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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * Starzer Michael R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. [BCEI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC., 410 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/28/2013 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (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 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/28/2013   J(1) V 1,602,753 (1) D $ 0 0 I By Bonanza Creek Oil Company, LLC Common Stock 06/28/2013   J(2) V 154,287 (2) A $ 0 546,244 D   Common Stock 07/01/2013   S(4)   100,000 D $ 35.56 (3) 446,244 (5) D   Common Stock               98,067 I By the Starzer Revocable Trust (4)

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Shares

(6)

(6)

12/31/2015

Common Stock

8,303

8,303

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Starzer Michael R C/O BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC. 410 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400 DENVER, CO 80202	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Christopher I. Humber as Attorney-in-Fact		07/03/2013
**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)	Represents shares formerly held by Bonanza Creek Oil Company, LLC ("BCOC"), of which Mr. Starzer is a member and serves as a co-manager, distributed to members of BCOC, including 154,287 shares distributed to Mr. Starzer (see note (2)). In prior reports, Mr. Starzer reported beneficial ownership of all of these shares as a co-manager of BCOC.
(2)	Represents previously issued and outstanding shares held by BCOC, of which Mr. Starzer is a member and co-manager, and distributed by BCOC to Mr. Starzer and the other members of BCOC based on each such member's respective ownership interest in BCOC. In prior reports, Mr. Starzer reported beneficial ownership of these shares, together with all other shares held by BCOC, as a co-manager of BCOC.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $35.05 to $35.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., any security holder of Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each seperate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
(4)	The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b-5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(5)	Includes (i) 345,210 shares of common stock and (ii) 101,034 shares of restricted common stock subject to vesting.
(6)	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive 0-200% of that number of shares of common stock. The amount listed represents what the Reporting Person would recieve at the target or 100% level. The performance shares vest upon continued employment and achievement of certain predetermined performance goals.

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