Shareholder Vote

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): May 25, 2022 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): ​ ​ ​ ​ ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ​ ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ​ ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ​ ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ​ 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 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. ​ On May 25, 2022, First Busey Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 44,620,649 of the Company’s shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  This represented approximately 80.7% of the Company’s 55,259,645 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting based on the March 28, 2022, record date.  At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on three proposals.  The proposals are described in the 2022 Proxy Statement. ​ The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the Annual Meeting are as follows: ​ 1. The election of 10 individuals to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and have qualified.  There were 6,581,469 broker non-votes in connection with the election of directors. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Name      Votes For      Votes Withheld Samuel P. Banks ​ 37,284,114 ​ 755,066 George Barr ​ 36,794,696 ​ 1,244,484 Stanley J. Bradshaw ​ 36,319,872 ​ 1,719,308 Michael D. Cassens ​ 37,272,012 ​ 767,168 Van A. Dukeman ​ 36,472,557 ​ 1,566,623 Karen M. Jensen ​ 37,100,773 ​ 938,407 Frederic L. Kenney ​ 37,213,445 ​ 825,735 Stephen V. King ​ 36,442,950 ​ 1,596,230 Gregory B. Lykins ​ 37,214,479 ​ 824,701 Cassandra R. Sanford ​ 37,243,712 ​ 795,468 ​ 2. The approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes 35,270,976 ​ 2,336,848 ​ 431,351 ​ 6,581,474 ​ 3. The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes 43,155,495 ​ 1,298,847 ​ 166,307 ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 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: May 27, 2022 ​ First Busey Corporation ​ ​ ​ By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Jones ​ ​ Name: Jeffrey D. Jones ​ ​ Title: Chief Financial Officer ​ ​ ​ ​