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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-05-003140.txt : 20050107
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050107161930
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-05-003140
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050107

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000006845
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GLASS PRODUCTS, MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS [3231]
		IRS NUMBER:				410919654
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06365
		FILM NUMBER:		05518493

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7900 XERXES AVE S
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55431
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6128351874

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7900 XERXES AVE S
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			55431

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARMON GLASS CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720623
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%"
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report: January 5, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>(Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Commission File Number: 0-6365 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>41-0919654</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(IRS Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7900 Xerxes Avenue
South, Suite 1800, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(952) 835-1874 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Not Applicable </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (&#147;Apogee&#148;) has had in place severance agreements with its
executive officers since 1999 (the &#147;Old Severance Agreements&#148;). The Old Severance Agreements have been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and described in Apogee&#146;s proxy statements relating to its annual
shareholder meetings. In accordance with the terms of the Old Severance Agreements, Apogee provided notice to its executive officers to terminate the Old Severance Agreements in August 2004. In October, 2004, Apogee&#146;s Compensation Committee
approved new severance agreements for Apogee&#146;s executive officers (the &#147;New Severance Agreements&#148;), which contain terms that are more consistent with the terms of severance agreements in today&#146;s market but which overall are not
substantially different from the terms of the Old Severance Agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On
January 5, 2005, the following executive officers executed the New Severance Agreements, which were effective as of January 1, 2005: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="30" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="26" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Russell Huffer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael B. Clauer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive Vice President</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">William F. Marchido</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Patricia A. Beithon</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Secretary and General Counsel</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gary R. Johnson</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President and Treasurer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James S. Porter</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President &#150; Strategy and Planning</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Like the Old Severance Agreements, the
New Severance Agreements are designed to retain the executive officers and provide for continuity of management in the event of an actual or threatened change in control of Apogee (as &#147;change in control&#148; is defined in the New Severance
Agreements). The New Severance Agreements provide that, in the event of a change in control of Apogee, each executive officer would have specific rights and receive specified benefits if the executive officer is terminated without cause or the
executive officer voluntarily terminates his or her employment for &#147;good reason&#148; (as defined in the New Severance Agreements) within two years after the change in control. In these circumstances, Messrs. Huffer, Clauer, Marchido and Porter
and Ms. Beithon will each receive a severance payment equal to two times the executive officer&#146;s annual salary plus the executive&#146;s targeted annual bonus (as calculated under the terms of the New Severance Agreements), and Mr. Johnson will
receive a severance payment equal to his annual salary plus his targeted annual bonus (as calculated under the terms of the New Severance Agreements). Options granted under Apogee&#146;s Amended and Restated 1987 Stock Option Plan, 1997 Omnibus
Stock Incentive Plan, 2002 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and agreements relating to Apogee&#146;s match under Apogee&#146;s Amended and Restated 1987 Partnership Plan also provide for payment or immediate vesting of awards in the event of a change in
control of Apogee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The forms of the New Severance Agreements are attached
hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The following exhibit is being
filed with this report: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Forms of Severance Agreement between Apogee and certain executive officers of Apogee. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ William F. Marchido</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">William F. Marchido</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial
Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: January 7, 2005
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Forms of Severance Agreement between Apogee and certain executive officers of Apogee. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXHIBIT 10.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SEVERANCE AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of January, 2005, between Apogee Enterprises, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, with its principal offices
at Wells Fargo Financial Center, 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1800, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431 (the &#147;Company&#148;) and
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (&#147;Executive&#148;), residing at
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>WITNESSETH THAT: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, this Agreement is
