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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 * Thompson Christopher M.T.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD [GSS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 10901 W TOLLER DR, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2012 (Street) LITTLETON, CO 80127 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

Common Share Option (Right to Buy)

$ 2.02 (1)

12/31/2012

D(2)

200,000

02/13/2012

(2)

Common Shares

200,000

$ 0

400,000

D

Share Appreciation Right (SAR)

$ 1.98 (3)

12/31/2012

D(4)

100,000

02/13/2015

(4)

Common Shares

100,000

$ 0

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thompson Christopher M.T. 10901 W TOLLER DR SUITE 300 LITTLETON, CO 80127	X

Signatures

Roger Palmer Pusuant to Power of Attorney for Christopher M. T. Thompson		01/03/2013
**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)	Options are priced in CDN$ at CDN$2.02; this amount is the US$ equivalent (CDN$1.00= US$0.9982).
(2)	Mr. Thompson surrendered to the Corporation 200,000 of the stock options previously granted to him when he stepped down as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Thompson remains a director of the Corporation. While reporting of the surrender of a long derivative position for no value is not required under Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, recognizing that the Corporation is organized under the laws of Canada and that in compliance with Canadian Securities law insider reports must be filed to report all changes to insider holdings, this report is filed for consistency.
(3)	SARs are priced in US$.
(4)	Mr. Thompson surrendered to the Corporation 100,000 of the Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) previously granted to him when he stepped down as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Thompson remains a director of the Corporation. While reporting of the surrender of a long derivative position for no value is not required under Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, recognizing that the Company is organized under the laws of Canada and that in compliance with Canadian Securities law insider reports must be filed to report all changes to insider holdings, this report is filed for consistency.

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