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Initial Form 3 filed for FIRST BUSEY CORP (BUSE) reporting the relationship and ownership status of the reporting person. The form names Christopher H.M. Chan at an address in Leawood, KS 66211 and identifies him as a Director and the company's Chief Financial Officer. The event date is 09/30/2025. The filing states no securities are beneficially owned and includes Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney). The document is signed by Carolyn Slattery, attorney-in-fact on 10/10/2025.
First Busey Corporation appointed Christopher H.M. Chan as Chief Financial Officer effective September 30, 2025. Mr. Chan, age 40, joins from First National Bank (F.N.B. Corporation) where he led corporate strategy, investor relations and digital and data initiatives. His employment agreement begins September 30, 2025 with a one-year term auto-renewing annually unless notice is given. Mr. Chan's compensation includes a $600,000 initial base salary, a $500,000 signing bonus, a $400,000 relocation payment, performance-based annual incentives, an initial 2025 RSU grant valued at $500,000 vesting over three years, and an expected 2026 equity grant valued at $600,000. The agreement contains customary confidentiality, noncompete, nonsolicit and clawback provisions and repayment terms for the signing and relocation bonuses if employment terminates within one to two years. Separately, COO Amy L. Randolph agreed to relocate to Leawood, Kansas and will receive a $540,000 one-time relocation payment subject to a 50% repayment if she leaves within one year.
Karen M. Jensen, a director of First Busey Corp (BUSE), reported an insider purchase of common stock. On 09/12/2025 she acquired 3,000 shares at a price of $24.60 per share. Following the transaction, Ms. Jensen directly beneficially owns 86,798 shares. The Form 4 was signed on behalf of the reporting person by attorney-in-fact Catherine Alqallaf on 09/16/2025. No derivative transactions or other securities were reported.
FIRST BUSEY CORP (BUSE) insider Form 4 reports open-market purchases of the issuer's Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in its 8.25% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B. On September 4–5, accounts associated with the president and director Mike Maddox’s spouse and stepson bought a total of 18,420 Depositary Shares at prices around $25.44–$25.5162 per share in multiple trades. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. The filing also updates direct and indirect holdings in common stock, preferred stock, and stock appreciation rights.
Mike Maddox, President and Director of First Busey Corporation (BUSE), reported multiple transactions in the issuer's common and preferred-related securities. On 07/28/2025 he acquired 1.809 shares of common stock through dividend reinvestment at a weighted average price of $23.1925, bringing his reported common stock ownership to 210,307.6211 shares. He also reports 4,739 common shares and 100 series A preferred shares as indirectly held by his spouse.
On 09/02/2025 he purchased 21,780 depositary shares (each representing 1/40 of a Series B preferred) at a weighted average price of $25.2622. He holds several outstanding stock appreciation rights exercisable through 2033 covering a total of 110,741 underlying common shares across four strike levels ($9.37, $11.24, $14.01, $21.35).
First Busey Corporation filed a Form 8-K reporting a Regulation FD disclosure dated August 26, 2025. The company states that presentation materials are being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and will be available on Busey’s investor website at ir.busey.com. The filing clarifies that the exhibit is furnished (not filed) and therefore is not incorporated by reference into other Securities Act or Exchange Act filings.
First Busey Corporation (BUSE) insider activity: Scott A. Phillips, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim CFO, reported two recent purchases. On 07/28/2025 he acquired 53.381 shares of common stock under the company Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a reported price of $23.1925 per share, for a total holding of 5,005.5334 shares after the transaction. On 08/19/2025 he purchased 1,000 depositary shares (each representing 1/40th of a Series B preferred share) at $25.25 each, leaving 1,000 depositary shares beneficially owned. The ESPP purchases were exempt under Rule 16b-3(c) and (d).
First Busey Corporation announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.578646 per depositary share on its 8.25% Fixed-Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. The declaration covers depositary shares that each represent a 1/40th interest in a share of the underlying Series B preferred stock.
The dividend is payable on September 2, 2025 to holders of record as of August 18, 2025. The notice reports a routine distribution on the specified preferred depositary shares and does not include other operational or financial metrics.