Eric J. Witczak - 13 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)

Role: Secretary
Signature: /s/ Marc T. Lambrecht, as attorney-in-fact for Eric J. Witczak
Issuer symbol: NIC
Transactions as of: 13 May 2021
Net transactions value: +$3,933,500
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Jun 2021, 10:40:45 UTC
Next filing: 15 Nov 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	NIC	Common Stock						22,175	13 May 2021	Direct	F1
holding	NIC	Common Stock						6,783	13 May 2021	By 401(k) Plan

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NIC	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$3,933,500	+50,000		$78.67	50,000	13 May 2021	Common Stock	50,000	$78.67	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes 437 total shares owned in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. No additional shares have been acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the reporting person's last Form 4 filing on April 12, 2021.
F2	The nonqualified options vest in five annual installments of 10,000 shares on May 13 of each year, beginning on May 13, 2022 and will fully vest on May 13, 2026.