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FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY

Issued by Principal Life Insurance Company (the “Company”)

This prospectus is dated May 1, 2008.

The Company no longer offers or issues the Contract. This Prospectus is only for the use of the current Contract owners.

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 Variable Insurance Funds — Series I


•	Capital Appreciation Fund
•	Core Equity Fund
•	Dynamics Fund
•	Global Health Care Fund
•	Small Cap Equity Fund
•	Technology Fund

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.


•	Income & Growth Fund — Class I
•	Ultra Fund — Class I
•	Value Fund — Class II

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products


•	Contrafund^® Portfolio — Service Class
•	Equity-Income Portfolio — Service Class 2
•	Growth Portfolio — Service Class

Janus Aspen Series


•	Mid Cap Growth Portfolio — Service Shares

Principal Variable Contracts Funds,
Inc.⁽¹⁾ — Class 1


•	Asset Allocation Account

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.⁽¹⁾ — Class 1


•	Balanced Account
•	Bond & Mortgage Securities Account⁽²⁾
•	Diversified International Account
•	Equity Income Account⁽³⁾
•	Government & High Quality Bond Account
•	International Emerging Markets Account
•	International SmallCap Account
•	LargeCap Blend II Account⁽⁴⁾
•	LargeCap Growth Account⁽⁵⁾
•	LargeCap Growth I Account⁽⁶⁾
•	LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account⁽⁷⁾
•	LargeCap Value Account⁽⁸⁾
•	LargeCap Value III Account⁽⁹⁾
•	MidCap Blend Account⁽¹⁰⁾
•	MidCap Growth I Account⁽¹¹⁾
•	MidCap Value II Account⁽¹²⁾
•	Money Market Account
•	Principal LifeTime 2010 Account

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.⁽¹⁾ — Class 1


•	Principal LifeTime 2020 Account
•	Principal LifeTime 2030 Account
•	Principal LifeTime 2040 Account
•	Principal LifeTime 2050 Account
•	Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Account
•	Real Estate Securities Account
•	Short-Term Bond Account


•	SmallCap Blend Account^(13)(14)


•	SmallCap Growth II Account⁽¹⁵⁾
•	SmallCap Value I Account⁽¹⁶⁾
•	Strategic Asset Management


	•	Balanced Portfolio
	•	Conservative Balanced Portfolio
	•	Conservative Growth Portfolio
	•	Flexible Income Portfolio
	•	Strategic Growth Portfolio


⁽¹⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc. changed its name to Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.
⁽²⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the Bond Account changed its name to Bond & Mortgage Securities Account.
⁽³⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the Equity Income I Account changed its name to Equity Income Account.
⁽⁴⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the LargeCap Blend Account changed its name to LargeCap Blend II Account.
⁽⁵⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the Growth Account changed its name to LargeCap Growth Account.
⁽⁶⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the Equity Growth Account changed its name to LargeCap Growth I Account.
⁽⁷⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the LargeCap Stock Index Account changed its name to LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account.
⁽⁸⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the Capital Value Account changed its name to LargeCap Value Account.
⁽⁹⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the LargeCap Value Account changed its name to LargeCap Value III Account.
⁽¹⁰⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the MidCap Account changed its name to MidCap Blend Account.
⁽¹¹⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the MidCap Growth Account changed its name to MidCap Growth I Account.
⁽¹²⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the MidCap Value Account changed its name to MidCap Value II Account.
⁽¹³⁾		Effective November 19, 2007, the SmallCap Blend Account closed to new investors.
⁽¹⁴⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the SmallCap Account changed its name to SmallCap Blend Account.
⁽¹⁵⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the SmallCap Growth Account changed its name to SmallCap Growth II Account.
⁽¹⁶⁾		Effective May 17, 2008, the SmallCap Value Account changed its name to SmallCap Value I 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, 2008 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.

The Contract is available with or without the Purchase Payment Credit Rider. This rider applies credits to the accumulated value for purchase payments made in contract year one. The amount of the credit may be more than offset by the additional charges associated with it (higher surrender charges, a longer surrender charge period and increased annual expenses). A Contract without this rider will cost less. You should review your own circumstances to determine whether this rider is suitable for you. To assist you in making that determination, we have highlighted in grey boxes those portions of this prospectus pertaining to the rider.

NOTE:

We recapture the purchase payment credit if you return the Contract during the examination offer period. You take the risk that the recaptured amount may exceed the then current value of the credit(s). This risk occurs when your investment options have experienced negative investment performance (i.e., have lost value) since the credit was applied. In that situation, you would be worse off than if you had not purchased the credit option.

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.

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 benefit 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 benefit 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 – one of the annuitants on whose life the annuity benefit payment is based. Any reference to the death of the annuitant means the death of the first annuitant to die.

joint owner – an owner who, with another owner, has an undivided interest in this Contract. Any reference to the death of the owner means the death of the first owner to die.

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 home 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

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 you contributed to the Contract.


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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.


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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 percentage of purchase payments)			• none

Maximum surrender charge (as a percentage of amount surrendered)⁽¹⁾			• 6%

Maximum surrender charge for Contracts with the Purchase Payment Credit Rider (as a percentage of amount surrendered)⁽²⁾			• 8%

Transaction Fee for each unscheduled partial surrender
• guaranteed maximum			• The lesser of $25 or 2% of each unscheduled partial surrender after the 12th in a contract year
• current			• zero

Transaction Fee⁽³⁾ for each unscheduled transfer
• guaranteed maximum			• The lesser of $30 or 2% of each unscheduled transfer after the first in a contract year
• current			• zero

State Premium Taxes (vary by state)
• guaranteed maximum			• 3.5% of premiums paid
• current			• zero


	⁽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	%


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	⁽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	%


	⁽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 adopted 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 accumulated value of $30,000 or more)			the lesser of $30 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
Mortality and Expense Risks Charge			1.25%
Administration Charge			0.00%
Total Separate Account Annual Expense			1.25%

Optional Riders

• Annual Enhanced Death Benefit rider
• guaranteed maximum			• 0.05% of average quarterly accumulated value
• current			• 0.05% of average quarterly accumulated value

• Purchase Payment Credit rider
• guaranteed maximum			• an annual charge of 0.60% of accumulated value in the divisions deducted daily
• current			• an annual charge of 0.60% of accumulated value in the divisions deducted daily


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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, 2007
	Minimum			Maximum
Total annual underlying mutual fund operating expenses (expenses that are deducted from underlying mutual fund assets, including management fees, distribution and or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses)		0.26	%		1.41

Annual expenses of the underlying mutual funds (as a percentage of average net assets) as of December 31, 2007:

The following table shows the annual fees and expenses charged by each underlying mutual fund (as a percentage of average net assets) as discussed in each fund’s current prospectus for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.


										Acquired
										Fund
										(“Underlying
										Fund”)						Contractual
	Management			12b-1			Other			Fees and			Total Gross			Net
Underlying Mutual Funds	Fees			Fees⁽¹⁾			Expenses			Expenses			Expenses⁽²⁾			Expenses

AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund — Series I Shares		0.61	%		N/A			0.27	%		0.00	%		0.88	%⁽³⁾		0.88	%
AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund — Series I Shares		0.60			N/A			0.28			0.02			0.90	⁽³⁾		0.89
AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund — Series I Shares		0.75			N/A			0.36			0.00			1.11	⁽³⁾		1.11
AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund — Series I Shares		0.75			N/A			0.32			0.01			1.08	⁽³⁾		1.07
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund⁽⁴⁾ — Series I Shares		0.75			N/A			0.37			0.01			1.13	⁽³⁾		1.13
AIM V.I. Technology Fund — Series I Shares		0.75						0.35			0.01			1.11			1.11
American Century VP Income & Growth Fund — Class I		0.70	⁽⁵⁾		N/A			N/A			N/A			0.70			0.70
American Century VP Ultra Fund — Class I		1.00	⁽⁵⁾		N/A			N/A			N/A			1.00
American Century VP Value Fund — Class II		0.83	⁽⁵⁾		0.25	%		N/A			N/A			1.08
Fidelity VIP II Contrafund^® Portfolio — Service Class 2		0.56			0.25			0.09						0.90	⁽⁶⁾		0.89
Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio — Service Class 2		0.46			0.25			0.09						0.80			0.80
Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio — Service Class		0.56			0.10			0.09						0.75			0.74
Janus Aspen MidCap Growth Portfolio — Service Class		0.64			0.25			0.04						0.93
Principal VCF Asset Allocation Account — Class 1		0.80			N/A			0.02			0.03			0.85
Principal VCF Balanced Account — Class 1		0.60			N/A			0.03						0.63
Principal VCF Bond & Mortgage Securities Account — Class 1		0.41			N/A			0.01						0.42
Principal VCF Diversified International Account — Class 1		0.81			N/A			0.09						0.90
Principal VCF Equity Income Account — Class 1		0.49			N/A			0.00						0.49
Principal VCF Government & High Quality Bond Account — Class 1		0.45			N/A			0.00						0.45
Principal VCF International Emerging Markets — Class 1		1.25			N/A			0.16						1.41
Principal VCF International SmallCap Account — Class 1		1.17			N/A			0.09						1.26
Principal VCF LargeCap Blend II Account — Class 1		0.74			N/A			0.00						0.74
Principal VCF LargeCap Growth Account — Class 1		0.68			N/A			0.00						0.68
Principal VCF LargeCap Growth I Account — Class 1		0.75			N/A			0.00						0.75
Principal VCF LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account — Class 1		0.25			N/A			0.01						0.26
Principal VCF LargeCap Value Account — Class 1		0.59			N/A			0.01						0.60
Principal VCF LargeCap Value III Account — Class 1		0.75			N/A			0.00						0.75
Principal VCF MidCap Blend Account — Class 1		0.55			N/A			0.01						0.56
Principal VCF MidCap Growth I Account — Class 1		0.90			N/A			0.01						0.91
Principal VCF MidCap Value II Account — Class 1		1.05			N/A			0.01						1.06


