Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-307510
Chunk: 88

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: 425
Chunk 88
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. Without limiting the generality
of Section 9.12, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person, including any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates,
any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

6.7 .

(a) At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall obtain and fully pay the premium for, and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in
full force and effect (and the obligations under to be honored), during the six (6)-year period beginning on the date of the Effective Time, a “tail” prepaid directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy or
policies (which policy or policies by their respective express terms shall survive the Merger) ( that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies with a substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage and
amounts containing terms and conditions which are no less advantageous to the insured for each of the foregoing), in each case that (x) provides coverage with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred at or prior to the
Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and (y) is in effect for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time; , , that the Surviving Corporation shall
not be required to expend for such extended insurance coverage an amount in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the current annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Surviving Corporation for such insurance.

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(b) For a period of no less than six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless and shall advance expenses as incurred, in each case to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the Company Articles, the governing or organizational documents of any Subsidiary of
the Company and any indemnification agreements in existence as of the date hereof and disclosed in Section 6.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each present and former director or officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries (in each case,
when acting in such capacity) (collectively, the “”) against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, damages or liabilities incurred in
connection with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal,