Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2001--The Board of Directors of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) announced it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0525 per share, payable May 16, 2001 to shareholders of record April 30, 2001. The company has approximately 27.8 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 and install the walls of glass and windows comprising the outside skin of commercial and institutional buildings.

• 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.

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

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