Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-307510
Chunk: 118

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: 425
Chunk 118
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 shall have the meanings set
forth in the Agreement; Sections and Articles referenced herein are references to the Sections and Articles of this Exhibit except as otherwise expressly indicated. As used in and for purposes of this Exhibit A, the following terms have the
following meanings:

“” means a Form S-3 providing for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

“”
means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

“” means a registration as set forth in
Section 2.02(a).

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

“” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c).

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c).

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(viii).

“” means an Underwritten Offering that involves (i) one-on-one meetings or calls between investors and management of Parent, (ii) a customary roadshow or other marketing activity that requires members of the management of Parent to be out of the
office for two (2) business days or more or group meetings or calls between investors and management of Parent or (iii) any other substantial marketing effort by the underwriters over a period of at least forty-eight (48) hours

“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

“” means the prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus and any final prospectus) included in any Registration Statement,
as amended or supplemented by any free writing prospectus, whether or not required to be filed with the SEC, prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

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“” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(viii).

“” means the Covered Shares Beneficially Owned by a Shareholder at any time in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Agreement; , , that any such Covered Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities if and when (x) they have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed