Document:

Exhibit 10.18

 

INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is entered into, as of February 22, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by
and between Boise Cascade, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (on
behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries) (“Licensor”), and Boise Paper
Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (on behalf of itself and
its Subsidiaries) (“Licensee”). 
Licensor and Licensee may be referred to herein individually as a “Party,”
and collectively as the “Parties,” to this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, Licensor and
Licensee are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of September 7,
2007 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time the “Purchase
Agreement”), by and among, Licensor, Licensee and the other entities party
thereto, pursuant to which Licensor agreed to sell the Target Units to
Licensee’s parent company, Aldabra 2 Acquisition Corp. (to be renamed “Boise
Inc.”), a Delaware corporation.

 

WHEREAS, Licensee
desires to obtain from Licensor, and Licensor desires to grant to Licensee, a
license under the terms and conditions set forth herein to use certain
intellectual property of Licensor; and

 

WHEREAS, it is a
condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement that Licensor and Licensee execute and deliver this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual promises and covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Parties hereto agree as follows.

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS.

 

The following terms, when
used in this Agreement with initial capital letters, shall have the respective
meanings set forth in this Article 1..  Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise
defined, herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Purchase Agreement.

 

1.1                                 “Boise Name
Mark” means the Mark set forth on Exhibit A-1.

 

1.2                                 “Boise Marks”
means, collectively, (i) the Boise Name Mark, and (ii) the Orange Dot
Mark.

 

1.3                                 “Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

1.4                                 “Field of
Use” means the white paper, packaging and newsprint, and transportation
businesses of the Paper Group and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case
as conducted by Licensor as of the Closing Date, but, in no event, shall “Field
of Use” be interpreted to include any Retained Businesses.

 

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1.5                                 “Indemnified
Party” means the Party seeking indemnification from the other Party
pursuant to Article 7.

 

1.6                                 “Indemnifying
Party” means the Party who is obligated to indemnify the other Party
pursuant to Article 7.

 

1.7                                 “Laws”
means all statutes, laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders,
judgments, writs, injunctions, acts or decrees of any Governmental Entity.

 

1.8                                 “Licensee
Indemnified Parties” means Licensee and its Affiliates, and its and their
respective equity holders, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors
and permitted assigns.

 

1.9                                 “Licensor
Indemnified Parties” Licensor and its Affiliates, and its and their
respective equity holders, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors
and permitted assigns.

 

1.10                           “Marks”
means all domestic and foreign trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade
names, logos, corporate names, icons, slogans, and any other indicia of source
or sponsorship of goods and services, all designs and logotypes related to the
above, in any and all forms, and all registrations and applications for
registration thereof, together with all of the goodwill related to the
foregoing.

 

1.11                           “Orange Dot
Mark” means the Mark set forth on Exhibit A-2.

 

1.12                           “Promotional
Materials” means any artwork, advertising material, display material,
brochure, poster, internal and external signage, or other material used to
advertise or promote products or services, in any media now existing or
hereafter in existence.

 

1.13                           “Retained
Boise Marks” means the Marks set forth in Exhibit B.

 

1.14                           “Retained
Businesses” means Seller’s Other Businesses.

 

1.15                           “Run-off
Marks” means the Marks as set forth in Exhibit C.

 

1.16                           “Run-Off
Period” means:  (i) with respect
to signage, a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date; (ii) with
respect to vehicles, a period of five (5) years following the Closing
Date; (iii) with respect to office supplies (e.g., stationery and
business cards), a period of ninety (90) days following the Closing Date; (iv) with
respect to Internet domain names, e-mail domain names and websites, a period of
six (6) months following the Closing Date; (v) for Licensee only,
with respect to any paper products, packaging for paper products, and
Promotional Materials, for a period of three (3) years following the
Closing Date; and (vi) for Licensor only, with respect to any wood
products, packaging for wood products, and Promotional Materials, for a period
of three (3) years following the Closing Date.

 

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1.17                           “Sublicense
Agreement” means the document pursuant to which any Person has been granted
a sublicense by Licensee pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

1.18                           “Sublicensee”
means any Person to whom Licensee has granted a sublicense pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

1.19                           “Term”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

 

1.20                           “Termination
Date” means the date upon which the Term ends in accordance with Article 9.

 

2.                                      GRANT OF LICENSES.

 

2.1                                 Grant of
Trademark Licenses.  Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee
a royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide, non-transferable (except in accordance
with Section 10.9), and exclusive right and license (subject to
Licensor’s retained rights set forth in Section 2.3), with the
right to sublicense (solely in accordance with 
Section 2.2,) to use the Boise Marks for any purpose other
than in connection with the Retained Businesses during the Term, provided,
that Licensee shall obtain Licensor’s prior written consent to any use of the
Boise Marks outside the Field of Use, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; provided further, that in no event shall Licensee
use the Boise Marks in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Retained
Businesses.

 

2.2                                 Sublicense
Rights.

 

(a)                                  Licensee shall
be entitled to sublicense the rights granted in Section 2.1 to the
Boise Marks during the Term (i) within the Field of Use to any Person in
connection with the operation of Licensee’s business without consent, or (ii) outside
the Field of Use with the prior written consent of Licensor, such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that Licensee: (x) does
not grant any rights in or to the Boise Marks beyond the rights granted to
Licensee herein; (y) executes a Sublicense Agreement whereby its
Sublicensee shall agree to comply with, and be bound by, all of the relevant
provisions of this Agreement applicable to Licensee; and (z) prohibits its
Sublicensee from granting any further sublicenses to the sublicensed Boise
Marks.  Licensee shall be fully responsible
for all acts and omissions of any of its Sublicensees in connection with the
Boise Marks, and all such acts and omissions of any of its Sublicensees shall
be deemed acts and omissions of Licensee hereunder.  Licensee shall deliver to Licensor a copy of
each Sublicense Agreement entered into by Licensee within ten (10) days of
its execution, along with contact details of the relevant Sublicensee.

 

(b)                                 Licensor shall
be entitled to license rights retained under Section 2.3 to the
Boise Name Mark (i) in connection with the Retained Businesses to any
Person in connection with the operation of Licensor’s business without 

 

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consent, or (ii) outside the Retained
Businesses with the prior written consent of Licensee, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that Licensor: (x) does
not grant any rights in or to the Boise Name Mark beyond the rights reserved to
Licensor herein; (y) executes a license agreement whereby its licensee
shall agree to comply with, and be bound by, all of the relevant provisions of
this Agreement applicable to Licensor; and (z) prohibits its licensee from
granting any further sublicenses to the Boise Name Mark.  Licensor shall be fully responsible for all
acts and omissions of any of its licensees in connection with the Boise Name
Mark, and all such acts and omissions of any of its licensees shall be deemed
acts and omissions of Licensor hereunder. 
Licensor shall deliver to Licensee a copy of each license agreement
entered into by Licensor within ten (10) days of its execution, along with
contact details of the relevant licensee.

 

2.3                                 Licensor
Reservation of Rights.

 

(a)                                  All rights in
and to the Boise Marks, other than those specifically granted in this
Agreement, are reserved by Licensor for its own use and benefit.  For the avoidance of doubt, the rights
granted herein to Licensee to the Boise Marks in the Field of Use are
exclusive, and Licensor may not use, or license rights to, the Boise Marks in
the Field of Use or otherwise during the Term, in each case except as expressly
permitted herein.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Licensor may use, or license rights to, the Boise Name Mark outside
the Field of Use, provided, that Licensor shall obtain Licensee’s prior
written consent to any use of the Boise Name Mark other than in connection with
the Retained Businesses, such consent to not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding
anything in Section 2.1 or Section 2.3(a) to the
contrary, Licensor retains the exclusive right to use, and to license the use
of, the Retained Boise Marks, including any Internet domain names incorporating
the Retained Boise Marks; provided, that (i) Licensor’s use of the
Retained Boise Marks in “Category A” of Exhibit B shall be limited
to the operation of the Retained Businesses, and to the extent and manner in
which such Retained Boise Marks were used by Licensor or its licensees as of
the Closing Date in connection with the Retained Businesses; and (ii) Licensor’s
right to use the Retained Boise Marks in “Category B” of Exhibit B
shall not be restricted to the Retained Businesses; provided further that in no
event including under (i) and (ii) above may Licensor, its Affiliates
or Subsidiaries use or license the use of such Retained Boise Marks in
connection with the marketing, distribution and sale of products and services
in the Field of Use.

 

2.4                                 Internet Domain
Names and Uses.  Licensee
shall have the right to register any Internet domain name incorporating any of
the Boise Marks, but not any domain names incorporating the Retained Boise
Marks, without obtaining Licensor’s 

 

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prior written consent.  Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee
shall cease use of any Internet domain name that incorporates any of the Boise
Marks and, except for any such domain name that incorporates any Marks owned by
Licensee or any other Person, assign to Licensor all right, title and interest
in and to such Internet domain names, and take any other reasonable actions and
execute any and all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Licensor
to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.4.