intended to specify the financial arrangements that the Company will provide to Executive upon Executive&#146;s separation from employment with the Company and all subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the &#147;Apogee Entities&#148;) under any
of the circumstances described herein; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, this
Agreement is entered into by the Company in the belief that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to provide stable conditions of employment for Executive notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of certain
types of change in control, thereby enhancing the Company&#146;s ability to attract and retain highly qualified people. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, to assure the Company that it will have the continued dedication of Executive notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a
bid to take over control of the Company, and to induce Executive to remain in the employ of the Apogee Entities, and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company and Executive agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Term of Agreement</U>. The term of this Agreement shall commence on
the date hereof as first written above and shall continue through December 31, 2005; provided that commencing on January 1, 2006 and each January 1 thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year
unless, not later than September 30 of the preceding year, the Board of Directors of the Company (a majority of which, at such time, shall be composed of Continuing Directors) shall have authorized, by majority vote, management of the Company to
give notice to Executive, and the Company shall have given such notice, that the Company does not wish to extend this Agreement; and provided, further, that, notwithstanding any such notice by the Company not to extend, this Agreement shall continue
in effect for a period of 24 months beyond the term provided herein if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 3(a) hereof) shall have occurred during such term. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Termination of Employment</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Prior to a Change in Control</U>. Prior to a Change in Control, any Apogee Entity may terminate Executive from
employment with such Apogee Entity at will, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 3(c) hereof), at any time. Executive&#146;s rights upon termination of employment from all Apogee Entities prior to a Change in Control shall be governed by the
employing Apogee Entity&#146;s standard employment termination policy applicable to Executive in effect at the time of termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>After a Change in Control</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) From and after the date of a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Apogee Entity then
employing Executive shall terminate Executive from employment with the Company or any Apogee Entity except as provided in this Section 2(b) or as a result of Executive&#146;s Disability (as defined in Section 3(d) hereof) or his death. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) From and after the date of a Change in Control
during the term of this Agreement, the Company (or the other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) shall have the right to terminate Executive from employment with the Apogee Entities at any time during the term of this Agreement for Cause, by
written notice to Executive, specifying the particulars of the conduct of Executive forming the basis for such termination, such notice to be effective on the 30th day following delivery thereof to Executive if Executive has not substantially cured
the conduct identified in such notice. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) From and after the date of a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(A)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Company (or the other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) shall have the right to terminate Executive&#146;s employment without Cause, at any time; and
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(B)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive shall, upon the occurrence of such a termination by the Company or such other Apogee Entity without Cause, or upon the voluntary termination of Executive&#146;s employment
by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 3(b) hereof), be entitled to receive the benefits provided in Section 4 hereof. Executive shall evidence a voluntary termination for Good Reason by written notice to the Company given within 60
days after the date of the occurrence of any event that Executive knows or should reasonably have known constitutes Good Reason for voluntary termination. Such notice need only identify Executive and set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed by Executive to constitute Good Reason. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3, <U>Definitions</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) A
&#147;Change in Control&#148; shall mean: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)
a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or successor provision
thereto, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement including, without limitation, any of the following events: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(A)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the consummation of any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company&#146;s
common stock would be converted into cash, securities, or other property, other than a merger of the Company in which all or substantially all of the holders of the Company&#146;s common stock immediately prior to the consolidation or merger own
more than 65% of the common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger in the same relative proportions as their ownership of the Company&#146;s common stock immediately prior to the consolidation or merger;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(B)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(C)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any reorganization, reverse stock split, or recapitalization of the Company which would result in a Change in Control; or </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(D)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any transaction or series of related transactions having, directly or indirectly, the same effect as any of the foregoing; or any agreement, contract, or other arrangement providing
for any of the foregoing. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)
