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

 

 

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 26, 2004, Boise Cascade Corporation announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell its paper, forest products, and timberland assets for approximately $3.7 billion to Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc. (MDP), a private equity investment firm located in Chicago, Illinois.  The transaction, which is expected to be completed by mid-November 2004, will create a new, privately held company operating under the tradename Boise.

 

Following the transaction, Boise Cascade Corporation will change its company name to OfficeMax, Inc., and continue to operate its office products distribution business as its principal business under the tradename OfficeMax.

 

This transaction has been approved by Boise Cascade Corporation’s board of directors and is subject to approval by regulatory authorities.

 

A copy of Boise Cascade Corporation’s news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The foregoing description of the transaction is not complete.  For further information, please refer to the news release that is filed with this Form 8-K.

 

 

Item 7.                                     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit 99.1		Boise Cascade Corporation News Release dated July 26, 2004
	Exhibit 99.2		Webcast and Conference Call – PowerPoint presentation entitled, “Transforming Boise Cascade Corporation, July 2004”
	Exhibit 99.3		Webcast and Conference Call – Script

 

 

Item 9.                                     Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Boise hosted a webcast and conference call on Monday, July 26, 2004, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) at which it discussed this announcement.  Copies of the webcast and conference call PowerPoint presentation and script are attached as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.

 

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To access the archived webcast, please go to our website at www.bc.com and click on the Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of Boise’s website.

 

A replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 p.m. (Eastern) on July 26, 2004, to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern) on August 27, 2004.  Callers in the United States should dial (800) 642-1687 for the replay, and international callers should dial (706) 645-9291.  The access code for both numbers is 9011950.

 

 

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 26, 2004

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Number		Description
99.1		Boise Cascade Corporation News Release dated July 26, 2004
99.2		Webcast and Conference Call – PowerPoint presentation entitled, “Transforming Boise Cascade Corporation, July 2004”
99.3		Webcast and Conference Call – Script

 

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