 

3.                                      RUN-OFF
RIGHTS.

 

3.1                                 Run-Off Rights.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary:

 

(i)                                     Licensee shall be entitled
to continue using (y) any signage, vehicles, office supplies, Internet
domain names, e-mail domain names, and websites that bear any Run-Off Marks, to
the extent in existence prior to the Closing Date, for the applicable Run-off
Period, and (z) paper products, packaging for paper products, and
Promotional Materials that bear any Run-Off Marks for the applicable Run-off
Period.  Following the expiration of each
applicable Run-Off Period, Licensee shall cease all use of the Run-Off Marks
and remove the Run-Off Marks from its signage, vehicles, office supplies,
Internet domain names, e-mail domain names, websites, paper products, packaging
for paper products, and Promotional Materials (as applicable); and

 

(ii)                                  Licensor shall be entitled
to continue using (y) any signage, vehicles, office supplies, Internet
domain names, e-mail domain names, and websites that bear any Orange Dot Mark,
to the extent in existence prior to the Closing date, for the applicable
Run-off Period, and (z) wood products, packaging for wood products, and
Promotional Materials that bear any Orange Dot Mark for the applicable Run-off
Period.  Following the expiration of each
applicable Run-Off Period, Licensor shall cease all use of the Orange Dot Mark
and shall remove the Orange Dot Mark from its signage, vehicles, office
supplies, Internet domain names, e-mail domain names, websites, wood products,
packaging for wood products, and Promotional Materials (as applicable).  Licensee acknowledges and agrees that nothing
in this Section 3.1 respecting the Orange Dot Mark shall prohibit,
restrict or impair in any way the ability of Licensor to use the Boise Name
Mark or the Retained Boise Marks as provided in Section 2.3(b).

 

3.2                                 Standards of
Use for Run-Off Marks.  Any
use of the Run-Off Marks by Licensee pursuant to Section 3.1
shall:  (i) be in conformity with
the practices of Licensor as of the Effective Date; (ii) be in a manner
that does not in any way harm or disparage the reputation or goodwill of the
Run-Off Marks; and (iii) be contingent on the Licensee maintaining the
quality of products and services used in connection with the Run-Off Marks at a
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products and services offered or sold by
Licensor in connection with the Run-Off Marks as of the Effective Date.

 

3.3                                 Standards of
Use for Orange Dot Mark.  Any
use of the Orange Dot Mark by Licensor pursuant to Section 3.1
shall:  (i) be in conformity with
the practices of Licensor as of the Effective Date; (ii) be in a manner
that does not in any way harm or disparage the reputation or goodwill of the
Orange Dot Mark; and (iii) be contingent on the Licensor maintaining the
quality of products and services used in connection with the Orange Dot Mark at
a standard at least as high as that of the products and services offered or
sold by Licensor in connection with the Orange Dot Mark as of the Effective
Date.

 

4.                                      QUALITY CONTROL.

 

4.1                                 General.  All products and services offered and sold by
Licensee and Licensor in connection with, or bearing, any of the Boise Marks
(including any Promotional Materials) shall be of sufficiently high quality so
as to protect the Boise Marks and the goodwill symbolized thereby.  Each of Licensee and Licensor covenants and
agrees that all such products and services, including any products and services
offered and sold by Licensor or Licensee in connection with any new use of the
Boise Name Mark, shall be of a standard of quality at least as high as that of
the products and services historically offered and sold by Licensor as of the
Closing Date.  Either Party shall provide
the other Party with prompt written notice if, in the reasonable determination
of the notifying Party, the quality of any products and services offered and
sold by the other Party may tarnish, disparage, degrade or injure the
reputation of the Boise Marks, and the Parties shall work together to remedy
any such quality deficiency.

 

4.2                                 Audit Rights.  Upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to
the other Party, and at auditing Party’s expense, but not more than once per
year, each Party shall permit the auditing Party or its representative to
access the facilities where products bearing or incorporating the Boise Marks
are produced and/or stored, in order to audit the quality control standards and
procedures for compliance with this Agreement; provided any such audit
shall be conducted during normal business hours, and in a manner that complies
with all policies of the audited Party and will not materially disrupt the
operation of the audited Party’s business. 
The auditing Party shall notify the audited Party of any quality
deficiency identified in the course of such audit, and the audited Party shall
promptly remedy any such deficiency.

 

5.                                      PROTECTION OF BOISE MARKS.

 

5.1                                 Ownership and
Rights to the Boise Marks. 
Licensee acknowledges that all right, title and interest in and to the
Boise Marks or Run-Off Marks belong exclusively to Licensor.  All use of the Boise Marks and Run-Off Marks
by Licensee shall inure solely to the benefit of Licensor, and Licensee shall
obtain no ownership interest in the Boise Marks or Run-Off Marks as a result of
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rights under this Agreement, regardless of
how long this Agreement remains in effect.

 

5.2                                 Use of the Boise Marks.

 

(a)                                  Except as
expressly permitted hereunder, or with Licensor’s written consent, Licensee
shall not, at any time during or after the Term, adopt, use, register, or
attempt to register any Mark that: (i) is identical or confusingly similar
to the Boise Marks, (ii) incorporates any of the Boise Marks, or (iii) is
intended to mislead or to cause deception or confusion with the Boise Marks.

 

(b)                                 Licensee shall not, by any act or omission, tarnish,
disparage, degrade or injure the reputation of the Boise Marks or Licensor, and
the goodwill associated therewith.

 

(c)                                  Licensee shall
promptly notify Licensor of any non-routine inquiry, investigation, inspection
or any other action by any Governmental Entity or other Person with respect to
production, promotion, sale or distribution of any product or service of
Licensee bearing the Boise Marks or provided in connection with the Boise
Marks.

 

(d)                                 Licensee shall
not grant or attempt to grant a security interest in any of the Boise Marks, or
to record any such security interest in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or similar office in another jurisdiction.

 

5.3                                 No Other Rights
or License.  Except for
the licenses expressly granted to the Boise Marks and the Run-Off Marks,
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a grant to Licensee of any
right or license, express or implied, in or to any Intellectual Property Rights
owned, licensed or controlled by Licensor.

 

5.4                                 Maintenance and
Prosecution.

 

(a)                                  At its own
expense, Licensee shall have the right to file, prosecute and maintain all new
and existing applications for, and registrations of (i) the Boise Name
Mark in the Field of Use that contain a description of products and services
that are in the Field of Use, or (ii) the Orange Dot Mark outside the
Retained Businesses; provided, that Licensee shall give notice to
Licensor of any new applications for registration of any of the foregoing.

 

(b)                                 At its own
expense, Licensor shall have the right to file, prosecute and maintain all new
and existing applications for, and registrations of any Boise Name Mark in the
Retained Businesses that contain a description of products and services that
are in the Retained Businesses; provided,  that Licensor shall give notice to Licensee
of any new applications for registration of any of the foregoing.

 

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(c)                                  At its own
expense, either Party may file and prosecute new applications for registration
of the Boise Name Mark that are (i) outside the Field of Use; (ii) outside
the Retained Businesses; and (iii) unlikely to cause confusion with any
registrations used by the other Party in the Field of Use or the Retained
Businesses,  but only after obtaining the
other Party’s prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.  The Party seeking
to file an application for registration pursuant to this Section 5.4(c)
shall give written notice of such proposed new application to the other Party
who shall approve or deny such proposed new application within thirty (30) days
after receipt thereof; provided, that a Party’s failure to respond to
such a proposed new application within such thirty (30) day period shall be
deemed an approval.

 

(d)                                 In the event
either Party elects not to maintain any existing registration for any Boise
Mark, or not to prosecute an application for registration of any Boise Mark,
such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of such decision,
but in no event less than sixty (60) days prior to the date on which the
registration or application shall become abandoned, and the other Party shall
have the right (but not the obligation) to
continue to prosecute the trademark application, or to maintain the
registration of the Boise Mark, in each case in its own name and at its own
expense.  If the other Party
elects to so prosecute or maintain the application or Boise Mark, it shall
provide the abandoning Party with written notice of such election, and the
abandoning Party shall assign all of its right, title, and interest in such
application or registration, and the goodwill associated therewith, to the
prosecuting/maintaining Party, and shall provide such other cooperation as the
prosecuting/maintaining Party may reasonably request, at the
prosecuting/maintaining Party’s cost and expense, to assign, record, prosecute,
maintain, demonstrate use, renew and enforce the prosecuting/maintaining
Party’s rights in and to such application, registration or goodwill.

