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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in, the Company's Stock Option Awards A summary of the status of, and changes in, Busey's stock option awards follows (dollars in thousands, except weighted-average exercise price):
OptionsSharesWeighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at December 31, 202226,106 $23.53 3.88$31 
Forfeited(4,840)23.53 
Outstanding at December 31, 202321,266 23.53 2.8827 
 
Exercisable at December 31, 202321,266 23.53 2.8827 
Schedule of Changes in the Company's RSU, PSU, and DSU Awards
A summary of changes in Busey’s RSU awards for the year ended December 31, 2023, is as follows:
RSU AwardsSharesWeighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 20221,096,931 $23.61 
Granted 224,316 20.44 
Dividend equivalents earned 58,930 20.16 
Vested (154,995)29.71 
Forfeited (183,738)22.33 
Nonvested at December 31, 20231,041,444 $22.05 
A summary of changes in Busey’s PSU awards for the year ended December 31, 2023, is as follows:
PSU Awards
Shares1
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2022285,351 $25.40 
Granted224,331 20.04 
Dividend equivalents earned1,728 23.28 
Vested(83,399)23.86 
Forfeited(88,923)23.80 
Adjustment for performance conditions2
2,612 25.52 
Nonvested at December 31, 2023341,700 $22.67 
 
Vested and outstanding at December 31, 2023³65,996 $23.48 
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1.Shares for PSU awards represent target shares at grant date.
2.Adjustments for performance conditions represent the difference between the number of target shares at grant date and the number of actual shares earned for the performance period completed.
3.PSUs granted in 2021 vested on December 31, 2023. Shares are reported at target amounts. Performance determination and settlement activity will take place in the first quarter of 2024.
A summary of changes in Busey’s DSU awards for the year ended December 31, 2023, is as follows:
DSU AwardsSharesWeighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 202231,085 $25.75 
Granted 41,548 20.44 
Dividend equivalents earned 8,334 20.09 
Vested (37,868)24.76 
Forfeited (73)20.44 
Nonvested at December 31, 202343,026 $20.41 
 
Vested and outstanding at December 31, 2023144,137 $23.52 
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense
Busey recognized compensation expense related to non-vested RSU, PSU, and DSU awards, as well as the 2021 ESPP, as summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Stock-based compensation expense
RSU awards$2,622 $4,648 $5,809 
PSU awards1
2,962 3,240 979 
DSU awards833 876 962 
2021 ESPP178 204 114 
Total stock-based compensation expense$6,595 $8,968 $7,864 
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1.Expense for PSU awards with a market-based total stockholder return performance goal represents amounts based on target shares at the grant date. Expense for PSU awards with return on average tangible common equity and compounded annual revenue growth rate performance goals represents amounts based on target shares at the grant date, adjusted for performance expectations as of the date indicated.
Schedule of Unamortized Stock-based Compensation Expense
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense is presented in the table below (dollars in thousands):
As of December 31,
20232022
Unamortized stock-based compensation
RSU awards$6,842 $8,570 
PSU awards1
3,607 4,279 
DSU awards190 175 
Total unamortized stock-based compensation$10,639 $13,024 
 
Weighted average period over which expense is to be recognized
2.4 years
2.5 years
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1.Unamortized expense for PSU awards with a market-based total stockholder return performance goal represents amounts based on target shares at grant date. Unamortized expense for PSU awards with return on average tangible common equity and compounded annual revenue growth rate performance goals represents amounts based on target shares at grant date, adjusted for performance expectations as of the date indicated.