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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):  May 22, 2013
 
First Busey Corporation
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
           0-15959
37-1078406
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
          (Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
100 W. University Ave.
 
 
Champaign, Illinois  61820
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
(217) 365-4516
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 22, 2013, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Champaign, Illinois.  Of the 86,691,159 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date for the meeting, 67,442,216 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting 77.80% of the outstanding shares.  At the meeting, the stockholders approved all of the director nominees and the proposals presented.
 
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows:
 
1.
The election of ten directors to hold office until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and have qualified.
 
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Joseph M. Ambrose
64,250,805
3,191,411
-
David J. Downey
63,735,395
3,706,821
-
Van A. Dukeman
64,668,572
2,773,644
-
Stephen V. King
65,490,341
1,951,875
-
E. Phillips Knox
64,083,491
3,358,725
-
V. B. Leister, Jr.
63,184,910
4,257,306
-
Gregory B. Lykins
64,600,492
2,841,724
-
August C. Meyer, Jr.
59,380,364
8,061,852
-
George T. Shapland
64,377,785
3,064,431
-
Thomas G. Sloan
64,418,223
3,023,993
-

 
2.
The approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
59,936,988
6,808,216
697,012
-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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:  May 23, 2013
First Busey Corporation
 
By:           /s/ David B. White                                                
Name:  David B. White
Title:    Chief Financial Officer