OMX Officemax Incorporated

Boise Shareholders Approve OfficeMax Acquisition BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boise Cascade Corporation announced that at a special meeting today, with 72.49% of the outstanding shares represented, Boise shareholders cast 35,234,446, or 76.77%, of the voted shares in favor of the acquisition of OfficeMax, Inc. . Voted shares against the acquisition totaled 10,664,172, or 23.23%. The acquisition proposal required a majority of votes cast in favor to pass. Boise and OfficeMax expect to complete the merger transaction by the end of business today. In a second proposal today, Boise shareholders cast 24,414,863, or 53.34%, of the voted shares in favor of an increase in the number of shares of Boise common stock available for issuance under Boise's incentive compensation plan. Voted shares against the proposal totaled 21,355,451, or 46.66%. The proposal required a majority of votes cast in favor to pass. About Boise Cascade Corporation Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is dedicated to providing our customers with solutions to help them work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet business challenges. Boise is a major distributor of office products and building materials and an integrated manufacturer and distributor of paper, packaging, and wood products. We own or control more than 2 million acres of timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing operations. Boise reported sales in 2002 of $7.4 billion. Visit the Boise website at http://www.bc.com/ . DATASOURCE: Boise Cascade Corporation CONTACT: Media, Ralph Poore, +1-208-384-7294, home, +1-208-331-2023, or Investors, Vincent Hannity, +1-208-384-6390, cell, +1-208-890-6385, both of Boise Cascade Corporation Web site: http://www.bc.com/

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