Ross C Hartley Form 4 NIC / ROSS C HARTLEY ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HARTLEY ROSS C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NIC INC.

25501 WEST VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 300

(Street)

OLATHE

66061

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NIC INC [ EGOV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/06/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								71,506	D
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		600	D	$24.1	1,078,958	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		900	D	$24.125	1,078,058	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		29,722	D	$24.15	1,048,336	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		7,764	D	$24.175	1,040,572	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		5,724	D	$24.2	1,034,848	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		2,400	D	$24.25	1,032,448	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		600	D	$24.275	1,031,848	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		4,222	D	$24.3	1,027,626	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		300	D	$24.325	1,027,326	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		3,000	D	$24.35	1,024,326	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		300	D	$24.375	1,024,026	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		2,300	D	$24.4	1,021,726	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		700	D	$24.425	1,021,026	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		300	D	$24.45	1,020,726	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/06/2017		S⁽¹⁾		400	D	$24.55	1,020,326	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		400	D	$24	1,019,926	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		500	D	$24.05	1,019,426	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		1,200	D	$24.1	1,018,226	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		1,700	D	$24.15	1,016,526	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		1,300	D	$24.2	1,015,226	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		2,100	D	$24.25	1,013,126	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		1,600	D	$24.3	1,011,526	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		900	D	$24.35	1,010,626	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		468	D	$24.4	1,010,158	I	See⁽²⁾
Common Stock	01/09/2017		S⁽¹⁾		400	D	$24.45	1,009,758	I	See⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. All of the sale transactions on this form are program transactions under a Rule 10b5-1 plan for the Reporting Person which concludes his 10b5-1 plan.

2. Shares held by Ross C. Hartley Family Investments, LLC, in which the Reporting Person's spouse holds a majority of the voting interest.

	/s/Brian Hamilton, Attorney-in-Fact for Ross C. Hartley	01/09/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Ross C Hartley Form 4NIC / ROSS C HARTLEY ownership change