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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-35371 Bonanza Creek Energy , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 410 17th Street , Suite 1400 Denver , Colorado ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Title of Class ) Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 61-1630631 ( I.R.S. employer identification number ) ( 720 ) 440-6100 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : ( Trading Symbol ) BCEI Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No 80202 ( Zip Code ) ( Name of Exchange ) New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer ” , “ accelerated filer ” , “ smaller reporting company ” , and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated Filer If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Accelerated Filer > Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12 , 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court . Yes No 1 The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates on June 30 , 2020 , based upon the closing price of $ 14.82 of the registrant's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange , was approximately $ 271.4 million . Excludes approximately 2.5 million shares of the registrant's common stock held by executive officers , directors and stockholders that the registrant has concluded , solely for the purpose of the foregoing calculation , were affiliates of the registrant . Number of shares of registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 15 , 2021 : 20,839,227 Documents Incorporated By Reference : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement , will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of December 31 , 2020 , as incorporated by reference into Part III of this report for the year ended December 31 , 2020 .