8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM	8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 22, 2020

                                                                            Associated Banc-Corp                                                                      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

Wisconsin	001-31343	39-1098068
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

433 Main Street	Green Bay	Wisconsin	54301
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 920 491-7500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	ASB	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shrs, each representing 1/40th intrst in a shr of 6.125% Non-Cum. Perp Pref Stock, Srs C	ASB PrC	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shrs, each representing 1/40th intrst in a shr of 5.375% Non-Cum. Perp Pref Stock, Srs D	ASB PrD	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shrs, each representing 1/40th intrst in a shr of 5.875% Non-Cum. Perp Pref Stock, Srs E	ASB PrE	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shrs, each representing 1/40th intrst in a shr of 5.625% Non-Cum. Perp Pref Stock, Srs F	ASB PrF	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐	Emerging growth company
☐	If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 22, 2020, Associated Banc-Corp announced its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the registrant’s press release containing this information and the slide presentation discussed on the conference call for investors and analysts on October 22, 2020, are being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

 The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K:

99.1    Press release of the registrant dated October 22, 2020, containing financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

99.2    Slide presentation discussed on the conference call for investors and analysts on October 22, 2020.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
	Associated Banc-Corp
	(Registrant)
Date: October 22, 2020	By: /s/ Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles
	Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE Investor Contact: Brian Mathena, Senior Vice President, Director of Investor Relations 920-491-7059 Media Contact: Jennifer Kaminski, Vice President, Public Relations Senior Manager 920-491-7576

Associated Banc-Corp Reports Third Quarter 2020 Earnings of $0.26 Per Common Share Including Restructuring Charges and Tax Benefits

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- October 22, 2020 -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated" or "Company") today reported net income available to common equity ("earnings") of $40 million, or $0.26 per common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Third quarter earnings, excluding restructuring charges and tax benefits, were $0.24 per common share¹. These amounts compare to net income available to common equity of $80 million, or $0.49 per common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Year to date earnings were $227 million, or $1.46 per common share, compared to $243 million, or $1.48 per common share, for the same period last year. Excluding restructuring charges, tax benefits from the reorganization of our securities and real estate lending subsidiaries, the gain on sale of Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting (ABRC), and acquisition costs, year to date 2020 earnings per common share were $0.68¹.

"We took action during the quarter to optimize our operations and improve efficiency," said President and CEO Philip B. Flynn. "We announced the sale or consolidation of 22 branches, along with the streamlining of our back office functions, and the restructuring of several subsidiaries and liabilities. Together we expect these actions will reduce our run-rate expenses by approximately $40 million and improve our net interest income by approximately $20 million on an annualized basis. The current environment has accelerated the on-going shift of customer activity towards online and mobile banking and is driving our need to invest in technology that allows us to be more nimble, more virtual, and more digitally enabled. While the environment has been challenging, our customers are demonstrating resilience, credit trends are moderating, and the actions we have taken position us to better support our core markets going into next year.”

THIRD QUARTER 2020 SUMMARY (all comparisons to the second quarter of 2020)

•Average loans of $25.0 billion were down 1%, or $228 million

•Average deposits of $26.8 billion were up 3%, or $696 million

•Net interest income of $182 million decreased, $8 million, or 4%

•Provision for credit losses was $43 million, an improvement of $18 million, or 29%

•Tangible book value per share was $16.37, up 1%

¹This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes these measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators, and analysts to evaluate the adequacy of earnings per common share, provide greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods. See pages 10 and 11 of the attached tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

Loans

Third quarter 2020 average loans of $25.0 billion were down 1%, or $228 million from the second quarter 2020 and were up 7%, or $1.7 billion from the same period last year. With respect to third quarter average balances by loan category:

•Commercial real estate lending increased $312 million from the second quarter 2020 and $875 million from the same period last year to $6.0 billion. The increase was driven by the continued funding of the existing pipeline and slowed loan payoffs.

•Consumer lending was $9.2 billion, down $269 million from the second quarter 2020 and down $433 million from the same period last year. This was driven by continued refinancing activity and a $70 million mortgage portfolio sale.

•Commercial and business lending decreased $271 million from the second quarter 2020 and increased $1.3 billion compared to the same period last year to $9.8 billion. General commercial line pay downs drove the decrease from last quarter and PPP loans accounted for the majority of the increase from the same period last year.

Deposits

Third quarter 2020 average deposits of $26.8 billion were up $696 million, or 3%, compared to the second quarter 2020 and were up $1.6 billion, or 7%, from the same period last year.

With respect to third quarter 2020 average balances by deposit category:

•Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $486 million from the second quarter and $2.1 billion from the same period last year to $7.4 billion.

•Interest-bearing demand deposits increased $390 million from the second quarter and $383 million from the same period last year to $5.8 billion.

•Savings increased $203 million from the second quarter and $845 million from the same period last year to $3.5 billion.

•Network transaction deposits decreased $17 million from the second quarter and $237 million from the same period last year to $1.5 billion.

•Money market deposits decreased $32 million from the second quarter and $468 million from the same period last year to $6.5 billion.

•Time deposits decreased $334 million from the second quarter and $972 million from the same period last year to $2.1 billion.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Third quarter 2020 net interest income of $182 million was down 4%, or $8 million, and the net interest margin decreased 18 basis points, from the second quarter of 2020. Third quarter 2020 net interest income decreased 12%, or $24 million, and the net interest margin decreased 50 basis points from the same period last year, to 2.31%. The decreases in net interest income and net interest margin from the second quarter are due to loans repricing lower after reductions to LIBOR and increasing liquidity during the third quarter.

•The average yield on total earning assets for the third quarter of 2020 decreased 24 basis points from the prior quarter and decreased 124 basis points from the same period last year to 2.70%.

•The average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities for the third quarter of 2020 decreased 8 basis points from the prior quarter and decreased 92 basis points from the same period last year to 0.52%.

•The net free funds benefit for the third quarter of 2020 decreased two basis points from the prior quarter and decreased 18 basis points compared to the same period last year.

Noninterest Income

Third quarter 2020 total noninterest income of $76 million decreased $179 million from the prior quarter and decreased $25 million from the same period last year. The second quarter included $157 million of asset gains driven by the gain on sale of Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting ("ABRC").

With respect to third quarter 2020 noninterest income line items:

•Service charges and deposit account fees were $14 million for the third quarter, up $3 million from the previous quarter and down $2 million from the same period last year.

•Card-based revenue was $10 million for the third quarter, up $1 million from the previous quarter and flat from the same period last year.

•Insurance commissions and fees were down $22 million from the previous quarter and down $21 million from the same period last year due to the sale of ABRC.

Noninterest Expense

Third quarter 2020 total noninterest expense of $228 million increased $44 million from the prior quarter and increased $27 million compared to the same period last year. The third quarter 2020 included $45 million of loss on prepayments of FHLB advances which were not incurred in the prior quarter or the third quarter last year.

With respect to third quarter 2020 noninterest expense line items:

•Personnel expense decreased $3 million from the prior quarter and $15 million from the same period last year, driven by lower personnel expense from the sale of ABRC which was partially offset by severance from restructuring in 3Q 2020.    

•Technology expense decreased $2 million from the prior quarter and $1 million from the same period last year.

•Occupancy expense increased $3 million from both the prior quarter and the same period last year. This was driven by $2 million of lease termination expense.

•Other expense was up $3 million from the prior quarter and $2 million from the same period last year. This was driven by $5 million of OREO expense primarily due to our restructuring.

Taxes

The third quarter 2020 tax benefit was $58 million compared to $51 million of tax expense in the prior quarter and $21 million of tax expense in the same period last year. The tax benefit recognized in the third quarter was driven by capital losses from the reorganization of our securities and real estate lending subsidiaries.

Credit

The third quarter 2020 provision for credit losses was $43 million, down from $61 million in the prior quarter and up from $2 million in the same period last year.

With respect to third quarter 2020 credit quality:

•Potential problem loans of $293 million were down $14 million, or 5%, from the prior quarter and up $160 million, or 120%, from the same period last year.

•Nonaccrual loans of $232 million were up $60 million from the prior quarter and up $103 million from the same period last year. The increase from the prior quarter was driven by three commercial real estate deals. The nonaccrual loans to total loans ratio was 0.93% in the third quarter, up from 0.69% in the prior quarter and up from 0.57% in the same period last year.

•Net charge offs of $30 million were up $3 million from the prior quarter and up $9 million from the same period last year.

•The allowance for credit losses on loans (ACLL) of $442 million was up $13 million from the prior quarter and up $205 million compared to the same period last year. The ACLL to total loans ratio was 1.77% in the second quarter, up from 1.73% in the prior quarter and 1.04% in the same period last year.

Capital

The Company’s capital position remains strong, with a CET1 capital ratio of 10.2%at September 30, 2020. The Company’s capital ratios continue to be in excess of the Basel III “well-capitalized” regulatory benchmarks on a fully phased in basis.

THIRD QUARTER 2020 EARNINGS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) today, October 22, 2020. Interested parties can access the live webcast of the call through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, http://investor.associatedbank.com. Parties may also dial into the call at 877-407-8037 (domestic) or 201-689-8037 (international) and request the Associated Banc-Corp third quarter 2020 earnings call. The third quarter 2020 financial tables with an accompanying slide presentation will be available on the Company's website just prior to the call. An audio archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website approximately fifteen minutes after the call is over.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of $35 billion and is one of the top 50 publicly traded U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services from more than 240 banking locations serving more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements made in this document which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes any statements regarding management’s plans, objectives, or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings, or other measures of performance.  Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” "target," “outlook,” or similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.  Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements include those identified in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings.  Such factors are incorporated herein by reference. 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release and related materials may contain references to measures which are not defined in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Information concerning these non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the financial tables. Management believes these measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators, and analysts to evaluate the adequacy of earnings per common share, provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods.

