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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000314489-19-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190524

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000314489
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				371078406
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15950
		FILM NUMBER:		19852527

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 W MAIN STREET
		CITY:			URBANA
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2173654544

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 W MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 123
		CITY:			URBANA
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61801
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<font style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 18pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Current Report</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-family: 'CG Times', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 24pt;"><font style="font-family: 'CG Times', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;">First Busey
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        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></font></div>
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          University Ave.</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Champaign, Illinois&#160; 61820</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">BUSE</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</font></div>
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        extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif;">&#9744;</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">On May 22, 2019, First Busey Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual
        Meeting&#8221;) in Urbana, Illinois.&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">A total of 46,348,382 of the Company's shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. This represented
          approximately 83.34% of the Company's 55,612,896 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.&#160; </font>At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on three proposals.&#160; The proposals are described in
        the 2019 Proxy Statement.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the
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                <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The election of ten individuals to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their
                    successors are elected and have qualified.&#160; There were 9,070,402 broker non-votes in connection with the election of directors.</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">George Barr</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">36,828,310</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">449,670</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Stanley J. Bradshaw</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">33,965,661</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3,312,319</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Michael D. Cassens</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">36,884,189</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">393,791</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">David J. Downey</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">26,953,225</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">10,324,755</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Van A. Dukeman</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">36,769,066</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">508,914</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Frederic L. Kenney</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">36,833,377</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">444,603</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Stephen V. King</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">36,360,430</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Gregory B. Lykins</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">35,737,649</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">1,540,331</font></div>
          </td>
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          <td style="width: 36.26%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">George T. Shapland</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 30.25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">34,769,771</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 33.49%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2,508,209</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Thomas G. Sloan</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">35,935,726</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">1,342,254</font></div>
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              <td style="width: 36pt; vertical-align: top; align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2.</font></td>
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                <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Votes Against</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Abstentions</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Broker Non-Votes</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">31,999,628</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">4,972,833</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">305,519</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 24.44%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">9,070,402</font></div>
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                <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">To ratify the appointment of RSM US&#160;LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December&#160;31, 2019.</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Votes For</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Votes Against</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Abstentions</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Broker Non-Votes</font></font></div>
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          <td style="width: 26.3%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">46,033,802</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 24.82%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">270,958</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 24.44%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">43,622</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Item 8.01.&#160; Other Events.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">On May 22, 2019, the Company's board of directors approved an amendment to the Company&#8217;s previously adopted share repurchase program to
          increase the number of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock available for repurchase. Under the amended share repurchase program, the Company is now authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, up to 1,333,334
          remaining shares of the Company's common stock.&#160; Repurchases may be made in the open market, through block trades or otherwise, and in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any
          dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 18pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Signature</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">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.</font></div>
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              <td style="width: 234pt; vertical-align: top; align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Date:&#160; May&#160;24, 2019</font></td>
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                <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold; font-variant: small-caps;">First Busey Corporation</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 234pt; margin-top: 30pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">By:</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px;
        width: 36pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>/s/ Robin N. Elliott</u></font></font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 234pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Name: &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160; Robin N. Elliott</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 234pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Title:&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
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