Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kotouc Wende L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP [ASB] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP, 433 MAIN STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) GREEN BAY, WI 54301 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,773,132(1) D Common Stock 8,321,731(2) I by Spouse Common Stock 616(3) I by Child

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kotouc Wende L C/O ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP 433 MAIN STREET GREEN BAY, WI 54301	X

Signatures

/s/ Randall J. Erickson, by POA for Wende Kotouc		04/01/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of November 30, 2025, by and among Associated Banc-Corp ("Associated") and American National Corporation ("American National"), pursuant to which American National merged with and into Associated (the "Merger"), with Associated surviving the Merger as the surviving entity. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of the common stock of American National converted into the right to receive 36.250 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Common Stock"), with cash in lieu of a fractional share.
(2)	Shares acquired by the Reporting Person's spouse pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(3)	Shares acquired by the Reporting Person's child pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

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