X0508 4 2025-09-08 0001174850 NICOLET BANKSHARES INC NIC 0001243706 DANIELS MICHAEL E C/O NICOLET NATIONAL BANK 111 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET GREEN BAY WI 54301 1 1 Chairman, President & CEO 0 Common Stock 2025-09-08 4 A 0 30000 137.68 A 111525 D Common Stock 6252 I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock 9803 I By Spouse Per the terms of Mr. Daniels employment extension to continue his leadership through year end 2030, Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. Board of Directors approved an award of 30,000 restricted shares to Mr. Daniels dated September 8, 2025. The 30,000 restricted shares will cliff vest upon five years of continued service through December 31, 2030. Includes an additional 71 shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan since Mr. Daniels last Form 4 filing dated November 21, 2024. Mr. Daniels owns a total of 1,016 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 2025-09-09