SEC Form 8-A12B filed by First Busey Corporation

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

First Busey Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. x

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. ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-274620

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Item 1.        Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered.

This Registration Statement on Form 8-A relates to an aggregate of 8,600,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), 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 “Series B Preferred Stock”), of First Busey Corporation (the “Company”), 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 “Description of Depositary Shares” and “Description of Series B Preferred Stock” in the Company’s final prospectus supplement, dated May 13, 2025, to the prospectus dated September 21, 2023, which constitutes a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-274620), 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.

Item 2.         Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.