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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;of The Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
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    <p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">May&nbsp;6, 2008</font></b>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">April&nbsp;30, 2008</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BOISE INC.</font></b></p>
  
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  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Boise, ID 83702-5388</font></b></p>
  
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  below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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  material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
  
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  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;2, 2008, Miles A. Hewitt stepped down from his position as Senior
  Vice President, Paper.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)&nbsp; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hewitt Severance Arrangement</font></u></p>
  
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  departure from the company, the compensation committee of our board of
  directors has approved the entry into a severance arrangement with Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt.&#160; Such arrangement describes and confirms the
  benefits and responsibilities set forth in the Officer Severance Agreement
  between Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt and the company.&#160;
  Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt&#146;s departure is deemed a &#147;Qualifying Termination&#148; under
  the Officer Severance Agreement.&#160; The severance
  arrangement includes the following material provisions:</font></p>
  
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  employment termination date of May&nbsp;2, 2008</p>
  
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  of a lump sum severance equal to Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt&#146;s base salary and target
  annual incentive ($527,000)</p>
  
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  and insurance benefits continued for 12 months following departure (estimated
  company cost, $11,000)</p>
  
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  life insurance premiums continued for 12 months following termination ($9,000)</p>
  
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  counseling allowance of up to $10,000 during next 12 months</p>
  
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  pension under the Supplemental Early Retirement Plan for Elected Officers,
  beginning January&nbsp;1, 2014</p>
  
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  of confidentiality, nonsolicitation of employees, and nondisparagement</p>
  
  <p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Compliance
  with the other provisions outlined in the Officer Severance Agreement by and
  between Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt and the company</p>
  
  <p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt
  to sign a release as a condition to receiving benefits</p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The final severance
  arrangement with Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt will be filed with our second-quarter report
  on Form&nbsp;10-Q.&#160; The form of Officer
  Severance Agreement between Mr.&nbsp;Hewitt and the company was filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.19
  to the current report on Form&nbsp;8-K, which we filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;28,
  2008.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As approved by the
  compensation committee of our board of directors, on May&nbsp;2, 2008, certain
  of our managerial employees, including the following named executive officers, received
  grants of restricted stock and/or restricted stock units:</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Restricted&nbsp;Stock&nbsp;Units</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alexander
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert M. McNutt</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">213,400</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Judith M. Lassa</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">77,000</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert E.
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">107,000</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fifty percent of the
  restricted shares vest only if the company achieves specified performance
  hurdles (performance-vesting restricted shares).&#160; Half of the performance-vesting restricted
  shares will vest on February&nbsp;28, 2011, if, at some point before this date,
  the stock price of our stock has closed at or above $10.00 on 20 of any
  consecutive 30 trading days.&#160; The other
  half of the performance-vesting restricted shares will vest on February&nbsp;28,
  2011, if, at some point before this date, the stock price of our stock has
  closed at or above $12.50 on 20 of any consecutive 30 trading days.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The remaining fifty
  percent of the restricted shares vest with the passage of time (time-vesting
  restricted shares).&#160; One-third of the
  time-vesting restricted shares will vest on each of February&nbsp;28, 2009; February&nbsp;28,
  2010; and February&nbsp;28, 2011, subject to certain EBITDA goals.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All employees, including Mr.&nbsp;Strenge,
  who are eligible for retirement on or before February&nbsp;28, 2011, received
  restricted stock units in lieu of restricted stock shares.&#160; The restricted stock units vest in the same
  manner as do the restricted stock shares.&#160;
  Once vested, the restricted stock units are payable to the employee in
  stock.&#160; Any shares or units not vested on
  or before February&nbsp;28, 2011, are forfeited by the employee.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares of restricted
  stock and restricted stock units were granted, at no cost to the employee,
  under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan, pursuant to a Restricted
  Stock (Restricted Stock Unit) Award Agreement, the forms of which are filed as
  Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Report on Form&nbsp;8-K.&#160; The forms of the award agreements are
  incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.&#160;
  The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the restricted
  stock and restricted stock unit awards is qualified in its entirety by
  reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Boise Inc. Incentive and
  Performance Plan and the Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock Unit) Award
  Agreements.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approval of 2008 Annual Incentive Award Criteria</font></u></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April&nbsp;30, 2008, the compensation committee of our board of
  directors approved the 2008 annual incentive award criteria for our named
  executive officers pursuant to our Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance
  Plan.&#160; The 2008 incentive awards will be
  based on the attainment of annual financial goals at corporate and business
  unit levels and for achieving individual annual performance objectives.&#160; The awards will be calculated as a percentage
  of base salary, based on the extent to which the financial goals and
  performance objectives are met during the year.&#160;
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  be used to calculate the awards are set forth below.</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2008&nbsp;Target</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Incentive</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2008&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Goals</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Percentage</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">and&nbsp;Performance&nbsp;Objectives</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Payout</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alexander
    Toeldte</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90% corporate incentive cash flow</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.94%;">
    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="53%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.92%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10% safety based
    on corporate recorded incident rate (RIR)</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.94%;">
    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert M. McNutt</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90% corporate incentive cash flow</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.94%;">
    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">65</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="53%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.92%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10% safety based on corporate RIR</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Judith M. Lassa</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20% corporate incentive cash flow</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70% packaging
    incentive cash flow</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10% safety based on corporate RIR</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.92%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert E. Strenge</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90% corporate incentive cash flow</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">65</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%&nbsp;(1)</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.32%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="53%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.92%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10% safety based on corporate RIR</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>Mr.
  Strenge&#146;s target incentive percentage payout was increased from 50% to 65% in
  connection with his promotion to Senior Vice President, Paper Manufacturing, on
  April 30, 2008.</p>
  
