ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 17, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASBC)
CIK: 0000007789
Period of Report: 2004-12-15

Reporting Person: BEIDEMAN PAUL S (Director, CEO & President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-15	Common Stock $.01 Par Value	J	134.973	$32.5992	Acquired	80086.541	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	148.67	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Total includes adjustment in shares for exempt purchases in issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan since insider's last reporting.