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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________________
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                           to                          
Commission file number: 001-37700
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Wisconsin 47-0871001
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
111 North Washington Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 
(Zip Code)
(920) 430-1400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share NIC New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of July 31, 2024 there were 15,059,919 shares of $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.



Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
June 30, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(Unaudited) (Audited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks $ 109,674  $ 129,898 
Interest-earning deposits 298,856  361,533 
Cash and cash equivalents
408,530  491,431 
Certificates of deposit in other banks 3,924  6,374 
Securities available for sale (“AFS”), at fair value 799,937  802,573 
Other investments 60,796  57,560 
Loans held for sale 9,450  4,160 
Loans 6,529,134  6,353,942 
Allowance for credit losses - loans (“ACL-Loans”) (65,414) (63,610)
Loans, net
6,463,720  6,290,332 
Premises and equipment, net 120,988  118,756 
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) 171,972  169,392 
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 391,421  394,366 
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 126,279  133,734 
Total assets
$ 8,557,017  $ 8,468,678 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $ 1,764,806  $ 1,958,709 
Interest-bearing deposits 5,476,272  5,239,091 
Total deposits
7,241,078  7,197,800 
Short-term borrowings —  — 
Long-term borrowings 162,433  166,930 
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 62,093  64,941 
Total liabilities
7,465,604  7,429,671 
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock 150  149 
Additional paid-in capital 639,159  633,770 
Retained earnings 507,366  458,261 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (55,262) (53,173)
Total stockholders’ equity 1,091,413  1,039,007 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,557,017  $ 8,468,678 
Preferred shares authorized (no par value)
10,000,000  10,000,000 
Preferred shares issued and outstanding —  — 
Common shares authorized (par value $0.01 per share)
30,000,000  30,000,000 
Common shares outstanding 14,945,598  14,894,209 
Common shares issued 15,010,256  14,951,367 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Interest income:
Loans, including loan fees $ 97,975  $ 84,091  $ 191,623  $ 163,233 
Investment securities:
Taxable
5,056  4,133  9,613  9,094 
Tax-exempt
1,152  1,476  2,390  3,213 
Other interest income 4,695  2,357  9,283  3,893 
Total interest income
108,878  92,057  212,909  179,433 
Interest expense:
Deposits 41,386  29,340  80,376  54,277 
Short-term borrowings —  1,108  —  4,320 
Long-term borrowings 2,150  2,570  4,384  5,076 
Total interest expense
43,536  33,018  84,760  63,673 
Net interest income
65,342  59,039  128,149  115,760 
Provision for credit losses 1,350  450  2,100  3,540 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 63,992  58,589  126,049  112,220 
Noninterest income:
Wealth management fee income 6,674  5,870  13,159  11,382 
Mortgage income, net 2,634  1,822  3,998  3,288 
Service charges on deposit accounts 1,813  1,529  3,394  3,009 
Card interchange income 3,458  3,331  6,556  6,364 
BOLI income 1,225  1,073  2,572  2,273 
Deferred compensation plan asset market valuations 169  499  228  1,445 
LSR income, net 1,117  1,135  2,251  2,290 
Asset gains (losses), net 616  (318) 2,525  (38,786)
Other income 1,903  1,900  4,348  3,732 
Total noninterest income
19,609  16,841  39,031  (5,003)
Noninterest expense:
Personnel 26,285  23,900  52,795  48,228 
Occupancy, equipment and office 8,681  8,845  17,625  17,628 
Business development and marketing 2,040  1,946  4,182  4,067 
Data processing 4,281  4,218  8,551  8,206 
Intangibles amortization 1,762  2,083  3,595  4,244 
FDIC assessments 990  1,009  2,023  1,549 
Merger-related expense —  26  —  189 
Other expense 2,814  2,930  5,229  5,721 
Total noninterest expense
46,853  44,957  94,000  89,832 
Income before income tax expense 36,748  30,473  71,080  17,385 
Income tax expense 7,475  7,878  14,017  3,688 
Net income $ 29,273  $ 22,595  $ 57,063  $ 13,697 
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 1.96  $ 1.54  $ 3.82  $ 0.93 
Diluted $ 1.92  $ 1.51  $ 3.74  $ 0.91 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 14,937,347  14,711,490  14,922,235  14,703,018 
Diluted 15,275,933  14,959,778  15,262,562  15,011,418 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Net income $ 29,273  $ 22,595  $ 57,063  $ 13,697 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities AFS:
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
270  (5,893) (1,500) 9,401 
Net realized (gains) losses included in income
—  135  (968) 348 
Reclassification adjustment for securities transferred
   from held to maturity to available for sale
—  —  —  (20,434)
Income tax (expense) benefit (122) 1,556  379  2,886 
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 148  (4,202) (2,089) (7,799)
Comprehensive income $ 29,421  $ 18,393  $ 54,974  $ 5,898 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Balances at March 31, 2024 $ 149  $ 636,621  $ 482,295  $ (55,410) $ 1,063,655 
Comprehensive income:
Net income, three months ended June 30, 2024
—  —  29,273  —  29,273 
Other comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  148  148 
Stock-based compensation expense —  2,215  —  —  2,215 
Cash dividends on common stock, $0.28 per share
—  —  (4,202) —  (4,202)
Exercise of stock options, net 96  —  —  97 
Issuance of common stock —  227  —  —  227 
Balances at June 30, 2024 $ 150  $ 639,159  $ 507,366  $ (55,262) $ 1,091,413 
Balances at March 31, 2023 $ 147  $ 623,746  $ 398,966  $ (61,067) $ 961,792 
Comprehensive income:
Net income, three months ended June 30, 2023
—  —  22,595  —  22,595 
Other comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  (4,202) (4,202)
Stock-based compensation expense —  2,006  —  —  2,006 
Cash dividends on common stock, $0.25 per share
—  —  (3,698) —  (3,698)
Exercise of stock options, net 451  —  —  452 
Issuance of common stock —  214  —  —  214 
Purchase and retirement of common stock (1) (1,520) —  —  (1,521)
Balances at June 30, 2023 $ 147  $ 624,897  $ 417,863  $ (65,269) $ 977,638 
Balances at December 31, 2023 $ 149  $ 633,770  $ 458,261  $ (53,173) $ 1,039,007 
Comprehensive income:
Net income, six months ended June 30, 2024
—  —  57,063  —  57,063 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
—  —  —  (2,089) (2,089)
Stock-based compensation expense —  3,596  —  —  3,596 
Cash dividends on common stock, $0.53 per share
—  —  (7,958) —  (7,958)
Exercise of stock options, net 1,364  —  —  1,365 
Issuance of common stock —  429  —  —  429 
Balances at June 30, 2024 $ 150  $ 639,159  $ 507,366  $ (55,262) $ 1,091,413 
Balances at December 31, 2022 $ 147  $ 621,988  $ 407,864  $ (57,470) $ 972,529 
Comprehensive income:
Net income, six months ended June 30, 2023
—  —  13,697  —  13,697 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
—  —  —  (7,799) (7,799)
Stock-based compensation expense —  3,430  —  —  3,430 
Cash dividends on common stock, $0.25 per share
—  —  (3,698) —  (3,698)
Exercise of stock options, net 599  —  —  600 
Issuance of common stock —  400  —  —  400 
Purchase and retirement of common stock (1) (1,520) —  —  (1,521)
Balances at June 30, 2023 $ 147  $ 624,897  $ 417,863  $ (65,269) $ 977,638 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income $ 57,063  $ 13,697 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion 9,244  9,274 
Provision for credit losses 2,100  3,540 
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance (2,572) (2,159)
Stock-based compensation expense 3,596  3,430 
Asset (gains) losses, net (2,525) 38,786 
Gain on sale of loans held for sale, net (3,068) (1,860)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale 89,310  64,117 
Origination of loans held for sale (92,425) (65,244)
Net change due to:
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
2,843  (3,846)
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
(2,848) (11,368)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
60,718  48,367 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Net (increase) decrease in loans (172,460) (39,223)
Net (increase) decrease in certificates of deposit in other banks 2,450  2,710 
Purchases of securities AFS (75,412) — 
Proceeds from sales of securities AFS 4,987  26,798 
Proceeds from sales of securities HTM —  460,051 
Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities AFS 70,003  133,027 
Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities HTM —  2,916 
Purchases of other investments (798) (12,022)
Proceeds from sales of other investments 1,270  18,883 
Proceeds from redemption of BOLI —  117 
Net (increase) decrease in premises and equipment (6,273) (12,565)
Net (increase) decrease in other real estate and other assets (490) 794 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(176,723) 581,486 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits 43,278  19,849 
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings —  (267,000)
Repayments of long-term borrowings (4,010) (28,000)
Purchase and retirement of common stock —  (1,521)
Cash dividends paid on common stock (7,958) (3,698)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 429  400 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1,365  600 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
33,104  (279,370)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(82,901) 350,483 
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning
491,431  154,723 
Ending *
$ 408,530  $ 505,206 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest $ 83,739  $ 61,769 
Cash paid for taxes 7,050  12,400 
Transfer of securities from HTM to AFS —  177,727 
Transfer of loans and bank premises to other real estate owned 27  — 
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights 893  620 
* There was no restricted cash in cash and cash equivalents at either June 30, 2024 or June 30, 2023.
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
General
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “Nicolet”) and its subsidiaries, as of and for the periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted or abbreviated. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Material estimates may be used in accounting for, among other items, the allowance for credit losses, valuation of loans in acquisition transactions, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, fair value of financial instruments, impairment calculations, valuation of deferred tax assets, uncertain income tax positions and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s knowledge of historical experience, current information, and other factors deemed to be relevant; accordingly, as this information changes, actual results could differ from those estimates. Factors that may cause sensitivity to the aforementioned estimates include but are not limited to: external market factors such as market interest rates and employment rates, changes to operating policies and procedures, changes in applicable banking or tax regulations, and changes to deferred tax estimates. Nicolet considers accounting estimates to be critical to reported financial results if the accounting estimate requires management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain and different estimates that management reasonably could have used for the accounting estimate in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, could have a material impact on the financial statements. The accounting estimates we consider to be critical include business combinations and the valuation of loans acquired, the determination of the allowance for credit losses, and income taxes.
There have been no material changes or developments with respect to the assumptions or methodologies that the Company uses when applying critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
In March 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-02, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method. This ASU permits reporting entities to elect to account for tax equity investments, regardless of the tax credit program for which the income tax credits are received, using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the income tax credits and other income tax benefits received and recognizes the net amortization and income tax credits and other income tax benefits in the income statement as a component of income tax expense. A reporting entity makes an accounting policy election to apply the proportional amortization method on a tax-credit-program-by-tax-credit-program basis rather than electing to apply the proportional amortization method at the reporting entity level or to individual investments. This ASU also requires specific disclosures of investments that generate income tax credits and other income tax benefits from a tax credit program for which the entity has elected to apply the proportional amortization method. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Future Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation table, as well as income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. These expanded disclosures will allow investors to better assess how an entity’s overall operations, including the related tax risks, tax planning, and operational opportunities, affect its income tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024.

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In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU expands segment disclosure requirements for public entities to include disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Note 2 – Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock awards (outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock), if any. Presented below are the calculations for basic and diluted earnings per common share.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Net income $ 29,273  $ 22,595  $ 57,063  $ 13,697 
Weighted average common shares outstanding 14,937  14,711  14,922  14,703 
Effect of dilutive common stock awards 339  249  340  308 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 15,276  14,960  15,263  15,011 
Basic earnings per common share* $ 1.96  $ 1.54  $ 3.82  $ 0.93 
Diluted earnings per common share* $ 1.92  $ 1.51  $ 3.74  $ 0.91 
*Cumulative quarterly per share performance may not equal annual per share totals due to the effects of the amount and timing of capital increases. When computing earnings per share for an interim period, the denominator is based on the weighted average shares outstanding during the interim period, and not on an annualized weighted average basis. Accordingly, the sum of the earnings per share data for the quarters will not necessarily equal the year to date earnings per share data.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, options to purchase approximately 0.1 million shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the effect of their exercise would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, options to purchase approximately 0.3 million shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the effect of their exercise would have been anti-dilutive.

Note 3 – Stock-Based Compensation
The Company may grant stock options and restricted stock awards under its stock-based compensation plans to certain officers, employees, and directors. These plans are administered by a committee of the Board of Directors, and at June 30, 2024, approximately 0.6 million shares were available for grant under these stock-based compensation plans.
A Black-Scholes model is utilized to estimate the fair value of stock option grants, while the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant is used to estimate the fair value of restricted stock awards. The weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model for valuing stock option grants were as follows.
Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Dividend yield 1.3  % 1.6  %
Expected volatility 30  % 30  %
Risk-free interest rate 4.52  % 3.74  %
Expected average life 7 years 7 years
Weighted average per share fair value of options $ 27.91  $ 20.94 
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A summary of the Company’s stock option activity is summarized below.
Stock Options Option Shares
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Weighted Average
Remaining
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding - December 31, 2023 1,623,088  $ 62.09 
Granted 80,000  78.32 
Exercise of stock options * (36,534) 41.70 
Forfeited (5,500) 74.21 
Outstanding - June 30, 2024 1,661,054  $ 63.28  5.1 $ 33,033 
Exercisable - June 30, 2024 1,233,597  $ 58.58  4.1 $ 30,267 
* The terms of the stock option agreements permit having a number of shares of stock withheld, the fair market value of which as of the date of exercise is sufficient to satisfy the exercise price and/or tax withholding requirements. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, 1,131 such shares were withheld by the Company.
Intrinsic value represents the amount by which the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the stock options. The intrinsic value of options exercised for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
A summary of the Company’s restricted stock activity is summarized below.
Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Restricted Shares
Outstanding
Outstanding - December 31, 2023 $ 76.61  57,158 
Granted 78.67  18,764 
Vested * 79.31  (11,264)
Outstanding - June 30, 2024 $ 76.74  64,658 
* The terms of the restricted stock agreements permit the surrender of shares to the Company upon vesting in order to satisfy applicable withholding at the minimum statutory withholding rate, and accordingly 815 shares were surrendered for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
The Company recognized approximately $2.9 million and $2.8 million of stock-based compensation expense (included in personnel on the consolidated statements of income) for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, associated with its common stock awards granted to officers and employees. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized approximately $0.7 million of director expense (included in other expense on the consolidated statements of income) for restricted stock grants totaling 8,764 shares with immediate vesting to directors, while for the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized approximately $0.6 million of director expense for restricted stock grants totaling 11,674 shares with immediate vesting to directors, in each case representing the annual stock retainer fee paid to external board members. As of June 30, 2024, there was approximately $13.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to equity award grants, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of approximately three years. The Company recognized a tax benefit of approximately $0.2 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for the tax impact of stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock.
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Note 4 – Securities and Other Investments
Securities
Securities are classified as AFS or HTM on the consolidated balance sheets at the time of purchase. AFS securities include those securities that the Company intends to hold for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily to maturity, and are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. HTM securities include those securities which the Company has both the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, and are carried at amortized cost on the consolidated balance sheets. Premiums and discounts on investment securities are amortized or accreted into interest income over the estimated life of the related securities using the effective interest method.

The amortized cost and fair value of securities AFS are summarized as follows.
June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Amortized Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated Fair Value
Securities AFS:
U.S. Treasury securities $ 15,892  $ —  $ 1,966  $ 13,926 
U.S. government agency securities 6,311  —  50  6,261 
State, county and municipals 321,473  82  28,798  292,757 
Mortgage-backed securities 444,050  832  37,610  407,272 
Corporate debt securities 87,293  —  7,572  79,721 
Total securities AFS $ 875,019  $ 914  $ 75,996  $ 799,937 
December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Amortized Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated Fair Value
Securities AFS:
U.S. Treasury securities $ 15,988  $ —  $ 1,865  $ 14,123 
U.S. government agency securities 7,430  —  46  7,384 
State, county and municipals 360,496  651  26,325  334,822 
Mortgage-backed securities 388,378  1,437  37,193  352,622 
Corporate debt securities 102,895  26  9,299  93,622 
Total securities AFS $ 875,187  $ 2,114  $ 74,728  $ 802,573 
On March 7, 2023, Nicolet executed the sale of $500 million (par value) U.S. Treasury held to maturity securities for a pre-tax loss of $38 million or an after-tax loss of $28 million. Proceeds from the sale were used to reduce existing FHLB borrowings with the remainder held in investable cash. As a result of the sale of securities previously classified as held to maturity, the remaining unsold portfolio of held to maturity securities, with a book value of $177 million, was reclassified to available for sale with a carrying value of approximately $157 million. The unrealized loss on this portfolio of $20 million (at the time of reclassification) increased the balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss $15 million, net of the deferred tax effect, and is subject to future market changes.
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Proceeds and realized gains or losses from the sale of AFS and HTM securities were as follows.
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2024 2023
Securities AFS:
Gross gains $ 1,038  $ 148 
Gross losses (70) (496)
Gains (losses) on sales of securities AFS, net
$ 968  $ (348)
Proceeds from sales of securities AFS $ 4,987  $ 26,798 
Securities HTM:
Gross gains $ —  $ — 
Gross losses —  (37,723)
Gains (losses) on sales of securities HTM, net $ —  $ (37,723)
Proceeds from sales of securities HTM $ —  $ 460,051 
All mortgage-backed securities included in the securities portfolio were issued by U.S. government agencies and corporations. Investment securities with a carrying value of $365 million and $364 million, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and borrowings, as applicable, and for liquidity or other purposes as required by regulation. Accrued interest on investment securities totaled $5 million at both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and is included in accrued interest receivable and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