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The forms of the 2008 Annual Incentive Award Notifications for our
  named executive officers will be filed with our second-quarter report on Form&nbsp;10-Q.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Events.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April&nbsp;30, 2008, our board of directors elected Robert E.
  Strenge as Senior Vice President, Paper Manufacturing; Robert A. Warren as Senior
  Vice President and General Manager, Paper&nbsp;&amp; Supply Chain; and Jeffrey
  P. Lane as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Packaging, as announced in
  the news release attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Report on Form 8-K. All three
  individuals are deemed &#147;executive officers&#148; as defined under Section 16 of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>
  
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    9.01</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial
    Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp; Exhibits.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report on Form&nbsp;8-K:</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;of Restricted Stock Award Agreement</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.3</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Boise Inc. News Release dated May&nbsp;5, 2008</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></p>
  
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BOISE
    INC.</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/
    Karen E. Gowland</font></p>
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text: 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:
  May 6, 2008
  Date of Earliest Event
    Reported:
  April 30, 2008
  BOISE INC.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  001-33541
  20-8356960
  (State or other
    jurisdiction
  (Commission
  (IRS Employer
  of
    incorporation)
  File Number)
  Identification
    No.)
  1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 200
  Boise, ID 83702-5388
  (Address of
  principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  (208) 384-7000
  (Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code)
  Check the appropriate box
  below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
  o
  Written
  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
    Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
    Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  (b)  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers.
  On May 2, 2008, Miles A. Hewitt stepped down from his position as Senior
  Vice President, Paper.
  (e)  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  Hewitt Severance Arrangement
  In connection with Mr. Hewitt's
  departure from the company, the compensation committee of our board of
  directors has approved the entry into a severance arrangement with Mr. Hewitt.  Such arrangement describes and confirms the
  benefits and responsibilities set forth in the Officer Severance Agreement
  between Mr. Hewitt and the company. 
  Mr. Hewitt's departure is deemed a "Qualifying Termination" under
  the Officer Severance Agreement.  The severance
  arrangement includes the following material provisions:
  ·
  An
  employment termination date of May 2, 2008
  ·
  Payment
  of a lump sum severance equal to Mr. Hewitt's base salary and target
  annual incentive ($527,000)
  ·
  Healthcare
  and insurance benefits continued for 12 months following departure (estimated
  company cost, $11,000)
  ·
  Supplemental
  life insurance premiums continued for 12 months following termination ($9,000)
  ·
  Financial
  counseling allowance of up to $10,000 during next 12 months
  ·
  Nonqualified
  pension under the Supplemental Early Retirement Plan for Elected Officers,
  beginning January 1, 2014
  ·
  Covenant
  of confidentiality, nonsolicitation of employees, and nondisparagement
  ·
  Compliance
  with the other provisions outlined in the Officer Severance Agreement by and
  between Mr. Hewitt and the company
  ·
  Mr. Hewitt
  to sign a release as a condition to receiving benefits
  The final severance
  arrangement with Mr. Hewitt will be filed with our second-quarter report
  on Form 10-Q.  The form of Officer
  Severance Agreement between Mr. Hewitt and the company was filed as Exhibit 10.19
  to the current report on Form 8-K, which we filed with the SEC on February 28,
  2008.
  2
  Approval of Long-Term Incentive Awards
  As approved by the
  compensation committee of our board of directors, on May 2, 2008, certain
  of our managerial employees, including the following named executive officers, received
  grants of restricted stock and/or restricted stock units:
  Name
  Restricted Stock Shares
  Restricted Stock Units
  Alexander
    Toeldte
  975,100
  —
  Robert M. McNutt
  213,400
  —
  Judith M. Lassa
  77,000
  —
  Robert E.
    Strenge
  —
  107,000
  Fifty percent of the
  restricted shares vest only if the company achieves specified performance
