Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS, Sep 12, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) today announced that Russell Huffer, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will host a live conference call and real-time webcast to discuss the company's second quarter results and operations on Thursday, September 19, 2002 at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time (11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time). The call will last approximately one hour. Second quarter results will be released after the market closes on September 18.

Investors and other interested parties can participate in the call by dialing 1-877-679-9051 toll free or 952-556-2804 local, and referencing "Apogee Enterprises." Access to the conference call is open to the press and general public in a listen-only mode. The call will be available for replay from 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time on Thursday, September 19, through midnight Central Daylight Time on Thursday, September 26, by calling 1-800-615-3210 toll free, access code 6200247.

To listen to the live conference call over the internet, go to the Apogee Web site at http://www.apog.com and then click on "investor relations" followed by the webcast link at the top of that page at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, the webcast version will be archived on the company's Web site at the same location.

For more information, contact Mary Ann Jackson at 952-830-0674 or e-mail ir@apog.com.

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.

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

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