Apogee to Host Third Quarter Conference Call.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2001

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 results and operations on Thursday, December 20, 2001 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 after the market closes on December 19.

Investors and other interested parties can participate in the call by dialing 1-877-679-9045 toll free or 952-556-2802 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 Standard Time on Thursday, December 20, through midnight Central Standard Time on Thursday, January 3, by calling 1-800-615-3210 toll free, access code 5723617.

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 [e-mail].

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
and install the walls of glass and windows comprising the outside skin of
commercial and institutional buildings. Businesses in this segment are:
Viracon, a leading global fabricator of coated, high-performance architectural
glass; Harmon, Inc., the largest U.S. full-service building glass installation
and maintenance company; Wausau Window & Wall Systems, a manufacturer of
non-residential aluminum window systems and curtainwall; and Linetec, one of
the largest U.S. architectural paint and anodizing finishers.

-- Automotive replacement glass and services companies fabricate, repair and
replace automobile windshields and windows. Businesses in this segment are:
Harmon AutoGlass, a leading U.S. chain of retail auto glass replacement and
repair stores; and Viracon/Curvlite, a leading U.S. fabricator of aftermarket
foreign and domestic car windshields.

-- 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. Businesses in this segment
are: Tru Vue, a leading U.S. value-added glass and matboard manufacturer for
the art and framing industry; and Viratec Thin Films, a leading global producer
of optical thin film coatings for the display and imaging markets.