Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-307510
Chunk: 37

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: 425
Chunk 37
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 at any time during the last six (6) years, maintained, sponsored, contributed to or been
obligated to contribute to any plan that is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “” means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or 4001(b)(1) of ERISA .

(g) None of the Company and its Subsidiaries nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has, at any time during the last six (6) years, maintained,
sponsored, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any plan that is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a “”) or a plan that has two
(2) or more contributing sponsors at least two (2) of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA (a “”).

(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries sponsors, has sponsored or has any obligation with respect to any employee benefit plan
that provides for any post-employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance or any other welfare benefits for any current or former employees or other service providers or beneficiaries or dependents thereof, except as required by
Section 4980B of the Code or similar state or local law.

(i) All contributions required to be made to any Company Benefit Plan by
applicable law or by any plan document or other contractual undertaking, and all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any Company Benefit Plan, have been timely made or paid in full or, to the extent not required to be
made or paid on or before the date hereof, have been fully reflected on the books and records of the Company in accordance with GAAP.

(j)
There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations that have been asserted or instituted, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no set of
circumstances exists that may reasonably be likely to give rise to a material claim or lawsuit, against any Company Benefit Plan, any