Apogee First Quarter Earnings Decline Due to Market Conditions; Quarterly Cash Flow Positive; Balance Sheet Remains Strong

Business Wire, June 23, 2009

TELECONFERENCE AND SIMULTANEOUS WEBCASTApogee will host a teleconference and webcast at 7:30 a.m. Central Time tomorrow, June 24. To participate in the teleconference, call 1-866-271-5140 toll free or 617-213-8893 international, access code 58935373. The replay will be available from 10:30 a.m. Central Time on June 24 through midnight Central Time on Wednesday, July 1, by calling 1-888-286-8010 toll free, access code 82724848. To listen to the live conference call over the internet, go to the Apogee web site at http://www.apog.com and click on “investor relations” and then the webcast link at the top of that page. The webcast also will be archived on the company’s web site.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products and services. The company is organized in two segments:

• Architectural products and services companies design, engineer, fabricate, install, maintain and renovate the walls of glass and windows comprising the outside skin of commercial and institutional buildings. Businesses in this segment are: Viracon, the leading fabricator of coated, high-performance architectural glass for global markets; Harmon, Inc., one of the largest U.S. full-service building glass installation, maintenance and renovation companies; Wausau Window and Wall Systems, a manufacturer of custom aluminum window systems and curtainwall; Linetec, a paint and anodizing finisher of window frames and PVC shutters; and Tubelite, a fabricator of aluminum storefront, entrance and curtainwall products.
• Large-scale optical segment consists of Tru Vue, a value-added glass and acrylic manufacturer for the custom picture framing market and commercial optics.

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