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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-055769
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250603
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000314489
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				371078406
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-42677
		FILM NUMBER:		251017323

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PKWY
		CITY:			LEAWOOD
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66211
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2173654544

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11440 TOMAHAWK CREEK PKWY
		CITY:			LEAWOOD
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66211
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-A</B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>First Busey Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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    </B>(State or other jurisdiction of</P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 49%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>37-1078406<BR>
</B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    </B>(Address of principal executive offices)</P></TD>
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12(b) of the Act:</P>

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to be so registered</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Interest in a Share of 8.25% Fixed-Rate Series
    B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value</B></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following
box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently
with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement
file number to which this form relates: <B>333-274620</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: <B>None</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.</B>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<B>Description
of Registrant&#8217;s Securities to Be Registered.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Registration Statement on Form 8-A relates
to an aggregate of 8,600,000 depositary shares (the &#8220;Depositary Shares&#8221;), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of
8.25% Fixed-Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value (the &#8220;Series B Preferred Stock&#8221;), of
First Busey Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock (equivalent
to $25 per Depositary Share), which represents $215,000,000 in aggregate liquidation preference. The descriptions of the Depositary Shares
and the Series B Preferred Stock are respectively set forth under the headings &#8220;Description of Depositary Shares&#8221; and &#8220;Description
of Series B Preferred Stock&#8221; in the Company&#8217;s final prospectus supplement, dated May 13, 2025, to the prospectus dated September
21, 2023, which constitutes a part of the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465923102806/tm2326352-1_s3a.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Form S-3 (File No. 333-274620)</A>, filed under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Depositary Shares are expected to be listed
on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.</P>

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<B>Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 11%; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465915076702/a15-17958_1ex3d1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465915076702/a15-17958_1ex3d1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of First Busey Corporation, together with: (1) the Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated July 31, 2007; (2) the Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated December 3, 2009; (3) the Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated May 21, 2010; and (4) the Certificate of Change Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.209, dated September 8, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 6, 2015).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465920067637/tm2021060d1_ex4-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465920067637/tm2021060d1_ex4-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of First Busey Corporation, dated May 22, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 29, 2020).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925019504/tm257855d1_ex3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.3</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925019504/tm257855d1_ex3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of First Busey Corporation, dated February 27, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 3, 2025).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925051061/tm2514597d6_ex3-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.4</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925051061/tm2514597d6_ex3-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Designation designating the 8.25% Fixed-Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2025).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465923124338/tm2331239d7_ex3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.5</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465923124338/tm2331239d7_ex3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of First Busey Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 7, 2023).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925019504/tm257855d1_ex3-5.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.6</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925019504/tm257855d1_ex3-5.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of First Busey Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 3, 2025).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925051061/tm2514597d6_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 4.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925051061/tm2514597d6_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2025, by and among First Busey Corporation, Computershare, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., and the holders from time to time of Depositary Receipts described therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to First Busey Corporation&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2025).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925051061/tm2514597d6_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 4.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.5pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000110465925051061/tm2514597d6_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form of Depositary Receipt representing the Depositary Shares (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: June 3, 2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ <FONT>SCOTT A. PHILLIPS</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Scott A. Phillips</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Interim Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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