Edgar Filing: Stewart David Kent

Ownership Submission

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 OF SECURITIES

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 (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2010

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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⁾

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 20.819

11/05/2010

6,418

01/27/2007

01/26/2013

Common Stock

6,418

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 31.313

11/05/2010

9,627

01/26/2008

01/25/2014

Common Stock

9,627

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 32.587

11/05/2010

14,440

01/24/2009

01/23/2015

Common Stock

14,440

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 43.655

12/06/2012

12,323

01/26/2009

01/27/2016

Common Stock

12,323

$ 0

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 21.34

12/06/2012

28,257

02/02/2012

02/02/2019

Common Stock

28,257

$ 0

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stewart David Kent GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474			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:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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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