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Associated Banc-Corp Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
($ in thousands)	September 30, 2020		June 30, 2020		Seql Qtr $ Change		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2019		Comp Qtr $ Change
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	401,151	$	443,500	$	(42,349)	$	480,337	$	373,380	$	523,435	$	(122,284)
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions	712,416		1,569,006		(856,590)		176,440		207,624		236,010		476,406
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	95		185		(90)		22,455		7,740		100		(5)
Investment securities held to maturity, net, at amortized cost(a)	1,990,870		2,077,225		(86,355)		2,149,373		2,205,083		2,200,419		(209,549)
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	3,258,360		3,149,773		108,587		2,928,787		3,262,586		3,436,289		(177,929)
Equity securities	15,090		15,091		(1)		15,063		15,090		15,096		(6)
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, at cost	168,280		206,281		(38,001)		222,922		227,347		207,443		(39,163)
Residential loans held for sale	130,139		196,673		(66,534)		366,330		136,280		137,655		(7,516)
Commercial loans held for sale	19,360		3,565		15,795		—		15,000		11,597		7,763
Loans	25,003,753		24,832,671		171,082		24,365,633		22,821,440		22,754,710		2,249,043
Allowance for loan losses(b)	(384,711)		(363,803)		(20,908)		(337,793)		(201,371)		(214,425)		(170,286)
Loans, net	24,619,041		24,468,868		150,173		24,027,841		22,620,068		22,540,285		2,078,756
Bank and corporate owned life insurance	679,257		676,196		3,061		674,026		671,948		670,739		8,518
Tax credit and other investments	314,066		303,132		10,934		315,909		279,969		256,220		57,846
Premises and equipment, net	422,222		434,042		(11,820)		438,469		435,284		436,268		(14,046)
Goodwill	1,107,902		1,107,902		—		1,191,388		1,176,230		1,176,230		(68,328)
Mortgage servicing rights, net	45,261		49,403		(4,142)		58,289		67,306		68,168		(22,907)
Other intangible assets, net	70,507		72,759		(2,252)		92,723		88,301		91,089		(20,582)
Interest receivable	91,612		87,097		4,515		92,377		91,196		96,315		(4,703)
Other assets	653,117		640,765		12,352		655,328		506,046		493,105		160,012
Total assets	$	34,698,746	$	35,501,464	$	(802,718)	$	33,908,056	$	32,386,478	$	32,596,460	$	2,102,286
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	7,489,048	$	7,573,942	$	(84,894)	$	6,107,386	$	5,450,709	$	5,503,223	$	1,985,825
Interest-bearing deposits	19,223,500		18,977,502		245,998		19,554,194		18,328,355		18,919,339		304,161
Total deposits	26,712,547		26,551,444		161,103		25,661,580		23,779,064		24,422,562		2,289,985
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	155,329		142,293		13,036		133,007		433,097		78,028		77,301
Commercial paper	50,987		39,535		11,452		33,647		32,016		30,416		20,571
PPPLF	1,022,217		1,009,760		12,457		—		—		—		1,022,217
FHLB advances	1,706,763		2,657,016		(950,253)		3,214,194		3,180,967		2,877,727		(1,170,964)
Other long-term funding	549,201		548,937		264		549,644		549,343		796,799		(247,598)
Allowance for unfunded commitments(b)	57,276		64,776		(7,500)		56,276		21,907		22,907		34,369
Accrued expenses and other liabilities(b)	398,991		463,245		(64,254)		469,235.526		467,961		447,166		(48,175)
Total liabilities	30,653,313		31,477,007		(823,694)		30,117,584		28,464,355		28,675,605		1,977,708
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred equity	353,637		353,846		(209)		256,716		256,716		256,716		96,921
Common equity(b)	3,691,796		3,670,612		21,184		3,533,755		3,665,407		3,664,139		27,657
Total stockholders’ equity	4,045,433		4,024,457		20,976		3,790,471		3,922,124		3,920,855		124,578
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	34,698,746	$	35,501,464	$	(802,718)	$	33,908,056	$	32,386,478	$	32,596,460	$	2,102,286

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a) Beginning in 2020, the investment securities held to maturity are reported net of the related allowance for credit losses. Prior periods were unadjusted due to the modified retrospective application of ASU 2016-13.

(b) At January 1, 2020, the adoption of ASU 2016-13 resulted in an increase to the allowance for loan losses of $112 million and an increase to the allowance for unfunded commitments of $19 million for a total increase to the allowance for credit losses on loans of $131 million. A corresponding after tax decrease to common equity of $98 million was recorded along with a deferred tax asset of $33 million resulting in a decrease to accrued expenses and other liabilities. Prior periods were unadjusted due to the modified retrospective application of ASU 2016-13.

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Associated Banc-Corp Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)					Comp Qtr				YTD		YTD		Comp YTD
($ in thousands, except per share data)	3Q20		2Q20		$ Change		% Change		Sep 2020		Sep 2019		$ Change		% Change
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	182,625	$	191,895	$	(9,270)	(5)	%	$	599,306	$	768,216	$	(168,910)	(22)	%
Interest and dividends on investment securities
Taxable	13,689		16,103		(2,414)		(15)	%	50,064		79,248		(29,184)		(37)	%
Tax-exempt	14,523		14,616		(93)		(1)	%	44,021		42,950		1,071		2	%
Other interest	2,238		2,231		7		—	%	7,774		13,086		(5,312)		(41)	%
Total interest income	213,075		224,845		(11,770)		(5)	%	701,165		903,500		(202,335)		(22)	%
Interest expense
Interest on deposits	10,033		13,178		(3,145)		(24)	%	59,877		191,408		(131,531)		(69)	%
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	34		51		(17)		(33)	%	454		1,058		(604)		(57)	%
Interest on other short-term funding	5		5		—		—	%	46		113		(67)		(59)	%
Interest on PPPLF	899		676		223		33	%	1,574		—		1,574		N/M
Interest on FHLB Advances	14,375		15,470		(1,095)		(7)	%	47,471		53,194		(5,723)		(11)	%
Interest on long-term funding	5,580		5,593		(13)		—	%	16,780		22,196		(5,416)		(24)	%
Total interest expense	30,925		34,973		(4,048)		(12)	%	126,201		267,969		(141,768)		(53)	%
Net interest income	182,150		189,872		(7,722)		(4)	%	574,964		635,532		(60,568)		(10)	%
Provision for credit losses	43,009		61,000		(17,991)		(29)	%	157,009		16,000		141,009		N/M
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	139,141		128,872		10,269		8	%	417,954		619,532		(201,578)		(33)	%
Noninterest income
Wealth management fees(a)	21,152		20,916		236		1	%	62,884		61,885		999		2	%
Service charges and deposit account fees	14,283		11,484		2,799		24	%	40,989		47,102		(6,113)		(13)	%
Card-based fees	10,195		8,893		1,302		15	%	28,685		29,848		(1,163)		(4)	%
Other fee-based revenue	4,968		4,774		194		4	%	14,240		14,246		(6)		—	%
Capital markets, net	7,222		6,910		312		5	%	22,067		12,215		9,852		81	%
Mortgage banking, net	12,636		12,263		373		3	%	31,043		25,118		5,925		24	%
Bank and corporate owned life insurance	3,074		3,625		(551)		(15)	%	9,793		11,482		(1,689)		(15)	%
Insurance commissions and fees	114		22,430		(22,316)		(99)	%	45,153		69,403		(24,250)		(35)	%
Asset gains (losses), net(b)	(339)		157,361		(157,700)		(100)	%	156,945		2,316		154,629		N/M
Investment securities gains (losses), net	7		3,096		(3,089)		(100)	%	9,222		5,931		3,291		55	%
Other	2,232		2,737		(505)		(18)	%	7,321		8,344		(1,023)		(12)	%
Total noninterest income	75,545		254,490		(178,945)		(70)	%	428,342		287,890		140,452		49	%
Noninterest expense
Personnel	108,567		111,350		(2,783)		(2)	%	334,117		366,449		(32,332)		(9)	%
Technology	19,666		21,174		(1,508)		(7)	%	61,639		59,698		1,941		3	%
Occupancy	17,854		14,464		3,390		23	%	48,386		45,466		2,920		6	%
Business development and advertising	3,626		3,556		70		2	%	13,007		21,284		(8,277)		(39)	%
Equipment	5,399		5,312		87		2	%	16,150		17,580		(1,430)		(8)	%
Legal and professional	5,591		5,058		533		11	%	15,809		14,342		1,467		10	%
Loan and foreclosure costs	2,118		3,605		(1,487)		(41)	%	8,842		5,599		3,243		58	%
FDIC assessment	3,900		5,250		(1,350)		(26)	%	14,650		12,250		2,400		20	%
Other intangible amortization	2,253		2,872		(619)		(22)	%	7,939		7,237		702		10	%
Acquisition related costs(c)	218		518		(300)		(58)	%	2,457		5,995		(3,538)		(59)	%
Loss on prepayments of FHLB advances	44,650		—		44,650		N/M		44,650		—		44,650		N/M
Other	13,745		10,249		3,496		34	%	35,537		34,479		1,058		3	%
Total noninterest expense	227,587		183,407		44,180		24	%	603,184		590,380		12,804		2	%
Income (loss) before income taxes	(12,900)		199,955		(212,855)		(106)	%	243,112		317,042		(73,930)		(23)	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	(58,114)		51,238		(109,352)		N/M		3,342		62,356		(59,014)		(95)	%
Net income	45,214		148,718		(103,504)		(70)	%	239,769		254,686		(14,917)		(6)	%
Preferred stock dividends	5,207		4,144		1,063		26	%	13,152		11,402		1,750		15	%
Net income available to common equity	$	40,007	$	144,573	$	(104,566)	(72)	%	$	226,618	$	243,285	$	(16,667)	(7)	%
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.26	$	0.94	$	(0.68)	(72)	%	$	1.47	$	1.49	$	(0.02)	(1)	%
Diluted	$	0.26	$	0.94	$	(0.68)	(72)	%	$	1.46	$	1.48	$	(0.02)	(1)	%
Average common shares outstanding
Basic	152,440		152,393		47		—	%	153,175		161,727		(8,552)		(5)	%
Diluted	153,194		153,150		44		—	%	153,914		163,061		(9,147)		(6)	%

N/M = Not meaningful

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a) Includes trust, asset management, brokerage, and annuity fees.

(b) 2Q20 and YTD 2020 include a gain of $163 million from the sale of Associated Benefits & Risk Consulting. YTD 2019 include less than $1 million of Huntington related asset losses.

(c)    Includes Huntington branch and First Staunton acquisition related costs only.

