Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000007789-25-000025
Chunk: 123

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 123
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 Award or at any time thereafter, prohibit a Grantee from making the election described above.

**Section 14.

General Provisions**

14.1. Governing Law . The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan

shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, other than its law respecting choice of laws and

applicable federal law.

14.2. Severability . If any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or

unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law

deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or

if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of

the Plan or the Award, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and

effect.

14.3. Successors . All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding

on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger,

consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

14.4. Requirements of Law . The granting of Awards and the delivery of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all

applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges or

markets as may be required. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, Grantees shall not be entitled

to exercise, or receive benefits under, any Award, and the Company (or any Subsidiary) shall not be obligated to deliver any

Shares or deliver benefits to a Grantee, if such exercise or delivery would constitute a violation by the Grantee, the Company or

a Subsidiary of any applicable law or regulation.

14.5. Securities Law Compliance . If the Committee deems it necessary to comply with any applicable securities law, or the

requirements of any securities exchange or market upon which Shares may be listed, the Committee may impose any restriction

on Awards or Shares acquired pursuant to Awards under the Plan as it may deem advisable. All evidence of Share ownership

delivered pursuant to any Award