Exhibit 10.9

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION    1984 KEY EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN    (As Amended Through September 26, 2003)

1.Establishment and Purpose.



2.Definitions.



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In
the event that there are no Stock transactions on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately preceding date on which there were Stock transactions.



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3.Participation.Participation in the Plan shall be determined by the Committee. Any Employee at any one time
and from time to time may hold more than one Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan or under any other plan of the Company. No member of the Committee may participate in the Plan.

4.Stock Subject to the Plan.



5.Duration of the Plan.The Plan shall remain in effect until all Stock subject to it has been purchased
pursuant to the exercise of the Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted pursuant to this Plan
on or after the 20th anniversary of the Plan's effective date.

6.Options.



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7.Stock Appreciation Rights and Tax Offset Bonuses.The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights and/or
grant Options which pay Tax Offset Bonuses on such bases as the Committee shall determine, including but not limited to Stock Appreciation Rights which become exercisable or Tax Offset Bonuses which
become payable only upon an Optionee being subject to the restrictions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 at the time of exercise. A Stock Appreciation Right or Tax Offset
Bonus may be granted only with respect to an Option and may be granted concurrently with or after the grant of the Option. If Options granted on a particular date include Stock Appreciation Rights for
only Optionees who are subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an Optionee receiving an Option on that date and who thereafter becomes subject to those
restrictions shall thereupon be deemed to have received Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to any unexercised Options granted on the particular date in the same weighted average proportion as the
Stock Appreciation Rights granted on the same grant date to the Optionees who were subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

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provided,
however, if 50% or more of the Board of Directors are employees of the Company and may receive Options under this plan, then the provisions of this sentence will apply only if, in each
instance, approved by the Committee. The Committee may cancel or place a limit on the term of, or the amount payable for, any Stock Appreciation Right or Tax Offset Bonus at any time and may
disapprove the election by the Optionee to exercise a Stock Appreciation Right rather than the related Option. The Committee shall determine all other terms and provisions of any Stock Appreciation
Right or Tax Offset Bonus. Each Stock Appreciation Right or Tax Offset Bonus granted by the Committee shall expire no later than the expiration of the Option to which it relates. In addition, any
Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only if:



8.Written Notice, Issuance of Stock Certificates, Payment of Stock Appreciation Rights or Stockholder
Privileges.



9.Rights of Employees.



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10.Optionee Transfer or Leave of Absence.For Plan purposes:



shall
not be deemed a termination of employment. An Optionee, however, may not exercise an Option or any applicable Stock Appreciation Right during any leave of absence, unless authorized by the
Committee.

11.Administration.



12.Amendment, Modification, and Termination of the Plan.The Board may, at any time, terminate and, at any time
and from time to time and in any respect, amend or modify the Plan, provided, however, that no such action of the Board, without approval of the stockholders, may:



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13.Acceleration of Stock Options.If, while unexercised Options remain outstanding hereunder:



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then
from and after the date on which any such event described in paragraphs (a) through (d) above occurs (which shall constitute a "change in control" of the Company, provided that a
transaction described in Subsection 13(c) which is not a "change in control" of the Company solely due to the operation of Subsection 13(c)(i)(a) will nevertheless constitute a "change in control" of
the Company if the Board determines, prior to the consummation of the transaction, that there is not a reasonable assurance that, for at lest two years following the consummation of the transaction,
at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the surviving entity or any parent will continue to consist of Continuing Directors and individuals whose election or nomination for
election by the shareholders of the surviving entity or any parent would be approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors and individuals whose election or
nomination for election has previously been so approved), all Options shall be exercisable in full, whether or not then exercisable under the terms of their grant.



14.Withholding Taxes.Whenever shares of Stock are issued on the exercise of an Option under this Plan, the
Company shall (a) require the recipient of the Stock to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all withholding taxes, (b) deduct from a cash payment pursuant to any Stock
Appreciation Right or Tax Offset Bonus an amount sufficient to satisfy any withholding tax requirements, or (c) withhold from, or require surrender by, the recipient, as appropriate, shares of
Stock otherwise issuable or issued upon exercise of the Option the number of shares sufficient to satisfy, to the extent permitted under applicable law, federal and state withholding tax requirements
resulting from the exercise. Stock withheld or surrendered under this paragraph shall be valued at its Fair Market Value on the date the amount of withholding tax is determined.

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15.Shareholder Approval and Registration Statement.Options may be granted under the Plan prior to shareholder
approval and prior to filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and having an effective registration statement covering the Stock to be issued upon the exercise of Options. Any Options
granted under this Plan prior to shareholder approval and having an effective registration statement covering the Stock subject to such Options shall not be exercisable until and are expressly
conditional upon shareholder approval of the Plan and having an effective registration statement covering the Stock.

16.Requirements of Law.



17.Effective Date of Plan.The Plan shall become effective as of July 24, 1984, subject to ratification
by shareholders.

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