FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   SOULELES THOMAS S 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/05/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOISE CASCADE Co [BCC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS, LLC, 70 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 4600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60602 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 29,700,000 I See Footnotes (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SOULELES THOMAS S C/O MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS, LLC 70 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 4600 CHICAGO, IL 60602	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ John T. Sahlberg, Attorney-in-Fact		02/05/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C. ("BC Holdings") is the record owner of the 29,700,000 shares set forth herein. Forest Products Holdings, L.L.C. ("FPH") holds a majority of the voting common units of BC Holdings and has the right to appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors of BC Holdings. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P. ("MDCP IV'') is the controlling equityholder of FPH. Madison Dearborn Partners IV, L.P. ("MDP IV'') is the general partner of MDCP IV. Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP") is the general partner of MDP IV.
(2)	Thomas S. Souleles is a managing director of MDP. Mr. Souleles may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Boise Cascade Company's common stock held of record by BC Holdings and has an indirect pecuniary interest in such shares through his investment in MDP IV. Mr. Souleles expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	The record and other beneficial owners of the reported securities have separately filed Form 3's.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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