CAPLE STEVEN W 4

What Happened
Steven W. Caple, a director of First Busey Corp (BUSE), received a grant of 2,865 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) on April 1, 2026. The filing reports the units at $0.00 per unit (total reported acquisition value $0). The grant was made by the company’s Board of Directors and the DSUs vest after one year.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-03 (appears timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Amount: 2,865 Deferred Stock Units; reported price $0.00; reported total $0.
• Vesting: Units vest after one year (per footnote).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt — see the full SEC filing for post-transaction holdings.
• Footnote: Grant by the Board of Directors; units are deferred and subject to one-year vesting.

Context
This was a compensation-related award to a director, not an open-market purchase or sale. Such deferred stock unit grants are common for director compensation and do not necessarily signal immediate buying or selling intentions. Because the reported acquisition value is $0, the filing reflects the grant accounting, not market value; check the company stock price for an economic sense of the award’s market value.