Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-337086
Chunk: 140

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form: S-4
Chunk 140
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 notices,
(d) the filing of any required applications, filings or notices listed on Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or Section 4.4 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and approval of such applications, filings and notices,
(e) the filing with the SEC of the S-4 and declaration of effectiveness of the S-4, (f) the filing of the Certificates of Merger with the Nebraska Secretary pursuant to the NMBCA and the Wisconsin DFI pursuant to the WBCL, as applicable,
and the filing of the Bank Merger Certificates with the applicable Governmental Entities as required by applicable law, and (g) such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or “Blue Sky”
laws of various states in connection with the issuance of the shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and the approval of the listing of such Parent Common Stock on the NYSE, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations
with any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with (i) the execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement or (ii) the consummation by Parent of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including the Bank
Merger). As of the date hereof, Parent is not aware of any reason why the necessary regulatory approvals and consents will not be received in order to permit consummation of the Merger and the Bank Merger on a timely basis.

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4.5 .

(a) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed or furnished, as applicable, all reports, registrations and statements, together
with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file (or furnish, as applicable) since January 1, 2023 with any Regulatory Agencies, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection
therewith, except where the failure to file such report, registration or statement or to pay such fees and assessments, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Except for
normal examinations conducted by a Regulatory Agency in the ordinary course of business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, no Regulatory Agency has initiated or has pending any proceeding or, to the knowledge of Parent, investigation into the business
or operations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2023, except where such proceedings or investigations would not reasonably be likely to have, either