X0303 4 2010-12-10 0 0000820027 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMP 0001335749 Sweeney Joseph Edward GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474 0 1 0 0 Pres-AWM Products & Services Common Stock 2010-12-10 4 M 0 48134 32.587 A 71056 D Common Stock 2010-12-10 4 M 0 67182 35.035 A 138238 D Common Stock 2010-12-10 4 S 0 108044 55.6298 D 30194 D Common Stock 229.67 I By 401(k) Plan Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 32.587 2010-12-10 4 M 0 48134 0 D 2009-01-24 2015-01-23 Common Stock 48134 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 35.035 2010-12-10 4 M 0 67182 0 D 2009-10-03 2015-10-02 Common Stock 67182 62000 D Reflects the weighted average price of 108,044 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on December 10, 2010 with sale prices ranging from $55.50 to $55.763 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. 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 9, 2010. This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the price of Ameriprise stock. /s/ Susan M. Beltz for Joseph Edward Sweeney 2010-12-13