X0202 4 2004-06-03 0 0001065332 NIC INC EGOV 0001106138 HARTLEY ROSS C C/O NIC INC. 10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD OLATHE KS 66061 1 0 1 0 Common Stock 2004-06-03 4 S 0 500 6 D 365497 D The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 4, 2004. The Reporting Person also indirectly owns: (i) 19,146,936 shares of NIC Inc. common stock, which are held directly by the National Information Consortium Voting Trust, which holds in the aggregate 26,100,894 shares, and indirectly by Mr. Hartley as one of the trustees of the trust; and (ii) 6,953,958 shares, which are held directly by the National Information Consortium Voting Trust, for which Mr. Hartley acts as one of the trustees, for his benefit as a direct beneficiary of the trust. The Reporting Person also directly owns employee stock options to purchase 20,000 shares of NIC Inc. common stock at $1.67 per share, exercisable in two equal annual installments, beginning on July 23, 2003, and options to purchase 20,000 shares at $6.97, exercisable in four equal annual installments, beginning on November 10, 2004. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attoney Stephen M. Kovzan, Attorney-in-Fact 2004-06-04