Chief Financial Officer

0000903949-23-000001.txt : 20230209 0000903949-23-000001.hdr.sgml : 20230209 20230209170823 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903949-23-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230209 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20230209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903949 IRS NUMBER: 391091673 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04359 FILM NUMBER: 23607237 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 411 E. WISCONSIN AVE. STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-272-4650 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 411 E. WISCONSIN AVE. STREET 2: SUITE 2100 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NICHOLAS CO INC /WI DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941205 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml X0202 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0000903949 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2022 12-31-2022 NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC.

411 E. WISCONSIN AVE. SUITE 2100 MILWAUKEE WI 53202

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