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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)	
 	Mills, Douglas C.
	 	First Busey Corp. (BUSE)
	 		
 	(Last) (First) (Middle)	 	 	 	 	
 	2123 Seaton Court
	4.	Statement for Month/Day/Year	5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	
 		 	August 13, 2002
	 		
 	(Street)	 	 	 	 	
 	 	6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)	7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)	
 	Champaign, IL 61821

(City)        (State)        (Zip)	 	☒	 Director	☒	 10% Owner	 	☒	Form Filed by One Reporting Person	
 		 	☒	 Officer (give title below)	 	o	Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person	
 		 	o	 Other (specify below)	 			
 	 	 		 Chairman of the Board

* 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 Exe-
cution 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 	 	08/13/02	 		 	G 		 	50	 	D	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		
	
 		 	08/13/02	 		 	G 		 	50	 	D	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		
	
 		 	08/13/02	 		 	G 		 	50	 	D	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		
	
 		 	08/13/02	 		 	G 		 	5,000	 	D	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		
	
 		 	08/13/02	 		 	G 		 	50	 	D	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		
	
 		 	06/25/02	 		 		V	 	3,168	 	A	 	 		 	 	1,004,223	 	 	D	 		
	
 	Common 	 	06/25/02	 		 		V	 	3,168	 	D	 	 		 	 		 	 	I	 	ESOP Plan	
	
 		 		 		 			 	230.89	 	A	 	 		 	 	25,268.30	 	 	I	 	ESOP Plan	
	
 		 		 		 			 		 		 	 		 	 	18,375.22	 	 	I	 	401k/Profit Sharing	
	
 		 		 		 			 		 		 	 		 	 	1,000,000	 	 	I	 	*Mills Investment	
	
 		 		 		 			 		 		 	 		 	 	685,200	 	 	I	 	SPOUSE	
	
 		 		 		 			 		 		 	 		 	 	5,000	 	 	I	 	**Mills Family FDN.	
	
* Douglas C. Mills is the general partner for Mills Investment 
** Mr. Mills' Spouse is President of Mills Family Foundation 
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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	 	 	08/19/97	 		 			 				
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$16.7500	 	 	06/16/98	 		 			 				
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$20.0625	 	 	02/15/00	 		 			 				
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$17.8750	 	 	02/19/01	 		 			 				
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$21.8390	 	 	04/16/02	 		 	A 	V	 	30,000			
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$18,2500	 	 	01/19/99	 		 			 				
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$20.0625	 	 	02/15/00	 		 			 				
		
 	Employee Stock Option	 	 	$17.8750	 	 	02/15/01	 		 			 				

		

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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 Securities
Beneficially Owned
at End of Month
(Instr. 4)	11.	Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)	
	
 	Date
Exercisable	Expiration
Date	 	Title	Amount or
Number of
Shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	
 	01/01/02	12/31/03	 	Common	16,000	 	 		 	 	 	16,000	 	 	D	 		
	
 	07/01/03	09/30/04	 	Common	4,642	 	 		 	 	 	4,642	 	 	D	 		
	
 	01/16/01	12/15/04	 	Common	15,000	 	 		 	 	 	15,000	 	 	D	 		
	
 	01/15/02	12/15/05	 	Common	15,000	 	 		 	 	 	15,000	 	 	D	 		
	
 	04/16/05	12/16/10	 	Common	30,000	 	 		 	 	 	30,000	 	 	D	 		
	
 	01/19/00	12/15/03	 	Common	3,000	 	 		 	 	 	3,000	 	 	I	 	Spouse	
	
 	01/16/01	12/15/01	 	Common	3,000	 	 		 	 	 	3,000	 	 	I	 	Spouse	
	
 	01/15/02	12/15/05	 	Common	3,000	 	 		 	 	 	3,000	 	 	I	 	Spouse	

	

Explanation of Responses: 
/s/ 	 	 	

**Signature of Reporting Person	 	
Date	

Reminder:	 	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
 	
**	 	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.