Shelby J. Butterfield - 31 Dec 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for NELNET INC (NNI)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Audra Hoffschneider, Attorney-in-Fact for Shelby J. Butterfield
Issuer symbol
NNI
Transactions as of
31 Dec 2024
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Jan 2025, 16:55:11 UTC
Previous filing
20 May 2024
Next filing
30 Jul 2025

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction NNI Class B Common Stock Gift $0 -4,484 -20% $0.000000 18,424 31 Dec 2024 By CLAT F1
holding NNI Class A Common Stock 510 31 Dec 2024 By Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust F2
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 213,311 31 Dec 2024 By Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust F2
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 210,047 31 Dec 2024 By Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust F3
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 42,879 31 Dec 2024 Direct F4
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 1,586,691 31 Dec 2024 By corporation F5
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 70,582 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F6
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 93,841 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F7
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 100,000 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F8
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 61,392 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F9
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 75,640 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F10
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 82,729 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F11
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 61,309 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F12
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 70,488 31 Dec 2024 By GRAT F13
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 7,576 31 Dec 2024 By the Estate of Stephen F. Butterfield F14
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 18,394 31 Dec 2024 By trust F15
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 18,394 31 Dec 2024 By trust F16
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 136,636 31 Dec 2024 By limited liability company F17
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 100 31 Dec 2024 By the reporting person as UTMA custodian for daughter
holding NNI Class B Common Stock 100 31 Dec 2024 By the reporting person as UTMA custodian for son
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares held by a charitable lead annuity trust ("CLAT") established by Stephen F. Butterfield, of which CLAT the descendants of the reporting person are included as remainder beneficiaries, which number of shares reflects the gift distribution from the CLAT to a charitable organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 4,484 shares on December 31, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the CLAT. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F2 Shares held by the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust, an estate planning trust for the family of Stephen F. Butterfield. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F3 Shares held by the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust, an estate planning trust for the family of Stephen F. Butterfield. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F4 Reflects annuity distributions of a total of 11,462 shares to the reporting person on December 18, 2024 from grantor retained annuity trusts ("GRATs") established by the reporting person as discussed in footnotes (6), (7), and (9) through (11) below.
F5 Shares held by Union Financial Services, Inc. ("UFS"), of which the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust owns 50.0% of the outstanding capital stock and the Executive Chairman of the issuer owns the other 50.0% of the outstanding capital stock. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by UFS, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by UFS except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F6 Shares held by a GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 4,885 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F7 Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 1,298 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F8 Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F9 Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 2,682 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F10 Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 1,574 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F11 Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 1,023 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F12 Shares held by a GRAT established by Stephen F. Butterfield on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the Estate of Stephen F. Butterfield (the "Butterfield Estate") of 2,684 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F13 Shares held by a separate GRAT established by Stephen F. Butterfield on December 18, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the Butterfield Estate of 4,887 shares on December 18, 2024. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
F14 Shares held by the Butterfield Estate, for which the reporting person is the personal representative, and which number of shares reflects annuity distributions to the Butterfield Estate of a total of 7,571 shares on December 18, 2024 from the GRATs established by Stephen F. Butterfield as discussed in footnotes (12) and (13) above. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Butterfield Estate, except to the extend of her pecuniary interest therein.
F15 Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's daughter.
F16 Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's son.
F17 Shares held by a family limited liability company controlled by the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the limited liability company, except to the extend of her pecuniary interest therein.