Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-337086
Chunk: 173

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form: S-4
Chunk 173
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 (2) Company Board Representatives are members of Parent’s board of
directors effective immediately following such meeting. A “” refers to a director of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, who is mutually agreed by the Company and Parent prior to
the Closing; that the parties agree that Wende Kotouc will be a Company Board Representative. The Company and Parent further agree to the selected governance arrangements set forth in Section 6.15 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.

6.16

(a) . Wende Kotouc (the “”) shall cause to be
prepared any income Tax Returns of the Company and any Subsidiaries of the Company 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 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).

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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