Nicolet Bankshares Inc.

11/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/15/2024 11:00

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hutjens Brad Vincent
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC [NIC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl Bank
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK, 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2024
(Street)
GREEN BAY, WI 54301 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/13/2024 M 6,000 A $48.85 32,674 D
Common Stock 11/13/2024 S 3,000 D $115.1 29,674 D
Common Stock 11/13/2024 S 3,000 D $115.49 26,674 D
Common Stock 11/14/2024 F 177(1) D $111.79 26,497(2) D
Common Stock 1,818 I By 401(k) Plan
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $48.85 11/13/2024 M 6,000 (3) 05/16/2027 Common Stock 6,000 $ 0 7,500 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hutjens Brad Vincent
C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK
111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET
GREEN BAY, WI 54301 		EVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl Bank

Signatures

/s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr., as attorney-in-fact for Brad V. Hutjens 11/15/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligation of vested restricted stock.
(2) Includes shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Mr. Hutjens has not acquired additional shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since his last Form 4 filing on November 12, 2024. Mr. Hutjens owns a total of 732 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this report.
(3) The non-qualified stock option fully vested as of May 16, 2022, and is currently exercisable as to all remaining 7,500 shares.
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