ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Jan 24, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASBC)
CIK: 0000007789
Period of Report: 2013-01-22

Reporting Person: Stein David L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-01-22	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	A	6597	—	Acquired	80228	Direct
2013-01-22	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	A	3298	—	Acquired	83526	Direct
2013-01-23	Common Stock $.01 Par Value - Restricted Stock Unit	J	14013	—	Disposed	0	Direct
2013-01-23	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	J	14013	—	Acquired	97539	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-01-22	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.02	A	24332	Acquired	2023-01-22	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (24332)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	2642.29	Indirect
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	400	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$33.89	2017-01-24	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (10000)	10000	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.89	2018-01-23	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (15000)	15000	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.82	2018-07-23	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (7000)	7000	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.26	2019-01-28	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (11500)	11500	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$12.97	2022-01-23	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (35617)	35617	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$33.07	2015-01-26	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (25000)	25000	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.82	2015-12-13	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (14000)	14000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of restricted stock vest in annual increments over 3 years; 34% on the first anniversary after the grant date, and 33% on the second and third anniversaries after the grant date, respectively.

F2: Represents the time-based portion of performance-based restricted stock units which vest one year from the date of grant.

F3: Shares have been adjusted to reflect the settlement of performance-based restricted stock units that vested in accordance with the restricted stock unit award agreements.

F4: Options vest in annual increments over 3 years; 34% on the first anniversary after the grant date, and 33% on the second and third anniversaries after the grant date, respectively.