PELLETIER LIANE J 4

What Happened Liane J. Pelletier, a member of the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Board of Directors, was granted 441.752 shares of phantom stock (a derivative award) on 2026-04-29. The reported acquisition price was $0.00, so no cash changed hands; the filing records this as a derivative award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-29; Filing date: 2026-05-01 (timely filing).
• Award type: Derivative — 441.752 phantom/deferred shares granted at $0.00.
• Reported value: $0 on the Form 4 (grant of phantom units rather than cash purchase).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 confirms each phantom share equals the right to one Ameriprise common share. F2 states phantom units are settled one-for-one into common stock in a lump sum at the end of the quarter following the director’s termination of Board service.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or late filing in this report.

Context This is a routine director compensation award (deferred/phantom stock) rather than a market purchase or sale. Phantom or deferred share units typically convert to actual shares (or equivalent value) under the company’s settlement terms and don’t directly signal an immediate bullish or bearish trade by the director.