NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (Form: 8-K, Received: 03/23/2021 16:58:29)

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): March 22, 2021

NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin

001-37700

47-0871001

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

111 North Washington Street

Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301

(Address of principal executive offices)

(920) 430-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	NCBS	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter.)

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Item 5.02			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Officers; Appointments of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 22, 2021, Ann K. Lawson, Chief Financial Officer, who serves as the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her intention to retire in 2021, following a thirty five year career involved with the banking industry. Ms. Lawson joined as Chief Financial Officer in February 2009, and has been integral in the Company’s growth trajectory over that time from $0.7 billion to over $4 billion in assets, including seven acquisitions and becoming a NASDAQ listed public company. Ms. Lawson is a first-time director nominee for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting to be held May 10, 2021, and she intends to serve if elected.

“Ann has been an outstanding CFO and a genuine delight to work along side of for the last twelve years,” said Bob Atwell, Chairman and CEO of the Company. “We all wish her the best in her retirement and feel fortunate that she has been nominated to serve on our board.”

The Company will be evaluating internal and external candidates to succeed Ms. Lawson, who will remain in her role until a successor is identified and responsibilities are transitioned.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description of Exhibit
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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.

Date:

March 23, 2021

NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.

By:

/s/ Ann K. Lawson

Ann K. Lawson

Chief Financial Officer