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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)
  Harad, George, J.
  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)   x  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)         Chairman & CEO
     
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             3,511     D  
  Common Stock             8,595.5649     I   By BCC Thrift Plan (a)
  Preferred Stock             804.6582     I   Held 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)   $21.25          
  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)   $24.75          
  Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $35.60          
  Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $27.76          
  Phantom Stock Units   (b)     04/15/2003     A   8,673.3018

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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
                       
  07/30/2003   Common Stock         39,200     D  
  07/29/2004   Common Stock         77,200     D  
  07/28/2005   Common Stock         77,200     D  
  07/26/2006   Common Stock         70,000     D  
  07/25/2007   Common Stock         85,000     D  
  07/31/2008   Common Stock         102,800     D  
  02/12/2009   Common Stock         23,400     D  
  07/30/2009   Common Stock         138,900     D  
  07/28/2010   Common Stock         138,900     D  
  09/28/2010   Common Stock         125,000     D  
  07/27/2011   Common Stock         297,000     D  
  07/25/2012   Common Stock         335,700     D  
    Common Stock   $22.66       59,134.6845     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/ George J. Harad   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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