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Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s Form 8-K (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

19Reported items
275Asset managers
4,180Fund votes
2026-05-18Main meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

These tallies are Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX. Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-05-18 (Form 8-K)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Michael E. Daniels	14,214,456	--	--	892,103	1,823,255	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Robert B. Atwell	14,869,264	--	--	237,296	1,823,254	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Carl J. Chaney	14,261,504	--	--	842,907	1,825,403	Majority: yes
Elect Director: John N. Dykema	13,750,490	--	--	1,353,920	1,825,404	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Janet E. Godwin	14,302,512	--	--	801,899	1,825,403	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Matthew J. Hayek	14,311,522	--	--	792,889	1,825,403	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Donald J. Long, Jr.	13,765,700	--	--	1,338,712	1,825,402	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Tracy S. McCormick	14,265,913	--	--	838,498	1,825,403	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Susan L. Merkatoris	14,051,025	--	--	1,053,384	1,825,405	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Oliver Pierce Smith	14,267,807	--	--	836,604	1,825,403	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Glen E. Tellock	14,910,311	--	--	194,103	1,825,400	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Robert J. Weyers	14,042,163	--	--	1,062,247	1,825,404	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Nicolet's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.	16,862,884	31,390	35,540	--	--	Majority: yes
Proposal 3: Approval, on a non-binding basis, of the compensation paid to Nicolet's named executive officers.	10,078,861	4,938,131	87,770	--	1,825,052	Majority: yes

Source: Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., Form 8-K — read the filing on EDGAR.

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-01-26 (Form 8-K, filed 2026-01-26)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Proposal 1: Merger Agreement and Share Issuance	10,229,249	48,210	18,945	--	1,257,200	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: Adjournment	10,099,561	173,450	23,393	--	1,257,200	Majority: yes
Proposal 3: Amendment to Nicolet's Articles to Increase Authorized Shares	11,240,298	267,339	45,967	--	--	Majority: yes

Source: Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-01-26 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. 2025-2026 meetings

Each item below shows how the 275 asset managers that disclosed a Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to Nicolet's named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

67% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 67%AGAINST 33%

FOR: 10,078,861AGAINST: 4,938,131

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Approval, on a non-binding basis, of the compensation paid to Nicolet's named executive officers.”): 10,078,861 for, 4,938,131 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 47.3% for, 23% against (70% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 265 asset managers below cast 60% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,847,159 for, 4,555,909 against).

FOR 60%AGAINST 40%

FOR: 6,847,159 (60.0%)AGAINST: 4,555,909 (39.9%)ABSTAIN: 8,471 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 1,245 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to Nicolet's named executive officers.” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	1,447,766	11,727	For
Vanguard	1,065,639	423	For
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC	925,712	0	For
American Century	555,881	0	For
Fidelity	73,972	385,307	Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	453,961	Against
First Trust	1	413,350	Against
John Hancock	0	394,877	Against
Dimensional	0	342,828	Against
AllianceBernstein	0	321,427	Against
Charles Schwab	319,879	0	For
Invesco	0	304,297	Against
Boston Partners	415	260,623	Against
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC	241,562	18,506	For
FJ Capital Management LLC	217,915	0	For
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC	200,279	5,084	For
Goldman Sachs	195,229	7,333	For
Northern Trust	0	196,702	Against
Janus Henderson	0	190,188	Against
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	168,649	579	For
SEI	136,853	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	113,339	7,849	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 265 asset managers. See all 265 in the interactive database.

2. NOMINEES: Donald J. Long, Jr.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%9%

FOR: 13,765,700WITHHELD: 1,338,712

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Donald J. Long, Jr.”): 13,765,700 for, 1,338,712 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 65% for, 6% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,757,956 for, 0 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 4,757,956 (97.3%)ABSTAIN: 130,438 (2.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Donald J. Long, Jr.” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,003	2	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	32,355	7,092	For
Putnam	0	36,433	Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

3. NOMINEES: Glen E. Tellock

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 14,910,311WITHHELD: 194,103

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Glen E. Tellock”): 14,910,311 for, 194,103 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 70% for, 1.0% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,886,667 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,886,667 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,727 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Glen E. Tellock” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	915,005	For
BlackRock	707,384	For
Fidelity	428,458	For
First Trust	402,687	For
Dimensional	259,892	For
American Century	231,791	For
John Hancock	192,518	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	For
Invesco	122,766	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	For
SEI	51,960	For
Equitable	39,814	For
JPMorgan	39,447	For
Putnam	36,433	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

4. NOMINEES: Janet E. Godwin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 14,302,512WITHHELD: 801,899

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Janet E. Godwin”): 14,302,512 for, 801,899 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 67% for, 4% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,886,666 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,886,666 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,728 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Janet E. Godwin” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,004	1	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

5. NOMINEES: Matthew J. Hayek

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 14,311,522WITHHELD: 792,889

