ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Jul 12, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASBC)
CIK: 0000007789
Period of Report: 2005-07-11

Reporting Person: JOHNSON ROBERT J (Senior Vice President;)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-07-11	Common Stock $.01 Par Value	M	5000	$19.47	Acquired	6218.607	Direct
2005-07-11	Common Stock $.01 Par Value	S	5000	$34.3524	Disposed	1218.607	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-07-11	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.47	M	5000	Disposed	2011-01-24	Common Stock $.01 Par Value (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	6149.38	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This transaction was completed pursuant to the terms the insider established in a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan, as entered into on 6/7/05.