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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;22, 2010</font></b></p>

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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FIRST BUSEY
CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nevada</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">37-1078406</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of incorporation)</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification Number)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-238.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">100 W. University Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Champaign,&nbsp;Illinois&nbsp; 61820</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(217) 365-4516</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant&#146;s telephone
number, including area code)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">First Busey
Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan&nbsp;&amp;</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">First Busey
Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full Title of Plans)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Van A.
Dukeman</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">President
and Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">100 W. University Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Champaign,&nbsp;Illinois&nbsp; 61820</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(217)
365-4516</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">With copies of all communications
to:</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Robert M.
Fleetwood,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Barack
Ferrazzano Kirschbaum&nbsp;&amp; Nagelberg LLP</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200
West Madison Street, Suite&nbsp;3900</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chicago,&nbsp;Illinois
60606</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phone:
(312) 984-3100</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fax:
(312) 984-3150</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;
and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). (Check one):</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Large accelerated
  filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accelerated
  filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-accelerated
  filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Smaller reporting
  company&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Do not check if a smaller
  reporting<br>
  company)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of Securities<br>
  to be Registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  Registered (1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  per Share (2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering Price (2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of Registration<br>
  Fee (2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $0.001 par
  value, issuable under the First Busey Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.55</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,200,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,298.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $0.001 par
  value, issuable under the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
  Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">500,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.55</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,275,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">162.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,460.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares
that may be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the First
Busey Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (&#147;2010 Equity Incentive Plan&#148;) and
the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (&#147;Employee Stock
Purchase Plan&#148;) described herein as the result of any future stock split, stock
dividend or similar adjustment of the Registrant&#146;s common stock.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated solely for purposes
of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum offering price per share is based
on the average high and low prices of the common stock as reported on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market on June&nbsp;18, 2010.</font></p>

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Information.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I (&#147;Information
Required in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;Prospectus&#148;) will be sent or given to participants
as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).&#160; Such
documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;), either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under
the Securities Act.&#160; These documents, and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form&nbsp;S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act.</font></p>

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Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Registrant will provide participants of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, upon written or oral request and without charge,
a copy of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of
this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus,
and all documents required to be delivered to employees pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act.&#160; Requests for such
documents should be directed to First Busey Corporation, 100 W. University Avenue, Champaign,&nbsp;Illinois&nbsp; 61820,
Attention: Robin Elliott, telephone number (217) 365-4516.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Incorporation
of Certain Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents which have been filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission by First Busey Corporation (&#147;First Busey&#148; or
the &#147;Registrant&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange
Act&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Busey&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009
(filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;16, 2010) (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-15950);</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All other
reports required to be filed by First Busey pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or
15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act since the end of the last fiscal year; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description
of First Busey&#146;s common stock, par value $.001 per share, contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;30, 1990 (1934 Act File No.&nbsp;000-15950),
and all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents subsequently filed by First Busey with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such documents.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be
incorporated, by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement and the prospectus which is a part
hereof (the &#147;Prospectus&#148;) to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160; Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement and the Prospectus.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description
of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Subsection&nbsp;1
of Section&nbsp;78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated, or the Nevada
RSA, empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys&#146;
fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if
that person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">equivalent,
does not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good
faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or that, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, he or she had reasonable cause to believe that
his or her conduct was unlawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Subsection&nbsp;2
of Section&nbsp;78.7502 of the Nevada RSA empowers a corporation to indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys&#146;
fees actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the
defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any
claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court
of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be
liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation,
unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was
brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application
that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;78.7502
of the Nevada RSA further provides that to the extent a director, officer,
employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
subsections&nbsp;1 and 2 of Section&nbsp;78.7502, or in defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, a corporation shall indemnify him or her against
expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;78.751
of the Nevada RSA provides that any discretionary indemnification under
Section&nbsp;78.7502, unless ordered by a court or advanced, may be made by a
corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances. The determination must be made: (a)&nbsp;by the stockholders;
(b)&nbsp;by the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding; (c)&nbsp;if a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the
action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion; or (d)&nbsp;if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties
to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;78.751
of the Nevada RSA further provides that the indemnification provided for by
Section&nbsp;78.7502 does not exclude any other rights to which a person
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the
articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in the person&#146;s
official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding office, except
that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section&nbsp;78.7502
or for the advancement of expenses made pursuant to subsection 2, may not be
made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication
establishes that the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s acts or omissions involved intentional
misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the
cause of action. &nbsp;In addition, Section&nbsp;78.751 provides that the
indemnification pursuant to Section&nbsp;78.7502 and advancement of expenses
authorized in or ordered by a court continues for a person who has ceased to be
a director, officer, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.&#160;
