H. Phillip Moore Jr. - 20 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)

Role: CFO
Signature: /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
Issuer symbol: NIC
Transactions as of: 20 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: +$534,263
Form type: 4
Filing time: 21 Jan 2026, 13:50:00 UTC
Previous filing: 20 Nov 2025
Next filing: 17 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
MOORE HUBERT PHILLIP JR	CFO	C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK, 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, GREEN BAY	/s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr.	21 Jan 2026	0001866582

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NIC	Common Stock	Award	$534,263	+4,065	+12%	$131.43	36,804	20 Jan 2026	Direct	F1, F2
holding	NIC	Common Stock						400	20 Jan 2026	By Spouse's IRA

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted shares awarded January 20, 2026. Awarded shares will vest annually on January 20th of each year, in five equal installments beginning January 20, 2027, and will fully vest on January 20, 2031.
F2	Includes 23 shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, since my previous Form 4 filing dated November 20, 2025. I own a total of 462 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this report.