AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Sep 21, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (AMP)
CIK: 0000820027
Period of Report: 2005-09-19

Reporting Person: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-09-19	Common Stock	J	100	—	Disposed	0	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On September 30, 2005, American Express Company ("American Express") will distribute all of the shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") that it owns to its shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 19, 2005. The distribution will be made to shareholders of American Express on a pro rata basis by means of a share dividend. On or prior to the distribution date, Ameriprise will recapitalize the Ameriprise common stock held by American Express such that American Express will distribute to its shareholders one share of Ameriprise common stock for every five shares of American Express common stock held by shareholders of American Express on September 19, 2005.