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Associated Banc-Corp Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - Quarterly Trend
($ in thousands, except per share data)					Seql Qtr											Comp Qtr
	3Q20		2Q20		$ Change		% Change		1Q20		4Q19			3Q19		$ Change		% Change
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	182,625	$	191,895	$	(9,270)	(5)	%	$	224,786	$	229,883		$	248,579	$	(65,954)	(27)	%
Interest and dividends on investment securities
Taxable	13,689		16,103		(2,414)		(15)	%	20,272		21,056			23,485		(9,796)		(42)	%
Tax-exempt	14,523		14,616		(93)		(1)	%	14,882		14,615			14,491		32		—	%
Other interest	2,238		2,231		7		—	%	3,304		3,556			4,865		(2,627)		(54)	%
Total interest income	213,075		224,845		(11,770)		(5)	%	263,244		269,110			291,420		(78,345)		(27)	%
Interest expense
Interest on deposits	10,033		13,178		(3,145)		(24)	%	36,666		45,877			61,585		(51,552)		(84)	%
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	34		51		(17)		(33)	%	368		521			145		(111)		(77)	%
Interest on other short-term funding	5		5		—		—	%	36		25			30		(25)		(83)	%
Interest on PPPLF	899		676		223		33	%	—		—			—		899		N/M
Interest on FHLB Advances	14,375		15,470		(1,095)		(7)	%	17,626		16,623		0	15,896		(1,521)		(10)	%
Interest on long-term funding	5,580		5,593		(13)		—	%	5,607		5,921			7,398		(1,818)		(25)	%
Total interest expense	30,925		34,973		(4,048)		(12)	%	60,303		68,967			85,054		(54,129)		(64)	%
Net interest income	182,150		189,872		(7,722)		(4)	%	202,942		200,142			206,365		(24,215)		(12)	%
Provision for credit losses	43,009		61,000		(17,991)		(29)	%	53,001		—			2,000		41,009		N/M
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	139,141		128,872		10,269		8	%	149,941		200,142			204,365		(65,224)		(32)	%
Noninterest income
Wealth management fees(a)	21,152		20,916		236		1	%	20,816		21,582			21,015		137		1	%
Service charges and deposit account fees	14,283		11,484		2,799		24	%	15,222		16,032			16,561		(2,278)		(14)	%
Card-based fees	10,195		8,893		1,302		15	%	9,597		9,906			10,456		(261)		(2)	%
Other fee-based revenue	4,968		4,774		194		4	%	4,497		4,696			5,085		(117)		(2)	%
Capital markets, net	7,222		6,910		312		5	%	7,935		7,647			4,300		2,922		68	%
Mortgage banking, net	12,636		12,263		373		3	%	6,143		6,760			10,940		1,696		16	%
Bank and corporate owned life insurance	3,074		3,625		(551)		(15)	%	3,094		3,364			4,337		(1,263)		(29)	%
Insurance commissions and fees	114		22,430		(22,316)		(99)	%	22,608		19,701		0	20,954		(20,840)		(99)	%
Asset gains (losses), net(b)	(339)		157,361		(157,700)		(100)	%	(77)		398			877		(1,216)		(139)	%
Investment securities gains (losses), net	7		3,096		(3,089)		(100)	%	6,118		26			3,788		(3,781)		(100)	%
Other	2,232		2,737		(505)		(18)	%	2,352		2,822			2,537		(305)		(12)	%
Total noninterest income	75,545		254,490		(178,945)		(70)	%	98,306		92,934			100,850		(25,305)		(25)	%
Noninterest expense
Personnel	108,567		111,350		(2,783)		(2)	%	114,200		120,614			123,170		(14,603)		(12)	%
Technology	19,666		21,174		(1,508)		(7)	%	20,799		22,731			20,572		(906)		(4)	%
Occupancy	17,854		14,464		3,390		23	%	16,069		16,933			15,164		2,690		18	%
Business development and advertising	3,626		3,556		70		2	%	5,826		8,316			7,991		(4,365)		(55)	%
Equipment	5,399		5,312		87		2	%	5,439		5,970			6,335		(936)		(15)	%
Legal and professional	5,591		5,058		533		11	%	5,160		5,559			5,724		(133)		(2)	%
Loan and foreclosure costs	2,118		3,605		(1,487)		(41)	%	3,120		3,262			1,638		480		29	%
FDIC assessment	3,900		5,250		(1,350)		(26)	%	5,500		4,000			4,000		(100)		(3)	%
Other intangible amortization	2,253		2,872		(619)		(22)	%	2,814		2,712			2,686		(433)		(16)	%
Acquisition related costs(c)	218		518		(300)		(58)	%	1,721		1,325			1,629		(1,411)		(87)	%
Loss on prepayments of FHLB advances	44,650		—		44,650		N/M		—		—			—		44,650		N/M
Other	13,745		10,249		3,496		34	%	11,543		12,187			12,021		1,724		14	%
Total noninterest expense	227,587		183,407		44,180		24	%	192,191		203,609			200,930		26,657		13	%
Income (loss) before income taxes	(12,900)		199,955		(212,855)		(106)	%	56,056		89,467			104,286		(117,186)		(112)	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	(58,114)		51,238		(109,352)		N/M		10,219		17,364			20,947		(79,061)		N/M
Net income	45,214		148,718		(103,504)		(70)	%	45,838		72,103			83,339		(38,125)		(46)	%
Preferred stock dividends	5,207		4,144		1,063		26	%	3,801		3,801			3,801		1,406		37	%
Net income available to common equity	$	40,007	$	144,573	$	(104,566)	(72)	%	$	42,037	$	68,303		$	79,539	$	(39,532)	(50)	%
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.26	$	0.94	$	(0.68)	(72)	%	$	0.27	$	0.43		$	0.50	$	(0.24)	(48)	%
Diluted	$	0.26	$	0.94	$	(0.68)	(72)	%	$	0.27	$	0.43		$	0.49	$	(0.23)	(47)	%
Average common shares outstanding
Basic	152,440		152,393		47		—	%	154,701		156,994			159,126		(6,686)		(4)	%
Diluted	153,194		153,150		44		—	%	155,619		158,472			160,382		(7,188)		(4)	%

N/M = Not meaningful

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a) Includes trust, asset management, brokerage, and annuity fees.

(b)    2Q20 includes a gain of $163 million from the sale of Associated Benefits & Risk Consulting.

(c) Includes Huntington branch and First Staunton acquisition related costs only.

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Associated Banc-Corp Selected Quarterly Information
($ in millions except per share data and COVID-19 loan modifications; shares repurchased and outstanding in thousands)	YTD Sep 2020			YTD Sep 2019			3Q20			2Q20			1Q20			4Q19			3Q19
Per common share data
Dividends	$	0.54		$	0.51		$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.18		$	0.17
Market value:
High	21.94			23.67			14.25			17.03			21.94			22.51			21.67
Low	10.85			18.64			11.86			11.48			10.85			18.96			18.64
Close	12.62			20.25			12.62			13.68			12.79			22.04			20.25
Book value	24.04			23.00			24.04			23.89			22.99			23.32			23.00
Tangible book value / share	16.37			15.05			16.37			16.21			14.64			15.28			15.05
Performance ratios (annualized)
Return on average assets	0.93		%	1.02		%	0.51		%	1.72		%	0.57		%	0.89		%	1.00		%
Noninterest expense / average assets	2.35		%	2.37		%	2.55		%	2.12		%	2.37		%	2.51		%	2.40		%
Effective tax rate	1.37		%	19.67		%	N/M			25.62		%	18.23		%	19.41		%	20.09		%
Dividend payout ratio(a)	36.73		%	34.23		%	69.23		%	19.15		%	66.67		%	41.86		%	34.00		%
Net interest margin	2.54		%	2.86		%	2.31		%	2.49		%	2.84		%	2.83		%	2.81		%
Selected trend information
Average full time equivalent employees(b)	4,568			4,703			4,374			4,701			4,631			4,696			4,782
Branch count							249			249			249			248			248
Assets under management, at market value(c)							$	12,195		$	11,755		$	10,454		$	12,104		$	11,604
Mortgage loans originated for sale during period	$	1,319		$	824		$	458		$	550		$	310		$	267		$	365
Mortgage loan settlements during period(d)	$	1,621		$	1,049		$	599		$	725		$	297		$	268		$	617
Mortgage portfolio loans transferred to held for sale during period	$	269		$	243		$	70		$	—		$	200		$	—		$	243
Mortgage portfolio serviced for others							$	8,219		$	8,454		$	8,549		$	8,489		$	8,692
Mortgage servicing rights, net / mortgage portfolio serviced for others							0.55		%	0.58		%	0.68		%	0.79		%	0.78		%
Shares repurchased during period(e)	4,264			5,954			—			—			4,264			2,256			2,892
Shares outstanding, end of period	153,552			159,291			153,552			153,616			153,690			157,171			159,291
Paycheck Protection Program fees, net
Fees, beginning of period	$	27		N/A			$	24		$	27		N/A			N/A			N/A
Fees recognized	(6)			N/A			(4)			(3)			N/A			N/A			N/A
Fees, end of period	$	21		N/A			$	21		$	24		N/A			N/A			N/A
Outstanding COVID-19 Forbearances ($ in thousands)
Commercial and industrial							$	19,414		$	45,415		$	345		N/A			N/A
Commercial real estate—owner occupied							38,111			138,267			—			N/A			N/A
Commercial and business lending							57,525			183,682			345			N/A			N/A
Commercial real estate—investor							226,720			623,020			595			N/A			N/A
Real estate construction							2,009			32,214			—			N/A			N/A
Commercial real estate lending							228,729			655,234			595			N/A			N/A
Total commercial							286,254			838,917			940			N/A			N/A
Residential mortgage							364,593			692,307			428			N/A			N/A
Home equity							10,068			30,554			—			N/A			N/A
Other consumer							1,132			2,060			—			N/A			N/A
Total consumer							375,794			724,921			428			N/A			N/A
Total COVID-19 loan modifications							$	662,048		$	1,563,838		$	1,368		N/A			N/A
Selected quarterly ratios
Loans / deposits							93.60		%	93.53		%	94.95		%	95.97		%	93.17		%
Stockholders’ equity / assets							11.66		%	11.34		%	11.18		%	12.11		%	12.03		%
Risk-based capital(f)(g)
Total risk-weighted assets							$	26,142		$	25,865		$	25,866		$	24,296		$	24,313
Common equity Tier 1							$	2,672		$	2,651		$	2,421		$	2,481		$	2,482
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio							10.22		%	10.25		%	9.36		%	10.21		%	10.21		%
Tier 1 capital ratio							11.57		%	11.62		%	10.35		%	11.26		%	11.26		%
Total capital ratio							13.78		%	13.83		%	12.56		%	13.21		%	13.26		%
Tier 1 leverage ratio							9.02		%	9.08		%	8.50		%	8.83		%	8.57		%
Mortgage banking, net
Mortgage servicing fees, net(h)	$	—		$	8		$	(1)		$	(1)		$	2		$	2		$	2
Gains (losses) and fair value adjustments on loans held for sale	45			13			14			21			10			5			4
Fair value adjustment on portfolio loans transferred to held for sale	4			4			1			—			3			—			4
Mortgage servicing rights (impairment) recovery	(18)			—			(1)			(8)			(9)			—			—
Mortgage banking, net	$	31		$	25		$	13		$	12		$	6		$	7		$	11

N/M = Not meaningful

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a)Ratio is based upon basic earnings per common share.

(b)Average full time equivalent employees without overtime.

(c)Excludes assets held in brokerage accounts.

(d)During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation sold approximately $240 million of portfolio mortgages that were transferred during the period, resulting in increased settlements.

(e)Does not include repurchases related to tax withholding on equity compensation.

(f)The Federal Reserve establishes regulatory capital requirements, including well-capitalized standards for the Corporation. The regulatory capital requirements effective for the Corporation follow Basel III, subject to certain transition provisions.

(g)September 30, 2020 data is estimated.

(h)Includes mortgage origination and servicing fees, net of mortgage servicing rights amortization.

