Ameriprise 2008 Annual Report Download - page 60

PART II.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
Our common stock trades principally on The New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol AMP. As of February 17,
2009, we had approximately 26,201 common shareholders of record. Price and dividend information concerning our
common shares may be found in Note 28 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. The information set forth under the heading ‘‘Performance Graph’’ contained on page 19 of our 2008
Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
We are primarily a holding company and, as a result, our ability to pay dividends in the future will depend on receiving
dividends from our subsidiaries. For information regarding our ability to pay dividends, see the information set forth under the
heading ‘‘Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Liquidity and Capital Resources’’ contained in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Share Repurchases
The following table presents the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. or
any ‘‘affiliated purchaser’’ (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common
stock during the fourth quarter of 2008:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased Approximate Dollar Value
Total Number as Part of Publicly of Shares that May Yet Be
of Shares Average Price Announced Plans or Purchased Under the Plans
Purchased Paid per Share Programs (1) or Programs (1)
Period
October 1 to October 31,
2008
Share repurchase program (1) — $ — — $ 1,304,819,604
Employee transactions (2) 61,875 $ 33.69 N/A N/A
November 1 to November 30,
2008
Share repurchase program (1) — $ — — $ 1,304,819,604
Employee transactions (2) 1,260 $ 19.34 N/A N/A
December 1 to December 31,
2008
Share repurchase program (1) — $ — — $ 1,304,819,604
Employee transactions (2) 1, 098 $ 18.05 N/A N/A
Totals
Share repurchase program — $ — —
Employee transactions 64,233 $ 33.14 N/A
64,233 —
(1) On April 22, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.5 billion worth of our common stock
through April 22, 2010. The share repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and
depending on market conditions and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice.
Acquisitions under the share repurchase program may be made in the open market, through block trades or other means. In light of the
current market environment, we have temporarily suspended our stock repurchase program. We may resume activity under our stock
repurchase program and begin repurchasing shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time without
notice. The Company reserves the right to suspend any such repurchases and to resume later repurchasing at any time, and expressly
disclaims any obligation to maintain or lift any such suspension.
(2) Restricted shares withheld pursuant to the terms of awards under the amended and revised Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive
Compensation Plan (the ‘‘Plan’’) to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon vesting and release of restricted shares. The Plan
provides that the value of the shares withheld shall be the average of the high and low prices of common stock of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. on the date the relevant transaction occurs.
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