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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
  Kuhl, Barbara J.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
  First Busey Corporation - -- BUSE
 
     
  101 Greencroft Dr.

(Street)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    November 12, 2002
 
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer
(Check All Applicable)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  Champaign, Illinois 61821
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
  x  Director o  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    x  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
      President & COO
     

Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).


 

                                               

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 Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(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   11/12/2002     S     2500 shares   D   $22.73          

    11/12/2002     S     4500 shares   D   $22.50     72,445.000     D  

                    203,970.01     I   ESOP Plan

                    405,445.64     I   401K Profit Sharing

                         

  Common                   64,703.000     I   Spouse

                    372,562.79     I   Spouse ESOP

                    564,504.78     I   401K Profit Sharing

                         

                         

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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)

                      Code V   (A) (D)

  Employee Stock Option     $12.1300     08/19/1997      

  Employee Stock Option     $16.7500     06/16/1998      

  Employee Stock Option     $17.8750     02/19/2001      

  Employee Stock Option     $21.8390     04/16/2002     A   20,000

  Employee Stock Option     $12.1300     08/19/1997      

  Employee Stock Option     $16.7500     06/16/1998      

  Employee Stock Option     $18.2500     11/19/1999      

  Employee Stock Option     $20.0625     02/15/2000      

  Employee Stock Option     $17.8750     02/19/2001      

  Employee Stock Option     $21.8390     04/16/2002     A   20,000

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities

(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 of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

  Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
  Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
                       

  01/01/2002 12/31/2002   Common 4,000           4,000     D  

  09/01/2003 09/30/2004   Common 4,400           4,400     D  

  01/15/2002 12/15/2005   Common 7,500           7,500     D  

  04/16/2005 12/16/2010   Common 20,000           20,000     D  

  01/01/2002 12/31/2003   Common 10,000               I   Spouse

  07/01/2003 09/30/2004   Common 4,700               I   Spouse

  01/19/2001 12/15/2003   Common 10,000               I   Spouse

  01/16/2001 12/15/2004   Common 7,500               I   Spouse

  01/15/2002 12/15/2005   Common 7,500               I   Spouse

  01/15/2002 12/15/2005   Common 20,000               I   Spouse

Explanation of Responses:

/s/ Barbara J. Kuhl    

**Signature of Reporting Person
 
Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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