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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): February 9, 2021

First Busey Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada | 0-15950 | 37-1078406
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 W. University Ave.

Champaign, Illinois 61820

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

217 -365-4544

(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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value | BUSE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b- 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure.

First Busey Corporation (the “Company”) is scheduled to present at the 2021 Virtual KBW Winter Financial Services Symposium commencing on February 10th, 2021. A copy of the presentation materials to be used by the Company during its presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The presentation materials will also be available on the Company’s website at ir.busey.com.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being “furnished” and will not, except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, be deemed “filed” by First Busey for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will any of such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| 99.1 | Investor Presentation by First Busey Corporation, dated February 9, 2021.

| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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: February 9, 2021 | First Busey Corporation

| By: | /s/ Jeffrey D. Jones
| Name: | Jeffrey D. Jones
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer