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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:11.133px" align=center>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2015</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-bottom:4px; border-bottom:3px double #000000" align=right>Reg. No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>UNITED STATES</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>_____________________</P>
<P style="margin-top:10.667px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:16pt" align=center><B>FORM S-8</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B><I>UNDER</I></B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</I></B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:4pt" align=center><U>________________________________________________</U></P>
<P style="margin-top:14.2px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:16pt" align=center><B>Associated Banc-Corp</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:5.333px; font-size:8pt" align=center>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Wisconsin</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>39-1098068</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>(State of Incorporation)</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>433 Main Street</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Green Bay, Wisconsin</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>54301</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>(Zip Code)</P>
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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px" align=center>________________________________________</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>Associated Banc-Corp<BR>
Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
as amended and restated</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.333px" align=center>________________________________________</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>Randall J. Erickson</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>Executive Vice President, General Counsel<BR>
and Corporate Secretary</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>Associated Banc-Corp</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>433 Main Street</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>Green Bay, Wisconsin &nbsp;54301</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.533px" align=center><B>Telephone No.: (920)&nbsp;491-7500<BR>
Facsimile No.: (920) 491-7010 <BR>
</B><FONT style="font-size:8pt">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><I>Copy to</I>:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>C.J. Wauters</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>780 North Water Street</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin &nbsp;53202</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Telephone No.: (414) 273-3500<BR>
Facsimile No.: (414) 273-5198</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6px; font-size:9pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. &nbsp;See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>Large accelerated filer<FONT style="font-size:10pt"> </FONT><FONT style="font-family:'Wingdings'; font-size:10pt">&#254;</FONT></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>Accelerated filer<FONT style="font-size:10pt"> </FONT><FONT style="font-family:'Wingdings'; font-size:10pt">&#168;</FONT></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>Non-accelerated filer &nbsp;<FONT style="font-size:10pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="font-family:'Wingdings'; font-size:10pt">&#168;<BR>
</FONT>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=319.2><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>Smaller reporting company<FONT style="font-size:10pt"> </FONT><FONT style="font-family:'Wingdings'; font-size:10pt">&#168;</FONT></P>
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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></P>
<P style="line-height:3pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.333px; padding-bottom:4px; border-bottom:3px double #000000"><BR></P>
</DIV><TABLE style="margin-top:0px; font-size:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=127.667 /><TD width=127.667 /><TD width=127.667 /><TD width=127.667 /><TD width=127.733 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="line-height:9pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Title of securities to <BR>
be registered</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="line-height:9pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Amount to be <BR>
registered</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="line-height:9pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Proposed maximum <BR>
offering price per <BR>
share</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="line-height:9pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Proposed maximum <BR>
aggregate offering <BR>
price</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.733><P style="line-height:9pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Amount of <BR>
registration fee</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=127.733><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:9pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>425,000<SUP>(1)</SUP></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>$19.78<SUP>(2)</SUP></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.667><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>$8,406,500</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=127.733><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:9pt" align=center>$846.53<SUP>(2)</SUP></P>
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<P style=margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:36.467px; font-size:9pt; float:left">(1)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.667px; padding-left:36.467px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:9pt">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the amount to be registered includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may become issuable as a result of stock dividend, stock split, stock distribution or other recapitalization, as provided in the Plan.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:36.467px; font-size:9pt; clear:left; float:left">(2)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:36.467px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:9pt">Registration fee calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. &nbsp;The registration fee is based on the average of the high and low price of a share of the Common Stock on November 16, 2015 on the New York Stock Exchange.