Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-307510
Chunk: 58

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: 425
Chunk 58
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 date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 250,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 750,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (“”). As of October 31, 2025, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding, other
than (i) 165,927,302 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding (822,653 of which are granted in respect of outstanding restricted stock unit awards), (ii) 1,601,997 shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, (iii) 8,325,373 shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance for future grants under Parent’s equity compensation plans, (iv) 25,418,740 shares of Parent Common Stock held
in treasury, and (v) 100,000 shares of Parent’s 5.875% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock,

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Series E, and 100,000 shares of Parent’s 5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, issued and
outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and for changes since October 31, 2025resulting from the exercise, vesting or settlement of any Parent equity awards described
in the immediately preceding sentence, there are no shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of Parent issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness that have the right to vote on
any matters on which shareholders of Parent may vote are issued or outstanding.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.2(b) of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no voting trusts, shareholder agreements, proxies or other agreements in effect pursuant to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has a contractual or other obligation with respect to the voting or transfer of
the Parent Common Stock or other equity interests of Parent.

(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.2(c) of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, Parent owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding