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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP | d528545dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 23, 2013
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) | (Zip code) | |||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 920-491-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Associated Banc-Corp (“Company”) held on April 23, 2013 were as follows:
| (1) | Election of the below-named nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company: |
| Nominee |
Number of
Votes FOR |
Number of
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non- Votes |
|||||||||
| John F. Bergstrom |
130,605,888 | 1,326,680 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Ruth M. Crowley |
131,188,622 | 743,945 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Philip B. Flynn |
131,398,726 | 533,842 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Ronald R. Harder |
131,127,404 | 805,163 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| William R. Hutchinson |
131,126,459 | 806,109 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Robert A. Jeffe |
131,387,712 | 544,856 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Eileen A. Kamerick |
131,205,820 | 726,747 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Richard T. Lommen |
131,341,384 | 591,184 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| J. Douglas Quick |
131,199,332 | 733,235 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| Karen T. van Lith |
131,297,316 | 635,252 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
| John B. Williams |
131,320,822 | 611,746 | 18,032,739 | |||||||||
Each of the nominees was elected.
| (2) | Approval of the Associated Banc-Corp 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan: |
| Number of Votes FOR |
Number of Votes Against |
Withheld/Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 123,710,617 | 7,859,112 | 362,826 | 18,032,751 |
This matter was approved by shareholders
| (3) | Advisory approval of Associated Banc-Corp’s named executive officer compensation: |
| Number of Votes FOR |
Number of Votes Against |
Withheld/Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 127,635,584 | 2,687,369 | 1,609,603 | 18,032,750 |
This matter was approved by shareholders.
| (4) | Ratification of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2013: |
| Number of Votes FOR |
Number of Votes Against |
Withheld/Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 148,657,159 | 926,570 | 381,577 | 0 |
This matter was approved by shareholders.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 23, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company declared regular quarterly dividends on the Company’s outstanding common shares and outstanding 8.00% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B Depositary Shares. The news release containing this information is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 News Release dated April 23, 2013
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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 | ||||||
| Date: April 25, 2013 | By: /s/ Randall J. Erickson | |||||
| Randall J. Erickson | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
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| 99.1 | News Release dated April 23, 2013 |
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