Michael Daniels compensation by year
NICOLET BANKSHARES Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $360,000 | $472,000 | $495,000 | $510,000 | $521,419 | $562,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $850,000 |
| Bonus | $270,000 | $354,000 | $371,250 | $382,500 | $347,750 | $421,500 | $437,500 | $219,293 | $1,050,000 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $267,035 | $177,062 | $185,637 | $191,196 | $173,842 | $210,625 | $218,565 | $109,472 | $1,049,879 | $12,391,200 |
| Option awards | $0 | $4,686,368 | $0 | $1,159,243 | $292,889 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,593,750 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $86,804 | $54,527 | $57,290 | $561,230 | $458,921 | $2,334,930 | $696,820 | $395,007 | $408,607 | $109,118 |
| Total | $983,839 | $5,743,957 | $1,109,177 | $2,804,169 | $1,794,821 | $3,529,055 | $2,052,885 | $1,423,772 | $3,208,486 | $14,944,068 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NICOLET BANKSHARES INC DEF 14A filed March 24, 2026, accession 0001174850-26-000086, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NICOLET BANKSHARES INC filed document, accession 0001174850-26-000086. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 60,000 | $7,278,000 | — |
| RSU | 30,000 | $3,639,000 | — |
| RSU | 7,648 | $927,702 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in NICOLET BANKSHARES INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
4 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 24, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Gift | — | 7,738 | $0.00 | 65,389 |
| 2026-05-05 | Gift | — | 7,738 | $0.00 | 61,452 |
| 2026-04-30 | Gift | — | 53,714 | $0.00 | 73,127 |
| 2026-04-30 | Gift | — | 53,714 | $0.00 | 53,714 |
The 4 most recent of 4 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
NICOLET BANKSHARES’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Daniels · this page | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $14,944,068 |
| H. Phillip Moore, Jr. | Chief Financial Officer | $1,108,555 |
| Eric Witczak | Executive Vice President, Retail and Ag Banking | $1,079,276 |
| Brad Hutjens | Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer | $1,009,239 |
| William Bohn | Executive Vice President, Wealth Management, Private Client and Trust Services | $992,185 |
Board service
NICOLET BANKSHARES board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: NICOLET BANKSHARES pays directors a $20,000 cash retainer and $50,000 in Restricted Stock. As stated in NICOLET BANKSHARES's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Executive (Chair) · Risk · Trust · Wealth Management
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