Exhibit 10.1
Boise Cascade Company
Legal Department
1111 West Jefferson Street, Ste 300
 PO Box 50 Boise, ID 83728
T 208 384 6451
 
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CONFIDENTIAL

[Date]

[Name]
[Address]

Dear [Name]:

Boise Cascade Company (the "Company") considers it essential to the best
interests of the Company and its owners to foster the continuous employment of
key management personnel in the event certain material events are threatened or
occur. In this regard, the Board of Directors of Boise Cascade Company (the
"Board"), has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and
encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company's
management, including yourself, to their assigned duties without distraction for
a period of time.

In order to induce you to remain in the employ of the Company, the Company
agrees that you shall receive the severance benefits set forth in this letter
agreement (the “Agreement”) if your employment is terminated under the
circumstances described below.

1.    Term of Agreement. This Agreement is effective on the date hereof and
shall continue in effect through January 31, 2018 provided that on January 31,
2017 and each January 31 thereafter, the term of the Agreement shall
automatically be extended for an additional year, unless the Company shall have
given notice at least sixty (60) days prior to January 31st that such extension
will not occur. The period during which this Agreement is in effect is referred
to as the “Term.” This agreement supersedes and replaces in its entirety: 1) any
prior agreement between you and the Company regarding benefits upon termination
and 2) the provisions of the Executive Officer Severance Policy.

2.    Qualifying Termination. Except as set forth in Section 4, no benefits
shall be payable under this Agreement unless your employment is terminated
pursuant to a Qualifying Termination during the Term. Your termination is a
Qualifying Termination if your employment terminates during the Term unless your
termination is because of your death, by the Company for Cause or Disability, or
by you other than for Good Reason. A transfer of your employment from the
Company to one of its subsidiaries or affiliates,

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from a subsidiary or affiliate to the Company, or between subsidiaries or
affiliates is not a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement.
Mandatory retirement
under the Company’s Officer Mandatory Retirement Policy is not a Qualifying
Termination. A transfer or other relocation of your place of work is not a
termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement if either you continue
employment with the Company after such transfer or the transfer or relocation
offered is to a site within a reasonable distance (as determined by the Company
in its sole discretion) of your current work site.

A.    Disability. If, as a result of your incapacity due to physical or mental
illness or injury, you are absent from your duties with the Company on a
full-time basis for six consecutive months, and within 30 days after written
notice of termination is given you have not returned to the full-time
performance of your duties, your employment may be terminated for "Disability."

B.    Cause. Termination of your employment for "Cause" means termination upon
(1) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with
the Company (other than failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical
or mental illness or injury, or actual or anticipated failure resulting from
your termination for Good Reason), after a demand for substantial performance is
delivered to you by the Board which specifically identifies the manner in which
the Board believes that you have not substantially performed your duties, or (2)
your willful engagement in conduct which is demonstrably and materially
injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this Section
2.B, no act or failure to act on your part shall be considered "willful" unless
done or omitted to be done by you not in good faith and without reasonable
belief that your act or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to have been terminated
for Cause unless and until:

•
a resolution is duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board by the Board at a meeting
of the Board called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to you and
an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to be heard before the
Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board you were guilty of
conduct set forth above in clauses (1) or (2) of this Section 2.B and specifying
the particulars of your conduct in detail, and

•
a copy of this resolution is delivered to you.

Any decision by the Board that a termination for Cause is warranted must be
supported by clear and convincing evidence.

C.    Good Reason. "Good Reason" means the failure of the Company to require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the
Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the

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same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had
taken place, prior to the effectiveness of any succession which occurs during
the Term.

Your right to terminate your employment pursuant to this Section 2.C shall not
be affected by your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury. Your
continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with
respect to, any event, circumstance, act or failure to act constituting Good
Reason.

D.    Notice of Termination. Any purported termination by the Company or by you
shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party
according to Section 8. A "Notice of Termination" must indicate the specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and set forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
your employment under the indicated provision.

E.    Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means:

(1)if your employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after the Notice of
Termination is given (provided that you have not returned to the performance of
your duties on a full-time basis during that 30-day period);

(2)if your employment is terminated for Cause, for Good Reason, or for any other
reason other than Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination
(which, in the case of a termination for Cause shall not be less than 30 days
from the date the Notice of Termination is given, and in the case of a
termination for Good Reason shall not be more than 60 days from the date the
Notice of Termination is given); or

(3)if a dispute exists regarding the termination, the date on which the dispute
is finally determined, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a
final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the time
for appeal having expired and no appeal having been perfected), or, if earlier,
the last day of the Term. This subsection (3) shall apply only if (i) the party
receiving the Notice of Termination notifies the other party within 30 days that
a dispute exists; (ii) the notice of dispute is made in good faith; and (iii)
the party giving the notice of dispute pursues resolution of the dispute with
reasonable diligence. While any dispute is pending under this subsection (3),
the Company will continue to pay you your full compensation in effect when the
Notice of Termination giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not
limited to, base salary) and continue you as a participant in all compensation,
benefit and insurance plans and programs in which you were participating when
the Notice of Termination giving rise to the dispute was given, until the
dispute is finally resolved, or if earlier, the last day of the Term. Amounts
paid under this subsection (3) are in addition to all other amounts due under
this Agreement and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts due
under this Agreement.

