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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 Corporation executive Monica L. Bowe increased her direct ownership of company stock through plan-based acquisitions. As EVP Chief Risk Officer, she acquired 107.0446 shares of Common Stock on 12/31/2025 at $19.618 per share through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). On 01/30/2026 she received 443 additional Common Stock-equivalent dividend rights tied to Restricted Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend, at a stated price of $0 per right. Following these transactions, she directly owned 63,110.7179 shares of First Busey Common Stock.
First Busey Corporation director reports small share accrual. Director Stanley J. Bradshaw acquired 299 shares of First Busey common stock on 01/30/2026 at a price of $0 per share, representing dividend equivalent rights on Deferred Stock Units tied to a cash dividend.
After this transaction, Bradshaw beneficially owned 500,681 shares of First Busey common stock in direct ownership form. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey common stock.
First Busey Corporation's Chief Credit Officer, Chip S. Jorstad, reported the automatic acquisition of 376 shares of common stock on January 30, 2026. These shares were received at a price of $0 as dividend equivalent rights tied to existing restricted stock units following a cash dividend.
After this transaction, Jorstad beneficially owned a total of 65,985.356 shares of First Busey common stock in direct ownership. Each dividend equivalent right is economically equal to one share of First Busey common stock, effectively reinvesting the dividend into additional share-based units.
First Busey Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer, Christopher H.M. Chan, reported acquiring 228 shares of Common Stock on January 30, 2026. The shares were received at a price of $0 as dividend equivalent rights tied to existing Restricted Stock Units following a cash dividend.
After this transaction, Chan beneficially owns 21,862 shares of First Busey Common Stock in direct form. Each dividend equivalent right is economically equivalent to one share of First Busey Common Stock.
First Busey Corporation director Kevin Rauckman reported a small stock-based accrual. On 01/30/2026 he acquired 36 shares of First Busey common stock at $0 per share as dividend equivalent rights on Deferred Stock Units tied to a cash dividend.
After this transaction, he held 9,360 common shares directly. He also held 36,946 common shares indirectly through the Kevin S. Rauckman Trust, which includes 12,037 shares previously transferred from his direct ownership, and 250 shares of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock through the same trust.
First Busey Corporation director Jennifer M. Grigsby reported a small stock-related award linked to a cash dividend. On January 30, 2026, she acquired 36 shares of Common Stock at $0 per share through dividend equivalent rights on deferred stock units.
Following this transaction, she beneficially owns 21,875 shares of Common Stock directly. In addition, 25,637 shares are held indirectly through the Jennifer M. Grigsby Living Trust, reflecting her combined direct and indirect ownership position.
First Busey Corporation director Steven W. Caple reported a small increase in his holdings of the company’s common stock. On 01/30/2026, he acquired 36 shares at a price of $0 per share, bringing his directly owned total to 8,453 shares.
The new shares represent dividend equivalent rights that accrued on Deferred Stock Units when First Busey paid a cash dividend on its common stock. Each dividend equivalent right is described as the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey common stock.
First Busey Corporation director Scott A. Wehrli reported an automatic grant of 104 common-share-equivalent units on January 30, 2026. These are dividend equivalent rights credited on deferred stock units in connection with a cash dividend, with a reported price of $0 per unit.
After this accrual, Wehrli holds 9,934 First Busey common shares directly. He also reports indirect ownership of 40,367 shares through Scott Wehrli Investments LLC and 23,011 shares through the Scott Wehrli Declaration of Trust.
First Busey Corporation director Rod Brenneman reported receiving 36 shares of common stock on January 30, 2026, acquired at $0 per share as dividend equivalent rights on deferred stock units tied to cash dividends on First Busey common stock.
Following this transaction, Brenneman directly holds 29,809 shares of common stock. Indirectly, through the Brenneman Living Trust dated November 2, 2012, he holds 136,639 shares of common stock and 100 shares of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. Prior footnotes explain earlier transfers of 9,218 shares into the trust and a 5,000-share charitable donation from the trust.
First Busey Corporation director Michael David Cassens reported receiving 242 shares of common stock on a Form 4 dated 01/30/2026. These were credited at a price of $0 as dividend equivalent rights on Deferred Stock Units tied to a cash dividend on First Busey common stock.
After this transaction, Cassens beneficially owned 140,273 shares of First Busey common stock in direct ownership form. Each dividend equivalent right is economically equal to one share of First Busey common stock, effectively increasing his share-based exposure without an out-of-pocket purchase.