Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TOELDTE ALEXANDER
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOISE INC. [BZ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Director, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BOISE INC., 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2012
(Street)

BOISE, ID 83702-5388
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 03/15/2012   F   272,675 (1) (2) D $ 8.24 871,253 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2012   A   97,377 (3) A $ 0 968,630 D  
Common Stock               54,000 I Held by the Toeldte Family 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
2011 Stock Options $ 8.55             03/15/2013(5)   (5) Common Stock 133,356   133,356 D  
2012 Stock Options $ 8.24 03/15/2012   A   195,678   03/15/2013(5)   (5) Common Stock 195,678 $ 0 195,678 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TOELDTE ALEXANDER
BOISE INC.
1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200
BOISE, ID 83702-5388
  X     Director, President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Alexander Toeldte   03/19/2012
**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) Following a review of Mr. Toeldte's share account, we became aware that Mr. Toeldte's direct holdings have been over reported by two shares in his previous Form 4 filings due to fractional share rounding errors. Accordingly, Mr. Toeldte's direct holdings have been decreased by two shares.
(2) On March 16, 2009, Mr. Toeldte was awarded 960,000 restricted stock (RS) shares under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. The final 60% portion of this award, 576,000 RS shares, vested on March 15, 2012. Additionally, on March 15, 2011, Mr. Toeldte was awarded 40,212 restricted stock (RS) shares under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan, all of which vested on March 15, 2012. Mr. Toeldte elected to have shares withheld to satisfy his tax withholding obligations on these vested shares.
(3) On March 15, 2012, Mr. Toeldte was awarded 97,377 restricted stock (RS) shares under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These service-condition vesting RS shares vest as follows: one third (1/3) will vest on March 15, 2013, one third (1/3) will vest on March 17, 2014, and one third (1/3) will vest on March 16, 2015.
(4) Mr. Toeldte and his wife, Nicole Lagace Toeldte, serve as the trustees of the Toeldte Family Revocable Trust.
(5) Reflects an award of nonqualified stock options under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. In general, these options expire ten years after the award date. Termination of employment may shorten the exercise period, as described in the stock option award agreement.

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