Sec Form 4 Filing - Junek John Carl @ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC - 2012-10-31

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 Junek John Carl 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) Exec VP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/31/2012 (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 10/31/2012 M( 1 ) 46,139 A $ 35.035 84,246 D Common Stock 10/31/2012 M( 1 ) 21,000 A $ 21.34 105,246 D Common Stock 10/31/2012 S( 1 ) 38,604 D $ 57.3486 ( 2 ) 66,642 D Common Stock 10/31/2012 S( 1 ) 19,303 D $ 58.3526 ( 3 ) 47,339 D Common Stock 10/31/2012 S 356 D $ 58.91 0 I By IRA ( 4 ) Common Stock 164 I By Roth IRA ( 5 ) Common Stock 35.37 I By 401(k) Plan ( 6 )

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) $ 35.035 10/31/2012 M( 1 ) 46,139 10/03/2009 10/02/2015 Common Stock 46,139 $ 0 0 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.34 10/31/2012 M( 1 ) 21,000 ( 7 ) 02/02/2019 Common Stock 21,000 $ 0 92,025 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Junek John Carl GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN55474 Exec VP and General Counsel Signatures /s/ Thomas R. Moore for John Carl Junek 11/02/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Transaction effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 28, 2012. ( 2 )Reflects the weighted average price of 38,604 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on October 31, 2012 with sale prices ranging from $56.7771 to $57.5114 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 )Reflects the weighted average price of 19,303 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on October 31, 2012 with sale prices ranging from $58.08 to $59.00 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. ( 4 )On September 27, 2012, the reporting person executed an in-service distribution of 356 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. to his IRA account. On previous Section 16 reports, the reporting person reported these shares of common stock as indirectly held in his 401(k) account in the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund under the Ameriprise Financial 401(k) plan. ( 5 )On September 20, 2012, the reporting person executed an in-service distribution of 164 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. to his Roth IRA account. On previous Section 16 reports, the reporting person reported these shares of common stock as indirectly held in his 401(k) account in the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund under the Ameriprise Financial 401(k) plan. ( 6 )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 October 31, 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. ( 7 )One-third of the options vest after two years; one-third of the options vest after three years and the final third vest four years from February 2, 2009.

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