AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 36,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • June 16th, 2009 • Ameriprise Financial Inc • Investment advice • New York
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “COMPANY”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule I hereto (the “UNDERWRITERS”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “REPRESENTATIVES”), an aggregate of 36,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “UNDERWRITTEN SHARES”) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional 5,400,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “OPTIONAL SHARES”). The Underwritten Shares and the Optional Shares are herein referred to as the “SHARES”. The shares of Common Stock of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sale of the Shares are referred to herein as the “STOCK”. This agreement (this “AGREEMENT”) is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Shares from the Company by the Underwriters.