 

5.5                                 Assistance.  At its sole cost and expense, to the extent
reasonably necessary either Party may request the other Party’s assistance in
protecting any of the requesting Party’s rights in and to the Boise Marks,
including the execution, filing and prosecution of any trademark applications
or renewal documents that the requesting Party files for the Boise Marks, and
in demonstrating use (if any) of the Boise Marks in each jurisdiction in which
they are registered and providing evidence of such use.  Upon a Party’s  request, the other Party shall provide to the
requesting Party from time to time such samples, containers, labels and similar
material as may be reasonably requested to enable the requesting party to
protect its rights in a Boise Mark as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.6                                 Recordation.  Each Party shall cooperate with the other
Party, at the requesting Party’s sole cost and expense, in registering this
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recordal depositories if required by laws in
a country in which the requesting Party uses the Boise Marks.

 

5.7                                 Compliance with
Legal Requirements.  In
exercising the rights granted or retained, as applicable, hereunder, each of
Licensee and Licensor shall comply in all material respects with all applicable
Laws, including those Laws particularly pertaining to the proper use and
designation of the Boise Marks.

 

6.                                      ENFORCEMENT.

 

6.1                                 Notice of Third
Party Infringement.  In the
event that either Party learns of any infringement or other violation of, or
threatened infringement or other violation of, the Boise Marks, including any
unfair competition, passing-off or dilution with respect to the Boise Marks,
such Party shall promptly notify the other Party or its authorized
representative in writing, giving particulars thereof as reasonably requested
by the other Party.

 

6.2                                 Enforcement.

 

(a)                                  Licensee shall have the initial right to take action at its own expense
against actual or suspected infringers of the Boise Marks in the Field of Use; provided, that Licensor may
participate in any such action undertaken by Licensee at Licensor’s own
expense.  Licensor shall have the initial
right to take action at its own expense against actual or suspected infringers
of the Boise Marks in connection
with the Retained Businesses; provided, that Licensee may participate in
any such action undertaken by Licensor at Licensee’s own expense.

 

(b)                                 Either Party may take initial action at its own expense against actual
or suspected infringers of the Boise Marks outside both the Field of Use and the Retained Businesses; provided,
that the non-initiating Party may participate in any such action undertaken by
the initiating Party at the non-initiating Party’s own expense.

 

(c)                                  In the event that a Party initiates an action or proceeding pursuant to
Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b), upon the initiating Party’s
request, the non-initiating Party agrees to be joined by the initiating Party
as a third-party plaintiff to any such action or proceeding and provide the
initiating Party reasonable cooperation in connection therewith.  Notwithstanding the outcome
of any third-party litigation or the terms of any third-party settlement, the
Parties agree that any and all damages
recovered in any action or proceeding based on the Boise Marks shall be apportioned between the
initiating Party and the non-initiating Party based on the relative percentage
of damages incurred by each Party as compared to the other Party; provided,
that first the initiating Party shall be reimbursed for all reasonable direct
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legal fees and disbursements, and costs of
investigation, litigation, settlement, judgment, and appeal.

 

(d)                                 If Licensee fails to take action within thirty (30) days after receiving
written notice from Licensor of any actual or suspected infringement of the
Boise Marks in the Field of Use as provided in Section 6.1, then Licensor shall have the right (but not the
obligation), at any time thereafter to take such action in its own name and at
its own expense.  Upon the Licensor’s
request, Licensee agrees to be joined by Licensor as a third-party plaintiff to
any such action or proceeding and provide Licensor reasonable cooperation in
connection therewith.  Notwithstanding
the outcome of any third-party litigation or the terms of any third-party
settlement, the Parties agree that any and all damages recovered in any action
or proceeding permitted to be commenced by Licensor based on the Boise Marks as
permitted herein shall be apportioned between Licensor and Licensee based on
the relative percentage of damages incurred by each Party as compared to the
other Party; provided, that first Licensor shall be reimbursed for all
reasonable direct or third-party expenses incurred by Licensor in connection
with such action or proceeding, including reasonable legal fees and
disbursements, and costs of investigation, litigation, settlement, judgment and
appeal.

 

(e)                                  If Licensor fails to take action within thirty (30) days after receiving
written notice from Licensee of any actual or suspected infringement of the
Boise Marks in connection with the Retained Businesses as provided in Section 6.1, then Licensee shall
have the right (but not the obligation), at any time thereafter to take such
action in its own name and at its own expense. 
Upon Licensee’s request, Licensor agrees to be joined by Licensee as a
third-party plaintiff to any such action or proceeding and provide Licensee
reasonable cooperation in connection therewith. 
Notwithstanding the outcome of any third-party litigation or the terms
of any third-party settlement, the Parties agree that any and all damages
recovered in any action or proceeding permitted to be commenced by Licensee
based on the Boise Marks as permitted herein shall be apportioned between
Licensee and Licensor based on the relative percentage of damages incurred by
each Party as compared to the other Party; provided, that first Licensee
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable direct or third-party expenses incurred
by Licensee in connection with such action or proceeding, including reasonable
legal fees and disbursements, and costs of investigation, litigation,
settlement, judgment and appeal.

 

7.                                      INDEMNIFICATION.

 

7.1                                 Indemnification
by Licensee.  Licensee
shall indemnify, defend and hold the Licensor Indemnified Parties harmless
against all third party claims, suits, proceedings, costs, damages, losses,
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attorneys’ fees and expenses) and judgments
incurred, claimed or sustained by the Licensor Indemnified Parties arising out
of any (i) product liability or strict liability claim relating to the use
of the Boise Marks or Run-Off Marks by Licensee or any of its Sublicensees, (ii) act
or omission of Licensee constituting negligence, gross negligence, or willful
misconduct related to this Agreement, (iii) material breach of this
Agreement by Licensee, or (iv) Licensee’s or any of its Sublicensees’ use
of the Boise Marks or Run-Off Marks other than as expressly provided in this
Agreement.

 

7.2                                 Indemnification
by Licensor.  Licensor
shall indemnify, defend and hold the Licensee Indemnified Parties harmless
against all third party claims, suits, proceedings, costs, damages, losses,
fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and
judgments incurred, claimed or sustained by the Licensee Indemnified Parties
arising out of any (i) product
liability or strict liability claim relating to the use of the Boise Marks or
Run-Off Marks by Licensor or any of its licensees, or (ii) material breach
of this Agreement by Licensor.

 

7.3                                 Procedure.  If either Party receives notice or knowledge
of a claim for which it intends to seek indemnity as provided under this
Agreement, it shall not make any admissions in respect of such claim, but shall
promptly notify the other Party in writing of such claim, setting forth a
description of such claim in reasonable detail. 
The failure to so notify an Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder unless and to the extent the
Indemnifying Party shall be actually prejudiced by such failure to so
notify.  The Indemnifying Party shall
have the right to control the defense of any claim and to settle such claim in
its sole discretion; provided, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to settle
such claim in a manner that would (i) impair any license rights of
the Indemnified Party, (ii) have a material adverse impact on the business
of the Indemnified Party, or (iii) require the Indemnified Party to take
or refrain from any action, without the Indemnified Party’s prior written
consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).

 

8.                                      WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

 

8.1                                 Disclaimer of
Warranties.  LICENSEE
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, LICENSOR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE BOISE MARKS, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OR THE LIKE, OR ARISING FROM COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF
DEALING OR FROM TRADE PRACTICE.

 

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8.2                                 Limitation of
Liability.  EXCEPT FOR (I) LIABILITIES
ARISING UNDER A PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, OR (II) LIABILITIES ARISING
OUT OF BREACHES OF ARTICLE 2 OR
ARTICLE 3 OF  THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER LICENSOR NOR LICENSEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EQUITY HOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, RELIANCE OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR LOST OR IMPUTED PROFITS OR
ROYALTIES, OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, WHETHER LIABILITY
IS ASSERTED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT PRODUCT
LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OR LIKELIHOOD OF ANY SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE.

 

8.3                                 Applicability
of Limitations.  THE PARTIES
AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE 8 SHALL SURVIVE AND APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY SPECIFIED
IN THIS AGREEMENT IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

 

9.                                      TERM AND TERMINATION.

 

9.1                                 Term.  The Term of this Agreement shall be
perpetual, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions
hereof  (“Term”).

 

9.2                                 Termination by
Licensor.

 

(a)                                  Licensor shall
have the right to terminate the license set forth in Section 2.1 to
the Boise Marks immediately upon written notice of termination to Licensee, if
Licensee breaches this Agreement in such a manner as to have a material adverse
effect on the Boise Marks, and fails to cure such breach within sixty (60)  days
following receipt of written notice thereof describing such breach in
reasonable detail; provided, that if the breach is not curable
within such 60-day period, the cure period shall be extended for additional
thirty (30) day periods for so long as Licensee is working in good faith to
implement a plan to address the cure of such breach.   The Parties
agree to work together in good faith to prepare and implement a cure plan to
remedy such breach.

 

(b)                                 Licensor shall
have the right to terminate the rights in Section 3.1 to the
Run-Off Marks, immediately upon written notice of termination to License, if
Licensee breaches this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty
(30) days following receipt of written notice thereof describing such breach in
reasonable detail.

 

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9.3                                 Termination by Licensee.  Licensee shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement, immediately upon written notice of
termination to Licensor, if Licensor materially breaches this Agreement and
fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following receipt of written
notice thereof describing such breach in reasonable detail.

 

9.4                                 Effect of
Termination.

 

(a)                                  Upon the
effective date of termination, all licenses granted herein shall terminate, and
Licensee shall cease, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
any of its Sublicensees to cease, any and all uses of the Boise Marks, except
as otherwise provided in Section 9.4(b).

 

(b)                                 For a period of
ninety (90) days following termination of the Agreement pursuant to this Article 9,
Licensee and any of its Sublicensees  shall
have the right to continue using the Boise Marks to sell off products remaining
in their inventory, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided,
that (i) Licensee shall take  (and
shall cause its Sublicensees to take) commercially reasonable efforts to cease
use of the Boise Marks as soon as reasonably possible, and (ii) such use
shall be consistent with the standards applicable to Licensee’s use of the
Run-Off Marks as set forth in Section 3.1.  Following the expiration of such ninety (90)
day sell-off period, Licensee shall destroy all products remaining in its
inventory, and all Promotional Materials associated therewith, and upon written
request of Licensor, confirm such destruction to Licensor in writing.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Agreement, Article 1, Section 2.3,
Section 5.2, Article 7, Article 8, Section 9.4
and Article 10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

10.                               MISCELLANEOUS.

 

10.1                           Dispute
Resolution.  In the
event that a dispute arises between the Parties (or any of their respective
subsidiaries or Affiliates) concerning or arising out of the performance or
interpretation of this Agreement (including any dispute relating to Licensor’s
or Licensee’s decision to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article 9, and any dispute relating to
additional Intellectual Property Rights identified pursuant to Section 10.2),
either Party may invoke the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Exhibit D
hereto to resolve such dispute, by giving written notice thereof to the other
Party specifying the issue in dispute, and specifically invoking the dispute
resolution processes contained in Exhibit D.

 

10.2                           Cooperation
Regarding Intellectual Property Rights.  For a period of twelve (12) months following
the Effective Date, if (i) Licensee establishes that any Intellectual
Property Rights retained by Licensor under the Purchase Agreement were used in
the operation of the Business as of the Closing Date, or (ii) if Licensor
establishes that any Intellectual Property Rights acquired by Licensee 

 

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under the Purchase Agreement were used in the
operation of the Retained Businesses as of the Closing Date, then the affected
Party may provide the other Party with written notice thereof.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Parties
shall negotiate in good faith an extension of this Agreement to include a
license to such additional Intellectual Property Rights.  Upon reaching agreement, the Parties shall
enter into an addendum to this Agreement, including any agreed-upon terms and
conditions relating to the licensing of such additional Intellectual Property
Rights.

 

10.3                           Notices.  All notices, demands and other communications
to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) if
personally delivered, on the date of delivery, (ii) if delivered by
express courier service of national standing (with charges prepaid), on the
Business Day following the date of delivery to such courier service, (iii) if
deposited in the United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, on the fifth
Business Day following the date of such deposit, (iv) if delivered by
telecopy, upon confirmation of successful transmission, (x) on the date of
such transmission, if such transmission is completed at or prior to 5:00 p.m.,
local time of the recipient party on a Business Day, on the date of such
transmission, and (y) on the next day following the date of transmission,
if such transmission is completed after 5:00 p.m., local time of the
recipient party, on the date of such transmission or is transmitted on a day
that is not a Business Day, or (v) if delivered by Internet mail (with a
delivery report), provided the relevant computer record indicates a full and
successful transmission or no failure message is generated (x) on the date
of such transmission, if such transmission is completed at or prior to 5:00 p.m.,
local time of the recipient party on a Business Day, on the date of such
transmission, and (y) on the next Business Day following the date of
transmission, if such transmission is completed after 5:00 p.m., local
time of the recipient party or is transmitted on a day that is not a Business
Day.  All notices, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to
such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive
such notice:

 

If to Licensee:

 

                Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C.

                1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 200

                Boise, Idaho 83702-5388

                Attn: Chief Financial Officer

                Phone: (208) 384-7023

                FAX:: (208) 384-7945

                e-mail: 
legal@boiseinc.com.

 

with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice to Licensee), to:

 

                Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C.

                1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 200

 

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                Boise, Idaho 83702-5388

                Attn: General Counsel

                Phone: (208) 384-7732

                FAX:: (208) 384-7945

                e-mail: 
legal@boiseinc.com

 

If to Licensor:

 

                Boise Cascade, L.L.C.

                1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 300

                Boise, Idaho 83702-5388

                Attn: Chief Financial Officer

                Phone: (208) 384-4998

                FAX:: (208) 384-6566

                e-mail: 
legal@bc.com

 

with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice to Licensor), to:

 

                Boise Cascade, L.L.C.

                1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 300

                Boise, Idaho 83702-5388

                Attn: General Counsel

                Phone: (208) 384-4918

                FAX:: (208) 384-6566

                e-mail: 
legal@bc.com

 

10.4                           Governing Law.  THE INTERNAL LAW (AND NOT THE LAW OF
CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF IDAHO SHALL GOVERN ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

10.5                           Waiver of Jury
Trial.  The Parties to this Agreement
each hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial
of any claim, demand, action, or cause of action (i) arising under this
Agreement or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to
the dealings of the Parties hereto in respect of this Agreement, in each case
whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort,
equity, or otherwise.  The Parties to
this Agreement each hereby agrees and consents that any such claim, demand,
action, or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury, and
that the Parties to this Agreement may file an original counterpart of a copy
of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the
Parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

 

10.6                           Entire
Agreement.  This
Agreement, together with the
Purchase Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements, constitute the entire
agreement between the 

 

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Parties and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, which
may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

 

10.7                           Relationship of
the Parties.  Except as
specifically provided herein, neither Party shall act or represent or hold
itself out as having authority to act as an agent or partner of the other Party
or in any way bind or commit the other Party to any obligations or
agreement.  Nothing contained in this
Agreement will be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, agency,
trust, fiduciary relationship or other association of any kind, each Party
being individually responsible only for its obligations as set forth in this
Agreement.  The Parties’ respective rights
and obligations hereunder are limited to the contractual rights and obligations
expressly set forth herein on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

10.8                           Amendments,
Waivers.  No modification, amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against a Party
unless the other Party approves such modification, amendment or waiver in
writing.  No course of dealing between or
among any Persons having any interest in this Agreement shall be deemed
effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or any rights
or obligations of any Person under or by reason of this Agreement.  The failure of any Party to enforce any of
the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of
such provisions and shall not affect the right of such Party thereafter to
enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms.

 

10.9                           Assignment.  Neither Party may assign or otherwise
transfer any of its rights, privileges or obligations under this Agreement,
without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing
or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Party shall have the right,
without obtaining such written approval of the other Party, to assign or
otherwise transfer this Agreement (i) to any Affiliate, (ii) in
connection with the sale of any part of its business to which this Agreement
relates, (iii) to its successor by way of merger, corporate
reorganization, or sale of substantially all its assets or stock, and (iv) for
collateral security purposes to such Party’s financing sources.  This Agreement is binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.

 

10.10                     Specific Performance.  The Parties acknowledge that money damages
may not be an adequate remedy for violation of this Agreement and that any
Party may, in its sole discretion, apply for specific performance, or
injunctive, or such other relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem
just and proper, in order to enforce this Agreement or prevent any violation
hereof, and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Party waives any
objection to the imposition of such relief.

 

10.11                     Rules of
Construction.  In this
Agreement, unless a contrary intention appears:

 

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(a)                                  the words
“include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

(b)                                 words denoting
any gender shall include all genders;

 

(c)                                  where a word is
defined herein, references to the singular shall include references to the
plural and vice versa;

 

(d)                                 a reference to
any Party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall include
such Party’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

(e)                                  all references
to “$” and dollars shall be deemed to refer to United States currency unless
otherwise specifically provided;

 

(f)                                    all references
to a day or days shall be deemed to refer to a calendar day or calendar days,
as applicable, unless otherwise specifically provided; and

 

(g)                                 any reference
to any agreement or contract referenced herein shall be a reference to such
agreement or contract, as amended, modified, supplemented or waived.

 

10.12                     Headings and
Titles.  Descriptive headings and
titles used in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only,
and do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to
limit, characterize or in any way affect any provision of this Agreement, and
all provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced and construed as if no
headings or titles had been used in this Agreement.

 

10.13                     No Third Party
Beneficiaries.  Nothing in
this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any
Person other than the Parties hereto or their respective successors and
permitted assigns, any rights, remedies or liabilities under or by reason of
this Agreement.

 

10.14                     Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be prohibited by or unenforceable under applicable
law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition
or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or
the remaining provisions of this Agreement and such court shall have the
authority to modify such unenforceable provision to the extent necessary to
render it enforceable, preserving to the fullest extent permissible the intent
of the Parties.

 

10.15                     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts (including by means of telecopied or electronically transmitted
signature pages), all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.

 

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10.16                     Order of
Precedence.  This
Agreement and the Purchase Agreement are intended to be interpreted complementary
but independent of one another.  Any
inconsistency, ambiguity or conflict between this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement shall be resolved in the following order of precedence (with (i) having
the highest priority):  (i) this
Agreement; and (ii) Purchase Agreement.

 

10.17                     No Strict
Construction. 
Notwithstanding the fact that this Agreement has been drafted or
prepared by one of the Parties, each of Licensor and Licensee confirm that they
and their respective counsel have reviewed, negotiated and adopted this
Agreement as the joint agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto, and
the language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen
by the Parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of
strict construction shall be applied against any Party.

 

 

*              *              *              *              *

 

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused
this Agreement to be executed in duplicate originals by its duly authorized
representatives as of the Effective Date.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  LICENSOR:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Boise Cascade, L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  David G. Gadda

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:David
  G. Gadda

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:  Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  LICENSEE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Karen E. Gowland

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:Karen
  E. Gowland

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:  Vice President

  

 

 

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Exhibit A-1

Boise Name Mark

 

 

BOISE®

 

	
  Country

  	
   

  	
  Application No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration No.

  	
   

  	
  Filing Date

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Australia

  	
   

  	
  919684

  	
   

  	
  919684

  	
   

  	
  07/12/2002

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Canada

  	
   

  	
  1,146,332

  	
   

  	
  676,625

  	
   

  	
  11/08/2006

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  3654639

  	
   

  	
  3654639

  	
   

  	
  06/20/2005

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  76/358,793

  	
   

  	
  2,981,342

  	
   

  	
  08/02/2005

  	
   

  

 

20

 

Exhibit A-2

Orange Dot Mark

 

 

 

This
trademark is covered by the Boise trademark registrations:

 

 

	
  Country

  	
   

  	
  Application No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration No.

  	
   

  	
  Filing Date

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Australia

  	
   

  	
  919684

  	
   

  	
  919684

  	
   

  	
  07/12/2002

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Canada

  	
   

  	
  1,146,332

  	
   

  	
  676,625

  	
   

  	
  11/08/2006

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  3654639

  	
   

  	
  3654639

  	
   

  	
  06/20/2005

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  76/358,793

  	
   

  	
  2,981,342

  	
   

  	
  08/02/2005

  	
   

  

 

21

 

Exhibit B

 

Retained Boise Marks

 

Category
A:

 

	
  Mark Name

  	
   

  	
  Country

  	
   

  	
  Application No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration Date

  	
   

  	
  Status

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE ALLBEAMTM

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  78/347,928

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE ALLBEAMTM

  	
   

  	
  CANADA

  	
   

  	
  1,147,013

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CLASSIC®

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  76/349,097

  	
   

  	
  2,677,231

  	
   

  	
  01/21/2003

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE GLULAM®

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  76/362,590

  	
   

  	
  2,891,601

  	
   

  	
  10/05/2004

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE GLULAM®

  	
   

  	
  CANADA

  	
   

  	
  1,147,014

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE GOLD®

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  76/216,818

  	
   

  	
  2,575,790

  	
   

  	
  06/04/2002

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE PRO-INSTALLTM

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pending — Currently being
  used as a common law mark

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE SELECTTM

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pending — Currently being
  used as a common law mark

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE TOOL KITTM

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pending — Currently being
  used as a common law mark

  	
   

  

 

22

 

Exhibit B

 

Retained Boise Marks

 

Category
B:

 

	
  Mark Name

  	
   

  	
  Country

  	
   

  	
  Application No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration Date

  	
   

  	
  Status

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE

  	
   

  	
  Australia

  	
   

  	
  919684

  	
   

  	
  919684

  	
   

  	
  07/12/2002

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE

  	
   

  	
  Canada

  	
   

  	
  1,146,332

  	
   

  	
  676,625

  	
   

  	
  11/08/2006

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE

  	
   

  	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  3654639

  	
   

  	
  3654639

  	
   

  	
  06/20/2005

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  76/358,793

  	
   

  	
  2,981,342

  	
   

  	
  08/02/2005

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039442

  	
   

  	
  1855667

  	
   

  	
  12/17/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039441

  	
   

  	
  1855853

  	
   

  	
  12/19/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039448

  	
   

  	
  1849595

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039443

  	
   

  	
  1851371

  	
   

  	
  11/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039450

  	
   

  	
  1849596

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039453

  	
   

  	
  1849599

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039444

  	
   

  	
  1849591

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039449

  	
   

  	
  1851372

  	
   

  	
  11/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039446

  	
   

  	
  1849593

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039451

  	
   

  	
  1849597

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039452

  	
   

  	
  1849598

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039447

  	
   

  	
  1849594

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039454

  	
   

  	
  1849600

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039445

  	
   

  	
  1849592

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392657

  	
   

  	
  516.493

  	
   

  	
  07/10/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392656

  	
   

  	
  511104

  	
   

  	
  04/28/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112562

  	
   

  	
  1120050

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112564

  	
   

  	
  1122582

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112559

  	
   

  	
  1140051

  	
   

  	
  01/07/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112563

  	
   

  	
  1120783

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112560

  	
   

  	
  1122995

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  329,433

  	
   

  	
  329,433

  	
   

  	
  07/01/1996

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,125

  	
   

  	
  2,306,952

  	
   

  	
  04/30/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,126

  	
   

  	
  2,277,043

  	
   

  	
  10/31/1990

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,123

  	
   

  	
  2,318,748

  	
   

  	
  07/31/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,124

  	
   

  	
  2,294,243

  	
   

  	
  12/26/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285770

  	
   

  	
  590921

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285773

  	
   

  	
  590923

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285774

  	
   

  	
  542607

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285775

  	
   

  	
  544648

  	
   

  	
  03/25/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285776

  	
   

  	
  590924

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285771

  	
   

  	
  542606

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285778

  	
   

  	
  590925

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  

 

23

 

	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285772

  	
   

  	
  590922

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285777

  	
   

  	
  559209

  	
   

  	
  09/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Russian Federation

  	
   

  	
  95713160

  	
   

  	
  150082

  	
   

  	
  02/17/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/144,213

  	
   

  	
  1,103,419

  	
   

  	
  10/3/1978

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  	
   

  

 

24

 

Exhibit C

 

Run-Off Marks

 

 

	
  Mark
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Country

  	
   

  	
  Application No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration No.

  	
   

  	
  Registration Date

  	
   

  	
  Status

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039442

  	
   

  	
  1855667

  	
   

  	
  12/17/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039441

  	
   

  	
  1855853

  	
   

  	
  12/19/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039448

  	
   

  	
  1849595

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039443

  	
   

  	
  1851371

  	
   

  	
  11/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039450

  	
   

  	
  1849596

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039453

  	
   

  	
  1849599

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039444

  	
   

  	
  1849591

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039449

  	
   

  	
  1851372

  	
   

  	
  11/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039446

  	
   

  	
  1849593

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039451

  	
   

  	
  1849597

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039452

  	
   

  	
  1849598

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039447

  	
   

  	
  1849594

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039454

  	
   

  	
  1849600

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039445

  	
   

  	
  1849592

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392657

  	
   

  	
  516.493

  	
   

  	
  07/10/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392656

  	
   

  	
  511104

  	
   

  	
  04/28/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112562

  	
   

  	
  1120050

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112564

  	
   

  	
  1122582

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112559

  	
   

  	
  1140051

  	
   

  	
  01/07/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112563

  	
   

  	
  1120783

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112560

  	
   

  	
  1122995

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  329,433

  	
   

  	
  329,433

  	
   

  	
  07/01/1996

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,125

  	
   

  	
  2,306,952

  	
   

  	
  04/30/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,126

  	
   

  	
  2,277,043

  	
   

  	
  10/31/1990

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,123

  	
   

  	
  2,318,748

  	
   

  	
  07/31/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-044,124

  	
   

  	
  2,294,243

  	
   

  	
  12/26/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285770

  	
   

  	
  590921

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285773

  	
   

