Utz John A. 4

What Happened

John A. Utz, Executive Vice President of Associated Banc‑Corp (ASB), acquired a total of 486.689 shares on June 15, 2026 in two transactions: 441 shares were purchased through the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $29.22 per share ($12,886) and 45.689 shares were recorded as other acquisition (dividend equivalent units) at $29.49 per share ($1,348). Total consideration for these acquisitions was approximately $14,234. These were acquisitions (purchases/awards), which investors commonly monitor as insider buying activity.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: June 15, 2026; Form 4 filed June 17, 2026 (timely within the usual 2-business-day reporting window).
• Breakout:
  • 441 shares @ $29.22 = $12,886 (Code A: grant/award or other acquisition; Footnote F1: ESPP purchase).
  • 45.689 shares @ $29.49 = $1,348 (Code J: other acquisition; Footnote F2: dividend equivalent units from vested performance shares, portion deferred into the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Filing timeliness: Not marked late; filing date is June 17 for a June 15 transaction (generally within the 2-business-day Form 4 requirement).

Context

• ESPP purchases are routine employee purchases of company stock at a discount or under a plan and represent direct insider buying.
• The 45.689 shares are dividend equivalent units earned on vested performance shares; a portion was elected for deferral and will remain in the executive deferred compensation plan until distributed per the executive's election.
• These transactions are acquisitions, not sales or option exercises, and do not by themselves indicate future company performance.