DUKEMAN VAN A 4

What Happened

• Van A. Dukeman, President & CEO and Director of First Busey Corporation (BUSE), acquired a total of 2,174.025 shares through two award/acquisition transactions reported on Form 4.
• On 2026-03-31 he acquired 1,046.025 shares at $20.32 per share (total value $21,250). On 2026-05-01 he acquired 1,128 shares with a reported price of $0.00 (no cash value reported).
• These were acquisitions/awards (transaction code A), not sales — purchases or awards are typically more informative to investors than routine sales, but do not by themselves prove intent.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-03-31: 1,046.025 shares @ $20.32 — $21,250 (reported)
  • 2026-05-01: 1,128 shares @ $0.00 — $0 (reported)
• Total shares acquired: 2,174.025 shares.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not disclosed in the data provided in this summary (check the full Form 4 for total beneficial ownership).
• Footnotes:
  • F1: The ESPP transaction was exempt under Rule 16b-3(c) and (d) (employee stock purchase plan purchase).
  • F2: The $0 item represents dividend-equivalent rights credited on Restricted Stock Units (each DE right equals the economic equivalent of one share).
• Filing timeliness: Form filed 2026-05-05; no late-filing flag was provided in the information you supplied.

Context

• The March transaction appears to be an ESPP purchase/award (employee plan) and the May entry represents dividend-equivalent credit on RSUs — both are routine compensation-related acquisitions rather than open-market buying by the insider.
• Such acquisitions are common as part of executive compensation and do not necessarily indicate a change in personal view of the stock; they do increase the insider’s holdings. For full ownership context and any potential tax-withholding (F=tax withholding) or sales tied to exercises, review the complete Form 4.