  	
  590923

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285774

  	
   

  	
  542607

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285775

  	
   

  	
  544648

  	
   

  	
  03/25/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285776

  	
   

  	
  590924

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285771

  	
   

  	
  542606

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285778

  	
   

  	
  590925

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285772

  	
   

  	
  590922

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285777

  	
   

  	
  559209

  	
   

  	
  09/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Russian
  Federation

  	
   

  	
  95713160

  	
   

  	
  150082

  	
   

  	
  02/17/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  

 

25

 

	
  BOISE
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/144,213

  	
   

  	
  1,103,419

  	
   

  	
  10/3/1978

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039455

  	
   

  	
  1861276

  	
   

  	
  02/21/2002

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039462

  	
   

  	
  1849609

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039464

  	
   

  	
  1851373

  	
   

  	
  11/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039467

  	
   

  	
  1850651

  	
   

  	
  11/06/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039457

  	
   

  	
  1849602

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039463

  	
   

  	
  1849610

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039458

  	
   

  	
  1849604

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039461

  	
   

  	
  1849608

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039456

  	
   

  	
  1849601

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039465

  	
   

  	
  1851374

  	
   

  	
  11/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039466

  	
   

  	
  1849611

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039468

  	
   

  	
  1849612

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2036459

  	
   

  	
  1849606

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039460

  	
   

  	
  1849607

  	
   

  	
  10/31/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Canada

  	
   

  	
  146,156

  	
   

  	
  212/46,375

  	
   

  	
  05/20/1929

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392658

  	
   

  	
  511.105

  	
   

  	
  04/28/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392654

  	
   

  	
  513979

  	
   

  	
  06/04/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080148

  	
   

  	
  956148

  	
   

  	
  03/07/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112569

  	
   

  	
  1120064

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080151

  	
   

  	
  1039080

  	
   

  	
  06/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112566

  	
   

  	
  1122581

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080152

  	
   

  	
  964129

  	
   

  	
  03/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080153

  	
   

  	
  1027867

  	
   

  	
  06/14/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112565

  	
   

  	
  1140045

  	
   

  	
  01/07/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080154

  	
   

  	
  957867

  	
   

  	
  03/07/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112570

  	
   

  	
  1120788

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080155

  	
   

  	
  1000878

  	
   

  	
  05/07/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080156

  	
   

  	
  963539

  	
   

  	
  03/14/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080149

  	
   

  	
  964418

  	
   

  	
  03/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080150

  	
   

  	
  962775

  	
   

  	
  03/14/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112567

  	
   

  	
  1122994

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  319,194

  	
   

  	
  319,194

  	
   

  	
  07/01/1996

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285779

  	
   

  	
  590926

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285782

  	
   

  	
  590928

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285783

  	
   

  	
  542609

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285784

  	
   

  	
  544649

  	
   

  	
  03/25/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285785

  	
   

  	
  590929

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285780

  	
   

  	
  542608

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285787

  	
   

  	
  590930

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285781

  	
   

  	
  590927

  	
   

  	
  10/27/1998

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285786

  	
   

  	
  559210

  	
   

  	
  09/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  Russian
  Federation

  	
   

  	
  95713161

  	
   

  	
  150473

  	
   

  	
  02/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  400,551

  	
   

  	
  944,711

  	
   

  	
  10/10/1972

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/033,958

  	
   

  	
  1,052,301

  	
   

  	
  11/09/1976

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  

 

26

 

	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  78/352,784

  	
   

  	
  2,970,229

  	
   

  	
  07/19/2005

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  CASCADE

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  78/352,952

  	
   

  	
  2,937,960

  	
   

  	
  04/05/2005

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Canada

  	
   

  	
  618,193

  	
   

  	
  381,488

  	
   

  	
  03/15/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Germany

  	
   

  	
  B65618/1WZ

  	
   

  	
  1,019,141

  	
   

  	
  06/16/1981

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE LOGO

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-015,519

  	
   

  	
  2,397,376

  	
   

  	
  03/31/1992

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE LOGO

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-015,518

  	
   

  	
  2,368,673

  	
   

  	
  01/31/1992

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE LOGO

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-030,900

  	
   

  	
  2,325,746

  	
   

  	
  08/30/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE LOGO

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-135,095

  	
   

  	
  2,493,512

  	
   

  	
  01/29/1993

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE
  IN A CIRCLE LOGO

  	
   

  	
  Japan

  	
   

  	
  63-015,517

  	
   

  	
  2,359,174

  	
   

  	
  12/25/1991

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080133

  	
   

  	
  1122580

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039427

  	
   

  	
  1825152

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039434

  	
   

  	
  1825159

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039439

  	
   

  	
  1825164

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039436

  	
   

  	
  1825161

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039429

  	
   

  	
  1825154

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039435

  	
   

  	
  1825160

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039430

  	
   

  	
  1825155

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039433

  	
   

  	
  1825158

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039428

  	
   

  	
  1825153

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039437

  	
   

  	
  1825162

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039438

  	
   

  	
  1825163

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039440

  	
   

  	
  1825445

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039431

  	
   

  	
  1825156

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Argentina

  	
   

  	
  2039432

  	
   

  	
  1825157

  	
   

  	
  04/16/2001

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392,655

  	
   

  	
  646.867

  	
   

  	
  10/25/2002

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Chile

  	
   

  	
  392659

  	
   

  	
  638.842

  	
   

  	
  08/09/2002

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080130

  	
   

  	
  964100

  	
   

  	
  03/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112576

  	
   

  	
  1120030

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112575

  	
   

  	
  1039081

  	
   

  	
  06/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080134

  	
   

  	
  964125

  	
   

  	
  03/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080135

  	
   

  	
  1027880

  	
   

  	
  06/14/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112571

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Abandoned

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080136

  	
   

  	
  957869

  	
   

  	
  03/07/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112574

  	
   

  	
  1120785

  	
   

  	
  10/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080137

  	
   

  	
  994849

  	
   

  	
  04/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080138

  	
   

  	
  971542

  	
   

  	
  03/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080131

  	
   

  	
  964419

  	
   

  	
  03/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  95080132

  	
   

  	
  963383

  	
   

  	
  03/14/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112572

  	
   

  	
  1123364

  	
   

  	
  10/28/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  China

  	
   

  	
  960112573

  	
   

  	
  1137109

  	
   

  	
  12/21/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Community

  	
   

  	
  319467

  	
   

  	
  319,467

  	
   

  	
  07/01/1996

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285788

  	
   

  	
  633365

  	
   

  	
  11/25/1999

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285791

  	
   

  	
  633366

  	
   

  	
  11/25/1999

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  

 

27

 

	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285792

  	
   

  	
  544103

  	
   

  	
  03/20/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285793

  	
   

  	
  546987

  	
   

  	
  04/25/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285794

  	
   

  	
  546988

  	
   

  	
  04/25/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285795

  	
   

  	
  544397

  	
   

  	
  03/24/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285789

  	
   

  	
  544102

  	
   

  	
  03/20/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285796

  	
   

  	
  542610

  	
   

  	
  02/26/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Mexico

  	
   

  	
  285790

  	
   

  	
  545345

  	
   

  	
  03/31/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  Russian
  Federation

  	
   

  	
  95713159

  	
   

  	
  152054

  	
   

  	
  04/30/1997

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/288,266

  	
   

  	
  1,183,781

  	
   

  	
  12/29/1981

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/698,098

  	
   

  	
  1,503,401

  	
   

  	
  09/06/1988

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  DESIGN

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/698,136

  	
   

  	
  1,500,789

  	
   

  	
  08/16/1988

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  
	
  TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE
  LOGO

  	
   

  	
  USA

  	
   

  	
  73/698,135

  	
   

  	
  1,585,562

  	
   

  	
  03/06/1990

  	
   

  	
  Registered

  

 

28

 

Exhibit D

Dispute Resolution

 

Any
dispute for which a Party has invoked the dispute resolution process in this Exhibit D
(a “Noticed Dispute”) shall be resolved in accordance with the following
procedures:

 

1.             Negotiation.
 Within 5 days after the effective
date of the notice (the “Notice Date”), each Party shall designate, in
writing to the other Party, the name of one of its senior executive officers
who shall be its “Designated Representative” in the dispute resolution
process.  Designation by either Party of
its Designated Representative shall constitute a representation by such Party
that its Designated Representative has full power and authority to resolve the
Noticed Dispute.  Within 15 days after
the Notice Date, each Party shall have delivered to the Designated
Representative of the other Party a written statement of its position.  No later than the 35th day after the Notice
Date, the Designated Representatives shall meet, discuss, and negotiate with
respect to the Noticed Dispute for a period not to exceed 10 days

 