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Associated Banc-Corp Selected Asset Quality Information
($ in thousands)	Sep 30, 2020			Jun 30, 2020			Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2019			Sep 30, 2019			Comp Qtr % Change
Allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	$	363,803		$	337,793		8	%	$	201,371		$	214,425		$233,659			56	%
Cumulative effect of ASU 2016-13 adoption (CECL)	N/A			N/A					112,457			N/A			N/A
January 1, 2020	N/A			N/A					313,828			N/A			N/A
Provision for loan losses	50,500			52,500			(4)	%	37,500			1,000			1,000			N/M
Allowance for PCD loans for bank acquisition	N/A			N/A					3,504			N/A			N/A
Charge offs	(34,079)			(28,351)			20	%	(19,308)			(16,752)			(26,313)			30	%
Recoveries	4,488			1,861			141	%	2,268			2,699			6,079			(26)	%
Net charge offs	(29,592)			(26,490)			12	%	(17,040)			(14,054)			(20,234)			46	%
Balance at end of period	$	384,711		$	363,803		6	%	$	337,793		$	201,371		$	214,425		79	%
Allowance for unfunded commitments
Balance at beginning of period	$	64,776		$	56,276		15	%	$	21,907		$	22,907		$	21,907		196	%
Cumulative effect of ASU 2016-13 adoption (CECL)	N/A			N/A					18,690			N/A			N/A
January 1, 2020	N/A			N/A					40,597			N/A			N/A
Provision for unfunded commitments	(7,500)			8,500			N/M		15,500			(1,000)			1,000			N/M
Amount recorded at acquisition	—			—			N/M		179			—			—			N/M
Balance at end of period	$	57,276		$	64,776		(12)	%	$	56,276		$	21,907		$	22,907		150	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans (ACLL)(a)	$	441,988		$	428,579		3	%	$	394,069		$	223,278		$	237,331		86	%
Provision for credit losses on loans(b)	$	43,000		$	61,000		(30)	%	$	53,000		$	—		$	2,000		N/M
($ in thousands)	Sep 30, 2020			Jun 30, 2020					Mar 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2019			Sep 30, 2019
Net (charge offs) recoveries
PPP Loans	$	—		$	—		N/M		$	—		$	—		$	—		N/M
Commercial and industrial	(24,834)			(24,919)			—	%	(15,049)			(11,917)			(19,918)			25	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	(416)			1			N/M		—			—			1,483			N/M
Commercial and business lending	(25,249)			(24,919)			1	%	(15,048)			(11,917)			(18,435)			37	%
Commercial real estate—investor	(3,609)			28			N/M		—			—			(3)			N/M
Real estate construction	(21)			(3)			N/M		11			72			20			N/M
Commercial real estate lending	(3,630)			25			N/M		11			72			17			N/M
Total commercial	(28,879)			(24,893)			16	%	(15,037)			(11,845)			(18,418)			57	%
Residential mortgage	(79)			(215)			(63)	%	(912)			(1,415)			(393)			(80)	%
Home equity	156			(303)			N/M		71			480			(275)			N/M
Other consumer	(790)			(1,078)			(27)	%	(1,162)			(1,274)			(1,148)			(31)	%
Total consumer	(712)			(1,596)			(55)	%	(2,003)			(2,208)			(1,816)			(61)	%
Total net (charge offs) recoveries	$	(29,592)		$	(26,490)		12	%	$	(17,040)		$	(14,054)		$	(20,234)		46	%
(In basis points)	Sep 30, 2020			Jun 30, 2020					Mar 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2019			Sep 30, 2019
Net charge offs to average loans (annualized)
PPP Loans	—			—					—			—			—
Commercial and industrial	(126)			(121)					(81)			(65)			(104)
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	(18)			—					—			—			63
Commercial and business lending	(103)			(100)					(72)			(58)			(86)
Commercial real estate—investor	(34)			—					—			—			—
Real estate construction	—			—					—			2			1
Commercial real estate lending	(24)			—					—			1			—
Total commercial	(73)			(64)					(44)			(35)			(53)
Residential mortgage	—			(1)					(4)			(7)			(2)
Home equity	8			(15)					3			22			(12)
Other consumer	(98)			(128)					(134)			(145)			(129)
Total consumer	(3)			(7)					(8)			(9)			(8)
Total net charge offs	(47)			(42)					(29)			(24)			(35)
($ in thousands)	Sep 30, 2020			Jun 30, 2020					Mar 31, 2020			Dec 31, 2019			Sep 30, 2019
Credit Quality
Nonaccrual loans	$	231,590		$	171,607		35	%	$	136,717		$	118,380		$	128,939		80	%
Other real estate owned (OREO)	18,983			20,264			(6)	%	22,530			21,101			19,625			(3)	%
Other nonperforming assets	909			909			—	%	6,004			6,004			6,004			(85)	%
Total nonperforming assets	$	251,481		$	192,780		30	%	$	165,251		$	145,485		$	154,568		63	%
Loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing	$	1,854		$	1,466		26	%	$	2,255		$	2,259		$	1,986		(7)	%
Allowance for loan losses to loans	N/A			N/A					N/A			0.88		%	0.94		%
Allowance for credit losses to loans	1.77		%	1.73		%			1.62		%	0.98		%	1.04		%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans	N/A			N/A					N/A			170.10		%	166.30		%
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans	190.85		%	249.74		%			288.24		%	188.61		%	184.07		%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans	0.93		%	0.69		%			0.56		%	0.52		%	0.57		%
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus OREO	1.01		%	0.78		%			0.68		%	0.64		%	0.68		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets	0.72		%	0.54		%			0.49		%	0.45		%	0.47		%
Year-to-date net charge offs to year-to-date average loans (annualized)	0.40		%	0.36		%			0.29		%	0.24		%	0.24		%

(a)    Excludes approximately $70,000 of allowance for held to maturity investment securities

(b)    March 31, 2020 excludes less than $1,000 and September 30, 2020 excludes approximately $9,000 of provision for held to maturity investment securities

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Associated Banc-Corp Selected Asset Quality Information (continued)
(In thousands)	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
Nonaccrual loans
Commercial and industrial	$	105,899	$	80,239	32	%	$	58,854	$	46,312	$	56,536	87	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	2,043		1,932		6	%	1,838		67		68		N/M
Commercial and business lending	107,941		82,171		31	%	60,692		46,380		56,604		91	%
Commercial real estate—investor	50,458		11,172		N/M		1,091		4,409		4,800		N/M
Real estate construction	392		503		(22)	%	486		493		542		(28)	%
Commercial real estate lending	50,850		11,675		N/M		1,577		4,902		5,342		N/M
Total commercial	158,792		93,846		69	%	62,269		51,282		61,946		156	%
Residential mortgage	62,331		66,656		(6)	%	64,855		57,844		57,056		9	%
Home equity	10,277		10,829		(5)	%	9,378		9,104		9,828		5	%
Other consumer	190		276		(31)	%	215		152		109		74	%
Total consumer	72,798		77,761		(6)	%	74,448		67,099		66,993		9	%
Total nonaccrual loans	$	231,590	$	171,607	35	%	$	136,717	$	118,380	$	128,939	80	%
	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
Restructured loans (accruing)(a)
Commercial and industrial	$	16,002	$	16,321	(2)	%	$	16,056	$	16,678	$	15,398	4	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	1,389		1,441		(4)	%	2,091		1,676		1,912		(27)	%
Commercial and business lending	17,391		17,762		(2)	%	18,146		18,353		17,311		—	%
Commercial real estate—investor	635		114		N/M		281		293		304		109	%
Real estate construction	382		313		22	%	339		298		227		68	%
Commercial real estate lending	1,016		427		138	%	620		591		531		91	%
Total commercial	18,407		18,189		1	%	18,767		18,944		17,842		3	%
Residential mortgage	5,378		4,178		29	%	4,654		3,955		3,228		67	%
Home equity	1,889		1,717		10	%	1,719		1,896		2,017		(6)	%
Other consumer	1,218		1,219		—	%	1,245		1,246		1,243		(2)	%
Total consumer	8,485		7,114		19	%	7,618		7,097		6,487		31	%
Total restructured loans (accruing)	$	26,891	$	25,303	6	%	$	26,384	$	26,041	$	24,329	11	%
Nonaccrual restructured loans (included in nonaccrual loans)	$	23,844	$	25,362	(6)	%	$	24,204	$	22,494	$	16,293	46	%
	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
Accruing Loans 30-89 Days Past Due
Commercial and industrial	$	298	$	716	(58)	%	$	976	$	821	$	426	(30)	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	870		199		N/M		51		1,369		2,646		(67)	%
Commercial and business lending	1,167		916		27	%	1,027		2,190		3,073		(62)	%
Commercial real estate—investor	409		13,874		(97)	%	14,462		1,812		636		(36)	%
Real estate construction	111		385		(71)	%	179		97		595		(81)	%
Commercial real estate lending	520		14,260		(96)	%	14,641		1,909		1,232		(58)	%
Total commercial	1,687		15,175		(89)	%	15,668		4,099		4,304		(61)	%
Residential mortgage	6,185		3,023		105	%	10,102		9,274		8,063		(23)	%
Home equity	5,609		3,108		80	%	7,001		5,647		4,798		17	%
Other consumer	1,351		1,482		(9)	%	1,777		2,083		2,203		(39)	%
Total consumer	13,144		7,613		73	%	18,879		17,005		15,063		(13)	%
Total accruing loans 30-89 days past due	$	14,831	$	22,788	(35)	%	$	34,547	$	21,104	$	19,367	(23)	%
	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
Potential Problem Loans
PPP Loans	$	19,161	$	19,161	—	%	$	—	$	—	$	—	N/M
Commercial and industrial	144,159		176,270		(18)	%	149,747		110,308		59,427		143	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	22,808		15,919		43	%	15,802		19,889		22,624		1	%
Commercial and business lending	186,129		211,350		(12)	%	165,550		130,197		82,051		127	%
Commercial real estate—investor	100,459		88,237		14	%	61,030		29,449		49,353		104	%
Real estate construction	2,178		2,170		—	%	1,753		—		544		N/M
Commercial real estate lending	102,637		90,407		14	%	62,783		29,449		49,897		106	%
Total commercial	288,766		301,758		(4)	%	228,333		159,646		131,948		119	%
Residential mortgage	2,396		3,157		(24)	%	3,322		1,451		1,242		93	%
Home equity	1,632		1,921		(15)	%	2,238		—		—		N/M
Total consumer	4,028		5,078		(21)	%	5,559		1,451		1,242		N/M
Total potential problem loans	$	292,794	$	306,836	(5)	%	$	233,892	$	161,097	$	133,189	120	%

N/M = Not meaningful

N/A = Not applicable

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a) Does not include any restructured loans related to COVID-19 in accordance with regulatory guidance