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matthew J. Hayek”): 14,311,522 for, 792,889 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 67% for, 4% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,886,666 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,886,666 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,728 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Matthew J. Hayek” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,004	1	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

6. NOMINEES: Michael E. Daniels

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 14,214,456WITHHELD: 892,103

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael E. Daniels”): 14,214,456 for, 892,103 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 67% for, 4% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,885,101 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,885,101 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 3,293 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Michael E. Daniels” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,003	2	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

7. NOMINEES: Oliver Pierce Smith

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 14,267,807WITHHELD: 836,604

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Oliver Pierce Smith”): 14,267,807 for, 836,604 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 67% for, 4% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,886,666 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,886,666 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,728 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Oliver Pierce Smith” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,004	1	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

8. NOMINEES: Robert B. Atwell

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 14,869,264WITHHELD: 237,296

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert B. Atwell”): 14,869,264 for, 237,296 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 70% for, 1% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,850,234 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 4,850,234 (99.2%)ABSTAIN: 38,160 (0.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Robert B. Atwell” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,005	0	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	0	36,433	Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

9. NOMINEES: Robert J. Weyers

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%7%

FOR: 14,042,163WITHHELD: 1,062,247

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert J. Weyers”): 14,042,163 for, 1,062,247 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 66% for, 5% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,877,251 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 4,877,251 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 11,143 (0.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Robert J. Weyers” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,003	2	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	32,355	7,092	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

10. NOMINEES: Susan L. Merkatoris

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 14,051,025WITHHELD: 1,053,384

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Susan L. Merkatoris”): 14,051,025 for, 1,053,384 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 66% for, 5% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,878,164 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 4,878,164 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 10,231 (0.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Susan L. Merkatoris” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	914,329	677	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	32,355	7,092	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

11. NOMINEES: Tracy S. McCormick

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 14,265,913WITHHELD: 838,498

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tracy S. McCormick”): 14,265,913 for, 838,498 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 67% for, 4% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,886,665 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,886,665 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,729 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Tracy S. McCormick” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,003	2	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

12. Ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Nicolet's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 16,862,884AGAINST: 31,390

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Nicolet's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.”): 16,862,884 for, 31,390 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.2% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,886,667 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,886,667 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 1,727 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Nicolet's independent registered public accounting firm” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	915,005	For
BlackRock	707,384	For
Fidelity	428,458	For
First Trust	402,687	For
Dimensional	259,892	For
American Century	231,791	For
John Hancock	192,518	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	For
Invesco	122,766	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	For
SEI	51,960	For
Equitable	39,814	For
JPMorgan	39,447	For
Putnam	36,433	For

Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.

13. NOMINEES: Carl J. Chaney

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 14,261,504WITHHELD: 842,907

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carl J. Chaney”): 14,261,504 for, 842,907 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 67% for, 4% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 75 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,884,657 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 4,884,657 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 3,293 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: Carl J. Chaney” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,003	2	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	72,895	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	39,814	0	For
JPMorgan	39,447	0	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.

14. NOMINEES: John N. Dykema

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%9%

FOR: 13,750,490WITHHELD: 1,353,920

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John N. Dykema”): 13,750,490 for, 1,353,920 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 65% for, 6% withheld (71% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 75 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,791,453 for, 0 against).

FOR 98%

FOR: 4,791,453 (98.0%)ABSTAIN: 96,497 (2.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “NOMINEES: John N. Dykema” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	915,003	2	For
BlackRock	707,384	0	For
Fidelity	428,458	0	For
First Trust	402,687	0	For
Dimensional	259,892	0	For
American Century	231,791	0	For
John Hancock	192,518	0	For
Charles Schwab	159,842	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	127,589	0	For
Invesco	122,766	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	105,554	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	96,104	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
Goldman Sachs	91,184	0	For
AllianceBernstein	0	72,895	Abstain
OBERWEIS FUNDS	71,600	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	58,000	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	55,758	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	55,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	54,401	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	53,247	0	For
SEI	51,960	0	For
Equitable	27,355	12,459	For
JPMorgan	32,355	7,092	For
Putnam	36,433	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.

15. Merger Agreement and Share Issuance. A proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 23, 2025, as the same may from time to time be amended, between Nicolet and MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., pursuant to which MidWestOne will merge with and into Nicolet with Nicolet continuing as the surviving company (the "merger agreement"), including the issuance of shares of N

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-26.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 10,229,249AGAINST: 48,210

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 1: Merger Agreement and Share Issuance”): 10,229,249 for, 48,210 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-26 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 48.0% for, 0.3% against (48.2% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 70 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,368,793 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 3,368,793 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Merger Agreement and Share Issuance. A proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated Oc” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	629,763	For
First Trust	579,762	For
BlackRock	445,226	For
Fidelity	412,746	For
Dimensional	221,113	For
John Hancock	188,844	For
American Century	139,150	For
Charles Schwab	112,056	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	For
AllianceBernstein	83,070	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	60,200	For
SEI	43,270	For
Equitable	29,226	For
TIAA	26,943	For
WisdomTree	24,371	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	24,278	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	23,537	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,593	For
JPMorgan	20,294	For
Lincoln Financial	18,352	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	15,883	For
Goldman Sachs	14,786	For
Northern Trust	13,731	For
Putnam	12,100	For
SEI Exchange Traded Funds	10,221	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

16. Adjournment. A proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies to approve the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-26.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 10,099,561AGAINST: 173,450

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Adjournment”): 10,099,561 for, 173,450 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-26 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 47.4% for, 0.9% against (48.2% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 68 asset managers below cast 99.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,331,383 for, 15,980 against).