  hurdles (performance-vesting restricted shares).  Half of the performance-vesting restricted
  shares will vest on February 28, 2011, if, at some point before this date,
  the stock price of our stock has closed at or above $10.00 on 20 of any
  consecutive 30 trading days.  The other
  half of the performance-vesting restricted shares will vest on February 28,
  2011, if, at some point before this date, the stock price of our stock has
  closed at or above $12.50 on 20 of any consecutive 30 trading days.
  The remaining fifty
  percent of the restricted shares vest with the passage of time (time-vesting
  restricted shares).  One-third of the
  time-vesting restricted shares will vest on each of February 28, 2009; February 28,
  2010; and February 28, 2011, subject to certain EBITDA goals.
  All employees, including Mr. Strenge,
  who are eligible for retirement on or before February 28, 2011, received
  restricted stock units in lieu of restricted stock shares.  The restricted stock units vest in the same
  manner as do the restricted stock shares. 
  Once vested, the restricted stock units are payable to the employee in
  stock.  Any shares or units not vested on
  or before February 28, 2011, are forfeited by the employee.
  The shares of restricted
  stock and restricted stock units were granted, at no cost to the employee,
  under the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan, pursuant to a Restricted
  Stock (Restricted Stock Unit) Award Agreement, the forms of which are filed as
  Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Report on Form 8-K.  The forms of the award agreements are
  incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. 
  The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the restricted
  stock and restricted stock unit awards is qualified in its entirety by
  reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Boise Inc. Incentive and
  Performance Plan and the Restricted Stock (Restricted Stock Unit) Award
  Agreements.
  3
  Approval of 2008 Annual Incentive Award Criteria
  On April 30, 2008, the compensation committee of our board of
  directors approved the 2008 annual incentive award criteria for our named
  executive officers pursuant to our Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance
  Plan.  The 2008 incentive awards will be
  based on the attainment of annual financial goals at corporate and business
  unit levels and for achieving individual annual performance objectives.  The awards will be calculated as a percentage
  of base salary, based on the extent to which the financial goals and
  performance objectives are met during the year. 
  The specific 2008 financial goals and performance objectives that will
  be used to calculate the awards are set forth below.
  2008 Target
  Incentive
  2008 Financial Goals
  Percentage
  Name
  and Performance Objectives
  Payout
  Alexander
    Toeldte
  90% corporate incentive cash flow
  100
  %
  10% safety based
    on corporate recorded incident rate (RIR)
  Robert M. McNutt
  90% corporate incentive cash flow
  65
  %
  10% safety based on corporate RIR
  Judith M. Lassa
  20% corporate incentive cash flow
  50
  %
  70% packaging
    incentive cash flow
  10% safety based on corporate RIR
  Robert E. Strenge
  90% corporate incentive cash flow
  65
  % (1)
  10% safety based on corporate RIR
  (1)
  Mr.
  Strenge's target incentive percentage payout was increased from 50% to 65% in
  connection with his promotion to Senior Vice President, Paper Manufacturing, on
  April 30, 2008.
  The forms of the 2008 Annual Incentive Award Notifications for our
  named executive officers will be filed with our second-quarter report on Form 10-Q.
  Item 8.01
  Other Events.
  On April 30, 2008, our board of directors elected Robert E.
  Strenge as Senior Vice President, Paper Manufacturing; Robert A. Warren as Senior
  Vice President and General Manager, Paper & Supply Chain; and Jeffrey
  P. Lane as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Packaging, as announced in
  the news release attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Report on Form 8-K. All three
  individuals are deemed "executive officers" as defined under Section 16 of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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  Item
    9.01
  Financial
    Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)  Exhibits.
  The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
  Exhibit Number
  Description
  Exhibit 99.1
  Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
  Exhibit 99.2
  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
  Exhibit 99.3
  Boise Inc. News Release dated May 5, 2008
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  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
    INC.
  By
  /s/
    Karen E. Gowland
  Karen E. Gowland
  Vice President,
    General Counsel and
  Secretary
  Date:  May 6, 2008
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