buse-20260113
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2026
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First Busey Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Nevada | 0-15950 | 37-1078406 | ||||||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway Leawood, Kansas 66211 | ||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | ||||||||
(217) 365-4544 | ||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | BUSE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 8.25% Fixed-Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value | BUSEP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 13, 2026, First Busey Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share on its outstanding shares of common stock, which represents a 4% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable on January 30, 2026, to stockholders of record as of January 23, 2026.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | January 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ CHRISTOPHER H.M. CHAN | ||||||||||||||
| Christopher H.M. Chan | |||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||