SEC Form 4 · accession 0001174850-26-000159
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC · NIC
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robert Bruce Atwell
Director
Period of report
Jul 24, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Jul 28, 2026 · 3:55 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
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Issuer CIK
0001174850
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Jul 24, 2026 | M | 7,500 | $56.43 | A | 41,983 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jul 24, 2026 | F | 4,838 | $170.85 | D | 37,145 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Jul 24, 2026 | S | 2,662 | $170.24 | D | 34,483 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 1,069 | I | by Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan For Non-employee Directors |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option (Right to Buy)F3 | $56.43 | Jul 24, 2026 | M | 7,500 | D | — | Nov 1, 2027 | Common Stock | 7,500 | 40,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $170.11 to $170.58, inclusive. Mr. Atwell undertakes to provide to Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., any security holder of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.
- F2Includes 2.52 shares received as dividend reinvestment in the Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors from Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. paid cash dividend on June 15, 2026.
- F3The nonqualified options vested in five annual installments of 13,500 shares on November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2018, and fully vested on November 1, 2022. The nonqualified options are currently exercisable as to 40,000.