If the Parties are unable to settle the Noticed Dispute through negotiations during the 10-day negotiation and discussion period provided for the last sentence of the preceding paragraph by the 45th day following the Notice Date, they shall mutually appoint a neutral third-Party arbitrator.  If the Parties are unable to agree upon the neutral third-Party arbitrator by the 50th day following the Notice Date, either Party may obtain the appointment of a neutral third-Party arbitrator  by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
 
2.             Arbitration.  Within 10 days after appointment of the neutral arbitrator, each Party shall submit a written statement to the neutral arbitrator and to the other Party advocating its position, and each Party may, within 10 days after receipt of the other Party’s statement, submit to the neutral arbitrator and the opposing Party one rebuttal statement.  Opening statements shall be no longer than 30 pages of 8 1/2” by 11” paper, and rebuttal statements shall be limited to 15 pages of 8 1/2” by 11” paper unless otherwise mutually agreed.  Within 20 days after submission of the rebuttal statement, on a date and at a place set by the neutral arbitrator, the Designated Representatives shall meet with the neutral arbitrator to negotiate and resolve the Noticed Dispute.  Each Designated Representative may make an oral presentation to the neutral arbitrator.  The Designated Representatives of both Parties shall be present for such presentations and shall be available at the same location on the following day for arbitrator-sponsored negotiations.  If the Parties are unable to reach a settlement of the Noticed Dispute, the neutral arbitrator shall, within 20 days thereafter, deliver in writing to each Party his or her recommended settlement of the Noticed Dispute.  Within ten days after receipt of the neutral arbitrator’s recommended settlement, the Parties’ Designated Representatives shall meet at a time and place set by the neutral arbitrator and make a final attempt to resolve the Noticed Dispute.  If they are unable to do so, the arbitrator shall make a final decision which shall be final and binding upon the Parties.
 
3.                                      Confidentiality.
 
3.1              Each Party shall treat all statements, written submissions, and other disclosures made by the other in the course of efforts to resolve the Noticed Dispute (collectively, “Settlement Information”) as confidential information and shall make no disclosure 

 

29

 

of the Settlement Information to any third Party (other than its employees and officers involved in the Noticed Dispute and its counsel and other consultants providing advice in respect of the Noticed Dispute), and it shall require all persons to whom it is permitted to disclose such information to make a similar nondisclosure commitment for the benefit of and enforceable by the Party providing such information. Such nondisclosure obligation shall remain in effect for a period of five years from the date of disclosure.  Notwithstanding the foregoing neither Party shall be in breach of the foregoing non-disclosure provisions if (i) the information disclosed by it is or has become, without fault on its part, public information; or (ii) it is required to disclose such information by law (including applicable securities laws) or by the order of any court, administrative tribunal, or regulator issued to it; provided that the disclosing Party shall give notice to the other Party as soon as feasible of the pendency of any request or threat of such required disclosure and cooperate with all efforts the other Party wishes to make to avoid or limit such disclosure or obtain confidential treatment thereof by the persons seeking and ordering such disclosure.
 
3.2              Prior to commencing the arbitration process, the Parties shall require the neutral arbitrator to sign a confidentiality agreement in which he or she commits, for the benefit of and on a basis which is enforceable by each Party and its respective Affiliates, that he or she will hold the Settlement Information confidential and not disclose it to any Party other than the Parties, their respective Affiliates, counsel, and advisors and agents involved in the Noticed Dispute, except under order of disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a written authorization signed by the Party or Parties providing the Settlement Information which is to be disclosed.
 
4.                                      Fees and Expenses.  The Parties shall each pay their own costs and fees associated with the dispute resolution process provided for in this Agreement.  The fees and expenses of the neutral arbitrator shall be divided equally by the Parties.

 

30Exhibit 10.19

 

[letterhead]

CONFIDENTIAL

 

[DATE]

 

[ADDRESSEE]

[ADDRESS]

[CITY
STATE ZIP]

 

Dear
[SALUTATION]:

 

Boise
Inc. (the “Company”) considers it essential to the best interests of the
Company and its owners to foster the continuous employment of key management
personnel in the event certain material events are threatened or occur. In this
regard, the Board of Directors of Boise Inc., the Company’s ultimate parent
company (the “Board”), has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to
reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of
the Company’s management, including yourself, to their assigned duties without
distraction for a period of time.

 

In
order to induce you to remain in the employ of the Company, the Company agrees
that you shall receive the severance benefits set forth in this letter
agreement (the “Agreement”) if your employment is terminated under the
circumstances described below.

 

1.             Term of Agreement. This Agreement is
effective on the date hereof and shall continue in effect for three years,
provided that on the second anniversary of the effective date and each
anniversary thereafter, the term of the Agreement shall automatically be
extended for an additional year, unless the Company shall have given notice at
least 60 days prior to the anniversary date that such extension will not occur.
The period during which this Agreement is in effect is referred to as the “Term.”

 

2.             Qualifying Termination. Except as set forth
in Section 5, no benefits shall be payable under this Agreement unless
your employment is terminated pursuant to a Qualifying Termination during the
Term. Your termination is a Qualifying Termination if your employment
terminates during the Term unless your termination is because of your death, by
the Company for Cause or Disability, or by you other than for Good Reason. A
transfer of your employment from the Company to one of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, from a subsidiary or affiliate to the Company, or between
subsidiaries or affiliates is not a termination of employment for purposes of
this Agreement. Mandatory retirement under the Company’s Officer Mandatory
Retirement Policy is not a Qualifying Termination. A transfer or other
relocation of your place of work is not a termination of employment for
purposes of

 

 

this
Agreement if either you continue employment with the Company after such
transfer or the transfer or relocation offered is to a site within 50 miles of
your current work site.

 

A.            Disability. If, as a result of your
incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, you are absent from
your duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 6 consecutive months, and
within 30 days after written notice of termination is given you have not
returned to the full-time performance of your duties, your employment may be
terminated for “Disability.”

 

B.            Cause. Termination of your employment for “Cause”
means termination upon (1) your willful and continued failure to
substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than failure
resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury, or
actual or anticipated failure resulting from your termination for Good Reason),
after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board
which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that you
have not substantially performed your duties, or (2) your willful
engagement in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the
Company, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this Section 2.B, no act
or failure to act on your part shall be considered “willful” unless done or
omitted to be done by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that
your act or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless
and until:

 

·              a
resolution is duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board by the Board at a meeting
of the Board called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to you
and an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to be heard before the
Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board you were guilty of
conduct set forth above in clauses (1) or (2) of this Section 2.B
and specifying the particulars of your conduct in detail, and

 

·              a
copy of this resolution is delivered to you.

 

Any
decision by the Board that a termination for Cause is warranted must be
supported by clear and convincing evidence.

 

C.            Good Reason. “Good Reason”
means the failure of the Company to require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of 

 

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the Company to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken
place, prior to the effectiveness of any succession which occurs during the
Term.

 

Your
right to terminate your employment pursuant to this Section 2.C shall not
be affected by your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury. Your
continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights
with respect to, any event, circumstance, act or failure to act constituting
Good Reason.

 

D.            Notice of Termination. Any purported
termination by the Company or by you shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination to the other party according to Section 8. A “Notice of
Termination” must indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement
relied upon and set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the
indicated provision.

 

E.             Date of Termination. “Date of Termination”
means:

 

(1)           if your employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after the
Notice of Termination is given (provided that you have not returned to the
performance of your duties on a full-time basis during that 30-day period);

 

(2)           if your employment is terminated for Cause, for Good Reason, or for any
other reason other than Disability, the date specified in the Notice of
Termination (which, in the case of a termination for Cause shall not be less
than 30 days from the date the Notice of Termination is given, and in the case
of a termination for Good Reason shall not be more than 60 days from the date
the Notice of Termination is given); or

 

(3)           if a dispute exists regarding the termination, the date on which the
dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written agreement of the
parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction (the time for appeal having expired and no appeal having been
perfected), or, if earlier, the last day of the Term. This subsection (3) shall
apply only if (i) the party receiving the Notice of Termination notifies
the other party within 30 days that a dispute exists; (ii) the notice of
dispute is made in good faith; and (iii) the party giving the notice of
dispute pursues resolution of the dispute with reasonable diligence. While any
dispute is pending under this subsection (3), the Company  will continue to pay you your full
compensation in effect when the Notice of Termination giving rise to the
dispute was given (including, but not limited to, base salary) and 

 

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continue
you as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans and
programs in which you were participating when the Notice of Termination giving
rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved, or if
earlier, the last day of the Term. Amounts paid under this subsection (3) are
in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement and shall not be
offset against or reduce any other amounts due under this Agreement.