The following table presents gross unrealized losses and the related estimated fair value of investment securities for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by investment category and length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
June 30, 2024
Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total
($ in thousands) Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of
Securities
Securities AFS:
U.S. Treasury securities $ —  $ —  $ 13,926  $ 1,966  $ 13,926  $ 1,966 
U.S. government agency securities 4,586  25  1,675  25  6,261  50  11 
State, county and municipals 35,059  928  245,402  27,870  280,461  28,798  559 
Mortgage-backed securities 53,030  441  272,449  37,169  325,479  37,610  438 
Corporate debt securities 5,475  66  71,438  7,506  76,913  7,572  52 
Total
$ 98,150  $ 1,460  $ 604,890  $ 74,536  $ 703,040  $ 75,996  1,061 
December 31, 2023
Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total
($ in thousands) Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of
Securities
Securities AFS:
U.S. Treasury securities $ —  $ —  $ 14,123  $ 1,865  $ 14,123  $ 1,865 
U.S. government agency securities 4,621  31  1,793  15  6,414  46  10 
State, county and municipals 29,336  330  257,916  25,995  287,252  26,325  528 
Mortgage-backed securities —  291,124  37,193  291,130  37,193  433 
Corporate debt securities —  —  85,265  9,299  85,265  9,299  59 
Total
$ 33,963  $ 361  $ 650,221  $ 74,367  $ 684,184  $ 74,728  1,031 
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During first quarter 2023, the Company recognized provision expense of $2.3 million related to the expected credit loss on a bank subordinated debt investment (acquired in an acquisition), and immediately charged-off the full investment. The Company does not consider its remaining securities AFS with unrealized losses to be attributable to credit-related factors, as the unrealized losses in each category have occurred as a result of changes in noncredit-related factors such as changes in interest rates, market spreads and market conditions subsequent to purchase, not credit deterioration. Furthermore, the Company does not have the intent to sell any of these AFS securities and believes that it is more likely than not that we will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no allowance for credit losses on AFS securities was recognized.
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties; as this is particularly inherent in mortgage-backed securities, these securities are not included in the maturity categories below.
As of June 30, 2024
Securities AFS
(in thousands) Amortized Cost Fair Value
Due in less than one year $ 23,415  $ 23,067 
Due in one year through five years 141,107  128,639 
Due after five years through ten years 168,279  150,236 
Due after ten years 98,168  90,723 
430,969  392,665 
Mortgage-backed securities 444,050  407,272 
Total investment securities $ 875,019  $ 799,937 
Other Investments
Other investments include “restricted” equity securities, equity securities with readily determinable fair values, and private company securities. As a member of the Federal Reserve Bank System and the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) System, Nicolet is required to maintain an investment in the capital stock of these entities. These equity securities are “restricted” in that they can only be sold back to the respective institutions or another member institution at par. Therefore, they are less liquid than other exchange traded equity securities. As no ready market exists for these stocks, and they have no quoted market value, these investments are carried at cost. Also included are investments in other private companies that do not have quoted market prices, which are carried at cost less impairment charges, if any. The carrying value of other investments are summarized as follows.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Amount Amount
Federal Reserve Bank stock
$ 33,222  $ 33,087 
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock
9,674  9,674 
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values 8,656  4,240 
Other investments 9,244  10,559 
Total other investments $ 60,796  $ 57,560 
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Note 5 – Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans, and Credit Quality
The loan composition is summarized as follows.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total
Commercial & industrial $ 1,358,152  21  % $ 1,284,009  20  %
Owner-occupied commercial real estate (“CRE”) 941,137  14  956,594  15 
Agricultural 1,224,885  19  1,161,531  18 
CRE investment 1,198,020  18  1,142,251  18 
Construction & land development 247,565  310,110 
Residential construction 90,904  75,726 
Residential first mortgage 1,190,790  18  1,167,109  19 
Residential junior mortgage 218,512  200,884 
Retail & other 59,169  55,728 
Loans
6,529,134  100  % 6,353,942  100  %
Less allowance for credit losses - Loans (“ACL-Loans”) 65,414  63,610 
Loans, net
$ 6,463,720  $ 6,290,332 
Allowance for credit losses - Loans to loans 1.00  % 1.00  %
Accrued interest on loans totaled $23 million and $19 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and is included in accrued interest receivable and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans:
The majority of the Company’s loans, commitments, and letters of credit have been granted to customers in the Company’s market area. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, the credit risk in the loan portfolio is largely influenced by general economic conditions and trends of the counties and markets in which the debtors operate, and the resulting impact on the operations of borrowers or on the value of underlying collateral, if any.
A roll forward of the allowance for credit losses - loans is summarized as follows.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 December 31, 2023
Beginning balance $ 64,347  $ 62,412  $ 63,610  $ 61,829  $ 61,829 
Provision for credit losses 1,350  450  2,100  1,200  2,650 
Charge-offs (375) (561) (591) (745) (1,653)
Recoveries 92  510  295  527  784 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries (283) (51) (296) (218) (869)
Ending balance $ 65,414  $ 62,811  $ 65,414  $ 62,811  $ 63,610 
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The following tables present the balance and activity in the ACL-Loans by portfolio segment.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Commercial
& industrial
Owner-
occupied
CRE
Agricultural CRE
investment
Construction & land
development
Residential
construction
Residential
first mortgage
Residential
junior
mortgage
Retail
& other
Total
ACL-Loans
Beginning balance $ 15,225  $ 9,082  $ 12,629  $ 12,693  $ 2,440  $ 916  $ 7,320  $ 2,098  $ 1,207  $ 63,610 
Provision 944  (107) (42) 1,248  (441) 150  (214) 75  487  2,100 
Charge-offs (266) (30) —  —  —  —  —  —  (295) (591)
Recoveries 26  210  —  —  —  —  32  22  295 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries (240) 180  —  —  —  —  32  (273) (296)
Ending balance $ 15,929  $ 9,155  $ 12,587  $ 13,941  $ 1,999  $ 1,066  $ 7,138  $ 2,178  $ 1,421  $ 65,414 
As % of ACL-Loans 25  % 14  % 19  % 21  % % % 11  % % % 100  %

Year Ended December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Commercial
& industrial
Owner-
occupied
CRE
Agricultural CRE
investment
Construction
& land
development
Residential
construction
Residential
first
mortgage
Residential
junior
mortgage
Retail &
other
 
Total
ACL-Loans
Beginning balance $ 16,350  $ 9,138  $ 9,762  $ 12,744  $ 2,572  $ 1,412  $ 6,976  $ 1,846  $ 1,029  $ 61,829 
Provision (1,205) 470  2,930  (51) (132) (496) 346  347  441  2,650 
Charge-offs (440) (773) (66) —  —  —  (5) (96) (273) (1,653)
Recoveries 520  247  —  —  —  10  784 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries 80  (526) (63) —  —  —  (2) (95) (263) (869)
Ending balance $ 15,225  $ 9,082  $ 12,629  $ 12,693  $ 2,440  $ 916  $ 7,320  $ 2,098  $ 1,207  $ 63,610 
As % of ACL-Loans 24  % 14  % 20  % 20  % % —  % 12  % % % 100  %
The ACL-Loans represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses in the Company’s loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. To assess the appropriateness of the ACL-Loans, management applies an allocation methodology which focuses on evaluation of qualitative and environmental factors, including but not limited to: (i) evaluation of facts and issues related to specific loans; (ii) management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio; (iii) consideration of historical loan loss and delinquency experience on each portfolio segment; (iv) trends in past due and nonperforming loans; (v) the risk characteristics of the various loan segments; (vi) changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio; (vii) concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries; (viii) existing economic conditions; (ix) the fair value of underlying collateral; and (x) other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect expected credit losses. Assessing these numerous factors involves significant judgment.
Management allocates the ACL-Loans by pools of risk within each loan portfolio segment. The allocation methodology consists of the following components. First, a specific reserve is established for individually evaluated credit-deteriorated loans, which management defines as nonaccrual credit relationships over $250,000, collateral dependent loans, purchased credit deteriorated loans, and other loans with evidence of credit deterioration. The specific reserve in the ACL-Loans for these credit deteriorated loans is equal to the aggregate collateral or discounted cash flow shortfall. Management allocates the ACL-Loans with historical loss rates by loan segment. The loss factors are measured on a quarterly basis and applied to each loan segment based on current loan balances and projected for their expected remaining life. Next, management allocates the ACL-Loans using the qualitative factors mentioned above. Consideration is given to those current qualitative or environmental factors that are likely to cause estimated credit losses as of the evaluation date to differ from the historical loss experience of each loan segment. Lastly, management considers reasonable and supportable forecasts to assess the collectability of future cash flows.
Allowance for Credit Losses-Unfunded Commitments:
In addition to the ACL-Loans, the Company has established an ACL-Unfunded commitments, classified in accrued interest payable and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. This reserve is maintained at a level that management believes is sufficient to absorb losses arising from unfunded loan commitments, and is determined quarterly based on methodology similar to the methodology for determining the ACL-Loans. The reserve for unfunded commitments was $3.0 million at both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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Provision for Credit Losses:
The provision for credit losses is determined by the Company as the amount to be added to the ACL loss accounts for various types of financial instruments including loans, investment securities, and off-balance sheet credit exposures after net charge-offs have been deducted to bring the ACL to a level that, in management’s judgment, is necessary to absorb expected credit losses over the lives of the respective financial instruments. See Note 4 for additional information regarding the ACL related to investment securities. The following table presents the components of the provision for credit losses.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 December 31, 2023
Provision for credit losses on:
Loans $ 1,350  $ 450  $ 2,100  $ 1,200  $ 2,650 
Unfunded commitments —  —  —  —  — 
Investment securities —  —  —  2,340  2,340 
Total $ 1,350  $ 450  $ 2,100  $ 3,540  $ 4,990 
Collateral Dependent Loans:
A loan is considered to be collateral dependent when, based upon management’s assessment, the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. For collateral dependent loans, expected credit losses are based on the estimated fair value of the collateral at the balance sheet date, with consideration for estimated selling costs if satisfaction of the loan depends on the sale of the collateral. The following tables present collateral dependent loans by portfolio segment and collateral type, including those loans with and without a related allowance allocation.
June 30, 2024 Collateral Type
(in thousands) Real Estate Other Business Assets Total Without an Allowance With an Allowance Allowance Allocation
Commercial & industrial $ —  $ 5,720  $ 5,720  $ 1,996  $ 3,724  $ 849 
Owner-occupied CRE 3,305  —  3,305  3,163  142  15 
Agricultural 6,175  4,323  10,498  5,362  5,136  72 
CRE investment 1,714  —  1,714  1,714  —  — 
Residential first mortgage 261  —  261  261  —  — 
Total loans $ 11,455  $ 10,043  $ 21,498  $ 12,496  $ 9,002  $ 936 

December 31, 2023 Collateral Type
(in thousands) Real Estate Other Business Assets Total Without an Allowance With an Allowance Allowance Allocation
Commercial & industrial $ —  $ 2,576  $ 2,576  $ 2,164  $ 412  $ 196 
Owner-occupied CRE 3,614  —  3,614  3,465  149  24 
Agricultural 6,931  5,219  12,150  7,261  4,889  117 
CRE investment 1,261  —  1,261  871  390  18 
Residential first mortgage 674  —  674  674  —  — 
Total loans $ 12,480  $ 7,795  $ 20,275  $ 14,435  $ 5,840  $ 355 


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Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans:
The following tables present past due loans by portfolio segment.
June 30, 2024
(in thousands) 30-89 Days Past
Due (accruing)
90 Days & Over or nonaccrual Current Total
Commercial & industrial $ 2,846  $ 6,825  $ 1,348,481  $ 1,358,152 
Owner-occupied CRE 1,143  3,965  936,029  941,137 
Agricultural 66  10,556  1,214,263  1,224,885 
CRE investment —  1,972  1,196,048  1,198,020 
Construction & land development 49  —  247,516  247,565 
Residential construction 292  —  90,612  90,904 
Residential first mortgage 1,304  4,203  1,185,283  1,190,790 
Residential junior mortgage 66  229  218,217  218,512 
Retail & other 351  88  58,730  59,169 
Total loans $ 6,117  $ 27,838  $ 6,495,179  $ 6,529,134 
Percent of total loans 0.1  % 0.4  % 99.5  % 100.0  %
December 31, 2023
(in thousands) 30-89 Days Past
Due (accruing)
90 Days & Over or nonaccrual Current Total
Commercial & industrial $ 540  $ 4,046  $ 1,279,423  $ 1,284,009 
Owner-occupied CRE 2,123  4,399  950,072  956,594 
Agricultural 12  12,185  1,149,334  1,161,531 
CRE investment 3,060  1,453  1,137,738  1,142,251 
Construction & land development 171  161  309,778  310,110 
Residential construction —  —  75,726  75,726 
Residential first mortgage 2,663  4,059  1,160,387  1,167,109 
Residential junior mortgage 547  150  200,187  200,884 
Retail & other 327  172  55,229  55,728 
Total loans $ 9,443  $ 26,625  $ 6,317,874  $ 6,353,942 
Percent of total loans 0.1  % 0.4  % 99.5  % 100.0  %

The following table presents nonaccrual loans by portfolio segment.
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Nonaccrual Loans % of Total Nonaccrual Loans % of Total
Commercial & industrial $ 6,825  24  % $ 4,046  15  %
Owner-occupied CRE 3,965  15  4,399  16 
Agricultural 10,556  38  12,185  46 
CRE investment 1,972  1,453 
Construction & land development —  —  161 
Residential construction —  —  —  — 
Residential first mortgage 4,203  15  4,059  15 
Residential junior mortgage 229  150 
Retail & other 88  —  172 
Nonaccrual loans
$ 27,838  100  % $ 26,625  100  %
Percent of total loans 0.4  % 0.4  %

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Credit Quality Information:
The following tables present total loans by risk categories and gross charge-offs by year of origination. Acquired loans have been included based upon the actual origination date.
June 30, 2024 Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(in thousands) 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Prior Revolving Revolving to Term TOTAL
Commercial & industrial
Grades 1-4 $ 123,465  $ 206,183  $ 202,834  $ 152,298  $ 55,267  $ 104,246  $ 375,691  $ —  $ 1,219,984 
Grade 5 416  3,105  14,782  7,232  2,588  8,166  46,873  —  83,162 
Grade 6 —  204  686  162  173  1,686  25,026  —  27,937 
Grade 7 258  5,560  4,712  2,309  2,116  10,093  2,021  —  27,069 
Total $ 124,139  $ 215,052  $ 223,014  $ 162,001  $ 60,144  $ 124,191  $ 449,611  $ —  $ 1,358,152 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (26) $ (19) $ (182) $ (39) $ —  $ (266)
Owner-occupied CRE
Grades 1-4 $ 43,537  $ 103,179  $ 155,389  $ 169,663  $ 85,733  $ 303,779  $ 2,850  $ —  $ 864,130 
Grade 5 1,163  7,421  5,353  5,841  3,492  33,566  75  —  56,911 
Grade 6 —  —  —  4,806  —  132  —  —  4,938 
Grade 7 —  180  2,394  1,034  6,825  4,700  25  —  15,158 
Total $ 44,700  $ 110,780  $ 163,136  $ 181,344  $ 96,050  $ 342,177  $ 2,950  $ —  $ 941,137 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (30) $ —  $ —  $ (30)
Agricultural
Grades 1-4 $ 79,264  $ 145,847  $ 272,392  $ 131,003  $ 76,100  $ 154,596  $ 269,340  $ —  $ 1,128,542 
Grade 5 5,659  5,660  4,812  3,791  1,653  25,029  9,483  —  56,087 
Grade 6 1,708  135  37  358  —  2,171  1,319  —  5,728 
Grade 7 555  2,503  6,539  6,035  479  13,891  4,526  —  34,528 
Total $ 87,186  $ 154,145  $ 283,780  $ 141,187  $ 78,232  $ 195,687  $ 284,668  $ —  $ 1,224,885 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
CRE investment
Grades 1-4 $ 36,389  $ 48,339  $ 233,419  $ 249,314  $ 167,806  $ 373,791  $ 10,110  $ —  $ 1,119,168 
Grade 5 6,654  2,765  7,028  14,448  6,390  30,826  42  —  68,153 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  1,418  —  —  —  1,418 
Grade 7 —  —  —  19  —  9,262  —  —  9,281 
Total $ 43,043  $ 51,104  $ 240,447  $ 263,781  $ 175,614  $ 413,879  $ 10,152  $ —  $ 1,198,020 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Construction & land development
Grades 1-4 $ 34,867  $ 47,161  $ 75,886  $ 61,256  $ 9,007  $ 11,431  $ 2,824  $ —  $ 242,432 
Grade 5 —  —  38  3,007  1,191  497  —  —  4,733 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 —  45  355  —  —  —  —  —  400 
Total $ 34,867  $ 47,206  $ 76,279  $ 64,263  $ 10,198  $ 11,928  $ 2,824  $ —  $ 247,565 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Residential construction
Grades 1-4 $ 23,295  $ 56,030  $ 7,521  $ 2,806  $ 139  $ 609  $ 504  $ —  $ 90,904 
Grade 5 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Total $ 23,295  $ 56,030  $ 7,521  $ 2,806  $ 139  $ 609  $ 504  $ —  $ 90,904 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Residential first mortgage
Grades 1-4 $ 67,162  $ 170,246  $ 373,532  $ 233,593  $ 123,386  $ 206,147  $ 327  $ $ 1,174,394 
Grade 5 131  320  1,469  1,208  687  4,272  —  —  8,087 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 —  94  1,733  2,290  501  3,691  —  —  8,309 
Total $ 67,293  $ 170,660  $ 376,734  $ 237,091  $ 124,574  $ 214,110  $ 327  $ $ 1,190,790 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Residential junior mortgage
Grades 1-4 $ 11,860  $ 10,811  $ 6,430  $ 3,115  $ 4,004  $ 6,029  $ 169,815  $ 5,896  $ 217,960 
Grade 5 —  —  70  —  —  —  25  —  95 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 —  30  29  199  —  86  113  —  457 
Total $ 11,860  $ 10,841  $ 6,529  $ 3,314  $ 4,004  $ 6,115  $ 169,953  $ 5,896  $ 218,512 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Retail & other
Grades 1-4 $ 4,796  $ 5,975  $ 6,650  $ 4,297  $ 1,896  $ 4,716  $ 30,712  $ —  $ 59,042 
Grade 5 —  —  —  18  —  —  —  —  18 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 87  —  14  —  —  —  109 
Total $ 4,798  $ 6,062  $ 6,650  $ 4,329  $ 1,902  $ 4,716  $ 30,712  $ —  $ 59,169 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ (72) $ (9) $ (7) $ —  $ (82) $ (125) $ —  $ (295)
Total loans $ 441,181  $ 821,880  $ 1,384,090  $ 1,060,116  $ 550,857  $ 1,313,412  $ 951,701  $ 5,897  $ 6,529,134 

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December 31, 2023 Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(in thousands) 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Prior Revolving Revolving to Term TOTAL
Commercial & industrial
Grades 1-4 $ 223,515  $ 234,193  $ 171,555  $ 66,026  $ 49,054  $ 81,272  $ 359,284  $ —  $ 1,184,899 
Grade 5 3,252  13,656  7,516  3,388  5,074  7,020  18,753  —  58,659 
Grade 6 —  562  502  187  1,009  10,974  —  13,237 
Grade 7 5,742  3,702  2,655  2,409  1,769  9,244  1,693  —  27,214 
Total $ 232,509  $ 252,113  $ 182,228  $ 72,010  $ 55,900  $ 98,545  $ 390,704  $ —  $ 1,284,009 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ (89) $ (114) $ —  $ —  $ (222) $ (15) $ —  $ (440)
Owner-occupied CRE
Grades 1-4 $ 114,704  $ 156,723  $ 181,128  $ 91,038  $ 85,430  $ 247,730  $ 4,181  $ —  $ 880,934 
Grade 5 5,416  4,024  7,858  5,092  3,994  27,585  52  —  54,021 
Grade 6 —  —  3,905  —  1,531  12  —  —  5,448 
Grade 7 —  1,304  1,071  6,988  338  6,340  150  —  16,191 
Total $ 120,120  $ 162,051  $ 193,962  $ 103,118  $ 91,293  $ 281,667  $ 4,383  $ —  $ 956,594 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (773) $ —  $ —  $ (773)
Agricultural
Grades 1-4 $ 120,200  $ 274,491  $ 134,706  $ 78,944  $ 22,985  $ 139,212  $ 277,170  $ —  $ 1,047,708 
Grade 5 6,345  11,975  5,718  703  394  33,658  15,522  —  74,315 
Grade 6 —  130  1,017  —  51  2,256  194  —  3,648 
Grade 7 2,519  6,691  5,360  428  1,679  12,098  7,085  —  35,860 
Total $ 129,064  $ 293,287  $ 146,801  $ 80,075  $ 25,109  $ 187,224  $ 299,971  $ —  $ 1,161,531 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (66) $ —  $ —  $ (66)
CRE investment
Grades 1-4 $ 30,720  $ 194,442  $ 256,765  $ 169,078  $ 113,510  $ 283,339  $ 11,146  $ —  $ 1,059,000 
Grade 5 2,790  7,746  17,899  9,857  11,232  23,108  49  —  72,681 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  1,340  65  —  1,405 
Grade 7 —  51  21  —  1,034  8,059  —  —  9,165 
Total $ 33,510  $ 202,239  $ 274,685  $ 178,935  $ 125,776  $ 315,846  $ 11,260  $ —  $ 1,142,251 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Construction & land development
Grades 1-4 $ 51,253  $ 149,155  $ 64,761  $ 9,441  $ 4,939  $ 22,548  $ 2,883  $ —  $ 304,980 
Grade 5 —  23  3,044  1,264  504  88  —  —  4,923 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 46  —  —  —  —  86  75  —  207 
Total $ 51,299  $ 149,178  $ 67,805  $ 10,705  $ 5,443  $ 22,722  $ 2,958  $ —  $ 310,110 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Residential construction
Grades 1-4 $ 57,033  $ 13,035  $ 3,316  $ 1,118  $ 130  $ 1,094  $ —  $ —  $ 75,726 
Grade 5 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Total $ 57,033  $ 13,035  $ 3,316  $ 1,118  $ 130  $ 1,094  $ —  $ —  $ 75,726 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Residential first mortgage
Grades 1-4 $ 164,917  $ 389,246  $ 247,957  $ 130,857  $ 56,223  $ 162,424  $ 887  $ $ 1,152,513 
Grade 5 —  1,286  1,088  1,250  2,239  2,913  —  —  8,776 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 28  392  616  388  1,117  3,279  —  —  5,820 
Total $ 164,945  $ 390,924  $ 249,661  $ 132,495  $ 59,579  $ 168,616  $ 887  $ $ 1,167,109 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (5) $ —  $ —  $ (5)
Residential junior mortgage
Grades 1-4 $ 14,020  $ 7,277  $ 4,053  $ 4,187  $ 2,753  $ 3,909  $ 157,960  $ 6,342  $ 200,501 
Grade 5 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 31  31  202  —  —  27  92  —  383 
Total $ 14,051  $ 7,308  $ 4,255  $ 4,187  $ 2,753  $ 3,936  $ 158,052  $ 6,342  $ 200,884 
Current period gross charge-offs $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (96) $ —  $ —  $ (96)
Retail & other
Grades 1-4 $ 8,207  $ 8,107  $ 5,345  $ 2,434  $ 1,689  $ 3,869  $ 25,891  $ —  $ 55,542 
Grade 5 —  —  38  —  —  —  —  —  38 
Grade 6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Grade 7 31  —  25  19  65  —  —  148 
Total $ 8,238  $ 8,107  $ 5,408  $ 2,442  $ 1,708  $ 3,934  $ 25,891  $ —  $ 55,728 
Current period gross charge-offs $ (7) $ (1) $ —  $ (1) $ —  $ (52) $ (212) $ —  $ (273)
Total loans $ 810,769  $ 1,478,242  $ 1,128,121  $ 585,085  $ 367,691  $ 1,083,584  $ 894,106  $ 6,344  $ 6,353,942 

