Boise Cascade Corp. Investor Webcast

Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE: BCC - News) announced it will host an investor webcast on Wednesday, August 11, 2004, beginning at 10 a.m. (Eastern daylight time).

The live audio webcast will introduce the new OfficeMax, Inc., which will consist of Boise's contract office products distribution business and OfficeMax retail office products business when the sale of Boise's paper, forest products, and timberland assets is completed in mid-November 2004.

The live audio webcast may be accessed through Boise's Internet site and will be archived for one year following the call. Go to the website and click on Investor Relations to find the link to the webcast.

The archived webcast will be available on the Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of Boise's website (use the Find menu to go to the Presentations page).