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Issuer:     NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)
CIK:        0001174850
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001174850-26-000093
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nicolet Q1 2026 core EPS $2.75; raises dividend 13% to $0.36; closes MidWestOne acquisition
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- GAAP net income $15M ($0.81 EPS); core net income $52M ($2.75 EPS) vs Q4 core $42M ($2.73)
- Closed MidWestOne acquisition Feb 13, adding ~$6B in assets; integration underway
- Quarterly dividend increased 13% to $0.36/share, payable June 15 to holders of record June 1
- Announces sale of Denver branches from MidWestOne to Sunwest Bank (~$390M loans, $380M deposits)
- Core return on average tangible common equity 19.30%; core ROA 1.68%

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174850/000117485026000093/0001174850-26-000093-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174850/000117485026000093/nic-20260421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174850-26-000093

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