Mike Maddox - 02 Sep 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ (BUSE)

Role: President, Director
Signature: /s/ Catherine Alqallaf, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: BUSE
Transactions as of: 02 Sep 2025
Transactions value $: $550,253
Form type: 4
Filing time: 04 Sep 2025, 16:24:57 UTC
Previous filing: 29 Jul 2025
Next filing: 05 Sep 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Maddox Mike	President, Director	11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, LEAWOOD	/s/ Catherine Alqallaf, attorney-in-fact	04 Sep 2025	0001776678

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BUSE	Common Stock	Award	$41.96	+2	+0%	$23.19	210,308	28 Jul 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	BUSE	Depositary Shares, 1/40 interest in Series B Preferred Stock	Purchase	$550,211	+21,780		$25.26	21,780	02 Sep 2025	Spouse	F2, F3, F4
holding	BUSE	Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock						50	02 Sep 2025	Direct
holding	BUSE	Common Stock						4,739	02 Sep 2025	Spouse	F2
holding	BUSE	Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock						100	02 Sep 2025	Spouse	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	BUSE	Stock Appreciation Right						38,142	02 Sep 2025	Common Stock	38,142	$9.37	Direct
holding	BUSE	Stock Appreciation Right						15,257	02 Sep 2025	Common Stock	15,257	$11.24	Direct
holding	BUSE	Stock Appreciation Right						17,292	02 Sep 2025	Common Stock	17,292	$14.01	Direct
holding	BUSE	Stock Appreciation Right						40,050	02 Sep 2025	Common Stock	40,050	$21.35	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment in the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).
F2	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F3	Each Depositary Share represents 1/40th interest in a share of the issuer's 8.25% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, par value $0.001 per share.
F4	The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The purchase was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $25.2300 to $25.2699, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (4) to this Form 4.