Apogee Enterprises to Host Second Quarter Conference Call

MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 9, 2004--Apogee Enterprises, Inc. today announced that it will host a live conference call and real-time webcast to discuss the company's second quarter results and operations on Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 10 a.m. Central Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time). The call will last approximately one hour. Second quarter results will be released after the market closes on September 15.

Investors and other interested parties can participate in the call by dialing 1-800-259-0251 toll free or 617-614-3671 international, access code 94994778. 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 Central Time on Thursday, September 16, through midnight Central Time on Thursday, September 23, by calling 1-888-286-8010 toll free, access code 67358187.

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. 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.

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, large-scale optical technologies and automotive replacement glass and services.