Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-337086
Chunk: 179

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form: S-4
Chunk 179
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 Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to
in such opinion, the Merger will qualify as

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a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in certificates
of officers of Parent and the Company reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such counsel.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

8.1 . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of the Written Consent:

(a) by mutual consent of Parent and the Company in a written instrument;

(b) by either Parent or the Company if any Governmental Entity that must grant a Requisite Regulatory Approval has denied approval of the
Merger or the Bank Merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable or any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final nonappealable order, injunction or decree permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or
making illegal the consummation of the Merger or the Bank Merger, unless the failure to obtain a Requisite Regulatory Approval shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the obligations,
covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;

(c) by either Parent or the Company if the Merger shall not have been
consummated on or before the first (1st) anniversary of the date hereof (the “”) unless the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this
Agreement to perform or observe the obligations, covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein; that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1(c), Parent and the Company may mutually agree in
writing to amend the Termination Date to any other date as they mutually agree;

(d) by either Parent or the Company ( that
the terminating party is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, obligation, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if there shall have been a breach of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements or any of the
representations or warranties (or any such representation or warranty shall cease to be true) set forth in this Agreement on the part of the Company, in the case of a termination by Parent, or Parent, in the case of