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Accession Number:: 0001258602-20-000054
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2020-05-29 16:20:11

Filed By:: Butterfield Shelby J
Company:: Nelnet Inc (NYSE:NNI)
Filing Date:: 2020-05-29
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

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Name	Sole Voting Power	Shared Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Shelby J. Butterfield	21,562	3,415,670	21,562	3,415,670	3,437,232	11.0%
Butterfield Family Trust	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust	0	2,094,571	0	2,094,571	2,094,571	7.0%

Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

Nelnet, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

64031N 10 8

(CUSIP Number)

05/20/2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

[ X ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 64031N 10 8

1) Names of Reporting Persons.

Shelby J. Butterfield

2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) [ ]

(b) [ ]

3) SEC Use Only

4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States

Number of 5) Sole Voting Power 21,562 (1) (3)

Beneficially

Owned 6) Shared Voting Power 3,415,670 (2) (3)

by Each

Reporting

Person 7) Sole Dispositive Power 21,562 (1) (3)

With:

8) Shared Dispositive Power 3,415,670 (2) (3)

9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially

Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,437,232 (3)

10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)

Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]

11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 11.0%

12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

(1) Consists of 21,562 shares of Class B common stock (which shares are convertible into the same number of shares of Class A common stock at the option of the holder at any time, with each share of Class A common stock having one vote and each share of Class B common stock having ten votes on all matters to be voted

upon by the issuer's shareholders) held by Shelby J. Butterfield, which number of shares reflects the conversion by Ms. Butterfield of 100,000 shares of Class B common stock into 100,000 shares of Class A common stock and the sale of such shares of Class A common stock to the issuer on May 27, 2020, as reported by the issuer in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the issuer on May 28, 2020.

(2) Includes (i) 5 shares of Class B common stock held by the Estate of Stephen F. Butterfield (the “Butterfield Estate”), for which Ms. Butterfield serves as the personal representative, which number of shares reflects a testamentary disposition on May 20, 2020 of 29,328 shares of Class B common stock from the Butterfield Estate to the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust (the “Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust”) as discussed below; (ii) 507,370 shares of Class B common stock 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, which reflects the distribution of such shares on May 20, 2020 to the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust from the Butterfield Family Trust pursuant to the terms thereof, for which Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust Ms. Butterfield serves as a co-trustee and Whitetail Rock Capital Management, LLC (“WRCM”), a majority owned subsidiary of the issuer, serves as investment adviser with respect to shares of the issuer’s stock held therein, including shares of the issuer’s stock held by such trust indirectly through Union Financial Services, Inc. (“UFS”) as discussed below (and which Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust is included as a new additional reporting person in this filing); (iii) 210,047 shares of Class B common stock held by the Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust, an estate planning trust for the family of Stephen F. Butterfield, which reflects the distribution of 180,719 shares of Class B common stock on May 20, 2020 to the Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust from the Butterfield Family Trust pursuant to the terms thereof, for which Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust Ms. Butterfield serves as a co-trustee and WRCM serves as investment adviser with respect to shares of the issuer’s stock held therein, and the testamentary disposition of 29,328 shares of Class B common stock from the Butterfield Estate to the Butterfield GST Exempt Marital Trust on May 20, 2020; (iv) a total of 27,067 shares of Class B common stock held in two separate trusts for the benefit of Ms. Butterfield’s two minor children established under the restated agreement for the Stephen F. Butterfield Revocable Living Trust, for which two separate trusts Ms. Butterfield serves as a co-trustee and WRCM serves as investment adviser with respect to shares of the issuer’s stock held therein; (v) 1,586,691 shares of Class B common stock owned by UFS, of which the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust owns 50% of the outstanding capital stock (which reflects the distribution of such 50% ownership interest in UFS on May 20, 2020 to the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust from the Butterfield Family Trust pursuant to the terms thereof) and Michael S. Dunlap, Executive Chairman and a substantial shareholder of the issuer, owns the other 50% of the outstanding capital stock; (vi) a total of 656,204 shares of Class B common stock held in eight separate grantor retained annuity trusts (“GRATs”) established by Ms. Butterfield in 2015, for which GRATs WRCM serves as investment adviser; (vii) a total of 281,963 shares of Class B common stock held in four separate GRATs established by Mr. Butterfield in 2015, for which GRATs WRCM serves as investment adviser; (viii) a total of 100,650 shares of Class B common stock held in two separate irrevocable trusts for the benefit of Ms. Butterfield’s minor children; (ix) a total of 200 shares of Class B common stock held by Ms. Butterfield as custodian for her two minor children; (x) 44,963 shares of Class B common stock held by a charitable lead annuity trust (“CLAT”) established by Mr. Butterfield, for which CLAT WRCM serves as investment adviser; and (xi) 510 shares of Class A common stock owned by the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust. Ms. Butterfield disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent that Ms. Butterfield actually has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to such shares, and the reporting thereof shall not be construed as an admission that Ms. Butterfield is a beneficial owner of such shares.

