Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2000--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 third quarter and year-to-date results and operations on Thursday, December 21 at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time). The call will last approximately one hour. Third quarter results will be released before the market opens on December 21.

Investors and other interested parties can participate in the call by dialing 1-877-679-9055 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 noon CST on Thursday, December 21 through midnight CST on Friday, December 29, by calling 1-800-615-3210 toll free, access code 4841919.

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

Apogee Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a world leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems. Organized in two business segments, the Glass Technologies businesses are leaders primarily in architectural glass and high-end glass coatings for the electronics markets, while the Glass Services businesses are leaders in replacement auto glass and building glass services.