Ameriprise 2009 Annual Report Download - page 14

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from to
Commission File No. 1-32525
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3180631
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1099 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55474
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name on each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes No 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act. Yes No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes No 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will
not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in
Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer 
Non-Accelerated Filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No 
The aggregate market value, as of June 30, 2009, of voting shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately
$6.2 billion.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at February 12, 2010
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) 255,502,590 shares
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III: Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 28, 2010 (‘‘Proxy Statement’’).