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An internal loan review function rates loans using a grading system based on different risk categories. Loans with a Substandard grade are considered to have a greater risk of loss and may be assigned allocations for loss based on specific review of the weaknesses observed in the individual credits. Such loans are monitored by the loan review function to help ensure early identification of any deterioration. A description of the loan risk categories used by the Company follows.
Grades 1-4, Pass: Credits exhibit adequate cash flows, appropriate management and financial ratios within industry norms and/or are supported by sufficient collateral. Some credits in these rating categories may require a need for monitoring but elements of concern are not severe enough to warrant an elevated rating.
Grade 5, Watch: Credits with this rating are adequately secured and performing but are being monitored due to the presence of various short-term weaknesses which may include unexpected, short-term adverse financial performance, managerial problems, potential impact of a decline in the entire industry or local economy and delinquency issues. Loans to individuals or loans supported by guarantors with marginal net worth or collateral may be included in this rating category.
Grade 6, Special Mention: Credits with this rating have potential weaknesses that, without the Company’s attention and correction may result in deterioration of repayment prospects. These assets are considered Criticized Assets. Potential weaknesses may include adverse financial trends for the borrower or industry, repeated lack of compliance with Company requests, increasing debt to net worth, serious management conditions and decreasing cash flow.
Grade 7, Substandard: Assets with this rating are characterized by the distinct possibility the Company will sustain some loss if deficiencies are not corrected. All foreclosures, liquidations, and nonaccrual loans are considered to be categorized in this rating, regardless of collateral sufficiency.
Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty:
The following table presents the amortized cost of loans that were made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and were modified during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, aggregated by portfolio segment and type of modification.
(in thousands) Payment Delay Term Extension Interest Rate Reduction Term Extension & Interest Rate Reduction Total % of Total Loans
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Commercial & industrial $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  —  %
Owner-occupied CRE 1,530  —  —  —  1,530  0.16  %
Agricultural —  —  —  —  —  —  %
CRE investment —  —  —  —  —  —  %
Total $ 1,530  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ 1,530  0.02  %
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Commercial & industrial $ 454  $ —  $ 88  $ —  $ 542  0.04  %
Owner-occupied CRE —  —  —  —  —  —  %
Agricultural 109  —  —  —  109  0.01  %
CRE investment —  —  —  —  —  —  %
Total $ 563  $ —  $ 88  $ —  $ 651  0.01  %
The loans presented in the table above have had more than insignificant payment delays (which the Company has defined as payment delays in excess of three months). These modified loans are closely monitored by the Company to understand the effectiveness of its modification efforts, and such loans generally remain in nonaccrual status pending a sustained period of performance in accordance with the modified terms.
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no loans made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the current period and subsequently defaulted, and there were no commitments to lend additional funds to such debtors.
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Note 6 – Goodwill and Other Intangibles and Servicing Rights
Management periodically reviews the carrying value of its intangible assets to determine if any impairment has occurred, in which case an impairment charge would be recorded as an expense in the period of impairment, or whether changes in circumstances have occurred that would require a revision to the remaining useful life that would affect expense prospectively. In making such determination, management evaluates whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist, as well as the performance of the underlying operations or assets which give rise to the intangible. Management also regularly monitors economic factors for potential impairment indications on the value of our franchise, stability of deposits, and the wealth client base, underlying our goodwill and other intangibles. Management concluded no impairment was indicated for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023. A summary of goodwill and other intangibles was as follows.
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Goodwill $ 367,387  $ 367,387 
Core deposit intangibles 21,806  25,112 
Customer list intangibles 2,228  1,867 
    Other intangibles 24,034  26,979 
Goodwill and other intangibles, net $ 391,421  $ 394,366 
Other intangible assets: Other intangible assets, consisting of core deposit intangibles and customer list intangibles, are amortized over their estimated finite lives. During first quarter 2024, Nicolet purchased a financial advisory book of business and established a corresponding customer list intangible. A summary of other intangible assets was as follows.
Six Months Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Core deposit intangibles:
Gross carrying amount $ 60,724  $ 60,724 
Accumulated amortization (38,918) (35,612)
Net book value $ 21,806  $ 25,112 
Additions during the period $ —  $ — 
Amortization during the period $ 3,306  $ 7,589 
Customer list intangibles:
Gross carrying amount $ 6,173  $ 5,523 
Accumulated amortization (3,945) (3,656)
Net book value $ 2,228  $ 1,867 
Additions during the period $ 650  $ — 
Amortization during the period $ 289  $ 483 
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Mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”): Mortgage servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income, and assessed for impairment at each reporting date, with the amortization recorded in mortgage income, net, in the consolidated statements of income. Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of the initial capitalized amount, net of accumulated amortization, or estimated fair value, and are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company periodically evaluates its mortgage servicing rights asset for impairment. At each reporting date, impairment is assessed based on estimated fair value using estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgage loans serviced and stratification based on the risk characteristics of the underlying loans (predominantly loan type and note interest rate). A summary of the changes in the mortgage servicing rights asset was as follows.
Six Months Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Mortgage servicing rights asset:
MSR asset at beginning of year $ 11,655  $ 13,080 
Capitalized MSR 893  1,540 
Amortization during the period (1,576) (2,965)
MSR asset at end of period $ 10,972  $ 11,655 
Valuation allowance at beginning of year $ —  $ (500)
Reversals —  500 
Valuation allowance at end of period $ —  $ — 
MSR asset, net $ 10,972  $ 11,655 
Fair value of MSR asset at end of period $ 17,604  $ 16,810 
Residential mortgage loans serviced for others $ 1,604,743  $ 1,609,395 
Net book value of MSR asset to loans serviced for others 0.68  % 0.72  %
Loan servicing rights (“LSR”): The Company acquired an LSR asset in December 2021 which will be amortized over the estimated remaining loan service period, as the Company does not expect to add new loans to this servicing portfolio. A summary of the changes in the LSR asset were as follows.
Six Months Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Loan servicing rights asset:
LSR asset at beginning of year $ 8,831  $ 11,039 
Amortization during the period (981) (2,208)
LSR asset at end of period $ 7,850  $ 8,831 
Agricultural loans serviced for others $ 470,291  $ 492,137 
The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense for amortizing intangible assets and the servicing assets. The projections are based on existing asset balances, the current interest rate environment and estimated prepayment speeds as of June 30, 2024. The actual amortization expense the Company recognizes in any given period may be significantly different depending upon acquisition or sale activities, changes in interest rates, prepayment speeds, market conditions, regulatory requirements and events or circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
(in thousands) Core deposit
intangibles
Customer list
intangibles
MSR asset LSR asset
Year ending December 31,
2024 (remaining six months)
$ 2,992  $ 291  $ 1,385  $ 981 
2025 5,161  579  2,181  1,717 
2026 3,983  379  1,583  1,472 
2027 3,218  296  1,582  1,227 
2028 2,622  296  1,581  981 
2029 1,911  166  1,569  736 
Thereafter 1,919  221  1,091  736 
Total $ 21,806  $ 2,228  $ 10,972  $ 7,850 


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Note 7 – Short and Long-Term Borrowings
Short-Term Borrowings:
Short-term borrowings include any borrowing with an original maturity of one year or less. The Company did not have any short-term borrowings outstanding at either June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
Long-Term Borrowings:
Long-term borrowings include any borrowing with an original maturity greater than one year. The components of long-term borrowings were as follows.
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
FHLB advances $ 5,000  $ 5,000 
Junior subordinated debentures 40,967  40,552 
Subordinated notes 116,466  121,378 
Total long-term borrowings
$ 162,433  $ 166,930 
FHLB Advances: The Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advance bears a fixed rate, requires interest-only monthly payments, and has a maturity date of March 2025. The weighted average rate of the FHLB advance was 1.55% at both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Junior Subordinated Debentures: Each of the junior subordinated debentures was issued to an underlying statutory trust (the “statutory trusts”), which issued trust preferred securities and common securities and used the proceeds from the issuance of the common and the trust preferred securities to purchase the junior subordinated debentures of the Company. The debentures represent the sole asset of the statutory trusts. All of the common securities of the statutory trusts are owned by the Company. The statutory trusts are not included in the consolidated financial statements. The net effect of all the documents entered into with respect to the trust preferred securities is that the Company, through payments on its debentures, is liable for the distributions and other payments required on the trust preferred securities. Interest on all debentures is current. Any applicable discounts (initially recorded to carry an acquired debenture at its then estimated fair value) are being accreted to interest expense over the remaining life of the debenture. All the junior subordinated debentures are currently callable and may be redeemed in part or in full, at par, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. At both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately $39 million of trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1 capital.

Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”): In July 2021, the Company completed the private placement of $100 million in fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due in 2031, with a fixed annual rate of 3.125% for the first five years, and will reset quarterly thereafter to the then current three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 237.5 basis points. The Notes due in 2031 are redeemable beginning July 15, 2026 and quarterly thereafter on any interest payment date. During first quarter 2024, the Company repurchased and retired approximately $5 million of these Notes.
In December 2021, as the result of an acquisition, Nicolet assumed $22 million in fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due in 2030, with a fixed annual interest rate of 7.00% for the first five years, and will reset quarterly thereafter to the then current SOFR plus 687.5 basis points. The Notes due in 2030 are redeemable beginning June 30, 2025, and quarterly thereafter on any interest payment date. All Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes, and are discounted in accordance with regulations when the debt has five years or less remaining to maturity.
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The following table shows the breakdown of junior subordinated debentures and subordinated notes.
As of June 30, 2024
As of December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Maturity
Date
Interest
 Rate
Par
Unamortized Premium /(Discount) / Debt Issue Costs (1)

Carrying
Value
Interest
 Rate

Carrying
Value
Junior Subordinated Debentures:
Mid-Wisconsin Statutory Trust I (2)
12/15/2035 7.03  % $ 10,310  $ (2,276) $ 8,034  7.08  % $ 7,930 
Baylake Capital Trust II (3)
9/30/2036 6.94  % 16,598  (2,819) 13,779  6.94  % 13,660 
First Menasha Statutory Trust (4)
3/17/2034 8.39  % 5,155  (422) 4,733  8.43  % 4,712 
County Bancorp Statutory Trust II (5)
9/15/2035 7.13  % 6,186  (678) 5,508  7.18  % 5,433 
County Bancorp Statutory Trust III (6)
6/15/2036 7.29  % 6,186  (735) 5,451  7.34  % 5,375 
Fox River Valley Capital Trust (7)
5/30/2033 7.89  % 3,610  (148) 3,462  7.89  % 3,442 
Total $ 48,045  $ (7,078) $ 40,967  $ 40,552 
Subordinated Notes:
Subordinated Notes due 2031 7/15/2031 3.13  % $ 94,150  $ (419) $ 93,731  3.13  % $ 98,476 
County Subordinated Notes due 2030 6/30/2030 7.00  % 22,400  335  22,735  7.00  % 22,902 
Total $ 116,550  $ (84) $ 116,466  $ 121,378 
(1) Represents the remaining unamortized premium or discount on debt issuances assumed in acquisitions, and represents the unamortized debt issue costs for the debt issued directly by Nicolet.
(2) The debentures, assumed in April 2013 as the result of an acquisition, have a floating rate of three-month SOFR plus 1.43%, adjusted quarterly. *
(3) The debentures, assumed in April 2016 as a result of an acquisition, have a floating rate of three-month SOFR plus 1.35%, adjusted quarterly. *
(4) The debentures, assumed in April 2017 as the result of an acquisition, have a floating rate of three-month SOFR plus 2.79%, adjusted quarterly. *
(5) The debentures, assumed in December 2021 as the result of an acquisition, have a floating rate of three-month SOFR plus 1.53%, adjusted quarterly. *
(6) The debentures, assumed in December 2021 as the result of an acquisition, have a floating rate of three-month SOFR plus 1.69%, adjusted quarterly. *
(7) The debentures, assumed in December 2021 as the result of an acquisition, have a floating rate of 5-year swap rate plus 3.40%, which resets every five years.
* The floating rate on this debenture was originally based on three-month LIBOR. Effective with the cessation of LIBOR, the floating rate on this debenture is now based on three-month CME Term SOFR, plus the spread adjustment of 0.26161%.

Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, financial guarantees, and standby letters of credit. Such commitments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and issuing letters of credit as they do for on-balance sheet financial instruments. See Note 5 for information on the allowance for credit losses-unfunded commitments.
A summary of the contract or notional amount of the Company’s exposure to off-balance sheet risk was as follows.
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Commitments to extend credit $ 1,903,307  $ 1,877,327 
Financial standby letters of credit 14,808  17,500 
Performance standby letters of credit 10,617  11,381 
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract, and predominantly included commercial lines of credit with a term of one year or less. The commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Financial and performance standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Financial standby letters of credit are issued specifically to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being drawn on when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and the third party, while performance standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party. Both of these guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements and, generally, have terms of one year or less.
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The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company holds collateral, which may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, equipment, and income-producing properties, supporting those commitments if deemed necessary. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third-party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer.
Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans held for sale are considered derivative instruments (“mortgage derivatives”) and the contractual amounts were $32 million and $30 million, respectively, at June 30, 2024. In comparison, interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans held for sale each totaled $13 million at December 31, 2023. The net fair value of these mortgage derivatives combined was a net gain of $0.3 million and $0.1 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Nicolet is party to various pending and threatened claims and legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business activities, some of which may involve claims for substantial amounts. Although Nicolet has developed policies and procedures to minimize legal noncompliance and the impact of claims and other proceedings and endeavored to procure reasonable amounts of insurance coverage, litigation and regulatory actions present an ongoing risk. With respect to all such claims, Nicolet continuously assesses its potential liability based on the allegations and evidence available. If the facts indicate that it is probable that Nicolet will incur a loss and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated, Nicolet will establish an accrual for the probable loss. For matters where a loss is not probable, or the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, Nicolet does not establish an accrual.
Future developments could result in an unfavorable outcome for or resolution of any one or more of the legal proceedings in which Nicolet is a defendant, which may be material to Nicolet’s business or consolidated results of operations or financial condition for a particular fiscal period or periods. Although it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of these legal proceedings or the range of possible loss, if any, based on the most recent information available, advice of counsel and available insurance coverage, if applicable, management believes that any liability resulting from such proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements
Fair value represents the estimated price at which an orderly transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e., an exit price concept), and is a market-based measurement versus an entity-specific measurement. The Company records and/or discloses certain financial instruments on a fair value basis. These financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the observability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect assumptions of the reporting entity about how market participants would price the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The three fair value levels are:
•Level 1 – quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that a company has the ability to access at the measurement date
•Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly
•Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity
In instances where the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels, the level within which the entire fair value measurement will be categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. This assessment of the significance of an input requires management judgment.
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Recurring basis fair value measurements:
The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the periods presented.
(in thousands) Fair Value Measurements Using
Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis: Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
June 30, 2024
U.S. Treasury securities $ 13,926  $ —  $ 13,926  $ — 
U.S. government agency securities 6,261  —  6,261  — 
State, county and municipals 292,757  —  291,820  937 
Mortgage-backed securities 407,272  —  406,326  946 
Corporate debt securities 79,721  —  76,001  3,720 
Securities AFS
$ 799,937  $ —  $ 794,334  $ 5,603 
Other investments (equity securities) $ 8,656  $ 8,656  $ —  $ — 
Derivative assets $ 263  $ —  $ —  $ 263 
Derivative liabilities $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
December 31, 2023
U.S. Treasury securities $ 14,123  $ —  $ 14,123  $ — 
U.S. government agency securities 7,384  —  7,384  — 
State, county and municipals 334,822  —  333,401  1,421 
Mortgage-backed securities 352,622  —  351,658  964 
Corporate debt securities 93,622  —  89,944  3,678 
Securities AFS
$ 802,573  $ —  $ 796,510  $ 6,063 
Other investments (equity securities) $ 4,240  $ 4,240  $ —  $ — 
Derivative assets $ 152  $ —  $ —  $ 152 
Derivative liabilities $ 79  $ —  $ —  $ 79 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company for the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, noted in the tables above.
Securities AFS and Equity Securities: Where quoted market prices on securities exchanges are available, the investments are classified as Level 1. Level 1 investments primarily include exchange-traded equity securities. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is generally determined using prices obtained from independent pricing vendors who use pricing models (with typical inputs including benchmark yields, reported trades for similar securities, issuer spreads or relationship to other benchmark quoted securities), or discounted cash flows, and are classified as Level 2. Examples of these investments include U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, obligations of state, county and municipals, and certain corporate debt securities. Finally, in certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the estimated fair value, investments are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. Examples of these include private corporate debt securities, which are primarily trust preferred security investments, as well as certain municipal bonds and mortgage-backed securities. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, it was determined that carrying value was the best approximation of fair value for these Level 3 securities, based primarily on the internal analysis on these securities.
Derivatives: The derivative assets and liabilities include mortgage derivatives. The fair value of interest rate lock commitments are determined using the projected sale price of individual loans based on changes in the market interest rates, projected pull-through rates (the probability that an interest rate lock commitment will ultimately result in an originated loan), the reduction in the value of the applicant’s option due to the passage of time, and the remaining origination costs to be incurred based on management’s estimate of market costs. The fair value of forward commitments are determined using quoted prices of to-be-announced securities in active markets, or benchmarked to such securities. The derivative assets and liabilities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.
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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 securities AFS measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
(in thousands) Six Months Ended Year Ended
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements: June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Balance at beginning of year $ 6,063  $ 8,153 
Maturities / Paydowns (502) (2,425)
Unrealized gain / (loss) 42  335 
Balance at end of period $ 5,603  $ 6,063 
Nonrecurring basis fair value measurements:
The following table presents the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, aggregated by level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.
(in thousands) Fair Value Measurements Using
Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis: Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
June 30, 2024
Collateral dependent loans $ 20,562  $ —  $ —  $ 20,562 
MSR asset (disclosure) 17,604  —  —  17,604 
December 31, 2023
Collateral dependent loans $ 19,920  $ —  $ —  $ 19,920 
MSR asset (disclosure) 16,810  —  —  16,810 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company for the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, noted in the table above.
Collateral dependent loans: For individually evaluated collateral dependent loans, the estimated fair value is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral with consideration for estimated selling costs if satisfaction of the loan depends on the sale of the collateral, or the estimated liquidity of the note.
MSR asset: To estimate the fair value of the MSR asset, the underlying serviced loan pools are stratified by interest rate tranche and term of the loan, and a valuation model is used to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows for each stratum. The servicing valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as costs to service, a discount rate, ancillary income, default rates and losses, and prepayment speeds. Although some of these assumptions are based on observable market data, other assumptions are based on unobservable estimates of what market participants would use to measure fair value.
Financial instruments:
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are shown below.
June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 408,530  $ 408,530  $ 408,530  $ —  $ — 
Certificates of deposit in other banks 3,924  3,899  —  3,899  — 
Securities AFS 799,937  799,937  —  794,334  5,603 
Other investments, including equity securities 60,796  60,796  8,656  44,203  7,937 
Loans held for sale 9,450  9,663  —  9,663  — 
Loans, net 6,463,720  6,250,527  —  —  6,250,527 
MSR asset 10,972  17,604  —  —  17,604 
LSR asset 7,850  7,850  —  —  7,850 
Accrued interest receivable 27,668  27,668  27,668  —  — 
Financial liabilities:
Deposits $ 7,241,078  $ 7,230,352  $ —  $ —  $ 7,230,352 
Long-term borrowings 162,433  151,475  —  4,869  146,606 
Accrued interest payable 8,786  8,786  8,786  —  — 
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December 31, 2023
(in thousands) Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 491,431  $ 491,431  $ 491,431  $ —  $ — 
Certificates of deposit in other banks 6,374  6,293  —  6,293  — 
Securities AFS 802,573  802,573  —  796,510  6,063 
Other investments 57,560  57,560  4,240  44,010  9,310 
Loans held for sale 4,160  4,276  —  4,276  — 
Loans, net 6,290,332  6,083,942  —  —  6,083,942 
MSR asset 11,655  16,810  —  —  16,810 
LSR asset 8,831  8,831  —  —  8,831 
Accrued interest receivable 24,237  24,237  24,237  —  — 
Financial liabilities:
Deposits $ 7,197,800  $ 7,184,712  $ —  $ —  $ 7,184,712 
Long-term borrowings 166,930  155,179  —  4,820  150,359 
Accrued interest payable 7,765  7,765  7,765  —  — 
The valuation methodologies for the financial instruments disclosed in the above table are described in Note 18, Fair Value Measurements, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “Nicolet”) is a bank holding company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nicolet provides a diversified range of traditional banking and wealth management services to individuals and businesses in its market area and through the branch offices of its banking subsidiary, Nicolet National Bank (the “Bank”), primarily in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Company.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this document and in any documents that are incorporated by reference which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including any statements regarding descriptions of management’s plans, objectives, or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings, or other measures of performance, or with respect to expectations regarding the economic factors such as inflation and changes in interest rates. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are neither statements of historical fact nor assurance of future performance and generally may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements (including their underlying assumptions) should be viewed with caution. Investors should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this document, could affect the future financial results of Nicolet and could cause those results to differ materially from those implied or anticipated by any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligations to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Important factors, many of which are beyond Nicolet’s control, that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, in addition to those described in detail under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of Nicolet’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
•operating, legal and regulatory risks, including the effects of legislative or regulatory developments affecting the financial industry generally or Nicolet specifically;
•our ability to maintain liquidity, primarily through deposits, in light of recent events in the banking industry;
•economic, market, political and competitive forces affecting Nicolet’s banking and wealth management businesses;
•changes in interest rates, monetary policy and general economic conditions, which may impact Nicolet’s net interest income;
•potential difficulties in identifying and integrating the operations of future acquisition targets with those of Nicolet;
•the impact of purchase accounting with respect to our merger activities, or any change in the assumptions used regarding the assets purchased and liabilities assumed to determine their fair value;
•cybersecurity risks and the vulnerability of our network and online banking portals, and the systems or parties with whom we contract, to unauthorized access, computer viruses, phishing schemes, spam attacks, human error, natural disasters, power loss and other security breaches that could adversely affect our business and financial performance or reputation;
•changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations and the related impact on Nicolet’s financial statements;
•compliance or operational risks related to new products, services, ventures, or lines of business, if any, that Nicolet may pursue or implement;
•changes in monetary and tax policies;
•our ability to attract and retain key personnel;
•examinations by our regulatory authorities, including the possibility that the regulatory authorities may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for credit losses, write-down assets, or take other actions;
•risks associated with actual or potential information gatherings, investigations or legal proceedings by customers, regulatory agencies or others;
•the potential effects of events beyond our control that may have a destabilizing effect on financial markets and the economy, such as inflation and recessions, weather events, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, terrorist activities, wars or other foreign conflicts, disruptions in our customers’ supply chains, disruptions in transportation, essential utility outages or trade disputes and related tariffs;
•each of the factors and risks under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of Nicolet’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent filings we make with the SEC; and
•the risk that Nicolet’s analysis of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.
These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements.

