EXHIBIT 99



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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549



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FORM 11-K



(Mark One)

|x |  | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
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| |  | SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| |  | For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
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OR



| ̈ |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
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| |  | SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| |  | For the transition period
from    to
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Commission file number 1-12147



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

(Full title of the Plan)



DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

(Exact name of issuer of securities held pursuant to Plan)



|210 East Elm Street, P. O. Box 7200, El Dorado, Arkansas |  | 71731-7200
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------
|(Address of principal executive offices)                 |  | (Zip Code)



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION



Table of Contents



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|Independent Auditors Report                                                                        |  | 2   
|                                                                                                    | 
|Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2002 and 2001               |  | 3   
|                                                                                                    | 
|Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the Year ended December 31, 2002 |  | 4   
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|Notes to Financial Statements                                                                       |  | 5   
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|Schedule H, Line 4I  Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2002              |  | 10  
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|Independent Auditors Consent                                                                       |  | 12  
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|Certification                                                                                       |  | 13  



Schedules not listed above are omitted
because of the absence of conditions under which they are required under the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.



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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT



The Board of Directors

Deltic Timber Corporation:



We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Thrift Plan of Deltic Timber Corporation as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Plans management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.



We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.



In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Thrift Plan of Deltic Timber Corporation as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



Our
audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i  Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2002, is presented for the
purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Thrift Plan management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



/s/    KPMG LLP



KPMG LLP

Shreveport, Louisiana

June 13, 2003



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2002 and 2001



|                                  |  | 2002 |           | 2001
|--------------------------------- |  | ---- | --------- | ----
|Assets                            |  |      |           |     
|Investments (Note 3)              |  | $    | 9,490,437 |     
|Liabilities                       |  |      |           |     
|Forfeitures due to Company        |  |      | 11,365    |     
|                                  |  |      |           |     
|Net assets available for benefits |  | $    | 9,479,072 |     
|                                  |  |      |           |     



See accompanying notes
to financial statements.



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Year Ended December 31, 2002



|Additions to net assets                           |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | - | --------- | -
|Contributions                                     |  |   |           |  
|Employee                                          |  | $ | 695,192   |  
|Employer                                          |  |   | 289,925   |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Total contributions                               |  |   | 985,117   |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Investment income                                 |  |   |           |  
|Interest and dividends                            |  |   | 80,472    |  
|Net depreciation in fair value of investments     |  |   | (942,740  | )
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Total investment income (loss)                    |  |   | (862,268  | )
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Total additions to net assets                     |  |   | 122,849   |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Deductions from net assets                        |  |   |           |  
|Distributions of benefits                         |  |   | 372,024   |  
|Administrative expenses                           |  |   | 982       |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Total deductions from net assets                  |  |   | 373,006   |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|Net decrease in net assets available for benefits |  |   | (250,157  | )
|Net assets available for benefits                 |  |   |           |  
|Beginning of year                                 |  |   | 9,729,229 |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  
|End of year                                       |  | $ | 9,479,072 |  
|                                                  |  |   |           |  



See accompanying notes
to financial statements.



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002



Note 1  Description of Plan



General



The Thrift Plan of Deltic Timber Corporation (the Plan) is a profit sharing, defined contribution plan covering each employee who is scheduled
to work, or actually does work, 1,000 or more hours per year. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, Deltic Timber
Corporation (Deltic or the Company) has the right under the Plan to amend or terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. For a more complete description of the Plans provisions, refer to the Plan document.



The Plan is administered by Deltics Pension,
Investment, and Employee Benefits Committee (Plan Administrator), whose members are appointed by the Companys Board of Directors. SunTrust Bank (SunTrust or the Trustee), Nashville N.A. is the Plans
trustee.



Contributions



Contributions to the Plan include (a) employee tax-deferred,
earnings-reduction contributions, (b) employee after-tax contributions, (c) Company matching contributions, (d) employee after-tax supplemental contributions, and (e) rollovers by participants from other qualified plans.



Each year, a participant may contribute, on a combined tax-deferred and/or
after-tax basis, up to fifty percent (eight percent prior to September 1, 2002) of their annual base earnings. The Company has voluntarily agreed to make annual contributions to the Plan based on each participants contributions and years of
participation. The Company matches 50 percent of employee contributions for the first five years of participation, 75 percent of employee contributions for the second five years of participation, and 100 percent of employee contributions thereafter.
However, Company contributions cannot exceed five percent of an employees annual base pay. Employees after-tax supplemental contributions, which are not matched by the Company, may not exceed 10 percent of their annual base salary. The
Company applies any amounts contributed by the Company that are forfeited by participants in accordance with provisions of the Plan to reduce subsequent contributions. Participants direct the investment of their contributions and company
contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers stock in the Company and nine mutual funds as investment options for participants.



