X0306 4 2022-11-14 0001174850 NICOLET BANKSHARES INC NIC 0001243706 DANIELS MICHAEL E C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET GREEN BAY WI 54301 1 1 President & CEO Common Stock 2022-11-14 4 F 0 283 80.95 D 80541 D Common Stock 2022-11-14 4 A 0 2700 80.95 A 83241 D Common Stock 2022-11-14 4 F 0 288 80.95 D 82953 D Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligation of vested restricted stock. Restricted shares awarded November 14, 2022. Awarded shares will vest as follows: 1/3 immediate, 1/3 on November 14, 2023, and 1/3 on November 14, 2024. Includes an additional 86 shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since Mr. Daniels last Form 4 filing dated May 26, 2022. Mr. Daniels owns a total of 641 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this report. /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr., as attorney-in-fact for Michael E. Daniels 2022-11-16