BOISEINC. Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Directors

Exhibit 10.5

BOISE INC.

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

Directors

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of March 16, 2009 (the “Award Date”), by and between Boise Inc. (“Boise”) and                                    (“Director” or “you”) pursuant to the Boise Inc. Incentive and Performance Plan (the “Plan”) and pursuant to the following terms:

1.                                       Terms and Conditions; Definitions.  This Award is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan.  All capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning stated in the Plan.

2.                                       Award.  You are awarded                        restricted stock units (RSUs), at no cost to you, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement.  These RSUs are the “Award.”  This Award is contingent upon approval of an increase in the number of shares available under the Plan by Boise’s shareholders.  If the increase is not approved, the Award will be reduced pro rata based on the shares available under the Plan and you will be notified of the reduced amount of the Award.

3.                                       Restriction Period.  The Award shall vest and become payable on March 15, 2010.  Any RSUs not vested on or before March 15, 2010, shall be forfeited.

4.                                       Termination as Director.  If you separate from service as a director before March 15, 2010, your Award will be treated as follows.

4.1                                 If your separation from service is due to your death, disability (as defined pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder), failure to be re-elected by shareholders as a director, or resignation following a Change in Control event or other restructuring of Boise (as determined in the sole discretion of Boise’s board of directors as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control or restructuring event), the restrictions on all RSUs will lapse and the Award will vest in full and become payable on the day after the date of your death, disability, or other separation from service.

4.2                                 If your separation from service is due to any reason other than those stated in Section 4.1, a pro rata portion of the Award will vest and become payable on the day after the date of your separation from service.  The pro rata portion will be calculated based on the number of days of your service as a director from the Award Date through the date of your termination of service as a director, divided by 365 (the number of days in the Award Period).  Any portion of the Award remaining unvested after the pro rata calculation will be forfeited immediately following your separation from service.

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4.3                                 For purposes of this Award, a separation from service will not be deemed to have occurred if you continue to provide services to Boise or a subsidiary as an independent contractor or consultant or in any other capacity after you cease being a director.  In this case, your separation from service will be deemed to occur on the date your service contract expires without intent to renew or to provide further services, or, if no contract exists, on the date you cease providing all services to Boise and its subsidiaries.  The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred will be made based on specific facts and circumstances and will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

5.                                       Transfer Restrictions.

5.1                                 Prior to Vesting.  The RSUs awarded pursuant to this Agreement cannot be sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred, or otherwise encumbered prior to vesting.  Any attempt to transfer your rights in the awarded RSUs prior to vesting will result in the immediate forfeiture of the awarded RSUs.

5.2                                 After Vesting.  You agree not to transfer, sell, or otherwise assign your rights in any of the RSUs which vest pursuant to Section 3 and to continue to hold the shares you receive upon vesting of the RSUs until the earliest of the following events:  (a) your termination of service as a director due to death, disability, retirement under the Company’s mandatory retirement policy for directors, or failure to be re-elected by shareholders as a director; (b) a Change in Control; or (c) if your termination of service as a director occurs for any reason other than those stated in Section 4.1, the first to occur of (i) your death, (ii) your disability, or (iii) the later of the date of your termination of service or March 15, 2013.  In addition, you agree not to transfer, sell, or otherwise assign your rights in any of the shares you receive upon vesting of RSUs pursuant to Section 4.2 and to continue to hold such shares until the earliest of the following events:  (x) your death or disability, (y) a Change in Control; or (z) March 15, 2013.  No transfer restrictions apply to shares you receive upon vesting of RSUs pursuant to Section 4.1.

5.3                                 Permitted Transfers.  Notwithstanding Section 5.2, after vesting, you may transfer shares to a family trust or to family members by gift or for estate planning purposes (collectively “Family Dispositions”), provided that any Family Dispositions will continue to be subject to the transfer restrictions in Section 5.2 (each of the foregoing being a “Permitted Transfer”).

6.                                       Rights.  With respect to the awarded RSUs, you are not a shareholder and do not have any voting rights.  You shall not be entitled to receive any dividends, notional or otherwise, with respect to the RSUs during the restriction period prior to vesting.

7.                                       Payment.  Vested RSUs will be paid to you in whole shares of Boise common stock.  If the vesting calculation results in a fractional number of RSUs, the number of

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RSUs vesting at that time shall be rounded up to the next whole number.  No fractional shares shall be issued.  The designated payment date for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder for RSUs vesting pursuant to Section 3 shall be March 15, 2010, and for RSUs vesting pursuant to Section 4 shall be the day after the date of death, disability, or separation from service, as applicable.  Delivery of shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be made as soon as practicable following vesting and in any case by the later of December 31st of the calendar year in which the vesting date or designated payment date occurs or the 15th day of the third calendar month following the vesting date or designated payment date.

You must sign this Agreement and return it to Boise’s Compensation Department on or before March 27, 2009, in order for the Award to be effective.  If this Agreement is not received by the Compensation Department on or before March 27, 2009, the Award will be forfeited.  Return your executed Agreement to:  Jeannine Sims, Compensation Department, Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C., P.O. Box 990050, Boise, ID  83799-0050, or fax your signed form to ###-###-####.

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