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Overview
The following discussion is management’s analysis of Nicolet’s consolidated financial condition as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and results of operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. It should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in Nicolet’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Economic Outlook
At the beginning of 2024, there were serious concerns for a recession in 2024. While the U.S. economy is slowing, with GDP anticipated to decline to approximately 2% for first half 2024, growth in second half 2024 is expected to remain positive as the propensity to spend remains high enough to keep the U.S. economy from spiraling down into negative growth. The labor markets are starting to show some signs of weakness as payroll growth has decreased and the unemployment rate has risen (from 3.6% in June 2023 to 4.1% in June 2024). Despite signs of a slowing U.S. economy, the S&P 500 index reached an all time high at mid-year 2024 and is expected to generate solid earnings growth for the year.
Inflation showed improvement through mid-2023, before leveling off and recent months have reflected a slight uptick, coming in around 3% for June compared to the Federal Reserve goal of 2%. Shelter costs have kept prices higher than expected, but are projected to decrease in second half 2024. As a result, the Federal Reserve is pivoting the monetary policy towards lower overnight interest rates, and current projections indicate the Federal Reserve will likely cut overnight interest rates by 25 bps at the September meeting.
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Table 1: Earnings Summary and Selected Financial Data
At or for the Three Months Ended
At or for the Six Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data) 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 6/30/2024 6/30/2023
Results of operations:
Net interest income $ 65,342  $ 62,807  $ 64,282  $ 61,474  $ 59,039  $ 128,149  $ 115,760 
Provision for credit losses 1,350  750  1,000  450  450  2,100  3,540 
Noninterest income 19,609  19,422  24,434  16,541  16,841  39,031  (5,003)
Noninterest expense 46,853  47,147  50,296  45,738  44,957  94,000  89,832 
Income before income tax expense 36,748  34,332  37,420  31,827  30,473  71,080  17,385 
Income tax expense 7,475  6,542  6,759  14,669  7,878  14,017  3,688 
Net income (GAAP) $ 29,273  $ 27,790  $ 30,661  $ 17,158  $ 22,595  $ 57,063  $ 13,697 
Earnings per common share ("EPS"):            
Basic EPS $ 1.96  $ 1.86  $ 2.07  $ 1.16  $ 1.54  $ 3.82  $ 0.93 
Diluted EPS (GAAP) $ 1.92  $ 1.82  $ 2.02  $ 1.14  $ 1.51  $ 3.74  $ 0.91 
Adjusted net income & diluted EPS:
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) (1)
$ 28,777  $ 26,253  $ 28,038  $ 23,284  $ 22,853  $ 55,030  $ 44,683 
Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) (1)
$ 1.88  $ 1.72  $ 1.85  $ 1.54  $ 1.53  $ 3.61  $ 2.98 
Common Shares:
Basic weighted average 14,937  14,907  14,823  14,740  14,711  14,922  14,703 
Diluted weighted average 15,276  15,249  15,142  15,100  14,960  15,263  15,011 
Outstanding (period end) 14,946  14,931  14,894  14,758  14,718  14,946  14,718 
Period-End Balances:              
Loans $ 6,529,134  $ 6,397,617  $ 6,353,942  $ 6,239,257  $ 6,222,776  $ 6,529,134  $ 6,222,776 
Allowance for credit losses - loans 65,414  64,347  63,610  63,160  62,811  65,414  62,811 
Total assets 8,557,017  8,446,662  8,468,678  8,416,162  8,482,628  8,557,017  8,482,628 
Deposits 7,241,078  7,165,732  7,197,800  7,182,388  7,198,604  7,241,078  7,198,604 
Stockholders’ equity (common) 1,091,413  1,063,655  1,039,007  974,461  977,638  1,091,413  977,638 
Book value per common share 73.03  71.24  69.76  66.03  66.42  73.03  66.42 
Tangible book value per common share (2)
46.84  44.91  43.28  39.18  39.37  46.84  39.37 
Financial Ratios: (3)
             
Return on average assets 1.39  % 1.33  % 1.45  % 0.81  % 1.10  % 1.36  % 0.33  %
Return on average common equity 11.00  10.66  12.20  6.92  9.37  10.83  2.85 
Return on average tangible common equity (2)
17.36  17.07  20.22  11.62  15.95  17.22  4.86 
Stockholders’ equity to assets 12.75  12.59  12.27  11.58  11.53  12.75  11.53 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)
8.57  8.33  7.98  7.21  7.17  8.57  7.17 
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
(1) The adjusted net income and diluted EPS measures are non-GAAP financial measures that provide information that management believes is useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends and also aids investors in the comparison of our financial performance to the financial performance of peer banks. See section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of these financial measures.
(2) The ratios of tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, and tangible common equity to tangible assets are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude goodwill and other intangibles, net. These financial ratios have been included as management considers them to be useful metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength. See section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of these financial measures.
(3) Income statement-related ratios for partial-year periods are annualized.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We identify “tangible book value per common share,” “return on average tangible common equity,” “tangible common equity to tangible assets” “adjusted net income,” and “adjusted diluted earnings per common share” as “non-GAAP financial measures.” In accordance with the SEC’s rules, we identify certain financial measures as non-GAAP financial measures if such financial measures exclude or include amounts in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in effect in the United States in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures do not include operating and other statistical measures, ratios or statistical measures calculated using exclusively financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures (a) are important metrics used to analyze and evaluate our financial condition and capital strength and provide important supplemental information that contributes to a proper understanding of our operating performance and trends, (b) enables a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business, and (c) allows investors to compare our financial performance to the financial performance of our peers and to evaluate our performance in a manner similar to management, the financial services industry, bank stock analysts, and bank regulators. Management uses non-GAAP measures as follows: in the preparation of our operating budgets, monthly financial performance reporting, and in our presentation to investors of our performance. However, we acknowledge that these non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. Limitations associated with non-GAAP financial measures include the risk that persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items comprising these measures and that different companies might calculate these measures differently. These disclosures should not be considered an alternative to our GAAP results. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is presented in the table below.
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Table 1A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
At or for the Three Months Ended
At or for the Six Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data) 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 6/30/2024 6/30/2023
Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation
Net income (GAAP) $ 29,273  $ 27,790  $ 30,661  $ 17,158  $ 22,595  $ 57,063  $ 13,697 
Adjustments:
Provision expense (1)
—  —  —  —  —  —  2,340 
Assets (gains) losses, net (2)
(616) (1,909) (5,947) (31) 318  (2,525) 38,786 
Merger-related expense —  —  —  —  26  —  189 
Contract termination charge —  —  2,689  —  —  —  — 
Adjustments subtotal (616) (1,909) (3,258) (31) 344  (2,525) 41,315 
Tax on Adjustments (3)
(120) (372) (635) (6) 86  (492) 10,329 
Tax - Wisconsin tax law change (3)
—  —  —  6,151  —  —  — 
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) $ 28,777  $ 26,253  $ 28,038  $ 23,284  $ 22,853  $ 55,030  $ 44,683 
Diluted EPS (GAAP) $ 1.92  $ 1.82  $ 2.02  $ 1.14  $ 1.51  $ 3.74  $ 0.91 
Adjusted diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) $ 1.88  $ 1.72  $ 1.85  $ 1.54  $ 1.53  $ 3.61  $ 2.98 
Tangible Assets:
Total assets $ 8,557,017  $ 8,446,662  $ 8,468,678  $ 8,416,162  $ 8,482,628 
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 391,421  393,183  394,366  396,208  398,194 
Tangible assets $ 8,165,596  $ 8,053,479  $ 8,074,312  $ 8,019,954  $ 8,084,434 
Tangible Common Equity:
Stockholders’ equity (common) $ 1,091,413  $ 1,063,655  $ 1,039,007  $ 974,461  $ 977,638 
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 391,421  393,183  394,366  396,208  398,194 
Tangible common equity $ 699,992  $ 670,472  $ 644,641  $ 578,253  $ 579,444 
Average Tangible Common Equity:              
Stockholders’ equity (common) $ 1,070,379  $ 1,048,596  $ 996,745  $ 983,133  $ 967,142  $ 1,059,487  $ 968,617 
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 392,171  393,961  395,158  397,052  399,080  393,066  400,140 
Average tangible common equity $ 678,208  $ 654,635  $ 601,587  $ 586,081  $ 568,062  $ 666,421  $ 568,477 
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
(1) Provision expense for 2023 is attributable to the expected loss on a bank subordinated debt investment.
(2) Includes the gains / (losses) on other assets and investments, as well as the impact of the March 2023 balance sheet repositioning which included the sale of $500 million (par value) U.S. Treasury held to maturity securities for a pre-tax loss of $38 million or an after-tax loss of $28 million, with the net proceeds used to reduce FHLB borrowings and the remainder held in investable cash.
(3) In July 2023, a new Wisconsin tax law change was signed which provided financial institutions with an exemption from state taxable income for interest, fees, and penalties earned on specific loans to existing Wisconsin-based business or agriculture purpose loans. The effective tax rate for periods prior to July 1, 2023, effective date of this tax law change, assumed an effective tax rate of 25%, and periods subsequent to the effective date assumed an effective tax rate of 19.5%. The adjusted net income reconciliation for first and second quarter 2023 is as originally reported, and has not been restated to reflect the $3 million excess tax expense of those quarters that was subsequently reversed in third quarter 2023 due to the Wisconsin tax law change. Thus, the adjusted net income reconciliation for the quarters of 2023 will not sum to the full year impact.

Performance Summary
Net income was $57 million (or earnings per diluted common share of $3.74) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net income of $14 million (or earnings per diluted common share of $0.91) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, with 2023 significantly impacted by the first quarter balance sheet repositioning (as detailed in Table 1A, Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures above).
Net income reflected non-core items and the related tax effect of each, including the first quarter 2023 balance sheet repositioning and third quarter 2023 change in Wisconsin tax law (as detailed in section Non-GAAP Financial Measures above), as well as gains / (losses) on other assets and investments in all periods. These non-core items positively impacted earnings per diluted common share $0.13 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and negatively impacted earnings per diluted common share $2.07 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

•Net interest income was $128 million for the first six months of 2024, up $12 million (11%) over the first six months of 2023. Interest income grew $33 million mostly due to the repricing of new and renewed loans in a rising interest rate environment. Interest expense increased $21 million between the comparable six-month periods also mostly from the higher average funding costs. Net interest margin was 3.31% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 3.02% for the six months ended June 30, 2023. For additional information regarding net interest income, see “Income Statement Analysis — Net Interest Income.”
•Noninterest income was $39 million for the first six months of 2024, a $44 million favorable change from the comparable 2023 period, primarily due to the first quarter 2023 balance sheet repositioning (noted above). Excluding net asset gains (losses), noninterest income for the first six months of 2024 was $37 million, a $3 million increase over the first six months of 2023. For additional information regarding noninterest income, see “Income Statement Analysis — Noninterest Income.”
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•Noninterest expense was $94 million, $4 million (5%) higher than the first six months of 2023. Personnel costs increased $5 million, while non-personnel expenses combined decreased slightly (1%) from the comparable 2023 period. For additional information regarding noninterest expense, see “Income Statement Analysis — Noninterest Expense.”
•Nonperforming assets were $29 million, representing 0.34% of total assets at June 30, 2024, compared to $28 million or 0.33% of total assets at December 31, 2023. For additional information regarding nonperforming assets, see “Balance Sheet Analysis – Nonperforming Assets.”
•At June 30, 2024, assets were $8.6 billion, up $88 million (1%) from December 31, 2023, mostly from solid loan growth, partly offset by lower cash balances. For additional balance sheet discussion see “Balance Sheet Analysis.”
•At June 30, 2024, loans were $6.5 billion, up $175 million from December 31, 2023, with growth in agricultural, commercial and industrial, and residential real estate loans. On average, loans grew $228 million (4%) over the first six months of 2023. For additional information regarding loans, see “Balance Sheet Analysis — Loans.”
•Total deposits of $7.2 billion at June 30, 2024, increased $43 million from December 31, 2023, with growth in money market and time deposits, partly offset by lower noninterest-bearing demand deposits from seasonal trends as well as some migration to higher rate deposit products. Year-to-date average deposits were $148 million (2%) higher than the first six months of 2023. For additional information regarding deposits, see “Balance Sheet Analysis – Deposits.”

INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Net Interest Income
Tax-equivalent net interest income is a non-GAAP measure, but is a preferred industry measurement of net interest income (and its use in calculating a net interest margin) as it enhances the comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The tax-equivalent adjustments bring tax-exempt interest to a level that would yield the same after-tax income by applying the effective Federal corporate tax rates to the underlying assets. Tables 2 and 3 present information to facilitate the review and discussion of selected average balance sheet items, tax-equivalent net interest income, interest rate spread and net interest margin.

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Table 2: Average Balance Sheet and Net Interest Income Analysis - Tax-Equivalent Basis
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
(in thousands) Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate
Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets
Total loans, including loan fees (1)(2)
$ 6,447,785  $ 191,830  5.90  % $ 6,219,868  $ 163,318  5.23  %
Investment securities:
Taxable
697,306  9,613  2.76  % 1,022,188  9,094  1.78  %
Tax-exempt (2)
185,676  3,163  3.41  % 264,935  4,246  3.21  %
Total investment securities 882,982  12,776  2.89  % 1,287,123  13,340  2.07  %
Other interest-earning assets 350,342  9,283  5.25  % 156,353  3,893  4.96  %
Total non-loan earning assets
1,233,324  22,059  3.56  % 1,443,476  17,233  2.39  %
Total interest-earning assets
7,681,109  $ 213,889  5.52  % 7,663,344  $ 180,551  4.69  %
Other assets, net 749,782  735,323 
Total assets
$ 8,430,891  $ 8,398,667 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities
Savings $ 759,980  $ 5,000  1.32  % $ 865,588  $ 4,867  1.13  %
Interest-bearing demand 879,034  7,338  1.68  % 929,728  6,449  1.40  %
Money market accounts (“MMA”) 1,956,273  28,193  2.90  % 1,836,405  23,191  2.55  %
Core time deposits 1,069,645  22,438  4.22  % 670,071  7,808  2.35  %
Total interest-bearing core deposits
4,664,932  62,969  2.71  % 4,301,792  42,315  1.98  %
Brokered deposits 755,612  17,407  4.63  % 603,668  11,962  4.00  %
Total interest-bearing deposits
5,420,544  80,376  2.98  % 4,905,460  54,277  2.23  %
Wholesale funding 163,718  4,384  5.30  % 395,742  9,396  4.72  %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,584,262  $ 84,760  3.05  % 5,301,202  $ 63,673  2.42  %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 1,727,829  2,094,860 
Other liabilities 59,313  33,988 
Stockholders’ equity 1,059,487  968,617 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,430,891  $ 8,398,667 
Interest rate spread 2.47  % 2.27  %
Net free funds 0.84  % 0.75  %
Tax-equivalent net interest income and net interest margin $ 129,129  3.31  % $ 116,878  3.02  %
Tax-equivalent adjustment $ 980  $ 1,118 
Net interest income $ 128,149  $ 115,760 
Additional loan interest details:
Loan purchase accounting accretion (3)
$ 3,055  0.08  % $ 3,272  0.10  %
Loan nonaccrual interest (4)
$ 88  —  % $ (384) (0.01) %
(1)Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the daily average loan balances outstanding.
(2)The yield on tax-exempt loans and tax-exempt investment securities is computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 21% and adjusted for the disallowance of interest expense.
(3)Loan purchase accounting accretion included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.
(4)Loan nonaccrual interest included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.

