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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 * Hildebrand Andreas   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIME ENERGY CO. [LIME] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BISON CAPITAL, 780 THIRD AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/23/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 06/23/2016   A   3,425 (1) A (2) 37,721 I See note (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hildebrand Andreas C/O BISON CAPITAL 780 THIRD AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	X	X
BISON CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. 233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 245 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401		X
Bison Capital Partners IV GP, L.P. 233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 245 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401		X

Signatures

/s/ Andreas Hildebrand		06/24/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Andreas Hildebrand, on behalf of Bison Capital Partners IV, L.P.		06/24/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Andreas Hildebrand, on behalf of Bison Capital Partners IV GP, L.P.		06/24/2016
**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)	Half these shares vest immediately and half vest 6/23/2017.
(2)	Granted pursuant to the 2010 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan for Board and Committee service.
(3)	The reporting person holds these securities for the benefit of Bison Capital Asset Management, LLC and disclaims beneficial ownership in such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Bison Capital Partners IV, L.P. and its general partner, Bison Capital Partners IV GP, L.P., each 10% owners, directors by deputization and joint filers, may also be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in such securities as a result of certain provisions in the limited partnership agreement. Bison Capital Partners IV, L.P. and Bison Capital Partners IV GP, L.P. each disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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