Section&nbsp;78.752 of the Nevada RSA empowers a corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against such person or incurred by him or her in any such
capacity or arising out of his or her status as such whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities
under Section&nbsp;78.7502.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article&nbsp;Tenth
of our articles of incorporation provides that no director or officer shall be
personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for acts
or omissions that involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of law or (ii)&nbsp;for the payment of distributions in violation of
Section&nbsp;78.300 of the Nevada RSA.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
bylaws provide that we shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless any
current or former director, officer, agent or employee of the Company to the
fullest extent legally permissible under the Nevada RSA from time to time
against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments,
fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
suffered by him in connection therewith. Consistent with the power conferred to
corporations under Section&nbsp;78.751 of the Nevada RSA, our bylaws further
provide that our board of directors may in its discretion cause the expenses of
officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit
or proceeding to be paid by us as they are incurred and in advance of the final
disposition of the action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exemption
from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See the Exhibit&nbsp;Index following the signature page&nbsp;in this
Registration Statement, which Exhibit&nbsp;Index is incorporated herein by
reference.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To file, during
any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any prospectus
required by section 10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To reflect in
the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided, however</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, that:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(A)&nbsp;paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;of this section
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained&#160;
in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 13(a)&nbsp;or section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.&#160; In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Champaign, State of Illinois, on June&nbsp;22, 2010.</font></p>

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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FIRST
  BUSEY CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="356" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:266.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="28" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="328" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:246.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Van. A. Dukeman</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Van
  A. Dukeman</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President
  and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="328" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:246.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  David B. White</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David
  B. White</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We, the undersigned directors and officers of First Busey hereby
severally constitute and appoint Van A. Dukeman, as our true and lawful
attorney and agent, each with full power of substitution, to do any and all
things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said attorney and agent
may deem necessary or advisable to enable First Busey to comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of
common stock of First Busey issued pursuant to the First Busey Corporation 2010
Equity Incentive Plan and the First Busey Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us
in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement and
any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we
hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
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  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Van A. Dukeman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director;
  President and Chief Executive Officer (principal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Van
  A. Dukeman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">executive
  officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  David B. White</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David
  B. White</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(principal
  financial officer and principal accounting </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Joseph M. Ambrose</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Joseph
  M. Ambrose</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  David J. Downey</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David
  J. Downey</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  David L. Ikenberry</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David
  L. Ikenberry</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
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  V.B. Leister, Jr.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">V.B.
  Leister, Jr.</font></p>
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  Gregory B. Lykins</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  22, 2010</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June
  22, 2010</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8 REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Busey Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Certain Executive
  Officers</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Lewis and Roca LLP (including consent)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of McGladrey&nbsp;&amp; Pullen LLP</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Lewis and Roca LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
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  registration statement)</font></p>
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As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2010
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST BUSEY
CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)
Nevada
37-1078406
(State or other
  jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification Number)
100 W. University Avenue
Champaign, Illinois  61820
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(217) 365-4516
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
First Busey
Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan &
First Busey
Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of Plans)
Van A.
Dukeman
President
and Chief Executive Officer
100 W. University Avenue
Champaign, Illinois  61820
(217)
365-4516
(Telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
With copies of all communications
to:
Robert M.
Fleetwood, Esq.
Barack
Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
200
West Madison Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois
60606
Phone:
(312) 984-3100
Fax:
(312) 984-3150
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer"
and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). (Check one):
Large accelerated
  filer
o
Accelerated
  filer
x
Non-accelerated
  filer
o
Smaller reporting
  company
o
(Do not check if a smaller
  reporting
company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of Registration
Fee (2)
Common Stock, $0.001 par
  value, issuable under the First Busey Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan
4,000,000
$
4.55
$
18,200,000
$
1,298.00
Common Stock, $0.001 par
  value, issuable under the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
  Plan
500,000
$
4.55
$
2,275,000
$
162.00
Total
$
1,460.00
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares
that may be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the First
Busey Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan ("2010 Equity Incentive Plan") and
the First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("Employee Stock
Purchase Plan") described herein as the result of any future stock split, stock
dividend or similar adjustment of the Registrant's common stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes
of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum offering price per share is based
on the average high and low prices of the common stock as reported on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 18, 2010.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan
Information.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I ("Information
Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus") will be sent or given to participants
as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").  Such
documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under
the Securities Act.  These documents, and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
Item 2.
Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The
Registrant will provide participants of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, upon written or oral request and without charge,
a copy of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of
this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus,
and all documents required to be delivered to employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) under
the Securities Act.  Requests for such
documents should be directed to First Busey Corporation, 100 W. University Avenue, Champaign, Illinois  61820,
Attention: Robin Elliott, telephone number (217) 365-4516.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation
of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents which have been filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission by First Busey Corporation ("First Busey" or
the "Registrant") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange
Act") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
First Busey's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009
(filed with the Commission on March 16, 2010) (Commission File No. 0-15950);
(b)
All other
reports required to be filed by First Busey pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the last fiscal year; and
(c)
The description
of First Busey's common stock, par value $.001 per share, contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1990 (1934 Act File No. 000-15950),
and all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by First Busey with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such documents.
Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be
incorporated, by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement and the prospectus which is a part
hereof (the "Prospectus") to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
Item 4.
Description
of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Subsection 1
of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated, or the Nevada
RSA, empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys'
fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if
that person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its
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equivalent,
does not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good
faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or that, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, he or she had reasonable cause to believe that
his or her conduct was unlawful.
Subsection 2
of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada RSA empowers a corporation to indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys'
fees actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the
defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any
claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court
of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be
liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation,
unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was
brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application
that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Section 78.7502
of the Nevada RSA further provides that to the extent a director, officer,
employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
subsections 1 and 2 of Section 78.7502, or in defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, a corporation shall indemnify him or her against
expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense.
Section 78.751
of the Nevada RSA provides that any discretionary indemnification under
Section 78.7502, unless ordered by a court or advanced, may be made by a
corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances. The determination must be made: (a) by the stockholders;
(b) by the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding; (c) if a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the
action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion; or (d) if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties
to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion.
Section 78.751
of the Nevada RSA further provides that the indemnification provided for by
Section 78.7502 does not exclude any other rights to which a person
seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the
articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in the person's
official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding office, except
that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 78.7502
or for the advancement of expenses made pursuant to subsection 2, may not be
made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication
establishes that the director's or officer's acts or omissions involved intentional
misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the
cause of action.  In addition, Section 78.751 provides that the
indemnification pursuant to Section 78.7502 and advancement of expenses
authorized in or ordered by a court continues for a person who has ceased to be
a director, officer, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person. 
Section 78.752 of the Nevada RSA empowers a corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against such person or incurred by him or her in any such
capacity or arising out of his or her status as such whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities
under Section 78.7502.
Article Tenth
of our articles of incorporation provides that no director or officer shall be
personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (i) for acts
or omissions that involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of law or (ii) for the payment of distributions in violation of
Section 78.300 of the Nevada RSA.
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Our
bylaws provide that we shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless any
current or former director, officer, agent or employee of the Company to the
fullest extent legally permissible under the Nevada RSA from time to time
against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments,
fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
suffered by him in connection therewith. Consistent with the power conferred to
corporations under Section 78.751 of the Nevada RSA, our bylaws further
provide that our board of directors may in its discretion cause the expenses of
officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit
or proceeding to be paid by us as they are incurred and in advance of the final
disposition of the action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.
Item 7.
Exemption
from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index following the signature page in this
Registration Statement, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during
any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus
required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in
the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(iii)
To include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that:
(A) paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained 
in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered
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therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(h)
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.  In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Champaign, State of Illinois, on June 22, 2010.
FIRST
  BUSEY CORPORATION
By:
/s/
  Van. A. Dukeman
Van
  A. Dukeman
President
  and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/
  David B. White
David
  B. White
Executive
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of First Busey hereby
severally constitute and appoint Van A. Dukeman, as our true and lawful
attorney and agent, each with full power of substitution, to do any and all
things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said attorney and agent
may deem necessary or advisable to enable First Busey to comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of
common stock of First Busey issued pursuant to the First Busey Corporation 2010
Equity Incentive Plan and the First Busey Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us
in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement and
any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we
hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
  Van A. Dukeman
Director;
  President and Chief Executive Officer (principal
June
  22, 2010
Van
  A. Dukeman
executive
  officer)
/s/
  David B. White
Executive
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
June
  22, 2010
David
  B. White
(principal
  financial officer and principal accounting
officer)
/s/
  Joseph M. Ambrose
Director
June
  22, 2010
Joseph
  M. Ambrose
/s/
  David J. Downey
Director
June
  22, 2010
David
  J. Downey
/s/
  David L. Ikenberry
Director
June
  22, 2010
David
  L. Ikenberry
/s/
  E. Phillips Knox
Director
June
  22, 2010
E.
  Phillips Knox
/s/
  V.B. Leister, Jr.
Director
June
  22, 2010
V.B.
  Leister, Jr.
/s/
  Gregory B. Lykins
Director
June
  22, 2010
Gregory
  B. Lykins
/s/
  August C. Meyer, Jr.
Director
June
  22, 2010
August
  C. Meyer, Jr.
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/s/
  Douglas C. Mills
Director
June
  22, 2010
Douglas
  C. Mills
/s/
  George T. Shapland
Director
June
  22, 2010
George
  T. Shapland
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FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
First Busey Corporation 2010 Equity Incentive Plan
4.2
First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
4.3
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Certain Executive
  Officers
4.4
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Lewis and Roca LLP (including consent)
23.1
Consent of McGladrey & Pullen LLP
23.2
Consent of Lewis and Roca LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to the
  registration statement)
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