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 W. JEFFERSON ST., SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2009
(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               10,566 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
Restricted Stock Units (1)               (2) 02/28/2011 Common Stock 28,800   28,800 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)               (3) 02/28/2011 Common Stock 46,500   75,300 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)               (4) 02/28/2011 Common Stock 21,134   96,434 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 03/16/2009   A   230,000 (5)     (6) 03/15/2012 Common Stock 230,000 $ 0 326,434 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 /s/ Robert E. Strenge   03/18/2009
**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) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Boise Inc. common stock.
(2) These restricted stock units vest upon Boise Inc.'s common stock achieving a market price of $10.00 per share.
(3) These restricted stock units vest upon Boise Inc.'s common stock achieving a market price of $12.50 per share.
(4) The first one-third of Mr. Strenge's 31,700 time-vesting restricted stock units (10,566.666667 units) vested on March 2, 2009. Pursuant to Mr. Strenge's Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, the company paid cash for the .666667 fractional share. The remaining two-thirds of Mr. Strenge's time-vesting restricted stock units vest in equal annual installments on February 28, 2010, and February 28, 2011.
(5) This award is contingent on shareholder approval at the company's 2009 Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on April 23, 2009, of an amendment to the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan to increase the number of shares authorized under the plan.
(6) These restricted stock units vest as follows: 20% will vest on March 15, 2010; 20% will vest on March 15, 2011; and 60% will vest on March 15, 2012.

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