FORM 4                                        U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                            STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement 5. If Amendment, Person Ticker or Trading Security for Date of Symbol Number of Month/Year Original Reporting Person (Month/Year) (Voluntary) Harad, George J. Boise Cascade Corporation 01-15-2003 Boise Cascade Corporation BCC 1111 West Jefferson Street Boise, ID 83702 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) _Director _10% Owner _Officer (give title below) _Other (specify below) X X Chairman & CEO 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting [X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned 1. Title of 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities aquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of Indirect Security action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Ship Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 3) Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: (Instr. 4) (Instr. Owned at Direct (Month/ 8) (A) End of Month (D) or Day/ or (Instr. 3 Indirect Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (I) Common Stock 3,511 D Common Stock (a) 8,534.5427 I By BCC Thrift Plan Preferred Stock (a) 804.6582 I Held by ESOP Trust Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertable securities) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Title of Con- Trans- Trans- Number of Date exer- Title and Amount Price Number Owner- Nature Derivative version action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of of Ship of Security or Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv- Deriv- Form Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative ative of Bene- Price of 8) or Disposed (Month/ Secu- Secu- Deriv- ficial Deriv- of (D) Day/Year) rity rities ative Owner- ative (Instr. 3, (Instr. Bene- Secu- ship Security 4 and 5) 5) fically rity: (Instr. Owned Direct 4) at end (D) or ( Amount of Indi- Month/ C Date Expi- or Month rect Day/ O Exer- ra- Number (Instr. (I) Year D cis- tion of 4) (Instr. ) E V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 4) Stock Option $21.25 07-30 Common Stock 39,200 D (Right to Buy) -2003 Stock Option $24.875 07-29 Common Stock 77,200 D (Right to Buy) -2004 Stock Option $43.875 07-28 Common Stock 77,200 D (Right to Buy) -2005 Stock Option $31.375 07-26 Common Stock 70,000 D (Right to Buy) -2006 Stock Option $36.875 07-25 Common Stock 85,000 D (Right to Buy) -2007 Stock Option $28.875 07-31 Common Stock 102,800 D (Right to Buy) -2008 Stock Option $29.375 02-12 Common Stock 23,400 D (Right to Buy) -2009 Stock Option $38.0625 07-30 Common Stock 138,900 D (Right to Buy) -2009 Stock Option $27.50 07-28 Common Stock 138,900 D (Right to Buy) -2010 Stock Option $24.75 09-28 Common Stock 125,000 D (Right to Buy) -2010 Stock Option $35.60 07-27 Common Stock 297,000 D (Right to Buy) -2011 Stock Option $27.76 07-25 Common Stock 335,700 D (Right to Buy) -2012 Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertable securities) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Title of Con- Trans- Trans- Number of Date exer- Title and Amount Price Number Owner- Nature Derivative version action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of of Ship of Security or Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv- Deriv- Form Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative ative of Bene- Price of 8) or Disposed (Month/ Secu- Secu- Deriv- ficial Deriv- of (D) Day/Year) rity rities ative Owner- ative (Instr. 3, (Instr. Bene- Secu- ship Security 4 and 5) 5) fically rity: (Instr. Owned Direct 4) at end (D) or ( Amount of Indi- Month/ C Date Expi- or Month rect Day/ O Exer- ra- Number (Instr. (I) Year D cis- tion of 4) (Instr. ) E V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 4) Phantom Stock Units (b) 01-15 A 362.838 Common Stock $27.40 24,627. D -2003 6 1024
Explanation of responses: (a) Represents number of shares beneficially owned as of January 15, 2003, based on information from plan administrator. (b) Each phantom stock unit is equal in value to one share of the company's common stock. Signature of Reporting Person: /s/George J. Harad -------------------------------------------------- George J. Harad