Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) 8-A12B Registration of securities on exchange

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered	each class is to be registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	The New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: Not applicable

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

EXPLANATORY NOTE 

This Registration Statement on Form 8-A is being filed by Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with the registration of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and the transfer of the listing of the Common Stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC to the New York Stock Exchange.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

For a description of the securities registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Registered Securities” in Exhibit 4.8 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on February 26, 2021, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

No exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date:	May 18, 2022	NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
		By:	/s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
			H. Phillip Moore, Jr.
			Chief Financial Officer