any &#147;person&#148; (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the &#147;Beneficial Owner&#148; (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then outstanding securities; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) the Continuing Directors (as defined in Section 3(e) hereof) cease to constitute a majority of the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors; or </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the majority of the Continuing Directors determine in their sole and absolute
discretion that there has been a change in control of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(b) &#147;Good Reason&#148; shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, except for the occurrence of such an event in connection with the termination or reassignment of Executive&#146;s employment by the Company (or any other
Apogee Entity then employing Executive) for Cause, for Disability or for death: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the assignment to Executive of employment duties or responsibilities which are not of comparable responsibility and status as the
employment duties and responsibilities held by Executive immediately prior to a Change in Control, or any removal of Executive from or any failure to reelect or reappoint Executive to any positions held by Executive immediately prior to a Change in
Control, except in connection with the termination of his employment for Disability, retirement or Cause, or as a result of Executive&#146;s death, or by Executive other than for Good Reason; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) a reduction by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity
then employing Executive) in Executive&#146;s base salary as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) any failure by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity
then employing Executive) to continue in effect any incentive plan or arrangement (including, without limitation, any incentive compensation plan, long-term incentive plan, bonus or contingent bonus arrangements or credits, the right to receive
performance awards, or similar incentive compensation benefits) in which Executive is participating, or is eligible to participate, at the time of a Change in Control of the Company (or any other plans or arrangements providing Executive with
substantially similar benefits) or the taking of any action by the Company (or such other Apogee Entity), including an amendment or modification to any such plan or arrangement (except as may be required by applicable law), which would adversely
affect Executive&#146;s participation in any such plan or arrangement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the Company&#146;s (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than within 50 miles of Executive&#146;s office location immediately prior to a Change in
Control, except for requirements of temporary travel on the Company&#146;s business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive&#146;s business travel obligations immediately prior to a Change in Control; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) except to the extent otherwise required by applicable
law, the failure by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) to continue in effect any benefit or compensation plan, stock ownership plan, stock purchase plan, bonus plan, life insurance plan, health-and-accident plan or
disability plan in which Executive is participating or is eligible to participate immediately prior to a Change in Control (or plans providing Executive with substantially similar benefits), the taking of any action by the Company (or such other
Apogee Entity) which would adversely affect Executive&#146;s participation in, or materially reduce Executive&#146;s benefits under, any of such plans or deprive Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by Executive immediately prior to such
Change in Control; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) the failure by the
Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) to provide Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which Executive is entitled immediately prior to such Change in Control in accordance with the Company&#146;s (or any other
Apogee Entity&#146;s) vacation policy as then in effect; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) the failure by the Company to obtain, as specified in Section 5(a) hereof, an assumption of the obligations of the Company to perform this Agreement by any successor to the Company; or </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) &#147;Cause&#148; shall mean termination by the Company
(or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) of Executive&#146;s employment based upon (i) the willful and continued failure by Executive substantially to </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">perform his duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental
illness or any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from Executive&#146;s termination for Good Reason) or (ii) the willful engaging by Executive in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. For
purposes of this Section 3(c), no action or failure to act on Executive&#146;s part shall be considered &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was
in the best interests of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)
&#147;Disability&#148; shall mean any physical or mental condition which would qualify Executive for a disability benefit under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) either
before or after a Change in Control. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) &#147;Continuing
Director&#148; shall mean any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, who is not an Acquiring Person (as hereinafter defined) or an Affiliate or Associate (as hereinafter defined) of an Acquiring Person, or a representative
of an Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate, and who (i) was a member of the Board of Directors on the date of this Agreement as first written above or (ii) subsequently becomes a member of the Board of Directors, if such
person&#146;s initial nomination for election or initial election to the Board of Directors is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors. For purposes of this Section 3(e): &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; shall mean any
&#147;person&#148; (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such person, is the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the shares of Common Stock of the Company
