---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-001519"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BUSE"
cik: "0000314489"
company_name: "FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/"
filed_at: "2025-01-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T02:26:47.878495+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Busey Corp raises quarterly dividend 4.2% to $0.25 per share

## Summary
- Board declared $0.25 quarterly cash dividend, up from $0.24 (4.2% increase).
- Dividend payable January 31, 2025 to holders of record January 24, 2025.
- This is the first dividend increase since prior quarter; consistent with capital return strategy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-001519
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BUSE
- cik: 0000314489
- company_name: FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/
- filed_at: 2025-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000162828025001519/0001628280-25-001519-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314489/000162828025001519/buse-20250114.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-001519
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-001519.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-001519.txt

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