Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-307510
Chunk: 103

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: 425
Chunk 103
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2300

Dallas, Texas 75229

Attention: Mark Kanaly

E-mail: Mark.Kanaly@Alston.com

and

if to Parent, to:

Associated
Banc-Corp

433 Main Street

Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301

Attention: Andrew J. Harmening

Derek S. Meyer

Randall J. Erickson

E-mail: Andy.Harmening@associatedbank.com

Derek.S.Meyer@associatedbank.com

Randy.Erickson@associatedbank.com

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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York,
NY 10019

Attention: Nicholas G. Demmo

E-mail: NGDemmo@wlrk.com

9.6 . The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or
a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision
of this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Exhibits” or “Schedules,” such reference shall be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The word “or” shall not be exclusive. References to
“the date hereof” shall mean the date of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the “knowledge of the Company” means the actual knowledge of any of the officers of the Company listed on Section 9.6 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, and the “knowledge of Parent” means the actual knowledge of any of the officers of Parent listed on Section 9.6 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. As used herein, (a) “business day”
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York, Green Bay, Wisconsin or Omaha, Nebraska are authorized by law or executive order to be closed, (b) the term