SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MARTER IV CYRUS D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400

(Street)

DENVER

80202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. [ BCEI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, General Counsel & Secy.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/28/2017		A⁽¹⁾		24,380	A	$0	24,380	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
LTIP Units	⁽²⁾	04/28/2017		D⁽²⁾			150,000⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	150,000⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	0	D
Stock Options	$34.36	04/28/2017		A⁽³⁾		24,380		⁽³⁾	04/28/2027	Common Stock	24,380	$0	24,380	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units with respect to New Common Stock granted to the Reporting Person on the Effective Date pursuant to the Issuer's Management Incentive Plan that are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on April 28, 2018, April 28, 2019 and April 28, 2020.

2. On December 23, 2016, the Issuer entered into a Restructuring Support and Lock-Up Agreement (the "RSA"), and on January 4, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the RSA, the Issuer and all of its subsidiaries (collectively with the Issuer, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") to pursue the Debtors' Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as amended, the "Prepackaged Plan"). On April 7, 2017, the Court entered an order confirming the Prepackaged Plan, which order was stayed until April 24, 2017. The Issuer emerged from Chapter 11 on April 28, 2017 (the "Effective Date"). On the Effective Date, all outstanding shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Old Common Stock"), and all equity awards with respect to Old Common Stock, were cancelled and extinguished.

3. Represents stock options with respect to New Common Stock granted to the Reporting Person on the Effective Date pursuant to the Issuer's Management Incentive Plan that are scheduled to vest and become exercisable in three equal installments on April 28, 2018, April 28, 2019 and April 28, 2020.

	/s/ Roberta L. Louis, attorney-in-fact for Cyrus D. Marter IV	05/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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