Gale E. Klappa Joins Associated Banc-Corp Board

GREEN BAY, Wis. –– June 22, 2016 –– Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) (“Associated”) today announced that Gale E. Klappa has been appointed to Associated’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Klappa, 65, is the Chairman of Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group, Inc., one of the nation’s premier energy companies, serving 4.4 million electric and natural gas customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. Mr. Klappa served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wisconsin Energy and We Energies from May 2004 until June 2015. He assumed those same roles for WEC Energy Group in 2015 when the company acquired Integrys Energy.

Mr. Klappa is a member of the board of directors of Badger Meter Inc. and Joy Global Inc. He is also co-chair of the Milwaukee 7, a regional economic development initiative, vice chairman of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and an executive committee member of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.

“We are honored to have someone with Gale’s breadth and depth of experience on our Board,” said Associated’s Chairman, William R. Hutchinson. “Gale’s long and successful business career together with his leadership in the economic development of southeastern Wisconsin make him an ideal director for our company,” added Associated’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Philip B. Flynn.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of over $28 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 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 22, 2016, the Board of Directors of Associated Banc-Corp (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from 11 to 12 directors and appointed Gale E. Klappa to fill the resulting vacancy. Mr. Klappa was also appointed to the Enterprise Risk Committee of the Board of Directors. There were no arrangements or understandings between the Company and Mr. Klappa pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and he does not have any relationship or transactions with the Company required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Other than the compensation payable to non-employee directors of the Company as described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Mr. Klappa is not a party to any plans, contracts or arrangements involving grants or awards by the Company. On June 22, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Klappa to the Board. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated June 22, 2016


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: June 22, 2016	By: /s/ Randall J. Erickson
	Randall J. Erickson
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel
	and Corporate Secretary


Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
99.1 Press Release dated June 22, 2016


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	June 22, 2016


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