(3) All amounts in Rows 5-9 are as of May 27, 2020.

CUSIP No. 64031N 10 8

1) Names of Reporting Persons.

Butterfield Family Trust

2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) [ ]

(b) [ ]

3) SEC Use Only

4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

Arizona

Number of 5) Sole Voting Power 0

Beneficially

Owned 6) Shared Voting Power 0

by Each

Reporting

Person 7) Sole Dispositive Power 0

With:

8) Shared Dispositive Power 0

9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially

Owned by Each Reporting Person 0

10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)

Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]

11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0.0%

12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

CUSIP No. 64031N 10 8

1) Names of Reporting Persons.

Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust

2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) [ ]

(b) [ ]

3) SEC Use Only

4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

Arizona

Number of 5) Sole Voting Power 0

Beneficially

Owned 6) Shared Voting Power 2,094,571 (1) (2)

by Each

Reporting

Person 7) Sole Dispositive Power 0

With:

8) Shared Dispositive Power 2,094,571 (1) (2)

9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially

Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,094,571 (2)

10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)

Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ]

11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.0%

12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

(1) Includes (i) 507,370 shares of Class B common stock (which shares are convertible into the same number of shares of Class A common stock at the option of the holder at any time, with each share of Class A common stock having one vote and each share of Class B common stock having ten votes on all matters to be

voted upon by the issuer's shareholders) 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, for which trust Shelby J. Butterfield serves as a co-trustee and Whitetail Rock Capital Management, LLC (“WRCM”), a majority owned subsidiary of the issuer, serves as investment adviser with respect to shares of the issuer’s stock held therein, including shares of the issuer’s stock held by such trust indirectly through Union Financial Services, Inc. (“UFS”) as discussed below, which 507,370 shares were distributed to the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust on May 20, 2020 from the Butterfield Family Trust pursuant to the terms thereof; (ii) 1,586,691 shares of Class B common stock owned by UFS, of which the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust owns 50% of the outstanding capital stock (which reflects the distribution of such 50% ownership interest in UFS on May 20, 2020 to the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust from the Butterfield Family Trust pursuant to the terms thereof) and Michael S. Dunlap, Executive Chairman and a substantial shareholder of the issuer, owns the other 50% of the outstanding capital stock; and (iii) 510 shares of Class A common stock owned by the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust, which shares were transferred in a testamentary disposition from the Estate of Stephen F. Butterfield to the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust on May 20, 2020. The Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent that the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust actually has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to such shares, and the reporting thereof shall not be construed as an admission that the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust is a beneficial owner of such shares.

(2) All amounts in Rows 6, 8 and 9 are as of May 27, 2020.

