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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 * CRACCHIOLO JAMES M   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 (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2015 (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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/11/2015   S   25,000 D $ 136.01 (1) 307,941 D   Common Stock 02/12/2015   M   50,000 A $ 37.23 357,941 D   Common Stock 02/12/2015   F   32,452 D $ 137.33 325,489 D   Common Stock 02/12/2015   S   42,682 D $ 137.1973 (2) 282,807 D   Common Stock 02/13/2015   S   3,903 D $ 137.9213 (3) 278,904 D   Common Stock               1,416.5 (4) I By 401(k) Plan

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 37.23

02/12/2015

M

50,000

(5)

02/09/2020

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

137,994

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CRACCHIOLO JAMES M GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Thomas R. Moore for James M. Cracchiolo		02/13/2015
**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)	Reflects the weighted average price of 25,000 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on February 11, 2015 with sale prices ranging from $136.00 to $136.03 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.
(2)	Reflects the weighted average price of 42,682 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on February 12, 2015 with sale prices ranging from $137.00 to $137.53 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.
(3)	Reflects the weighted average price of 3,903 shares of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on February 13, 2015 with sale prices ranging from $137.91 to $137.96 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.
(4)	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 February 11, 2015. This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the price of Ameriprise stock.
(5)	Fully vested.

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