UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 ¨ 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 ...

The ICBK Story Q4 2018 III� County Bancorp Holding Company for: N V E S T OR S MMUNITY BANK Forward Looking Statements EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THIS PRESENTATION SPEAKS AS OF THE DATE HEREOF.THE DELIVERY OF THIS PRESENTATION SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF COUNTY BANCORP, INC. ("THE COMPANY") AFTER THE DATE HEREOF. THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. IN SOME CASES, FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED ...