First Busey risk chief acquires 107 employee-plan shares

The EVP Chief Risk Officer's reported acquisitions comprise an employee stock purchase plan transaction and dividend equivalent rights tied to restricted stock units.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

First Busey Corp's EVP Chief Risk Officer Monica L. Bowe reported acquiring 107 shares of common stock through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan on September 30, 2026, at $24.7605 per share. On October 30, 2026, she acquired 290 dividend equivalent rights accrued on restricted stock units; each right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 397.1945 shares

Grant/Award 2 txns

Insider Bowe Monica L

Role EVP Chief Risk Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock F2	290	$0.00	$0.00
Grant/Award	Common Stock F1	107.1945	$24.7605	$3K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 64,179.9321 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. Shares were purchased through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).
2. F2. Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in connection with the payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation Common Stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Common Stock.

Key Figures

Shares acquired through Employee Stock Purchase Plan: 107 shares Price per share: $24.7605 per share Dividend equivalent rights: 290 rights

3 metrics

Shares acquired through Employee Stock Purchase Plan 107 shares September 30, 2026

Price per share $24.7605 per share Employee Stock Purchase Plan transaction on September 30, 2026

Dividend equivalent rights 290 rights Accrued on restricted stock units on October 30, 2026

Key Terms

Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dividend equivalent rights, Restricted Stock Units, Rule 16b-3(c)

4 terms

Employee Stock Purchase Plan financial

"purchased through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan"

An employee stock purchase plan is a company program that lets workers buy shares through small payroll deductions, often at a discount to the market price and after a set offering period. Think of it like a workplace savings plan that turns into ownership: it encourages employees to share in the company’s success and can create predictable buying or selling of stock that investors watch because it affects supply, demand and employee incentives.

dividend equivalent rights financial

"dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units"

Dividend equivalent rights are promises that mirror the cash payments shareholders get from a company’s profits, but they are paid to holders of certain awards (like stock options or restricted stock units) rather than to actual shares. Think of them as a paycheck top‑up that matches dividends while the award is not yet a real stock, and they matter to investors because they add to employee compensation costs and potential share dilution, affecting company profitability and per‑share value.

Restricted Stock Units financial

"accrued on Restricted Stock Units"

Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.

Rule 16b-3(c) regulatory

"exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d)"

An SEC rule that lets corporate insiders avoid automatic "short‑swing" profit recovery when they buy or sell their company’s stock under a pre‑approved, written plan that meets specific conditions. For investors, it matters because it clarifies when insider trades are treated as routine, reducing legal uncertainty and helping distinguish trades made for ordinary compensation or pre‑planned reasons from those that might signal opportunistic or timely insider advantage.

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What BUSE insider transactions did Monica L. Bowe report?

Monica L. Bowe, EVP Chief Risk Officer, reported acquiring 107 common shares through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $24.7605 per share on September 30, 2026, and 290 dividend equivalent rights accrued on restricted stock units on October 30, 2026.

Were Monica L. Bowe's BUSE employee stock purchase plan shares exempt under Rule 16b-3?

The September 30, 2026 transaction was exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).

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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

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0287
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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).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bowe Monica L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY

(Street)

LEAWOOD KANSAS 66211

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ [ BUSE ]

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

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

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/30/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/30/2026		A	V	107.1945(1)	A	$24.7605	63,889.9321	D
Common Stock	10/30/2026		A		290(2)	A	$0	64,179.9321	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares were purchased through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).

2. Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in connection with the payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation Common Stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Common Stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Catherine Alqallaf, attorney-in-fact	11/03/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)