Berman Walter Stanley 4

What Happened

• Walter Stanley Berman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameriprise Financial, sold 7,000 shares of Ameriprise common stock in open-market transactions on February 5, 2026. The weighted average price reported was $544.22 per share, for aggregate proceeds of $3,809,511. The sale is reported with transaction code "S" (sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 5, 2026.
• Prices: weighted average $544.22; individual sale prices ranged from $543.98 to $544.645 per share (see footnote F1).
• Shares sold: 7,000; total proceeds: $3,809,511.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided summary; the filing includes a footnote (F2) noting an estimate of shares held in the reporting person's Ameriprise 401(k) stock fund, which uses unit accounting and varies with the stock price.
• Notable footnotes:
  • F1: Weighted average price across multiple trades; reporting person will provide breakdown of shares sold at each price upon SEC/issuer/security-holder request.
  • F2: Clarifies the 401(k) stock fund uses unit accounting and reported share amounts are estimates.
• Timeliness: filing does not indicate a late (L) filing in the provided data.

Context

• This was an open-market sale (routine disposition), which reduces the insider's holdings but does not by itself indicate the insider's view of the company's future performance. There is no indication in the summary of option exercises, gift transfers, or a 10b5-1 plan. Retail investors should view this as factual insider selling activity; purchases typically carry more weight as a bullish signal.