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 23, 2018

First Busey Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 W. University Ave.
Champaign, Illinois  61820
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(217) 365-4544
(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 23, 2018, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Urbana, Illinois.  Of the 48,708,521 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date for the meeting, 40,332,053 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting 82.80% 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 twelve directors to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and have qualified.  There were 7,737,322 broker non-votes in connection with the election of directors.

2.	The approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.

3.	The approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, on the frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation.

One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
29,784,566	85,433	2,586,640	138,092	7,737,322

4.	To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

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 24, 2018

First Busey Corporation

Name:  Robin N. Elliott

Title:    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer