Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003--The Board of Directors of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) announced it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0575 per share, payable May 14, 2003 to shareholders of record April 29, 2003. The company has approximately 27.2 million shares outstanding.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (www.apog.com), headquartered in Minneapolis, is a world leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems. The company is organized in three segments:


    --  Architectural products and services companies design,
        engineer, fabricate, install and renovate the walls of glass
        and windows comprising the outside skin of commercial and
        institutional buildings.

    --  Automotive replacement glass and services companies fabricate,
        repair and replace automobile windshields and windows.

    --  Large-scale optical technologies companies develop and produce
        high technology glass that enhances the visual performance of
        products for the display, imaging and picture framing
        industries.



    CONTACT: Apogee Enterprises, Inc., Minneapolis
             Investor Relations:
             Mary Ann Jackson, 952/830-0674
             mjackson@apog.com

    SOURCE: Apogee Enterprises, Inc.