Apogee Enterprises Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend 5 Percent to $0.0575 Per Share

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 10, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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 November 13, 2002 to shareholders of record October 28, 2002. This marks the 26th year of dividend growth since Apogee began paying dividends in 1974. The company has approximately 27.7 million shares outstanding.

"We are pleased to again increase our dividend," said Russell Huffer, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to focus on cost control and operational improvements, which has allowed us to maintain our guidance for fiscal 2003 of $1.00 per share despite the challenging economy."

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. 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., Minneapollis
                  Investor Relations:
                  Mary Ann Jackson, 952/830-0674
                  mjackson@apog.com

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