UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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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 November 30, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[X] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 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.