BOISE, Idaho, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boise Cascade Corporation
(NYSE: BCC) announced today a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per
common share, payable on October 15, 2004, to shareholders of record on
October 1, 2004.
    In addition, a regular semiannual dividend of $1.659375 on the company's
convertible preferred stock, Series D, was declared.  This dividend is payable
on December 28, 2004, to shareholders of record on December 14, 2004.

    About Boise Cascade Corporation
    Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers
work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet
business challenges.  We own or control more than 2 million acres of
timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing
operations.  Boise's first half 2004 sales were $6.9 billion.
    Boise Office Solutions, headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, is a division
of Boise and a premier multinational contract and, under the OfficeMax(R)
brand, retail distributor of office supplies and paper, technology products,
and office furniture.  Boise Office Solutions had first-half sales of
$4.3 billion.
    Boise Building Solutions, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a division of
Boise and manufactures plywood, lumber, particleboard, and engineered wood
products.  The business also operates 27 facilities that distribute a broad
line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by Boise.
Boise Building Solutions posted first half 2004 sales of $1.9 billion.
    Boise Paper Solutions, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a division of
Boise and a manufacturer of office papers, a majority of which are sold