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 *
SMITH MARK A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC [BNET] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BOX 566		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2012
(Street)

CRESTONE, CO 81131		 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

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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
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock $ 3.1 03/30/2012   P(1)   60,000   03/31/2012 12/31/2014 Common Stock 30,000 $ 0 60,000 D  
Deferred Compensation Obligation (2) 03/30/2012   J(2)   0 (2)   03/31/2012 12/31/2016 Units (2) (2) $ 0 (2) 0 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SMITH MARK A
BOX 566
CRESTONE, CO 81131		   X   X   President  

Signatures

 /s/ Mark A. Smith   04/04/2012
**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) Warrants were issued pursuant to the terms of an investment made during May 2011 which provided that investors in the earlier offering would have the option to receive warrants in the Issuer's next unit offering for no consideration.
(2) As of March 30, 2012, Mark Smith was entitled to $195,868 of deferred compensation. Mr. Smith and the Company have agreed that this amount will bear interest at 8%, will be due on January 15, 2014, and together with accrued interest, will be convertible at Mr. Smith's election into units with each unit consisting of 1 share of common stock and 1 warrant exercisable at $2.50 per share until December 31, 2016. The conversion price will be the lower of $2.50 per unit and the lowest price at which the Company issues its common stock during the period commencing on April 1, 2012 and ending on January 15, 2014. The exercise price of any warrants issued and the conversion price of any convertible securities issued during this period will count as the issuance of common stock.

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