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 29, 2015

 

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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)

 

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Item 5.07                   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2015 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company was held on April 29, 2015. At the meeting, the holders of 162,393,455 shares of common stock, which represents approximately 89 percent of the 182,311,581 outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the March 2, 2015 record date were represented in person or by proxy. Detailed voting results are set forth below.

 

Item 1 — Election of Directors. The stockholders elected each director nominee for a term of one year to expire at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Name		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
James M. Cracchiolo		141,802,334		6,200,368		818,184		13,572,569
Dianne Neal Blixt		148,109,945		318,309		392,632		13,572,569
Amy DiGeso		147,789,537		635,610		395,739		13,572,569
Lon R. Greenberg		143,586,593		4,837,192		397,101		13,572,569
Siri S. Marshall		147,514,958		908,421		397,507		13,572,569
Jeffrey Noddle		147,527,449		900,175		393,262		13,572,569
H. Jay Sarles		133,943,818		14,483,989		393,079		13,572,569
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.		146,544,778		1,891,983		384,125		13,572,569
William H. Turner		147,794,129		637,534		389,223		13,572,569

 

Item 2 — Nonbinding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers. The proposal received “for” votes from approximately 96 percent of the shares voted:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
142,815,860		5,359,993		645,033		13,572,569

 

Item 3 — Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Selection of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountant for 2015. The stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. The proposal received “for” votes from approximately 99 percent of the shares voted:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
160,839,268		921,760		632,427

 

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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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: April 30, 2015	By	/s/ Thomas R. Moore
		Thomas R. Moore
		Vice President, Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

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