ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 2, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASB)
CIK: 0000007789
Period of Report: 2016-11-01

Reporting Person: Utz John A. (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-11-01	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	M	4178	$14.02	Acquired	48468	Direct
2016-11-01	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	4178	$20.0366	Disposed	44290	Direct
2016-11-01	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	M	12355	$17.02	Acquired	56645	Direct
2016-11-01	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	5526	$20.05	Disposed	51119	Direct
2016-11-01	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	6729	$20.055	Disposed	44390	Direct
2016-11-01	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	100	$20.075	Disposed	44290	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-11-01	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.02	M	4178	Disposed	2023-01-22	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (4178)	Direct
2016-11-01	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.02	M	12355	Disposed	2024-01-27	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value (12355)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	9366	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Options vested 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: Options vest in annual increments over 4 years. 25% will vest on each anniversary after the grant date.