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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2012

 

 

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Wisconsin   001-31343   39-1098068

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1200 Hansen Road

Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304

 

(Address of principal executive offices,

including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (920) 491-7000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 5, 2012, Associated Banc-Corp (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC with respect to the issuance and sale of $155,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.875% senior notes due 2014 (the “Offering”).

The Offering is more fully described in a prospectus supplement dated September 5, 2012 to the prospectus dated January 11, 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-178973) filed on January 11, 2012. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is being filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K:

1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated September 5, 2012, between Associated Banc-Corp and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Dated: September 7, 2012

  By:    /s/ Randall J. Erickson
    

 

    

Randall J. Erickson

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

     
1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated September 5, 2012, between Associated Banc-Corp and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.

 

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