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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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) January 31, 2006
FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-15959 37-1078406
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (217) 365-4513
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
Effective January 25, 2006, the Registrant's Board of Directors approved the
fiscal year 2006 compensation to executive officers in the following amounts set
forth below opposite the name of such officer:
OFFICER 2006 CASH COMPENSATION
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Barbara J. Harrington $145,000
Barbara J. Kuhl $180,000
P. David Kuhl $220,000
David D. Mills $170,000
Douglas C. Mills $225,000
Edwin A. Scharlau $180,000
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 31, 2006 FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barbara J. Kuhl
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Name: Barbara J. Kuhl
Title: President & Chief Operating Officer