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 director Scott A. Wehrli reported an award of 118 shares on October 30, 2026. The footnote identifies them as dividend equivalent rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend; each right is economically equivalent to one common share. His direct holdings following the transaction were 13,150 shares. Reported indirect holdings were 40,367 shares through Scott Wehrli Investments LLC and 23,011 shares through Scott Wehrli Declaration of Trust.
First Busey Corp. director Kevin Rauckman reported acquiring 58 dividend equivalent rights on October 30, 2026. The rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend, and each is economically equivalent to one common share. After the transaction, Rauckman directly held 12,398 common shares; Kevin S. Rauckman Trust held 36,946 common shares and 250 Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock shares indirectly.
First Busey Corporation director Stephen V. King acquired 328 dividend equivalent rights on October 30, 2026. The rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend, and each is the economic equivalent of one common share. His reported direct common-stock position following the transaction was 36,702 shares. A separate holding entry lists 181,918 common shares held indirectly through the Stephen V. King 2004 Declaration of Trust.
First Busey Corp director Frederic L. Kenney acquired 286 common shares on October 30, 2026. The transaction represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend; each right is the economic equivalent of one common share. His reported direct holdings after the transaction were 74,987 shares. Reported indirect holdings included 38,788 shares through a testamentary trust for Geoffrey S. Dickes and 55,137 shares through his spouse. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
First Busey Corp. director Karen M. Jensen acquired 229 dividend equivalent rights on October 30, 2026. The rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation common stock; each right is economically equivalent to one share. Her reported direct holdings after the transaction were 90,940 shares.
First Busey Corp director Jennifer M. Grigsby acquired 58 common shares on October 30, 2026, represented by dividend equivalent rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend. Her reported direct holdings after the acquisition were 24,913 shares. A separate indirect holding lists 25,637 shares through the Jennifer M. Grigsby Living Trust.
First Busey Corp director Michael David Cassens acquired 239 shares of common stock on October 30, 2026, through dividend equivalent rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend. Each right is the economic equivalent of one common share. His reported direct holdings after the transaction were 128,810 shares.
First Busey Corp director Steven W. Caple acquired 58 dividend equivalent rights on October 30, 2026, accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend. Each right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey common stock. Caple's directly held common stock position following the transaction was 11,491 shares.
Rod Brenneman reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing. First Busey Corp (BUSE) director Rod Brenneman reported 58 dividend equivalent rights accrued on October 30, 2026. The rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend; each is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Common Stock. Brenneman reported 32,847 directly held common shares following the transaction. The filing also reports that the Brenneman Living Trust Dated November 2, 2012 held 136,639 common shares and 100 Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock shares indirectly.
First Busey Corporation (BUSE) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $55.8 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared with $57.1 million and $0.58 a year earlier. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, was $57.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share. Net interest margin was 3.58%, compared with 3.72% in the prior quarter.
Provision for credit losses rose to $9.6 million from $2.2 million in Q2, primarily tied to one $37.6 million commercial relationship moved to non-accrual. Busey recorded a $10.0 million partial charge-off and an individual reserve of $17.8 million against the relationship’s remaining $27.6 million balance. Deposits increased $408.8 million, or 2.7%, during the quarter, while wealth management fees rose 15.5% year over year. Busey repurchased 1,972,900 common shares for $59.6 million at a weighted average price of $30.21 per share.