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FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION 100 WEST UNIVERSITY AVENUE CHAMPAIGN. IL 61820 V00788-P82334 Your Vote Counts! FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION 2023 Annual Meeting Vote by May 23, 2023 11 :59 PM ET for shares held directly. Vote by May 21 , 2023 11 :59 PM ET for shares held in the First Busey Corporation Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and in the Employee Stock Pu rchase Plan. You invest ed in FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION and it's t ime to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on May 24, 2023. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement, Annual Report and Form 10-K on line OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting on or before May 10, 2023. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may ( 1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com . If send ing an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a ~ I number * Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* May 24, 2023 10:30 AM CDT Virtual ly at www.virtualshareholdermeeting .com/BUSE2023 Vl.1

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Voting Items 1. Election of Directors Nominees: Board Recommends 01) Samuel P. Banks 04) Michael D. Cassens 07) Frederic L. Kenney 1 0) Cassandra R. Sanford O For 02) George Barr 05) Van A. Dukeman 08) Stephen V. King 03) Stanley J. Bradshaw 06) Karen M. Jensen 09) Gregory B. Lykins 2. To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as described in the O For proxy statement, which is referred to as a "say-on-pay" proposal. 3. To approve the First Busey Corporation Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. O For 4. To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year -., For ending December 31, 2023. v NOTE: The proxy will be voted in the discretion of the named proxies upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click "Sign up for E-delivery". V00789-P82334