Ameriprise Financial Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results

Net income per diluted share increases 15 percent, to $0.93

Earnings per diluted share increases 3 percent, to $1.01,
excluding net realized securities gains (losses) and non-recurring
separation costs in the prior-year period

The Company raises quarterly dividend 13 percent, to $0.17
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today reported net income
of $210 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, a 7 percent
increase from $196 million in the prior-year quarter. The second
quarter of 2008 included $18 million in after-tax net realized
securities losses. The second quarter of 2007 included $41 million in
after-tax non-recurring separation costs.

Net income per diluted share for the quarter was $0.93, a 15
percent increase compared with the prior-year period. Earnings per
diluted share excluding net realized securities gains (losses) and
non-recurring separation costs in the prior-year period increased 3
percent to $1.01, which included tax benefits and the negative impact
of equity markets on DAC amortization.

Net revenues declined 8 percent to $2.0 billion in the second
quarter of 2008. The decline was primarily driven by market
depreciation, prior-year period client reinvestment of proceeds from
real estate investment trust liquidations, and reduced net investment
income due to declining fixed annuity balances and realized securities
losses in the quarter.

Return on equity for the 12 months ended June 30, 2008 was 11.2
percent, compared to 9.2 percent for the 12 months ended June 30,
2007. Excluding separation costs and net realized securities gains
(losses), return on equity was 12.1 percent for both periods. During
the second quarter of 2008, we repurchased 5.2 million shares of our
common stock for $250 million.

"While the market and economic environment continues to be
challenging, the Company remains in a strong operating position," said
Jim Cracchiolo, chairman and chief executive officer. "Client activity
began to stabilize in the second quarter, with cash sales and wrap net
flows increasing sequentially and financial planning fee revenue up
both year-over-year and from the prior quarter.

"The expense management initiatives we implemented in the first
quarter continue to reduce general and administrative expenses. We
remain focused on effective expense management to control margins,
while maintaining our investments for longer-term growth.

"Our balance sheet continues to perform well, and we remain in a
strong capital and liquidity position. The agreement to acquire J. &
W. Seligman announced earlier this month and our decision to increase
the dividend are indications of both our financial strength and our
commitment to generate shareholder value."

Second Quarter 2008 Summary

We believe the exclusion of net realized securities gains
(losses), after-tax, from net income best reflects the trends in our
underlying business in the current quarter. We also believe that the
presentation of adjusted measures best reflects the underlying
performance of our 2007 operations as it excludes non-recurring
separation costs. This presentation is consistent with the non-GAAP
financial information presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
year-end 2007, filed on February 29, 2008 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Second Quarter Summary

Per Diluted Share
% ----------------- %
(in millions, unaudited) 2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change
----- ----- ------ -------- -------- ------
Net income $ 210 $ 196 7% $ 0.93 $0.81 15%
Add: Separation costs,
after-tax(1) -- 41 # -- 0.17 #
----- ----- -------- --------
Adjusted earnings, after-
tax 210 237 (11) 0.93 0.98 (5)
Less: Net realized
securities gains
(losses), after-tax(1) (18) 1 # (0.08) -- #
----- ----- -------- --------
Earnings excluding
separation costs and net
realized securities gains
(losses), after-tax(1) $ 228 $ 236 (3)% $ 1.01 $0.98 3%
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# Variance of 100% or greater.
(1) For this non-GAAP presentation, after-tax is calculated using the
statutory tax rate of 35%.
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Financial performance continued to reflect the negative impact of
the challenging equity and interest rate environment, though to a
lesser degree than the first quarter of 2008. This impact was offset
by continued expense controls and current quarter tax benefits.

Significant items included in consolidated net income for the
second quarter of 2008 were:

-- $18 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in after-tax net
realized securities losses, primarily driven by
other-than-temporary impairments to three AAA-rated Alt-A
mortgage-backed securities. This compares to $1 million in
after-tax net gains in the prior-year period.

-- A $7 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, after-tax impact
from additional amortization of deferred acquisition costs
(DAC) and deferred sales inducement costs (DSIC) driven by
unfavorable market performance in the quarter. This compares
to an $8 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, after-tax
benefit in the prior-year period, for a net $0.06
year-over-year change.

