# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000812797
**File Stem:** 0000812797-25-000169
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 3364
**Document Hash:** c2a28c6953104ba4a96774cb95d6b79f
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000812797-25-000169.hdr.sgml**: 20251216

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000812797-25-000169

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251216

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251216

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251216

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000812797

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-89446
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251576257

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
- **STREET 2:** 711 HIGH STREET
- **CITY:** DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50392
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 515-247-5461

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
- **STREET 2:** 711 HIGH STREET
- **CITY:** DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50392

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE LIFE SEP ACCOUNT
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20011016

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE LIFE SEP ACCOUNT
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE LIFE SEP ACCT
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19871221

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE LIFE SEP ACCOUNT (Series ID: S000001609)

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|  |  |
|:---|:---|
| Class Name                                       | Class ID   |
| Principal Benefit Variable Universal Life (BVUL) | C000004352 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE LIFE SEP ACCOUNT (Series ID: S000001609)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                       | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000004352 | Principal Benefit Variable Universal Life (BVUL) |  |

**Supplement Dated December 16, 2025**

**To the Updating Summary Prospectuses and Prospectuses dated May 1, 2025, for:**

Principal® Benefit Variable Universal Life

Principal® Benefit Variable Universal Life II

Principal® Executive Variable Universal Life

Principal® Executive Variable Universal Life II

Principal® Executive Variable Universal Life III

Principal® Flexible Variable Life

Principal® Variable Universal Life Accumulator

Principal® Variable Universal Life Accumulator II

Principal® Variable Universal Life Income

Principal® Variable Universal Life Income II

Principal® Variable Universal Life Income IV

Prin Flex Life®

Principal® Survivorship Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life

**Issued by Principal Life Insurance Company through its Principal Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account** 

This supplement updates information contained in the Updating Summary Prospectuses and Prospectuses referenced above. Please retain this supplement for future reference.

The following change is made to the name of an underlying mutual fund available under your Contract:

Effective December 1, 2025, the name of the Macquarie VIP Small Cap Value Series Fund is changed to the Nomura VIP Small Cap Value Series Fund.

Additionally, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited will be removed as a sub-adviser for this fund.

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