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Associated Banc-Corp Net Interest Income Analysis - Fully Tax-Equivalent Basis - Sequential and Comparable Quarter
	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020						June 30, 2020						September 30, 2019
($ in thousands)	Average Balance		Interest Income /Expense		Average Yield /Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income /Expense		Average Yield /Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income /Expense		Average Yield /Rate
Assets
Earning assets
Loans (a) (b) (c)
Commercial PPP lending	$	1,019,808	$	6,172	2.41	%	$	848,761	$	4,841	2.29	%	$	—	$	—	—	%
Commercial and business lending (excl PPP loans)	8,751,083		56,951		2.59	%	9,192,910		64,097		2.80	%	8,502,268		96,327		4.49	%
Commercial real estate lending	6,032,308		44,354		2.93	%	5,720,262		46,057		3.24	%	5,157,031		64,058		4.92	%
Total commercial	15,803,199		107,476		2.71	%	15,761,933		114,995		2.93	%	13,659,299		160,386		4.66	%
Residential mortgage	8,058,283		61,701		3.06	%	8,271,757		62,860		3.04	%	8,337,230		68,656		3.29	%
Retail	1,101,589		13,780		4.99	%	1,157,116		14,368		4.98	%	1,255,540		20,066		6.38	%
Total loans	24,963,071		182,957		2.92	%	25,190,806		192,223		3.06	%	23,252,068		249,108		4.26	%
Investment securities
Taxable	3,438,858		13,689		1.59	%	3,129,113		16,103		2.06	%	4,032,027		23,485		2.33	%
Tax-exempt(a)	1,923,445		18,154		3.78	%	1,922,392		18,270		3.80	%	1,918,661		18,114		3.78	%
Other short-term investments	1,788,471		2,238		0.50	%	1,016,976		2,231		0.88	%	619,334		4,865		3.12	%
Investments and other	7,150,775		34,081		1.90	%	6,068,481		36,604		2.41	%	6,570,022		46,464		2.83	%
Total earning assets	32,113,847		$	217,038	2.70	%	31,259,287		$	228,826	2.94	%	29,822,090		$	295,572	3.94	%
Other assets, net	3,436,512						3,586,656						3,331,910
Total assets	$	35,550,359					$	34,845,943					$	33,154,000
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits
Savings	$	3,462,942	$	382	0.04	%	$	3,260,040	$	429	0.05	%	$	2,618,188	$	2,164	0.33	%
Interest-bearing demand	5,835,597		1,085		0.07	%	5,445,267		1,442		0.11	%	5,452,674		16,055		1.17	%
Money market	6,464,784		1,444		0.09	%	6,496,841		1,902		0.12	%	6,933,230		18,839		1.08	%
Network transaction deposits	1,528,199		609		0.16	%	1,544,737		539		0.14	%	1,764,961		10,147		2.28	%
Time deposits	2,135,870		6,513		1.21	%	2,469,899		8,866		1.44	%	3,107,670		14,381		1.84	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	19,427,392		10,033		0.21	%	19,216,785		13,178		0.28	%	19,876,723		61,585		1.23	%
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	140,321		34		0.10	%	204,548		51		0.10	%	81,285		145		0.71	%
Commercial Paper	42,338		5		0.05	%	37,526		5		0.05	%	28,721		30		0.41	%
PPPLF	1,018,994		899		0.35	%	774,500		676		0.35	%	—		—		—	%
FHLB advances	2,450,344		14,375		2.33	%	2,810,867		15,470		2.21	%	2,716,946		15,896		2.32	%
Long-term funding	549,042		5,580		4.06	%	548,757		5,593		4.08	%	796,561		7,398		3.71	%
Total short and long-term funding	4,201,039		20,892		1.98	%	4,376,199		21,795		2.00	%	3,623,513		23,469		2.58	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	23,628,431		$	30,925	0.52	%	23,592,983		$	34,973	0.60	%	23,500,235		$	85,054	1.44	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	7,412,186						6,926,401						5,324,481
Other liabilities	475,310						480,041						425,810
Stockholders’ equity	4,034,432						3,846,517						3,903,474
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	35,550,359					$	34,845,943					$	33,154,000
Interest rate spread					2.18	%					2.34	%					2.50	%
Net free funds					0.13	%					0.15	%					0.31	%
Fully tax-equivalent net interest income and net interest margin ("NIM")			$	186,112	2.31	%			$	193,853	2.49	%			$	210,517	2.81	%
Fully tax-equivalent adjustment			3,963						3,981						4,152
Net interest income			$	182,150					$	189,872					$	206,365

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a)The yield on tax-exempt loans and securities is computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 21% and is net of the effects of certain disallowed interest deductions.

(b)Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.

(c)Interest income includes amortization of net deferred loan origination costs and net accreted purchase loan discount.

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Associated Banc-Corp Net Interest Income Analysis - Fully Tax-Equivalent Basis - Year Over Year
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020						2019
($ in thousands)	Average Balance		Interest Income /Expense		Average Yield / Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income /Expense		Average Yield / Rate
Assets
Earning assets
Loans (a) (b) (c)
Commercial PPP lending	$	624,305	$	11,012	2.36	%	$	—	$	—	—	%
Commercial and business lending (excl PPP loans)	8,774,616		201,265		3.06	%	8,500,475		299,621		4.71	%
Commercial real estate lending	5,695,281		147,909		3.47	%	5,135,447		196,005		5.10	%
Total commercial	15,094,201		360,187		3.19	%	13,635,922		495,626		4.86	%
Residential mortgage	8,244,116		194,521		3.15	%	8,360,481		215,329		3.43	%
Retail	1,150,916		45,621		5.29	%	1,240,793		58,517		6.29	%
Total loans	24,489,234		600,329		3.27	%	23,237,195		769,472		4.42	%
Investment securities
Taxable	3,343,083		50,064		2.00	%	4,507,586		79,248		2.34	%
Tax-exempt (a)	1,939,968		55,026		3.78	%	1,902,768		53,687		3.76	%
Other short-term investments	1,095,555		7,774		0.95	%	523,010		13,086		3.34	%
Investments and other	6,378,606		112,864		2.36	%	6,933,364		146,022		2.81	%
Total earning assets	30,867,840		$	713,193	3.08	%	30,170,560		$	915,493	4.05	%
Other assets, net	3,460,967						3,167,352
Total assets	$	34,328,806					$	33,337,911
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits
Savings	$	3,198,244	$	2,610	0.11	%	$	2,347,428	$	5,000	0.28	%
Interest-bearing demand	5,530,482		11,281		0.27	%	5,061,561		45,284		1.20	%
Money market	6,499,965		14,152		0.29	%	7,144,999		60,509		1.13	%
Network transaction deposits	1,502,449		5,750		0.51	%	2,003,179		36,228		2.42	%
Time deposits	2,412,985		26,083		1.44	%	3,257,930		44,388		1.82	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	19,144,126		59,877		0.42	%	19,815,097		191,408		1.29	%
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	179,615		454		0.34	%	124,428		1,058		1.14	%
Commercial Paper	38,064		35		0.12	%	33,610		113		0.45	%
PPPLF	599,368		1,574		0.35	%	—		—		—	%
Other short-term funding	5,645		11		0.25	%	—		—		—	%
FHLB advances	2,829,680		47,471		2.24	%	3,172,606		53,194		2.24	%
Long-term funding	549,088		16,780		4.07	%	796,165		22,196		3.72	%
Total short and long-term funding	4,201,461		66,325		2.11	%	4,126,810		76,560		2.48	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	23,345,586		$	126,201	0.72	%	23,941,907		$	267,969	1.50	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	6,618,058						5,133,573
Other liabilities	457,195						404,941
Stockholders’ equity	3,907,966						3,857,490
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	34,328,806					$	33,337,911
Interest rate spread					2.36	%					2.55	%
Net free funds					0.18	%					0.31	%
Fully tax-equivalent net interest income and net interest margin ("NIM")			$	586,992	2.54	%			$	647,525	2.86	%
Fully tax-equivalent adjustment			12,028						11,993
Net interest income			$	574,964					$	635,532

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a)The yield on tax-exempt loans and securities is computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 21% and is net of the effects of certain disallowed interest deductions.

(b)Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.

(c)Interest income includes amortization of net deferred loan origination costs and net accreted purchase loan discount.

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Associated Banc-Corp Loan and Deposit Composition
($ in thousands)
Period end loan composition	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
PPP Loans	$	1,022,217	$	1,012,033	1	%	$	—	$	—	$	—	N/M
Commercial and industrial	7,933,404		7,968,709		—	%	8,517,974		7,354,594		7,495,623		6	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	904,997		914,385		(1)	%	940,687		911,265		915,524		(1)	%
Commercial and business lending	9,860,618		9,895,127		—	%	9,458,661		8,265,858		8,411,147		17	%
Commercial real estate—investor	4,320,926		4,174,125		4	%	4,038,036		3,794,517		3,803,277		14	%
Real estate construction	1,859,609		1,708,189		9	%	1,544,858		1,420,900		1,356,508		37	%
Commercial real estate lending	6,180,536		5,882,314		5	%	5,582,894		5,215,417		5,159,784		20	%
Total commercial	16,041,154		15,777,441		2	%	15,041,555		13,481,275		13,570,932		18	%
Residential mortgage	7,885,523		7,933,518		(1)	%	8,132,417		8,136,980		7,954,801		(1)	%
Home equity	761,593		795,671		(4)	%	844,901		852,025		879,642		(13)	%
Other consumer	315,483		326,040		(3)	%	346,761		351,159		349,335		(10)	%
Total consumer	8,962,599		9,055,230		(1)	%	9,324,079		9,340,164		9,183,778		(2)	%
Total loans	$	25,003,753	$	24,832,671	1	%	$	24,365,633	$	22,821,440	$	22,754,710	10	%
Period end deposit and customer funding composition	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	7,489,048	$	7,573,942	(1)	%	$	6,107,386	$	5,450,709	$	5,503,223	36	%
Savings	3,529,423		3,394,930		4	%	3,033,039		2,735,036		2,643,950		33	%
Interest-bearing demand	5,979,449		5,847,349		2	%	6,170,071		5,329,717		5,434,955		10	%
Money market	7,687,775		7,486,319		3	%	7,717,739		7,640,798		7,930,676		(3)	%
Brokered CDs	—		4,225		(100)	%	65,000		5,964		16,266		(100)	%
Other time	2,026,852		2,244,680		(10)	%	2,568,345		2,616,839		2,893,493		(30)	%
Total deposits	26,712,547		26,551,444		1	%	25,661,580		23,779,064		24,422,562		9	%
Customer funding(a)	198,741		178,398		11	%	142,174		103,113		108,369		83	%
Total deposits and customer funding	$	26,911,289	$	26,729,842	1	%	$	25,803,754	$	23,882,177	$	24,530,932	10	%
Network transaction deposits(b)	$	1,390,778	$	1,496,958	(7)	%	$	1,731,996	$	1,336,286	$	1,527,910	(9)	%
Net deposits and customer funding (Total deposits and customer funding, excluding Brokered CDs and network transaction deposits)	$	25,520,511	$	25,228,660	1	%	$	24,006,758	$	22,539,927	$	22,986,756	11	%
Quarter average loan composition	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
PPP Loans	$	1,019,808	$	848,761	20	%	$	—	$	—	$	—	N/M
Commercial and industrial	$	7,844,209	$	8,263,270	(5)	%	$	7,455,528	$	7,291,592	$	7,574,448	4	%
Commercial real estate—owner occupied	906,874		929,640		(2)	%	924,585		916,484		927,820		(2)	%
Commercial and business lending	9,770,891		10,041,671		(3)	%	8,380,113		8,208,076		8,502,268		15	%
Commercial real estate—investor	4,255,473		4,113,895		3	%	3,857,277		3,806,168		3,768,377		13	%
Real estate construction	1,776,835		1,606,367		11	%	1,472,292		1,388,857		1,388,653		28	%
Commercial real estate lending	6,032,308		5,720,262		5	%	5,329,568		5,195,025		5,157,031		17	%
Total commercial	15,803,199		15,761,933		—	%	13,709,681		13,403,101		13,659,299		16	%
Residential mortgage	8,058,283		8,271,757		(3)	%	8,404,351		8,167,795		8,337,230		(3)	%
Home equity	780,202		819,680		(5)	%	845,422		864,144		901,291		(13)	%
Other consumer	321,387		337,436		(5)	%	349,164		348,295		354,249		(9)	%
Total consumer	9,159,872		9,428,873		(3)	%	9,598,937		9,380,233		9,592,770		(5)	%
Total loans(c)	$	24,963,071	$	25,190,806	(1)	%	$	23,308,618	$	22,783,334	$	23,252,068	7	%
Quarter average deposit composition	Sep 30, 2020		Jun 30, 2020		Seql Qtr % Change		Mar 31, 2020		Dec 31, 2019		Sep 30, 2019		Comp Qtr % Change
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	7,412,186	$	6,926,401	7	%	$	5,506,861	$	5,470,496	$	5,324,481	39	%
Savings	3,462,942		3,260,040		6	%	2,868,840		2,714,191		2,618,188		32	%
Interest-bearing demand	5,835,597		5,445,267		7	%	5,307,230		5,138,116		5,452,674		7	%
Money market	6,464,784		6,496,841		—	%	6,538,658		6,594,681		6,933,230		(7)	%
Network transaction deposits	1,528,199		1,544,737		(1)	%	1,434,128		1,438,908		1,764,961		(13)	%
Time deposits	2,135,870		2,469,899		(14)	%	2,636,231		2,746,978		3,107,670		(31)	%
Total deposits	$	26,839,578	$	26,143,186	3	%	$	24,291,949	$	24,103,371	$	25,201,203	7	%

N/M = Not meaningful

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a)Includes repurchase agreements and commercial paper.

(b)Included above in interest-bearing demand and money market.

(c)Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.

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Associated Banc-Corp Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation			YTD			YTD
($ in millions, except per share data)			Sep 2020			Sep 2019			3Q20			2Q20			1Q20			4Q19			3Q19
Tangible common equity reconciliation(a)
Common equity									$	3,692		$	3,671		$	3,534		$	3,665		$	3,664
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net									(1,178)			(1,181)			(1,284)			(1,265)			(1,267)
Tangible common equity									$	2,513		$	2,490		$	2,250		$	2,401		$	2,397
Tangible assets reconciliation(a)
Total assets									$	34,699		$	35,501		$	33,908		$	32,386		$	32,596
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net									(1,178)			(1,181)			(1,284)			(1,265)			(1,267)
Tangible assets									$	33,520		$	34,321		$	32,624		$	31,122		$	31,329
Average tangible common equity and average common equity tier 1 reconciliation(a)
Common equity			$	3,611		$	3,601		$	3,681		$	3,566		$	3,585		$	3,658		$	3,647
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net			(1,244)			(1,253)			(1,180)			(1,281)			(1,272)			(1,266)			(1,269)
Tangible common equity			2,367			2,347			2,501			2,285			2,313			2,392			2,378
Modified CECL transitional amount			112			N/A			120			115			101			N/A			N/A
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)			5			80			(4)			8			10			37			42
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net			45			47			42			45			47			48			49
Average common equity Tier 1			$	2,528		$	2,474		$	2,660		$	2,453		$	2,471		$	2,476		$	2,469
Average tangible assets reconciliation(a)
Total assets			$	34,329		$	33,338		$	35,550		$	34,846		$	32,577		$	32,182		$	33,154
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net			(1,244)			(1,253)			(1,180)			(1,281)			(1,272)			(1,266)			(1,269)
Tangible assets			$	33,085		$	32,084		$	34,371		$	33,565		$	31,305		$	30,916		$	31,885
Selected trend information(b)
Wealth management fees(c)			63			62			21			21			21			22			21
Service charges and deposit account fees			41			47			14			11			15			16			17
Card-based fees			29			30			10			9			10			10			10
Other fee-based revenue			14			14			5			5			4			5			5
Fee-based revenue			147			153			51			46			50			52			53
Other			282			135			25			208			48			41			48
Total noninterest income			$	428		$	288		$	76		$	254		$	98		$	93		$	101
Selected equity and performance ratios(a)(e)
Tangible common equity / tangible assets									7.50		%	7.25		%	6.90		%	7.71		%	7.65		%
Return on average equity			8.20		%	8.83		%	4.46		%	15.55		%	4.80		%	7.31		%	8.47		%
Return on average tangible common equity			12.79		%	13.86		%	6.36		%	25.45		%	7.31		%	11.33		%	13.27		%
Return on average common equity Tier 1			11.97		%	13.15		%	5.98		%	23.71		%	6.84		%	10.94		%	12.78		%
Return on average tangible assets			0.97		%	1.06		%	0.52		%	1.78		%	0.59		%	0.93		%	1.04		%
Efficiency ratio reconciliation(f)
Federal Reserve efficiency ratio			62.34		%	64.18		%	85.41		%	43.49		%	70.37		%	69.14		%	66.55		%
Fully tax-equivalent adjustment			(0.75)		%	(0.83)		%	(1.29)		%	(0.39)		%	(0.96)		%	(0.91)		%	(0.90)		%
Other intangible amortization			(0.80)		%	(0.79)		%	(0.87)		%	(0.65)		%	(0.95)		%	(0.93)		%	(0.89)		%
Fully tax-equivalent efficiency ratio			60.80		%	62.58		%	83.25		%	42.46		%	68.47		%	67.32		%	64.78		%
Acquisition related costs adjustment			(0.24)		%	(0.65)		%	(0.08)		%	(0.12)		%	(0.58)		%	(0.45)		%	(0.53)		%
Provision for unfunded commitments adjustment			(1.64)		%	0.16		%	2.87		%	(1.91)		%	(5.18)		%	0.34		%	(0.33)		%
Asset gains (losses), net adjustment			10.89		%	0.16		%	(0.11)		%	22.10		%	(0.02)		%	0.09		%	0.18		%
3Q 2020 Initiatives			(7.07)		%	—		%	(22.90)		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
Adjusted efficiency ratio			62.74		%	62.24		%	63.00		%	62.53		%	62.70		%	67.30		%	64.11		%
Acquisition Related Costs, Gain on Sale of ABRC, & 3Q20 Initiatives(d)	YTD 2020		YTD 2020 per share data(g)			3Q 2020			3Q 2020 per share data(g)			2Q 2020			2Q 2020 per share data(g)			1Q 2020			1Q 2020 per share data(g)
GAAP earnings:	$	227	$	1.46		$	40		$	0.26		$	145		$	0.94		$	42		$	0.27
Net of Tax
Acquisition Related Costs (noninterest expense)	2		0.01			—			—			—			—			1			0.01
Gain on Sale of ABRC (asset gains, net)	(104)		(0.68)			—			—			(104)			(0.68)			—			—
Q3 Initiatives
Severance related to Optimization Plans (Personnel)	7		0.05			7			0.05			—			—			—			—
Branch Consolidations Costs (Occupancy and Other)	4		0.03			4			0.03			—			—			—			—
Loss on prepayment of FHLB Advances (Expense)	33		0.22			33			0.22			—			—			—			—
Re-organization (Income Tax Benefit)	(63)		(0.41)			(49)			(0.32)			(14)			(0.09)			—			—
Earnings, excluding above items:	$	106	$	0.68		$	35		$	0.24		$	27		$	0.17		$	43		$	0.28

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a)The ratio tangible common equity to tangible assets excludes goodwill and other intangible assets, net. This financial measure has been included as it is considered to be a critical metric with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.

(b)These financial measures have been included as they provide meaningful supplemental information to assess trends in the Corporation’s results of operations.

(c)Includes trust, asset management, brokerage, and annuity fees.

(d)Management believes these measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators, and analysts to evaluate the adequacy of earnings per common share and provide greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhanced comparability of results with prior periods.

(e)These capital measurements are used by management, regulators, investors, and analysts to assess, monitor and compare the quality and composition of our capital with the capital of other financial services companies.

(f)The efficiency ratio as defined by the Federal Reserve guidance is noninterest expense (which includes the provision for unfunded commitments) divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains / losses, net. The fully tax-equivalent efficiency ratio is noninterest expense (which includes the provision for unfunded commitments), excluding other intangible amortization, divided by the sum of fully tax-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains / losses, net. The adjusted efficiency ratio is noninterest expense, which excludes the provision for unfunded commitments, other intangible amortization, acquisition related costs and 3Q20 initiatives, divided by the sum of fully tax-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains (losses), net, acquisition related costs, and asset gains (losses), net. Management believes the adjusted efficiency ratio is a meaningful measure as it enhances the comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources and provides a better measure as to how the Corporation is managing its expenses by adjusting for acquisition related costs, provision for unfunded commitments, and asset gains (losses), net.

(g)Diluted earnings and per share data presented after-tax.

