Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-337086
Chunk: 50

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form: S-4
Chunk 50
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ers such old certificate in accordance with the Merger Agreement. After the surrender of an old certificate in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the record holder thereof will be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect to the whole shares of Associated common stock which the shares of American National common stock represented by such old certificate have been converted into the right to receive under the Merger Agreement. Representations and Warranties The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties made by each of Associated and American National relating to a number of matters, including the following:

| • |     | corporate matters, including due organization, qualification and subsidiaries; |

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| • |     | capitalization; |

| • |     | authority relative to execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the absence of conflicts with, or 
 violations of, organizational documents or other obligations as a result of the Merger;                    |

| • |     | required governmental and other regulatory and self-regulatory filings and consents and approvals in connection 
 with the Merger, including from the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC;                                          |

| • |     | reports to regulatory agencies; |

| • |     | financial statements and internal records, systems and controls; |

| • |     | the absence of undisclosed liabilities; |

| • |     | brokers’ fees payable in connection with the Merger; |

| • |     | the absence of certain changes or events; |

| • |     | legal and regulatory proceedings; |

| • |     | compliance with applicable laws; |

| • |     | tax matters; |

| • |     | absence of action or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a 
 “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;                                             |

| • |     | certain material contracts; |

| • |     | takeover restrictions; |

| • |     | investment securities and commodities; |

| • |     | loan portfolio matters; |

| • |     | absence of agreements with regulatory agencies; |

| • |     | information technology (with respect to Associated) and intellectual property (with respect to American 
 National);                                                                                              |

| • |     | related-party transactions; and |

| • |     | the accuracy of information supplied for inclusion in the Form S-4 (as                                    
 defined below), of which this information statement/prospectus forms a part, and other