Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) 10-K 2012 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial

Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant

to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Associated Banc-Corp, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify that:

1. The accompanying Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  Philip B. Flynn

Philip B. Flynn

Chief Executive Officer

February 15, 2013

/s/  Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles

Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles

Chief Financial Officer

February 15, 2013