Amy Fauss, Chief Information and Technology Officer of First Busey Corp /NV/, filed a Form 4 on November 3, 2026, disclosing three acquisitions of common stock between July 31 and October 30, 2026, along with existing holdings of derivative securities.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Amy Fauss, Chief Information and Technology Officer of First Busey Corp /NV/ (NASDAQ:BUSE)
  • October 30, 2026 acquisition: 206 shares acquired at $0 via dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units, bringing direct holdings to 100,571.4817 shares
  • September 30, 2026 acquisition: 266.5289 shares purchased through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $24.7605 per share
  • July 31, 2026 acquisition: 13.4218 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $31.2372 per share
  • Derivative holdings: Five Stock Appreciation Rights totaling 85,141 underlying shares of common stock, with exercise prices ranging from $9.37 to $21.35
  • Preferred stock: 50 shares of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock held directly, with no reported transaction

Fauss Discloses Three Common Stock Acquisitions and Existing Derivative Positions

According to the filing, Amy Fauss reported three separate acquisitions of First Busey Corp common stock across three transaction dates. On July 31, 2026, the filing disclosed that 13.4218 shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment in the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, described as exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d), at a price of $31.2372 per share, bringing her direct holdings to 100,098.9528 shares. On September 30, 2026, an additional 266.5289 shares were purchased through the same plan at $24.7605 per share, also described as exempt under those same rules, raising direct holdings to 100,365.4817 shares.

The most recent transaction, dated October 30, 2026, involved 206 shares acquired at a price of $0. The filing explained that these represent "dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in connection with the payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation Common Stock," with each right described as "the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Common Stock." Following this transaction, Fauss held 100,571.4817 shares of common stock directly.

The filing also listed five Stock Appreciation Rights in Table II, all directly held, with no transactions reported on those instruments. The rights carry exercise prices of $9.37, $11.24, $11.24, $12.36, and $21.35, covering underlying common stock amounts of 14,303, 5,721, 7,787, 17,280, and 40,050 shares, respectively, with expiration dates ranging from January 24, 2028, through July 26, 2033. All five have a date exercisable of March 1, 2025. In addition, the filing noted a direct holding of 50 shares of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock with no associated transaction.

What Was Disclosed

First Busey Corp's Chief Information and Technology Officer, Amy Fauss, disclosed three common stock acquisitions between July and October 2026 via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and RSU dividend equivalent rights, along with pre-existing preferred stock and Stock Appreciation Right holdings.