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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (NYSE: NIC), a financial holding company and parent of Nicolet National Bank. Through these filings, investors can review detailed information about Nicolet’s commercial banking activities, financial condition, capital levels and governance.
Key documents for Nicolet include annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which present audited and interim financial statements, net interest income, noninterest income, loan and deposit data, asset quality measures and discussions of non-GAAP financial metrics such as adjusted net income, tangible book value per common share and return on average tangible common equity. Current reports on Form 8-K disclose material events, such as quarterly earnings announcements, dividend declarations, executive compensation arrangements and significant transactions.
Recent 8-K filings describe items such as quarterly cash dividends on Nicolet’s common stock, quarterly and annual earnings results, and the entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., under which MidWestOne will merge with and into Nicolet in an all-stock transaction, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Another 8-K filing discusses a correction to merger-related compensation disclosure in a joint proxy statement-prospectus for the contemplated merger.
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Nicolet Bankshares director Robert J. Weyers reported a small compensation-related share acquisition in company stock. On April 14, 2026, he acquired 6.356 shares of common stock at $158.42 per share indirectly through the Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors by deferring his first-quarter 2026 board fees.
Following this transaction, the plan held 9,801.431 shares for his benefit, including prior dividend reinvestments. The filing also lists additional indirect holdings in various Weyers family trusts and entities, along with a separate direct holding of 52,560 shares of common stock, showing his overall ownership exposure through both personal and family-related accounts.
Nicolet Bankshares director Donald J. Long Jr. reported a routine compensation-related share acquisition. He acquired 6.356 shares of Common Stock in the Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors by deferring his first-quarter 2026 board fees at $158.42 per share.
Following this transaction, his indirect holdings in the deferred compensation plan total 5,616.815 shares. Separately, he directly holds 80,684 shares of Nicolet Bankshares common stock. The plan holdings also include 11.834 shares previously received through dividend reinvestment.
Nicolet Bankshares director Robert Bruce Atwell reported routine equity compensation activity. He acquired 12.712 shares of common stock in the Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors by deferring his first quarter 2026 earned board fees at a reference price of $158.42 per share. Following this acquisition, the plan account held 568.446 shares. Separately, Atwell directly held 34,054 common shares. The filing notes that the plan holdings include 1.172 shares received through dividend reinvestment from a cash dividend paid on March 16, 2026.
Nicolet Bankshares director John Nicholas Dykema increased his indirect holdings through compensation. On April 14, 2026, he acquired 6.356 shares of common stock at $158.42 per share via the Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors by deferring his first-quarter 2026 board fees.
Following this grant, he held 9,671.239 shares through the deferred compensation plan, which includes 20.386 shares received as dividend reinvestment from a cash dividend paid on March 16, 2026. As of the same date, he also held 9,793 shares indirectly through the John Dykema 2020 Trust and 43,881 shares directly.
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 net income of $15.2 million and diluted EPS of $0.81, down from $40.3 million and $2.65 in fourth quarter 2025 as merger-related expenses weighed on results. Core diluted EPS (non‑GAAP) was much higher at $2.75, reflecting $51.5 million of core net income.
On February 13, 2026, Nicolet completed its acquisition of MidWestOne, issuing about 6.6 million shares valued at $1.0 billion and adding $6.1 billion in assets, $4.4 billion in loans, $5.3 billion in deposits and roughly $0.5 billion of goodwill. Period‑end assets rose to $15.6 billion and loans to $10.9 billion, while net interest margin improved to 3.98%.
The company announced an all‑cash sale of its Denver branches (about $390 million in loans and $380 million in deposits) to Sunwest Bank, expected to close in third quarter 2026, subject to approvals. The board increased the quarterly dividend by 13% to $0.36 per share, payable June 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 1, 2026.
Nicolet Bankshares executive William M. Bohn reported a routine tax-withholding share disposition. On April 15, 2026, 940 shares of Common Stock were withheld at $156.70 per share to satisfy taxes on vested restricted stock. After this non-market transaction, he directly holds 16,585 shares, and a footnote states he also owns 158 shares through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Nicolet Bankshares is asking shareholders to elect 12 directors, ratify Forvis Mazars, LLP as auditor for 2026, and approve executive pay on an advisory basis at its virtual annual meeting on May 18, 2026.
Management highlights 2025 as a record year, with net income of $151 million versus $124 million in 2024 and diluted EPS rising to $9.78 from $8.05. Return on average assets reached 1.68% and return on average tangible common equity was 18.53%, supported by core deposit growth of $497 million (7%) and loan growth of $210 million (3%).
The company completed its acquisition of MidWestOne Financial Group on February 13, 2026 and plans to delay core system integration by about six months, expecting merger-related accounting, one-time costs, and phased cost savings to add volatility to 2026 results while emphasizing underlying “core” performance. Governance materials describe a largely independent board, active risk oversight, and human capital initiatives, including a 401(k) match up to 6% and expanded training.
Nicolet Bankshares director Robert Bruce Atwell reported a series of transactions in company stock. He exercised options to acquire 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $56.43 per share, converting a Stock Option (Right to Buy) into actual shares.
To cover obligations related to the exercise, 6,691 shares were disposed of as a tax-withholding transaction at a reported weighted-average price of about $150.28 per share. He also executed open-market sales totaling 3,309 shares of Common Stock at prices ranging from roughly $149.49 to $150.265 per share, as detailed in the filing.
Following these transactions, Atwell directly holds 34,054 shares of Common Stock. He also has an additional 554.562 shares held indirectly through the Nicolet National Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors. A separate option line shows 47,500 Stock Options outstanding after the exercise.
Robert Atwell submitted a Rule 144 notice concerning proposed sales of Common shares of the issuer. The filing lists a Stock Option Exercise for 3,309 shares on 03/12/2026 and discloses sales in the prior three months of 3,331 shares on 03/05/2026 and 6,396 shares on 02/18/2026, with dollar amounts reported for each sale.