Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MEYER AUGUST C JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/ [BUSE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 WEST UNIVERSITY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/26/2013
(Street)

CHAMPAGIN, IL 61820		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(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 Stock 07/26/2013   A   37 (1) A $ 0 4,704 D  
Common Stock               347,629 (2) I A.C. Meyer, Jr. 2010 3YC
Common Stock               436,210 (2) I A.C. Meyer, Jr. 2010 3YB

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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)		 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock $ 19.74             08/01/2007 02/17/2014 Stock Option 7,750   7,750 D  
Common Stock $ 19.09             08/01/2007 02/15/2015 Stock Option 7,750   7,750 D  
Common Stock $ 17.12             05/01/2009 12/15/2015 Stock Option 7,500   7,500 D  
Common Stock $ 19.41             08/01/2007 02/21/2016 Stock Option 7,750   7,750 D  
Common Stock $ 19.35             08/01/2007 07/17/2017 Stock Option 4,650   4,650 D  
Common Stock $ 7.53             06/01/2010 06/30/2019 Stock Option 7,500   7,500 D  
Common Stock $ 4.49             06/01/2011 06/01/2020 Stock Option 7,500   7,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MEYER AUGUST C JR
100 WEST UNIVERSITY
CHAMPAGIN, IL 61820		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ August C. Meyer, Jr.   07/30/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on Restricted Stock Units in conjunction with the payment of a cash dividend on First Busey Corporation Common Stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of First Busey Corporation Stock.
(2) Represents shares of common stock previsoulsy reported as indirectly owned by the Reporting Person, which were transferred to a grantor retained annuity trust on June 26, 2013 in accordance with the terms of such trust. The Reporting Person serves as trustee of the grantor retained annuity trust.

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