Sec Form 4 Filing - Sharpe Robert Francis JR @ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC - 2015-10-29

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 Sharpe Robert Francis JR 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC [ AMP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/29/2015 (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 10/29/2015 P( 1 ) 30 A $ 115.536 11,030 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 03/08/2016 P 80 A $ 89.698 11,110 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 06/16/2016 P 35 A $ 99.193 11,145 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 10/06/2016 P 35 A $ 100.561 11,180 ( 2 ) D

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Sharpe Robert Francis JR GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN55474 X Signatures /s/ Thomas R. Moore for Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. 03/17/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person's purchase of Ameriprise common stock reported herein was matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to the extent of 30 shares, with the reporting person's sale of shares of Ameriprise common stock at a price of $128.5833 per share on May 19, 2015. The reporting person has agreed to pay promptly to Ameriprise $391.42, representing the full amount of the profit realized in connection with the short-swing transaction, less transaction costs, or such other amount as may be legally due. ( 2 )Reflects shares acquired through a discretionary brokerage account. The reporting person's Form 4 reports filed between the dates of these acquisitions and the date of this report understated his total holdings by the corresponding amount of shares.

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