Board Change • May 21
High number of new directors There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. Independent Director Scott Wehrli was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2025. The company’s lack of board continuity is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Tillkännagivande • May 12
First Busey Corporation to Report Q2, 2026 Results on Jul 28, 2026 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q2, 2026 results on Jul 28, 2026 Tillkännagivande • Apr 29
First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 First Busey Corporation reported net charge-offs for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. The company reported $7,362,000 net charge-offs for the period against $31,429,000 reported year ago. Tillkännagivande • Apr 10
First Busey Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 20, 2026 First Busey Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 20, 2026. Tillkännagivande • Feb 10
First Busey Corporation to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Apr 28, 2026 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q1, 2026 results on Apr 28, 2026 Tillkännagivande • Jan 14
First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Outstanding Shares of Common Stock, Payable on January 30, 2026 On January 13, 2026, First Busey Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share on its outstanding shares of common stock, which represents a 4% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable on January 30, 2026, to stockholders of record as of January 23, 2026. Tillkännagivande • Nov 28
First Busey Corporation to Report Q4, 2025 Results on Jan 27, 2026 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q4, 2025 results on Jan 27, 2026 Tillkännagivande • Oct 29
First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 First Busey Corporation reported net charge-offs for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. For the quarter, the company reported net charge-offs of $5,848,000 against $247,000 a year ago. Tillkännagivande • Oct 15
First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on October 31, 2025 On October 14, 2025, First Busey Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2025, to stockholders of record as of October 24, 2025. Tillkännagivande • Sep 27
First Busey Corporation and Busey Bank Announce Chief Financial Officer Changes, Effective September 30, 2025 On September 24, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of First Busey Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Christopher H.M. Chan the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its bank subsidiary, Busey Bank (the “Bank” and collectively with the Company, “Busey”), effective as of September 30, 2025. Scott A. Phillips, CPA, currently serves as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Phillips will continue to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer until Mr. Chan’s appointment becomes effective, at which time Mr. Phillips will cease serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and will continue as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Chan, age 40, previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation (“FNB”), based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition to serving as the head of FNB’s Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations areas, Mr. Chan was responsible for advancing FNB’s digital and data strategy, with oversight of Digital Channels, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Management and Governance. Prior to being named the Chief Strategy Officer, Mr. Chan served as the Director of Corporate Strategy from 2019 to 2025, where he was responsible for leading strategic planning, investor relations and corporate development, along with providing data-driven analyses to guide the strategic direction of the company with emphasis on balance sheet strategy, capital allocation and new business initiatives. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Chan was a portfolio manager at Balyasny Asset Management in Houston, Texas and for five years prior to that (2009 to 2014), he was an investment analyst at Citadel Global Equities in San Francisco. Mr. Chan graduated from Dartmouth in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, before joining Morgan Stanley in New York, New York, as an analyst with their Financial Institutions Group capital structure advisory team (2007 to 2009). Tillkännagivande • Aug 13
First Busey Corporation to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Oct 28, 2025 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q3, 2025 results on Oct 28, 2025 Tillkännagivande • Jul 21
First Busey Corporation to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Jul 22, 2025 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q2, 2025 results on Jul 22, 2025 Tillkännagivande • Jul 09
First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2025 First Busey Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on Busey’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on July 25, 2025, to stockholders of record as of July 18, 2025. Tillkännagivande • Apr 22
First Busey Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2025 First Busey Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2025. Tillkännagivande • Apr 09
First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on April 25, 2025 On April 8, 2025, the Board of Directors of First Busey Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on Busey’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on April 25, 2025, to stockholders of record as of April 18, 2025. Tillkännagivande • Apr 07
First Busey Corporation to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 22, 2025 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q1, 2025 results on Apr 22, 2025 Tillkännagivande • Mar 04
