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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 Accounting Officer Scott A. Phillips reported a tax-related share withholding tied to vested Restricted Stock Units. On March 1, 2026, 613 shares of common stock were withheld at $25.36 per share to satisfy the related tax obligation, classified as a tax-withholding disposition.
After this transaction, Phillips directly held 15,372.4997 shares of First Busey common stock. He also directly held 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 executive Chip S. Jorstad, Chief Credit Officer, reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 1, common shares were withheld at $25.36 per share to cover taxes due upon settlement of vested restricted stock units. The transaction involved 6,886 shares and was recorded as a tax-withholding disposition, not an open-market sale. After this event, Jorstad’s directly held common stock totaled 59,099.356 shares.
First Busey Corp. President and CEO Van A. Dukeman reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 1, 2026, 22,453 shares of common stock at $25.36 per share were withheld to cover taxes upon settlement of vested restricted stock units, leaving 429,518.3489 shares held directly. He also reports indirect holdings through a 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan and a Spouse IRA.
FIRST BUSEY CORP EVP Monica L. Bowe reported a tax-related share disposition. On the settlement of vested restricted stock units, 7,234 shares of common stock were withheld on March 1, 2026 at $25.36 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving her with 55,876.7179 directly held shares.
First Busey Corporation filed its annual report outlining a much larger franchise after the March 1, 2025 acquisition of CrossFirst Bankshares. The company is now an $18.10 billion financial holding company with 79 banking centers across 10 states and diversified services in banking, wealth management, and payment technology.
Net interest income rose to $569.6 million in 2025, and pre‑provision net revenue increased to $250.1 million, with adjusted pre‑provision net revenue of $304.8 million. Adjusted net income reached $225.0 million, or $2.53 per diluted share. Average total assets grew to $17.73 billion, and wealth management assets under care were $15.66 billion as of December 31, 2025.
Busey emphasizes conservative capital management, reporting that both the holding company and Busey Bank exceeded Basel III "well capitalized" thresholds at year‑end. The report also details strong market positions in key Midwestern and Southwestern markets and a focus on human capital, with 1,914 full‑time equivalents and high associate engagement and wellness participation.
First Busey Corp. director Michael David Cassens reported an open-market sale of 750 shares of Common Stock at $26.61 per share. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 15, 2025. Following this sale, he holds 139,523 shares directly.
A Form 144 notice indicates that Michael Cassens plans to sell 7,837 shares of COMMON stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation through The Charles Schwab Corporation as broker on NASDAQ, with an approximate sale date of February 17, 2026 and an aggregate market value of 220103.00.
The shares were originally acquired on February 1, 2019 in a BOE acquisition from the issuer. Over the past three months, Cassens has already sold 750 shares on December 15, 2025 for gross proceeds of 19027.00 and another 750 shares on January 15, 2026 for 18180.00.
First Busey Corporation filed an initial Form 3 for Hammond Thomas Anthony, President of Busey Bank. The filing reports beneficial ownership of 6,334 shares of Common Stock, held directly as restricted stock units. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of First Busey common stock.
First Busey Corporation’s Chief Information & Technology Officer, Amy Fauss, reported multiple share acquisitions through company stock programs. On 10/31/2025 and 12/31/2025 she acquired small fractional amounts of common stock via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including 293.9138 shares at $19.618 per share. On 01/30/2026 she received 236 dividend-equivalent rights tied to Restricted Stock Units, which are economically equal to common shares.
After these transactions, she directly owns 93,876.4596 shares of First Busey common stock and 50 shares of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. She also holds several stock appreciation rights with exercise prices between $9.37 and $21.35, covering blocks of common shares that become exercisable and expire on various future dates through 2033.
First Busey Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer, Phillips Scott A., reported several share acquisitions. On 10/31/2025, he acquired 55.9663 common shares at $22.3596 each through dividend reinvestment in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, bringing his common stock to 15,900.4997 shares. On 01/30/2026, 85 dividend equivalent rights tied to Restricted Stock Units were credited, economically equal to the same number of common shares, raising his common holdings to 15,985.4997 shares. On 02/02/2026, he acquired 1,000 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40 interest in Series B preferred stock, at $26.15 per Depositary Share, increasing his Depositary Share position to 3,350.