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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;of
  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest
  event reported)&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>April&nbsp;22, 2008</b></font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  FINANCIAL, INC.</font></b></p>
  
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  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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  telephone number, including area code&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(612) 671-3131</b></font></p>
  
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  appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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  provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
  
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  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  
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  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
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  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
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  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:black;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Item 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Results
  of Operations and Financial Conditions.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="color:black;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April&nbsp;22, 2008, Ameriprise Financial,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
  issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter
  of 2008.&#160; A copy of the press release is
  attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and is
  incorporated herein by reference and furnished herewith. In addition, the
  Company furnishes herewith, as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2, its Statistical Supplement
  for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2008.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We follow accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
  (GAAP). The press release furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and the financial
  information furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 include information on both a GAAP
  and non-GAAP adjusted basis.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain non-GAAP measures in these exhibits exclude items that are a
  direct result of our separation from American Express Company which consist of
  non-recurring separation costs. Our non-GAAP financial measures, which our
  management views as important indicators of financial performance, include the
  following: consolidated income statements adjusted to exclude separation costs;
  total expenses before separation costs; adjusted earnings (adjusted to exclude
  separation costs, after-tax); adjusted pretax income (adjusted to exclude
  separation costs ); pretax income before separation costs; income tax provision
  before tax benefit attributable to separation costs; income before separation
  costs; separation costs, after-tax; adjusted pretax segment income; return on
  allocated equity adjusted for pretax segment income; pretax operating earnings;
  and pretax operating earnings margin. Management believes that the presentation
  of these non-GAAP financial measures excluding these specific income statement
  impacts best reflects the underlying performance of our 2007 operations and
  facilitates a more meaningful trend analysis. These non-GAAP measures were used
  for goal setting, certain compensation related to our annual incentive award
  program and evaluating our performance on a basis comparable to that used by
  securities analysts.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We also present in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 debt to capital ratios that
  exclude the effect of a nonrecourse collateralized debt obligation consolidated
  in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.&nbsp;46,
  &#147;Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,&#148; as revised, and non-recourse
  debt of certain property fund limited partnerships managed by our subsidiary,
  Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, consolidated in accordance with
  Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.&nbsp;04-5, &#147;Determining whether a General
  Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or
  Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights.&#148; Management
  believes that the debt to capital ratios, excluding this non-recourse debt,
  better represent our capital structure.&#160;
  In addition, we provide debt to capital ratio information that reflects
  an equity credit on our junior subordinated notes issued on May&nbsp;26, 2006.
  These junior subordinated notes receive at least a 75% equity credit by the
  majority of the rating agencies.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:black;font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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    <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release dated
    April&nbsp;22, 2008 announcing financial results for the first quarter of
    2008</font></p>
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    Supplement for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2008</font></p>
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  Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest
  event reported)
  April 22, 2008
  AMERIPRISE
  FINANCIAL, INC.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  001-32525
  13-3180631
  (State
    or other jurisdiction
  (Commission
  (IRS
    Employer
  of
    incorporation)
  File
    Number)
  Identification
    No.)
  55 Ameriprise Financial Center
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  55474
  (Address
    of principal executive offices)
  (Zip
    Code)
  Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code
  (612) 671-3131
  Check the
  appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
  provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
  Item 2.02     Results
  of Operations and Financial Conditions.
  On April 22, 2008, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Company")
  issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter
  of 2008.  A copy of the press release is
  attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
  incorporated herein by reference and furnished herewith. In addition, the
  Company furnishes herewith, as Exhibit 99.2, its Statistical Supplement
  for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008.
  We follow accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
  (GAAP). The press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and the financial
  information furnished as Exhibit 99.2 include information on both a GAAP
  and non-GAAP adjusted basis.
  Certain non-GAAP measures in these exhibits exclude items that are a
  direct result of our separation from American Express Company which consist of
  non-recurring separation costs. Our non-GAAP financial measures, which our
  management views as important indicators of financial performance, include the
  following: consolidated income statements adjusted to exclude separation costs;
  total expenses before separation costs; adjusted earnings (adjusted to exclude
  separation costs, after-tax); adjusted pretax income (adjusted to exclude
  separation costs ); pretax income before separation costs; income tax provision
  before tax benefit attributable to separation costs; income before separation
  costs; separation costs, after-tax; adjusted pretax segment income; return on
  allocated equity adjusted for pretax segment income; pretax operating earnings;
  and pretax operating earnings margin. Management believes that the presentation
  of these non-GAAP financial measures excluding these specific income statement
  impacts best reflects the underlying performance of our 2007 operations and
  facilitates a more meaningful trend analysis. These non-GAAP measures were used
  for goal setting, certain compensation related to our annual incentive award
  program and evaluating our performance on a basis comparable to that used by
  securities analysts.
  We also present in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 debt to capital ratios that
  exclude the effect of a nonrecourse collateralized debt obligation consolidated
  in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46,
  "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," as revised, and non-recourse
  debt of certain property fund limited partnerships managed by our subsidiary,
  Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, consolidated in accordance with
  Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-5, "Determining whether a General
  Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or
  Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights." Management
  believes that the debt to capital ratios, excluding this non-recourse debt,
  better represent our capital structure. 
  In addition, we provide debt to capital ratio information that reflects
  an equity credit on our junior subordinated notes issued on May 26, 2006.
  These junior subordinated notes receive at least a 75% equity credit by the
  majority of the rating agencies.
  Item 9.01     Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)   Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  Exhibit 99.1
  Press Release dated
    April 22, 2008 announcing financial results for the first quarter of
    2008
  Exhibit 99.2
  Statistical
    Supplement for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
  2
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  AMERIPRISE
    FINANCIAL, INC.
  (Registrant)
  Date: April 22,
    2008
  By
  /s/ Walter S. Berman
  Walter S. Berman
  Executive Vice
    President and
  Chief Financial
    Officer
  3