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Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Announces the Sale of Midas Muffler Franchises

25 February 1999

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Announces the Sale of Midas Muffler Franchises

      The sale reflects Apogee's continuing focus on its core businesses

    MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24 -- Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
announced today that it sold all eight of its Midas Muffler
franchises, which were previously included as part of its Auto Glass business
segment.  Terms were not disclosed.  Apogee began acquiring Midas Muffler
franchises in 1981, as part of a strategy to help some of its Harmon AutoGlass
retail businesses gain successful entry into certain geographic markets.
Today, Apogee has more than 400 retail and wholesale auto glass locations
nationwide.
    "The sale of our Midas Muffler franchises reflects our ongoing strategy to
focus on our core businesses," said Michael A Bevilacqua, Apogee's Treasurer
and Senior Director Business Development.  "We are also very pleased that the
current group of Midas Muffler employees will continue with the new
ownership."
    Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is a world leader in technologies involving the
design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems.
The company is organized into three operating segments:  Glass Technologies
(GT), Auto Glass (AG), and Building Products & Services (BPS).  Headquartered
in Minneapolis, the company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under
the symbol APOG.