Edgar Filing: NIC INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BUR ERIC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NIC INC [EGOV]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NIC INC., 10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/24/2005

(Street)

OLATHE, KS 66061

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/24/2005		M⁽¹⁾		5,500	A	$ 3.47	37,500	D
Common Stock	03/24/2005		S⁽¹⁾		900	D	$ 4.52	36,600	D
Common Stock	03/24/2005		S⁽¹⁾		500	D	$ 4.57	36,100	D
Common Stock	03/24/2005		S⁽¹⁾		600	D	$ 4.6	35,500	D
Common Stock	03/24/2005		S⁽¹⁾		1,000	D	$ 4.65	34,500	D
Common Stock	03/24/2005		S⁽¹⁾		2,500	D	$ 4.75	32,000	D ⁽²⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.469

03/24/2005

M⁽¹⁾

5,500

04/01/2002

04/01/2006

common stock

5,500

$ 3.469

266,492

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BUR ERIC C/O NIC INC. 10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD OLATHE, KS 66061			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Stephen M. Kovzan, Attorney-in-Fact		03/25/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 28, 2005.
(2)	The Reporting Person also directly owns employee stock options to purchase: (i) 266,492 shares at $3.469 per share, 191,492 of which are currently exercisable and 75,000 will become exercisable on April 1, 2005; (ii) 125,000 shares at $6.938 per share, exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on April 1, 2002; (iii) 10,000 shares at $2.10 per share, 7,500 of which are currently exercisable and 2,500 will become exercisable on June 25, 2005; and (iv) 100,000 shares at $3.04 per share, exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on August 1, 2004.

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