Oct 24 (Reuters) - Midwestone Financial Group Inc (IOWA) ( MOFG )

:

* NICOLET BANKSHARES INC ( NIC ): COMBINED COMPANY WILL HAVE PRO

FORMA

TOTAL ASSETS OF $15.3 BILLION

* NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC. ( NIC ) ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH MIDWESTONE

FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

* NICOLET BANKSHARES INC ( NIC ) - MERGER CONSIDERATION VALUED AT

APPROXIMATELY $864 MILLION, OR $41.37 PER SHARE

* NICOLET BANKSHARES ( NIC ): TO EXCHANGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR

ALL

OF OUTSTANDING SHARES OF MIDWESTONE COMMON STOCK, IN ALL-STOCK

TRANSACTION

* NICOLET BANKSHARES ( NIC ): MIDWESTONE SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO

RECEIVE

0.3175 OF SHARE OF NICOLET COMMON STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF

MIDWESTONE COMMON STOCK

* NICOLET BANKSHARES INC ( NIC ) - TRANSACTION ANTICIPATED TO BE

APPROXIMATELY 37% ACCRETIVE TO 2026 EARNINGS

* NICOLET BANKSHARES ( NIC ) - UPON DEAL CLOSE, EXPECTED COMBINED

CO'S

BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE COMPRISED OF EIGHT MEMBERS OF

NICOLET'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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