Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) 8-A12B Registration of securities on exchange

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Wisconsin	39-1098068
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
433 Main Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin	54301
(Address of principal executive offices)	(zip code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class to be so Registered	Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F	The New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box.x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box.¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-224096

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not Applicable

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The description of the general terms and provisions of the 5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), of Associated Banc-Corp (the “Registrant”) as well as the description of the Registrant’s depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of the Series F Preferred Stock to be registered hereunder, is incorporated herein by reference to the descriptions included under the captions “Description of Series F Preferred Stock” and “Description of Depositary Shares,” respectively, in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of June 9, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 11, 2020 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the prospectus, dated as of April 2, 2018, included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-224096) of the Registrant, as filed with the Commission on April 2, 2018. Such sections are incorporated herein by reference.

If any additional securities registered hereby are issued, a prospectus supplement relating to such securities will be filed with the Commission and will be incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Exhibit  Number	Exhibit
3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2006)
3.2	Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Associated Banc-Corp regarding the rights and preferences of preferred stock, effective April 25, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2012)
3.3	Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Associated Banc-Corp with respect to the 6.125% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, dated June 4, 2015 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2015)
3.4	Articles of Correction, filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions on June 14, 2016 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 28, 2016)
3.5	Certificate relating to the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions on August 15, 2016 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2016)
3.6	Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Associated Banc-Corp with respect to the 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, dated September 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2016)

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Exhibit 
Number Exhibit

3.7	Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Associated Banc-Corp with respect to the 5.875% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, dated September 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 26, 2018)
3.8	Certificate relating to the 8.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions on October 24, 2018 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 26, 2018)
3.9	Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Associated Banc-Corp with respect to the 5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, dated June 10, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2020)
3.10	Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2019)
4.1	Form of Deposit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Equiniti Trust Company, as depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2020)
4.2	Form of depositary receipt representing the Depositary Shares (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1) (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2020)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 15, 2020	ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
	By:	/s/ Randall J. Erickson
		Randall J. Erickson
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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