SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA (Street) OMAHA NE 68131 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2005	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC [ AMP ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	30,322,137(1)(2)	I	See Footnotes 1 and 2

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA (Street) OMAHA NE 68131 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OBH INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA (Street) OMAHA NE 68131 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BUFFETT WARREN E (Last) (First) (Middle) 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA (Street) OMAHA NE 68131 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are owned by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: OBH, Inc. (159,940 shares); National Indemnity Company ("NICO") (24,051,175 shares); National Fire & Marine Insurance Company ("NFMIC") (1,598,926 shares); Columbia Insurance Company ("Columbia") (3,445,080 shares); Wesco-Financial Insurance Company ("WSFIC") (388,620 shares); Nebraska Furniture Mart ("NFM") (279,942 shares); Central States Indemnity Company of Omaha ("CSIC") (174,000 shares); The Fechheimer Brothers Company ("Fechheimer") (167,966 shares); Borsheim's Jewelry Company ("Borsheim's") (55,988 shares); and FlightSafety International, Inc. ("FlightSafety") (500 shares). Each of NICO, NFMIC, Columbia, WSFIC, NFM, CSIC, Fechheimer, Borsheim's, and FlightSafety is a subsidiary of OBH, Inc. ("OBH"). OBH is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire").

2. (FN 1, contd.) As OBH and Berkshire are each in the chain of ownership of NICO, NFMIC, Columbia, WSFIC, NFM, CSIC, Fechheimer, Borsheim's and FlightSafety, each may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Common Stock presently owned by each such subsidiary. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of Common Stock presently owned by each such subsidiary and by OBH, Inc.; Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	Berkshire Hathaway Inc., by Marc D. Hamburg	10/07/2005
	Warren E. Buffett	10/07/2005
	OBH, Inc., by Marc D. Hamburg	10/07/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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