Edgar Filing: WHITEBOX GENERAL PARTNER LLC

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC

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	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/15/2017

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416

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)
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, $0.01 par value per share	11/15/2017		S		300,000	D	$ 31.59	2,020,588	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	11/16/2017		S		100,000	D	$ 32.304	1,920,588	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	11/17/2017		S		100,000	D	$ 32.9788	1,820,588	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416		X
WHITEBOX GENERAL PARTNER LLC 3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416		X

Signatures

Whitebox Advisors LLC By: /s/ Elissa Weddle, Chief Legal Officer		11/17/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Whitebox General Partner LLC, By: /s/ Elissa Weddle, Chief Legal Officer		11/17/2017
^**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)	The Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share is directly owned by the following entities: Whitebox Asymmetric Partners, L.P.; Whitebox Relative Value Partners, L.P.; Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, L.P.; Whitebox Credit Partners, L.P.; Whitebox GT Fund, L.P.; Pandora Select Partners, L.P.; Whitebox Institutional Partners, L.P. (together, the "Private Funds"). The Common Stock may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by (a) Whitebox Advisors LLC by virtue of its role as the investment manager of the Private Funds, and (b) Whitebox General Partner LLC by virtue of its role as the general partner of the Private Funds.
(2)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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