Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-02-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000007789-25-000013
Chunk: 217

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 5
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ITEM 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Information in response to this item is incorporated by reference to the discussion of dividend restrictions under Part I, Item 1, Business - Supervision and Regulation - Holding Company Dividends, and in Note 9 Stockholders' Equity of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol ASB.

The number of shareholders of record of the Corporation’s common stock, $0.01 par value, as of January 31, 2025, was 6,201. Certain of the Corporation’s shares are held in “nominee” or “street” name and the number of beneficial owners of such shares was 34,351.

Payment of future dividends is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend, among other factors, on earnings, capital requirements, and the operating and financial condition of the Corporation. The Board of Directors makes the dividend determination on a quarterly basis.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Corporation repurchased approximately $227,000 of common stock, all of which were repurchases related to tax withholding on equity compensation, with no open market repurchases during the quarter. The repurchase details are presented in the table below. For a detailed discussion of the common stock and depositary share purchases during 2024 and 2023, see Part II, Item 8, Note 9 Stockholders' Equity of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Common Stock PurchasesTotal Number ofShares Purchased(a)Average PricePaid per ShareTotal Number ofShares Purchased asPart of PubliclyAnnounced Plansor ProgramsMaximum Number ofShares that May YetBe Purchased Underthe Plansor Programs(b)PeriodOctober 1, 2024 - October 31, 20245,213 $21.98 — November 1, 2024 - November 30, 20242,541 26.78 — December 1, 2024 - December 31, 20241,717 25.72 — Total9,471 $23.95 — 2,567,221 

(a) During the fourth quarter of 202