Fauss Amy 4
4 · FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ · Filed Feb 3, 2026
Research Summary
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First Busey (BUSE) Chief Info & Tech Officer Amy Fauss Receives Awards
What Happened
Amy Fauss, Chief Information & Technology Officer of First Busey Corporation (BUSE), received three award/acquisition transactions between Oct 31, 2025 and Jan 30, 2026. The filings show: 6.784 shares acquired at $22.36 (≈ $152) on 2025-10-31; 293.914 shares acquired at $19.62 (≈ $5,766) on 2025-12-31; and 236 shares acquired at $0.00 (value $0) on 2026-01-30. In total these transactions added 536.698 shares (about 537 shares) and the priced transactions amount to roughly $5.9K. These were acquisitions/awards (code A), not open-market purchases or sales.
Key Details
- Transaction dates & prices:
- 2025-10-31: 6.784 shares @ $22.36 (≈ $152) — footnote F1 (dividend reinvestment via ESPP; exempt under Rule 16b-3(c) and 16b-3(d))
- 2025-12-31: 293.914 shares @ $19.62 (≈ $5,766) — footnote F2 (ESPP purchase; exempt under Rule 16b-3(c))
- 2026-01-30: 236 shares @ $0.00 (0 value) — footnote F3 (dividend equivalent rights on RSUs)
- Total shares acquired: 536.698 (≈ 537). Total cash value reported for priced acquisitions ≈ $5,917.
- Amount owned following the transactions is not included in the provided summary of the filing.
- Filing date: Feb 3, 2026. The Oct 31 and Dec 31, 2025 transactions appear to be filed late under Form 4 timing rules; the Jan 30, 2026 transaction was filed within the 2-business-day window.
- Transaction code: A = Award/Grant/Other acquisition. Exemptions cited: Rule 16b-3 treatment for ESPP and dividend-related acquisitions.
Context
These were employer-plan transactions (ESPP dividend reinvestment and dividend-equivalent rights on restricted stock units), which are typically routine compensation or reinvestment events and differ from open-market buys that might signal an active purchase decision. Footnotes indicate these transactions were processed under standard Rule 16b-3 exemptions for employee plans.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2025-10-31$22.36/sh+6.784$152→ 93,346.546 total - Award
Common Stock
[F2]2025-12-31$19.62/sh+293.914$5,766→ 93,640.46 total - Award
Common Stock
[F3]2026-01-30+236→ 93,876.46 total
- 50
Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
- 14,303
Stock Appreciation Right
Exercise: $9.37From: 2025-03-01Exp: 2028-01-24→ Common Stock (14,303 underlying) - 5,721
Stock Appreciation Right
Exercise: $11.24From: 2025-03-01Exp: 2028-05-01→ Common Stock (5,721 underlying) - 7,787
Stock Appreciation Right
Exercise: $11.24From: 2025-03-01Exp: 2030-05-01→ Common Stock (7,787 underlying) - 17,280
Stock Appreciation Right
Exercise: $12.36From: 2025-03-01Exp: 2031-07-29→ Common Stock (17,280 underlying) - 40,050
Stock Appreciation Right
Exercise: $21.35From: 2025-03-01Exp: 2033-07-26→ Common Stock (40,050 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment in the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).
- [F2]Shares were purchased through the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
- [F3]Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in connection with the payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation Common Stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Common Stock.