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px" align=center><B>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; text-indent:48px">This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act. &nbsp;The information in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the Associated Banc-Corp Employee Stock Purchase Plan previously filed by Associated Banc-Corp pursuant to the Securities Act (Registration Nos. 33-67436 and 33-152377) is hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px"><B><U>Exhibits</U></B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; float:left">5</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Opinion of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">23.1</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Consent of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">23.2</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Consent of KPMG LLP</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">24</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Powers of Attorney </P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px" align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:26.667px; text-indent:26.867px"><B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Green Bay, State of Wisconsin, on November 19, 2015. </B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:26.667px; padding-left:333.133px; text-indent:-13.467px">ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:272px; text-indent:48px">By:<U> /s/ Philip B. Flynn &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:342.667px">Philip B. Flynn, </P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:342.733px">President and Chief Executive Officer</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px"><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px; text-indent:26.867px"><B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=258><P style="margin:0px" align=center><B><U>Signature</U></B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=240><P style="margin:0px" align=center><B><U>Title</U></B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=150><P style="margin:0px" align=center><B><U>Date</U></B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=258><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=240><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=150><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=258><P style="margin:0px"><U>/s/ Philip B. Flynn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px">Philip B. Flynn</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=240><P style="margin:0px; padding-left:6px">President and Chief Executive Officer</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:6px">(Principal Executive Officer)</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=150><P style="margin:0px" align=center>November 19, 2015</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=258><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=240><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=150><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=258><P style="margin:0px"><U>/s/ Christopher J. Del-Moral Niles&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px">Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=240><P style="margin:0px; padding-left:6px">Executive Vice President and Chief <BR>
Financial Officer</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:6px">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal<BR>
 Accounting Officer)</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=150><P style="margin:0px" align=center>November 19, 2015</P>
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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin-top:13.333px; margin-bottom:13.333px">Directors: </P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:36.467px">John F. Bergstrom, Ruth M. Crowley, Philip B. Flynn, R. Jay Gerken, William R. Hutchinson, Robert A. Jeffe, Eileen A. Kamerick, Cory L. Nettles, J. Douglas Quick, Karen T. van Lith and John (Jay) B. Williams</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6.667px"><BR></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=258><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:36px; float:left">*By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-right:-3.333px; text-indent:-2px"><U>/s/ Randall J. Erickson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-right:-3.333px; text-indent:36px; clear:left">Randall J. Erickson<BR>
</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-right:-3.333px; text-indent:36px">As Attorney-in-Fact*</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=240><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=145.2><P style="margin:0px" align=center>November 19, 2015</P>
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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin-top:26.667px; margin-bottom:13.333px">*Pursuant to authority granted by power of attorney, a copy of which is filed herewith.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:26.667px" align=center><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; float:left">5</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Opinion of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">23.1</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Consent of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">23.2</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Consent of KMPG LLP</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">24</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Powers of Attorney </P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2015
Reg. No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
________________________________________________
Associated Banc-Corp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
39-1098068
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
433 Main Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin
54301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
________________________________________
Associated Banc-Corp
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
as amended and restated
________________________________________
Randall J. Erickson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
Associated Banc-Corp
433 Main Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin  54301
Telephone No.: (920) 491-7500
Facsimile No.: (920) 491-7010
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to
:
C.J. Wauters
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
Telephone No.: (414) 273-3500
Facsimile No.: (414) 273-5198
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to
be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
425,000
(1)
$19.78
(2)
$8,406,500
$846.53
(2)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the amount to be registered includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may become issuable as a result of stock dividend, stock split, stock distribution or other recapitalization, as provided in the Plan.
(2)
Registration fee calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act.  The registration fee is based on the average of the high and low price of a share of the Common Stock on November 16, 2015 on the New York Stock Exchange.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act.  The information in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the Associated Banc-Corp Employee Stock Purchase Plan previously filed by Associated Banc-Corp pursuant to the Securities Act (Registration Nos. 33-67436 and 33-152377) is hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Exhibits
5
Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
23.1
Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
24
Powers of Attorney
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Green Bay, State of Wisconsin, on November 19, 2015.
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
By:
/s/ Philip B. Flynn
Philip B. Flynn,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Philip B. Flynn
Philip B. Flynn
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 19, 2015
/s/ Christopher J. Del-Moral Niles
Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
November 19, 2015
Directors:
John F. Bergstrom, Ruth M. Crowley, Philip B. Flynn, R. Jay Gerken, William R. Hutchinson, Robert A. Jeffe, Eileen A. Kamerick, Cory L. Nettles, J. Douglas Quick, Karen T. van Lith and John (Jay) B. Williams
*By:
/s/ Randall J. Erickson
Randall J. Erickson
As Attorney-in-Fact*
November 19, 2015
*Pursuant to authority granted by power of attorney, a copy of which is filed herewith.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
5
Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
23.1
Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of KMPG LLP
24
Powers of Attorney
4