Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-307510
Chunk: 94

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: 425
Chunk 94
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 for any taxable period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date (a “”) for which the items of income, deductions, credits, gains or losses are passed through to the owners of the Company
under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, IRS Form 1120-S) (a “”). With respect to each such Pass-Through Tax Return to be prepared by the
Company Tax Representative pursuant to the preceding sentence, unless otherwise required under applicable law or provided in this Agreement, such Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and the Parent and its affiliates shall reasonably cooperate with such preparation as reasonably requested by the Company Tax Representative. At least thirty (30) days prior to filing any Tax Return prepared by the Company Tax
Representative pursuant to this Section 6.16(a), the Company Tax Representative shall provide a draft of such Tax Return to Parent for review and comment and the Company Tax Representative shall consider in good faith all reasonable changes
suggested by Parent to any such Tax Return. Prior to filing any Tax Return prepared by the Company Tax Representative pursuant to this Section 6.16(a), Parent

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shall have the right to approve such Tax Return, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Parent shall timely file or cause to be filed (taking into account all
extensions properly obtained) with the applicable taxing authority each such Pass-Through Tax Return as prepared by the Company Tax Representative pursuant to this Section 6.16(a). The parties agree that the costs and expenses related to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement incurred or accrued by the Company and its Subsidiaries at or prior to the Closing, including any payments with respect to Company Stock Bonus Awards, will be treated as deductible in a tax period ending
on or before the Closing Date to the extent permitted under applicable law at a “more likely than not” or higher level of confidence, and all Tax Returns will be prepared consistent with such treatment. The Voting Shareholders shall
pay or reimburse, as applicable, the fees and reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Company Tax Representative incurred pursuant to this Section 6.16(a).

(b) . Parent shall notify the Company Tax Representative within fifteen (15) days upon the
receipt of any notice, or becoming aware, of any audit or other similar examination with respect to a Pass-Through Tax Return of Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any Pre-Closing Tax Period