SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROSS WILBUR L JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

319 CLEMATIS STREET

ROOM 1000 (10TH FLOOR)

(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH

33401

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BankUnited, Inc. [ BKU ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	02/02/2011		S		6,703,558	D	$27	13,671,169⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	02/02/2011		S		24,499	D	$27	49,962⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. WLR Recovery Fund IV, L.P. ("Fund IV") sold 6,100,144 shares of common stock and, as a result of the sale, holds directly 12,440,575 shares of common stock. WLR/GS Master Co-Investment, L.P. ("WLR/GS Fund") sold 603,414 shares of common stock and, as a result of the sale, holds directly 1,230,594 shares of common stock. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WL Ross & Co. LLC and the managing member of El Vedado, LLC, the general partner of WL Ross Group, L.P., which in turn is the managing member of WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC and WLR Master Co-Investment GP, LLC. WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC is the general partner of Fund IV and WLR Master Co-Investment GP, LLC is the general partner of WLR/GS Fund. WL Ross & Co. LLC is the investment manager of Fund IV and WLR/GS Fund.

2. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

3. WLR IV Parallel ESC, L.P. ("Parallel Fund") sold 24,499 shares of common stock and, as a result of the sale, holds directly 49,962 shares of common stock. Invesco Private Capital, Inc. is the managing member of INVESCO WLR IV Associates LLC, which is in turn the general partner of Parallel Fund. WL Ross & Co. LLC is the investment manager of the Parallel Fund.

Remarks:

Exhibit 99.1 (Joint Filer Information) incorporated herein by reference. Due to technical limitations in the number of reporting persons that can be included in a Section 16 filing, this Form 4 is being filed in two separate filings. This is filing no. 1 of 2. Filing no. 2 is made solely for the purpose of including WL Ross & Co. LLC as a reporting person in this filing no. 1.

	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross	02/02/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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