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Table 2: Average Balance Sheet and Net Interest Income Analysis - Tax-Equivalent Basis (Continued)
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
(in thousands) Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate
Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets
Total loans, including loan fees (1)(2)
$ 6,496,732  $ 98,086  5.99  % $ 6,237,757  $ 84,132  5.35  %
Investment securities:
Taxable
705,049  5,056  2.87  % 822,204  4,133  2.01  %
Tax-exempt (2)
176,141  1,523  3.46  % 245,940  1,961  3.19  %
Total investment securities 881,190  6,579  2.99  % 1,068,144  6,094  2.28  %
Other interest-earning assets 355,175  4,695  5.24  % 192,034  2,357  4.87  %
Total non-loan earning assets
1,236,365  11,274  3.63  % 1,260,178  8,451  2.68  %
Total interest-earning assets
7,733,097  $ 109,360  5.61  % 7,497,935  $ 92,583  4.90  %
Other assets, net 748,089  730,665 
Total assets
$ 8,481,186  $ 8,228,600 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities
Savings $ 761,262  $ 2,542  1.34  % $ 842,454  $ 2,502  1.19  %
Interest-bearing demand 860,149  3,510  1.64  % 874,294  3,110  1.43  %
MMA 1,980,970  14,327  2.91  % 1,825,233  12,001  2.64  %
Core time deposits 1,062,814  11,334  4.29  % 736,521  5,115  2.79  %
Total interest-bearing core deposits
4,665,195  31,713  2.73  % 4,278,502  22,728  2.13  %
Brokered deposits 831,100  9,673  4.68  % 640,643  6,612  4.14  %
Total interest-bearing deposits
5,496,295  41,386  3.03  % 4,919,145  29,340  2.39  %
Wholesale funding 162,347  2,150  5.24  % 293,140  3,678  4.96  %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,658,642  $ 43,536  3.09  % 5,212,285  $ 33,018  2.54  %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 1,687,482  2,021,892 
Other liabilities 64,683  27,281 
Stockholders’ equity 1,070,379  967,142 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,481,186  $ 8,228,600 
Interest rate spread 2.52  % 2.36  %
Net free funds 0.83  % 0.78  %
Tax-equivalent net interest income and net interest margin $ 65,824  3.35  % $ 59,565  3.14  %
Tax-equivalent adjustment $ 482  $ 526 
Net interest income $ 65,342  $ 59,039 
Additional loan interest details:
Loan purchase accounting accretion (3)
$ 1,527  0.08  % $ 1,636  0.10  %
Loan nonaccrual interest (4)
$ 329  0.02  % $ 341  0.02  %
(1)Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the daily average loan balances outstanding.
(2)The yield on tax-exempt loans and tax-exempt investment securities is computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 21% and adjusted for the disallowance of interest expense.
(3)Loan purchase accounting accretion included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.
(4)Loan nonaccrual interest included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.

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Table 3: Volume/Rate Variance - Tax-Equivalent Basis
For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024
Compared to June 30, 2023:
For the Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2024
Compared to June 30, 2023:
Increase (Decrease) Due to Changes in Increase (Decrease) Due to Changes in
(in thousands) Volume Rate
Net (1)
Volume Rate
Net (1)
Interest-earning assets
Total loans (2)
$ 1,836  $ 12,118  $ 13,954  $ (3,495) $ 32,007  $ 28,512 
Investment securities:
Taxable
(135) 1,058  923  (1,498) 2,017  519 
Tax-exempt (2)
(593) 155  (438) (1,336) 253  (1,083)
Total investment securities (728) 1,213  485  (2,834) 2,270  (564)
Other interest-earning assets 2,262  76  2,338  5,412  (22) 5,390 
 Total non-loan earning assets
1,534  1,289  2,823  2,578  2,248  4,826 
Total interest-earning assets
$ 3,370  $ 13,407  $ 16,777  $ (917) $ 34,255  $ 33,338 
Interest-bearing liabilities
Savings $ (257) $ 297  $ 40  $ (632) $ 765  $ 133 
Interest-bearing demand (52) 452  400  (364) 1,253  889 
MMA 1,054  1,272  2,326  1,606  3,396  5,002 
Core time deposits 2,804  3,415  6,219  6,269  8,361  14,630 
Total interest-bearing core deposits
3,549  5,436  8,985  6,879  13,775  20,654 
Brokered deposits 2,126  935  3,061  3,334  2,111  5,445 
Total interest-bearing deposits
5,675  6,371  12,046  10,213  15,886  26,099 
Wholesale funding (1,421) (107) (1,528) (4,940) (72) (5,012)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
4,254  6,264  10,518  5,273  15,814  21,087 
Net interest income $ (884) $ 7,143  $ 6,259  $ (6,190) $ 18,441  $ 12,251 
(1)The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated in proportion to the relationship of dollar amount of change in each.
(2)The yield on tax-exempt loans and tax-exempt investment securities is computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 21% and adjusted for the disallowance of interest expense.


The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates a total of 425 bps during 2022, increasing the Federal Funds rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% as of December 31, 2022. Additional increases totaling 100 bps were made during 2023, resulting in a Federal Funds range of 5.25% to 5.50% as of December 31, 2023, which remained unchanged at June 30, 2024.
Tax-equivalent net interest income was $129 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of $12 million (10%) over the six months ended June 30, 2023. The $12 million increase in tax-equivalent net interest income was mostly attributable to favorable rates (which added $18 million to net interest income), partly offset by unfavorable volumes.
Average interest-earning assets increased $18 million to $7.7 billion over the comparable 2023 period, with solid loan growth partly offset by lower investment securities due to the first quarter 2023 balance sheet repositioning (as discussed in further detail under “Performance Summary” above). Between the comparable six-month periods, average loans increased $228 million (4%), on solid organic loan growth. Average investment securities decreased $404 million between the comparable six-month periods, while other interest-earning assets increased $194 million, with both attributable to the first quarter 2023 balance sheet repositioning. As a result, the mix of average interest-earning assets shifted to 84% loans, 11% investments and 5% other interest-earning assets (mostly cash) for the first half of 2024, compared to 81%, 17% and 2%, respectively, for the first half of 2023.
Average interest-bearing liabilities were $5.6 billion for the first half of 2024, an increase of $283 million (5%) over the first half of 2023. Average interest-bearing core deposits increased $363 million and average brokered deposits increased $152 million between the comparable six-month periods, reflecting growth in higher cost deposit products. Wholesale funding decreased $232 million between the comparable six-month periods, mostly due to the repayment of FHLB borrowings as part of the first quarter 2023 balance sheet repositioning. The mix of average interest-bearing liabilities was 84% core deposits, 14% brokered deposits and 2% wholesale funding for the first half of 2024, compared to 81%, 11%, and 8%, respectively, for the first half of 2023.
The interest rate spread increased 20 bps between the comparable six-month periods, as the repricing of liabilities has slowed (with fewer interest rate increases during 2023 and none in 2024), while new and renewed loans continue to reprice in a higher interest rate environment. The interest-earning asset yield increased 83 bps to 5.52% for the first six months of 2024, due to the changing mix of interest-earning assets (noted above), as well as the higher interest rate environment.
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The loan yield improved 67 bps to 5.90% between the comparable six-month periods, largely due to the repricing of new and renewed loans, while the yield on investment securities increased 82 bps to 2.89%. The cost of funds increased 63 bps to 3.05% for the first half of 2024, also reflecting the higher interest rate environment as well as a migration of customer deposits into higher rate deposit products. The contribution from net free funds increased 9 bps, mostly due to the higher value in the current interest rate environment. As a result, the tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.31% for the first half of 2024, a 29 bps increase over 3.02% for the first half of 2023.
Tax-equivalent interest income was $214 million for the first half of 2024, up $33 million from the comparable period of 2023, comprised of $34 million higher average rates, partly offset by $1 million lower volume. Interest income on loans increased $29 million over the first half of 2023, mostly due to higher rates from the rising interest rate environment, as well as solid loan growth. Interest expense increased to $85 million for the first half of 2024, up $21 million compared to the first half of 2023, mostly due to a higher cost of funds, as well as growth in deposits.
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses was $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 (entirely related to the ACL-Loans), compared to $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 (comprised of $1.2 million related to the ACL-Loans and $2.3 million for the ACL on securities AFS). The provision for credit losses on loans was attributable to growth and changes in the underlying loan portfolio, while the 2023 provision for credit losses on securities AFS was due to the expected loss on a bank subordinated debt investment which was fully charged-off during first quarter 2023.
The provision for credit losses is predominantly a function of Nicolet’s methodology and judgment as to qualitative and quantitative factors used to determine the appropriateness of the ACL. The appropriateness of the ACL-Loans is affected by changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, changes in levels of collateral dependent and other nonperforming loans, historical losses and delinquencies in each portfolio segment, the risk inherent in specific loans, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing and future economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other factors which could affect expected credit losses. The ACL for securities is affected by risk of the underlying issuer, while the ACL for unfunded commitments is affected by many of the same factors as the ACL-Loans, as well as funding assumptions relative to lines of credit. See also Note 5, “Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans, and Credit Quality” of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1, for additional disclosures. For additional information regarding asset quality and the ACL-Loans, see “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS — Loans,” “— Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans,” and “— Nonperforming Assets.”

Noninterest Income
Table 4: Noninterest Income
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2024 2023 $ Change % Change 2024 2023 $ Change % Change
Trust services fee income $ 2,506  $ 2,148  $ 358  17  % $ 4,845  $ 4,181  $ 664  16  %
Brokerage fee income 4,168  3,722  446  12  8,314  7,201  1,113  15 
Wealth management fee income 6,674  5,870  804  14  13,159  11,382  1,777  16 
Mortgage income, net 2,634  1,822  812  45  3,998  3,288  710  22 
Service charges on deposit accounts 1,813  1,529  284  19  3,394  3,009  385  13 
Card interchange income 3,458  3,331  127  6,556  6,364  192 
BOLI income 1,225  1,073  152  14  2,572  2,273  299  13 
Deferred compensation plan asset market valuations 169  499  (330) N/M 228  1,445  (1,217) N/M
LSR income, net 1,117  1,135  (18) (2) 2,251  2,290  (39) (2)
Other income 1,903  1,900  —  4,348  3,732  616  17 
Noninterest income without
 net gains (losses)
18,993  17,159  1,834  11  36,506  33,783  2,723 
Asset gains (losses), net 616  (318) 934  N/M 2,525  (38,786) 41,311  N/M
Total noninterest income
$ 19,609  $ 16,841  $ 2,768  16  % $ 39,031  $ (5,003) $ 44,034  (880) %
N/M means not meaningful.
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Noninterest income was $39.0 million for the first six months of 2024, a favorable change of $44.0 million compared to the first six months of 2023, primarily due to the 2023 balance sheet repositioning. Excluding net asset gains (losses), noninterest income for the first six months of 2024 was $36.5 million, a $2.7 million (8%) increase over the comparable period in 2023.
Wealth management fee income was $13.2 million, up $1.8 million (16%) from the first six months of 2023, on growth in accounts and assets under management, including favorable market-related changes.
Mortgage income includes net gains received from the sale of residential real estate loans into the secondary market, capitalized mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”), servicing fees net of MSR amortization, fair value marks on the mortgage interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments (“mortgage derivatives”), and MSR valuation changes, if any. Net mortgage income of $4.0 million, increased $0.7 million (22%) between the comparable six-month periods, mostly due to higher secondary market volumes and the related gains on sales, partly offset by changes in the MSR valuation (first half 2023 included a $0.5 million recovery to the MSR valuation versus none in first half 2024). See also Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangibles and Servicing Rights” of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1, for additional disclosures on the MSR asset.
Services charges on deposit accounts were $3.4 million, up $0.4 million (13%) from the first six months of 2023, on growth in both accounts and account analysis fees.
The Company sponsors a nonqualified deferred compensation (“NQDC”) plan for certain employees, that fluctuates based upon market valuations of the underlying plan assets. See also “Noninterest Expense” for the offsetting fair value change to the nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities.
Other income of $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was up $0.6 million from the comparable 2023 period, largely due to card incentive income.
Net asset gains of $2.5 million for the first six months of 2024 were primarily attributable to gains of $1.6 million on sales of investments and $0.9 million gain on the early extinguishment of Nicolet subordinated notes, while net asset losses of $38.8 million for the first six months of 2023 were primarily attributable to losses on the sale of approximately $500 million (par value) U.S. Treasury held to maturity securities as part of a balance sheet repositioning.


Noninterest Expense
Table 5: Noninterest Expense
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
($ in thousands) 2024 2023 Change % Change 2024 2023 Change % Change
Personnel $ 26,285  $ 23,900  $ 2,385  10  % $ 52,795  $ 48,228  $ 4,567  %
Occupancy, equipment and office 8,681  8,845  (164) (2) 17,625  17,628  (3) — 
Business development and marketing 2,040  1,946  94  4,182  4,067  115 
Data processing 4,281  4,218  63  8,551  8,206  345 
Intangibles amortization 1,762  2,083  (321) (15) 3,595  4,244  (649) (15)
FDIC assessments 990  1,009  (19) (2) 2,023  1,549  474  31 
Merger-related expense —  26  (26) (100) —  189  (189) (100)
Other expense 2,814  2,930  (116) (4) 5,229  5,721  (492) (9)
Total noninterest expense
$ 46,853  $ 44,957  $ 1,896  % $ 94,000  $ 89,832  $ 4,168  %
Non-personnel expenses $ 20,568  $ 21,057  $ (489) (2) % $ 41,205  $ 41,604  $ (399) (1) %
Average full-time equivalent (“FTE”) employees 948  943  % 948  943  %

Noninterest expense was $94.0 million, an increase of $4.2 million (5%) over the first six months of 2023. Personnel costs increased $4.6 million (9%), while non-personnel expenses combined decreased $0.4 million (1%) compared to the first six months of 2023.
Personnel expense was $52.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of $4.6 million from the comparable period in 2023. Salary expense increased $2.5 million (6%) over the first six months of 2023, reflecting merit increases between the years, higher incentives commensurate with current period earnings, and a slightly larger employee base (with average full-time equivalent employees up 1%). Fringe benefits increased $2.1 million over the first six months of 2023, mostly due to higher overall health care expenses. Salary expense was also impacted by the change in the fair value of nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities.
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See also “Noninterest Income” for the offsetting fair value change to the nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets.
Data processing expense was $8.6 million, up $0.3 million (4%) between the comparable six-month periods, mostly due to volume-based increases in core and brokerage processing charges.
Intangibles amortization decreased $0.6 million between the comparable six-month periods due to lower amortization from the aging intangibles.
Other expense was $5.2 million, down $0.5 million (9%) between the comparable six-month periods, mostly due to lower professional fees.

Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $14.0 million (effective tax rate of 19.7%) for the first six months of 2024, compared to income tax expense of $3.7 million (effective tax rate of 21.2%) for the comparable period of 2023. The change in income tax was mostly due to the lower pretax earnings in 2023, and also reflects the lower effective tax rate beginning in the second half of 2023 related to the Wisconsin tax law change noted above in the “Performance Summary” section.

Income Statement Analysis – Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 versus Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Net income was $29.3 million, or adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $28.8 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net income of $22.6 million, or adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Earnings per diluted common share was $1.92 for second quarter 2024, compared to $1.51 for second quarter 2023.
Tax-equivalent net interest income was $65.8 million for second quarter 2024, an increase of $6.3 million from second quarter 2023. Interest income increased $16.8 million over second quarter 2023, while interest expense increased $10.5 million from second quarter 2023. The increase in interest income included $13.4 million from higher yields (reflecting the rising interest rate environment) and $3.4 million from stronger volumes (led by average loans which grew $259 million or 4% over second quarter 2023). Average investment securities decreased $187 million, while other interest-earning assets grew $163 million (primarily investable cash) between the comparable second quarter periods, mostly due to investment securities maturities and paydowns. Interest expense increased $10.5 million from second quarter 2023, mostly due to $6.3 million higher overall funding costs. For additional information regarding average balances, net interest income and net interest margin, see “INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS — Net Interest Income.”
The net interest margin for second quarter 2024 was 3.35%, compared to 3.14% for second quarter 2023, impacted by the rising interest rate environment and the changing balance sheet mix. The mix of average interest-earning assets shifted from 83% loans, 14% investments and 3% other interest-earning assets (mostly investable cash) for second quarter 2023, to 84%, 11% and 5%, respectively, for second quarter 2024. The mix of average interest-bearing liabilities shifted from 82% core deposits, 12% brokered deposits, and 6% wholesale funding for second quarter 2023, to 82%, 15%, and 3%, respectively, for second quarter 2024, including a continued migration to higher rate deposit products. The yield on interest-earning assets of 5.61% increased 71 bps from second quarter 2023, while the cost of funds of 3.09% increased 55 bps between the comparable quarters.
Provision for credit losses was $1.4 million for second quarter 2024 (all related to the ACL-Loans), compared to $0.5 million provision for credit losses for second quarter 2023 (also all related to the ACL-Loans). For additional information regarding the allowance for credit losses-loans and asset quality, see “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS — Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans” and “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS — Nonperforming Assets.”
Noninterest income was $19.6 million for second quarter 2024, an increase of $2.8 million (16%) from second quarter 2023. Wealth management fee income grew $0.8 million (14%), including favorable market-related changes, as well as growth in accounts and assets under management. Net mortgage income of $2.6 million, increased $0.8 million (45%) between the comparable second quarter periods, mostly due to higher secondary market volumes and the related gains on sales. Services charges on deposit accounts were $1.8 million, up $0.3 million (19%) from second quarter 2023, on growth in both accounts and account analysis fees. For additional information regarding noninterest income, see “INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS — Noninterest Income.”
Noninterest expense was $46.9 million for second quarter 2024, an increase of $1.9 million (4%) from second quarter 2023, including a $2.4 million increase in personnel expense and a $0.5 million decrease in non-personnel expenses. The increase in personnel was mostly due to higher salaries, incentives, and fringe benefits. The decrease in non-personnel expenses was mostly due to lower intangible amortization, office expense, and professional fees. For additional information regarding noninterest expense, see “INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS — Noninterest Expense.”
Income tax expense was $7.5 million (effective tax rate of 20.3%) for second quarter 2024, compared to $7.9 million (effective tax rate of 25.9%) for second quarter 2023. The change in income tax expense and the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to the Wisconsin tax law change noted above in the “Performance Summary” section.
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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
At June 30, 2024, period end assets were $8.6 billion, an increase of $88 million (1.0%) from December 31, 2023, mostly from solid growth in loans, partly offset by lower cash balances. Total loans increased $175 million (3%) from December 31, 2023, with growth in agricultural, commercial and industrial, and residential real estate loans. Total deposits of $7.2 billion at June 30, 2024, increased $43 million from December 31, 2023, with growth in time and money market deposits partly offset by lower noninterest-bearing demand deposits. Total stockholders’ equity was $1.1 billion at June 30, 2024, an increase of $52 million over December 31, 2023, with strong earnings partly offset by the quarterly dividend payment.
Compared to June 30, 2023, assets increased $74 million (1%), with growth in loans partly offset by investment securities maturities and paydowns, as well as lower cash balances. Total loans increased $306 million (5%), primarily in residential mortgage and agricultural loans, while total deposits increased $42 million from June 30, 2023, with growth in time and money market deposits partly offset by lower noninterest-bearing demand deposits. Stockholders’ equity increased $114 million from June 30, 2023, with solid net income and favorable net fair value investment changes partly offset by dividend payments.

