SEC Form 4
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CRACCHIOLO JAMES M
(Last) (First) (Middle)
707 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474
(City) (State) (Zip)
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
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock(1) 10/03/2005 A 99,901 A $0 113,616 D
Common Stock 10/03/2005 P 100 A $35.3 113,716 D
Common Stock 955 I By ISP Trust(2)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)(3) $27.216 09/30/2005 A 32,089 (4) 02/27/2010 Common Stock 32,089 $0 32,089 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)(3) $20.819 09/30/2005 A 144,402 (5) 01/26/2013 Common Stock 144,402 $0 144,402 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)(3) $31.313 09/30/2005 A 216,603 (6) 01/25/2014 Common Stock 216,603 $0 216,603 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)(3) $32.587 09/30/2005 A 232,648 (7) 01/23/2015 Common Stock 232,648 $0 232,648 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)(8) $35.035 10/03/2005 A 878,186 (8) 10/02/2015 Common Stock 878,186 $0 878,186 D
Explanation of Responses:
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 total on February 28, 2006.
5. 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 on January 27, 2006 and 2007.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The reported options, granted under the Ameriprise Financial Incentive Compensation Plan, will vest in four equal installments on October 3, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
/s/ Julie E. Ramacher for James M. Cracchiolo 10/04/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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