SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20579


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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - April 16, 2001


                             FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Nevada                  0-15950                37-1078406
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    (State of other           (Commission             (IRS Employer
    jurisdiction of           File Number)         Identification No.)
    incorporation)


   201 W. Main Street, Urbana, Illinois                     61801
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   (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


   Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (217) 365-4513






ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On Monday, April 16, 2001, the Registrant held its 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The slide presentation presented at the Annual Meeting is made part of this Form 8-K and is attached as Exhibit 99.1. -2-

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS 99.1 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders slide presentation, dated April 16, 2001. -3-

SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION Date: April 16, 2001 By: /s/ Douglas C. Mills ------------------------------------ Name: Douglas C. Mills Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer -4-

EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders slide presentation, dated April 16, 2001. -5-

SLIDE 1: First Busey Corporation 21st Annual Shareholders' Meeting

SLIDE 2: FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation includes forward looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements include but are not limited to comments with respect to the objectives and strategies, financial condition, results of operations and business of First Busey. These forward looking statements involve numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and the risk that predictions and other forward looking statements will not be achieved. First Busey cautions you not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements as a number of important factors could cause actual future results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include: - the general state of the economy, both on a local and national level; - the ability of First Busey to successfully complete acquisitions; - the continued growth of the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois geographic area; and - the retention of individuals who currently are very important in the management structure of First Busey.

SLIDE 3: The Busey History

SLIDE 4: THE 70'S THE TURTLE ERA "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" March 29, 1971 - Doug and Linda Mills join Busey Total Assets: $43,000,000 Shareholders' Equity: $2,400,000

SLIDE 5: "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" December 31, 1979 Busey First National Bank has Total Assets of $140,000,000 An increase of 226% from March 1971

SLIDE 6: THE 80'S THE ERA OF THE EAGLE "Soaring to New Heights" March 1980 First Busey Corporation Formed April 1982 New Headquarters Building

SLIDE 7: "Soaring to New Heights" 1982 Acquired Roberts State Bank National Bank of Urbana 1984 Acquired City Bank of Champaign Citizens Bank of Tolono

SLIDE 8: "Soaring to New Heights" 1985 Acquired State Bank of Heyworth FNB Thomasboro 1986 Acquired Champaign County Bank & Trust Sold Roberts State Bank

SLIDE 9: "Soaring to New Heights" 1987 Formed First Busey Trust & Investment Company June 30, 1988 FBC completes Initial Public Offering 175,000 shares at $16.50

SLIDE 10: "Soaring to New Heights" October 1989 FBC establishes a leveraged ESOP to benefit associates 1989 Acquired Community Bank of Mahomet State Bank of St. Joseph

SLIDE 11: "Soaring to New Heights" December 31, 1989 First Busey ends the era with Total Assets of $513,279,000 Market capitalization of $60.5 Million 660 Shareholders 313 Associates

SLIDE 12: THE 90'S THE ERA OF THE ZOO "The Goose, the Rhino, the Giraffe and the Monarch Butterfly" April 1991 First Busey Securities is formed 1992 Acquired deposits from 6 Savings and Loan branches February 1993 Acquired LeRoy State Bank

SLIDE 13: "THE ZOO" July 1993 Acquired Eagle Bank January 1998 Chartered Busey Business Bank October 1998 BUSE goes on Nasdaq February 1999 Formed Busey Investment Group October 1999 Acquired First Federal S&L

SLIDE 14: "THE ZOO" December 31, 1999 First Busey ends the era with Total Assets of $1,247,123,000 Market capitalization of $314.5 million 965 Shareholders 494 Associates

SLIDE 15: Busey History

SLIDE 16: THE 2000'S "THE ERA OF WOW" Wisdom + Opportunities = Winning

SLIDE 17: "WOW" June 2000 Acquired Secord Asset Management October 2000 Opened Banking Center in Ft. Myers Florida

SLIDE 18: "WOW" January 1, 2001 First Busey has total assets of $ 1,355,044,000 Market capitalization of $268.1 million 936 Shareholders 484 Associates

SLIDE 19: First Busey Corporation The Building Blocks January 1991 to January 2001

SLIDE 20: First Busey Corporation Total Assets 12/31/91 $ 564,704,000 1/01/01 $ 1,355,044,000 Growth Rate 10.21%

SLIDE 21: First Busey Corporation Total Loans 12/31/91 $ 318,894,000 1/01/01 $ 984,369,000 Growth Rate 13.34%

SLIDE 22: First Busey Corporation Shareholders' Equity 12/31/91 $ 41,648,000 1/01/01 $ 92,325,000 Growth Rate 9.25%

SLIDE 23: First Busey Corporation Price per Share 12/31/91 $ 5.34 1/01/01 $ 19.94 Growth Rate 15.86%

SLIDE 24: First Busey Corporation Benefit Plans 12/31/91 $ 7,258,000 1/01/01 $ 30,300,000 Growth Rate 17.21%

SLIDE 25: First Busey Corporation Busey Investment Group 12/31/91 $ 338,000,000 1/01/01 $ 1,558,000,000 Growth Rate 18%

SLIDE 26: First Busey Corporation -------------------- Assets $1,355,044,000 -------------------- Loans $984,369,000 -------------------- Equity $92,325,000 -------------------- $/Share $19.94 -------------------- BIG $1,558,000,000 -------------------- Benefits $30,300,000 --------------------

SLIDE 27: First Busey Corporation December 31, 2000 Thousands of Dollars Total Total Net Assets Loans Income ----------- --------- -------- Busey Bank $ 1,051,585 $ 723,873 $ 13,564 BankIllinois $ 579,791 $ 358,105 $ 8,312 Central Illinois Bank $ 806,679 $ 590,519 $ 8,583 First Federal $ 151,005 $ 125,067 $ 212 Bank of Rantoul $ 139,811 $ 75,090 $ 2,108

SLIDE 28: First Busey Corporation Champaign County Market Share 25 Banks & S&L's June 30, 2000 Total Percent of Thousands of Dollars Deposits Total --------- ---------- Busey Bank $ 745,820 30.00% BankIllinois $ 404,900 16.29% Central Illinois Bank $ 362,165 14.57% First Federal $ 123,117 4.95% Bank of Rantoul $ 86,269 3.47%

SLIDE 29: First Busey Corporation Vision 2010

SLIDE 30: First Busey Corporation Vision 2010 A picture of the Busey Organization on January 1, 2010 and Management's commitment to ourselves and others to take the necessary action to ensure this vision becomes a reality

SLIDE 31: First Busey Corporation Assets $5,000,000,000

SLIDE 32: First Busey Corporation Loans $4,000,000,000

SLIDE 33: First Busey Corporation Equity $350,000,000

SLIDE 34: First Busey Corporation Net Income $67,200,000

SLIDE 35: First Busey Corporation Earnings/Share $4.20

SLIDE 36: First Busey Corporation BIG $9,000,000,000

SLIDE 37: First Busey Corporation Vision 2010 -------------------- Assets $5,000,000,000 -------------------- Loans $4,000,000,000 -------------------- Equity $350,000,000 -------------------- Net Income $67,200,000 -------------------- BIG $9,000,000,000 -------------------- Earnings /Share $4.20 --------------------