First Busey (BUSE) Proxy Filing summary

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Election of 13 directors is up for shareholder vote at the annual meeting scheduled for May 29, 2025.

• Advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay) is included as a non-binding proposal.

• Ratification of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 is proposed.

• Proxies may vote on other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Thirteen nominees are listed for election to the board, including Stanley J. Bradshaw, Rodney K. Brenneman, and others.

Executive compensation and say-on-pay

• Shareholders are asked to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of named executive officers.