-- $27 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in lower taxes
reflecting adjustments related to FIN 48 and benefits of our
tax planning initiatives. This compared to a $16 million, or
$0.07 per diluted share, benefit from finalization of
prior-period audits in the prior-year period, for a net $0.05
year-over-year benefit.

Second Quarter 2008 Business Highlights

-- Client activity began to stabilize in the quarter, and client
retention remained strong, increasing to 95 percent.

-- Branded financial plan net cash sales increased 8 percent
year-over-year to $54 million. We also launched a new
financial planning tool suite that makes it easier for
advisors to serve clients in ongoing financial planning
relationships.

-- Franchisee advisor retention remained at all-time highs, and
total franchisee advisors grew 3 percent year-over-year to
7,846. Employee advisor attrition slowed in the quarter, as we
continued our reengineering efforts.

-- Owned, managed and administered assets decreased 8 percent
year-over-year to $445 billion as of June 30, 2008, reflecting
the 15 percent decline in the S&P 500 Index and Asset
Management net outflows in the quarter. These impacts were
partially offset by continued net inflows into wrap accounts
and variable annuities.

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-- Wrap account total ending assets increased 3 percent year-
over-year to $91 billion, including $2.8 billion of net
inflows during the quarter, partially offset by market
depreciation.

-- Variable annuity net inflows of $0.8 billion in the quarter
were partially offset by continued fixed annuity net outflows.
Fixed annuity net outflows slowed to $0.4 billion in the
quarter due to market conditions and sales initiatives.

-- Strong retail sales at Threadneedle partially offset $2.5
billion of net outflows in the quarter, primarily related to
expected outflows of lower-margin institutional assets and
outflows of alternative investments due to portfolio
management changes.

-- RiverSource Funds ending assets declined 10 percent year-
over-year to $78 billion, primarily due to market
depreciation. RiverSource Funds long-term fund net outflows
were approximately $0.6 billion in the quarter. A decline in
RiverSource mutual fund sales in the Ameriprise channel as a
result of less client activity was partially offset by sales
growth in non-affiliated broker-dealer and bank platforms.
Redemption rates for the Funds remained stable. RiverSource
Institutional generated strong sales in the quarter, which
were more than offset by expected net outflows from a former
affiliate.
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-- RiverSource Equity Value Fund and RiverSource Mid Cap Value
Fund received 2008 Lipper Fund Awards as the leading funds in
their respective Lipper categories for the five-year period
ending December 31, 2007.

-- We took steps to reengineer our institutional trust and
custody business, which we expect to complete in the fourth
quarter of 2008.

-- Life insurance in-force increased 5 percent year-over-year to
$191 billion.

-- We maintained substantial liquidity at both the holding
company and subsidiary levels and continue to hold more than
$1 billion of excess capital.

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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements

Quarter Ended
June 30,
------------- %
(in millions, unaudited) 2008 2007 Change
------ ------ ------
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees $ 780 $ 788 (1) %
Distribution fees 422 494 (15)
Net investment income 393 507 (22)
Premiums 268 266 1
Other revenues 158 164 (4)
------ ------
Total revenues 2,021 2,219 (9)
Banking and deposit interest expense 42 66 (36)
------ ------
Total net revenues 1,979 2,153 (8)
Expenses
Distribution expenses 517 533 (3)
Interest credited to fixed accounts 192 215 (11)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement
expenses 294 288 2
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs 144 125 15
Interest and debt expense 28 29 (3)
Separation costs -- 63 #
General and administrative expense 567 655 (13)
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Total expenses 1,742 1,908 (9)
Pretax income 237 245 (3)
Income tax provision 27 49 (45)
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Net income $ 210 $ 196 7%
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 223.2 237.4
Diluted 226.0 241.0

# Variance of 100% or greater.
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Note: We have reclassified the mark-to-market adjustment on
certain derivatives from Net investment income to various expense
lines. The mark-to-market adjustment on derivatives hedging variable
annuity living benefits, equity indexed annuities and stock market
certificates were reclassified to Benefits, claims, losses and
settlement expenses, Interest credited to fixed accounts and Banking
and deposit interest expense, respectively. Prior period amounts have
been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Second Quarter 2008 Consolidated Results

Net income grew 7 percent year-over-year to $210 million.
Excluding net realized gains and losses in both periods and $41
million in non-recurring after-tax separation costs in the second
quarter of 2007, earnings declined 3 percent.