Throughout various Plan mergers and restatements, the Company has allowed account balances from a former deductible account
to remain in the Plan. However, after December 31, 1986, participants were not allowed to contribute to this account.



Vesting



A participant is vested in Company contributions after (1) completion of three years of service (five years prior to January 1, 2002), (2) retirement on
or after age 65, (3) death, (4) total and permanent disability, or (5) discontinuance of the Plan. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in Company contributions. A nonvested participant forfeits Company
contributions upon termination of employment.



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002



Withdrawals



A participant may withdraw employee after-tax contributions or Company
contributions, if vested, at a minimum of $250, or any higher multiple of 10 percent of the participants account balance up to 50 percent for a partial withdrawal, or 100 percent for a total withdrawal. If a partial withdrawal is taken,
Company contributions will be suspended for six months and another withdrawal cannot be made for 24 months. If a total withdrawal is taken, Company contributions will be suspended for 12 months. Employee contributions may continue without
interruption after a partial or total withdrawal.



A
participant may withdraw employee tax-deferred contributions or rollovers from other qualified plans under IRS hardship provisions only. Hardship is an immediate and heavy financial need in one of the following areas: (1) large medical
expenses not covered by insurance for the employee or family, (2) purchase of a principal residence (not regular mortgage payments), (3) preventing foreclosure or eviction from employees principal residence, (4) tuition and related education
fees for the next 12 months of post-secondary education for employee or family, or (5) other events as may be determined by the IRS. If a hardship withdrawal is taken, participation in all accounts is suspended for 6 months. Company contributions
are forfeited only upon termination of employment.



An
after-tax supplemental withdrawal must be the greater of $250 or 10 percent of the participants account balance and may not be made prior to 12 months from a previous withdrawal.



Withdrawals from the deductible account (account for participants contributions made prior to January 1, 1987 under a
previous plan) are subject to the same withdrawal requirements as after-tax supplemental withdrawals.



Any Company contributions, employee tax-deferred contributions, contributions to a deductible account, or account earnings withdrawn from the Plan may be
subject to a 10 percent penalty tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 if the participant is not 591/2years old,
or permanently disabled, or has died.



Upon retirement,
disability, or death of a participant, the participant or his/her spouse, if the designated beneficiary, has the option to receive settlement in a lump sum or installment payments not to exceed 20 years or actuarial life if less than 20 years.



Administrative Expenses



Most administrative expenses are paid by the Company.



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002



Note 2  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies



Basis of Accounting



The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the
accrual basis of accounting and present the net assets available for benefits and changes in those net assets.



The investments and changes in the net assets available for benefits have been determined by the Trustee and reported to the Plan Administrator based on
quoted market values. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.



The financial statements of the Plan are compiled using information received from SunTrust. The information includes listings of investments and cash receipts and disbursements of the Plan, together with all other
transactions, which affect Plan investments. Such information has been certified as complete and accurate by the Trustee. The Trustee has been granted discretionary authority concerning the purchase and sale of investments in the trust fund.



Use of Estimates



The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.



Note 3  Investments



During 2002, the Plans investments, including gains and losses on
investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year, appreciated (depreciated) in value by $942,740, as follows:



|Mutual funds      |  | $ | (930,130 | )
|----------------- |  | - | -------- | -
|Equity securities |  |   | (12,610  | )
|                  |  |   |          |  
|                  |  | $ | (942,740 | )
|                  |  |   |          |  



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002



The following table represents the fair value of individual investments that
exceeded 5% of the Plans net assets at December 31, 2002 and 2001:



|                                        |  | 2002 |           | 2001
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|Mutual funds                            |  |      |           |     
|American Century Income and Growth Fund |  | $    |          |     
|Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund     |  |      | 543,972   |     
|Putnam New Opportunities Fund           |  |      | 763,805   |     
|STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund   |  |      | 1,349,759 |     
|SunTrust Stable Asset Fund              |  |      | 2,499,633 |     
|STI Classic Balanced Fund               |  |      | 531,202   |     
|STI Classic US Government Securities    |  |      | 564,611   |     
|Other*                                  |  |      | 760,982   |     
|                                        |  |      |           |     
|                                        |  |      | 7,013,964 |     
|                                        |  |      |           |     
|Equity securities                       |  |      |           |     
|Deltic Timber Corporation common stock  |  |      | 1,525,271 |     
|Murphy Oil Corporation common stock     |  |      | 951,202   |     
|                                        |  |      |           |     
|                                        |  |      | 2,476,473 |     
|                                        |  |      |           |     
|Total investments                       |  | $    | 9,490,437 |     
|                                        |  |      |           |     



| | *Individually |  | less than 5%.
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Note 4  Income Tax Status



The Plan meets the necessary requirements of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 as documented in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and accordingly, the related Trust is exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 501(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated January 28, 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Until such time as cash or
shares are withdrawn from the Plan by a participant or a participants beneficiary, no income tax is payable by the participant/beneficiary on: contributions made by the Company on the participants behalf, allotments made by the
participant pursuant to the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, or any amounts added to the participants accounts representing his/her proportional share of the investment income of the Trust.



