Exhibit 10.19

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION    1995 EXECUTIVE OFFICER DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN    (As Amended Through September 26, 2003)

1.Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Boise Cascade Corporation 1995 Executive Officer Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") is to further the growth and development of Boise Cascade Corporation (the "Company") by providing executive officers of the Company the opportunity to defer a portion of their compensation
and thereby encourage their productive efforts on behalf of the Company. The Plan is also intended to provide Participants with an opportunity to supplement their retirement income through deferral of
current compensation. The Plan is an unfunded plan providing deferred compensation to a select group of senior management or highly compensated employees of the Company.

2.Definitions.



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3.Administration and Interpretation of the Plan. The Committee shall have final discretion, responsibility, and authority to
administer and interpret the Plan. This includes the discretion and authority to determine all questions of fact, eligibility, or benefits relating to the Plan. The Committee may also adopt any rules
it deems necessary to administer the Plan. The Committee's responsibilities for administration and interpretation of the Plan shall be exercised by Company employees who have been assigned those
responsibilities by the Company's management. Any Company employee exercising responsibilities relating to the Plan in accordance with this section shall be deemed to have been delegated the
discretionary authority vested in the Committee with respect to those responsibilities,

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limited in writing by the Committee. Any Participant may appeal any action or decision of these employees to the Company's General Counsel and may request that the Committee reconsider
decisions of the General Counsel. Claims for benefits under the Plan and appeals of claim denials shall be in accordance with Sections 11 and 12. Any interpretation by the Committee shall be final and
binding on the Participants.

4.Participant Compensation Deferral.



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5.Payment of Deferred Amounts.



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6.Miscellaneous.



7.No Reduction in Pension Benefit. To compensate a Participant for any reduction in pension benefits under the Pension Plan
which may result from a Participant's deferring Compensation under this Plan, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the reduction in pension benefits in accordance with the
Company's Supplemental Pension Plan.

8.Amendment and Termination. The Company, acting through its Board of Directors or any committee of the Board, may, at its
sole discretion, amend or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that the amendment or termination shall not adversely affect the vested or accrued rights or benefits of any Participant without the
Participant's prior consent.

9.Unsecured General Creditor. Except as provided in Section 10, Participants and their beneficiaries, heirs,
successors, and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest, or claims in any property or assets of the Company. The assets of the Company shall not be held under any trust for the
benefit of Participants, their beneficiaries, heirs, successors, or assigns, or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations of the Company under this Plan. Any and all

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assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company's obligation under the Plan shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to
pay money in the future.

10.Deferred Compensation and Benefits Trust. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company or at any time
thereafter, the Company, in its sole discretion, may, in addition to any contributions of stock made with respect to Stock Units pursuant to Subsection 4.4(d), transfer to the DCB Trust cash,
marketable securities, or other property acceptable to the trustee to pay the Company's obligations under this Plan in whole or in part (the "Funding Amount"). Any cash, marketable securities, and
other property so transferred shall be held, managed, and disbursed by the trustee subject to and in accordance with the terms of the DCB Trust. In addition, from time to time, the Company may make
additional transfers of cash, marketable securities, or other property acceptable to the trustee as desired by the Company in its sole discretion to maintain or increase the Funding Amount with
respect to this Plan. The assets of the DCB Trust, if any, shall be used to pay benefits under this Plan, except to the extent the Company pays such benefits. The Company and any successor shall
continue to be liable for the ultimate payment of those benefits.

11.Claims Procedure.



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12.Claims Review Procedure.



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