SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* AMBROSE JOSEPH M (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 WEST MAIN STREET (Street) URBANA IL 61801 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ [ BUSE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2009
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								59,471	D
Common Stock								3,523	I	Custodian for Children

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock	$19.83							01/21/2006	12/15/2009	Stock Option	4,500		4,500	D
Common Stock	$19.55							01/15/2008	12/15/2015	Stock Option	4,500		4,500	D
Common Stock	$20.71							01/21/2009	12/15/2011	Stock Option	4,500		4,500	D
Common Stock	$17.12							05/01/2009	12/15/2015	Stock Option	7,500		7,500	D
Common Stock	$7.53							06/01/2010	06/30/2019	Stock Option	7,500		7,500	D
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	10/29/2009		P		5		(1)	(1)	Common	(1)	$100,000	5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On October 29, 2009, the reporting person purchased 5 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") from the Company. The Preferred Stock is perpetual and each share has a liquidation preference of $100,000. The Preferred Stock is mandatorily convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $4.00. The shares of Preferred Stock will convert automatically following Stockholder approval of the conversion. The Company is holding a Special Meeting of Stockholders on December 2, 2009 for that purpose. Therefore, if Stockholder approval is received at the Special Meeting, the reporting person will receive 125,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph M. Ambrose	11/02/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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