SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

NOORDHOEK JEFFREY R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

121 SOUTH 13TH STREET

SUITE 100

(Street)

LINCOLN

68508

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NELNET INC [ NNI ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/11/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
Class A Common Stock	03/11/2016		A		23,675⁽¹⁾	A	$0	152,994⁽²⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	03/11/2016		F		7,663⁽³⁾	D	$37.95⁽⁴⁾	145,331⁽²⁾	D
Class A Common Stock								126,462⁽⁵⁾	I	By Trust
Class A Common Stock								18,370⁽⁶⁾	I	By Trust
Class A Common Stock								190,411⁽⁷⁾	I	By Trust

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Issued pursuant to the issuer's Restricted Stock Plan, as the annual personal performance-based incentive bonus compensation for 2015 paid in stock, which the reporting person became entitled to receive on March 11, 2016.

2. Includes 4,919 shares issued pursuant to the issuer's Employee Share Purchase Plan.

3. Shares that were tax-withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation resulting from the March 11, 2016 award by the issuer of 23,675 shares of bonus compensation stock.

4. Per share value assigned by the issuer to the tax withholding shares under the tax withholding arrangement, and based on the average market closing price of the shares for February 26, 2016 through March 3, 2016.

5. Shares held by the Jeffrey Noordhoek Post Annuity Irrevocable Trust dated August 29, 2003, of which the reporting person's spouse and children are initial beneficiaries. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

6. Shares held by The Noordhoek Charitable Remainder Unitrust I (of which the reporting person is the sole noncharitable beneficiary), which reflect a distribution and transfer from the trust to the reporting person of 1,720 shares on December 31, 2015. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

7. Shares held by the Jeffrey R. Noordhoek Trust, which is a revocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person and his spouse and dependents.

Remarks:

Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Kirsten J. Foos, Attorney-In-Fact for Jeffrey R. Noordhoek	03/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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