UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    Form 13F

                              Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012

Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement.
                                  [  ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Principal Global Investors, LLC
Address: 711 High Street
         Des Moines, IA  50392

13F File Number:  028-1549

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:      Jill Hittner
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
Phone:     515-248-2153

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

 Jill Hittner     Des Moines, IA     May 11, 2012

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          Name

028-10106                     Principal Financial Group, Inc.