Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000007789-25-000025
Chunk: 97

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 97
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, vesting or

transfer conditions, including Performance Metrics or Performance Goals, have been satisfied;

(e) to determine whether or not specific Awards shall be granted in connection with other specific Awards;

(f) to determine the Term, as applicable;

(g) to determine the amount, if any, that a Grantee shall pay for Restricted Stock Awards, whether to permit or

require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be paid, deferred, or both, and the terms related thereto, and whether any

Shares shall be held in escrow or other custodial arrangement;

(h) to determine (i) whether, to what extent and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the

Exercise Price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, (ii) whether an Award may be

accelerated, vested, canceled, forfeited or surrendered, (iii) whether any terms of the Award may be waived, (iv) whether to

accelerate the exercisability of, and to accelerate or waive any or all of the terms and conditions applicable to, any Award or

any group of Awards for any reason and at any time or (v) whether to extend the period subsequent to the Termination of

Service within which an Award may continue to vest, be exercised, or both;

(i) to determine with respect to Awards granted to Eligible Persons, whether, to what extent and under what

circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award will be deferred,

in compliance with Code Section 409A, either at the election of the Grantee or if and to the extent specified in the Award

Agreement automatically or at the election of the Committee and to provide for the payment of interest or other rate of return

determined with reference to a predetermined actual investment or independently set interest rate, or with respect to other bases

permitted under Code Section 409A or otherwise, for the period between the date of exercise and the date of payment or

settlement of the Award;

(j) to determine whether a Grantee has a Disability, an Early Retirement or Normal Retirement (including years

of service);

(k) to determine whether and under what circumstances a Grantee has incurred a Termination of Service and

whether a Termination of Service was for Cause;

(l) to determine whether an Eligible Person is subject to Compensation Limitations;

(m) to make, amend, suspend, waive and rescind