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 October 24, 2017~~

~~Date~~Washington, ~~of Report~~D.C. ~~(Date of earliest event reported)~~20549

~~_______________~~FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: January 18, 2018

BANK MUTUAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Wisconsin	000-31207	39-2004336
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number	Identification No.)

WISCONSIN	000-31207	39-2004336
4949 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	53223
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

~~4949~~Registrant’s ~~West~~telephone ~~Brown~~number, ~~Deer~~including area ~~Road~~code: (414) 354-1500

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(414) 354-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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At¨ ~~the~~Emerging ~~special~~growth meeting of shareholders of Bank Mutual Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”) on October 24, 2017 (the “Special Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders: (i) approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 20, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and between Associated Banc-Corp, a Wisconsin corporation, and the Company; and (ii) approved, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, certain compensation arrangements for the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement. There were 45,932,253 outstanding shares eligible to vote as of September 12, 2017, the record date for the Special Meeting.company

~~The~~If ~~proposal~~an toemerging ~~approve~~growth company, indicate by check mark if the ~~Merger~~registrant ~~Agreement~~has ~~received~~elected not to use the ~~following~~extended transition period for complying with any new or revised ~~votes:~~financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ¨

Votes for approval:	33,079,173
Votes against:	1,123,976
Abstentions:	350,442

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

~~The~~On ~~advisory~~January ~~proposal~~17, to2018, ~~approve~~Bank ~~certain~~Mutual Corporation announced its results ~~compensation,~~for asthe ~~described~~three ~~above~~and Twelve months ended December 31, ~~received~~2017. A copy of Bank Mutual’s related press release is furnished to the Commission ~~following~~by ~~votes:~~attaching it as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Votes for approval:	27,873,286
Votes against:	5,847,181
Abstentions:	833,124

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Because~~(d) ~~there were sufficient votes to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the compensation arrangements, no vote was called to adjourn the Special Meeting to solicit additional votes~~Exhibits.

2The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K:

99.1

Press release of the registrant dated January 17, 2018 containing financial information for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2017.

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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.

Date: October 24, 2017		BANK MUTUAL CORPORATION
Date:	January 18, 2018		BANK MUTUAL CORPORATION
		~~(Registrant)~~		(Registrant)
	~~By:~~	~~/s/ Michael W. Dosland~~	By:	/s/Michael W. Dosland
		~~Michael W. Dosland~~		Michael W. Dosland
		~~Senior Vice President and~~		Senior Vice President and
		~~Chief Financial Officer~~		Chief Financial Officer

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