Chief Compliance Officer

0000903949-17-000002.txt : 20170213 0000903949-17-000002.hdr.sgml : 20170213 20170213131427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903949-17-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170213 FILER: 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 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0000903949 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2016 12-31-2016 NICHOLAS CO INC /WI

700 NORTH WATER STREET SUITE 1010 MILWAUKEE WI 53202

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