UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.   20549

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	Date of Report:	July 29, 2004
	Date of Earliest Event Reported:	July 28, 2004

 

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

208/384-6161
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Item 5.

Other Events.

 

On July 28, 2004, Boise Cascade Corporation announced the election of Warren F. Bryant to serve on the company’s board of directors.  Mr. Bryant will serve on the company’s Audit Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee, and Committee of Outside Directors.

 

A copy of Boise Cascade Corporation’s News Release is attached as Exhibit 99.

 

Item 7.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(c)	Exhibits.
		Exhibit 99	Boise Cascade Corporation News Release dated July 28, 2004

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
		By	/s/ Karen E. Gowland
			Karen E. Gowland
			Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Date:  July 29, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number		Description
99		Boise Cascade Corporation News Release dated July 28, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT 99

 

Boise Cascade Corporation
Corporate Communications Department
1111 West Jefferson Street  PO Box 50 Boise, ID 83728
T 208 384 7990  F 208 384 7224

 

News Release

 

Media Contact		Investor Contact
Ralph Poore		Vincent Hannity
Office 208 384 7294  Home 208 331 2023		Office 208 384 6390  Cell 208 890 6385

 

For Immediate Release:  July 28, 2004

 

 

WARREN BRYANT ELECTED TO BOISE’S BOARD

 

BOISE, Idaho – Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE:BCC) announced today that Warren F. Bryant has been elected to serve on the company’s board of directors.  Mr. Bryant, 58, is the chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer of Longs Drug Stores Corporation.  Mr. Bryant joined Longs Drug Stores in 2002.  Prior to 2002, Mr. Bryant held senior executive positions at Dillon Companies and The Kroger Co., including senior vice president of the western region.

 

Mr. Bryant will serve on the company’s Audit Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee, and Committee of Outside Directors.

 

About Boise Cascade Corporation

 

Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet business challenges.  We own or control more than 2 million acres of timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing operations.  Boise’s first half 2004 sales were $6.9 billion.

 

Boise Office Solutions, headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, is a division of Boise and a premier multinational contract and, under the OfficeMax^® brand, retail distributor of office supplies and paper, technology products, and office furniture.  Boise Office Solutions had first-half sales of $4.3 billion.

 

Boise Building Solutions, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a division of Boise and manufactures plywood, lumber, particleboard, and engineered wood products.  The business also operates 27 facilities

 

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that distribute a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by Boise.  Boise Building Solutions posted first half 2004 sales of $1.9 billion.

 

Boise Paper Solutions, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a division of Boise and a manufacturer of office papers, a majority of which are sold through Boise Office Solutions.  Boise Paper Solutions also manufactures printing, forms, and converting papers; value-added papers; newsprint; containerboard and corrugated containers; and market pulp.  The division had first half 2004 sales of $1.0 billion.  Visit the Boise website at www.bc.com.

 

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