FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Newton Russell B III 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EverBank Financial Corp [EVER] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O IMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 200 WEST FORSYTH STREET, SUITE 1600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3,794,235 I By the 1995 Newton Family Limited Partnership, LLLP (1) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 641,928 I By Timucuan Fund, L.P. (2) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 387,430 I By R2 Partners (3) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 373,155 I By DV Properties, Inc. (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Newton Russell B III C/O IMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 200 WEST FORSYTH STREET, SUITE 1600 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jean Marc Corredor as Attorney-in-Fact		05/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The reporting person is the sole manager of Newton O5, LLC, the general partner of the Newton Family Limited Partnership, LLLP.
(2)	The reporting person is the controlling partner of Timucuan Fund Management, L.P., the general partner of Timucuan Fund, L.P.
(3)	The reporting person is one of two general partners of R2 Partners and owns 50% of the partnership units of R2 Partners.
(4)	The reporting person is Director and President of DV Properties, Inc.
  Remarks: The securities reported on this Form 3 give effect to the reorganization transactions described in EverBank Financial Corp's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-169824), which will occur prior to the consummation of the offering contemplated therein.

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