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First Busey Corporation Announces Virtual 2020 Annual Stockholder Meeting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ: BUSE) (“First Busey”) today announced that, due to the COVID-19 executive
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ: BUSE) (“First Busey”) today announced that, due to the COVID-19 executive orders issued by the Governor of the State of Illinois, which prohibit gatherings of more than 10 people in the State of Illinois, and to prioritize the health and well-being of stockholders and Company personnel during the global pandemic, its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) has been changed to a virtual meeting format.\n The Annual Meeting will continue to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, dated April 9, 2020, those eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting are stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2020 or holders of a legal proxy for the meeting. The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change to a virtual meeting format and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. Stockholders will be able to attend the meeting online, vote their shares electronically and submit their questions by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BUSE2020. As always, First Busey encourages stockholders to vote their shares prior to the Annual Meeting. First Busey also encourages all stockholders to provide questions ahead of the Annual Meeting by calling Abby A. Hendren, Executive Vice President, Brand Strategies, at (217) 351-6629, or by sending the question to [email protected]. Additional information regarding this change to the format of the Annual Meeting and how to access the meeting can be found in the supplement to First Busey’s Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2020. Corporate ProfileAs of March 31, 2020, First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) was a $9.72 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank, the wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Busey Corporation, had total assets of $9.70 billion as of March 31, 2020 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, with 61 banking centers serving Illinois, 13 banking centers serving Missouri, five banking centers serving southwest Florida and a banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Through the Bu...