Loans
Nicolet services a diverse customer base primarily throughout Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. We concentrate on originating loans in our local markets and assisting current loan customers. Nicolet actively utilizes government loan programs such as those provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (“FSA”).
An active credit risk management process is used to ensure that sound and consistent credit decisions are made. The credit management process is regularly reviewed and has been modified over the past several years to further strengthen the controls. Factors that are important to managing overall credit quality are sound loan underwriting and administration, systematic monitoring of existing loans and commitments, effective loan review on an ongoing basis, early problem loan identification and remedial action to minimize losses, an appropriate ACL-Loans, and sound nonaccrual and charge-off policies.
For additional disclosures on loans, see also Note 5, “Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans, and Credit Quality,” in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1. For information regarding the allowance for credit losses and nonperforming assets see “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS – Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans” and “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS – Nonperforming Assets.” A detailed discussion of the loan portfolio accounting policies, general loan portfolio characteristics, and credit risk are described in Note 1, “Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Table 6: Period End Loan Composition
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2023
(in thousands) Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
Commercial & industrial $ 1,358,152  21  % $ 1,284,009  20  % $ 1,318,567  21  %
Owner-occupied CRE 941,137  14  956,594  15  969,202  16 
Agricultural 1,224,885  19  1,161,531  18  1,068,999  17 
Commercial
3,524,174  54  3,402,134  53  3,356,768  54 
CRE investment 1,198,020  18  1,142,251  18  1,108,692  18 
Construction & land development 247,565  310,110  337,389 
Commercial real estate
1,445,585  22  1,452,361  23  1,446,081  23 
Commercial-based loans
4,969,759  76  4,854,495  76  4,802,849  77 
Residential construction 90,904  75,726  108,095 
Residential first mortgage 1,190,790  18  1,167,109  19  1,072,609  17 
Residential junior mortgage 218,512  200,884  184,873 
Residential real estate
1,500,206  23  1,443,719  23  1,365,577  22 
Retail & other 59,169  55,728  54,350 
Retail-based loans
1,559,375  24  1,499,447  24  1,419,927  23 
Total loans $ 6,529,134  100  % $ 6,353,942  100  % $ 6,222,776  100  %
As noted in Table 6 above, the loan portfolio at June 30, 2024, was 76% commercial-based and 24% retail-based. Commercial-based loans are considered to have more inherent risk of default than retail-based loans, in part because of the broader list of factors that could impact a commercial borrower negatively. In addition, the commercial balance per borrower is typically larger than that for retail-based loans, implying higher potential losses on an individual customer basis. Credit risk on commercial-based loans is largely influenced by general economic conditions and the resulting impact on a borrower’s operations or on the value of underlying collateral, if any.
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Total loans of $6.5 billion at June 30, 2024, increased $175 million (3%) from December 31, 2023, with growth in agricultural, commercial and industrial, and residential real estate loans. At June 30, 2024, commercial and industrial loans represented the largest segment of Nicolet’s loan portfolio at 21% of the total portfolio, followed by agricultural and CRE investment at 19% and 18%, respectively, of the loan portfolio. The loan portfolio is widely diversified and included the following industries: manufacturing, wholesaling, paper, packaging, food production and processing, agriculture, forest products, hospitality, retail, service, and businesses supporting the general building industry. The following chart provides the industry distribution of our commercial loan portfolio at June 30, 2024.
Commercial Loan Portfolio by Industry Type (based on NAICS codes)
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The following tables present the maturity distribution of the loan portfolio.
Table 7: Loan Maturity Distribution
As of June 30, 2024
Loan Maturity
(in thousands) One Year
or Less
After One Year
to Five Years
After Five Years to Fifteen Years After Fifteen Years Total
Commercial & industrial $ 547,063  $ 670,457  $ 132,440  $ 8,192  $ 1,358,152 
Owner-occupied CRE 126,068  638,966  143,330  32,773  941,137 
Agricultural 440,968  419,946  325,220  38,751  1,224,885 
CRE investment 204,039  772,204  196,528  25,249  1,198,020 
Construction & land development 60,464  134,473  42,815  9,813  247,565 
Residential construction * 55,162  8,094  815  26,833  90,904 
Residential first mortgage 49,595  249,422  166,824  724,949  1,190,790 
Residential junior mortgage 24,421  15,470  37,766  140,855  218,512 
Retail & other 34,652  11,708  8,406  4,403  59,169 
   Total loans $ 1,542,432  $ 2,920,740  $ 1,054,144  $ 1,011,818  $ 6,529,134 
Percent by maturity distribution 24  % 45  % 16  % 15  % 100  %
Total fixed rate loans $ 733,103  $ 2,650,620  $ 660,111  $ 336,148  $ 4,379,982 
Total floating rate loans $ 809,329  $ 270,120  $ 394,033  $ 675,670  $ 2,149,152 
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As of December 31, 2023
Loan Maturity
(in thousands) One Year
or Less
After One Year
to Five Years
After Five Years to Fifteen Years After Fifteen Years Total
Commercial & industrial $ 444,176  $ 691,364  $ 137,823  $ 10,646  $ 1,284,009 
Owner-occupied CRE 85,945  663,791  179,103  27,755  956,594 
Agricultural 441,792  335,670  343,717  40,352  1,161,531 
CRE investment 120,674  789,093  206,789  25,695  1,142,251 
Construction & land development 44,467  169,343  80,015  16,285  310,110 
Residential construction * 31,777  7,832  766  35,351  75,726 
Residential first mortgage 25,996  268,442  178,786  693,885  1,167,109 
Residential junior mortgage 14,709  18,878  36,548  130,749  200,884 
Retail & other 30,799  12,637  8,319  3,973  55,728 
   Total loans $ 1,240,335  $ 2,957,050  $ 1,171,866  $ 984,691  $ 6,353,942 
Percent by maturity distribution 20  % 47  % 18  % 15  % 100  %
Total fixed rate loans $ 547,023  $ 2,718,410  $ 794,080  $ 326,346  $ 4,385,859 
Total floating rate loans $ 693,312  $ 238,640  $ 377,786  $ 658,345  $ 1,968,083 
* The residential construction loans with a loan maturity after five years represent a construction to permanent loan product.

Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans
For additional disclosures on the allowance for credit losses, see Note 5, “Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans, and Credit Quality,” in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1. A detailed discussion of the loan portfolio accounting policies, general loan portfolio characteristics, and credit risk are described in Note 1, “Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Credit risks within the loan portfolio are inherently different for each loan type. Credit risk is controlled and monitored through the use of lending standards, a thorough review of potential borrowers, and ongoing review of loan payment performance. Active asset quality administration, including early problem loan identification and timely resolution of problems, aids in the management of credit risk and minimization of loan losses. Loans charged off are subject to continuous review, and specific efforts are taken to achieve maximum recovery of principal, interest, and related expenses. For additional information regarding nonperforming assets see also “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS – Nonperforming Assets.”
The ACL-Loans represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses in the Company’s loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. To assess the overall appropriateness of the ACL-Loans, management applies an allocation methodology which focuses on evaluation of qualitative and environmental factors, including but not limited to: (i) evaluation of facts and issues related to specific loans; (ii) management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio; (iii) consideration of historical loan loss and delinquency experience on each portfolio segment; (iv) trends in past due and nonaccrual loans; (v) the risk characteristics of the various loan segments; (vi) changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio; (vii) concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries; (viii) existing economic conditions; (ix) the fair value of underlying collateral; and (x) other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect expected credit losses. Assessing these numerous factors involves significant judgment; therefore, management considers the ACL-Loans a critical accounting estimate.
Management performs ongoing intensive analysis of the loan portfolio to allow for early identification of customers experiencing financial difficulties, maintains prudent underwriting standards, understands the economy of its markets, and considers the trend of deterioration in loan quality in establishing the level of the ACL-Loans. In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the ACL-Loans, and may require the Company to make additions to the ACL-Loans or may require that certain loan balances be charged off or downgraded into classified loan categories when their credit evaluations differ from those of management based on their judgments of collectability from information available to them at the time of their examination.
At June 30, 2024, the ACL-Loans was $65 million (representing 1.00% of period end loans), compared to $64 million (or 1.00% of period end loans) at December 31, 2023 and $63 million (or 1.01% of period end loans) at June 30, 2023. The components of the ACL-Loans are detailed further in Table 8 below.
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Table 8: Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans
Six Months Ended Year Ended
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 December 31, 2023
ACL-Loans:
Balance at beginning of period $ 63,610  $ 61,829  $ 61,829 
Provision for credit losses 2,100  1,200  2,650 
Charge-offs (591) (745) (1,653)
Recoveries 295  527  784 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries (296) (218) (869)
Balance at end of period $ 65,414  $ 62,811  $ 63,610 
Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries:
Commercial & industrial $ (240) $ 115  $ 80 
Owner-occupied CRE 180  —  (526)
Agricultural —  (63) (63)
CRE investment —  —  — 
Construction & land development —  —  — 
Residential construction —  —  — 
Residential first mortgage 32  (2)
Residential junior mortgage (96) (95)
Retail & other (273) (176) (263)
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries $ (296) $ (218) $ (869)
Ratios:
ACL-Loans to total loans 1.00  % 1.01  % 1.00  %
Net charge-offs to average loans, annualized 0.01  % 0.01  % 0.01  %

Nonperforming Assets
As part of its overall credit risk management process, management is committed to an aggressive problem loan identification philosophy. This philosophy has been implemented through the ongoing monitoring and review of all pools of risk in the loan portfolio to identify problem loans early and minimize the risk of loss. For additional disclosures on credit quality, see Note 5, “Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans, and Credit Quality” of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1. For additional information on loans see “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS – Loans” and for additional information on the ACL-Loans see “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS – Allowance for Credit Losses-Loans.”
Nonperforming loans are considered one indicator of potential future loan losses. Nonperforming loans are defined as nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due but still accruing interest. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectability of principal or interest on loans, it is management’s practice to place such loans on nonaccrual status immediately. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”). At June 30, 2024, nonperforming assets were $29 million and represented 0.34% of total assets, compared to $28 million or 0.33% of total assets at December 31, 2023, and $27 million or 0.32% of total assets at June 30, 2023.
The level of potential problem loans is another predominant factor in determining the relative level of risk in the loan portfolio and in determining the appropriate level of the ACL-Loans. Potential problem loans are generally defined by management to include loans rated as Substandard by management but that are in performing status; however, there are circumstances present which might adversely affect the ability of the borrower to comply with present repayment terms. The decision of management to include performing loans in potential problem loans does not necessarily mean that Nicolet expects losses to occur, but that management recognizes a higher degree of risk associated with these loans. The loans that have been reported as potential problem loans are predominantly commercial-based loans covering a diverse range of businesses and real estate property types. Potential problem loans were $67 million (1% of loans) and $68 million (1% of loans) at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Potential problem loans require heightened management review given the pace at which a credit may deteriorate, the potential duration of asset quality stress, and uncertainty around the magnitude and scope of economic stress that may be felt by Nicolet’s customers and on underlying real estate values.
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Table 9: Nonperforming Assets
(in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2023
Nonperforming loans:
Commercial & industrial $ 6,825  $ 4,046  $ 3,157 
Owner-occupied CRE 3,965  4,399  6,573 
Agricultural 10,556  12,185  9,092 
Commercial 21,346  20,630  18,822 
CRE investment 1,972  1,453  2,535 
Construction & land development —  161  95 
Commercial real estate 1,972  1,614  2,630 
Commercial-based loans 23,318  22,244  21,452 
Residential construction —  —  — 
Residential first mortgage 4,203  4,059  3,638 
Residential junior mortgage 229  150  87 
Residential real estate 4,432  4,209  3,725 
Retail & other 88  172  101 
Retail-based loans
4,520  4,381  3,826 
Total nonaccrual loans
27,838  26,625  25,278 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more —  —  — 
Total nonperforming loans
$ 27,838  $ 26,625  $ 25,278 
Nonaccrual loans (included above) covered by guarantees $ 7,965  $ 5,785  $ 3,110 
OREO:
Commercial real estate owned $ 275  $ 305  $ 520 
Residential real estate owned 104  154  — 
Bank property real estate owned 768  808  958 
Total OREO
1,147  1,267  1,478 
Total nonperforming assets
$ 28,985  $ 27,892  $ 26,756 
Ratios:
Nonperforming loans to total loans 0.43  % 0.42  % 0.41  %
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus OREO 0.44  % 0.44  % 0.43  %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.34  % 0.33  % 0.32  %
ACL-Loans to nonperforming loans 235  % 239  % 248  %
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Deposits
Deposits represent Nicolet’s largest source of funds, and provide a stable, lower-cost funding source. Deposit levels may be impacted by competition with other bank and nonbank institutions, as well as with a number of non-deposit investment alternatives available to depositors. Deposit challenges include competitive deposit product features, price changes on deposit products given movements in the interest rate environment and other competitive pricing pressures, and customer preferences regarding higher rate deposit products or non-deposit investment alternatives.
Total deposits of $7.2 billion at June 30, 2024, increased $43 million from December 31, 2023, with growth in money market and time deposits, partly offset by lower noninterest-bearing demand deposits from seasonal trends as well as some migration to higher rate deposit products. Core deposit balances of $6.4 billion at June 30, 2024, decreased $149 million from December 31, 2023, while brokered deposits increased $192 million. Compared to June 30, 2023, total deposits increased $42 million, the net of a $68 million increase in brokered deposits and a $26 million decrease in core deposits. The deposit composition is presented in Table 10 below.
Table 10: Period End Deposit Composition
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2023
(in thousands) Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 1,764,806  24  % $ 1,958,709  27  % $ 2,059,939  29  %
Interest-bearing demand 1,093,621  15  % 1,055,520  15  % 1,030,919  14  %
Money market 1,963,559  27  % 1,891,287  26  % 1,835,523  26  %
Savings 762,529  11  % 768,401  11  % 821,803  11  %
Time 1,656,563  23  % 1,523,883  21  % 1,450,420  20  %
Total deposits
$ 7,241,078  100  % $ 7,197,800  100  % $ 7,198,604  100  %
Brokered transaction accounts $ 250,109  % $ 166,861  % $ 173,107  %
Brokered and listed time deposits 557,657  % 448,582  % 566,405  %
Total brokered deposits
$ 807,766  11  % $ 615,443  % $ 739,512  10  %
Customer transaction accounts $ 5,334,406  74  % $ 5,507,056  77  % $ 5,575,077  78  %
Customer time deposits 1,098,906  15  % 1,075,301  15  % 884,015  12  %
Total customer deposits (core)
$ 6,433,312  89  % $ 6,582,357  92  % $ 6,459,092  90  %
Total estimated uninsured deposits were $2.1 billion (representing 30% of total deposits) at June 30, 2024, compared to $2.1 billion (representing 29% of total deposits) at December 31, 2023.

Liquidity Management
Liquidity management refers to the ability to ensure that adequate liquid funds are available to meet the current and future cash flow obligations arising in the daily operations of the Company. These cash flow obligations include the ability to meet the commitments to borrowers for extensions of credit, accommodate deposit cycles and trends, fund capital expenditures, pay dividends to stockholders (if any), and satisfy other operating expenses. The Company’s most liquid assets are cash and due from banks and interest-earning deposits, which totaled $409 million and $491 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Balances of these liquid assets are dependent on our operating, investing, and financing activities during any given period.
The $83 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents since year-end 2023 included $61 million net cash provided by operating activities and $33 million net cash provided by financing activities (mostly higher deposit balances), partly offset by $177 million net cash used in investing activities (mostly to fund loan growth). As of June 30, 2024, management believed that adequate liquidity existed to meet all projected cash flow obligations.
Nicolet’s primary sources of funds include the core deposit base, repayment and maturity of loans, investment securities calls, maturities, and sales, and procurement of brokered deposits or other wholesale funding. At June 30, 2024, approximately 46% of the investment securities portfolio was pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and borrowings, as applicable, and for liquidity or other purposes as required by regulation. Liquidity sources available to the Company at June 30, 2024, are presented in Table 11 below.
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Table 11: Liquidity Sources
(in millions) June 30, 2024
FHLB Borrowing Availability (1)
$ 601 
Fed Funds Lines 175
Fed Discount Window 11
Immediate Funding Availability $ 787 
Brokered Capacity 1,003 
Short-Term Funding Availability (2)
$ 1,003 
Total Contingent Funding Availability $ 1,790 
(1) Excludes outstanding FHLB borrowings of $5 million at June 30, 2024.
(2) Short-term funding availability defined as funding that could be secured between 2 and 30 days.
Management is committed to the Parent Company being a source of strength to the Bank and its other subsidiaries, and therefore, regularly evaluates capital and liquidity positions of the Parent Company in light of current and projected needs, growth or strategies. The Parent Company uses cash for normal expenses, dividend payments, debt service requirements, and, when opportune, for common stock repurchases, repayment of debt, or investment in other strategic actions such as mergers or acquisitions. At June 30, 2024, the Parent Company had $125 million in cash. Additional cash sources available to the Parent Company include access to the public or private markets to issue new equity, subordinated notes or other debt. Dividends from the Bank and, to a lesser extent, stock option exercises, represent significant sources of cash flows for the Parent Company. The Bank is required by federal law to obtain prior approval of the OCC for payments of dividends if the total of all dividends declared by the Bank in any year will exceed certain thresholds. Management does not believe that regulatory restrictions on dividends from the Bank will adversely affect its ability to meet its cash obligations.

Interest Rate Sensitivity Management and Impact of Inflation
A reasonable balance between interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and maintenance of yield, is highly important to Nicolet’s business success and profitability. As an ongoing part of our financial strategy and risk management, we attempt to understand and manage the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on our net interest income. The consolidated balance sheet consists mainly of interest-earning assets (loans, investments and cash) which are primarily funded by interest-bearing liabilities (deposits and other borrowings). Such financial instruments have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in market rates of interest. Market rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including but not limited to general economic conditions and policies of governmental and regulatory authorities. Our operating income and net income depends, to a substantial extent, on “rate spread” (i.e., the difference between the income earned on loans, investments and other earning assets and the interest expense paid to obtain deposits and other funding liabilities).
Asset-liability management policies establish guidelines for acceptable limits on the sensitivity to changes in interest rates on earnings and market value of assets and liabilities. Such policies are set and monitored by management and the Board of Directors’ Asset and Liability Committee.
To understand and manage the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income, we measure our overall interest rate sensitivity through a net interest income analysis, which calculates the change in net interest income in the event of hypothetical changes in interest rates under different scenarios versus a baseline scenario. Such scenarios can involve static balance sheets, balance sheets with projected growth, parallel (or non-parallel) yield curve slope changes, immediate or gradual changes in market interest rates, and one-year or longer time horizons. The simulation modeling uses assumptions involving market spreads, prepayments of rate-sensitive instruments, renewal rates on maturing or new loans, deposit retention rates, and other assumptions.
Among other scenarios, we assessed the impact on net interest income in the event of a gradual +/-100 bps and +/-200 bps change in market rates (parallel to the change in prime rate) over a one-year time horizon to a static (flat) balance sheet. The results provided include the liquidity measures mentioned above and reflect the current interest rate environment. The interest rate scenarios are used for analytical purposes only and do not necessarily represent management’s view of future market interest rate movements. Based on financial data at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the projected changes in net interest income over a one-year time horizon, versus the baseline, are presented in Table 12 below, and reflect a shift from an asset sensitive position to a liability sensitive position due to the deposit mix shift to higher cost deposit products that are more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The results are in compliance with Nicolet’s policy guidelines.
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Table 12: Interest Rate Sensitivity
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
200 bps decrease in interest rates 0.6  % (1.1) %
100 bps decrease in interest rates 0.3  % (0.6) %
100 bps increase in interest rates (0.3) % 0.6  %
200 bps increase in interest rates (0.6) % 1.2  %
Actual results may differ from these simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and their impact on customer behavior and management strategies.
The effect of inflation on a financial institution differs significantly from the effect on an industrial company. While a financial institution’s operating expenses, particularly salary and employee benefits, are affected by general inflation, the asset and liability structure of a financial institution consists largely of monetary items. Monetary items, such as cash, investments, loans, deposits and other borrowings, are those assets and liabilities which are or will be converted into a fixed number of dollars regardless of changes in prices. As a result, changes in interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than does general inflation. Inflation may also have impacts on the Bank’s customers, on businesses and consumers and their ability or willingness to invest, save or spend, and perhaps on their ability to repay loans. As such, there would likely be impacts on the general appetite for banking products and the credit health of the Bank’s customer base.

