X0306 4 2021-02-26 0001174850 NICOLET BANKSHARES INC NCBS 0001664629 Hutjens Brad Vincent C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET GREEN BAY WI 54301 1 EVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl Bank Common Stock 2021-02-26 4 M 0 1500 16.50 A 20389 D Common Stock 1818 I By 401(k) Plan Stock Option (Right to Buy) 16.50 2021-02-26 4 M 0 1500 0 D 2022-04-10 Common Stock 1500 2000 D Includes 21 additional shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the reporting person's last Form 4 filing on November 16, 2020. The reporting person owns a total of 164 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this report. The stock option is currently exercisable as to 1,500 shares. The options vest in ten annual installments of 500 shares annually on April 10 of each year, beginning on April 10, 2012 and fully vests on April 10, 2021. /s/ Ann K. Lawson, as attorney-in-fact for Brad V. Hutjens 2021-02-26