Manso Julio 4

What Happened Julio Manso, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer of Associated Banc‑Corp (ASB), acquired 30.213 shares on 2026-05-15 at $27.31 per share, a total purchase value of about $825. This was a purchase (acquisition) reported on a Form 4 and was made through the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), a routine program that allows employees to buy company stock, often at a discount.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-05-15, 30.213 shares at $27.31 each.
• Total value: approximately $825.
• Transaction type/code: other acquisition/disposition (J) — in this filing the transaction is an acquisition.
• Footnote: F1 indicates the shares were purchased within the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed on 2026-05-18 for the 2026-05-15 transaction; no late filing flag is indicated in the provided data.

Context ESPP purchases are common for employees and are often periodic payroll-based purchases rather than opportunistic market buys. The size of this transaction (~$825) is small and should be viewed as routine participation in the company’s plan rather than a strong directional signal about insider sentiment.