Total net revenues declined 8 percent, or $174 million, to $2.0
billion, driven by difficult equity markets, lower year-over-year
sales of real estate investment trusts, and less net investment income
due to lower fixed annuity balances and impairments in the quarter.
Revenues in the prior-year period include client reinvestment of
proceeds from real estate investment trust liquidations.

Management and financial advice fees declined 1 percent, or $8
million, to $780 million. The vast majority of the impact was due to
lower equity markets, as well as outflows in our Asset Management
business, partially offset by net inflows in wrap and annuity variable
accounts.

Distribution fees declined 15 percent, or $72 million, to $422
million, primarily driven by the impact of client reinvestment of
proceeds from real estate investment trust liquidations in the second
quarter of 2007.

Net investment income decreased 22 percent, or $114 million, to
$393 million, primarily due to lower fixed annuity and certificate
balances, a decline in income from other investments (including seed
money), and $27 million in net pretax realized investment losses.

Premiums increased 1 percent, or $2 million, to $268 million,
primarily due to growth in Auto & Home premiums.

Other revenues declined 4 percent, or $6 million, to $158 million,
primarily driven by reduced revenues from certain limited partnerships
consolidated under EITF 04-5. These partnerships had corresponding
expense reductions primarily in the General and administrative expense
line.

Banking and deposit interest expense declined 36 percent, or $24
million, to $42 million, primarily due to lower certificate balances
and a decline in short-term interest rates.

Expenses

Consolidated expenses declined 9 percent, or $166 million, to $1.7
billion, in line with lower revenues and reflecting expense management
initiatives. Total expenses in the second quarter of 2007 included $63
million of non-recurring separation costs.

Distribution expenses declined 3 percent, or $16 million, to $517
million, primarily due to declines in advisor compensation reflecting
lower year-over-year cash sales. These expenses also reflect growth in
our franchisee advisor platform and product mix shift resulting in
lower deferrals. As a result, we recognized a higher percentage of
these expenses in the current period.

Interest credited to fixed accounts decreased 11 percent, or $23
million, to $192 million, due to ongoing declines in fixed annuity
balances.

Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased 2
percent, or $6 million, to $294 million, primarily due to increased
life insurance and long-term care benefit expenses, partially offset
by SFAS 157 valuation benefits due to changes in our variable annuity
hedging strategy.

Amortization of DAC rose 15 percent, or $19 million, to $144
million. The impact of the equity market declines during the second
quarter of 2008 lowered estimated gross profit for future periods,
resulting in an additional $10 million of DAC amortization. This
compared to an $11 million benefit in the second quarter of 2007.

General and administrative expense decreased 13 percent, or $88
million, to $567 million, reflecting cost controls, lower
compensation-related expenses, and a decline in expenses from certain
limited partnerships consolidated under EITF 04-5, which had
corresponding revenue offsets.

Taxes

The effective tax rate was 11.4 percent for the quarter, compared
to 20.0 percent in the prior-year period. The current quarter included
$27 million of exceptional tax adjustments, which consisted of $19
million in adjustments related to FIN 48 and $8 million in benefits
from effective tax planning. The second quarter of 2007 included $16
million of exceptional tax adjustments. We expect our tax rate for the
remaining two quarters of 2008 to be in the 24-26 percent range.

Segment Financial Highlights

Our segment results reflect both the difficult market environment
and our efforts to control expenses while investing for growth.
Segment results do not include income taxes.

Advice & Wealth Management pretax income declined 50 percent, or
$50 million, to $51 million. The certificate and banking portion of
the segment's results included a $24 million loss, primarily driven by
$21 million of net realized securities losses. Pretax income from the
wealth management business declined 27 percent, or $28 million, to $75
million, primarily driven by a decline in revenues due to market
depreciation and the impact of prior-year period client reinvestment
of proceeds from real estate investment trust liquidations. These
impacts were partially offset by continued net inflows in wrap
accounts and higher financial planning fees. Growth in sequential
earnings reflects increased advisor cash sales of wrap, direct
investment and certificates products, as well as continued expense
controls.

