UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 27, 2015

NIC Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
000-26621
(Commission
File Number)
52-2077581
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

25501 West Valley Parkway, Suite 300
Olathe, Kansas 66061
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

(877) 234-3468
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On July 27, 2015, NIC Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, entered into First Amendment to Key Employee Agreements (the “Amendments”) with the following named executive officers of the Company:   Harry H. Herington, William F. Bradley, Jr., Stephen M. Kovzan, Robert W. Knapp, and Ron E. Thornburgh. Jayne Friedland Holland, Chief Security Officer of the Company who was appointed an Executive Officer in May of 2015, has entered into an employment agreement with the Company on terms consistent with the previously-disclosed employment agreements of the other executive officers.  Ms. Holland also executed an Amendment.
 
Each of the Amendments is identical and makes the following changes to the executives’ employment agreements: (a) acknowledges the indemnification agreement previously entered into between the Company and the executive, clarifies that the executive shall be an officer covered by the indemnification agreement, and requires that such indemnification agreement be maintained throughout the period of the employment agreement; and (b) clarifies that any notice to the executive from the Company intending to terminate the executive’s employment for cause must include the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the termination.  The other terms of the employment agreements remain unchanged.
 
The foregoing summary of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendments, a form of which is filed with this report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
              
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Form of NIC Inc. First Amendment to Key Employee Agreement between the Registrant and Executive, dated July 27, 2015

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
NIC INC.
   
     
 
By:
/s/ Stephen M. Kovzan
   
Stephen M. Kovzan
Chief Financial Officer

Date:  July 28, 2015


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Exhibit 10.1
 
 
NIC INC.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO KEY EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT
for
[NAME]
 
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of the 27 th day of July, 2015 (the "Effective Date"), by and between [NAME] ("Executive") and NIC Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

RECITALS

The Company and Executive are parties to that certain Key Employee Agreement dated [DATE] (the "Employment Agreement").  The Company and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement in order to acknowledge Executive's Indemnification Agreement and the Company's obligation to maintain such Indemnification Agreement and to clarify certain notice requirements under the Employment Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:
 
1.
Indemnification Agreement. The following Section 2.7 is hereby added to the Employment Agreement to acknowledge Executive's existing Indemnification Agreement and the Company's obligation to maintain such Indemnification Agreement:
 
 
2.7     Indemnification .  The Company and Executive have entered into a separate Indemnification Agreement in the form signed by the Company with its other officers and directors.  The Company agrees that Executive shall be a director or officer of the Company, and that Company shall maintain such Indemnification Agreement with Executive, throughout the Employment Period.
 
2.
Termination for Cause Notice.   Section 5.3(c) of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
 
(c) In the event the Company intends to terminate Executive for Cause and the Cause is curable, the Company shall give Executive notice in writing specifying in reasonable detail any facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Executive's termination for Cause, and Executive shall be given sixty (60) days from date of notification to effect reasonable cure of the specific cause(s) set forth in the notification.
 
3.
Reaffirmation of Employment Agreement .  As hereby amended, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
 
EXECUTIVE    NIC INC.  
       
       
    By:   
Name:   [NAME]
   
Name:
Title:

 
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