Exhibit 99.1
REVOCABLE
PROXY
FIRST BUSEY
CORPORATION
SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
The undersigned hereby appoints [
] of First Busey Corporation (“First Busey”), with
full power of substitution, to act as attorneys and proxies for the
undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of First Busey that
the undersigned is entitled to vote at First Busey’s Special
Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), to be held on
[
] , [
] , 2007, at [
] , located at [
] , at [
] , local time, and any and all adjournments and postponements
thereof, as follows:
1.
The adoption of the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated September 20, 2006 (the “Merger
Agreement”), between First Busey and Main Street Trust, Inc.
(“Main Street”) and approval of the transactions it
contemplates, including the merger of Main Street with First Busey,
the issuance of shares of First Busey common stock as consideration
in the proposed merger of Main Street with First Busey and the
adoption of an amendment to First Busey’s articles of
incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common
stock from 40 million to 60 million.
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o FOR
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o AGAINST
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o ABSTAIN
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote “
FOR ”
adoption of the Merger Agreement and
approval of the transactions it contemplates.
2.
The approval to adjourn the Meeting
in the event that an insufficient number of shares is present in
person or by proxy to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the
transact
