Ameriprise Financial Inc. is issuing approximately $150 million in senior unsecured notes. We are assigning our 'A' rating on Ameriprise Financial's new debt issuance. The other ratings on Ameriprise Financial and its subsidiaries are unaffected. The outlook remains negative, based on continued equity market pressures on the business model and earnings profile. On May 26, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'A' rating on Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s approximately $150 million senior unsecured notes. Our other ratings on Ameriprise Financial and its subsidiaries are unaffected. The outlook remains negative. The issuance has a scheduled maturity in 2039 and is callable by Ameriprise Financial after five years. We expect the company to use proceeds from the notes to prefund a
