Edgar Filing: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC

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 ^*

Sharan Kim Michelle

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)
Executive VP and CMO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

707 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2005

(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 ⁽¹⁾	10/03/2005		A		9,991	A	$ 0	10,339	D
Common Stock								13	I	By ISP Trust ⁽²⁾

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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) ⁽³⁾

$ 20.819

09/30/2005

12,034

⁽⁴⁾

01/26/2013

Common Stock

12,034

$ 0

12,034

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 31.313

09/30/2005

21,660

⁽⁵⁾

01/25/2014

Common Stock

21,660

$ 0

21,660

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 32.587

09/30/2005

41,716

⁽⁶⁾

01/23/2015

Common Stock

41,716

$ 0

41,716

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁷⁾

$ 35.035

10/03/2005

129,182

⁽⁷⁾

10/02/2015

Common Stock

129,182

$ 0

129,182

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sharan Kim Michelle 707 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474			Executive VP and CMO

Signatures

/s/ Julie E. Ramacher for Kim M. Sharan		10/04/2005
^**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)	Restricted stock award, granted under the Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, will vest in four equal installments on October 3, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(2)	Estimate of the number of shares held in reporting person's account in the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund under the American Express Company Incentive Savings Plan as a result of the distribution with respect to such reporting person's holdings in the American Express Company pooled stock fund as of September 19, 2005. This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the unit price of the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund.
(3)	Employee stock option granted under Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan in substitution of employee stock option originally granted to the reporting person under the American Express Company 1998 Incentive Compensation Plan, adjusted to reflect the distribution of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on September 30, 2005.
(4)	The reported employee stock option will become exercisable on the same schedule as the American Express Company stock option it replaced; in two equal installments January 27, 2006 and 2007.
(5)	The reported employee stock option will become exercisable on the same schedule as the American Express Company stock option it replaced; in three equal installments January 26, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(6)	The reported employee stock option will become exercisable on the same schedule as the American Express Company stock option it replaced; in four equal installments on January 24, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(7)	The reported employee stock option, granted under the Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, will become exercisable in four equal installments on October 3, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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