Note 5  Related Party Transactions



Certain Plan investments are invested in funds sponsored by affiliates of
SunTrust. These investments include STI Classic Balanced Fund, STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund, SunTrust Stable Asset Fund, and STI Classic U.S. Government Securities Money Market Fund. SunTrust is the
Trustee of the Plan; therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Company is the sponsor of the Plan, and is considered a party-in-interest.



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002



Note 6  Concentration of Investments



As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, 16% of net assets available for benefits
were invested in Deltic Timber Corporation common stock. In addition, 56% of net assets available for benefits were invested in mutual funds sponsored by SunTrust Bank.



Note 7  Subsequent Events



The Plan administrator approved certain changes to be made to the plan in 2003. These changes include the following:



Effective January 1, 2003, the plan will allow for automatic enrollment the
first of the month after satisfying a 30-day waiting period.



Effective January 1, 2003, for new employees, and March 1, 2003, for current employees, no new contributions are allowed to the after-tax matching account.



Effective January 1, 2003, the plan will no longer require 6-month suspension of participation following a hardship
withdrawal.



It is expected that the plan will be amended in
the third quarter of 2003 to adopt these changes.



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THRIFT PLAN OF DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION

Schedule H, Line 4i

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (2)

December 31, 2002







|Identity of Issuer                                           |  | Description of Investment |  | CurrentValue
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------- |  | ------------
|Equity securities                                            |  |                           |  |             
|Deltic Timber Corporation common stock (1)                   |  | 59,859.049                |  | shares      
|Murphy Oil Corporation common stock                          |  | 22,198.413                |  | shares      
|Mutual funds                                                 |  |                           |  |             
|Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund                          |  | 26,783.451                |  | shares      
|Putnam New Opportunities Fund                                |  | 26,866.162                |  | shares      
|Templeton Foreign Fund                                       |  | 5,089.076                 |  | shares      
|STI Classic Balanced Fund (1)                                |  | 46,925.934                |  | shares      
|STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund (1)                    |  | 131,555.483               |  | shares      
|STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund (1)                  |  | 24,394.587                |  | shares      
|Vanguard 500 Index Fund                                      |  | 4,792.087                 |  | shares      
|SunTrust Stable Asset Fund (1)                               |  | 76,760.587                |  | shares      
|STI Classic U.S. Government Securities Money Market Fund (1) |  | 52,133.963                |  | shares      
|                                                             |  |                           |  |             
|                                                             |  | 477,358.792               |  |             
|                                                             |  |                           |  |             



Notes



|(1) |  | SunTrust manages various investment funds and, accordingly, is a party-in-interest. Additionally, Deltic Timber Corporation, as sponsor of the Plan, is considered a
party-in-interest.
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|(2) |  | Information on cost of the investments is excluded as all investments are participant directed.
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SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Pension, Investment, and Employee Benefits Committee has duly caused this Annual Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



|       |  |               |  | THRIFT PLAN OF
DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATION
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|       |  |               |  |                                         
|Dated: |  | June 25, 2003 |  |                                         
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT



The Board of Directors

Deltic Timber Corporation:



We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-76294) on
Form S-8 of Deltic Timber Corporation of our report dated June 13, 2003, relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Thrift Plan of Deltic Timber Corporation as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related statement of
changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002, and related financial statement schedule as of December 31, 2002, which report appears in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 11-K of the Thrift Plan of
Deltic Timber Corporation.



/s/    KPMG LLP



KPMG LLP

Shreveport, Louisiana

June 25, 2003



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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002



In connection with the Annual Report of the Thrift Plan of Deltic Timber Corporation (the Plan) on Form 11-K for the period ending December 31, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Clefton D. Vaughan, Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chairman of Pension, Investment, and Employee Benefits Committee, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:



(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



(2) The information contained in the Report fairly represents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Plan.



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|/s/    CLEFTON D. VAUGHAN                                                                                                                                       
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|Clefton D. Vaughan, Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chairman of Pension, Investment, and Employee Benefits Committee, Deltic Timber
Corporation



June
25, 2003



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