UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 30, 2009

 

First Busey Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

201 W. Main St.
Urbana, Illinois  61801
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(217) 365-4516
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 7.01               Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 30, 2009, First Busey Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of its common stock by issuing 20,700,000 shares of common stock, including 2,700,000 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, at a public offering price of $4.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $82.8 million.  A copy of the press release relating to the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

 

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

99.1         Press Release issued by First Busey Corporation, dated September 30, 2009.

 

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Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: September 30, 2009	FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Barbara J. Harrington
	Name:	Barbara J. Harrington
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

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