Blakemore Ralph T. - 4 filing on 2008-03-10

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Blakemore Ralph T.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1000 PARK DRIVE

(Street)

LAWRENCE

15055

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLACK BOX CORP [ BBOX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Purchase)⁽¹⁾	$39.77	03/06/2008		D			50,000	⁽²⁾	10/31/2015	Common Stock, $.001 par value	50,000	⁽²⁾	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$39.77	03/06/2008		A		50,000		⁽²⁾	10/31/2015	Common Stock, $.001 par value	50,000	⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	50,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Purchase)⁽¹⁾	$39.77	03/06/2008		D			10,000	⁽²⁾	10/31/2015	Common Stock, $.001 par value	10,000	⁽²⁾	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$39.77	03/06/2008		A		10,000		⁽²⁾	10/31/2015	Common Stock, $.001 par value	10,000	⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	10,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These two separate option grants were reported as one option grant on the Form 3 filed by the reporting person on May 25, 2007.

2. The reporting person entered into an agreement with Black Box Corporation, the effect of which was that the options granted to the reporting person having an original grant date of October 31, 2005 were canceled and new options were granted to the reporting person having the same exact terms (including vesting schedule, exercise price and expiration date) of the orignal options, except that the grant date of the new options is March 6, 2008. Based on the vesting schedule of the new options, all options were fully-vested as of the new grant date of March 6, 2008.

3. Granted under the 1992 Stock Option Plan.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ralph T. Blakemore	03/10/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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