Brad V Hutjens - 13 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)

Role
EVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl Bank
Signature
/s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr., as attorney-in-fact for Brad V. Hutjens
Issuer symbol
NIC
Transactions as of
13 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
+$348,091
Form type
4
Filing time
17 Feb 2026, 16:44:02 UTC
Previous filing
21 Jan 2026
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Hutjens Brad Vincent EVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl Bank C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK, 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, GREEN BAY /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr., as attorney-in-fact for Brad V. Hutjens 17 Feb 2026 0001664629

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction NIC Common Stock Award $517,248 +3,333 +10% $155.19 36,620 13 Feb 2026 Direct F1
transaction NIC Common Stock Tax liability $169,157 -1,090 -3% $155.19 35,530 13 Feb 2026 Direct F2, F3
holding NIC Common Stock 1,818 13 Feb 2026 By 401(k) Plan
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Restricted stock unit ("RSU") vesting. Per the terms of the RSU, the performance-based metric of successfully closing the merger between Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., and MidWestOne Financial Group was completed on February 13, 2026.
F2 Shares withheld to cover the tax liability of the RSU performance vesting on February 13, 2026.
F3 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 January 21, 2026. Mr. Hutjens owns a total of 848 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this report.