SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                     
                               FORM 10-K/A
                                     
           [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
                                     
           [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                      Commission file number 0-15950
                                     
                          FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
                                     
               Nevada                              37-1078406
  (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation of organization)              Identification No.)
                                     
        201 West Main Street                            
          Urbana, Illinois                            61801
  (Address of principal executive                  (Zip Code)
              offices)
                                     
                               (217) 384-4513
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                   None
        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                  Class A Common Stock without par value
                                     
     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                  Yes  X                  No 
                      ---                    ---

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained
to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

     As of February 28, 1997, the aggregate market value of the Class A
Common Stock held by non-affiliates was $89,195,556.  Class B Common Stock
is held by affiliates.  The market value of the Class A Common Stock is
based on the "Bid" price for such stock as reported in the National
Quotation Bureau's "Pink Sheets" on that date.  Affiliates include all
directors, executive officers and beneficial holders owning 5% or more of
the shares.

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



   Class                                     Outstanding at February 28, 1997
   ---------------------------------------   --------------------------------
                                          
   Class A Common Stock, without par value            5,794,378
   Class B Common Stock. without par value            1,125,000


                    DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     
     Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement dated March 18, 1997 for
First Busey Corporation's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April
16, 1997 (the "1997 Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into
Part III.

Part IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K EXHIBITS Exhibit Description of Exhibit Sequentially Number Numbered Page - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of First Busey Corporation (filed as Appendix B to First Busey's definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission on April 5, 1993 (Commission File No. 0-15950), and incorporated herein by reference) 3.2 By-Laws of First Busey Corporation (filed as Appendix C to First Busey's definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission on April 5, 1993 (Commission File No. 0-15950), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.1 First Busey Corporation 1993 Restricted Stock Award Plan (filed as Appendix E to First Busey_s definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission on April 5, 1993 (Commission File No. 0-15950), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.2 First Busey Corporation 1986 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-13973), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.3 First Busey Corporation Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-13973), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.4 Mortgage on County Plaza Building (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S- 1 (Registration No. 33-13973), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.5 Affiliation Agreement dated October l3, 1988 between Community Bank of Mahomet and CBM Bank, Mahomet and joined in by First Busey Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S- 4 (Registration No. 33-25159), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.6 Merger Agreement dated October 13, 1988 between Community Bank of Mahomet and CBM Bank, Mahomet and joined in by Busey Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33-25159), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.7 First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to First Busey's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988 (Registration No. 2-66201), and incorporated herein by reference)

Exhibit Description of Exhibit Sequentially Number Numbered Page - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.8 First Busey Corporation 1988 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to First Busey's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988 (Registration No. 2-66201), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.9 Affiliation Agreement dated as of April 10, 1989 between First Busey Corporation and St. Joseph Bancorp, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to First Busey's Corporation Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33- 28926), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.10 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 10, 1989 between First Busey Corporation and St. Joseph Bancorp, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No 33- 28926), and incorporated herein by reference) 10.11 Affiliation Agreement dated as of October 2, 1992 between First Busey Corporation and Empire Capital Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to First Busey's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33-54664), and incorporated herein by reference) 21.1 List of Subsidiaries of First Busey Corporation* 23.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants* 27 Financial Data Schedule* 99.1 Form 11-K Annual Report for First Busey Corporation Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (Registration No. 33- 30095) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996* 99.1(A) Consent of Independent Accountants* 99.2 Form 11-K Annual Report for First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Registration No. 33- 60402) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996* 99.2(A) Consent of Independent Accountants - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Previously filed. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES Financial statement schedules not included in this Form 10-K have been omitted because they are not applicable for the required information shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

REPORTS ON FORM 8-K No reports on Form 8-K have been filed for or on behalf of First Busey Corporation during the last quarter or the period covered by this Form 10-K. FORM S-8 UNDERTAKING For the purposes of complying with the amendments to the rules governing Form S-8 (effective July 13, 1990) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference into the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 File No. 33-30095. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of the 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, in the City of Urbana, Illinois on June 30, 1997. FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION BY //DOUGLAS C. MILLS// -------------------- Douglas C. Mills Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60402) under the Securities Act of 1933 of First Busey Corporation of our report dated March 24, 1997 on our audits of the financial statements of First Busey Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years ended December 31, 1996 and supporting schedules as of December 31, 1996, which is included in the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP Champaign, Illinois June 17, 1997