositor, The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392. Item 31. Management Services Inapplicable Item 32. Undertakings The Registrant undertakes that in restricting cash withdrawals from Tax Sheltered Annuities to prohibit cash withdrawals before the Participant attains age 59 1/2, separates from service, dies, or becomes disabled or in the case of hardship, Registrant acts in reliance of SEC No Action Letter addressed to American Counsel of Life Insurance (available November 28, 1988). Registrant further undertakes that: 1. Registrant has included appropriate disclosure regarding the redemption restrictions imposed by Section 403(b)(11) in its registration statement, including the prospectus, used in connection with the offer of the contract; 2. Registrant will include appropriate disclosure regarding the redemption restrictions imposed by Section 403(b)(11) in any sales literature used in connection with the offer of the contract; 3. Registrant will instruct sales representatives who solicit Plan Participants to purchase the contract specifically to bring the redemption restrictions imposed by Section 403(b)(11) to the attention of the potential Plan Participants; and 4. Registrant will obtain from each Plan Participant who purchases a Section 403(b) annuity contract, prior to or at the time of such purchase, a signed statement acknowledging the Plan Participant's understanding of (a) the restrictions on redemption imposed by Section 403(b)(11), and (b) the investment alternatives available under the employer's Section 403(b) arrangement, to which the Plan Participant may elect to transfer his contract value. REPRESENTATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 26 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company represents the fees and charges deducted under the Policy, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the Company. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, Principal Life Insurance Company Separate Account B, certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of the Registration Statement and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized in the City of Des Moines and State of Iowa, on the 27th day of April, 2006. PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT B (Registrant) /s/ J. Barry Griswell By ______________________________________________ J. Barry Griswell Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer By PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Depositor) /s/ J. Barry Griswell By ______________________________________________ J. Barry Griswell Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Attest: /s/ Joyce N. Hoffman ----------------------------------- Joyce N. Hoffman Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ J. B. Griswell President, Chairman and 04/27/2006 -------------------- Chief Executive Officer J. B. Griswell /s/ G. B. Elming Vice President and 04/27/2006 -------------------- Controller (Principal G. B. Elming Accounting Officer) /s/ M. H. Gersie Executive Vice President 04/27/2006 -------------------- and Chief Financial Officer M. H. Gersie (Principal Financial Officer) (B. J. Bernard)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- B. J. Bernard (J. Carter-Miller)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- J. Carter-Miller (G. E. Costley)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- G. E. Costley (D. J. Drury)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- D. J. Drury (C. D. Gelatt, Jr.)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- C. D. Gelatt, Jr. (S. L. Helton)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- S. L. Helton (C. S. Johnson)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- C. S. Johnson (W. T. Kerr)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- W. T. Kerr (R. L. Keyser)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- R. L. Keyser (A. K. Mathrani)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- A. K. Mathrani (F. F. Pena)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- F. F. Pena (E. E. Tallett)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- E. E. Tallett (T. M. Vaughan)* Director 04/27/2006 -------------------- T. M. Vaughan *By /s/ J. Barry Griswell ------------------------------------ J. Barry Griswell Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Powers of Attorney Previously Filed or Included