Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STRENGE ROBERT E
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOISE INC. [BZ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BOISE INC., 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2013
(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 03/15/2013   M   5,449 A $ 0 181,665 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2013   M   4,401 A $ 0 186,066 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2013   A   10,513 (1) A $ 0 196,579 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2013   F   6,889 (2) D $ 8.87 189,690 D  

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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 Restricted Stock Units (3) 03/15/2013   M     5,449   (4)   (4) Common Stock 5,449 $ 0 5,449 D  
2012 Restricted Stock Units (3) 03/15/2013   M     4,401   (5)   (5) Common Stock 4,401 $ 0 8,802 D  
2013 Restricted Stock Units (3) 03/15/2013   A   12,264     (6)   (6) Common Stock 12,264 $ 0 12,264 D  
2011 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.55               (7)   (7) Common Stock 21,472   21,472 D  
2012 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.24               (8)   (8) Common Stock 26,532   26,532 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STRENGE ROBERT E
BOISE INC.
1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200
BOISE, ID 83702-5388		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert E. Strenge   03/18/2013
**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 vesting under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan.
(2) Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on shares vesting under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan.
(3) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Boise Inc. common stock.
(4) On March 15, 2011, Mr. Strenge was awarded 10,898 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These service-condition vesting RSUs vest as follows: 1/2 vested on March 15, 2013, and 1/2 vest on March 17, 2014.
(5) On March 15, 2012, Mr. Strenge was awarded 13,203 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These service-condition vestng RSUs vest as follows: 1/3 vested on March 15, 2013, 1/3 vest on March 17, 2014, and 1/3 vest on March 16, 2015.
(6) On March 15, 2013, Mr. Strenge was awarded 12,264 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These service-condition vesting RSUs vest as follows: 1/3 vest on March 17, 2014, 1/3 vest on March 16, 2015, and 1/3 vest on March 15, 2016.
(7) On March 15, 2011, Mr. Strenge was awarded 21,472 employee stock options under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These options vest and become exercisable as follows: 1/2 vested and became exercisable on March 15, 2013, and 1/2 vest and become exercisable on March 17, 2014. 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.
(8) On March 15, 2012, Mr. Strenge was awarded 26,532 employee stock options under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These options vest and become exercisable as follows: 1/3 vested and became exercisable on March 15, 2013, 1/3 vest and become exercisable on March 17, 2014, and 1/3 vest and become exercisable on March 16, 2015. 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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