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3Q20 Pre-tax Pre-Provision income, excluding 3Q20 Initiatives(d)	3Q 2020
Pre-tax pre-provision income
Loss before income taxes	$	(13)
Provision for credit losses	43
Pre-tax pre-provision income	$	30
3Q20 Announced Initiatives
Loss on prepayments of FHLB Advances	$	45
Severance	10
Branch sales & consolidations	6
3Q20 Announced Initiatives	$	60
Pre-tax pre-provision income, excluding 3Q20 initiatives	$	90

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2 THIRD QUARTER 2020 EARNINGS PRESENTATION October 22, 2020

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Important note regarding forward-looking statements: Statements made in this presentation which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes any statements regarding management’s plans, objectives, or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings, or other measures of performance. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” "target," “outlook” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include: management plans relating to the pending branch sales described herein (“pending sales”); the expected timing of the completion of the pending sales; the ability to complete the pending sales; the ability to obtain any required regulatory approvals; any statements of the plans and objectives of management for future operations, products or services; any statements of expectation or belief; projections related to certain financial results or other benefits of the pending sales; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements include those identified in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs and other SEC filings, and such factors are incorporated herein by reference. Additional factors which may cause actual results of the pending sales to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements are the possibility that expected benefits of the pending sales may not materialize in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; the pending sales may not be timely completed, if at all; that required regulatory approvals are not obtained or other customary closing conditions are not satisfied in a timely manner or at all; reputational risks and the reaction of shareholders, customers, employees or other constituents to the pending sales; and diversion of management time on acquisition-related matters. Trademarks: All trademarks, service marks, and trade names referenced in this material are official trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Presentation: Within the charts and tables presented, certain segments, columns and rows may not sum to totals shown due to rounding. Non-GAAP Measures: This presentation includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are provided in addition to, and not as substitutes for, measures of our financial performance determined in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences between companies in the method of calculation. As a result, the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations and should not be considered superior to, in isolation from, or as a substitute for, related GAAP measures. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found at the end of this presentation. 1

3Q 2020 ACTIONS We executed several initiatives to drive efficiency and improve earnings in 2021 FY 2021 Expected Pretax Run Rate Initiative Details Q3 Impact Impact Pending sales and/or $10 million of ~ $40 million consolidations of 22 severance expense expense branches (9% of and $6 million of real reduction network; ~100 FTEs) estate related expense Branch optimization & Corporate, (all pretax) Internal efficiency initiatives managerial, and back office streamlining expected to reduce FTEs by ~200 by year end Prepaid $950 million of $45 million loss on ~ $20 million net FHLB advances prepayment of FHLB interest income FHLB liability restructuring & advances (pretax) improvement Reorganization of our Reorganization of Net income tax benefit securities and real estate subsidiaries generated of $49 million (after lending subsidiaries a net income tax tax) benefit 2

3Q 2020 PTPP INCOME WALKFORWARD $60 million of pre-tax restructuring charges were incurred as part of our 3Q 20 efficiency initiatives Pre-tax pre-provision income of $901 million when adjusted for $60 million of restructuring costs. ($ in millions) $0 1 2 1 A non-GAAP measure. Please refer to the appendix for a reconciliation of pre-tax pre-provision income to loss before income taxes. 3 2 A non-GAAP measure. Please refer to the appendix for a reconciliation of pre-tax pre-provision income excluding Q3 initiatives to loss before income taxes.

3Q 2020 UPDATE Associated took actions in 3Q 2020 to improve efficiency and optimize our branch network Third Quarter 2020 Earnings of $0.26 Per Common Share Including Restructuring Charges and Tax Benefits 1 $60 million of restructuring charges ($45 million2 after taxes), were more than offset by a $49 million tax benefit from reorganizing our securities and real estate lending subsidiaries. 1 A non-GAAP measure. Please refer to the appendix for a reconciliation of earning per share excluding 3Q initiatives and tax benefits to earnings per share. 2 Assuming 25% marginal tax rate 4

LOAN TRENDS CRE loans continue to grow while general commercial lines of credit pay down Average Quarterly Loans Average Loan Growth (2Q20 to 3Q20) ($ in billions) ($ in millions) $25.2 $25.0 $23.3 $23.3 $0.8 $1.0 $22.8 Mortgage warehouse $173 PPP $171 $9.2 $8.5 $8.4 $8.8 $8.2 CRE construction $170 CRE investor $142 Power & utilities $79 $5.2 $5.2 $5.3 $5.7 $6.0 $(56) Home equity & other consumer $(61) Oil & gas $(140) REIT $8.3 $8.2 $8.4 $8.3 $8.1 $(213) Residential mortgage $1.3 $1.2 $1.2 $1.2 $1.1 $(493) General commercial 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Commercial & business Commercial real estate Residential mortgage Home equity & other consumer PPP lending 5

END OF PERIOD LOAN TRENDS Growth was led by higher specialty commercial and CRE balances, partially offset by general commercial EOP Loan Change1 2Q20 to 3Q20 ($ in millions) Total loans +$171 million (+1%) . Commercial and Business Lending -$35 million (0%) Mortgage warehouse $295 – General commercial balances declined as Power & utilities $204 customers used their excess liquidity to pay down lines CRE construction $151 ▪ Commercial Real Estate Lending +$298 million (+5%) CRE investor $147 – Construction funding along with lower payoffs drove the increase PPP $10 ▪ Total Consumer -$93 million (-1%) $(45) Home equity & other – The decline in consumer lending was driven by consumer continued refinancing and a $70 million portfolio $(48) Residential mortgage sale $(98) Oil & gas $(101) REIT $(343) General commercial 1 Excluding loans held for sale. 6

COMMERCIAL COVID-19 RELIEF UPDATE Commercial deferrals have declined by 73% since Q2 2020 Loan Deferrals & Modifications1 Active Deferred and Modified Loans Trend ($ in millions) ▪ We generally granted 90 day deferrals for our commercial customers $839 ▪ Total commercial deferrals have declined approximately 73% since the end of 2Q 2020 ▪ The $839 million of deferrals at Q2 have largely rolled off their initial 90 day term; the remaining $410 deferrals are primarily related to COVID impacted portfolios $286 $227 ▪ Currently, commercial deferrals ($227 million) represent approximately 1.4% of our commercial loan balances2 $1 Q1 20 Q2 20 Aug 20 Sep 20 Oct 19th CRE C&BL 1 Includes completed modifications as of October 19, 2020. 2 Loan balances as of 9/30/2020. 7

CONSUMER COVID-19 RELIEF UPDATE Consumer deferrals have declined by 63% from Q2 and most borrowers have not asked for additional help Loan Deferrals & Modifications1 Active Deferred and Modified Loans Trend ($ in millions) ▪ We generally granted six month deferrals to consumers who requested assistance $725 ▪ Total consumer deferrals have declined by $660 approximately 63% since the end of Q2 2020 ▪ As of 10/19/20, 97% of consumer loans previously on deferral are current or less than 30 days past due $376 $269 ▪ $263 million of the active deferrals, as of 10/19/20, are still in their initial deferral period $263 Deferrals on initial term ▪ As of 10/19/20, active consumer deferrals represent approximately 3% of consumer loan $0 balances2 Q1 20 Q2 20 Aug 20 Sep 20 Oct 19th 1 Includes completed modifications as of October 19, 2020. 2 Loan balances as of 9/30/2020. 8

ALLOWANCE UPDATE ACLL2 increased $13 million and covered 1.77% of loan balances at the end of 3Q 2020 Third Quarter ACLL Loan Allowance Walkforward ($ in millions) ▪ Allowance for credit losses on loans (ACLL) increased $13 million, or 3%, at the end of 3Q 2020 from 2Q 2020 ▪ ACLL to loans was 1.77%, or 1.84% excluding PPP loans ▪ 3Q 2020 provision of $43 million, down $18 million from 2Q 2020 ▪ CECL forward looking assumptions based on Moody’s September 2020 Baseline forecast Day 1 Net 1Q Net 2Q Net 3Q 9/30/20 ACLL1 CECL Reserve ACLL2 Reserve ACLL2 Reserve ACLL2 ACLL2 / Loan Category 12/31/19 Adoption2 Build2 3/31/20 Build2 06/30/20 Build2 09/30/20 Loans C&BL - excl. Oil & Gas$ 100,594 $ (8,390) $ 29,571 $ 121,775 $ 326 $ 122,101 $ 27,699 $ 149,799 1.76% C&BL Oil & Gas 13,226 55,460 8,880 77,567 6,025 83,592 (32,654) 50,938 15.29% PPP Loans - - - - 808 808 160 968 0.09% CRE - Investor 41,044 2,287 (785) 42,546 16,524 59,070 31,850 90,921 2.10% CRE - Construction 32,447 25,814 7,428 65,688 10,585 76,273 (10,528) 65,745 3.54% Residential Mortgage 16,960 33,215 (6,227) 43,947 (121) 43,826 (183) 43,643 0.55% Other Consumer 19,008 22,760 777 42,546 363 42,909 (2,937) 39,972 3.71% Total$ 223,278 $ 131,147 $ 39,643 $ 394,069 $ 34,510 $ 428,579 $ 13,408 $ 441,988 1.77% Total (excl. PPP Loans)$ 223,278 $ 131,147 $ 39,643 $ 394,069 $ 33,702 $ 427,770 $ 13,248 $ 441,019 1.84% ($ in thousands) 1 Includes ALLL and the allowance for unfunded commitments. 9 2 Includes funded and unfunded reserve for loans, excludes reserve for HTM securities.

CREDIT QUALITY – QUARTERLY TRENDS Nonaccrual loans increased in 3Q 2020 driven by CRE retail loans Potential Problem Loans1 Nonaccrual Loans1 ($ in millions) ($ in millions) $307 $293 $232 $234 $58 $72 $161 $17 $63 $172 $79 $133 $67 $60 $129 $118 $137 $11 $43 $1 $8 $32 $36 $23 $29 $50 $150 $186 $162 $145 $101 $118 $93 $95 $107 $110 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Oil and gas Other COVID4 All other loans Oil and gas Other COVID4 All other loans Net Charge Offs1 ACLL2 to Total Loans / Oil and Gas Loans1 ($ in millions) 19.36% $30 16.63% $26 15.29% $3 $20 $17 $14 $21 $9 $25 3.83% $21 $10 2.69% 1.62% 1.73% 1.77% $8 1.04% 0.98% $4 $2 $6 3Q 20193 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Oil and gas Other COVID4 All other loans Oil and gas ACLL / Oil and gas Loans ACLL / loans 1 At period end. 10 2 ACLL figure does not include ~$70,000 for HTM securities in 3Q20. 4 Please see slide 19 for more detail on our Key COVID Commercial 3 3Q 2019 included a net recovery of $1 million for all other loans. Loan Exposures.

DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO TRENDS We continue to improve the mix of low-cost, core customer deposit funding Average Quarterly Deposits EOP Funding Change 2Q20 to 3Q20 ($ in billions) ($ in millions) $26.8 $25.2 $26.1 Interest-bearing demand $384 $24.3 $24.1 Savings $134 $7.4 $5.3 $6.9 Money Market $56 $5.5 $5.5 $(85) Noninterest-bearing demand $5.5 $(106) Network transaction deposits $5.1 $5.3 $5.4 $5.8 $(222) Time deposits $2.6 $2.7 $2.9 $3.3 $3.5 EOP Low-cost Deposit Mix Trend $6.9 61.5% 62.7% 54.7% 55.8% 58.2% $6.6 $6.5 $6.5 $6.5 28.0% 22.5% 22.9% 23.8% 28.5% $3.1 $2.7 $2.6 $2.5 $2.1 21.3% 21.4% 22.6% 20.2% 21.5% $1.8 $1.4 $1.4 $1.5 $1.5 10.8% 11.5% 11.8% 12.8% 13.2% 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Noninterest-bearing demand Savings Time deposits Interest-bearing demand Money market Network transaction deposits 11

NET INTEREST INCOME AND YIELD TRENDS Net interest margin bottomed out during Q3 and has started to move back up in September Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Average Yields ($ in millions) 2.85% 2.89% 3.65% 2.30% 2.35% 3.14% 3.07% 3.04% 3.05% 3.06% 3.08% 3.01% 2.99% 2.94% 2.96% 2.93% 2.89% 2.76% 2.52% 2.58% 1Q20 - $203 2.60% 2.59% 2Q20 - $190 3Q20 - $182 1.52% 1.43% 1.37% 1.30% 1.21% 1.12% 0.57% 0.61% 0.60% 0.55% 0.54% 0.47% 0.30% 0.22% 0.28% 0.25% 0.21% 0.19% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Apr 20 May 20 Jun 20 Jul 20 Aug 20 Sep 20 Time Deposits Net interest income Net interest margin Commercial real estate loans Commercial and business Total interest- lending loans1 bearing liabilities Total residential mortgage Total interest- 1 Excludes PPP loans. loans bearing deposits 12

NONINTEREST INCOME TRENDS Mortgage banking income remains strong and service charges have rebounded during Q3 Noninterest Income Trend Net Mortgage Banking Income ($ in millions) ($ in millions) $12 $13 $11 $254 $7 $6 $101 $98 $93 $76 $47 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 $40 $48 $51 $25 Service Charges & Deposit Account Fees ($ in millions) $17 $17 $16 $15 $14 $16 $11 $15 $14 $11 $21 $22 $21 $21 $21 $16 $15 $14 $14 $15 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Card-based and other Wealth management fee based Asset gains (losses), net Service charges and deposit 13 account fees Insurance & Other

EXPENSE TRENDS 3Q 2020 included $60 million of restructuring costs3 which will improve the expense run rate going into 2021 Noninterest Expense Business Development and Advertising ($ in millions) ($ in millions) $228 $8 $8 $201 $204 $192 $50 $6 $2 $1 $183 $4 $4 $2 $1 $76 $82 $76 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 $72 $69 Noninterest Expense1 / Average Assets 2.51% 2.55% 2.40% 2.37% $123 $121 $114 $111 $109 2.12% 2.39% 2.45% 2.35% 2.09% 1.87% 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 3 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 Personnel expense Other Adjusted noninterest Noninterest expense / Restructuring costs (FHLB & Acquisition expenses expense2 / average assets average assets Real estate expenses) 1 Annualized 2 A non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted noninterest expense excludes acquisition and restructuring related costs. Please refer to the appendix for a reconciliation of adjusted noninterest expense to noninterest expense. 3 Personnel expense includes $10 million of severance which is included in the $60 million of total restructuring expenses. 14

STRONG CAPITAL POSITION Tangible Common Equity ratio increased 25 bps to 7.50% during 3Q 2020 Regulatory Capital Ratios Capital Ratio Walkdowns 13.8% 13.8% 12.6% 11.6% 11.6% Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio1 10.3% 10.2% 10.4% 9.4% Tangible Common Equity Ratio2 Common Equity Tier 1 Tier 1 Capital Total Capital 2Q 2020 Restructuring & Earnings Dividends Other 3Q 2020 tax benefits excluding Capital restructuring 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 3Q 2020 and tax benefits 1 CET1 CECL adoption impact includes modified transition amount. 2 Tangible common equity / tangible assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to 15 GAAP financial measures.

2020 UPDATED OUTLOOK We are updating guidance for select items in Q4 and reiterating our expense guidance for Q4 and 2021 Fee Revenue: Net Interest Margin: Continue positive trend 4Q 2020 ~ 2.50% through end of 2020 2020 / 2021 Guidance Expenses: Effective Tax Rate: 4Q 2020 - $175 million1 FY 2020 - low to mid FY 2021 - $685 million single digit 1 Includes $3 million of restructuring costs. 16

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TOTAL LOANS OUTSTANDING BALANCES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 Well diversified $25 billion loan portfolio ($ in millions) % of Total % of Total 09/30/20201 Loans 09/30/20201 Loans C&BL (by NAICS2) CRE (by property type) Utilities$ 1,802 7.2% Multi-Family$ 1,997 8.0% Wholesale/Manufacturing 1,717 6.9% Office/Mixed 1,268 5.1% Finance and Insurance 1,688 6.7% Industrial 1,049 4.2% Real Estate (includes REITs) 1,173 4.7% Retail 990 4.0% Construction 418 1.7% Single Family Construction 384 1.5% Mining3 390 1.6% Hotel/Motel 247 1.0% Health Care and Social Assistance 387 1.5% Parking Lots and Garages 102 0.4% Retail Trade 361 1.4% Land 99 0.4% Professional, Scientific, and Tech. Serv. 323 1.3% Mobile Home Parks 16 0.1% Rental and Leasing Services 272 1.1% Other 29 0.1% Transportation and Warehousing 196 0.8% Total CRE$ 6,181 24.7% Waste Management 188 0.8% Accommodation and Food Services 172 0.7% Consumer Information 125 0.5% Residential Mortgage$ 7,886 31.5% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 104 0.4% Home Equity 762 3.0% Management of Companies & Enterprises 86 0.3% Student Loans 121 0.5% Financial Investments & Related Activities 79 0.3% Credit Cards 105 0.4% Educational Services 60 0.2% Other Consumer 90 0.4% Public Administration 28 0.1% Total Consumer$ 8,963 35.8% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 9 0.0% Other 282 1.1% Total C&BL$ 9,861 39.4% Total Loans$ 25,004 100.0% 1 All values as of period end. 2 North American Industry Classification System. 3 Includes $333 million of oil and gas loans and one $21 million fracking sand mining company loan. 18

KEY COVID COMMERCIAL LOAN EXPOSURES1 Key COVID commercial loan exposures are spread across multiple industries without large concentrations ($ in millions) % of total C&BL Utilization CRE Utilization Total loans Retailers/Shopping Centers2 Retailers$ 88.5 43%$ 681.0 90%$ 769.4 3.08% Retail REITs 224.5 51% 142.4 100% 366.9 1.86% Subtotal 313.0 48% 823.3 92% 1,136.3 4.64% Oil & Gas Oil & Gas 333.2 67% - 0% 333.2 1.33% Subtotal 333.2 67% - 0% 333.2 1.33% Hotels, Amusement & Related Hotels 0.1 21% 247.3 85% 247.4 0.99% Parking Lots and Garages 22.3 61% 101.8 90% 124.0 0.50% Casinos 28.0 100% - 0% 28.0 0.11% Recreation & Entertainment 25.1 41% 6.9 99% 32.1 0.13% Movie Theaters 10.3 31% - 0% 10.3 0.04% Subtotal 85.8 54% 356.0 86% 441.8 1.77% Restaurants Full-Service 69.8 80% 13.2 99% 82.9 0.33% Limited-Service & Other 21.7 93% 11.4 100% 33.0 0.13% Subtotal 91.5 83% 24.5 99% 116.0 0.46% Transportation & Other Transportation Services 50.9 80% - 0% 50.9 0.20% Fracking Sand Mining 20.6 72% - 0% 20.6 0.08% Subtotal 71.5 77% - 0% 71.5 0.29% Total$ 895.0 59%$ 1,203.8 90%$ 2,098.8 8.39% 1 As of 9/30/2020. 2 C&BL excludes grocers, convenience stores, vehicle dealers, auto parts and tire dealers, direct and mail order retailers, and building material dealers; CRE excludes properties primarily anchored by grocers, self-storage facilities, and vehicle dealers. 19

LOAN STRATIFICATION OUTSTANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 C&BL by Geography Total Loans1 CRE by Geography $9.9 billion $6.2 billion Illinois Illinois Minnesota Illinois 17% 9% 15% Minnesota 24% 8% Other Texas Minnesota 3 Midwest2 Wisconsin 7% 10% 25% 22% Other Wisconsin Wisconsin 29% Other 26% Midwest2 Midwest2 10% 13% Other Texas 35% Other Other 9% 19% 17% Texas 5% C&BL by Industry Oil and Gas Lending4 CRE by Property Type $9.9 billion $333 million $6.2 billion South Texas & Eagle Retail Power & Utilities Ford 16% 18% 10% East Texas Real Estate North Office / Mixed Manufacturing & 12% Louisiana Use Arkansas Wholesale Trade Oil & Gas Permian 20% 15% Multi-Family 17% 3% 33% 32% Rockies Finance & 9% Insurance Industrial 17% Marcellus 17% Utica Appalachia 13% Bakken 2% Other 1-4 Family Other Mid- 5% Construction 5% 1Excludes $315 million Other consumer portfolio. (Onshore Continent Hotel / Motel 2 Lower 48) (primarily 4% Other Midwest includes Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa. 20 3Principally reflects the oil and gas portfolio. 10% OK & KS) 4Chart based on commitments of $498 million. 7%

RECONCILIATION AND DEFINITIONS OF NON-GAAP ITEMS ($ IN MILLIONS) Adjusted Noninterest Expense Reconcilation1 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 Noninterest expense $201 $204 $192 $183 $228 Restructuring costs 0 0 0 0 50 Acquisition related costs 2 1 2 1 0 Severance / frontline pay 0 4 0 2 10 Adjusted noninterest expense $199 $199 $190 $181 $167 Tangible Common Equity and Tangible Assets Reconciliation2 2Q20 3Q20 Common equity $3,671 $3,692 Goodwill and other intangible assets, net (1,181) (1,178) Tangible common equity $2,490 $2,513 Total assets $35,501 $34,699 Goodwill and other intangible assets, net (1,181) (1,178) Tangible assets $34,321 $33,520 3Q20 Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Income, Excluding 3Q20 Initiatives Reconciliation1 3Q20 Pre-tax pre-provision income Loss before income taxes $(13) Provision before income taxes 43 Pre-tax pre-provision income $30 3Q20 announced initiatives Loss on prepayments of FHLB Advances $45 Severance 10 Branch sales & consolidations 6 3Q20 announced initiatives $60 Pre-tax pre-provision income, excluding 3Q20 initiatives $90 1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes these measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators, and analysts to evaluate the adequacy of earnings per common share, provide greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods. 21 2 The ratio tangible common equity to tangible assets excludes goodwill and other intangible assets, net. This financial measure has been included as it is considered to be a critical metric with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.

RECONCILIATION AND DEFINITIONS OF NON-GAAP ITEMS ($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YTD 2020 3Q20 per per share share Acquisition Related Costs, Gain on Sale of ABRC, & 3Q20 Initiatives Reconciliation1 YTD 2020 data 3Q 2020 data GAAP earnings $227 $1.46 $40 $0.26 Net of Tax Acquisition related costs (noninterest expense) 2 0.01 0 0.00 Gain on sale of ABRC (asset gains, net) (104) (0.68) 0 0.00 Q3 Initiatives Severance related to optimization plans (personnel) 7 0.05 7 0.05 Branch consolidations costs (occupancy and other) 4 0.03 4 0.03 Loss on prepayment of FHLB advances (expense) 33 0.22 33 0.22 Re-organization (income tax benefit) (63) (0.41) (49) (0.32) Earnings, excluding items above $106 $0.68 $35 $0.24 1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes these measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators, and analysts to evaluate the adequacy of earnings per common share, provide greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods. 22

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