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							Acquired
							Fund
							(‘‘Underlying
							Fund”)				Contractual
	Management		12b-1		Other		Fees and		Total Gross		Net
Underlying Mutual Funds	Fees		Fees⁽¹⁾		Expenses		Expenses		Expenses⁽²⁾		Expenses

Principal VCF Money Market Account — Class 1		0.46		N/A		0.01				0.47
Principal VCF Principal LifeTime 2010 Account — Class 1		0.12		N/A		0.01		0.63		0.76
Principal VCF Principal LifeTime 2020 Account — Class 1		0.12		N/A		0.00		0.68		0.80
Principal VCF Principal LifeTime 2030 Account — Class 1		0.12		N/A		0.01		0.71		0.84
Principal VCF Principal LifeTime 2040 Account — Class 1⁽⁷⁾		0.12		N/A		0.01		0.74		0.87
Principal VCF Principal LifeTime 2050 Account — Class 1⁽⁸⁾		0.12		N/A		0.01		0.76		0.89		0.88
Principal VCF Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Account — Class 1⁽⁹⁾		0.12		N/A		0.01		0.52		0.65
Principal VCF Real Estate Securities Account — Class 1		0.85		N/A		0.01				0.86
Principal VCF Short-Term Bond Account — Class 1		0.49		N/A		0.00				0.49
Principal VCF SmallCap Blend Account⁽¹⁰⁾ — Class 1		0.85		N/A		0.01		0.05		0.91
Principal VCF SmallCap Growth II Account — Class 1		0.99		N/A		0.02				1.01
Principal VCF SmallCap Value I Account — Class 1⁽¹¹⁾		1.07		N/A		0.02		0.03		1.12		1.04
Principal VCF Strategic Asset Management Balanced Portfolio — Class 1		0.23		N/A		0.00		0.63		0.86
Principal VCF Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio — Class 1		0.23		N/A		0.01		0.59		0.83
Principal VCF Strategic Asset Management Conservative Growth Portfolio — Class 1		0.23		N/A		0.00		0.67		0.90
Principal VCF Strategic Asset Management Flexible Income Portfolio — Class 1		0.23		N/A		0.01		0.54		0.78
Principal VCF Strategic Asset Management Strategic Growth Portfolio — Class 1		0.23		N/A		0.01		0.70		0.94


⁽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 the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Series I shares to 1.30% of average daily net assets. The expense limitation agreement is in effect through at least April 30, 2009.

⁽⁴⁾	AIM V.I. Small Cap Growth merged into the Fund on May 1, 2007.

⁽⁵⁾	The Fund pays the adviser a single, unified management fee for arranging all services necessary for the Fund to operate. The fee shown is based on assets during the Fund’s most recent fiscal year. The Fund has a stepped fee schedule. As a result, the Fund’s unified management fee rate generally decreases as assets increase and increases as assets decrease.

⁽⁶⁾	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. These offsets may be discontinued at any time.

⁽⁷⁾	Principal has contractually agreed to limit the Account’s expenses attributable to Class 1 shares and, if necessary, pay expenses normally payable by the Account, excluding interest expense, through the period ending April 30, 2009. The expense limits will maintain a total level of operating expenses, not including underlying fund expenses, (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) not to exceed 0.13% for Class 1 shares.

⁽⁸⁾	Principal has contractually agreed to limit the Account’s expenses attributable to Class 1 shares and, if necessary, pay expenses normally payable by the Account, excluding interest expense, through the period ending April 30, 2009. The expense limits will maintain a total level of operating expenses, not including underlying fund expenses, (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) not to exceed 0.12% for Class 1 shares.

⁽⁹⁾	Principal has contractually agreed to limit the Account’s expenses attributable to Class 1 shares and, if necessary, pay expenses normally payable by the Account, excluding interest expense, through the period ending April 30, 2009. The expense limits will maintain a total level of operating expenses, not including underlying fund expenses, (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) not to exceed 0.14% for Class 1 shares.
⁽¹⁰⁾	Effective November 19, 2007, the SmallCap Blend Account closed to new investors.
⁽¹¹⁾	Principal has contractually agreed to limit the Account’s expenses attributable to Class 1 shares and, if necessary, pay expenses normally payable by the Account, excluding interest expense, through the period ending April 30, 2009. The expense limits will maintain a total level of operating expenses, not including underlying fund expenses, (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) not to exceed 1.01% for Class 1.


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Example

The 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as shown below.

Contract with purchase payment credit and enhanced death benefit riders. This example reflects the maximum charges imposed if you were to purchase the Contract with the purchase payment credit rider and enhanced death benefit rider. This example reflects the maximum and minimum annual underlying mutual fund operating expenses as of December 31, 2007 (without voluntary waivers of fees by the underlying funds, if any). This example assumes:

• a $10,000 investment in the Contract for the time periods indicated;


•	a 5% return each year;
•	the Purchase Payment Credit Rider was added to the Contract at issue;
•	the Purchase Payment Credit Rider surrender charge schedule is applied;
•	the Annual 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.


	If you surrender your contract								If you do not								If you annuitize your contract
	at the end of the applicable								surrender								at the end of the applicable
	time period								your contract								time period
	1 Yr.		3 Yrs.		5 Yrs.		10 Yrs.		1 Yr.		3 Yrs.		5 Yrs.		10 Yrs.		1 Yr.		3 Yrs.		5 Yrs.		10 Yrs.

Maximum Total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (1.41)%		1,148		1,937		2,630		3,858		376		1,143		1,930		3,858		376		1,143		1,930		3,858

Minimum total Underlying Mutual Fund Operating Expenses (0.26)%		1,039		1,592		2,053		2,733		258		792		1,353		2,733		258		792		1,353		2,733


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SUMMARY

This prospectus describes an individual flexible premium variable annuity offered by the Company. The Contract is designed to provide individuals with retirement benefits, including:


•	Individual Retirement Annuities (“IRAs”), Simplified Employee Pension plans (“SEPs”) and Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (“SIMPLE”) IRAs adopted according to Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code (see FEDERAL TAX MATTERS — IRA, SEP and SIMPLE — IRA and Rollover IRAs); and
•	non-qualified retirement programs.

The Contract does not provide any additional tax deferral if you purchase it to fund an IRA or other investment vehicle that already provides tax deferral.

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 purchase payment must be at least $100.
•	If you are a member of a retirement plan covering three or more persons and purchase 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 months
•	transfers into DCA Plus Accounts are not permitted.

During the annuity benefit payment period, transfers are not permitted (no transfers once annuity payments have begun).

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).


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Charges and Deductions


•	No sales charge is imposed on purchase payments.
•	A contingent deferred surrender charge is imposed on certain total or partial surrenders.
•	An annual mortality and expense risks charge equal to 1.25% of amounts in the Separate Account divisions are imposed daily.
•	Optional riders are available at an additional charge (see CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS)
•	The Daily Separate Account administration charge is currently zero but we reserve the right to assess a charge not to exceed 0.15% of Separate Account division value(s) annually.
•	Contracts with an accumulated value of less than $30,000 are subject to an annual 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 Variable Annuity Contract with us, then all the Contracts you own or jointly own may be aggregated on each Contract’s anniversary, to determine if the $30,000 minimum has been met and whether that contract will be charged.
•	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 Benefits Payments


•	You may choose from several fixed annuity benefit payment options which start on your selected annuitization date.
•	Annuity benefit payments are made to the owner (or beneficiary depending on the annuity benefit payment option selected). You should carefully consider the tax implications of each annuity benefit payment option (see Annuity Benefit Payment Options and FEDERAL TAX MATTERS).
•	Your Contract refers to annuity benefit 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 payment or under an annuity benefit payment option (see Death Benefit).
•	If the annuitant dies on or after the annuitization date, then the beneficiary will receive only any continuing annuity benefit payments which may be provided by the annuity benefit 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 FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY

The 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 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.


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THE COMPANY

The Company is a stock life insurance company with authority to transact life and annuity business in all states of the United States and the District of Columbia. Our home office is located at: Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Principal Financial Services, Inc., which in turn, is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a publicly-traded company.

On June 24,1879, we were incorporated under Iowa law as a mutual assessment life insurance company named Bankers Life Association. We became a legal reserve life insurance company and changed our name to Bankers Life Company in 1911. In 1986, we changed our name to Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company. In 1998, we became Principal Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary stock life insurance company of Principal Mutual Holding Company, as part of a reorganization into a mutual insurance holding company structure. In 2001, Principal Mutual Holding Company converted to a stock company through a process called demutualization, resulting in our current organizational structure.

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

Separate Account B was established under Iowa law on January 12, 1970 and 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. We do not guarantee the investment results of the Separate Account. There is no assurance that the value of your Contract will equal the total of the payments you make to us.

The Separate Account is not affected by the rate of return of our general account or by the investment performance of any of our other assets. Any income, gain, or loss (whether or not realized) from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to our other income, gains, or losses. Obligations arising from the Contract, including the promise to make annuity benefit payments, are general corporate obligations of Principal. Assets of the Separate Account attributed to the reserves and other liabilities under the Contract may not be charged with liabilities arising from any of our other businesses.

The Separate Account is divided into divisions. 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”). You may request additional copies of these documents without charge from your registered representative or by calling us at 1-800-852-4450.

We purchase and sell shares of the underlying mutual fund for the Separate Account at their net asset value. Shares represent interests in the underlying mutual fund available for investment by the Separate Account. Each underlying 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 understand that the underlying mutual funds are not otherwise directly related to any publicly traded mutual fund.


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Consequently, the investment performance of any underlying mutual fund may differ substantially from the investment performance of a publicly traded mutual fund.

The Table of Separate Account Divisions later in this prospectus contains a brief summary of the investment objectives of, the advisor and, if applicable, sub-advisor for, each division.

Deletion or Substitution of Divisions

We reserve the right to make certain changes if, in our judgement, they best serve your interests or are appropriate in carrying out the purpose of the Contract. Any changes are 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 we may make include:


•	transfer assets from one division to another division;
•	add, combine or eliminate divisions; or
•	substitute the shares of a division for shares in another division:


	•	if shares of a division are no longer available for investment; or
	•	if in our judgement, investment in a division becomes inappropriate considering the purposes of the division.

