Ameriprise Financial Completes Acquisition of H&R Block Financial Advisors

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced that it has completed its all-cash acquisition of H&R Block Financial Advisors (HRBFA) from H&R Block.

The more than 950 advisors of HRBFA work in 135 office locations across the U.S. The advisors will become Ameriprise Financial-branded employee advisors and will strengthen the companys presence in key markets, including Florida, Texas and California.

With this acquisition, Ameriprise Financial now has more than 12,000 total advisors across all its platforms. The transaction is also expected to add approximately 365,000 client accounts and $27.5 billion in client assets.

The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings per share and return on equity in early 2010.

Forward-Looking Statement

This news release contains a forward-looking statement concerning the estimated financial accretion of the company's acquisition reported herein. Such statement reflects management's plans, estimates and beliefs, and is subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of the date hereof.

About Ameriprise Financial

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a diversified financial services company serving the comprehensive financial planning needs of the mass affluent and affluent.

For more information, visit ameriprise.com.

About H&R Block

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is the worlds preeminent tax services provider, having served more than 400 million clients since 1955 and generating annual revenues of $4.4 billion in fiscal year 2008. H&R Block provides income tax return preparation and related services and products via a nationwide network of approximately 13,000 company-owned and franchised offices and through TaxCut® online and software solutions. The company also provides business services through RSM McGladrey and certain consumer financial services. For more information visit our Online Press Center at www.hrblock.com.

Contacts:

Ameriprise Financial
Investor Relations:
Laura Gagnon, 612-671-2080
laura.c.gagnon@ampf.com
or
Media Relations:
Ben Pratt, 612-678-5881
benjamin.j.pratt@ampf.com
or
H&R Block
Investor Relations:
Derek Drysdale, 816-854-4513
derek.drysdale@hrblock.com
or
Media Relations:
Nancy Mays, 816-854-4537
nmays@hrblock.com

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