Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003--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 18, 2003 at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time). The call will last approximately one hour. Second quarter results will be released after the market closes on September 17.

Investors and other interested parties can participate in the call by dialing 1-800-901-5231 toll free or 617-786-2961 international, access code 87192191. 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 Standard Time on Thursday, September 18, through midnight Central Standard Time on Thursday, September 25, by calling 1-888-286-8010 toll free, access code 91401776.

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, 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.