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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549FORM 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 1940o 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) Carlile, Tom, E.
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) Vice Pres/Controller
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 52 D
Common Stock 753.8177 I By BCC Thrift Plan (a)
Preferred Stock 851.3429 I Held by ESOP Trustee (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) $24.875
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) $28.875
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) $35.60
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $27.76
Phantom Stock Units (b) 04/15/2003 A 41.4349
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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
07/29/2004 Common Stock 9,300 D
07/28/2005 Common Stock 9,300 D
07/26/2006 Common Stock 9,300 D
07/25/2007 Common Stock 8,800 D
07/31/2008 Common Stock 12,700 D
02/12/2009 Common Stock 5,800 D
07/30/2009 Common Stock 15,900 D
07/28/2010 Common Stock 19,625 D
07/27/2011 Common Stock 22,900 D
07/25/2012 Common Stock 24,100 D
Common Stock $22.66 6,300.86 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/ Tom E. Carlile 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.Page 4