secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)
CIK:        0001174850
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001174850-26-000039
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nicolet shareholders approve Midwest One merger; regulatory greenlight, close Feb 13
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- Shareholders voted 10.2M to 48K to approve merger with Midwest One; authorized shares increased to 60M.
- All regulatory approvals received; merger expected to close Feb 13, 2026.
- Board approved $60M increase to stock repurchase authorization; ~$79M now available.
- Compensation committee awarded 101,000 RSUs (value $13M) tied to merger close and 3-year performance targets.
- CEO Michael Daniels gets 20,000 RSUs; four other officers each get 10,000 RSUs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174850/000117485026000039/0001174850-26-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174850/000117485026000039/nic-20260120.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174850-26-000039

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