First Busey Corporation filings document the regulatory record of a financial holding company with common stock and depositary shares tied to its Series B non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results, Regulation FD investor presentations, common and preferred dividend declarations, capital-structure matters and material corporate events.
Proxy materials describe board elections, executive compensation, shareholder voting matters and governance practices. Other disclosures address officer transitions, compensatory arrangements, the relationship between the holding company and Busey Bank, and formal reporting for BUSEP depositary shares listed on Nasdaq.
First Busey Corp Chief Operating Officer Amy L. Randolph reported a routine tax-related share disposition. When her Restricted Stock Units vested, 1,831 shares of Common Stock were withheld on March 26, 2026 to satisfy tax obligations, as described in the footnote.
After this withholding, Randolph directly held 105,040.3025 shares of Common Stock. The transaction is coded as a tax-withholding disposition, not an open-market sale, and reflects standard equity compensation mechanics rather than a discretionary trade.
FIRST BUSEY CORP Chief Credit Officer Chip S. Jorstad reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 26, 2026, 872 shares of Common Stock were withheld at $24.96 per share to cover taxes upon settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units. After this withholding, he directly holds 58,227.356 shares of Common Stock.
FIRST BUSEY CORP EVP Chief Risk Officer Monica L. Bowe reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units, 1,359 shares of Common Stock were withheld on March 26, 2026 at $24.96 per share to cover tax obligations. After this withholding, Bowe directly holds 54,517.7179 shares of Common Stock. This was not an open-market purchase or sale but an automatic tax-withholding transaction tied to equity compensation.
First Busey EVP & General Counsel John Joseph Powers reported routine stock movements tied to compensation and dividend programs, not open-market trading. On January 30, 2026, he acquired 183.9897 shares of common stock at $24.80 per share through dividend reinvestment in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
On March 26, 2026, 1,359 shares of common stock were disposed of at $24.96 per share to cover tax obligations upon settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units. After these transactions, he directly owns 108,695.2733 shares of First Busey common stock.
First Busey Corp. President and CEO Van A. Dukeman reported routine equity compensation and related tax withholding in company stock. He received 162.4571 shares of Common Stock on January 30, 2026 at $24.80 per share as a grant or award, with a footnote indicating the shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment in the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan under Rule 16b-3 exemptions.
On March 26, 2026, 5,923 shares of Common Stock were disposed of at $24.96 per share to cover tax obligations upon settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units, a tax-withholding mechanism rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Dukeman held 423,757.806 shares directly, plus indirect holdings of 14,034 shares in a 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan and 2,201 shares in a spouse IRA.
First Busey Corp Chief Accounting Officer Scott A. Phillips reported routine equity compensation activity. On January 30, 2026, he acquired 53.0626 shares of common stock at $24.80 per share through dividend reinvestment in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. On March 26, 2026, 288 shares of common stock were withheld at $24.96 per share to cover taxes upon settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units.
After these transactions, he directly holds 15,137.5623 shares of First Busey common stock and 3,350 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of the company’s 8.25% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B.
First Busey Corp: The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 2 to a Schedule 13G/A regarding Common Stock, reporting 0 shares beneficially owned as of 03/13/2026. The filing explains an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that caused certain Vanguard subsidiaries/divisions to report separately, and states Vanguard no longer is deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities held by those subsidiaries/divisions. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/26/2026.
FIRST BUSEY CORP director Stanley J. Bradshaw bought 400 shares of common stock in an open-market purchase at $24.00 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns 502,081 common shares. The purchase is small relative to his overall holdings, suggesting a routine incremental increase in ownership.
FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ director Michael David Cassens reported an open-market sale of 750 shares of Common Stock on March 16, 2026, at $24.92 per share. The transaction was effected under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 15, 2025.
After this sale, Cassens directly holds 138,773 shares of First Busey common stock. The filing shows no related derivative transactions or option exercises in this report.
FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ director Stanley J. Bradshaw made an open-market purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock at $24.50 per share. After this buy, he directly owns 501,681 shares, indicating a relatively small addition to an already substantial position.