If we eliminate or combine existing divisions or transfer assets from one division to another, you may change allocation percentages and transfer any value in an affected division to another division(s) without charge. You may exercise this exchange privilege until the later of 60 days after a) the effective date of the change, or b) the date you receive notice of the options available. You may only exercise this right if you have an interest in the affected division(s).

Voting Rights

We vote shares of the underlying mutual funds owned by the Separate Account according to the instructions of owners.

We will notify you of shareholder meetings of the mutual funds underlying the divisions in which you hold units. We will send you proxy materials and instructions for you to provide voting instructions to us. We will arrange for the handling and tallying of proxies received from you and other owners. If you give no voting instructions, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as shares for which we received instructions.

We determine the number of fund shares that you may instruct us to vote by allocating one vote for each $100 of accumulated contract value in the division. Fractional votes are allocated for amounts less than $100. We determine the number of underlying fund shares you may instruct us to vote as of the record date established by the mutual fund for its shareholder meeting. In the event that applicable law changes or we are required by regulators to disregard voting instructions, we may decide to vote the shares of the underlying mutual funds in our own right.


NOTE:	Because there is no required minimum number of votes, a small number of votes can have a disproportionate effect.


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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. 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 our home 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 purchase payment is received.
•	Payments may be made via personal or financial institution check (for example, a bank or cashier’s check). We reserve the right to refuse any payment that we feel presents a fraud or money laundering risk. Examples of the types of payments we will not accept are cash, money orders, travelers checks, credit card checks, and foreign checks.
•	Subsequent purchase 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)

It is important to us that you are satisfied with the purchase of your Contract. Under state law, you have the right to return the Contract for any reason during the examination offer period (a “free look”). The examination offer period is the later of 10 days after the Contract is delivered to you, or such later date as specified by applicable state law.

Although we currently allocate your initial premium payments to the investment options you have selected, we reserve the right to allocate initial premium payments to the Money Market Division during the examination offer period. In addition, we are required to allocate initial premium payments to the Money Market Division if the contract is issued in California and the owner is age 60 or older. After the examination offer period expires, your accumulated value will be converted into units of the divisions according to your allocation instructions. The units allocated will be based on the unit value next determined for each division.


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To return a Contract, you must send it and a written request to us before the close of business on the last day of the examination offer period. If you send the request (properly addressed and postage prepaid) in good order to the home office, the date of the postmark is used to determine if the examination offer period has expired.

If you properly exercise your free look, we will rescind the Contract and we will pay you a refund of your current accumulated value plus any premium tax charge deducted, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding and depending on the state in which the Contract was issued, any applicable fees and charges. The amount returned to you may be higher or lower than the premium payment(s) applied during the examination offer period. Some states require us to return to you the amount of your premium payment(s) in which case, we will return the greater of your premium payments or your current accumulated value plus any premium tax charge deducted, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding and depending upon the state in which the Contract was issued, any applicable fees and charges.

Please note that we recapture the purchase payment credit if you decide to return the Contract during the examination offer period. We recover the full amount of the purchase payment credit and you could receive less than your initial premium payment.

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 offer period, we will return the greater of:


•	the total premium payment(s) made; or
•	your accumulated value plus any premium tax charge deducted, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding and depending upon the state in which the Contract was issued, any applicable fees and charges.

You may obtain more specific information regarding the free look from your registered representative or by calling us at 1-800-852-4450.


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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 offer period, we will return the greater of:


•	the total premium payment(s) made; or
•	your accumulated value plus any premium tax charge deducted, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding and depending upon the state in which the Contract was issued, any applicable fees and charges.

You may obtain more specific information regarding the free look from your registered representative or by calling us at 1-800-852-4450.

Purchase Payment Credit Rider

The Purchase Payment Credit Rider applies credits to the accumulated value for purchase payments made in contract year one. This rider may not be available in all states and may be subject to additional restrictions. Some rider provisions may vary from state to state. We may withdraw or prospectively restrict the availability of this rider at any time. For information regarding availability of this rider, you may contact your registered representative or call us at 1-800-852-4450.

This rider can only be elected at the time the Contract is issued. Once this rider is elected, it cannot be terminated.

If you elect this rider, the following provisions apply to the Contract:


•	We will apply a credit of 5% of the purchase payment to your accumulated value for each purchase payment received during your first contract year on the date each purchase payment is applied to the Contract. For example, if you make a purchase payment of $10,000 in your first contract year, a credit amount of $500 will be added to your accumulated value (5% x $10,000).
•	No credit(s) are applied to your accumulated value for purchase payments made after the first contract year.
•	The credit is allocated among the investment options according to your then current purchase payment allocations.
•	If you decide to return your Contract during the examination offer period, we recapture the credit(s) from your investment options according to your surrender allocation percentages (if surrender allocation percentages are not specified, we use your purchase payment allocation percentages). The amount we recapture could be more than the current value of the credit(s). If the investment options have experienced negative investment performance you bear the loss for the difference between the original value of the credit(s) (the amount recaptured) and the current (lower) value of the credit(s).
•	Credits are considered earnings under the Contract, not purchase payments.
•	All purchase payments are subject to the 9-year surrender charge table (see CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS — Surrender Charge).
•	The Purchase Payment Credit Rider can not be cancelled and the associated 9-year surrender charge period cannot be changed.
•	You can not participate in the DCA Plus Program.

If you elect the Purchase Payment Credit Rider, your unit values will be lower than if you did not elect the rider. The difference reflects the annual charge for the Purchase Payment Credit Rider. In order to stop assessing the annual charge for the Purchase Payment Credit Rider, there will be a one time adjustment to the number of units in each division at the completion of the eighth contract year. The unit value used to calculate your accumulated value will increase at that time to reflect there is no longer an annual charge for the Purchase Payment Credit Rider. Therefore, to maintain your accumulated value, the number of units in each division will decrease. This following example is provided to assist you in understanding the one time adjustment at the completion of the eighth contract year.


	Sample Division		Number of Units in
	Unit Value		Sample Division		Accumulated Value

Prior to the one time adjustment		25.560446		1,611.0709110	$	41,179.69
After the one time adjustment		26.659024		1,544.6811189	$	41,179.69


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You should carefully examine the Purchase Payment Credit Rider to decide if this rider is suitable for you 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 your Contract (this rider increases the amount and duration of the surrender charges, see CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS — Surrender Charge);
•	the amount and timing of your purchase payment(s). Any purchase payments made after the first contract year will be assessed higher Separate Account charges although 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 cost for the purchase payment credit(s) include the surrender charge and the Purchase Payment Credit Rider charge. 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.

The following tables demonstrate hypothetical surrender values for Contracts with and without this rider 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:


	•	Contracts with the Purchase Payment Credit Rider:


	•	1.85% annually for the first eight contract years


	•	1.25% annually after the first eight contract years


	•	Contracts without the Purchase Payment Credit Rider:


	•	1.25% annually for all contract years.


•	the deduction of the arithmetic average of the underlying mutual fund expenses as of December 31, 2007;
•	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	$	23,098.10	$	23,639.31	$	24,273.10	$	24,846.81	$	25,448.10	$	26,102.52
2	$	22,558.50	$	22,948.73	$	24,913.47	$	25,354.42	$	27,474.40	$	28,117.88
3	$	22,030.92	$	22,277.68	$	25,571.59	$	25,905.48	$	29,726.15	$	30,277.79
4	$	21,717.39	$	21,625.61	$	26,513.77	$	26,481.45	$	32,402.88	$	32,592.58
5	$	21,404.63	$	21,192.99	$	27,503.24	$	27,319.92	$	35,268.21	$	35,323.39
6	$	21,092.73	$	20,764.90	$	28,513.20	$	28,171.17	$	38,336.79	$	38,232.10
7	$	20,781.80	$	20,341.41	$	29,574.23	$	29,065.47	$	41,624.42	$	41,331.48
8	$	20,653.45	$	19,922.57	$	30,907.73	$	29,973.77	$	45,398.11	$	44,635.21
9	$	20,163.19	$	19,628.60	$	31,764.34	$	31,082.21	$	48,926.22	$	48,431.75
10	$	19,683.85	$	19,679.12	$	32,644.68	$	32,714.43	$	52,728.52	$	53,003.90
15	$	17,442.71	$	17,438.48	$	37,426.20	$	37,506.16	$	76,659.33	$	77,059.69
20	$	15,440.40	$	15,436.62	$	42,908.07	$	42,999.75	$	111,451.12	$	112,033.18

The higher the rate of return, the more advantageous the Purchase Payment Credit Rider becomes. However, Contracts with the Purchase Payment Credit Rider are subject to both a greater surrender charge and a longer surrender charge period than Contracts issued without the Purchase Payment Credit Rider. If you surrender your Contract with the Purchase Payment Credit Rider while subject to a surrender charge, your surrender value may be less than the surrender value of a Contract without the Purchase Payment Credit Rider.


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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;
•	subsequent purchase payments;
•	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 fee.

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;
•	(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 purchase payment 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;


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• 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 purchase payments are made 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:


	•	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.


•	You must specify the dollar amount or percentage to transfer from each division.
•	The minimum amount is the lesser of $100 or the value of your division.
•	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 the lesser of $30 or 2% of each unscheduled transfer after the first unscheduled transfer in a contract year.

Limitations on Unscheduled Transfers. We reserve the right to reject excessive exchanges or purchases if the trade would disrupt the management of the Separate Account, any division of the Separate Account or any underlying mutual fund. In addition, we may suspend or modify transfer privileges in our sole discretion at any time to prevent market timing efforts that could disadvantage other owners. These modifications could include, but not be limited to:


•	requiring a minimum time period between each transfer;
•	imposing a transfer fee;
•	limiting the dollar amount that an owner may transfer at any one time; or
•	not accepting transfer requests from someone providing requests for multiple Contracts for which he or she is not the owner.

