Exhibit 10.10

Executive
officers elected
prior to 12/1/87

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION    1980 SPLIT-DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN    (As Amended Through September 26, 2003)

1.Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Boise Cascade Corporation Split-Dollar Life Insurance Plan is to provide those
executive officers who participate in the Plan with an insured death benefit during employment and after retirement. Executive officers who become a Participant may purchase an ordinary life insurance
policy from a designated insurance carrier. Payment of policy premiums will be shared by Boise Cascade Corporation ("the Company"), as described herein.

Prior
to December 1, 1987, the Company designated all executive officers eligible to participate in the Plan. Beginning December 1, 1987, the Company intends to continue
the Plan in effect as hereafter restated. Eligibility for participation will not be made available to newly elected executive officers.

2.Definitions.



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A
transaction described in Section 2.4(c) which is not a Change in Control of the Company solely due to the operation of Subsection 2.4(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 least 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.

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For
purposes of this section and Section 2.17, "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act").

For
purposes of this section and Section 2.17, "Person" shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) thereof, except that "Person" shall not include (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly,
by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, or (v) an individual, entity or group that is permitted to and does report
its beneficial ownership of securities of the Company on Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act (or any successor schedule), provided that if the individual, entity or group later becomes required
to or does report its ownership of Company securities on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any successor schedule), then the individual, person or group shall be deemed to be a Person as
of the first date on which the individual, person or group becomes required to or does report its ownership on Schedule 13D.



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3.Administration and Interpretation of the Plan.



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4.Eligibility to Participate. In order to become a Participant in the Plan, an Employee must meet all of the following
requirements:



5. Benefits.



Through Age 45

Six Times Base SalaryAge 46 - 50

Five Times Base SalaryAge 51 - 55

Four Times Base SalaryAge 56 to Retirement

Three Times Base Salary


The
face amount of the Insurance Policy shall be rounded up to a multiple of $10,000, where necessary.



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6.Contributions and Funding.



The
Company shall, at its option, have the authority to borrow against the Insurance Policy up to an amount not to exceed the Corporate Capital Interest. However, the Company shall pay
to the Insurance Carrier no fewer than 4 Annual Premiums during the first 7 policy years, and in no event shall it borrow an amount greater than the sum of 3 years' payments described in
Subsection 6.1(b)(1). All interest payments as a result of such borrowing shall be the responsibility of the Company.



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In
the event of a termination described in (a) above, the Company will recover its Corporate Capital Interest by Insurance Policy loan and release its interest in the Insurance
Policy.

In
the event of a termination described in (b) above, the Company shall recover its Corporate Capital Interest out of the death benefit of the Insurance Policy. Thereafter, the
Participant's beneficiary shall succeed to full control of the balance of the proceeds.

In
the event of a termination described in (c) above, the Participant may purchase any portion of the Company's Corporate Capital Interest in the Insurance Policy pursuant to
terms as established by the Plan Administrator. Any amount purchased shall result in the Company's recovery of its Corporate Capital Interest equal to the amount purchased. Any portions of the
Insurance Policy not purchased by the Participant shall be treated in a manner deemed appropriate by the Plan Administrator. The provisions of Subsection 6.3(c) shall be subject to any applicable
severance agreement between the Company and the Participant.



7.Disqualification and Reduction, Loss, Forfeiture, or Denial of Benefits. The benefits to be provided under this Plan will
not be available to an Employee upon any of the following events:



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8.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 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.



9.Claim Procedure. All death benefits provided under the Plan are to be paid from the Insurance Policies. The Company has
adopted the claim procedure established by the Insurance Carrier as a claim procedure for the Plan. The beneficiary of the policy proceeds must file a claim for benefits with the Insurance
Carrier in whatever form the Insurance Carrier may reasonably require. If the Insurance Carrier denies the claim, the beneficiary who wants to have that denial reviewed will have to follow the
Insurance Carrier's claims review procedure. The Company shall have no liability in the event an Insurance Carrier denies a beneficiary's claim for benefits.

10.Miscellaneous.



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11.Statement of ERISA Rights. Each Participant in the Plan is entitled to certain rights and protections under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA provides that all Participants shall be entitled to:



In
addition to creating rights for Participants, ERISA imposes obligations upon the persons who are responsible for the operation of the Plan. As "fiduciaries," these persons must act
solely in the interest of the Participants, and they must exercise prudence in the performance of their Plan duties. Fiduciaries who violate ERISA may be removed and required to make good any losses
they have caused the Plan. The Company may not fire, discriminate against, or prevent a Participant from obtaining a welfare benefit or exercising his or her rights under ERISA. If a Participant is
improperly denied a welfare benefit in full or in part, he or she has a right to file suit in a federal or state court. If Plan fiduciaries are misusing the Plan's money, a Participant has a right to
file suit in a federal court or request assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor. If a Participant is successful in the lawsuit, the court may, if it so decides, require the other party to pay his
or her legal costs, including attorneys' fees.

If
a Participant has any questions about the foregoing or his or her rights under ERISA, the Participant should contact the Plan Administrator or the nearest area office of the U.S.
Labor-Management Service Administration, Department of Labor.

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