Capital
Management regularly reviews the adequacy of its capital to ensure that sufficient capital is available for current and future needs and is in compliance with regulatory guidelines. The capital position and strategies are actively reviewed in light of perceived business risks associated with current and prospective earning levels, liquidity, asset quality, economic conditions in the markets served, and level of returns available to shareholders. Management intends to maintain an optimal capital and leverage mix for growth and shareholder return. For details on the change in capital see “BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS.”
The Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios remain above minimum regulatory ratios, including the capital conservation buffer. At June 30, 2024, the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios qualify the Bank as well-capitalized under the prompt-corrective action framework. This strong base of capital has allowed Nicolet to be opportunistic in strategic growth. A summary of the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital amounts and ratios, as well as selected capital metrics are presented in the following table.
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Table 13: Capital
At or for the Six Months Ended
At or for the
Year Ended
($ in thousands) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Company Stock Repurchases: *
Common stock repurchased during the period (dollars) $ —  $ 1,519 
Common stock repurchased during the period (full shares) —  26,853 
Company Risk-Based Capital:
Total risk-based capital $ 985,323  $ 930,804 
Tier 1 risk-based capital 804,466  750,811 
Common equity Tier 1 capital 765,280  712,040 
Total capital ratio 13.4  % 13.0  %
Tier 1 capital ratio 11.0  % 10.5  %
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio 10.4  % 9.9  %
Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.8  % 9.2  %
Bank Risk-Based Capital:
Total risk-based capital $ 852,388  $ 827,341 
Tier 1 risk-based capital 787,997  768,726 
Common equity Tier 1 capital 787,997  768,726 
Total capital ratio 11.6  % 11.5  %
Tier 1 capital ratio 10.7  % 10.7  %
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio 10.7  % 10.7  %
Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.6  % 9.4  %
* Reflects common stock repurchased under board of director authorizations for the common stock repurchase program.
In managing capital for optimal return, we evaluate capital sources and uses, pricing and availability of our stock in the market, and alternative uses of capital (such as the level of organic growth or acquisition opportunities, dividends, or repayment of equity-equivalent debt) in light of strategic plans. Through an ongoing repurchase program, the Board has authorized the repurchase of Nicolet’s common stock as an alternative use of capital. At June 30, 2024, there remained $46 million authorized under this repurchase program, as modified, to be utilized from time-to-time to repurchase shares in the open market, through block transactions or in private transactions.

Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions or judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience, current information, and other factors deemed to be relevant; accordingly, as this information changes, actual results could differ from those estimates. Nicolet considers accounting estimates to be critical to reported financial results if the accounting estimate requires management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain and different estimates that management reasonably could have used for the accounting estimate in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, could have a material impact on the financial statements. The accounting estimates we consider to be critical include business combinations and the valuation of loans acquired, the determination of the allowance for credit losses, and income taxes. A discussion of these estimates can be found in the “Critical Accounting Estimates” section in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes in the Company’s determination of critical accounting policies and estimates since December 31, 2023.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in our market risk at June 30, 2024, from that presented in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. See section “Interest Rate Sensitivity Management and Impact of Inflation” within Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under Part I, Item 2, for our interest rate sensitivity position at June 30, 2024.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Management, under the supervision, and with the participation, of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries may be involved from time to time in various routine legal proceedings incidental to our respective businesses. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries are currently engaged in any legal proceedings that are expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table contains information regarding purchases of Nicolet’s common stock made during second quarter 2024 by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined by Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Exchange Act.
Total Number of
Shares Purchased (a)
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plans
or Programs (b)
(#) ($) (#) (#)
Period
April 1 – April 30, 2024 —  $ —  — 
May 1 – May 31, 2024 —  $ —  — 
June 1 – June 30, 2024 640  $ 78.64  — 
Total 640  $ 78.64  —  554,000 
a.During second quarter 2024, the Company withheld 640 common shares for minimum tax withholding settlements on restricted stock, and no common shares were withheld to satisfy the exercise price and tax withholding requirements on stock option exercises. These are not considered “repurchases” and, therefore, do not count against the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the Board of Directors’ authorization.
b.The Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program which authorized, with subsequent modifications, the use of up to $276 million to repurchase outstanding shares of common stock. This common stock repurchase program was last modified on April 19, 2022, and has no expiration date. There were no common stock repurchases under this program during second quarter 2024. At June 30, 2024, approximately $46 million remained available under this common stock repurchase program, or approximately 554,000 shares of common stock (based upon the closing stock price of $83.04 on June 30, 2024).
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements: None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
101
Interactive data files for Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited), (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited), (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited), and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
104
Cover Page from Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
August 5, 2024 /s/ Michael E. Daniels
Michael E. Daniels
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
August 5, 2024 /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1 2 nic-2q24x10qex101.htm EX-10.1 Document

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(Senior Leadership)

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (collectively referred to with all exhibits and amendments as this “Agreement”) is executed on April 15, 2024 by and among (i) NICOLET NATIONAL BANK (“Bank”), a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC. (“Company”), a bank holding company organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, (ii) Company, and (iii) WILLIAM BOHN, a resident of the State of Wisconsin (“Executive”) (collectively, the “Parties” and each a “Party”). Notwithstanding the date of execution, this Agreement shall be effective on Executive’s first day of employment, which shall be on or before April 15, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).

RECITALS

    Bank desires to hire Executive as EVP – Wealth Management, Private Banking and Trust Services of Bank, and

Executive desires to accept such employment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the above recitals and the mutual agreements below, effective as of the Effective Date, the Parties agree as follows:
1.Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms and their variant forms shall have the meaning set forth below:

1.1.“Area” shall mean the geographic area within a fifty (50) mile radius of Bank’s corporate office and each branch office at which Executive (a) personally performed services, (b) personally met with customers, or (c) supervised or managed, either directly or indirectly, any other employees of Bank at any time during the last twelve (12) month of Executive’s employment.

1.2.“Bank Information” means Confidential Information and Trade Secrets.

1.3.“Business of Bank” shall mean the business conducted by Bank, which is the business of commercial and consumer banking and wealth management products and services.

1.4.“Cause” shall mean any of the following, as determined by the CEO:

1.4.1.1.a material breach of the terms of this Agreement by Executive, including, without limitation, failure by Executive to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities in the manner and to the extent required under this Agreement, which remains uncured after the expiration of sixty (60) days following the delivery of written notice of such breach to Executive by Bank (collectively with other written notice requirements in this Agreement, a “Notice Period”). Such notice shall (i) specifically identify the duties that the CEO believes Executive has failed to perform, (ii) state the facts upon which determination was made;

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1.4.1.2.conduct by Executive that amounts to fraud, dishonesty, or willful misconduct in the performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities;
1.4.1.3.Executive’s arrest, charged in relation to (by criminal information, indictment or otherwise), or conviction of a crime involving breach of trust or moral turpitude;
1.4.1.4.Executive’s violation of written policies or codes of conduct of either Bank or Company, including but not limited to written policies related to discrimination, harassment, performance of illegal or unethical activities, or ethical misconduct;
1.4.1.5.Executive’s unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets;
1.4.1.6.conduct by Executive that amounts to gross or willful insubordination or inattention to Executive’s duties and responsibilities;
1.4.1.7.conduct by Executive that results in removal from Executive’s position as an officer or executive of Bank pursuant to a written order by any regulatory agency with authority or jurisdiction over Bank; or
1.4.1.8.Executive’s engagement in conduct that brings or is reasonably likely to bring Bank or Company negative publicity or into public disgrace, embarrassment, or disrepute.
1.5.“CEO” shall mean the CEO of Bank, regardless of whether such position is separate from or joined with the title of President of Bank, or his designee.
1.6.“Change of Control” means any one of the following events, the effective date of which occurs during the Term:
1.6.1.1.the acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (other than any person or more than one person acting as a group who is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or voting power of Bank or Company, as applicable, prior to such acquisition) of the stock of Bank or Company, as applicable, that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or voting power of the stock of Bank or Company, as applicable;
1.6.1.2.the date any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group, which date is not prior to the first day of the Term) ownership of stock of Bank or Company, as applicable, possessing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of Bank or Company, as applicable;
1.6.1.3.the date a majority of members of Company’s Board of Directors is replaced during any twelve-month period, commencing no earlier than the first day of the Term, by the directors whose appointment is not endorsed by a majority of the members of Company’s Board of Directors before the date of the appointment or election; or
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1.6.1.4.the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group, which date is not prior to the first day of the Term) assets of Company that have a total gross fair market value of forty percent (40%) or more of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that transfers to the following entities or person(s) shall not be deemed to result in a Change of Control under this Subsection:
1.6.1.4.1.an entity that is controlled by the shareholders of Company immediately after the transfer;
1.6.1.4.2.a shareholder (determined immediately before the asset transfer) of Company in exchange for or with respect to its stock;
1.6.1.4.3.an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by Company;
1.6.1.4.4.a person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of Company; or
1.6.1.4.5.an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in the above Subsection.
For purposes of this Section, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase, or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with Company or Bank. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of any actions or events in which Executive participates in a capacity other than in Executive’s capacity as an employee and, if applicable, Executive’s capacity as a director or shareholder of Company or Bank. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, in the event of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, share exchange or other transaction as to which the holders of the capital stock of Company before the transaction continue after the transaction to hold, directly or indirectly through a holding company or otherwise, shares of capital stock of Company (or other surviving company) representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the value or ordinary voting power to elect directors of the capital stock of Company (or other surviving company), such transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control. The provisions of this Section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

1.7.“Confidential Information” means data and information relating to the Business of Bank or of Company (which does not rise to the status of a Trade Secret) which is or has been disclosed to Executive or of which Executive became aware as a consequence of or through Executive’s relationship to Bank or Company and which has value to Bank or Company and is not generally known to competitors. Confidential Information shall not include any data or information that has been voluntarily disclosed to the public by Bank or Company (except where such public disclosure has been made by Executive without authorization) or that has been independently developed and disclosed by others, or that otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means.
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1.8.“Disability” shall mean the inability of Executive to perform Executive’s material duties for the duration of the short-term disability period under Bank’s policy then in effect (or, if no such policy is in effect, a period of one-hundred eighty (180) consecutive days) as certified by a physician chosen by Bank and reasonably acceptable to Executive.
1.9. “Determination Date” means (1) during Executive’s employment, the date for which compliance is being determined, and (2) following Executive’s Separation from Service, the date of Executive’s Separation from Service.
1.10.“Good Reason” shall mean any of the following which occurs on or after the Effective Date:
1.10.1.1.a material diminution in Executive’s Base Salary;
1.10.1.2.a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities;
1.10.1.3.a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Executive is required to report;
1.10.1.4.a material diminution in the budget over which the Executive retains authority;
1.10.1.5.a material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform the services; or
(f)    any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of this Agreement by Bank

provided, however, that in each case of the above, Executive must provide written notice to Bank of the occurrence of such action or failure within thirty (30) days after the action or failure first occurs (collectively with other written notice requirements in this Agreement, a “Notice Period”), and Executive shall only have Good Reason to terminate Executive’s employment if Bank fails to correct such action or failure within sixty (60) days following receipt of such notice. If Bank does so fail to correct such action or failure, Executive must resign effective no later than fifteen (15) days following expiration of the sixty (60)-day correction period.
1.11.“Material Contact” means
1.11.1.1.1.1.with respect to Section 8.1 of this Agreement, the contact between Executive and each customer: (i) with whom or which Executive dealt on behalf of Company, Bank and/or one or more of their affiliates in a business capacity or about whom or which Executive obtained Confidential Information in the ordinary course of business as a result of such Executive’s association with Company, Bank and/or one or more of their affiliates; and (ii) who or which received products or services from Company, Bank and/or one or more of their affiliates within two (2) years prior to the Determination Date; and
1.11.1.1.1.2.with respect to Section 8.2 of this Agreement, the contact between Executive and each employee or other service provider over which Executive has direct supervisory authority or significant influence and each employee or other service provider with whom Executive has obtained Confidential Information regarding, without limitation, that employee’s or service provider’s performance and/or compensation giving rise to a competitive advantage by virtue of Executive’s position with Company or Bank within two (2) years prior to the Determination Date.
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1.12.“Separation from Service” shall mean a termination of Executive’s employment with Bank and all affiliated companies that, together with Bank, constitute the “service recipient” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and supporting regulations that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.
1.13.“Term” shall mean that period of time commencing on the Effective Date and running until the close of business on the last business day immediately preceding the first (1st) anniversary of the Effective Date, subject to the automatic renewal provided for in Section 5.1 and earlier termination as provided for in Section 5.2.
1.14.“Trade Secrets” means Bank or Company information including, but not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which:
1.14.1.1.derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and
1.14.1.2.is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
1.15.“Work Product” means all writings, technology, inventions, processes, techniques, methods, ideas, concepts, research, proposals, materials, and all other work product of any nature whatsoever, that are created, prepared, produced, authored, edited, amended, conceived, or reduced to practice by Executive individually or jointly with others during the Term and relate in any way to Company or the Business of Bank, regardless of when or where prepared or whose equipment or other resources is used in preparing the same, all rights and claims related to the foregoing, and all printed, physical and electronic copies, and other tangible embodiments thereof.
2.Duties.
2.1.Position. Executive is employed as EVP – Wealth Management, Private Banking and Trust Services of Bank, subject to the direction of the CEO or the CEO’s designee(s), and shall perform and discharge well and faithfully the duties which may be assigned to Executive by the CEO in connection with the conduct of the Business of Bank. The initial duties and responsibilities of Executive are set forth on Exhibit A.
2.2.Full-Time Status. In addition to the duties and responsibilities specifically assigned to Executive pursuant to Section 2.1, Executive shall:
2.2.1.1.devote substantially all of Executive’s time, energy, and skill during regular business hours to the performance of the duties of Executive’s employment (reasonable vacations and reasonable absences due to illness excepted) and faithfully and industriously perform such duties;
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2.2.1.2.diligently follow and implement all reasonable and lawful management policies and decisions communicated to Executive by Bank or Company; and
2.2.1.3.timely prepare and forward to the CEO or the CEO’s designee(s) all reports and accountings as may be requested of Executive.
2.3.Restricted Activities. Executive shall not engage (whether or not during normal business hours) in any other business or professional activity that is substantially similar to the work performed for Company or Bank, or that otherwise competes with the Business of Bank, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain, profit, or other pecuniary advantage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall not be construed as preventing Executive from:

2.3.1.1.investing Executive’s personal assets in businesses which, subject to clause (b) below, are not in competition with Company or the Business of Bank and which will not require any services on the part of Executive in its operation or affairs and in which Executive’s participation is solely that of an investor;

2.3.1.2.purchasing securities in any corporation whose securities are regularly traded provided that such purchase shall not result in Executive collectively owning beneficially at any time five percent (5%) or more of the equity securities of any business in competition with Company or the Business of Bank; and

2.3.1.3.participating in civic and professional affairs and organizations and conferences, preparing or publishing papers or books, or teaching.

3.Place of Performance. The principal place of Executive’s employment shall be an office designated by the CEO. Executive shall not routinely work from remote locations without prior approval by the CEO.
4.Compensation. Executive shall receive the following salary and benefits during the Term, except as otherwise provided below:
4.1.Base Salary. Bank shall compensate Executive at a base rate of $415,000.00 per year (the “Base Salary”). Executive’s Base Salary shall be reviewed by the CEO at least annually. Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with Bank’s normal payroll practices.
4.2.Annual Bonus. Unless otherwise prohibited by banking regulation, rule, or directive, Executive shall have the opportunity to earn annual bonus compensation in such manner as may be determined by the CEO and based on performance measures and target levels for the applicable bonus year as may be established by the Board of Directors of Bank upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Bank (the “Committee”) at a target rate of 60% cash / 60% equity based on Executive’s Base Salary and consistent with Bank’s strategic planning process, pursuant to any incentive compensation program as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of Bank. The CEO may award a prorated bonus for Executive’s first year of employment based on such performance measures and target levels as the CEO shall determine. Any Annual Bonus earned shall be payable by March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the bonus is earned in accordance with Bank’s normal practices for the payment of short-term incentives. To be entitled to any payment of bonus compensation from Bank pursuant to this Section, Executive must be employed by Bank or its affiliates on the last day of the applicable performance period and must continue to be employed until the date that such payment is made.
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1.1.Non-Recurring Incentive Compensation and Other Fringe Benefits. Bank shall pay to Executive the Non-Recurring Incentive Compensation and Other Fringe Benefits as described in Bank’s January 31, 2024 written Offer of Employment, those specific terms being incorporated herein by reference.
1.2.Business Expenses; Memberships. Bank agrees to reimburse Executive for:
4.2.1.1.reasonable and necessary business expenses (including travel) incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties; and
4.2.1.2.reasonable dues and business-related expenditures, including initiation fees associated with memberships, as selected by Executive, including professional associations which are commensurate with Executive’s position
provided, however, that Executive shall, as a condition of reimbursement, submit verification of the nature and amount of such expenses in accordance with reimbursement policies from time to time adopted by Bank and in sufficient detail to comply with rules and regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service. In no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. Such right to reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.     
4.3.Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to such benefits as may be available from time to time on a company-wide basis to employees of Bank. All such benefits shall be awarded and administered in accordance with Bank’s standard policies and practices. Such benefits may include, by way of example only, paid time off, profit-sharing plans, retirement, or investment funds, dental, vision, health, life and disability insurance benefits, and such other benefits as Bank deems appropriate.
4.4.Withholding. Bank may deduct from each payment of compensation all amounts required to be deducted and withheld in accordance with applicable federal and state income, FICA, and other withholding requirements.
5.Term and Termination.
5.1.Term. This Agreement shall remain in effect for the Term, and shall automatically renew each day after the Effective Date so that the Term remains a one-year term from day-to-day hereafter unless Bank or Executive gives written notice to the other of its intent that the automatic renewals shall cease. In the event that a Party properly provides such notice of non-renewal, this Agreement and the Term shall expire on the first anniversary of the thirtieth (30th) day following the date the receiving Party receives such written notice.
5.2.Termination. During the Term, Executive may be terminated only as follows:
5.2.1.By Bank:

5.2.1.1.1.1.1.For Cause, as defined in Section 1.4, provided that Bank shall comply with the Notice Period required in Section 1.4; or
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5.2.1.1.1.1.2.Without Cause as defined in Section 1.4. Only in the event of a termination by Bank without Cause, Bank shall (1) continue to pay Executive the Base Salary, at the level in effect as of Executive’s date of termination, for a period equal to one (1) year following the termination, and (2) if Executive is enrolled in any group medical or dental plan offered by Bank immediately prior to termination, reimburse Executive for the cost of premium payments paid by Executive to continue Executive’s then existing coverage for Executive and Executive’s covered dependents for the lesser of (i) one (1) year following the date of termination of employment, or (ii) the medical or dental continuation coverage period for which Executive or any such covered dependent is eligible under COBRA as a result of the termination of employment.
5.2.2.By Executive:

5.2.2.1.1.1.1.For Good Reason, as defined in Section 1.10, provided that Executive shall comply with the Notice Period and Bank fails to correct as described in Section 1.10. Only in the event that Bank fails to correct the Good Reason, Bank shall (1) continue to pay Executive the Base Salary, at the level in effect as of Executive’s date of termination (disregarding any reduction constituting Good Reason), for a period equal to one (1) year following the termination, and (2) if Executive is enrolled in any group medical or dental plan offered by Bank immediately prior to termination, reimburse Executive for the cost of premium payments paid by Executive to continue Executive’s then existing coverage for Executive and Executive’s covered dependents for the lesser of (i) one (1) year following the date of termination of employment, or (ii) the medical or dental continuation coverage period for which Executive or any such covered dependent is eligible under COBRA as a result of the termination of employment; or
5.2.2.1.1.1.2.Without Good Reason, provided that Executive shall give Bank sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of Executive’s intent to terminate (collectively with other written notice requirements in this Agreement, a “Notice Period”).
5.2.3.Upon the Disability of Executive at any time, provided that Bank shall provide Executive with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of its intent to terminate Executive (collectively with other written notice requirements in this Agreement, a “Notice Period”), in which event Bank shall continue to pay Executive the Base Salary at the level in effect as of Executive’s date of termination for a period of six (6) months following the termination or until the date as of which Executive begins receiving payments under Bank’s long-term disability policy, whichever occurs first. In the event that Executive receives any disability payments retroactively for any portion of the six (6) month period for which Nicolet paid Base Salary (resulting in dual payments to Executive for the same time period), Executive shall accept the long-term disability payment for such period and shall reimburse Bank the Base Salary paid during the same period.

