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UNITED STATES

      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

  Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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

  
    
      
        o
      
      Check this box if no longer

          subject to Section 16.

          Form 4 or Form 5

          obligations may continue.

          See Instruction 1(b).
    
  
  
    
      

      
    
    
      1.
      Name and Address of Reporting

            Person* (Last, First, Middle)
      2.
      Issuer Name and Ticker or

            Trading Symbol
      3.
      I.R.S. Identification Number of
            Reporting

            Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
    
    
       
      Bender, John, C.
        

      
       
      Boise Cascade Corporation (BCC)
        

      
       
       

      
    
    
       
      1111 W. Jefferson St. 

      
      4.
      Statement for Month/Day/Year
      5.
      If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    
    
       
       
      04/15/2003

      
       
      

      
    
    
       
      (Street)
      6.
      Relationship of Reporting Person(s)

            to Issuer (Check All Applicable)
      7.
      Individual or Joint/Group Filing

          (Check Applicable Line)
    
    
       
      Boise, ID 83702

        (City)                (State)           (Zip)
       
      
        o
      
       Director
      
        o
      
       10% Owner
       
      
        x
      
      Form filed by One Reporting Person
    
    
       
       
      
        x
      
       Officer (give title below)
       
      
        o
      
      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
    
    
       
       
      
        o
      
       Other (specify below)
       
    
    
       
       
       
      
      Sr. Vice President

      
       
       
       
    
    
      

      
    
  
  
    
      Reminder:
       
      Report on a separate line for each class of securities
          beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
    
    
       
    
    
      *
       
      If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
          instruction 4(b)(v).
    
    
       
    
  
  

    
      
        

        
      
      
        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
              

              Transactions(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
        
         
        
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
         
         
        132
        
         
         
        D
        
         
        
        
      
      
        

        
      
      
         
        Preferred Stock
        
         
        
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
        
         
        
        
        
         
         
        773.6864
        
         
         
        I
        
         
        By ESOP Trust (a)
        
      
      
        

        
      
    
    
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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)
            
              

              
            
            
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
              Code
              V
               
              (A)
              (D)
            
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (RIght to Buy)
              
               
              $43.875
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $31.375
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $36.875
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $29.375
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $38.0625
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $27.50
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $24.75
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $35.60
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Stock Option (Right to Buy)
              
               
              $27.76
              
               
              
               
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
               
              
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
            
               
              Phantom Stock Units
              
               
              (b)
              
               
              
               
               
              04/15/2003
              
               
              
              
               
              A
              
              
              
               
              2670.9844
              
              
              
            
              

              
            
          
        
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                Table II - Derivative Securities
                      Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned - Continued

                      (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
              
              
                

                
              
              
                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)
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                Date

                      Exercisable
                Expiration

                      Date
                 
                Title
                Amount or

                      Number of

                      Shares
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/28/2005
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                9,300
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/26/2006
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                9,300
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/25/2007
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                8,800
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                02/12/2009
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                2,600
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/30/2009
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                29,000
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/28/2010
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                29,000
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                09/28/2010
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                15,500
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/27/2011
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                52,900
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                07/25/2012
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                44,000
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
              
                 
                
                
                
                
                 
                Common Stock
                
                
                
                 
                $22.66
                
                 
                
                 
                 
                 
                22,506.0518
                
                 
                 
                D
                
                 
                
                
              
              
                

                
              
            
            
Explanation of Responses:
            
(a) Represents number of shares beneficially owned as of April 15, 2003, based on information from plan administrator.
(b) Each phantom stock unit is equal in value to one share of the company's common stock.
            

              
                
                  /s/ John C. Bender
                  
                   
                  4/16/2003
                  
                
                
                  

                    **Signature of Reporting Person
                   
                  

                    Date
                
              
            

              

              
                
                  **
                   
                  Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
                      Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
                      15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
                
                
                   
                
                
                  Note:
                   
                  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
                      signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
                
                
                   
                
              
            
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