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: Erickson Randall J. (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	7275	—	Acquired	13003	Direct
2013-01-22	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	A	3637	—	Acquired	16640	Direct
2013-01-23	Common Stock $.01 Par Value - Restricted Stock Unit	J	10067	—	Disposed	0	Direct
2013-01-23	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	J	10067	—	Acquired	26707	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	26831	Acquired	2023-01-22	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (26831)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.41	2022-04-19	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (25359)	25359	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of restricted stock will 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.