 

3.             Compensation During Disability or Upon
Termination for Cause or Other than for Good Reason.

 

A.            During any period that you fail to perform
your duties as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness or
injury, you shall continue to receive your full base salary at the rate then in
effect and all compensation paid during the period until your employment is
terminated for Disability pursuant to Section 2.A. Thereafter, your
benefits shall be determined in accordance with the insurance programs then in
effect of the Company or subsidiary corporation by which you are employed, and
any qualified and nonqualified retirement plan(s) in which you are a
participant.

 

B.            If your employment is terminated for Cause or
by you other than for Good Reason, the Company shall pay you only your full
base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time
Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which you are
entitled under any compensation plan at the time those payments are due, and
the Company shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

 

4.             Compensation upon a Qualifying Termination. If
your employment is terminated pursuant to a Qualifying Termination, then you
shall be entitled to the payments and benefits provided in this Section 4.

 

A.            Not later than the 15th day
following the date the release required pursuant to Section 6.D becomes
effective and in any case by the later of the last day of the year in which the
Qualifying Termination occurs or two and one-half (21⁄2) months following the
date of the Qualifying Termination (but subject in any case to the release
having then become effective in accordance with Section 6.D hereof), the
Company will pay you the following amounts:

 

(1)           Your full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in
effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to
which you are entitled under any compensation plan in which you then
participate at the time those payments are due (in each case, to the extent not
already paid);

 

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(2)           A lump sum severance payment equal to 1 times [2 times for CEO, CFO and COO] the sum of (a) your
annual base salary at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is
given, plus (b) your target annual incentive for the year in which the
Date of Termination occurs (“Target Bonus”); and

 

(3)           To the extent not already paid, a lump sum amount equal to the greater
of the value of your unused and accrued time off, less any advanced time off,
in accordance with the time off policy applicable to you as in effect on the
Date of Termination.

 

B.            The Company shall for a 12-month period
following the Date of Termination, maintain, in full force and effect for your
continued benefit, all life (other than any life insurance plan available only
to executive officers), disability, accident and healthcare insurance plans, programs,
or arrangements, and financial counseling services in which you were
participating immediately prior to the Date of Termination, subject to your
timely payment of any applicable premium at the active employee rate.

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall continue to pay the Company-paid premium under
the Company’s Supplemental Life Plan (if you are a participant in such plan)
for 12 months [24 months for CEO, CFO and
COO] following the Date of Termination.

 

C.            [this
section C only for those participating in SERP]  If you experience a Qualifying
Termination, then, in addition to the aggregate retirement benefits to which
you may be entitled under the Company’s qualified pension plan and the Company’s
nonqualified excess benefit pension plan, the Company shall pay you amounts
equal to (1), (2), (3), or (4), whichever is applicable:

 

(1)           If you have satisfied the service, but not the age, requirements of the
Boise Cascade, L.L.C. Supplemental Early Retirement Plan for Executive Officers
(the “SERP”), as in effect immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination, you
shall receive a monthly benefit, commencing on the earliest date you could have
elected to begin to receive benefits under the SERP, equal to the benefit to
which you would have been entitled under the SERP, had you satisfied the age
and service requirements as of the Date of Termination; or

 

(2)           If you have satisfied the age, but not the service, requirement of the
SERP, as in effect immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination, you shall
receive a monthly benefit, commencing as of the Date of Termination equal to
the benefit to which you would have been entitled under the 

 

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SERP,
had you satisfied the age and service requirements as of the Date of
Termination; or

 

(3)           If you have satisfied neither the age nor the service requirements of
the SERP, as in effect immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination, you
shall receive a monthly benefit, commencing on the earliest date you could have
elected to begin to receive benefits under the SERP, equal to the benefit to
which you would have been entitled under the SERP, had you satisfied the age
and service requirements as of the Date of Termination; or

 

(4)           If you have satisfied both the age and the service requirements of the
SERP, as in effect immediately before the Qualifying Termination, you shall
receive the benefits to which you are entitled under the terms of the SERP
pursuant to the SERP and no additional benefits shall be payable under this
Agreement.

 

The benefits under this Section 4.C shall be
paid in the same manner as, and shall otherwise possess the same rights and
privileges as were available with respect to, benefits under the terms of the
SERP as in effect immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination.

 

C[D].       You shall not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other
employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit
provided for in Section 4.A be reduced by any compensation earned by you
as the result of employment by another employer, [bracketed language only for SERP participants: by  retirement benefits earned
after the Date of Termination] or otherwise. Payments otherwise
receivable by you pursuant to Section 4.A(2) shall be reduced by the
amount of any severance benefits received by you pursuant to any Company
severance policy. Benefits otherwise receivable by you pursuant to Section 4.B
shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by you
through benefit plans provided by another employer during the 12-month  period following your termination, and
you must report any such benefits actually received by you to the Company. Benefits
and payments otherwise receivable by you pursuant to Section 4 shall be
reduced by the amount of benefits and payments received by you pursuant to any
other written agreement between you and the Company providing benefits upon
termination.

 

5.             Legal Fees. The Company shall pay to you all
reasonable legal fees and expenses which you incur (a) as a result of your
termination (including any legal fees and expenses incurred in contesting or
disputing your termination) or (b) in seeking in good faith to obtain or
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Agreement.
You must request payment no later than six months after the end of the year in
which the fee or expense was incurred and payment shall be made within 10
business days after the Company receives your written request for payment
accompanied by reasonable evidence of fees and expenses incurred.

 

6.             Employee Covenants; Release.

 

A.            You agree that you will not, directly or
indirectly, use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any
person, other than in the course of your assigned duties and for the benefit of
the Company, either during the period of your employment or at any time
thereafter, any nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information, knowledge
or data relating to the Company, any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies
or businesses, which you obtained during your employment by the Company. This
restriction will not apply to information that (i) was known to the public
before its disclosure to you; (ii) becomes known to the public after
disclosure to you through no wrongful act of yours; or (iii) you are
required to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided
that you provide the Company with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and
reasonably cooperate with the Company at its expense in seeking a protective
order or other appropriate protection of such information).

 

B.            During your employment with the Company and
for one year after your termination, you agree that you will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or
other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any managerial level employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to leave employment in
order to accept employment with or render services to or with any other person,
firm, corporation or other entity unaffiliated with the Company or knowingly
take any action to materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation
or other entity in identifying or hiring any such employee.

 

C.            You agree that during and after your
employment with the Company you shall not make any public statements that
disparage the Company, its respective affiliates, employees, officers,
directors, products or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made
in the course of sworn testimony in administrative, judicial or arbitral
proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such
proceedings) shall not be subject to this Section 8.C.

 

D.            Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, the payment to you of the benefits provided in Section 4 is
conditioned upon your execution and delivery to the Company (and your failure
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general
release of claims which shall include a release of the Company and, if
applicable, purchaser, and their affiliates.

 

7.             Successors; Binding Agreement.

 

A.            This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you
should die while any amount would still be payable to you under this Agreement
if you had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided in
this Agreement, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to
your devisee, legatee or other designee or if there is no such designee, to
your estate.

 

B.            Any dispute between you and the Company
regarding this Agreement may be resolved either by binding arbitration or by
judicial proceedings at your sole election, and the Company agrees to be bound
by your election in that regard, provided that the Company is entitled to seek
equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with the
enforcement of the covenants set forth in Section 6. Under no circumstance
will a violation or alleged violation of those covenants entitle the Company to
withhold or offset a payment or benefit due under this Agreement

 

8.             Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement,
notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by
United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this
Agreement, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the
attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance with this Section 8, except that notice of change of address
shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

9.             Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement
may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or
discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by you and an officer designated
by the Board. No waiver by either party at any time of any breach by the other
party of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to
be performed by the other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or
dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent
time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied,
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement have been made by either
party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. All references to
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refer
to any successor provisions to those sections. If obligations of the Company
arise prior to the expiration of the Term, those obligations shall survive the
expiration of the term.

 

10.           Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

11.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.

 

12.           No Guaranty of Employment. Neither this Agreement nor any action taken
under this Agreement shall be construed as giving you a right to be retained as
an employee or an executive officer of the Company.

 

13.           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with Delaware law.

 

14.           Other Benefits; Indemnification. Any payments made to you pursuant to
this Agreement are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any amounts to which you
may be entitled under any other employee benefit plan, program or policy of the
Company, except that payments made to you pursuant to Section 4.A(2) shall
be in lieu of any severance payment to which you would otherwise be entitled
under any severance pay policy of the Company, and except that the time period
during which benefits are provided under Section 4.B shall be included in
the “continuation coverage period” for purposes of COBRA, to the extent
applicable.

 

If
this letter correctly sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof,
kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter which
will then constitute our agreement on this subject.

 

Sincerely,

 

BOISE
PAPER HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

 

 

	
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AGREED
TO AND ACCEPTED this                       day of                                  , 2008.

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  
	
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