FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

GOWLAND KAREN 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/15/2011
(Street)

BOISE, ID 83702-5388
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   3/15/2011     A    8608   (1) A $0   234146   D  
 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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     (2) 3/15/2011     A      10898       3/15/2013   (3) 3/17/2014   (3) Common Stock   10898   $0   10898   D  
 
2011 Stock Option   $8.55   3/15/2011     A      21472       3/15/2013   (4)   (4) Common Stock   21472   $0   21472   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The company declared a special cash dividend payable on December 3, 2010, to shareholders of record on November 17, 2010. On the record date, our executive officers held unvested restricted stock or restricted stock units that, pursuant to the terms of their award agreements, did not accrue dividends. On February 23, 2011, the compensation committee of our board of directors approved a supplemental equity award to our executive officers to align management and shareholder interests regarding dividend strategy. Accordingly, on March 15, 2011, Ms. Gowland was awarded a supplemental one-year, service-condition vesting equity award equivalent in value to the dividends she would have received on her restricted stock held as of the record date.
( 2)  Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Boise Inc. common stock.
( 3)  On March 15, 2011, Ms. Gowland was awarded 10,898 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. These service-condition vesting RSUs vest as follows: 5,449 RSUs will vest on March 15, 2013, and the remaining 5,449 will vest on March 17, 2014.
( 4)  On March 15, 2011, Ms. Gowland was awarded a nonqualified stock option under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan. This stock option award will vest and become exercisable as follows: 10,736 shares will vest and become exercisable on March 15, 2013; and the remaining 10,736 will vest and become exercisable on March 17, 2014. This award, to the extent vested, must be exercised on or before the earliest of the following: the tenth anniversary of the award date; five years after the date of Ms. Gowland's retirement; three years after Ms. Gowland's death or total and permanent disability; or one year after Ms. Gowland's termination pursuant to her stock option award agreement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GOWLAND KAREN E
BOISE INC.
1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200
BOISE, ID 83702-5388

Senior Vice President

Signatures
/s/ Karen E. Gowland 3/17/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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