Exhibit 10.3

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION    1983 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN    (As Amended Through September 26, 2003)

1.Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Boise Cascade Corporation 1983 Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") is to further the growth and development of Boise Cascade Corporation (the "Company") by providing directors of the Company the opportunity to defer a portion or all of their Compensation and
thereby encourage their productive efforts.

2.Definitions.



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A
transaction described in Section 2.1(c) which is not a Change in Control of the Company solely due to the operation of Subsection 2.1(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.

For
purposes of this section, "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, "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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Age

Multiple
of Deferred
Compensation65 and over

260

355

450

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The
Multiple shall be interpolated to the Participant's age on his or her last birth date on the date the Participant begins deferrals under the Plan. For example, age 54 would have a
multiple of 4.2.



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, unless 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. 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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Notwithstanding
any provision in this Plan to the contrary, a Participant or Beneficiary may at any time request a single lump-sum payment of the amount credited to an
account or accounts of the Participant under the Plan. The amount of the payment shall be equal to (i) the Participant's accumulated account balance under the Plan as of the payment date,
reduced by (ii) an amount equal to 10% of such accumulated account balance. This lump-sum payment shall be subject to withholding of federal, state, and other taxes to the extent
applicable. This request must be made in writing to the Committee. The lump-sum payment shall be made within 30 days of the date on which the Committee received the request for the
distribution. If a request is made under this provision, the Participant shall not be eligible to participate in any nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained by the Company, including this
Plan, for a period of 12 months after such request is made. In addition, in such event any deferred compensation agreement under any nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the Company shall
not be effective with respect to Compensation payable to the Participant during this 12-month period.



6.Miscellaneous.



7.Amendment and Termination. The Company, acting through the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors,
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.

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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.

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