First Busey (BUSE) Director Scott A. Wehrli Receives 108-Share Award

What Happened
Scott A. Wehrli, a director of First Busey Corporation (BUSE), received an award of 108 shares on July 31, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as 108 shares at $0.00 per share (total $0), reflecting the grant of dividend equivalent rights credited as Deferred Stock Units rather than a cash purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-31; Filing date: 2026-08-04 (filed within the Form 4 two-business-day window).
• Transaction code: A (award or grant/acquisition).
• Shares involved: 108 shares acquired; reported price $0.00 (no cash exchanged).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: Dividend equivalent rights (DERs) accrued on Deferred Stock Units in connection with the cash dividend on First Busey common stock; each DER is the economic equivalent of one share (per footnote F1).

Context
This was not a market purchase or sale but an award of dividend-equivalent deferred stock units—essentially dividends credited as stock units. Such awards are typically part of director compensation or dividend-crediting practices and do not necessarily indicate a buy/sell signal by the insider.