Explanatory Note

Shelby J. Butterfield is the surviving spouse of Stephen F. Butterfield, who passed away on April 16, 2018 and who had previously reported beneficial ownership of the issuer’s Class A common stock (the class of securities to which this statement relates) beginning after the issuer’s initial public offering and registration of such class of securities under Section 12 of the Act in December 2003, in statements (including amendments thereto) on Schedule 13G, with the most recent annual amendment thereto filed by Mr. Butterfield on February 12, 2018. The previous statements on Schedule 13G for Mr. Butterfield were filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) and Section 13(d)(6)(B) of the Act.

On May 20, 2020, the Butterfield Family Trust, an estate planning trust for the family of Mr. Butterfield, which trust is included as a separate additional reporting person in this statement, distributed, pursuant to the terms of such trust, to the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust (the “Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust”), an estate planning trust for the family of Mr. Butterfield established under the agreement for the Butterfield Family Trust: (i) the Butterfield Family Trust’s previously reported 50% ownership interest in the outstanding capital stock of Union Financial Services, Inc. (“UFS”), which owns 1,586,691 shares of the issuer’s Class B common stock (which shares are convertible into the same number of shares of Class A common stock at the option of the holder at any time, with each share of Class A common stock having one vote and each share of Class B common stock having ten votes on all matters to be voted upon by the issuer's shareholders); and (ii) 507,370 shares of Class B common stock. Ms. Butterfield serves as a co-trustee for the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust, and this amendment is being filed to include the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust as a new additional separate reporting person in this statement.

Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer:

Nelnet, Inc.

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

121 South 13th Street

Suite 100

Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing:

This Schedule is filed jointly by the following reporting persons:

(i)Shelby J. Butterfield

(ii)Butterfield Family Trust

(iii)Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust (the “Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust”)

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

The principal business office of Ms. Butterfield, the Butterfield Family Trust, and the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust is:

c/o Gallagher & Kennedy

2575 East Camelback Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Ms. Butterfield is a United States citizen. The Butterfield Family Trust and the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust are governed by Arizona law.

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Common Stock

(e) CUSIP Number:

64031N 10 8

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) [ ] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k) [ ] Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: Not applicable.

Item 4. Ownership.

The information required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows 5) – 11) of the cover pages (and the footnotes thereto) for each of the reporting persons and is incorporated herein by reference.

The percentages incorporated by reference herein are calculated in accordance with SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1), based on a total of 27,903,522 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2020, as reported in the issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 filed on May 7, 2020.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ].

Explanatory Note: As of the date hereof, the Butterfield Family Trust has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities. Ms. Butterfield continues to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, and the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust is a new additional separate reporting person included herein with beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

As discussed in footnote (2) to Rows 6) and 8) on the cover page with respect to Ms. Butterfield above and in footnote (1) to Rows 6) and 8) on the cover page with respect to the Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust above, which are incorporated by reference herein, certain securities reported in this statement are held by or on behalf of persons other than the reporting persons, which other persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10. Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 29, 2020

Shelby J. Butterfield

/s/ Audra Hoffschneider

Name: Audra Hoffschneider

Title: Attorney-in-Fact*

Butterfield Family Trust

/s/ Audra Hoffschneider

Name: Audra Hoffschneider

Title: Attorney-in-Fact**

Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust

/s/ Audra Hoffschneider

Name: Audra Hoffschneider

Title: Attorney-in-Fact***

* Pursuant to a power of attorney filed on April 8, 2020 as an exhibit to the initial filing of this statement and incorporated herein by reference.

** Pursuant to the power of attorney filed on April 8, 2020 as an exhibit to amendment no. 2 to this statement and incorporated herein by reference.

** Pursuant to the power of attorney filed as an exhibit to this amendment to this statement and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. Description

1.Power of Attorney granted by the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust dated May 22, 2020

2.Joint Filing Agreement among Shelby J. Butterfield, the Butterfield Family Trust, and the Stephen F. Butterfield GST Non-Exempt Marital Trust dated May 29, 2020