then outstanding, but shall not include the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any Executive benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company or any entity holding shares of Common Stock organized, appointed or established for,
or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan; and &#147;Affiliate&#148; and &#147;Associate&#148; shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Benefits upon Termination under Section 2(b)(iii)</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>After a Change in Control.</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) Upon the termination (voluntary or involuntary) of the
employment of Executive pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii) hereof, Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits specified in this Section 4. The amounts due to Executive under subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4(a) shall be
paid to Executive not later than one business day prior to the date that the termination of Executive&#146;s employment becomes effective (the &#147;Employment Termination Date&#148;). All benefits to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be
subject to any applicable income, payroll or other taxes required by law to be withheld. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) The Company shall pay to Executive (A) the full base salary earned by him and unpaid through the date that the termination of
Executive&#146;s employment becomes effective, at the rate in effect at the time written notice of termination (voluntary or involuntary) was given, (B) any amount earned by Executive as a bonus with respect to the fiscal year of the Company
preceding the termination of his employment if such bonus has not theretofore been paid to Executive, and (C) an amount representing credit for any vacation earned or accrued by him but not taken; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) In lieu of any further base salary payments to
Executive for periods subsequent to the date that the termination of Executive&#146;s employment becomes effective, the Company shall pay as severance pay to Executive (a &#147;Severance Payment&#148;) a lump-sum cash amount equal to the sum of:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(A)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">an amount equal to the bonus Executive earned with respect to the fiscal year of the Company preceding the termination of his employment, or Executive&#146;s maximum target bonus
for the fiscal year in which the Employment Termination Date occurs, whichever is greater (the &#147;Target Bonus&#148;), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of full months in the year Executive terminates
employment that have elapsed at the Employment Termination Date, and the denominator of which is twelve (12), plus </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(B)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the sum of Executive&#146;s (I) annual base salary (as in effect in the month preceding the month in which the termination becomes effective or as in effect in the month preceding
the Change in Control, whichever is higher) and (II) the Target Bonus; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Amended and Restated 1987 Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Partnership Plan, as amended
(the &#147;Partnership Plan&#148;) (or in any other agreement or plan in existence between the Company and Executive at the Employment Termination Date), any rights Executive may have at any time under the Partnership Plan and which are deferred at
the time of the Employment Termination Date shall immediately become vested and the Company shall pay to Executive any amounts due or which have been promised under the Partnership Plan to Executive; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) The Company shall also pay to Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by Executive as a result of such termination of employment (including all fees and expenses, if any, incurred by Executive in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided to Executive by this Agreement whether by
arbitration or otherwise); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi)
Notwithstanding any other agreement in existence between the Company and Executive at the Employment Termination Date, all stock options or shares of restricted stock owned or held by Executive or promised to be payable to Executive by the Company
shall be immediately vested in Executive without further restriction and Executive shall be treated at that time as the unrestricted owner of such Company stock options and stock, subject to applicable constraints under federal and state securities
laws; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) Any and all contracts,
agreements or arrangements between the Company and/or any other Apogee Entity and Executive prohibiting or restricting Executive from owning, operating, participating in, or providing employment or consulting services to, any business or company
competitive with the Company or such other Apogee Entity at any time or during any period after the Employment Termination Date, shall be deemed terminated and of no further force or effect as of the Employment Termination Date, to the extent, but
only to the extent, such contracts, agreements or arrangements so prohibit or restrict Executive; provided that, the foregoing provision shall not constitute a license or right to use any proprietary information of the Company or such other Apogee
Entity and shall in no way affect any such contracts, agreements or arrangements insofar as they relate to nondisclosure and nonuse of proprietary information of the Company or such other Apogee Entity notwithstanding the fact that such
nondisclosure and nonuse may prohibit or restrict Executive in certain competitive activities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other employment or otherwise. The amount of any payment or benefit provided in this Section 4 shall
not be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of any employment by another employer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall cause its independent auditors promptly to review, at the Company&#146;s sole expense,
the applicability of Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;) to the &#147;Total Payments&#148; (as defined in Section 4(d) below) to be received by Executive. If such auditors determine that, after taking
into account the provisions of Section 4(d) hereof, any of the Total Payments would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such excise tax, together with interest and
