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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-307500"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASB"
cik: "0000007789"
company_name: "ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T14:59:39.510334+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Associated Banc-Corp to acquire American National Corporation in all-stock merger

## Summary
- Each American National share will be exchanged for 36.250 shares of Associated common stock.
- Wende Kotouc, American National CEO, to join Associated board; a second American National director may be added later.
- Merger is subject to Fed and OCC approvals, other conditions; must close by Nov 30, 2026 unless extended.
- American National voting shareholders entered a Transfer, Voting and Registration Rights Agreement supporting the deal.
- Both boards unanimously approved the merger; American National Bank will later merge into Associated Bank, N.A.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-307500
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASB
- cik: 0000007789
- company_name: ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000119312525307500/0001193125-25-307500-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7789/000119312525307500/d95884d8k.htm

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