Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000007789-25-000025
Chunk: 86

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 86
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             | 8.5.   | Grant of Incentive Stock Options..............................................................................................                 | A-12 |
|             | 8.6.   | Exercise and Payment................................................................................................................           | A-13 |
| Section 9.  |        | Stock Appreciation Rights......................................................................................................                | A-13 |
|             | 9.1.   | Grant of SARs............................................................................................................................      | A-13 |
|             | 9.2.   | Award Agreements....................................................................................................................           | A-13 |
|             | 9.3.   | Exercise Price............................................................................................................................     | A-14 |
|             | 9.4.   | Vesting....................................................................................................................................... | A-14 |
|             | 9.5.   | Exercise and Payment................................................................................................................           | A-14 |
|             | 9.6.   | Grant Limitations.......................................................................................................................       | A-14 |
| Section 10. |        | Change in Control....................................................................................................................          | A-14 |
|             | 10.1.  | Acceleration of Vesting.............................................................................................................           | A-14 |
|             | 10.2.  | Special Treatment in the Event of a Change in Control............................................................                              | A-14 |
|             | 10.3.  | Definition of Change in Control................................................................................................                | A-14 |
| Section 11. |        | Amendments and Termination...............................................................................................                      | A-16 |
|             | 11.1.  | Amendment and Termination....................................................................................................                  | A-16 |
|             | 11.2.  | Previously Granted Awards.......................................................................................................               | A-16 |
| Section 12. |        | Beneficiary Designation...........................................................................................................             | A-16 |
| Section 13. |        | Withholding..............................................................................................................................      | A-16 |
|             | 13.1.  | Required Withholding................................................................................................................           | A-16 |
|             | 13.2.  | Notification under Code Section 83(b)......................................................................................                    | A-17 |
| Section 14. |        | General Provisions...................................................................................................................          | A-17 |
|             | 14.1.  | Governing Law..........................................................................................................................        | A-17 |
|             | 14.2.  |