Associated Banc‑Corp (ASB) Director Karen Van Lith Receives Award

What Happened
Karen Van Lith, a director of Associated Banc‑Corp (ASB), was granted/received two awards totaling 381 shares on September 15, 2026: 36 shares at $30.32 (≈ $1,092) and 345 shares at $30.32 (≈ $10,460), for a combined value of roughly $11,552. These were reported on a Form 4 filed September 17, 2026. This transaction is an award/grant (A), not an open‑market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-15; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-17.
• Grants: 36 shares @ $30.32 ($1,092) and 345 shares @ $30.32 ($10,460); total ≈ $11,552.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes of note in the filing:
  • F1: Dividend equivalent units vest one year after the related RSU grant and pay out in shares upon vesting (subject to deferral elections).
  • F2: Some dividend equivalents are fully vested and payable in shares after the director leaves service.
  • F3: Stock units in this filing are 100% vested at acquisition.
  • F4: Phantom stock units remain in the insider’s nonqualified benefit plan until distributed per the insider’s election.
• Filing appears timely (reported two days after the transaction).

Context
These entries reflect company awards to a director rather than purchases or sales; awards can be routine compensation for board service. Footnotes indicate some units are immediately vested (F3) while others or associated dividend equivalents have specific vesting/distribution rules (F1–F4). Awards generally do not by themselves signal the director buying additional exposure to the stock.