FORM 4                                        U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                            STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement 5. If Amendment, Person Ticker or Trading Security for Date of Symbol Number of Month/Year Original Reporting Person (Month/Year) (Voluntary) Groce, Jr., A. B. Boise Cascade Corporation 09-30-2002 Boise Cascade Corporation BCC 1111 West Jefferson Street Boise, ID 83702 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) _Director _10% Owner _Officer (give title below) _Other (specify below) X Sr. Vice President 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting [X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned 1. Title of 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities aquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of Indirect Security action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Ship Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 3) Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: (Instr. 4) (Instr. Owned at Direct (Month/ 8) (A) End of Month (D) or Day/ or (Instr. 3 Indirect Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (I) Common Stock 1,147 D Common Stock (a) 49.8794 I By BCC Thrift Plan Preferred Stock (a) 315.2271 I Held by ESOP Trust Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertable securities) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Title of Con- Trans- Trans- Number of Date exer- Title and Amount Price Number Owner- Nature Derivative version action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of of Ship of Security or Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv- Deriv- Form Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative ative of Bene- Price of 8) or Disposed (Month/ Secu- Secu- Deriv- ficial Deriv- of (D) Day/Year) rity rities ative Owner- ative (Instr. 3, (Instr. Bene- Secu- ship Security 4 and 5) 5) fically rity: (Instr. Owned Direct 4) at end (D) or ( Amount of Indi- Month/ C Date Expi- or Month rect Day/ O Exer- ra- Number (Instr. (I) Year D cis- tion of 4) (Instr. ) E V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 4) Stock Option $21.25 07-30 Common Stock 10,600 D (Right to Buy) -2003 Stock Option $24.875 07-29 Common Stock 12,100 D (Right to Buy) -2004 Stock Option $43.875 07-28 Common Stock 12,100 D (Right to Buy) -2005 Stock Option $31.375 07-26 Common Stock 12,100 D (Right to Buy) -2006 Stock Option $36.875 07-25 Common Stock 15,700 D (Right to Buy) -2007 Stock Option $28.875 07-31 Common Stock 16,300 D (Right to Buy) -2008 Stock Option $29.375 02-12 Common Stock 3,600 D (Right to Buy) -2009 Stock Option $38.0625 07-30 Common Stock 20,100 D (Right to Buy) -2009 Stock Option $27.50 07-28 Common Stock 24,100 D (Right to Buy) -2010 Stock Option $24.75 09-28 Common Stock 15,000 D (Right to Buy) -2010 Stock Option $35.60 07-27 Common Stock 47,600 D (Right to Buy) -2011 Stock Option $27.76 07-25 Common Stock 45,400 D (Right to Buy) -2012 Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertable securities) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Title of Con- Trans- Trans- Number of Date exer- Title and Amount Price Number Owner- Nature Derivative version action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of of Ship of Security or Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv- Deriv- Form Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative ative of Bene- Price of 8) or Disposed (Month/ Secu- Secu- Deriv- ficial Deriv- of (D) Day/Year) rity rities ative Owner- ative (Instr. 3, (Instr. Bene- Secu- ship Security 4 and 5) 5) fically rity: (Instr. Owned Direct 4) at end (D) or ( Amount of Indi- Month/ C Date Expi- or Month rect Day/ O Exer- ra- Number (Instr. (I) Year D cis- tion of 4) (Instr. ) E V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 4) Phantom Stock Units (b) 09-30 A 65.5039 Common Stock $22.80 8,415.3 D -2002 355
Explanation of responses: (a) Represents number of shares beneficially owned as of September 30, 2002, based on information from plan administrator. (b) Each phantom stock unit is equal in value to one share of the company's common stock. Signature of Reporting Person: /s/A. B. Groce, Jr. -------------------------------------------------- A. B. Groce, Jr.