Company: ASB
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-337086
Chunk: 163

Company: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-30
Form: S-4
Chunk 163
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) be prepared from, and in accordance
with, the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (B) fairly present in all material respects the results of operations, and financial position of, as applicable, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal
periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal year-end audit adjustments), and (C) be prepared, to the extent applicable, in a manner
consistent with the methodologies, assumptions, policies and practices used in the preparation of the Unaudited Monthly Financial Statements. The Company shall make available to Parent all relevant books, records and other supporting information
reasonably required for Parent’s review of the Subsequent Unaudited Monthly Financial Statements upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours. As soon as practicable after they become available, the Company shall provide
Parent all call reports filed by the Company’s depositary Subsidiaries with any Governmental Entity after the date of this Agreement.

(e) The Company shall, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Company’s independent auditor to, cooperate with Parent in
connection with the preparation of financial statements of the Company and pro forma financial statements, if any, that Parent informs the Company it intends to file with the SEC, including delivering such audited and/or unaudited financial
statements as Parent may request for inclusion in such filings and using reasonable best efforts to cause the Company’s independent auditor to deliver to Parent any related consents.

6.3 . Not later than 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on the day following the
date hereof, the Company will deliver to Parent the Written Consent.

6.4 .
Subject in all respects to Section 6.1, each of Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their reasonable best efforts, in each case as promptly as practicable, (a) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
necessary, proper or advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements that may be imposed on such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Merger and the Bank Merger and, subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof, to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) to obtain (and to cooperate with the other party to obtain) any material consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Government