X0508 4 2024-11-19 0001174850 NICOLET BANKSHARES INC NIC 0001664629 Hutjens Brad Vincent C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET GREEN BAY WI 54301 1 EVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl Bank 0 Common Stock 2024-11-19 4 A 0 3195 109.82 A 29692 D Common Stock 2024-11-20 4 F 0 99 109.48 D 29593 D Common Stock 1818 I By 401(k) Plan Restricted shares awarded November 19, 2024. Awarded shares will vest annually on November 19th of each year, in five equal installments, beginning November 19, 2025, and will fully vest on November 19, 2029. Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligation of vested restricted stock. Includes shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Mr. Hutjens has not acquired additional shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since his last Form 4 filing on November 15, 2024. Mr. Hutjens owns a total of 732 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the date of this report. /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr., as attorney-in-fact for Brad V. Hutjens 2024-11-21