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3.    Compensation during Disability or Upon Termination for Cause or Other than
for Good Reason.

A.    During any period that you fail to perform your duties as a result of
incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, you shall continue to
receive your full base salary at the rate then in effect and all compensation
paid during the period until your employment is terminated for Disability
pursuant to Section 2.A. Thereafter, your benefits shall be determined in
accordance with the insurance programs then in effect of the Company or
subsidiary corporation by which you are employed, and any qualified and
nonqualified retirement plan(s) in which you are a participant.

B.    If your employment is terminated for Cause or by you other than for Good
Reason, the Company shall pay you only your full base salary through the Date of
Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given,
plus all other amounts to which you are entitled under any compensation plan at
the time those payments are due, and the Company shall have no further
obligations to you under this Agreement.

4.    Compensation upon a Qualifying Termination. If your employment is
terminated pursuant to a Qualifying Termination, then you shall be entitled to
the payments and benefits provided in this Section 4.

A.    On the 60th day following the Date of Termination (subject to the release
having then become effective in accordance with Section 6.D), the Company will
pay you the following amounts:

(1)Your full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect
at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which you
are entitled under any compensation plan in which you then participate at the
time those payments are due (in each case, to the extent not already paid);

(2)A lump sum severance payment equal to [one or two] times the sum of (a) your
annual base salary at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is
given, plus (b) your target annual incentive for the year in which the Date of
Termination occurs (“Target Bonus”);

(3)A lump sum payment equal to [12 or 18] times the monthly Company-paid premium
amount for all life [For Supplemental Life participants only: (other than the
Supplemental Life Plan)], disability, accident, and healthcare plans, programs,
or arrangements (excluding workers’ compensation plans or programs and any other
state mandated plans or programs such as temporary disability insurance) in
which you were participating immediately prior to the Date of Termination; and

(4)To the extent not already paid, a lump sum amount equal to the greater of the
value of your unused and accrued time off, less any advanced time off, in
accordance with the time off policy applicable to you as in effect on the Date
of Termination.

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B.    [ For Supplemental Life participants only: The Company shall continue to
pay the Company-paid premium under the Company’s Supplemental Life Plan for 24
months following the Date of Termination.]

(C. or B.)    You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor
shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in Section 4.A be
reduced by any compensation earned by you as the result of employment by another
employer or otherwise. Payments otherwise receivable by you pursuant to Section
4.A(2) shall be reduced by the amount of any severance benefits received by you
pursuant to any Company severance policy. Benefits and payments otherwise
receivable by you pursuant to Section 4 shall be reduced by the amount of
benefits and payments received by you pursuant to any other written agreement
between you and the Company providing benefits upon termination.

(D. or C.)    If, at the time of a Qualifying Termination, you are a “specified
employee” within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i),
then notwithstanding Section 4.A, any payments constituting “deferred
compensation” to be paid pursuant to Section 4.A shall be paid on the earlier of
the date that is six months after the Date of Termination, or the date of your
death (the payment date being the “Delayed Payment Date”). All such amounts that
would, but for this Section 4.D, become payable prior to the Delayed Payment
Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date without interest.

5.    Legal Fees. The Company shall reimburse you for all reasonable legal fees
and expenses which you incur (a) as a result of your termination (including any
legal fees and expenses incurred in contesting or disputing your termination) or
(b) in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided
by this Agreement. Such expenses must be incurred within two years following the
Date of Termination. You must request payment no later than six months after the
end of the year in which the fee or expense was incurred and payment shall be
made within 10 business days after the Company receives your written request for
payment accompanied by reasonable evidence of legal fees and expenses incurred.
The amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount
eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year; and your right to
reimbursement under this Agreement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for
another benefit.

6.    Employee Covenants; Release.

A.    You agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, use, make available,
sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, other than in the course
of your assigned duties and for the benefit of the Company, either during the
period of your employment or at any time thereafter, any nonpublic, proprietary
or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company, any of
its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or businesses, which you obtained during
your employment by the Company. This restriction will not apply to information
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known to the public before its disclosure to you; (ii) becomes known to the
public after disclosure to you through no wrongful act of yours; or (iii) you
are required to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process
(provided that you provide the Company with prior notice of the contemplated
disclosure and reasonably cooperate with the Company at its expense in seeking a
protective order or other appropriate protection of such information).

