UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Principal Life Insurance Company
Address: 711 High Street
Des Moines, IA 50392
13F File Number: 28-793
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Michael Roughton
Title: Vice-President
Phone: 515-248-3842
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Michael Roughton Des Moines, Iowa August 11, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number: 28-1549
Name: Invista Capital Management, LLC
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 59
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $112099
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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APARTMENT INVT &MGMT -CL A COM 03748R10 3171 75950 SH DEFINED 75950
AMB PROPERTY CORP COM 00163T10 545 23900 SH DEFINED 23900
ARDEN REALTY INC COM 03979310 2536 104300 SH DEFINED 104300
ARCHSTONE COMMUNITYS TR COM 03958110 3209 146300 SH DEFINED 146300
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC COM 05348410 3840 111902 SH DEFINED 111902
BURNHAM PACIFIC PPTY INC COM 12232C10 1273 105000 SH DEFINED 105000
BRE PROPERTIES -CL A COM 05564E10 788 30900 SH DEFINED 30900
BERKSHIRE REALTY CO INC COM 08471010 4312 372900 SH DEFINED 372900
BRADLEY REAL ESTATE INC COM 10458010 2267 109900 SH DEFINED 109900
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC COM 10112110 358 10500 SH DEFINED 10500
CBL & ASSOCIATES PPTYS INC COM 12483010 3331 127200 SH DEFINED 127200
CHELSEA GCA REALTY INC COM 16326210 491 13000 SH DEFINED 13000
MACK CALI REALTY CORP COM 55448910 2184 73100 SH DEFINED 73100
CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST COM 15189510 1223 33900 SH DEFINED 33900
CARRAMERICA REALTY CORP COM 14441810 2626 108000 SH DEFINED 108000
CABOT INDUSTRIAL TRUST COM 12707210 2543 122200 SH DEFINED 122200
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC COM 22279510 382 11100 SH DEFINED 11100
DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED RLTY COM 25159110 2629 163700 SH DEFINED 163700
DUKE REALTY INVESTMENTS INC COM 26441150 1429 63000 SH DEFINED 63000
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TR COM 29474110 3925 157800 SH DEFINED 157800
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PPTYS TR COM 29476L10 5241 118600 SH DEFINED 118600
FELCOR LODGING TR INC COM 31430F10 313 14600 SH DEFINED 14600
FIRST INDL REALTY TRUST INC COM 32054K10 1790 66000 SH DEFINED 66000
FEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST COM 31374720 3604 159300 SH DEFINED 159300
GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRUST COM 36241810 1690 68100 SH DEFINED 68100
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC COM 37002110 2900 82700 SH DEFINED 82700
GREAT LAKES REIT INC COM 39075210 1749 106400 SH DEFINED 106400
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC COM 43128410 2790 105300 SH DEFINED 105300
HOST MARRIOTT CORP COM 44107P10 588 51088 SH DEFINED 51088
JDN REALTY CORP COM 46591710 461 22000 SH DEFINED 22000
KILROY REALTY CORP COM 49427F10 1915 80200 SH DEFINED 80200
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST COM 53117210 1606 65400 SH DEFINED 65400
MACERICH CO COM 55438210 3018 117200 SH DEFINED 117200
MANUFACTURED HOME CMNTYS INC COM 56468210 778 30600 SH DEFINED 30600
MERISTAR HOSPITALITY CORP COM 58984Y10 612 27500 SH DEFINED 27500
PRIME GROUP REALTY TRUST COM 74158J10 166 10000 SH DEFINED 10000
PROLOGIS TRUST COM 74341010 4615 229330 SH DEFINED 229330
PAN PAC RETAIL PPTYS INC COM 69806L10 540 27500 SH DEFINED 27500
RECKSON ASSOCS RLTY CORP COM 75621K10 1224 55000 SH DEFINED 55000
RECKSON ASSOCS RLTY CORP COM 75621K30 927 38726 SH DEFINED 38726
ROUSE CO COM 77927310 1709 68000 SH DEFINED 68000
SL GREEN REALTY CORP COM 78440X10 3074 149500 SH DEFINED 149500
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC COM 82880610 2913 106900 SH DEFINED 106900
SPIEKER PROPERTIES INC COM 84849710 3168 81100 SH DEFINED 81100
SMITH CHARLES E RES RLTY INC COM 83219710 545 16000 SH DEFINED 16000
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC COM 86793310 618 69600 SH DEFINED 69600
SUN COMMUNITIES INC COM 86667410 507 14200 SH DEFINED 14200
STORAGE USA INC COM 86190710 619 20300 SH DEFINED 20300
TAUBMAN CTRS INC COM 87666410 563 41700 SH DEFINED 41700
TRINET CORP REALTY TRUST INC COM 89628710 1596 59100 SH DEFINED 59100
WALDEN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM 93121010 1625 78300 SH DEFINED 78300
WEINGARTEN REALTY INVST COM 94874110 342 8200 SH DEFINED 8200
LITTELFUSE INC COM 537008104 1861 96684 SH DEFINED 96684
GYMBOREE CORP COM 403777105 504 48000 SH DEFINED 48000
FURR'S/BISHOP'S INC COM 361115504 2670 3286701 SH DEFINED 3286701
CYMER INC COM 232572107 935 37402 SH DEFINED 37402
GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM 369385109 287 42170 SH DEFINED 42170
MCLEODUSA INC COM 582266102 8635 156997 SH DEFINED 156997
STERIS CORP COM 859152100 343 17688 SH DEFINED 17688
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