Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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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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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2011
(Street)


CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/08/2011   G 2,660,940 D $ 0 0 (1) I August C. Meyer, Jr. 2009 GRAT - 1, Trustee
Common Stock             131,743 (1) I August C. Meyer, Jr. 2010 2YC GRAT
Common Stock             783,839 (1) I August C. Meyer, Jr. 2010 3YC GRAT
Common Stock             371,874 (1) D  

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock $ 12           08/01/2007 03/19/2012 Stock Option
7,750
  7,750
D
 
Common Stock $ 16           08/01/2007 03/18/2013 Stock Option
7,750
  7,750
D
 
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
CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820		   X      

Signatures

/s/ August C. Meyer, Jr. 02/14/2012
**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) On July 8, 2011, pursuant to the terms of the August C. Meyer, Jr. 2009 GRAT-1, 1,285,256 shares of BUSE common stock held by such trust were distributed to Mr. Meyer and 2,660,940 shares held by the trust were transferred to Mr. Meyer's adult child, whereupon the trust was terminated. Mr. Meyer subsequently contributed 131,743 and 783,839 shares to each of the August C. Meyer, Jr. 2010 2YC GRAT and the August C. Meyer, Jr. 2010 3YC GRAT, respectively. The remaining 369,674 shares distributed to Mr. Meyer are reported in this Form 5 as being directly owned by Mr. Meyer, along with 2,200 Restricted Stock Units directly owned by Mr. Meyer which had previously been reported and will vest on June 21, 2012.

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