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

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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): May 2, 2011

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

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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 2.02          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On May 2, 2011, NIC Inc. issued a press release announcing its 2011 first quarter financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 7.01          REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

NIC Inc. will host a conference call, which will also be available by webcast, to discuss its 2011 first quarter financial results at 4:30 p.m. EDT on May 2, 2011.

The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth in such filing.

ITEM 9.01          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99 - Press release issued by NIC Inc. dated May 2, 2011, announcing its 2011 first quarter financial results, furnished solely for purposes of incorporation by reference to Item 2.02 herein.

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.

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