FIRST BUSEY (BUSE) Director Steven Caple Receives 53-Share Award

What Happened

• Steven W. Caple, a director of First Busey Corporation (BUSE), received an award of 53 shares (recorded as acquisition code A) on July 31, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00, so the filing shows no cash paid for these 53 dividend-equivalent rights.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-31; Form 4 filed: 2026-08-04 (appears timely under the 2-business-day rule).
• Shares acquired: 53; reported price per share: $0.00; aggregate cash value reported: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — these are dividend equivalent rights accrued on Deferred Stock Units tied to the company’s cash dividend; each dividend equivalent equals the economic equivalent of one share of common stock.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant). No 10b5-1, gift, or tax-withholding notation in the provided data.

Context

• This award reflects dividend-equivalent accruals on deferred stock units (a form of compensation/benefit), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such grants are common for directors and typically reflect compensation mechanics rather than a direct market sentiment signal.