Trier Phillip 4

What Happened
Phillip Trier, Executive Vice President of Associated Banc‑Corp (ASB), disposed of 4,150 shares on February 8, 2026 by surrendering them to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to vested time‑based restricted stock. The shares were valued at $29.37 each, for a total of approximately $121,886. This was not an open‑market sale for cash profit but an administrative withholding transaction related to RSU vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-08; filing date: 2026-02-10 (appears timely under the two-business-day Form 4 rule).
• Price per share: $29.37; total value: ~$121,886.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability via share surrender).
• Footnote: Shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding from tranche vesting of time‑based RSUs granted in 2023, 2024 & 2025.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.

Context
This was a routine tax‑withholding disposition tied to RSU vesting (cashless/share‑surrender method), not a voluntary open‑market sale. Such transactions are common when restricted shares vest and generally reflect tax mechanics rather than a buy/sell signal about the insider’s view of the company.