First Busey Corporation and Busey Bank Announce Management Changes First Busey Corporation (“Busey”), the holding company for Busey Bank, announced the completion of its acquisition by merger of CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. (“CrossFirst”), the holding company for CrossFirst Bank, effective March 1, 2025. Effective immediately, Busey and Busey Bank will be governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 13 directors, eight from Busey or Busey Bank and five from CrossFirst: Van Dukeman, Chairman and CEO, Mike Maddox, Vice Chairman and President, Rod Brenneman, Lead Independent Director, Stan Bradshaw, Steve Caple, Michael Cassens, Jennifer Grigsby, Karen Jensen, Fred Kenney, Steve King, Kevin Rauckman, Scott Wehrli, Tiffany White. Mike Maddox, former CrossFirst CEO, President and Director now serves as Vice Chairman and President of Busey and President of Busey Bank. Tillkännagivande • Feb 23
First Busey Corporation and Busey Bank Announces CFO Changes On February 19, 2025, First Busey Corporation entered into a Separation Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jones, the former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Busey Bank, confirming the separation of Mr. Jones from his employment with the Company and its subsidiaries effective February 18, 2025. Effective February 18, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Scott A. Phillips, CPA, as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Phillips also will serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of Busey Bank, the Company’s principal subsidiary. Mr. Phillips, age 46, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since 2023 and as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller since 2019. In his capacity as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, Mr. Phillips also oversees the Company’s accounting department, accounting policy, income taxes and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Sarbanes-Oxley and regulatory reporting and will retain this oversight responsibility while serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer. With more than 20 years professional experience—15 of which are in banking—Mr. Phillips started his career spending nearly five years as a Senior Auditor at Deloitte and Touche, performing operational and financial audits for public and private companies in the financial services, real estate, manufacturing, transportation and consumer products industries. He went on to become the SEC Reporting Project Manager at BB&T Corporation—now Truist Financial—where he was responsible for quarterly and annual SEC reporting. From there, Mr. Phillips spent five years at Florida Community Bank, first as the Director of Financial Reporting and then as the Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Phillips has a Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of North Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Coastal Carolina University. Mr. Phillips is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Tillkännagivande • Jan 12
First Busey Corporation to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 28, 2025 First Busey Corporation announced that they will report Q4, 2024 results on Jan 28, 2025 Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Nov 13
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20% After last week's 20% share price gain to €26.20, the stock trades at a forward P/E ratio of 12x. Average forward P/E is 8x in the Banks industry in Europe. Tillkännagivande • Oct 23
First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 First Busey Corporation reported net charge-offs for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs were $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2023. Tillkännagivande • Oct 09
First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 25, 2024 On October 8, 2024, the Board of Directors of First Busey Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share on Busey’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on October 25, 2024, to stockholders of record as of October 18, 2024. Board Change • Oct 07
Insufficient new directors There is 1 new director who has joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 1 new director. 5 experienced directors. 4 highly experienced directors. Independent Director Cassandra Sanford was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in 2022. The company’s insufficient board refreshment is considered a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Tillkännagivande • Aug 28
First Busey Corporation (NasdaqGS:BUSE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CFB) for approximately $960 million. First Busey Corporation (NasdaqGS:BUSE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CFB) for approximately $960 million on August 26, 2024. All of the CrossFirst will be converted into the right to receive 0.6675 of First Busey shares. Upon completion of the transaction, Busey’s shareholders will own approximately 63.5% of the combined company and CrossFirst’s shareholders will own approximately 36.5% of the combined company. The termination fee for both the buy-side and sell-side equates to $36.7 million. The transaction is subject to Listing of New shares on stock exchange, registration statement effectiveness, regulatory board / committee, approval of merger agreement by target board, approval of offer by acquirer shareholders, approval of offer by acquirer board and approval of offer by target shareholders. The deal has been unanimously approved by both First Busey and CrossFirst's board of directors. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 or Q2, 2025. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. acted as financial advisor for First Busey Corporation. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. acted as fairness opinion provider for First Busey Corporation. Mark J. Menting of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP acted as legal advisor for First Busey Corporation. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. acted as financial advisor for CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. acted as fairness opinion provider for CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Jim Barresi, Alison LaBruyere, Carl Draucker, Meghan Hill, Mitch Thompson of Squire Patton Boggs LLP acted as legal advisor for CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.