Associated Banc-Corp Declares a 29-Cent Dividend.5 Percent Share Buyback Authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Board of Directors of Associated Banc-Corp Associated Banc-Corp is a bank holding company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. As of early 2007, it had $20.8 billion in assets and was the 41st largest bank holding company in the United States.[1] The company has over 5101 employees. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASBC ASBC American Society of Brewing Chemists (St. Paul, MN) ASBC American Small Business Coalition ASBC Air and Space Basic Course (USAF) ASBC Archaeological Society of British Columbia ) today declared a regular cash dividend of 29 cents, payable Feb. 15 to shareholders of record Feb. 6. It is the company's 148th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Associated also announced today its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 5 percent of Associated's outstanding shares, or approximately 6.4 million shares. Repurchases of shares may be accomplished through accelerated share repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. programs. When combined with the shares remaining under a previously announced repurchase authorization, the company now has authorization to repurchase approximately 7.8 million shares. Associated Banc-Corp, headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., is a diversified bank holding company with total assets of $21 billion. Associated has more than 315 banking offices serving more than 180 communities in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. The company offers a full range of traditional banking services and a variety of other financial products and services. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com. |
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