Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

    MINNEAPOLIS--July 24, 2001--The Board of Directors of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0525 per share, payable August 29, 2001 to shareholders of record August 13, 2001. The company has approximately 28.3 million shares outstanding.

    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.