UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 

Date of Report:
Date of Earliest Event Reported:

January 25, 2002
January 17, 2002

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1-5057
(Commission File Number)

82-0100960
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1111 West Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 50
Boise, Idaho
(Address of principal executive offices)



83728-0001
(Zip Code)

208/384-6161
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 5.

Other Events

On January 17, 2002, Boise Cascade Corporation (the "Company") issued a news release to announce its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2001. A copy of the news release is filed as Exhibit 99 to this report.

The section of Exhibit 99 under the caption "Outlook" includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. A number of risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, fluctuations in production, curtailment, capacity, and demand across pulp, paper, and wood products markets; changes in economic conditions in the United States and abroad; and other factors included in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Item 7.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits.
 

Exhibit 12

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 

Exhibit 99

News Release issued by Boise Cascade Corporation on January 17, 2002

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION


By  /s/ Karen E. Gowland                
 

Karen E. Gowland
Vice President and Corporate Secretary

Date: January 25, 2002

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

Description

Page Number

Exhibit 12

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

  

Exhibit 99

News Release issued by Boise Cascade Corporation on January 17, 2002