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The First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides direct access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a Nevada-incorporated financial holding company with listed common stock and preferred depositary shares, First Busey uses these filings to report material events, financial results, capital actions, and governance changes.
Investors can review Form 8‑K current reports that cover quarterly and annual earnings releases, dividend declarations on common stock and on the 8.25% Fixed-Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (trading as BUSEP), executive appointments and employment agreements, investor presentations, and significant transactions. Examples include filings describing the completion of the CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. acquisition, the issuance of preferred depositary shares, and subsequent actions such as the redemption of subordinated notes.
In addition to event-driven 8‑K filings, users can reference First Busey’s periodic reports such as Forms 10‑K and 10‑Q (when available in the feed) to understand its consolidated financial statements, segment information for banking, wealth management, and payment technology operations, risk factors, and management’s discussion and analysis. These documents provide context on net interest income, noninterest income categories, credit quality, capital ratios, and the impact of acquisitions and balance sheet strategies.
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First Busey Corp director Michael David Cassens reported an open-market sale of 750 shares of Common Stock on April 15, 2026 at $26.75 per share. The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 15, 2025, indicating it was pre-scheduled. After this transaction, he directly holds 140,888 shares of First Busey common stock.
First Busey Corporation declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be paid on May 1, 2026 to stockholders who are on record as of April 24, 2026. The company’s common stock and preferred depositary shares continue to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
First Busey Corporation is soliciting proxies for its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 20, 2026, including votes to elect 12 directors, approve a non-binding say-on-pay proposal, approve the Second Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, and ratify RSM US LLP as auditor. The record date for voting is March 27, 2026, and the board reported 85,504,477 shares outstanding on that record date. The filing is an amendment solely to include Appendix A (the amended equity plan) that was inadvertently omitted from the definitive proxy previously filed on April 9, 2026.
First Busey Corporation is soliciting proxies for its 2026 virtual Annual Meeting on May 20, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time. Stockholders as of March 27, 2026, when 85,504,477 common shares were outstanding, will vote on electing 12 directors, an advisory say‑on‑pay proposal, approving the Second Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, and ratifying RSM US LLP as independent auditor for 2026.
The company will use notice-and-access delivery and offers telephone, internet, mail and in‑meeting electronic voting. Most directors and all board committees other than the Chairman are independent, and the board maintains dedicated Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Enterprise Risk Committees.
First Busey Corp Chief Operating Officer Amy L. Randolph received an equity grant of 10,301 shares of common stock-equivalent units. The award was granted at no cash cost to her and represents Restricted Stock Units that vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
After this compensation grant, Randolph directly holds a total of 115,341.3025 shares of First Busey common stock. This Form 4 reflects a routine, non-market acquisition tied to her executive compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Powers John Joseph reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST BUSEY CORP executive vice president and general counsel John Joseph Powers received an equity compensation award in the form of 7,848 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026. The award is structured as Restricted Stock Units that vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
After this grant, Powers directly holds 116,543.2733 shares of common stock, and indirectly holds 22,287 shares through a 401(K) & Profit Sharing Plan. The grant was made at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a compensation award rather than an open-market purchase.
Phillips Scott A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Busey Corp. Chief Accounting Officer Scott A. Phillips received a grant of 3,925 shares of Common Stock as a compensation award. The award is in the form of Restricted Stock Units that vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the April 1 grant date. Following this grant, Phillips directly holds 19,062.5623 shares of Common Stock and 3,350 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in the company’s 8.25% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B.
Jorstad Chip S. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Busey Corp’s Chief Credit Officer, Chip S. Jorstad, received an equity award of 5,887 shares of Common Stock on April 1, 2026 as a grant with no cash paid per share. The award represents Restricted Stock Units that vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
After this grant, Jorstad directly owns a total of 64,114.356 shares of First Busey common stock. This is a compensation-related stock grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
First Busey Corp. reported that Thomas Anthony Hammond, President of Busey Bank, received a grant of 5,887 shares of common stock as a compensation award. The grant consists of Restricted Stock Units that vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
After this award and prior dividend reinvestments, Hammond now holds a total of 12,359.3742 shares of First Busey common stock directly, including 138.3742 shares acquired through a dividend reinvestment program.