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COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NICHOLAS CO INC /WI
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903949
IRS NUMBER: 391091673
STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI
FISCAL YEAR END: 1031
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04359
FILM NUMBER: 17597636
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 700 NORTH WATER STREET
STREET 2: SUITE 1010
CITY: MILWAUKEE
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53202
BUSINESS PHONE: 4142724650
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 700 NORTH WATER STREET
STREET 2: SUITE 1010
CITY: MILWAUKEE
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53202
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700 NORTH WATER STREET
SUITE 1010
MILWAUKEE
WI
53202
13F HOLDINGS REPORT
028-04359
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SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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Syntel, Inc.
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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
COM
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Target Corporation
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Teleflex Incorporated
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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Thor Industries, Inc.
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Time Warner Inc.
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Tupperware Brands Corporation
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Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
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United Natural Foods, Inc.
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Universal Health Services, Inc.
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Veeva Systems Inc.
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Verisk Analytics, Inc.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
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Webster Financial Corporation
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West Corporation
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
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3822
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Wright Medical Group N.V.
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Zebra Technologies Corporation
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22245
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