5.2.4.At any time upon mutual, written agreement of the Parties.

5.2.5.Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Term shall end automatically upon Executive’s death.

5.3.Change of Control.

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5.3.1.1.If, within twenty-four (24) months after a Change of Control, Executive experiences an involuntary termination without Cause or Executive terminates Executive’s employment with Bank for Good Reason, Executive, or in the event of Executive’s subsequent death, Executive’s designated beneficiaries or Executive’s estate, as the case may be, shall receive, as liquidated damages, in lieu of all other claims, (1) a lump sum severance payment equal to 2.99 times the sum of Executive’s Base Salary as was in effect immediately preceding the Change of Control (disregarding any reduction constituting Good Reason) plus the largest Annual Bonus paid to Executive during the prior three (3) consecutive years, if any, payable on the first payroll date that is more than sixty (60) days following such termination; plus (2) if Executive is enrolled in any group medical or dental plan offered by Bank (or the applicable successor entity) immediately prior to termination, reimburse Executive for the cost of premium payments paid by Executive to continue Executive’s then existing coverage for Executive and Executive’s covered dependents for the lesser of (i) eighteen (18) months following the date of termination of employment, or (ii) the medical or dental continuation coverage period for which Executive or any such covered dependent is eligible under COBRA as a result of the termination of employment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Change of Control that triggers payment under this Subsection is described in Section 1.6 and if Executive was a party to a prior employment agreement with Bank and Company, then to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code (e.g., assuming no involuntary separation from service exception under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) can be satisfied and the Company has not elected to terminate and payout this Agreement in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)) the payment described under this Subsection shall retain its original payment method and timing as provided in Executive’s prior employment agreement with Bank and Company.
5.3.1.2.In no event shall the payment(s) described in this Section exceed the amount permitted by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Therefore, if the aggregate present value (determined as of the date of the Change of Control in accordance with the provisions of Section 280G) of both the severance payment and all other payments to Executive in the nature of compensation which are contingent on a change in ownership or effective control of Bank or Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of Bank or Company (the ‘Aggregate Severance’) would result in a ‘parachute payment,’ as defined under Section 280G, then the Aggregate Severance shall not be greater than an amount equal to 2.99 multiplied by Executive’s ‘base amount’ for the ‘base period,’ as those terms are defined under Section 280G. In the event the Aggregate Severance is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section, non-cash or in-kind benefits (such as COBRA reimbursement) and the latest payments in time shall be reduced first and if multiple portions of the Aggregate Severance to be reduced are paid at the same time, any non-cash payments shall be reduced before any cash payments, and any remaining cash payments will be reduced pro rata.
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5.4.Notice Period/Garden Leave. Upon Executive’s voluntary termination pursuant to Section 5.2.2 (by Executive without Good Reason), Bank may elect to either (a) retain Executive as an employee of Bank during the Notice Period required by Section 5.2.2; or (b) immediately accept Executive’s Notice and terminate Executive’s employment. If Bank elects to retain Executive as an employee during the Notice Period, Bank shall continue to pay Executive through the Notice Period, Executive shall remain employed by Bank through the Notice Period, and Executive shall continue to owe a duty of loyalty to Bank and otherwise comply in full with this Agreement. During Executive’s continued employment, Executive’s Full-Time Status as provided in Section 2.1 will continue and Executive shall not engage in any Restricted Activities provided in Section 2.3. This specifically restricts Executive, during the Notice Period, from advising Bank customers that Executive’s position with Bank will terminate or that Executive intends to provide services on behalf of another entity after the end of the Notice Period. Bank reserves the right to place Executive on garden leave at the commencement of, or at any time during, any Notice Period during which time Bank may (a) remove Executive from Executive’s active duties and responsibilities, in whole or in part; (b) exclude Executive from Bank’s offices and other workplaces; (c) limit or prohibit Executive’s contact and communications with Bank’s staff and customers; and/or (d) limit or cease Executive’s access to Company’s, Bank’s or their affiliates’ computer systems, email, and other Bank Information. Bank’s decision to place Executive on garden leave during the Notice Period shall not, in and of itself, constitute “Good Reason” under Section 1.10. Executive acknowledges that a primary consideration to Bank in exchange for the paid Notice Period is to provide Bank with sufficient opportunity to prepare for the transfer of Executive’s relationship with certain customers to alternative Executives of Bank without interference by Executive, and Executive agrees not to take any action during the paid Notice Period that would interfere with that purpose.

5.5.Payment Timing and Release.
5.5.1.Amounts due to Executive upon Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to Sections 5.2.1(b) (by Bank without Cause); Section 5.2.2(a) (by Executive for Good Reason); or Section 5.2.3 (pending disability insurance payments), as applicable, including any reimbursements to which Executive is entitled, shall commence or be made, as applicable, on the first payroll date that is more than sixty (60) days after Executive experiences a Separation from Service on or after the date Executive’s employment is terminated.

5.5.2.The Parties intend that this Agreement will comply with Section 409A and shall be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. Any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Bank nor Company make any representation that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A, and in no event shall Bank or Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that may be incurred by the Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

5.5.3.Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of tax on Executive under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, any payments that are otherwise payable to Executive within the first six (6) months following the effective date of Executive’s Separation from Service shall be suspended and paid as soon as practicable following the end of the six-month period following such effective date if Executive is determined to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)). Bank shall pay any payments suspended by operation of the foregoing sentence as a lump sum in the seventh month following such effective date. In determining any payments that are subject to this suspension, payments (or portions thereof) that would be paid latest in time during the six-month period will be suspended first.
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5.5.4.Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, as a condition of Bank’s payment of any amount in connection with Executive’s termination of employment, Executive first must execute, and not timely revoke during any revocation period provided therein, a general release of claims against Bank and Company and their affiliates and successors in the form provided by Bank (or the applicable successor entity, in the event of a Change of Control). Bank shall provide the release to Executive in sufficient time so that if Executive timely executes and returns the release, the revocation period will expire no later than sixty (60) days following the effective date of the termination of employment. If Executive fails to execute and return the release such that any revocation period does not expire on or prior to such sixtieth (60th) day, all such payments conditioned upon such release shall be forfeited. Where the foregoing sixty (60) day period spans two (2) calendar years, any payments withheld pending execution of the release and expiration of its revocation period shall not be paid prior to January 1 of the second calendar year.

5.6.Effect of Termination of Employment. Upon termination of Executive’s employment, Bank shall have no obligations to Executive or Executive’s estate except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
6.Clawback Provision. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based or other compensation paid to Executive under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with Bank or Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement will be subject to such clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement, or any policy adopted by Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.
7.Bank Information.
7.1.Ownership of Bank Information. All Bank Information received or developed by Executive while employed by Bank will remain the sole and exclusive property of Bank.
7.2.Obligations of Executive. Executive agrees:
7.2.1.1.to hold Bank Information in strictest confidence;
7.2.1.2.not to use, duplicate, reproduce, distribute, disclose, or otherwise disseminate Bank Information or any physical embodiments of Bank Information; and
7.2.1.3.in any event, not to take any action causing or fail to take any action necessary in order to prevent any Bank Information from losing its character or ceasing to qualify as Confidential Information or a Trade Secret.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any other agreement executed by Executive, or any Company policy:

7.2.1.4.Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a Trade Secret that (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.
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7.2.1.5.If Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by Company, Bank, or their affiliates for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose Trade Secrets to Executive’s attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding if Executive (i) files any document containing Trade Secrets under seal, and (ii) does not disclose Trade Secrets except pursuant to a court order.
(f)    Executive shall be permitted to (i) report violations of any law or regulation; (ii) provide truthful testimony or information pursuant to subpoena, court order, or similar legal process; and (iii) provide truthful information to government or regulatory agencies; or (iv) otherwise engage in whistleblower activity protected by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or any rules or regulations issued thereunder, including, without limitation, Rule 21F-17.
7.2.    Delivery upon Request or Termination. Upon request by Bank or Company, and in any event upon termination of Executive’s employment with Bank, Executive will promptly deliver to Bank or Company all property belonging to Bank, Company, or any of their affiliates, or their customers, including, without limitation, all Bank Information then in Executive’s possession or control.

8.Restrictive Covenants.
8.1.Non-CIC event. Upon Executive’s termination of Employment for any reason, Executive shall not, for a period of twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment:
8.1.1.1.Non-Competition. Executive will not (except on behalf of or with the prior written consent of Bank), within the Area, either directly or indirectly, on Executive’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, perform services as an executive or in any other capacity which involves duties and responsibilities similar to those undertaken for Company, Bank or their affiliates (including as an organizer or proposed executive officer of a new financial institution), engage in any business which is the same as or essentially the same as the Business of Bank and which is or is foreseeable to be competitive with Company, Bank or their affiliates.
8.1.1.2.Non-Solicitation of Customers. Executive will not (except on behalf of or with the prior written consent of Bank) on Executive’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit, divert, or appropriate or attempt to solicit, divert, or appropriate any business from any of Company’s, Bank’s or any of their affiliates’ customers with whom Executive has or had Material Contact, for purposes of providing products or services that are competitive with the Business of Bank.
8.1.1.3.Non-Solicitation of Employees. Executive will not on Executive’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit, recruit, or hire away or attempt to solicit, recruit, or hire away, any employee or other service provider of Company, Bank or any of their affiliates with whom Executive has or had Material Contact to another person or entity providing products or services that are competitive with the Business of Bank, whether or not (i) such employee or service provider is a full-time employee or service provider or a temporary employee or service provider, (ii) such employment or service is pursuant to written agreement, or (iii) such employment or service is for a contract period or at will.
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8.2.CIC Event. Upon Executive’s termination of Employment pursuant to Section 5.3 (following Change in Control) for which Executive receives payment provided in Section 5.3, the restrictive periods in Section 8.1 shall be extended to eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment.
8.3.Reasonableness of Restrictive Covenants/Remedies. Executive acknowledges that the degree of Confidential Information made available by Bank and Company to Executive and the scope of Executive’s relationships with customers and employees throughout Bank and Company constitute sufficient protectable interests warranting the restrictions contained in this Section. The Restrictive Covenants contained in this Section are the essence of this Agreement and each covenant is reasonable and necessary to protect the business, interests, and properties of Bank and Company. Bank will suffer irreparable loss and damage should Executive breach any of the covenants. Therefore, in addition to all the remedies provided by law or in equity, Bank or Company shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent a breach or contemplated breach of any of the covenants. Bank and Executive agree that all remedies available to Bank, Company, or Executive, as applicable, shall be cumulative.
8.4    Notice to Subsequent Employer. When Executive’s employment with Bank terminates for any reason, Executive agrees to notify any subsequent employer of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section. Executive will also deliver a copy of such notice to Bank before Executive commences employment with any subsequent employer. In addition, Executive authorizes Bank to provide a copy of this Sections of this Agreement to Executive’s subsequent, anticipated, or possible future employers.

9.Cooperation. Notwithstanding termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall cooperate with Bank and Company by aiding in any audit, investigation, or litigation in which Executive has knowledge of facts or circumstances relevant to the matter. Bank or Company shall pay to Executive a reasonable hourly rate for such time and reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses.
10.Executive’s Obligations upon Termination. Upon (a) termination of Executive’s employment for any reason or (b) Bank’s or Company’s request at any time during Executive’s employment, Executive shall (i) provide or return to Bank or Company any and all property owned by Bank or Company or their affiliates, including (by way of example only): keys, key cards, access cards, security devices, employer credit cards, network access devices, computers, cell phones, equipment, webcams, reports, files, books, Work Product, email messages, removable information storage devices, hard drives, and all other documents and materials belonging to Bank, Company or their affiliates, and stored in any fashion, including but not limited to those that constitute or contain any Confidential Information or Work Product, that are in the possession or control of Executive, whether they were provided to Executive or created by Executive in connection with Executive’s employment; and (ii) delete or destroy all copies of any such documents and materials not returned that remain in the Executive’s possession or control, including those stored on any personal devices, networks, storage locations, or media in Executive’s possession or control.
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11.Severability. The Parties agree that each of the provisions included in this Agreement is separate, distinct, and severable from the other provisions of this Agreement and that the invalidity or unenforceability of any Agreement provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Further, if any provision of this Agreement is ruled invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction because of a conflict between the provision and any applicable law or public policy, the provision shall be redrawn to make the provision consistent with and valid and enforceable under the law or public policy.
12.No Set-Off by Executive. The existence of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action by Executive against Bank or Company, or their affiliates, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by Bank or Company of their respective rights.
13.Notice. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested. All such notices shall be deemed to have been received on the date shown on the receipt. In addition, either Party may deliver notices by hand or overnight courier, in which event the notice shall be deemed effective when delivered. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be given to the Parties at the following addresses:

If to Bank or Company:
Attn: CEO
Post Office Box 23900
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54305-3900
If to Executive: The address most recently on file with Bank

14.Assignment. Neither Party may assign or delegate this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations without the written consent of the other Party to this Agreement; provided, however, that the rights and obligations of Bank or Company shall apply to its successor(s) and the rights of Executive shall inure to the benefit of the heirs or the estate of Executive.

15.Waiver. A waiver by one Party of any breach of this Agreement by the other Party to this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing, and no waiver shall operate or be construed as a waiver of the same or another breach on a subsequent occasion.

16.Attorneys' Fees. In the event that litigation ensues between the Parties, the Party prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled to receive from the other Party all reasonable costs and expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred by the prevailing Party in connection with such litigation, and the other Party shall pay such costs and expenses to the prevailing Party within sixty (60) days after a final determination (excluding any appeals) is made with respect to the litigation.
17.Applicable Law. Executive acknowledges that Bank is headquartered in Wisconsin and that Company is organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin and, as a result, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The Parties agree that any appropriate state court located in Brown County, Wisconsin or federal court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin shall have jurisdiction of any case or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be a proper forum in which to adjudicate such case or controversy. The Parties consent and waive any objection to the jurisdiction or venue of such courts.
18.Interpretation. Words importing any gender include all genders. Words importing the singular form shall include the plural and vice versa. The terms “herein,” “hereby,” and any similar terms refer to this Agreement. Any captions, titles or headings preceding the text of any article, Section or subsection herein are solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute part of this Agreement or affect its meaning, construction, or effect.
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19.Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire and final agreement of the Parties on the subject matter stated in this Agreement. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon Bank or Executive unless made in writing and signed by both Parties. All prior understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any prior employment agreements, are hereby expressly terminated without any obligations owing to Executive on account of the termination of those agreements.
20.Rights of Third Parties. Nothing herein expressed is intended to or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person, firm, or other entity, other than the Parties and their permitted assigns, any rights, or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
21.Survival. The obligations of Executive pursuant to Sections 6 - 23 shall survive Executive’s termination of employment.
22.Representations of Executive. Executive represents and warrants to Bank that: (a) Executive’s employment with Bank and the performance of duties will not conflict with or result in a violation of, a breach of, or a default under any contract, agreement, or understanding to which Executive is a party or is otherwise bound; and (b)    Executive’s acceptance of employment with Bank and the performance of duties will not violate any non-solicitation, non-competition, or other similar covenant or agreement of a prior employer.
23.Revocation of Prior Agreements. Except as provided in Section 5.3 and any written offer letter referenced herein, the Parties intend that this Agreement shall replace and supersede any and all prior written Employment Agreements and other verbal or written agreements dated prior to the Effective Date that purport to establish the terms or conditions of Executive’s employment relationship with Bank.

[Signatures on Following Page]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Employment Agreement on the day and year first above written.
ATTENTION: BY EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (I) EXECUTIVE HAS FULLY READ, UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT, (II) EXECUTIVE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT, AND (III) EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN GIVEN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF EXECUTIVE’S CHOICE BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC. By: /s/ Michael E. Daniels
Michael E. Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer
NICOLET NATIONAL BANK By: /s/ Michael E. Daniels
Michael E. Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer
EXECUTIVE /s/ William Bohn
William Bohn















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Exhibit A
Duties and Responsibilities of Executive

STRATEGIC AND LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Lead Bank’s Wealth Management department, including RIA, Trust, RPS, and Private Banking functions.
•Serve as Chair of Company’s Trust Committee.
•As a member of the Executive Team, participate in the strategy, direction, and growth of Company and Bank.
•Monitor and lead areas of responsibility to ensure bench strength and talent development to best position Company and Bank for continued growth and execution of strategic opportunities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
•Develop and set the strategy, objectives, business plans, policies, guidelines, and overall vision for Wealth Management.
•Participate in and collaborate with other executives of Company and Bank, as well as their respective Boards of Directors, on key strategic, investment, development, and policy matters, as well as organic and inorganic growth plans.
•Represent Company and Bank with key constituencies including but not limited to, major clients and prospects, regulatory agencies, investors, rating agencies, investment banks and analysts, centers of influence, community and industry groups, and the media.
•Establish and oversee budgets, goals, and objectives of Wealth Management to achieve agreed upon growth and profitability targets.
•Oversee and manage the leadership teams of each area within Wealth Management, and develops those leaders to achieve or exceed goals and maximize their contributions and potential.
•Ensure that Wealth Management has appropriate staffing and expertise to execute their business plans through oversight and strategic direction of development, training, and recruitment programs.
•Participate in new business generating opportunities and activities on behalf of the Company and Bank, as well as other areas as appropriate.
•Stay abreast of current applicable rules and regulations, competition, and industry trends to develop and adapt strategies as appropriate to respond to same.
•All other duties as assigned.

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EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Michael E. Daniels, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (the “registrant”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
August 5, 2024 /s/ Michael E. Daniels
Michael E. Daniels
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)


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EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, H. Phillip Moore, Jr., certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (the “registrant”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
August 5, 2024 /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this Quarterly Report of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael E. Daniels, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s.1350, as adopted pursuant to s.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
August 5, 2024 /s/ Michael E. Daniels
Michael E. Daniels
President and Chief Executive Officer


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EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this Quarterly Report of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), I, H. Phillip Moore, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s.1350, as adopted pursuant to s.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
August 5, 2024 /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer