Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000007789-25-000025
Chunk: 82

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 82
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 experience at a large financial services company, including his experience as a chief risk officer, as well as

his educational background. Associated believes Mr. Haddad is an “audit committee financial expert” based upon his

experience as Chair and CEO of a large global company.

Management is responsible for Associated’s internal controls and financial reporting process. The independent registered public

accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of Associated’s consolidated financial statements in

accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and to issue a report thereon, as well as

an audit of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the Standards of the Public

Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”). The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and

oversee these processes. In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with management and the

independent registered public accounting firm to review and discuss the December 31, 2024 consolidated financial statements.

The Audit Committee also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be

discussed by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB and the SEC. The Audit Committee also received written disclosures

from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the

independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the

Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm that firm’s independence.

Based upon the Audit Committee’s discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, and

the Audit Committee’s review of the representations of management and the independent registered public accounting firm, the

Audit Committee recommended that the Board include the audited consolidated financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K,

which has been filed with the SEC.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Robert A. Jeffe, Chairman

R. Jay Gerken

Michael J. Haddad

Rodney Jones-Tyson

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OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING**

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, Associated is not aware of any matters to be presented for action at the meeting other

than those described in this Proxy Statement. If any matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, the proxy form sent

herewith, if executed and returned, provides the designated proxies discretionary authority with respect to such matters.

**SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS**

Proposals of a shareholder submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the SEC (“Rule 14