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.


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Scheduled transfers are designed to reduce the risks that result from market fluctuations. They do this by spreading out the allocation of your purchase payments to investment options over a longer period of time. This allows you to reduce the risk of investing most of your purchase payments 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:


	•	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.
	•	Divisions are rebalanced at the end of the valuation period during which we receive your request.


	Example:	You elect APR to maintain your Separate Account accumulated value with 50% in the LargeCap Value Division and 50% in the Bond & Mortgage Securities Division. At the end of the specified period, 60% of the values accumulated value is in the LargeCap Value Division, with the remaining 40% in the Bond & Mortgage Securities Division. By rebalancing, units from the LargeCap Value Division are sold and applied to the Bond & Mortgage Securities Division so that 50% of the Separate Account accumulated value is once again in each Division.

Telephone and Internet (ELECTRONIC) Services

If you elect telephone services or you elect internet (electronic) services and satisfy our internet service requirements (which are designed to ensure compliance with federal UETA and E-SIGN laws), instructions for the following transactions may be given to us via the telephone or internet:


•	make premium payment allocation changes;
•	set up DCA scheduled transfers;
•	make transfers; and
•	make changes to APR.

Neither the Company nor the Separate Account is responsible for the authenticity of telephone service or internet transaction requests. We reserve the right to refuse telephone service or internet transaction requests. You are liable for a loss resulting from a fraudulent telephone or internet order that we reasonably believe is genuine. We follow


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procedures in an attempt to assure genuine telephone service or internet transactions. If these procedures are not followed, 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, password, daytime telephone number, social security number and/or birth date) and sending written confirmation to your address of record.

Instructions received via our telephone services and/or the internet are binding on both owners if the Contract is jointly owned.

If the Contract is owned by a business entity or a trust, an authorized individual (with the proper password) may use telephone and/or internet 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. Whenever reasonably feasible, we will provide you with prior notice if we modify or terminate telephone service or internet services. In some instances, it may not be reasonably feasible to provide prior notice if we modify or terminate telephone service or internet transaction procedures; however, any modification or termination will apply to all Contract owners in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Telephone Services

Telephone services are available to you. Telephone services may be declined on the application or at any later date by providing us with written notice. You may also elect telephone authorization for your registered representative by providing us written notice.

If you elect telephone privileges, instructions


•	may be given by calling us at 1-800-852-4450 while we are open for business (generally, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time on any day that the NYSE is open).
•	are effective the day they are received if we receive the instructions in good order before the close of normal trading of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
•	are effective the next valuation day if we receive the instructions when we are not open for business and/or after the NYSE closes its normal trading.

Internet

Internet services are available to you if you register for a secure login on the Principal Financial Group web site, www.principal.com. You may also elect internet authorization for your registered representative by providing us written notice.

If you register for internet privileges, instructions


•	are effective the day they are received if we receive the instructions in good order before the close of normal trading of the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
•	are effective the next valuation day if we receive the instructions when we are not open for business and/or after the NYSE closes its normal trading.

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 fees and surrender charges. 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).


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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.
•	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.

Unscheduled Partial Surrender


•	Prior to the annuitization date and during the lifetime of the Annuitant, you may surrender a portion of your accumulated value by sending us a written request.
•	You must specify the dollar amount of the surrender (which must be at least $100).
•	The unscheduled partial surrender is effective at the end of the unscheduled partial valuation period during which we receive your written request for the unscheduled partial surrender.
•	The unscheduled partial 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 unscheduled partial 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 scheduled 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 partial 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 scheduled partial surrender is completed on the next valuation date.
•	We surrender units from your investment options to equal the dollar amount of the scheduled partial surrender request plus any applicable surrender charge.
•	The scheduled partial surrenders continue until your value in the division is zero or we receive written notice to stop the scheduled partial surrenders.

Death Benefit

The following table illustrates the various situations and the resulting outcomes if you die before the annuitization date.


If you die and...	And ...	Then ...

You are the sole owner	Your spouse is not named as a primary beneficiary	The beneficiary(ies) receive the death benefit under the Contract. If a beneficiary dies before you, on your death we will make equal payments to the surviving beneficiaries unless you provided us with other written instructions. If no beneficiary(ies) survive you, the death benefit is paid to your estate in a single payment. Upon your death, only your beneficiary(ies’) right to the death benefit will continue; all other rights and benefits under the Contract will terminate.


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If you die and...	And ...	Then ...

You are the sole owner	Your spouse is named as a primary beneficiary	Your spouse may either a. elect to continue the Contract; or b. receive the death benefit under the Contract. All other beneficiaries receive the death benefit under the Contract. If a beneficiary dies before you, on your death we will make equal payments to the surviving beneficiaries unless you provided us with other written instructions. If no beneficiary(ies) survive you, the death benefit is paid to your estate in a single payment. Unless your spouse elects to continue the Contract, only your spouse’s and any other beneficiary(ies’) right to the death benefit will continue; all other rights and benefits under the Contract will terminate.
You are a joint owner	The surviving joint owner is not your spouse	The surviving owner receives the death benefit under the Contract. Upon your death, only the surviving owner’s right to the death benefit will continue; all other rights and benefits under Contract will terminate.
You are a joint owner	The surviving joint owner is your spouse	Your spouse may either a. elect to continue the Contract; or b. receive the death benefit under the Contract.
		Unless the surviving spouse owner elects to continue the Contract, upon your death, only your spouse’s right to the death benefit will continue; all other rights and benefits under the rider and Contract will terminate.
You are the annuitant	The owner is not a natural person	The beneficiary(ies) receive the death benefit under the Contract. If a beneficiary dies before the annuitant, on the annuitant’s death we will make equal payments to the surviving beneficiaries unless the owner provided us with other written instructions. If no beneficiary(ies) survive the annuitant, the death benefit is paid to the owner. Upon the annuitant’s death, only the beneficiary(ies’) right to the death benefit will continue; all other rights and benefits under the Contract will terminate.
You are the annuitant	The owner is a natural person other than the annuitant	The beneficiary(ies) receive the death benefit under the Contract. If a beneficiary dies before the annuitant, on the annuitant’s death we will make equal payments to the surviving beneficiaries unless the owner provided us with other written instructions. If no beneficiary(ies) survive the annuitant, the death benefit is paid to the owner. Upon the annuitant’s death, only the beneficiary(ies’) right to the death benefit will continue; all other rights and benefits under the Contract will terminate.

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 payment, subject to proof of your death.

No surrender charge applies when a death benefit is paid.

Standard Death Benefit – for Contracts issued prior to November 23, 2003 (and all contracts issued in Louisiana, Oregon, and South Carolina)


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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 surrender 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 surrender charges) made after that contract anniversary.

For Contracts issued on or after November 23, 2003 (except contracts issued in Louisiana, Oregon, and South Carolina)

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 an adjustment* for each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and surrender 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 surrender charges) made after that contract anniversary.

* The adjustment for each partial surrender is equal to ((i) divided by (ii)) multiplied by the amounts determined in (2) or (3) above immediately prior to the partial surrender, where:


•	(i) is the amount of the partial surrender (and any applicable fees and surrender charges); and
•	(ii) 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 annual 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 and all contracts issued in New Jersey and Washington

Prior to the annuitization date and prior to the lock-in date (the later of five years after the rider effective date or the contract anniversary following the original owner’s or original annuitant’s 75th birthday), the annual enhanced death benefit is the greatest of (a) or (b) or (c) where:


•	(a) is the standard death benefit;
•	(b) is the annual increasing death benefit, based on purchase payments (accumulated at 5% annually) minus any partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) (accumulated at 5% annually) until the lock-in date; or
•	(c) is the highest accumulated value on any prior contract anniversary, plus purchase payments and minus the amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and charges) made after that contract anniversary and prior to the lock-in date.


NOTE:	For Contracts issued in New York prior to November 23, 2003, the annual enhanced death benefit is the greater of (a) or (c).

Lock-in Feature. At the later of five years after the rider effective date or the contract anniversary following the original owner’s or original annuitant’s 75th birthday (the “lock-in date”), the death benefit amount is locked-in. After the lock-in date, the death benefit increases by purchase payments (subject to applicable restrictions) made after the lock-in date and decreases by the amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and surrender charges) made after the lock-in date. After the lock-in date, once the standard death benefit equals the annual enhanced death benefit, the annual enhanced death benefit and any associated charges terminate. The standard death benefit then applies.

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date or the contract anniversary following the original owner’s or original annuitant’s 75th birthday), the annual enhanced death benefit is the greatest of (a) or (b) or (c) where:


•	(a) is the standard death benefit;
•	(b) is 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 surrender charges) (accumulated at 5% annually) until the lock-in date; or
•	(c) is 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 surrender charges) made after that contract anniversary and prior to the lock-in date.


NOTE:	For Contracts issued in New York on or after November 23, 2003, the annual enhanced death benefit is the greater of (a) or (c).

* The proportionate withdrawal amount is equal to ((i) divided by (ii)) multiplied by the amounts determined in (b) or (c) above immediately prior to the partial surrender, where:

(i) is the amount of the partial surrender (and any applicable fees and surrender charges); and

(ii) is the accumulated value immediately before the partial surrender.

Lock-In Feature. At the later of five years after the rider effective date or the contract anniversary following the original owner’s or original annuitant’s 75th birthday (the “lock-in date”), the death benefit amount is locked-in. After the lock-in date, the death benefit increases by purchase payments (subject to applicable restrictions) made after the lock-in date and decreases by the adjusted proportionate withdrawal amount of each partial surrender (and any applicable fees and surrender charges). After the lock-in date, 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 five business 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 five business 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 benefit 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 accumulated value remains invested in the divisions until the valuation period during which we receive the required documents. If more than one beneficiary is named, each beneficiary’s portion of the death benefit remains invested in the divisions until the valuation period during which we receive the required documents for that beneficiary. After payment of all of the death benefit, the Contract is terminated.

The Annuity Benefit Payment Period

Annuitization Date

You may specify an annuitization date in your application. You may change the annuitization date with our prior approval. The request must be in writing. You may not select an annuitization date later than the maximum annuitization date found on the data pages. If you do not specify an annuitization date, the annuitization date is the maximum annuitization date shown on the data pages.

You may annuitize your Contract at any time by electing to receive payments under an annuity benefit payment option. If the accumulated value on the annuitization date is less than $2,000.00 or if the amount applied under an annuity benefit payment option is less than the minimum requirement, we may pay out the entire amount in a single payment. The contract would then be canceled. You may select when you want the annuity benefit payments to begin (within the period that begins the business day following our receipt of your instruction and ends one year after our receipt of your instructions).


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Once annuity benefit payments begin under the annuity benefit payment option you choose, the option may not be changed. In addition, once annuity benefit payments begin, you may not surrender or otherwise liquidate or commute any of your accumulated value that has been annuitized.

Depending on the type of annuity benefit payment option selected, annuity benefit 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 annuity benefit payment commencement date.

Annuity Benefit Payment Options

We offer fixed annuity benefit payments only. No surrender charge is imposed on any portion of your accumulated value that has been annuitized.

You may choose from several fixed annuity benefit payment options. Annuity benefit payments will be made on the frequency you choose. You may elect to have your annuity benefit payments made on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The dollar amount of the annuity benefit payments is specified for the entire payment period according to the annuity benefit payment option selected. There is no right to make a total surrender after the annuitization date.

The amount of the fixed annuity benefit payment depends on:


•	the amount of accumulated value applied to the annuity benefit payment option;
•	the annuity benefit payment option selected; and
•	the age and gender of the annuitant and joint annuitant, if any (unless fixed income option is selected).

Annuity benefit payments are determined in accordance with annuity tables and other provisions contained in the Contract. The annuity benefit payments tables contained in this Contract are based on the 1983 Table A Mortality Table. These tables are guaranteed for the life of the Contract. The amount of the initial annuity benefit payment is determined by applying the accumulated value as of the date of the application to the annuity table for the annuitant’s annuity option, gender, and age.

Annuity benefit 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 annuity benefit payment amount. Additionally, Contracts with no gender distinctions are made available for certain employer-sponsored plans because, under most such plans, gender discrimination is prohibited by law.

You may select an annuity benefit payment option by written request only. Your selection of an annuity benefit payment option may not be changed after annuity benefit payments begin. You may change your selection of an annuity benefit payment option (for which no annuity benefit payments have been made) by sending us a written request prior to the annuitization date. We must receive your written request on or before the annuitization date. If you fail to elect an annuity benefit payment option, we will automatically apply:


•	for Contracts with one annuitant – Life Income with annuity benefit payments guaranteed for a period of 10 years.
•	for Contracts with joint annuitants – Joint and Full Survivor Life Income with annuity benefit payments guaranteed for a period of 10 years.

The available annuity benefit payment options include:

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.


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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. If you defer the first payment date, it is possible that you would receive no payments if both annuitants die before the first payment date.

Other annuity benefit payment options may be available.

Supplementary Contract

When you annuitize your Contract’s accumulated value, we issue a supplementary fixed annuity contract that provides an annuity benefit payment based on the amount you have annuitized and the annuity benefit payment option that you have selected. The date of the first annuity benefit payment under the supplementary contract is the effective date of that supplementary contract unless you select a date for the first annuity benefit payment that is later than the supplementary contract effective date. The first annuity benefit payment must be made within one year of the supplementary contract effective date.

Tax Considerations regarding Annuity benefit Payment Options

If you own one or more tax qualified annuity contracts, you may avoid tax penalties if payments from at least one of your tax qualified contracts begin no later than April 1 following the calendar year in which you turn age 701/2. The required minimum distribution payment must be in equal (or substantially equal) amounts over your life or over the joint lives of you and your designated beneficiary. These required minimum distribution payments must be made at least once a year. Tax penalties may apply at your death on certain excess accumulations. You should confer with your tax advisor about any potential tax penalties before you select an annuity benefit payment option or take other distributions from the Contract.

Additional rules apply to distributions under non-qualified contracts(see Required Distributions for Non-Qualified Contracts).

Death of Annuitant (during the annuity Benefit payment period)

If the annuitant dies during the annuity benefit payment period, remaining annuity benefit 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 annuity benefit 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

Certain charges are deducted under the Contract. If the charge is not sufficient to cover our costs, we bear the loss. If the benefit is more than our costs, the excess is profit to the Company. Other than the Annual Fee and Premium Taxes (which we do not expect to generate a profit), we expect a profit from the fees and charges listed below.


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In addition to the charges under the Contract, 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.

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 variable annuity contract issued by us or the variable annuity contracts issued by is that 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 annual Contract fee is deducted from the investment option that has the greatest value. The annual Contract fee is deducted on each contract anniversary and upon total surrender of the Contract. The annual Contract 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 payment or under an annuity benefit 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.

Separate Administration Charge

Currently we do not impose a separate account administration charge. However, we reserve the right to assess each division with a daily separate account administration charge not to exceed the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Separate Account division. This charge would only be imposed before the annuitization date. Separate Account administration includes issuing the Contract, clerical, record keeping and bookkeeping services, keeping the required financial and accounting records, communicating with owners, and making regulatory filings.

Charges for Optional Riders

Subject to certain conditions, you may add one or more of the following optional riders to your Contract. Detailed information concerning the optional riders may be obtained from your registered representative or by calling us at 1-800-852-4450.

Purchase Payment Credit Rider The current annual charge for the rider is 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Separate Account divisions. If you elect the Purchase Payment Credit Rider, the rider charge is assessed until completion of your 8th contract year (and only prior to the annuitization date) even if the credit(s) have been recovered. After the 8th Contract


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anniversary, your Contract accumulated value is moved to units in your chosen divisions that do not include this rider charge. This move of division units will not affect your accumulated value. It will, however, result in a smaller number of division units but those units will have a higher unit value. We will notify you when the division units move because of discontinuation of the rider charge.

The rider charge is intended to cover our cost for the credit(s).

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.

The rider charge is intended to reimburse us for the cost of the potentially greater death benefit provided by this rider.

Transaction Fee

We reserve the right to charge a transaction fee of the lesser of $25 or 2% of each unscheduled partial surrender after the 12th unscheduled partial surrender in a contract year. The transaction fee would be deducted from the accumulated value remaining in the investment option(s) from which the amount is surrendered, on a pro rata basis.

We also reserve the right to charge a transaction fee of the lesser of $30 or 2% of each unscheduled transfer after the first unscheduled transfer in a contract year. The transfer fee would be deducted from the investment option(s) from which the amount is 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, the accumulated value when you request a surrender or you request application of the accumulated value under an annuity benefit 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 made.

Surrender Charge without the Purchase Payment Credit Rider (as a percentage of amounts surrendered)


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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	%


	*	Each purchase payment begins in year 0 for purposes of calculating the percentage applied to that purchase payment. However, purchase payments are added together by contract year for purposes of determining the applicable surrender charge. 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 purposes 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.

Any amount not taken under the free surrender privilege in a contract year is not added to the amount available under the free surrender privilege for any following contract year(s).


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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 benefit 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 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

This Waiver of Surrender Charge rider waives the surrender charge on surrenders made after the first contract anniversary if the original owner or original annuitant has a critical need. This rider is automatically made a part of the Contract at issue. There is no charge for this rider. This rider may not be available in all states or through all broker dealers and may be subject to additional restrictions. Some rider provisions may vary from state to state. We may withdraw or prospectively restrict the availability of this rider at any time. For more information regarding availability or features of this rider, you may contact your registered representative or call us at 1-800-852-4450.

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 (NOTE: A change of ownership will terminate this rider; once terminated the rider may not be reinstated.); 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 New Jersey, 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. In Oregon, total and permanent disability is not included in the criteria for critical need.


NOTE:	The waiver of surrender charge rider is not available in Massachusetts.

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


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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.

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.

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 your registered representative or by calling us at 1-800-852-4450.

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 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;
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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 by:


•	mailing your instructions to us; or
•	calling us at 1-800-852-4450 (if telephone privileges apply).

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
	•	(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:


•	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 and/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.


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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 purchase 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.

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, amendments, riders and endorsements and data pages. 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.


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In addition, we reserve the right to defer payment of that portion of your accumulated value that is attributable to a purchase payment made by check for a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 15 business days) to allow the check to clear the banking system.

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 benefit 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

If your Contract is part of your qualified plan, IRA, SEP, or SIMPLE-IRA, you may not assign ownership.

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 home 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 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 payment.

Change of Owner or Annuitant

If your Contract is part of your qualified plan, IRA, SEP, and SIMPLE-IRA you may not change either the owner or the 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.

If an annuitant who is not an owner dies while the Contract is in force, a new annuitant may be named unless the owner is a corporation, trust or other entity.

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 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;


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•	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.


NOTE:	Reinstatement is only available for full surrenders of your Contract. Payment received after a partial surrender of accumulated value is deemed a new purchase payment.

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 benefit 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.

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


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	•	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 1st 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.

We will support the underlying mutual funds’ right to accept, reject or restrict, without prior written notice, any transfer requests into a fund.

In some instances, a transfer may be completed prior to a determination of abusive trading. In those instances, we will reverse the transfer (within two business 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.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT

The Company has appointed Princor Financial Services Corporation (“Princor”) (Des Moines, Iowa 50392-0200), a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and affiliate of the Company, as the distributor and principal underwriter of the Contract. Princor is paid 6.5% of purchase payments by the Company for the distribution of the Contract. Princor also may receive 12b-1 fees in connection with purchases and sales of mutual funds underlying the Contracts. The 12b-1 fees for the underlying mutual funds are shown in this Contract prospectus in Summary of Expense, Annual Underlying Mutual Fund Expenses.

Applications for the Contracts are solicited by registered representatives of Princor or such other broker-dealers as have entered into selling agreements with Princor. Such registered representatives act as appointed agents of the Company under applicable state insurance law and must be licensed to sell variable insurance products. The Company intends to offer the Contract in all jurisdictions where it is licensed to do business and where the Contract is approved.


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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.

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.

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 benefit payments:


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	•	The basic rule for taxing annuity benefit payments is that part of each annuity benefit payment is considered a nontaxable return of the investment in the contract and part is considered taxable income. An “exclusion ratio” is applied to each annuity benefit payment to determine how much of the payment is excludable from gross income. The remainder of the annuity benefit payment is includable in gross income for the year received.
	•	After the purchase payment(s) in the Contract is paid out, the full amount of any annuity benefit 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.

Transfer of ownership may have tax consequences to the owner. Please consult with your tax advisor before changing ownership of your Contract.

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 benefit 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 payment, subject to proof of your death. The beneficiary may elect, by written request, to receive an annuity benefit payment option instead of a single 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 annuity benefit payment 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


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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 certain medical expenses;
•	for health insurance premiums while employed;
•	for first home purchases (up to $10,000);
•	for qualified higher education expenses;
•	for qualified hurricane distributions (up to $100,000); or
•	for qualified reservist distributions.

For more information regarding premature distributions, please consult your tax advisor.

Rollover IRAs

If you receive a lump-sum distribution from a qualified retirement plan, tax-sheltered annuity or governmental 457(b) plan, you may maintain the tax-deferred status of the distribution by rolling it over into an eligible retirement plan or IRA. You can accomplish this by electing a direct rollover from the plan, or you can receive the distribution and roll it over into an eligible retirement plan or IRA within 60 days. However, if you do not elect a direct rollover from the plan, the plan is required to withhold 20% of the distribution. This amount is sent to the IRS as income tax withholding to be credited against your taxes. Amounts received prior to age 591/2 and not rolled over may be subject to an additional 10% excise tax. Beginning in 2008, if your adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less for the taxable year (and you are not a married individual filing a separate income tax return), you may roll over amounts from a qualified plan directly to a Roth IRA. If you roll over a distribution from a qualified plan directly to a Roth IRA, the entire distribution is generally taxable unless it includes after-tax contributions.

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 benefit 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.


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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.

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 purchase payments are made 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.

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.


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Payments to Financial Intermediaries

The Company 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 the Company and the Financial Intermediaries. Such compensation generally consists of commissions on purchase payments made on the Contract. The Company 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 the Contracts as well as other products sold by the Company and may influence the Financial intermediary or its registered representative to recommend the purchase of this Contract over competing annuity contracts or other investment options. You may ask your registered representative about these differing and divergent interests, how your registered representative is personally compensated, and how your registered representative’s broker-dealer is compensated for soliciting applications for the Contract.

Service Arrangements and Compensation

The Company has entered into agreements with the distributors, advisers, and or the affiliates of some of the mutual funds underlying the Contract and receives compensation for providing certain services including, but not limited to, distribution and operational support services, to the underlying mutual fund. Fees for these services are paid periodically (typically, quarterly or monthly) based on the average daily net asset value of shares of each fund held by the Separate Account and purchased at the Contract owners’ instructions. Because the Company receives such fees, it may be subject to competing interests in making these funds available as investment options under the Contract. The Company takes into consideration the anticipated payments from underlying mutual funds when it determines the charges assessed under the Contract. Without these payments, charges under the Contract are expected to be higher.

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 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.


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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


Invests in:		AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund - Series II Shares
Investment Advisor:		Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
Investment Objective:		seeks growth of capital.

AIM V.I. Core Equity Division


Invests in:		AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund - Series II Shares
Investment Advisor:		Invesco Aim 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:		Invesco Aim 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:		Invesco Aim 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 Cap Equity Division


Invests in:		AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund - Series I Shares
Investment Advisor:		Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.
Investment Objective:		seeks long-term growth of capital.


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AIM V.I. Technology Division


Invests in:		AIM V.I. Technology Fund - Series I Shares
Investment Advisor:		Invesco Aim 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 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 VP Ultra Fund - Class II
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 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.

Fidelity VIP Contrafund^tm Division


Invests in:		Fidelity VIP Contrafund^tm Portfolio - Service Class 2
Investment Advisor:		Fidelity Management & Research Company
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 goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities comprising the Standard & Poor’s 500/SM/ Index (S&P 500^®).


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Fidelity VIP Growth Division


Invests in:		Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio - Service Class II
Investment Advisor:		Fidelity Management & Research Company
Investment Objective:		seeks to achieve capital appreciation.

Janus Aspen MidCap Growth Division


Invests in:		Janus Aspen Series MidCap 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 Funds Asset Allocation Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (doing business as Van Kampen) through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to generate a total investment return consistent with the preservation of capital. The Account intends to pursue flexible investment policy in seeking to achieve this investment objective by investing primarily in equity and flexible-income securities.

Balanced Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Balanced Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to generate a total return consisting of current income and capital appreciation while assuming reasonable risks in furtherance of the objective by investment primarily in equity and fixed-income securities.

Bond & Mortgage Securities Division (f/k/a Bond Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Bond & Mortgage Securities Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund Bond Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to provide as high a level of income as is consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment risk.


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Diversified International Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Diversified International Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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 Income Division (f/k/a Equity Income I Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Equity Income Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund Equity Income I Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Edge Asset Management, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to seek to provide a relatively high level of current income and long-term growth of income and capital.

Government & High Quality Bond Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Government & High Quality Bond Account -Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to seek a high level of current income, liquidity and safety of principal.

International Emerging Markets Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds International Emerging Markets Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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 Funds International SmallCap Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.


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LargeCap Blend II Division (f/k/a LargeCap Blend Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds LargeCap Blend II Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund LargeCap Blend Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		T. Rowe Price Associates through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks long-term growth of capital.

LargeCap Growth Division (f/k/a Growth Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds LargeCap Growth Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund Growth Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Columbus Circle Investors through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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 also invest in other securities.

LargeCap Growth I Division (f/k/a Equity Growth Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds LargeCap Growth I Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund Equity Growth Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		T. Rowe Price Associates through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.

LargeCap S&P 500 Index Division (f/k/a LargeCap Stock Index Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund LargeCap Stock Index Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.

LargeCap Value Division (f/ka Capital Value Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds LargeCap Value Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund Capital Value Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.


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LargeCap Value III Division (f/k/a LargeCap Value Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds LargeCap Value III Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund LargeCap Value Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		AllianceBernstein, L.P. through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to seek long-term growth of capital.

MidCap Blend Division (f/k/a MidCap Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds MidCap Blend Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund MidCap Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to achieve capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of emerging and other growth-oriented companies.

MidCap Growth I Division (f/k/a MidCap Growth Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds MidCap Growth I Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund MidCap Growth Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Mellon Equity Associates, LLP through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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 II Division (f/k/a MidCap Value Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds MidCap Value II Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund MidCap Value Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Neuberger Berman Management, Inc. & Jacob Levy Management, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreements with Principal Management Corporation
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 Funds Money Market Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.


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Principal LifeTime 2010 Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Principal LifeTime 2010 Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks a total return consisting of long-term growth of capital and current income by investing primarily in shares of other Principal Variable Contracts Funds accounts.

Principal LifeTime 2020 Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Principal LifeTime 2020 Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks a total return consisting of long-term growth of capital and current income by investing primarily in shares of other Principal Variable Contracts Funds accounts.

Principal LifeTime 2030 Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Principal LifeTime 2030 Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks a total return consisting of long-term growth of capital and current income by investing primarily in shares of other Principal Variable Contracts Funds accounts.

Principal LifeTime 2040 Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Principal LifeTime 2040 Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks a total return consisting of long-term growth of capital and current income by investing primarily in shares of other Principal Variable Contracts Funds accounts.

Principal LifeTime 2050 Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Principal LifeTime 2050 Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks a total return consisting of long-term growth of capital and current income by investing primarily in shares of other Principal Variable Contracts Funds accounts.


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Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks high current income by investing primarily in shares of other Principal Variable Contracts Funds accounts.

Real Estate Securities Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Real Estate Securities Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.

Short-Term Bond Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Short-Term Bond Account - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		to provide current income.

SmallCap Blend Division (f/k/a SmallCap Division)*


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds SmallCap Blend Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund SmallCap Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Principal Global Investors, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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 II Division (f/k/a SmallCap Growth Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds SmallCap Growth II Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund SmallCap Growth Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		Emerald Advisors, Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement; Essex Investment Management Company, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement; UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.


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SmallCap Value I Division (f/k/a SmallCap Value Division)


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds SmallCap Value I Account - Class I (f/k/a Principal Variable Contracts Fund SmallCap Value Account - Class I)
Investment Advisor:		J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc, through a sub-advisory agreement and Mellon Equity Associates, LLP through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
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.

SAM Balanced Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Strategic Asset Management Balanced Portfolio - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Edge Asset Management, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks to provide as high a level of total return (consisting of reinvested income and capital appreciation) as is consistent with reasonable risk.

SAM Conservative Balanced Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Edge Asset Management, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income and capital appreciation), consistent with a moderate degree of principal risk.

SAM Conservative Growth Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Strategic Asset Management Conservative Growth Portfolio - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Edge Asset Management, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

SAM Flexible Income Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Strategic Asset Management Flexible Income Portfolio - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Edge Asset Management, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income with some capital appreciation).


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SAM Strategic Growth Division


Invests in:		Principal Variable Contracts Funds Strategic Asset Management Strategic Growth Portfolio - Class I
Investment Advisor:		Edge Asset Management, LLC through a sub-advisory agreement with Principal Management Corporation
Investment Objective:		seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.


*	The SmallCap Blend Division is not available as an investment option for Contracts with an application signature date of November 19, 2007 or later.

Registration Statement

This prospectus (Part A of the registration statement) omits some information contained in the Statement of Additional Information (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 contacting your registered representative or calling us at 1-800-852-4450.

Information about the Contract (including the Statement of Additional Information and Part C of the registration statement) can be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the public reference room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Contract are available on the Commission’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

The registration number for the Flexible Variable Annuity Contract is 33-74232.

The registration number for the Flexible Variable Annuity Contract with the Purchase Payment Credit Rider is 333-40254.

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.


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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 Units
	Accumulation Unit Value							Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change			End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period			(in thousands)
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation⁽¹⁾
2007	$	9.876	$	10.925		10.61	%		1,097
Period Ended December 31, 2006⁽²⁾		9.988		9.876		–1.12			1,339
AIM V.I. Core Equity⁽³⁾
2007		10.282		10.978		6.77			3,892
2006		8.921		10.282		15.26			4,649
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⁽⁴⁾		10.000		12.101		21.01			1,494
AIM V.I. Dynamics
2007		10.261		11.367		10.79			223
2006		8.947		10.261		14.68			170
2005		8.183		8.947		9.34			164
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		7.986		–20.14			31
AIM V.I. Global Health Care
2007		10.975		12.123		10.46			686
2006		10.560		10.975		3.93			770
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		9.852		–1.48			252
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity
2007		14.212		14.762		3.87			202
2006		8.843		9.968		12.72			300
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		8.443		–15.57			45
AIM V.I. Technology
2007		6.059		6.444		6.36			625
2006		5.552		6.059		9.12			625
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		7.070		–29.30			100
American Century VP Income & Growth
2007		12.159		11.999		–1.32			1,465
2006		10.514		12.159		15.65			1,686
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		8.965		–10.35			368


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)
American Century VP Ultra
2007		9.044		10.809		19.51		561
2006		9.468		9.044		–4.47		672
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		9.119		–8.81		120
American Century VP Value
2007		14.612		13.663		–6.49		2,157
2006		12.489		14.612		17.00		2,266
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⁽⁶⁾		10.000		8.408		–15.92		192
Fidelity VIP Contrafund^®
2007		14.791		17.164		16.04		5,653
2006		13.421		14.791		10.21		6,230
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⁽⁴⁾		10.000		11.294		12.94		1,436
Fidelity VIP Equity-Income
2007		13.951		13.952		0.01		3,196
2006		11.778		13.951		18.45		3,299
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⁽⁶⁾		10.000		8.009		–19.91		374
Fidelity VIP Growth
2007		8.762		10.978		25.29		2,680
2006		8.312		8.762		5.41		2,981
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⁽⁴⁾		10.000		12.108		21.08		1,441
Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth
2007		7.745		9.311		20.22		1,608
2006		6.921		7.745		11.90		1,559
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⁽⁷⁾		10.000		9.329		–6.71		70


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)
Asset Allocation
2007		24.140		26.647		10.38		2,321
2006		21.674		24.140		11.38		2,706
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
Balanced
2007		20.578		21.413		4.06		3,104
2006		18.697		20.578		10.06		3,526
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
Bond & Mortgage Securities (f/k/a Bond)
2007		18.916		19.317		2.12		8,281
2006		18.302		18.916		3.36		8,677
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
Diversified International
2007		27.066		31.029		14.64		6,553
2006		21.416		27.066		26.38		7,234
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
Equity Income (f/k/a Equity Income I)
2007		14.098		10.378		–26.39		4,174
2006		11.768		14.098		19.80		3,141
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⁽⁸⁾		10.000		11.464		14.64		639


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)
Government & High Quality Bond
2007		18.413		19.074		3.59		8,742
2006		17.887		18.413		2.94		9,751
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
International Emerging Markets
2007		29.657		41.619		40.34		2,056
2006		21.709		29.657		36.61		2,015
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⁽⁷⁾		10.000		9.910		–0.90		9
International SmallCap
2007		30.833		33.257		7.86		2,385
2006		23.945		30.833		28.76		2,718
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⁽⁸⁾		10.000		8.978		–10.22		419
LargeCap Blend II (f/k/a LargeCap Blend)
2007		13.010		13.506		3.81		5,899
2006		11.373		13.010		14.39		6,213
2005		10.996		11.373		3.43		6,212
2004		10.089		10.996		8.99		5,335
2003		8.255		10.089		22.22		3,447
Period Ended December 31, 2002⁽⁹⁾		10.000		8.255		–17.45		1,047
LargeCap Growth (f/k/a Growth)
2007		18.462		22.461		21.66		3,514
2006		17.006		18.462		8.56		4,179
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
LargeCap Growth I (f/k/a Equity Growth)
2007		30.042		32.193		7.16		4,508
2006		28.639		30.042		4.90		5,029
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


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)
LargeCap S&P 500 Index (f/k/a LargeCap Stock Index)
2007		10.573		10.978		3.83		7,250
2006		9.263		10.573		14.14		8,048
2005		8.978		9.263		3.17		8,642
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⁽⁴⁾		10.000		10.956		9.56		2,314
LargeCap Value (f/k/a Capital Value)
2007		29.384		28.988		–1.35		4,376
2006		24.803		29.384		18.47		5,087
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
LargeCap Value III (f/k/a LargeCap Value)
2007		14.699		13.977		–4.92		4,874
2006		12.244		14.699		20.05		5,282
2005		11.759		12.244		88.60		5,220
2004		10.530		11.759		11.67		4,560
2003		8.326		10.530		26.47		2,948
MidCap Blend I (f/k/a MidCap)
2007		38.425		41.530		8.08		5,827
2006		34.060		38.425		12.81		6,621
2005		31.580		34.060		7.85		7,544
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
MidCap Growth I (f/k/a MidCap Growth)
2007		12.513		13.689		9.40		2,666
2006		11.555		12.513		8.29		2,939
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⁽⁸⁾		10.000		9.607		–3.93		352
MidCap Value II (f/k/a MidCap Value)
2007		16.982		16.596		–2.27		2,832
2006		15.179		16.982		11.87		3,100
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⁽⁷⁾		10.000		9.575		–4.25		261


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)
Money Market
2007		13.786		14.280		3.58		5,015
2006		13.341		13.786		3.33		4,090
2005		13.158		13.341		1.39		3,595
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
Principal LifeTime 2010
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		12.950		12.910		–0.31		23
Principal LifeTime 2020
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		13.683		13.682		–0.01		14
Principal LifeTime 2030
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		13.762		13.780		0.13		7
Principal LifeTime 2040
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		14.079		14.107		0.20		2
Principal LifeTime 2050
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		14.158		14.195		0.26		2
Principal LifeTime Strategic Income
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		12.263		12.204		–0.48		63
Real Estate Securities
2007		36.381		29.571		–18.72		2,254
2006		26.965		36.381		34.92		3,138
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⁽⁹⁾		10.000		9.275		–7.25		195
Short-Term Bond
2007		10.333		10.517		1.78		3,421
2006		10.017		10.333		3.15		3,545
2005		9.963		10.017		0.54		3,597
2004		9.960		9.963		0.03		3,468
2003				9.960				1,380
SmallCap Blend (f/k/a SmallCap)⁽¹¹⁾
2007		13.402		13.453		0.38		3,269
2006		12.040		13.402		11.31		3,601
2005		11.390		12.040		5.71		4,015
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⁽⁹⁾		10.000		7.928		–20.72		459


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)
SmallCap Growth II (f/k/a SmallCap Growth)
2007		10.758		11.154		3.68		2,821
2006		9.995		10.758		7.63		3,241
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⁽⁹⁾		10.000		10.179		1.79		314
SmallCap Value I (f/k/a SmallCap Value)
2007		25.988		23.221		–10.65		2,213
2006		22.178		25.988		17.18		2,530
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⁽⁹⁾		10.000		8.440		–15.60		306
SAM Balanced Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.222		10.314		0.90		101
SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.207		10.286		0.77		26
SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.218		10.314		0.94		55
SAM Flexible Income Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.145		10.222		0.76		5
SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.212		10.308		0.94		45


⁽¹⁾		On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Growth Division were acquired by the AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division.

⁽²⁾		Commenced operations on April 28, 2006.

⁽³⁾		On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Premier Equity Division were acquired by the AIM V.I. Core Equity Division.

⁽⁴⁾		Commenced operations on July 30, 1999.

⁽⁵⁾		Commenced operations on May 19, 2001.

⁽⁶⁾		Commenced operations on May 18, 2002.

⁽⁷⁾		Commenced operations on November 24, 2000.

⁽⁸⁾		Commenced operations on November 19, 2007.

⁽⁹⁾		Commenced operations on May 1, 1998.

⁽¹⁰⁾		Commenced operations on May 1, 2002.

⁽¹¹⁾		The SmallCap Division is not available as an investment option for Contracts with an application signature date of November 19, 2007 or later.


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								Number of
								Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value							Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change			End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period			(in thousands)

AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation⁽¹⁾
2007	$	9.837	$	10.815		9.94	%		198
Period Ended December 31, 2006⁽²⁾		9.988		9.837		–1.51			240
AIM V.I. Core Equity⁽³⁾
2007		9.913		10.520		6.13			1,294
2006		8.652		9.913		14.57			1,415
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⁽⁴⁾		10.446		10.205		–2.31			46
AIM V.I. Dynamics
2007		9.920		10.924		10.12			172
2006		8.702		9.920		14.00			133
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		7.956		–20.44			5
AIM V.I. Global Health Care
2007		10.611		11.651		9.80			484
2006		10.271		10.611		3.31			510
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		9.815		–1.85			121
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity
2007		14.012		14.467		3.25			110
2006		8.601		9.637		12.05			149
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		8.411		–15.89			20
AIM V.I. Technology
2007		5.858		6.192		5.71			410
2006		5.400		5.858		8.47			403
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		7.044		–29.56			45
American Century VP Income & Growth
2007		11.756		11.532		–1.91			873
2006		10.227		11.756		14.95			908
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		8.931		–10.69			181
American Century VP Ultra
2007		8.745		10.387		18.78			345
2006		9.209		8.745		–5.04			385
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⁽⁵⁾		10.000		9.085		–9.15			107


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							Number of
							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)

American Century VP Value
2007		14.212		13.210		–7.05		1,129
2006		12.220		14.212		16.30		1,228
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⁽⁷⁾		10.000		8.376		–16.24		90
Fidelity VIP Contrafund^®
2007		14.260		16.447		15.34		1,782
2006		13.016		14.260		9.55		1,847
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⁽⁴⁾		10.228		10.399		1.67		14
Fidelity VIP Equity-Income
2007		13.570		13.489		–0.60		1,734
2006		11.525		13.570		17.74		1,794
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⁽⁷⁾		10.000		7.979		–20.21		143
Fidelity VIP Growth
2007		8.447		10.519		24.53		844
2006		8.061		8.447		4.79		908
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⁽⁴⁾		11.022		10.629		–3.57		27
Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth
2007		7.466		8.922		19.50		846
2006		6.712		7.466		11.24		971
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⁽⁴⁾		10.000		9.324		–6.76		21
Asset Allocation
2007		23.273		25.535		9.72		490
2006		21.020		23.273		10.72		536
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⁽⁴⁾		19.631		19.754		0.63		16
Balanced
2007		19.839		20.520		3.43		711
2006		18.133		19.839		9.41		757
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⁽⁴⁾		17.485		17.637		0.87		6


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)

Bond & Mortgage Securities (f/k/a Bond)
2007		18.237		18.511		1.50		3,297
2006		17.751		18.237		2.74		3,432
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⁽⁴⁾		14.225		14.647		2.97		12
Diversified International
2007		26.094		29.734		13.95		1,979
2006		20.770		26.094		25.63		2,114
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⁽⁴⁾		17.028		18.082		6.19		22
Equity Income I (f/k/a Equity Income)
2007		13.591		10.317		–24.09		1,401
2006		11.413		13.591		19.09		1,051
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⁽⁴⁾		12.984		13.624		4.93		16
Government & High Quality Bond
2007		17.751		18.278		2.97		3,106
2006		17.348		17.751		2.33		3,415
2005		17.323		17.348		0.14		3,699
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⁽⁴⁾		14.739		15.109		2.51		23
International Emerging Markets
2007		28.591		39.883		39.49		937
2006		21.055		28.591		35.79		955
2005		15.970		21.055		31.84		896
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⁽⁴⁾		10.000		9.904		–0.96		10
International SmallCap
2007		29.725		31.869		7.21		855
2006		23.223		29.725		28.00		921
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⁽⁴⁾		14.559		15.011		3.10		25
LargeCap Blend II (f/k/a LargeCap Blend)
2007		12.654		13.057		3.19		2,937
2006		11.129		12.654		13.70		3,141
2005		10.824		11.129		2.82		3,022
2004		9.991		10.824		8.34		2,557
2003		8.224		9.991		21.49		1,544
Period Ended December 31, 2002⁽⁸⁾		10.000		8.224		–17.76		366


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							Number of
							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)

LargeCap Growth (f/k/a Growth)
2007		17.798		21.523		20.93		410
2006		16.493		17.798		7.91		452
2005		14.988		16.493		10.04		437
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⁽⁴⁾		23.356		22.086		–5.44		16
LargeCap Growth I (f/k/a Equity Growth)
2007		28.962		30.849		6.52		909
2006		27.776		28.962		4.27		791
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⁽⁴⁾		35.430		33.431		–5.64		14
LargeCap S&P 500 Index (f/k/a LargeCap Stock Index)
2007		10.193		10.520		3.21		3,092
2006		8.984		10.193		13.46		3,200
2005		8.760		8.984		2.56		3,511
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⁽⁴⁾		9.939		9.769		–1.71		16
LargeCap Value (f/k/a Capital Value)
2007		28.328		27.779		–1.94		822
2006		24.055		28.328		17.76		884
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⁽⁴⁾		20.967		22.072		5.27		10
LargeCap Value III (f/k/a LargeCap Value)
2007		14.297		13.513		–5.49		2,116
2006		11.981		14.297		19.33		2,205
2005		11.575		11.981		3.51		2,132
2004		10.427		11.575		11.01		1,831
2003		8.295		10.427		25.70		1,063
Period Ended December 31, 2002⁽⁸⁾		10.000		8.295		–17.05		299
MidCap Blend I (f/k/a MidCap)
2007		37.044		39.797		7.43		1,322
2006		33.033		37.044		12.14		1,414
2005		30.812		33.033		7.21		1,477
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⁽⁴⁾		22.631		24.148		6.70		8
MidCap Growth I (f/k/a MidCap Growth)
2007		12.063		13.118		8.74		1,143
2006		11.206		12.063		7.65		1,291
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⁽⁴⁾		10.932		11.228		2.71		10


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							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)

MidCap Value II (f/k/a MidCap Value)
2007		16.419		15.949		–2.86		1,480
2006		14.764		16.419		11.21		1,558
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⁽⁵⁾		10.00		9.539		–4.61		99
Money Market
2007		13.291		13.684		2.96		1,955
2006		12.939		13.291		2.72		1,261
2005		12.838		12.939		0.79		1,358
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
2000		12.851		12.905		0.42		534
Principal LifeTime 2010
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁶⁾		12.703		12.664		–0.31		6
Principal LifeTime 2020
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁶⁾		13.422		13.421		–0.01		8
Principal LifeTime 2030
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁶⁾		13.500		13.517		0.13		1
Principal LifeTime 2040
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁶⁾		13.811		13.838		0.20		0
Principal LifeTime 2050
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁶⁾		13.888		13.924		0.26		0
Principal Strategic Income
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁶⁾		12.029		11.971		–0.48		0
Real Estate Securities
2007		35.074		28.337		–19.21		1,162
2006		26.152		35.074		34.12		1,474
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
2000		10.520		11.312		7.53		10
Short-Term Bond
2007		10.110		10.229		1.17		1,384
2006		9.860		10.110		2.54		1,383
2005		9.866		9.860		–0.06		1,612
2004		9.922		9.866		–0.56		1,613
2003				9.922				558
SmallCap Blend (f/k/a SmallCap)⁽⁹⁾
2007		12.920		12.891		–0.23		1,181
2006		11.677		12.920		10.65		1,288
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⁽⁴⁾		9.961		9.795		–1.67		8


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							Number of
							Accumulation Units
	Accumulation Unit Value						Outstanding
	Beginning		End of		Percentage Change		End of Period
Division	of Period		Period		from Prior Period		(in thousands)

SmallCap Growth II (f/k/a SmallCap Growth)
2007		10.371		10.688		3.06		787
2006		9.694		10.371		6.98		825
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⁽⁴⁾		16.727		16.715		–0.07		22
SmallCap Value I (f/k/a SmallCap Value)
2007		25.054		22.252		–11.18		950
2006		21.510		25.054		16.48		1,040
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⁽⁴⁾		11.303		12.377		9.50		3
SAM Balanced Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.189		10.280		0.89		26
SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.174		10.252		0.77		33
SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.185		10.281		0.94		24
SAM Flexible Income Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.112		10.189		0.76		20
SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio
Period Ended December 31, 2007⁽⁸⁾		10.179		10.275		0.94		6


⁽¹⁾		On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Growth Division were acquired by the AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Division.

⁽²⁾		Commenced operations on April 28, 2006.

⁽³⁾		On April 28, 2006, assets of the AIM V.I. Premier Equity Division were acquired by the AIM V.I. Core Equity Division.

⁽⁴⁾		Commenced operations on November 24, 2000.

⁽⁵⁾		Commenced operations on May 19, 2001.

⁽⁶⁾		Commenced operations on November 19, 2007.

⁽⁷⁾		Commenced operations on May 18, 2002.

⁽⁸⁾		Commenced operations on May 1, 2002.

⁽⁹⁾		The SmallCap Division is not available as an investment option for Contracts with an application signature date of November 19, 2007 or later.


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GLOSSARY		5

SUMMARY OF EXPENSE INFORMATION		7

SUMMARY		12

Investment Limitations		12

Transfers		12

Surrenders		12

Charges and Deductions		13

Annuity Benefit Payments		13

Death Benefit		13

Examination Period (Free-Look)		13

THE PRINCIPAL FLEXIBLE VARIABLE ANNUITY		13

THE COMPANY		14

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT		14

THE UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS		14

THE CONTRACT		16

To Buy a Contract		16

Purchase Payments		16

Right to Examine the Contract (Free-Look)		16

Purchase Payment Credit Rider		18

The Accumulation Period		20

Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing (APR)		22

Telephone and Internet Services		22

Surrenders		23

Death Benefit		24

The Annuity Benefit Payment Period		27

CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS		29

Annual Fee		30

Mortality and Expense Risks Charge		30

Purchase Payment Credit		30

Annual Enhaqnced Death Benefit Rider		31

Transaction Fee		31

Premium Taxes		31

Surrender Charge		31

Free Surrender Privilege		32

Separate Administration Charge

Special Provisions for Group or Sponsored Arrangements		33



FIXED ACCOUNT AND DCA PLUS ACCOUNTS		34

Fixed Account		34

Fixed Account Accumulated Value		34

Fixed Account Transfers, Total and Partial Surrenders		35

Dollar Cost Averaging Plus Program (DCA Plus Program)		35

GENERAL PROVISIONS		36

The Contract		36

Delay of Payments		36

Misstatement of Age or Gender		37

Assignment		37

Change of Owner or Annuitant		37

Beneficiary		37

Contract Termination		37

Reinstatement		37

Reports		38

RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE COMPANY		38

Frequent Trading and Market-Timing (Abusive Trading Practices)		38

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT		39

PERFORMANCE CALCULATION		40

VOTING RIGHTS

FEDERAL TAX MATTERS		40

Non-Qualified Contracts		40

Required Distributions for Non-Qualified Contracts		41

IRA, SEP and SIMPLE-IRA		41

Rollover IRAs		42

Withholding		42

MUTUAL FUND DIVERSIFICATION		43

STATE REGULATION		43

GENERAL INFORMATION		43

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		44

TABLE OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISIONS		45

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION		55

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION		56



General Information and History			3

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			3

Principal Underwriter			3

Calculation of Performance Data			3

Taxation Under Certain Retirement Plans			9

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