Asset Management pretax income declined 48 percent, or $39
million, to $42 million, primarily due to lower assets, driven by
declining equity markets. Segment pretax income was also impacted by
increased investment in third party distribution and a net $12 million
benefit in the prior-year period from revenue related to CDO bond
calls and investment management contract adjustments. RiverSource net
outflows in the quarter were primarily due to reduced mutual fund
sales in the Ameriprise channel as client activity slowed, as well as
anticipated outflows of institutional assets of a former affiliate.
Redemption rates for RiverSource Funds remained stable. Threadneedle
experienced anticipated outflows of lower-margin institutional assets
and outflows of hedge fund assets due to portfolio management changes.
Net inflows in Threadneedle retail funds were driven by an increase in
year-over-year sales. Segment expenses remained well controlled. The
pending acquisition of J. & W. Seligman is expected to significantly
increase our third party distribution and investment capabilities.

Annuities pretax income declined 10 percent, or $9 million, to $77
million. Excluding net realized gains (losses), the segment results
declined 5 percent, or $4 million, to $82 million. The current quarter
reflects a $10 million negative market impact on variable annuity DAC
and DSIC amortization. Our variable annuity living benefit hedging
performed within tolerances, with an immaterial impact to pretax
income. Substantially lower net outflows in fixed annuities reflect
the market environment and sales initiatives.

Protection pretax income declined 4 percent, or $5 million, to
$113 million. Excluding net realized gains (losses), segment results
declined 3 percent to $114 million, primarily due to a combined $17
million increase in life claims and long-term care benefits, partially
offset by lower Auto & Home benefits.

Corporate & Other pretax loss before separation costs and net
realized securities gains (losses) improved by $33 million to $46
million, primarily reflecting our continued focus on expense
management.

Balance Sheet and Capital

We continued to maintain a strong, high quality balance sheet.
During the second quarter of 2008, we repurchased 5.2 million shares
of our common stock for $250 million.

We ended the quarter with more than $1 billion in excess capital.
We anticipate continuing to have more than $1 billion in excess
capital after the completion of our acquisition of J. & W. Seligman.

The weighted average diluted share count for the quarter ended
June 30, 2008 was 226.0 million compared to 241.0 million for the
quarter ended June 30, 2007.

Our commitment to maintaining the safety and soundness of our
balance sheet is reflected in substantial liquidity, a high quality
investment portfolio, low financial leverage and our continuing
actions to manage risk exposures appropriately.

-- We recognized $27 million in pretax net realized investment
losses, primarily due to other-than-temporary impairments to
three AAA-rated Alt-A mortgage-backed securities. We are
comfortable with the valuation of our subprime and Alt-A
positions and continue to monitor our portfolio as credit
markets evolve.

-- Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $3.4 billion at
June 30, 2008, with $1.3 billion at the holding company.

-- Unrealized net investment losses in the Available-for-Sale
investment portfolio were $0.9 billion at quarter end, up from
$0.6 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2007.

-- The debt-to-capital ratio as of June 30, 2008 was 21.6
percent. The debt-to-capital ratio excluding non-recourse debt
and with 75 percent equity credit for hybrid securities was
17.4 percent. For the second quarter of 2008, the ratio of
earnings to fixed charges was 7.4 times.

Dividend

The strength of our balance sheet is reflected in the 13 percent,
or $0.02, increase to the Company's quarterly cash dividend. The $0.17
per common share dividend is payable on August 22, 2008 to Ameriprise
Financial shareholders of record at the close of business on August 8,
2008.

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a diversified financial services
company serving the comprehensive financial planning needs of the mass
affluent and affluent. For more information, visit ameriprise.com.

RiverSource mutual funds are distributed by RiverSource
Distributors, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Members
FINRA and managed by RiverSource Investments, LLC. For complete mutual
fund ranking data and other important disclosures please refer to
Exhibit A "RiverSource Mutual Fund Performance and Lipper Ranking" in
the Second Quarter 2008 Statistical Supplement available at
ir.ameriprise.com.

The Threadneedle group of companies constitutes the Ameriprise
Financial international investment platform. The group consists of
wholly owned subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and provides
services independent from Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.,
including Ameriprise Financial Services' broker-dealer business.

