Nelnet Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 15, 2026, Tim Tewes, President of Nelnet, Inc. (the “Company”) and Chief Executive Officer of Nelnet Business Services, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, notified the Company of his intention to retire effective June 30, 2026. Following his retirement from the Company, Mr. Tewes will continue to serve on the Nelnet Bank Board of Directors.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Tewes's planned retirement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The above information and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information and Exhibit 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 by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101). | |||||||
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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.
NELNET, INC.
Date: January 15, 2026 By: /s/ JAMES D. KRUGER
Name: James D. Kruger
Title: Chief Financial Officer