Associated Banc-Corp Announces 2014 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders Results and Quarterly Dividends

GREEN BAY, Wis. –– April 22, 2014 –– Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC) today announced the results of the actions taken at its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The following directors were re-elected:

William R. Hutchinson, chairman, Associated Banc-Corp, and president, W.R. Hutchinson & Associates, Inc.

Philip B. Flynn, president and chief executive officer, Associated Banc-Corp

John F. Bergstrom, chairman and chief executive officer, Bergstrom Corp.

Ruth M. Crowley, executive vice president, Summit Resources International

Ronald R. Harder, retired, former president and chief executive officer, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co.

Robert A. Jeffe, managing partner and founder, Source Rock Energy Partners

Eileen A. Kamerick, chief financial officer, Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

Richard T. Lommen, chairman, Courtesy Corp.

Cory L. Nettles, founder and managing director, Generation Growth Capital, Inc.

J. Douglas Quick, chairman, Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Karen T. van Lith, business consultant

John (Jay) B. Williams, president and chief executive officer, Milwaukee Public Museum

Shareholders also (1) approved named executive officer compensation, and (2) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Associated’s independent accounting firm for 2014.

In addition, the Associated Banc-Corp Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share on Associated’s common stock payable on June 16, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2014.

The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per depositary share on Associated’s 8.00% Series B Perpetual Preferred Stock payable on June 16, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2014.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) has total assets of $25 billion and is one of the top 50, publicly traded, U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services in over 200 banking locations serving more than 100 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”, “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.

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting of Associated Banc-Corp (the “Company) held on April 22, 2014, were as follows:

(1) Election of the below-named nominees to the Board of Directors (the “Board) of the Company:

Nominee		Number of Votes FOR		Number of Votes Withheld		Broker Non- Votes
John F. Bergstrom		124,474,249		2,719,182		18,828,874
Ruth M. Crowley		125,522,656		1,670,775		18,828,874
Philip B. Flynn		126,462,129		731,301		18,828,874
Ronald R. Harder		126,148,355		1,045,076		18,828,874
William R. Hutchinson		126,195,361		998,070		18,828,874
Robert A. Jeffe		125,457,165		1,736,266		18,828,874
Eileen A. Kamerick		126,240,492		952,938		18,828,874
Richard T. Lommen		125,511,707		1,681,724		18,828,874
Cory L. Nettles		126,367,643		825,788		18,828,874
J. Douglas Quick		126,184,219		1,009,211		18,828,874
Karen T. van Lith		126,307,175		886,255		18,828,874
John B. Williams		126,498,875		694,555		18,828,874

Each of the nominees was elected.

(2) Advisory approval of Associated Banc-Corp’s named executive officer compensation:
Number of Votes FOR	Number of Votes Against		Withheld/Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
120,343,628	5,082,464		1,767,331		18,828,881

This matter was approved by shareholders.

(3) Ratification of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2014:
Number of Votes FOR	Number of Votes Against		Withheld/Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
144,731,863	778,888		511,553		0

This matter was approved by shareholders.


	ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP


Dated: April 24, 2014	By: /s/ Randall J. Erickson
	Randall J. Erickson Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


Exhibit Number

99.1	Press Release dated April 22, 2014.