SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MUHLEISEN ANGIE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FARMERS & MERCHANTS INVESTMENT INC.

6801 SOUTH 27TH STREET

(Street)

LINCOLN

68512

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NELNET INC [ NNI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	12/19/2012		S⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		12,500	D	$28.9235⁽³⁾	756,390	I	By spouse
Class A Common Stock								2,591,380⁽⁴⁾	D
Class A Common Stock								524,102	I	By adult daughter
Class A Common Stock								524,102	I	By adult son
Class A Common Stock								367,110⁽⁵⁾	I	By GRAT
Class A Common Stock								367,110⁽⁶⁾	I	By GRAT
Class A Common Stock								404,500⁽⁷⁾	I	By corporation
Class A Common Stock								175,000⁽⁸⁾	I	By Dynasty Trust
Class A Common Stock								175,000⁽⁹⁾	I	By Dynasty Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were sold by Dan Muhleisen pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan (the "Plan") entered into on March 8, 2012, which provides for the sale of shares of the issuer's Class A Common Stock, subject to limit price provisions and an expiration date of January 5, 2013. With the sales of the shares reported herein, the Plan has been completed and no future sales may occur pursuant to the Plan.

2. Rule 10b5-1, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, allows significant shareholders of a company who are not in possession of material non-public information to establish pre-arranged plans to buy or sell a specified number of shares of such company's stock. Once a plan is established, the shareholder does not retain or exercise any discretion over sales of stock under the plan and the pre-planned trades may be executed at later dates as set forth in the plan.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $28.6525 to $29.1400 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.

4. These shares include 88,864 shares that the reporting person holds jointly with her spouse.

5. Shares held by the Angela L. Muhleisen Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated August 29, 2003. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interests therein.

6. Shares held by the Dan D. Muhleisen Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated August 29, 2003. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interests therein.

7. Shares held by Farmers & Merchants Investment Inc. ("F&M"), of which the reporting person is a director and co-president and owns or controls approximately 38.6% of the outstanding capital stock. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by F&M, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by F&M except to the extent of her pecuniary interests therein.

8. Shares held by a Dynasty Trust, of which an adult son of the reporting person is the initial beneficiary. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interests therein.

9. Shares held by a Dynasty Trust, of which an adult daughter of the reporting person is the initial beneficiary. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interests therein.

	/s/ Kirsten Hoppe, Attorney-in-Fact for Angela L. Muhleisen	12/20/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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