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

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 9, 2014

NIC Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
000-26621
(Commission
 File Number)
52-2077581
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 
25501 West Valley Parkway, Suite 300
Olathe, Kansas 66061
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

(877) 234-3468
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 
              (e)             On October 9, 2014, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of NIC Inc. (“NIC” or the “Company”) approved certain amendments to the NIC Inc. Management Annual Incentive Plan for Senior Executives (the “MAIPSE”); the NIC Profit Sharing and Incentive Program, Senior Vice President of Business Development (the “Program,” collectively with the MAIPSE, the “Incentive Plans”); the Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan; the Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan; and the Form of Stock Option Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan.  The Incentive Plans were revised to require  that executives be employed by the Company only through the end of the applicable performance period  in order to be eligible for  an annual cash incentive bonus.  The forms of award agreement were revised to reflect the terms of the 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan, which amended and restated  the 2006 Amended and Restated Stock Option and Incentive Plan,  and was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 2014. In addition, updates to the award agreements were made to conform to the controlling terms of the  executive officers' employment agreements filed as Exhibits 10.3 to 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
 
              The foregoing description of the amendments to the MAIPSE, the Program, the Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, the Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement, and the Form of Stock Option Agreement, is a summary of, and does not purport to be a complete description of such plans and agreements, copies of which are filed as exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                           Description
 
10.1
NIC Inc. Management Annual Incentive Plan for Senior Executives, as amended October 9, 2014
 
10.2
NIC Profit Sharing and Incentive Program, Senior Vice President of Business Development, as amended October 9, 2014
 
10.3
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan
 
10.4
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan
 
10.5
Form of Stock Option Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
NIC INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Stephen M. Kovzan
   
Stephen M. Kovzan
    Chief Financial Officer 

Date:  October 13, 2014
 
 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number                     Description
 
10.1
NIC Inc. Management Annual Incentive Plan for Senior Executives, as amended October 9, 2014
 
10.2
NIC Profit Sharing and Incentive Program, Senior Vice President of Business Development, as amended October 9, 2014
 
10.3
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan
 
10.4
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan
 
10.5
Form of Stock Option Agreement for NIC Inc. 2014 Amended and Restated Stock Compensation Plan
 
 
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