Ameriprise Certificates are issued by Ameriprise Certificate
Company and distributed by Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member
FINRA.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. offers financial planning
services, investments, insurance and annuity products. RiverSource
insurance and annuity products are issued by RiverSource Life
Insurance Company, and in New York only by RiverSource Life Insurance
Co. of New York, Albany, New York. Only RiverSource Life Insurance Co.
of New York is authorized to sell insurance and annuity products in
the state of New York. These companies are all part of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. CA License #0684538.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements that reflect
our plans, estimates and beliefs. Actual results could differ
materially from those described in these forward-looking statements.
We have made various forward-looking statements in this report.
Examples of such forward-looking statements include:

-- statements of our plans, intentions, expectations, objectives
or goals, including those relating to asset flows, mass
affluent and affluent client acquisition strategy, financial
advisor retention and enrollments, general and administrative
costs, consolidated tax rate; and excess capital position.

-- statements about future economic performance, the performance
of equity markets and interest rate variations and the
economic performance of the United States and of global
markets; and

-- statements of assumptions underlying such statements.

The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "optimistic,"
"intend," "plan," "aim," "will," "may," "should," "could," "would,"
"likely" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of
identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from such statements.

Such factors include, but are not limited to:

-- changes in the valuations, liquidity and volatility in the
interest rate, equity market, and foreign exchange
environments;

-- changes in the litigation and regulatory environment,
including ongoing legal proceedings and regulatory actions,
the frequency and extent of legal claims threatened or
initiated by clients, other persons and regulators, and
developments in regulation and legislation;

-- our investment management performance and consumer acceptance
of our products;

-- effects of competition in the financial services industry and
changes in product distribution mix and distribution channels;

-- our capital structure, including ratings and indebtedness, and
limitations on subsidiaries to pay dividends, and the extent,
manner, terms and timing of any share repurchases we may
effect;

-- risks of default by issuers or guarantors of investments we
own or by counterparties to hedge, derivative, insurance or
reinsurance arrangements;

-- experience deviations from our assumptions regarding
morbidity, mortality and persistency in certain annuity and
insurance products, or from assumptions regarding market
volatility underlying our hedges on guaranteed benefit annuity
riders;

-- the impacts of our efforts to improve distribution economics
and to grow third-party distribution of our products;

-- our ability to complete the acquisition opportunities we
negotiate, and to realize the financial, operating and
business fundamental benefits we plan for those opportunities;

-- our ability to realize benefits from reengineering and tax
planning; and

-- general economic and political factors, including consumer
confidence in the economy as well as the ability and
inclination of consumers generally to invest, the costs of
products and services we consume in the conduct of our
business, and applicable legislation and regulation, including
tax laws, tax treaties, fiscal and central government treasury
policy, and regulatory rulings and pronouncements.

We caution you that the foregoing list of factors is not
exhaustive. There may also be other risks that we are unable to
predict at this time that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We
undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements. The foregoing list of factors should be
read in conjunction with the "Risk Factors" discussion included as
Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for year-end 2007
filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008.

The financial results discussed in this release represent past
performance only, which may not be used to predict or project future
results. For information about Ameriprise Financial entities, please
refer to the Second Quarter 2008 Statistical Supplement available at
ir.ameriprise.com and the tables that follow in this release.

Tables

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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Segment Results

Quarter Ended
June 30,
------------- %
(in millions, unaudited) 2008 2007 Change
------ ------ ------
Net revenues
Advice & Wealth Management $ 891 $1,007 (12) %
Asset Management 364 449 (19)
Annuities 494 535 (8)
Protection 490 485 1
Corporate & Other 14 -- --
Eliminations (274) (323) 15
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Total net revenues 1,979 2,153 (8)
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Income (loss)
Advice & Wealth Management 51 101 (50)
Asset Management 42 81 (48)
Annuities 77 86 (10)
Protection 113 118 (4)
Corporate & Other (46) (141) 67
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Pretax income 237 245 (3)
Income tax provision 27 49 (45)
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Net income $ 210 $ 196 7%
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Reconciliation Table: Selected Adjusted Segment Income Data to GAAP
(in millions,
unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
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Presented
Before
Net Difference
Realized Attributable
Securities to Net
Losses Realized
Line item in non-GAAP in Reported Securities GAAP GAAP Line
presentation Financials Losses Equivalent Item
--------------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ----------
Pretax income (loss)
excluding net
realized securities
losses:
Advice & Wealth
Management 72 (21) 51
Asset Management 42 -- 42
Annuities 82 (5) 77
Protection 114 (1) 113
Corporate and Other (46) -- (46)
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Total pretax
income excluding
net realized
securities Pretax
losses 264 (27) 237 income

Income tax provision
before tax benefit
attributable to net
realized securities Income tax
losses(1) 36 (9) 27 provision
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Earnings excluding
net realized
securities losses(1) 228

Add: Net realized
securities losses,
after-tax(1) (18)
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Net income (GAAP
measure) $210 $210 Net income
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(1) For this non-GAAP presentation, after-tax is calculated using the
statutory tax rate of 35%.
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Reconciliation Table: Selected Adjusted Segment Income Data to GAAP

(in millions,
unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
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Presented
Before
Separation
Costs
and Net Difference
Realized Attributable
Securities Difference to Net
Gains Attributable Realized
Line item in (Losses) in to Securities
non-GAAP Reported Separation Gains GAAP
presentation Financials Costs (Losses) Equivalent
---------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Pretax income
(loss)
excluding
separation
costs and net
realized
securities
gains (losses):
Advice &
Wealth
Management 102 -- (1) 101
Asset
Management 79 -- 2 81
Annuities 86 -- -- 86
Protection 118 -- -- 118
Corporate and
Other (79) (63) 1 (141)
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Total pretax
income
excluding
separation
costs and
net
realized
securities
gains
(losses) 306 (63) 2 245

Income tax
provision
before tax
provision
(benefit)
attributable to
separation
costs and net
realized
securities
gains
(losses)(1) 70 (22) 1 49
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Earnings
excluding
separation
costs and net
realized
securities
gains (losses),
after-tax(1) 236

Less: Separation
costs, after-
tax(1) 41
Add: Net
realized
securities
gains (losses),
after-tax(1) 1
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Net income (GAAP
measure) $196 $ 196
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(in millions, unaudited)
Line item in non-GAAP presentation GAAP Line Item
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Pretax income (loss) excluding separation costs and net
realized securities gains (losses):
Advice & Wealth Management
Asset Management
Annuities
Protection
Corporate and Other
Total pretax income excluding separation costs and
net realized securities gains (losses) Pretax income

Income tax provision before tax provision (benefit)
attributable to separation costs and net realized Income tax
securities gains (losses)(1) provision

Earnings excluding separation costs and net realized
securities gains (losses), after-tax(1)

Less: Separation costs, after-tax(1)
Add: Net realized securities gains (losses), after-
tax(1)

Net income (GAAP measure) Net income

(1) For this non-GAAP presentation, after-tax is calculated using the
statutory tax rate of 35%.
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Return on Equity Calculation for the 12 Months Ended June 30, 2008

Return on equity
excluding
separation
costs and net
realized
securities
(in millions, gains
unaudited) ROE Adjustments (losses)(1)
-------------- --------------- ----------------

Return $ 854 $ 69 $ 923

Equity $ 7,613 $ (12) $7,601

Return on Equity 11.2% 12.1%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Return on Equity Calculation for the 12 Months Ended June 30, 2007

Return on equity
excluding
separation
costs and net
realized
securities
(in millions, gains
unaudited) ROE Adjustments (losses)(1)
-------------- --------------- ----------------

Return $ 706 $ 200 $ 906

Equity $ 7,649 $ (158) $7,491

Return on Equity 9.2% 12.1%

(1) Return on equity excluding separation costs and net realized
securities gains (losses) calculated using adjusted earnings (income
excluding after-tax non-recurring separation costs) excluding after-
tax net realized securities gains (losses) in the numerator, and
equity excluding equity allocated to expected non-recurring
separation costs as of the last day of the preceding four quarters
and the current quarter in the denominator.

Return on equity calculations use the trailing twelve months return,
and equity calculated using a five-point average of quarter-end
equity.
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Reconciliation Table: Debt to Total Capital
June 30, 2008
Debt Less
Non-
Debt Less Impact of recourse
Non- Non- 75% with
(in millions, GAAP recourse recourse Equity Equity
unaudited) Measure Debt Debt Credit(1) Credit(1)
-------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------

Debt $2,018 $18 $2,000 $375 $1,625

Capital $9,332 $18 $9,314 $9,314

Debt to Capital 21.6% 21.5% 17.4%

(1) The Company's junior subordinated notes receive an equity credit
of at least 75% by the majority of the rating agencies.
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