Sec Form 4 Filing - Stewart David Kent @ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC - 2010-11-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Stewart David Kent 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC [ AMP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr Vice Pres and Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/05/2010 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN55474 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/05/2010 M 6,418 A $ 20.819 21,534 D Common Stock 11/05/2010 M 9,627 A $ 31.313 31,161 D Common Stock 11/05/2010 M 14,440 A $ 32.587 45,601 D Common Stock 11/05/2010 S 25,814 D $ 54.6395 ( 1 ) 19,787 D Common Stock 12/06/2012 M 12,323 A $ 43.655 32,110 D Common Stock 12/06/2012 M 28,257 A $ 21.34 60,367 D Common Stock 12/06/2012 S 34,316 D $ 61.293 ( 2 ) 26,051 ( 3 ) D Common Stock 323.08 I By 401(k) Plan ( 4 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 20.819 11/05/2010 M 6,418 01/27/2007 01/26/2013 Common Stock 6,418 $ 0 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.313 11/05/2010 M 9,627 01/26/2008 01/25/2014 Common Stock 9,627 $ 0 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.587 11/05/2010 M 14,440 01/24/2009 01/23/2015 Common Stock 14,440 $ 0 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 43.655 12/06/2012 M 12,323 01/26/2009 01/27/2016 Common Stock 12,323 $ 0 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.34 12/06/2012 M 28,257 02/02/2012 02/02/2019 Common Stock 28,257 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Stewart David Kent GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN55474 Sr Vice Pres and Controller Signatures /s/ Thomas R. Moore for David Kent Stewart 12/07/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reflects the weighted average price of 25,814 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on November 5, 2010 with sale prices ranging from $54.3610 to $54.7371 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price ( 2 )Reflects the weighted average price of 34,316 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on December 6, 2012 with sale prices ranging from $61.22 to $61.40 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. ( 3 )The balance reported on this Form 4 also reflects that the reporting person's Form 4 filed on February 1, 2011, and all subsequent Form 4s, understated the amount of securities owned by the reporting person by 4,671 shares of common stock. ( 4 )Estimate of the number of shares held in the reporting person's account in the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund under the Ameriprise Financial 401(k) plan as of December 5, 2012. This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the price of Ameriprise stock

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