Michael A. Peluso, General Counsel of First Busey Corp /NV/, filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on November 3, 2026, reporting the acquisition of 102 shares of common stock on October 30, 2026, at a price of $0.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Michael A. Peluso, identified as General Counsel of First Busey Corp /NV/ (NASDAQ:BUSE)
  • Transaction date: October 30, 2026, with the filing submitted November 3, 2026
  • Shares acquired: 102 shares of common stock, coded as an acquisition (A) at a price of $0
  • Nature of acquisition: Dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in connection with a cash dividend paid on First Busey Corporation common stock
  • Post-transaction ownership: Peluso directly held 27,764.0252 shares of common stock following the reported transaction
  • No derivative securities: No transactions were reported in Table II covering derivative securities

Peluso's October 2026 Beneficial Ownership Change at First Busey

According to the filing, Michael A. Peluso, serving as General Counsel at First Busey Corp /NV/, acquired 102 shares of common stock on October 30, 2026, through a transaction coded "A" for acquisition. The filing states the price was $0, and the shares arose from dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units. First Busey Corporation is a Nevada-registered corporation whose common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol BUSE.

The filing explains, in its footnote, that the 102 shares "represent dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in connection with the payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation Common Stock," and that "each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Common Stock." Following this transaction, the filing reports Peluso's direct beneficial ownership at 27,764.0252 shares. The filing was signed by Catherine Alqallaf as attorney-in-fact on November 3, 2026, and was filed by one reporting person. No amendment date was indicated, suggesting this is not a revision of a previously filed report.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed that General Counsel Michael A. Peluso acquired 102 shares of First Busey Corp common stock on October 30, 2026, at $0, through dividend equivalent rights on Restricted Stock Units, bringing his direct beneficial ownership to 27,764.0252 shares.