B.    During your employment with the Company and for [12 or 24 months]
following the Date of Termination, you agree that you will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, company or
other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any vendor, customer or employee
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to end or alter its
relationship with the Company in order to accept employment with or render
services to or obtain services from any other person, firm, company or other
entity unaffiliated with the Company or knowingly take any action to materially
assist or aid any other person, firm, company or other entity in identifying or
soliciting any such person or entity.

C.    You agree that during and after your employment with the Company you shall
not make any public statements that disparage the Company, its respective
affiliates, employees, officers, directors, products or services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made in the course of sworn testimony
in administrative, judicial or arbitral proceedings (including, without
limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings) shall not be
subject to this Section 6.C.

D.    You agree that for [12 or 24 months] following the Date of Termination,
you will not engage, directly or indirectly, either as a proprietor,
stockholder, partner, officer, employee or otherwise, in the same or similar
activities (as determined in the sole discretion of the Board) as you performed
for the Company in any business which manufactures, sells, or distributes
products or provides similar service to those products manufactured, sold, or
distributed by the Company.

E.    You understand and agree that if you violate any part of this Section 6,
the Board may, in its sole discretion, demand repayment of any or all money paid
out under Section 4.A(2) and 4.A(3) [for Supplemental Life participants only:
and 4.B] of this Agreement and you agree to repay all money within 10 days of
notification of the Board’s demand. You further understand and agree that if you
violate any provision of this Section 6, it will cause immediate and irreparable
harm to the Company, the amount of which may be difficult or impossible to
estimate or determine.

F.    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the payment to
you of the benefits provided in Sections 4.A(2) and (3) [for Supplemental Life
participants only: and 4.B] is conditioned upon your execution and delivery to
the Company (and your failure to revoke) a customary general release of claims
which shall include a release of the Company and, if applicable, purchaser, and
their affiliates.

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7.    Successors; Binding Agreement.

A.    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amount would
still be payable to you under this Agreement if you had continued to live, all
such amounts, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be paid in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other
designee or if there is no such designee, to your estate.

B.    Any dispute between you and the Company regarding this Agreement may be
resolved either by binding arbitration or by judicial proceedings at your sole
election, and the Company agrees to be bound by your election in that regard,
provided that the Company is entitled to seek equitable relief in a court of
competent jurisdiction in connection with the enforcement of the covenants set
forth in Section 6. Under no circumstance will a violation or alleged violation
of those covenants entitle the Company to withhold or offset a payment or
benefit due under this Agreement.

8.    Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing. Notices shall
be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by a commercial overnight
delivery service such as Federal Express, or when mailed by United States
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in either case
addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this
Agreement, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the
attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance with this Section 8, except that notice of change of address shall be
effective only upon receipt.

9.    Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing
and signed by you and an officer designated by the Board. No waiver by either
party at any time of any breach by the other party of, or compliance with, any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by the other party
shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at
the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations,
oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth
in this Agreement. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code
shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to those sections. If
obligations of the Company arise prior to the expiration of the Term, those
obligations shall survive the expiration of the term.

10.    Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

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11.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.

12.    No Guaranty of Employment. Neither this Agreement nor any action taken
under this Agreement shall be construed as giving you a right to be retained as
an employee or an executive officer of the Company.

13.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with Delaware law.

14.    Other Benefits; Indemnification. Any payments made to you pursuant to
this Agreement are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any amounts to which you
may be entitled under any other employee benefit plan, program or policy of the
Company, except as specifically provided with respect to severance in Section 4.
In addition to the other payments and benefits provided herein, for the six year
period immediately following any termination of your employment from the Company
during the Term other than a termination for Cause, the Company shall cause you
to be covered under the directors and officers insurance coverage (“D&O
insurance”) that is in effect with respect to the then-current officers of the
Company, it being understood that the level of such coverage provided to you
during such period shall be substantially identical to that being provided at
such time to the current officers of the Company; provided that if at any time
during such six year period no D&O insurance is in effect with respect to the
then-current officers of the Company, the Company shall purchase and maintain at
its sole expense for the remainder of the six year period a run-off directors
and officers insurance policy providing coverage for you at the same level as
the D&O insurance in effect at the time of your termination of employment from
the Company.

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If this letter correctly sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof,
kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter which
will then constitute our agreement on this subject.

Sincerely,

BOISE CASCADE COMPANY

By                         
     John T. Sahlberg
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED this          day of August, 2016.

                        
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