SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GROCE A BEN (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOISE CASCADE CORP [ BCC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Sr. Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/15/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Phantom Stock Units	0(1)	07/15/2003		A		145.1303		08/08/1988(2)	08/08/1988(3)	Common Stock	145.1303	$21.5	10,990.5368	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each phantom stock unit is equal in value to one share of the company's common stock.

2. Vested in participant stock units (and related dividend equivalent stock units) at all times. Company matching stock units (and related dividend equivalent stock units) vest as follows: (a) 100% upon participant's death, disability, or early or normal retirement; (b) 100% upon a change in control of the company; (c) 100% upon involuntary termination for reasons other than disciplinary reasons or termination as a result of the sale or permanent closure of a company facility, operating unit, or division; and (d) 20% on each anniversary of the date account was first credited with stock units under the plan. 20% is cumulative -- after 5 years, participant is completely vested in all stock units in his or her account, including any stock units allocated to the account in the future.

3. Shares of phantom stock are payable in shares of common stock in accordance with the participant's Deferred Compensation Distribution Election Agreement, except in the case of a change in control, in which case payment may be made in either cash or stock.

	A. Ben Groce	07/16/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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