Sec Form 4 Filing - Butterfield Shelby J @ NELNET INC - 2021-08-10

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 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 Butterfield Shelby J 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 _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Former 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NELNET, INC., 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/10/2021 (Street) LINCOLN, NE68508 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 145,000 D 162,370 ( 2 ) I By Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 145,000 A 210,510 ( 2 ) I By Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 S 210,000 ( 3 ) D $ 73.46 ( 4 ) 510 ( 2 ) I By Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust Class B Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 50,325 D 0 ( 5 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 50,325 A 50,325 ( 5 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 S 50,325 ( 3 ) D $ 73.46 ( 4 ) 0 ( 5 ) I By trust Class B Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 50,325 D 0 ( 6 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 50,325 A 50,325 ( 6 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 S 50,325 ( 3 ) D $ 73.46 ( 4 ) 0 ( 6 ) I By trust Class B Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 13,533 D 0 ( 7 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 13,533 A 13,533 ( 7 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 S 13,533 ( 3 ) D $ 73.46 ( 4 ) 0 ( 7 ) I By trust Class B Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 13,534 D 0 ( 8 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 C 13,534 A 13,534 ( 8 ) I By trust Class A Common Stock 08/10/2021 S 13,534 ( 3 ) D $ 73.46 ( 4 ) 0 ( 8 ) I By trust Class B Common Stock 210,047 ( 9 ) I By Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust Class B Common Stock 136,641 D Class B Common Stock 1,586,691 ( 10 ) I By corporation Class B Common Stock 100,000 ( 11 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 98,079 ( 12 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 87,141 ( 13 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 73,759 ( 14 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 83,186 ( 15 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 87,876 ( 16 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 73,502 ( 17 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 86,845 ( 18 ) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 38,291 ( 19 ) I By CLAT Class B Common Stock 29,967 ( 20 ) I By the Estate of Stephen F. Butterfield Class B Common Stock 18,394 ( 21 ) I By trust Class B Common Stock 18,394 ( 22 ) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Butterfield Shelby J C/O NELNET, INC. 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100 LINCOLN, NE68508 Former 10% Owner Signatures /s/ Kirsten J. Foos, Attorney-in-Fact for Shelby J. Butterfield 08/12/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares of the issuer's Class B common stock are convertible at a fixed one-for-one ratio into an equal number of shares of the issuer's Class A common stock at any time at the holder's option. On August 10, 2021, the trust referred to in the footnote in column 5 for this line item converted shares of Class B common stock into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock. Such conversion of convertible common stock at a fixed ratio was exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16a-6(b). ( 2 )Shares held by the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust (the "Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust"), an estate planning trust for the family of Stephen F. Butterfield. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )These shares were acquired by the issuer in a privately negotiated transaction under the issuer's stock repurchase program that was separately approved by the issuer's Board of Directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, and separately disclosed by the issuer in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the issuer on August 11, 2021. ( 4 )Pursuant to the terms of the privately negotiated issuer repurchase transaction, this price was based on a discount to the closing market price on August 9, 2021. ( 5 )Shares held by a trust, of which the daughter of the reporting person is the beneficiary. ( 6 )Shares held by a trust, of which the son of the reporting person is the beneficiary. ( 7 )Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's daughter established under the restated agreement for the Stephen F. Butterfield Revocable Living Trust, which became irrevocable upon the passing of Mr. Butterfield on April 16, 2018. ( 8 )Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's son established under the restated agreement for the Stephen F. Butterfield Revocable Living Trust, which became irrevocable upon the passing of Mr. Butterfield on April 16, 2018. ( 9 )Shares held by the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust, an estate planning trust for the family of Stephen F. Butterfield. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 10 )Shares held by Union Financial Services, Inc. ("UFS"), of which the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust owns 50.0% of the outstanding capital stock and the Executive Chairman of the issuer owns the other 50.0% of the outstanding capital stock. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by UFS, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by UFS except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein. ( 11 )Shares held by a grantor retained annuity trust ("GRAT") established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 12 )Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 13 )Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 14 )Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 15 )Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the ex tent of her pecuniary interest therein. ( 16 )Shares held by a separate GRAT established by the reporting person on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 17 )Shares held by a GRAT established by Stephen F. Butterfield on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 18 )Shares held by a separate GRAT established by Stephen F. Butterfield on December 18, 2015. The reporting person reports 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 19 )Shares held by a charitable lead annuity trust ("CLAT") established by Stephen F. Butterfield, of which CLAT the descendants of the reporting person are included as remainder 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 her pecuniary interest therein. ( 20 )Shares held by the Estate of Stephen F. Butterfield (the "Butterfield Estate"), for which the reporting person is the personal representative. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Butterfield Estate, except to the extend of her pecuniary interest therein. ( 21 )Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's daughter. ( 22 )Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's son.

Remarks: One of two Form 4s filed on August 12, 2021 for the reporting of various transactions included in this first Form 4. The second Form 4 includes additional holdings that could not be included in this first Form 4 due to a limitation on the number of line items that can be included per table in a single Form 4.

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