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 3,331,383 (99.5%)AGAINST: 15,980 (0.5%)ABSTAIN: 1,096 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Adjournment. A proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to sol” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	629,763	0	For
First Trust	579,762	0	For
BlackRock	445,226	0	For
Fidelity	412,746	0	For
Dimensional	221,113	0	For
John Hancock	188,844	0	For
American Century	139,150	0	For
Charles Schwab	112,056	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
AllianceBernstein	83,070	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	60,200	0	For
SEI	43,270	0	For
Equitable	29,226	0	For
TIAA	26,943	0	For
WisdomTree	24,371	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	24,278	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	23,537	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,593	0	For
Lincoln Financial	8,652	9,700	Against
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	15,883	0	For
Goldman Sachs	14,786	0	For
Northern Trust	13,731	0	For
Putnam	12,100	0	For
SEI Exchange Traded Funds	10,221	0	For
Invesco	10,014	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 68 asset managers. See all 68 in the interactive database.

17. Amendment to Nicolet's Articles to Increase Authorized Shares. A proposal to amend Nicolet's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, (the "Nicolet Articles") to increase the number of authorized shares of Nicolet's common stock, par value $0.01, from 30,000,000 to 60,000,000 shares.

CAPITAL STRUCTUREMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-26.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 11,240,298AGAINST: 267,339

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Amendment to Nicolet's Articles to Increase Authorized Shares”): 11,240,298 for, 267,339 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-26 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 21,316,619 outstanding shares: 52.7% for, 1% against (54.0% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 68 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,331,476 for, 16,983 against).

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 3,331,476 (99.5%)AGAINST: 16,983 (0.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Amendment to Nicolet's Articles to Increase Authorized Shares. A proposal to amend Nicolet's Articles of Incor” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	629,763	0	For
First Trust	579,762	0	For
BlackRock	445,226	0	For
Fidelity	412,746	0	For
Dimensional	221,113	0	For
John Hancock	188,844	0	For
American Century	139,150	0	For
Charles Schwab	112,056	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	95,085	0	For
AllianceBernstein	83,070	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	60,200	0	For
SEI	43,270	0	For
Equitable	29,226	0	For
TIAA	26,943	0	For
WisdomTree	24,371	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	24,278	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	23,537	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	20,593	0	For
Lincoln Financial	18,352	0	For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds	15,883	0	For
Goldman Sachs	5,641	9,145	Against
Northern Trust	13,731	0	For
Putnam	12,100	0	For
SEI Exchange Traded Funds	10,221	0	For
Invesco	10,014	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 68 asset managers. See all 68 in the interactive database.

18. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

67% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 67%AGAINST 33%

FOR: 10,078,861AGAINST: 4,938,131

The 4 asset managers below cast 90% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (38,393 for, 4,042 against).

FOR 90%10%

FOR: 38,393 (90.5%)AGAINST: 4,042 (9.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
ADVISORY RESEARCH INC	36,650	0	For
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.	0	3,717	Against
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Ma	1,743	0	For
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC	0	325	Against

19. To Approve, By An Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of The Company's Named Executives

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-18.

67% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 67%AGAINST 33%

FOR: 10,078,861AGAINST: 4,938,131

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 2 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To Approve, By An Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of The Company's Named Executives” at Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Modern Wealth Management, LLC	1	0	0	0	For
Tandem Financial, LLC	1	0	0	0	For

Largest Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 21,316,619 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	6.85%
2	Vanguard	5.00%
3	NICOLET BANKSHARES INC	4.34%
4	American Century	2.61%
5	Fidelity	2.15%
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.13%
7	First Trust	1.94%
8	John Hancock	1.85%
9	Dimensional	1.61%
10	AllianceBernstein	1.51%

Reported Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock, Inc.	13.00%	13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors	3.84%	13F
Vanguard Group	3.46%	13F
State Street	3.34%	13F
Geode Capital	2.14%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.31%	13F
Invesco	0.96%	13F
Northern Trust	0.95%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.74%	13F
Morgan Stanley	0.45%	13F

Percentages above are of 21,316,619 shares outstanding, as reported by Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated 2026-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.’s 10-Q dated 2026-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held 2026-01-26 and 2026-05-18), 275 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,180 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 19 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held 2026-05-18 — Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to Nicolet's named… — FOR was 67% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filing date not recorded for this item).

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