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Re: | Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Life Insurance Company Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed November 17, 2005 | |||
File Nos. 333-129763 and 333-129763-01 | ||||
1. | Please note that our comments to either the base prospectus and/or the supplements should be applied universally, if applicable. Accordingly, if comments issued for one apply to another, make conforming revisions as appropriate. |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago |
3. | Please confirm that the depositor or issuing entity previously established, directly or indirectly, by the depositor or any affiliate of the depositor have been current with Exchange Act reporting during the last twelve months with respect to asset-backed securities involving the same asset class. Please refer to General Instruction I.A.4 of Form S-3. Also, please provide us with the CIK codes for any affiliate of the depositor that has offered a class of asset-backed securities involving the same asset class as this offering. |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago |
1. | The operating subsidiary issuer is 100% owned by the parent company guarantor; | ||
2. | The guarantee is full and unconditional; | ||
3. | No other subsidiary of the parent company guarantees the securities; and | ||
4. | The parent companys financial statements are filed for the periods specified by Rule 3-01 and Rule 3-02 of Regulation S-X and include the footnote (the Consolidating Footnote) described in Rule 3-10(c). |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago |
4. | Either include the information called for by Item 1105 of Regulation AB or provide us with your analysis of why it is not material. |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago | |
Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
December 22, 2005 | ||
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financial statements. Through incorporation by reference of these Exchange Act reports, the Registrants provide investors with material information regarding the ability of Principal Life to make payments under the funding agreements and PFG to make payments under the guarantee. Finally, PFG and Principal Life have also determined that there is no additional information relating to the notes that would be considered material under Item 1105(c). | |||
STAFF COMMENT: |
5. | Please clarify which person or entity is responsible for the management or collection of the pool assets or making allocations or distributions to holders of the asset-backed securities, and provide the disclosure required by Item 1108 of Regulation AB. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE: |
STAFF COMMENT: |
6. | Please tell us how you intend to provide for an annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities as well as an attestation report from a registered public accounting firm pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 15d-18 and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. See also Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Please note that all of the required reports must be filed as exhibits to the annual report on Form 10-K. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE: |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago | |
Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
December 22, 2005 | ||
Page 6 |
STAFF COMMENT: |
7. | Please confirm that you plan to file the finalized agreements, including the exhibits to these agreements, as an exhibit to the registration statement or under cover of Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into the registration statement at the time of each takedown. Refer to Item 1100(f) of Regulation AB. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE: |
STAFF COMMENT: |
8. | Please include a separately captioned section and disclose any legal proceedings pending against the sponsor, seller, servicer, depositor, trustees, issuing entity or other transaction parties that would be material to investors, if applicable. Refer to Item 1117 of Regulation AB. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago | |
Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
December 22, 2005 | ||
Page 7 |
Prospectus Supplements | |||
Cover Page | |||
STAFF COMMENT: |
9. | Please use bracketed language on the cover page to indicate that you will disclose the name of the issuing entity when known. Also, when referring to transaction parties, please use the terminology set out in Regulation AB. Please refer to Item 1101(f) of Regulation AB for the definition of issuing entity. In this regard, please revise the third bullet point on the right to ensure that it accurately reflects the language under Item 1102(d) of Regulation AB, and clarify that the securities represent the obligations of the issuing entity. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE: |
Summary, page S-3 |
STAFF COMMENT: |
10. | We note your statement here, in the additional prospectus supplements and in the base prospectus, that the pricing supplement may add to, update, supplement, or clarify the |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago | |
Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
December 22, 2005 | ||
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terms contained in the prospectus and applicable prospectus supplement. Please note that a takedown off of a shelf that involves assets, structural features, credit enhancement or other features that were not described in the base prospectus will usually require either a new registration statement, if to include additional assets, or a post-effective amendment. Also, please note that Securities Act Rule 409 requires that the registration statement be complete at the time of effectiveness except for information that is not known or reasonably available. Please revise the base prospectus or prospectus supplements, as applicable, to describe the assets, credit enhancements or other structural features reasonably contemplated to be included in an actual takedown. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE: |
Base Prospectus | |||
General |
11. | Please include a table itemizing all fees and expenses to be paid or payable out of the cash flows from the pool assets. Refer to Item 1113(c) of Regulation AB. Such table should be formatted in a manner that provides a comprehensive picture of where the fees are going. Also, please add this section to the table of contents. |
REGISTRANTS RESPONSE: |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago |
12. | Please describe the reports or other documents that will be provided to security holders required under the transaction agreements. Refer to Item 1118(a). |
13. | Please describe in the base prospectus the interest rate or rate of return alternatives for the asset-backed security pursuant to Item 1113(a)(3) of Regulation AB. For example, the base prospectus should contain interest rate information similar to that beginning on page S-20 of the prospectus supplement, including the indices on which interest rates may be based. |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago |
14. | We note your discussion about credit ratings on page 36. Please expand this disclosure to describe any arrangements to have the ratings monitored while the securities are outstanding. Refer to item 1120 of Regulation AB. |
15. | Please note that we may have additional comments upon reviewing the exhibits. |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood llp | Chicago |
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Max A. Webb (Securities and Exchange Commission) | |
Karen E. Shaff (Principal Life Insurance Company) | ||
Jim Fifield (Principal Life Insurance Company) | ||
Pat Kirchner (Principal Life Insurance Company) | ||
Perry J. Shwachman (Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP) | ||
Jeff Delaney (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) |
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