penalties, are collectively referred to as the &#147;Excise Tax&#148;), then, in addition to any amounts payable under foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the Company shall pay an additional cash payment (a &#147;Gross-Up Payment&#148;) within
30 days of such determination equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Total Payments, including any Excise Tax or any other income taxes that may be imposed on such Gross-Up Payment. If no determination by the Company&#146;s auditors is made prior to
the time a tax return reflecting the Total Payments is required to be filed by Executive, Executive will be entitled to receive a Gross-Up Payment calculated on the basis of the Total Payments reported by him in such tax return, within 30 days of
the filing of such tax return. In all events, if any tax authority determines that a greater Excise Tax should be imposed on the Total Payments than is determined by the Company&#146;s independent auditors or reflected in Executive&#146;s tax return
pursuant to this subparagraph (c), Executive shall be entitled to receive the full Gross-Up Payment calculated on the basis of the amount of Excise Tax determined to be payable by such tax authority from the Company within 30 days of such
determination. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) As used herein, &#147;Total Payments&#148; shall mean, collectively, any payment or benefit received
or to be received by Executive in connection with a Change in Control of the Company or termination of Executive&#146;s employment (whether payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, contract, agreement or arrangement with
the Company, with any person whose actions result in a Change in Control of the Company or with any person constituting a member of an &#147;affiliated group&#148; as defined in Section 280G(d)(5) of the Code) with the Company or with any person
whose actions result in a Change in Control of the Company. For purposes of calculating Total Payments, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which Executive shall have effectively waived in writing prior to the date of
payment of the Severance Payment shall be taken into account; (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which in the opinion of tax counsel selected by the Company and acceptable to Executive does not constitute a
&#147;parachute payment&#148; within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code; (iii) the value of any benefit provided by Section 4(a)(vi) of this Agreement shall not be taken into account in computing Total Payments; and (iv) the value of any
other non-cash benefit or of any deferred cash payment included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Company&#146;s independent auditors in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code. In case of uncertainty
as to whether all or some portion of a payment is or is not payable to Executive under this Agreement, the Company shall initially make the payment to Executive, and Executive agrees to refund to the Company any amounts ultimately determined not to
have been payable under the terms hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Successors and
Binding Agreement</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to expressly assume and
agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such
succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as Executive would be entitled hereunder if Executive terminated his employment after a Change in
Control for Good Reason, except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Employment Termination Date. As used in this Agreement, &#147;Company&#148; shall mean the
Company and any successor to its business and/or assets which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this Section 5(a) or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This Agreement is personal to Executive, and Executive may not assign
or transfer any part of his rights or duties hereunder, or any compensation due to him hereunder, to any other person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive&#146;s personal or
legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Arbitration</U>. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, in accordance with the
applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator&#146;s award in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that Executive engages counsel to arbitrate any dispute hereunder (which
arbitration results in an award to Executive of any kind) or to enforce such an award, all costs and expenses incurred by Executive, including reasonable attorney&#146;s fees and expenses, with respect to such arbitration or enforcement thereof
shall be reimbursed to Executive by the Company promptly upon Executive&#146;s submission of a request therefor. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Modification; Waiver</U>. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is
agreed to in a writing signed by Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Notice</U>. All notices, requests, demands and all other communications required or permitted by
either party to the other party by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any notice of termination of employment and any notice of an intention to arbitrate) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
personally or received by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, at the address of the other party, as first written above (directed to the attention of the Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary in the case of
the Company). Either party hereto may change its address for purposes of this Section 8 by giving 15 days&#146; prior notice to the other party hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Severability</U>. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application hereof to any person or circumstances shall to any extent be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of
this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Governing Law</U>. This Agreement has been executed and delivered in
the State of Minnesota and shall in all respects be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12. <U>Effect of Agreement; Entire Agreement</U>. The Company and Executive
understand and agree that this Agreement is intended to reflect their agreement only with respect to payments and benefits upon termination in certain cases and is not intended to create any obligation on the part of either party to continue
employment. This Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements or policies made relating to the subject matter hereof and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof; provided that this
Agreement shall not supersede or limit in any way Executive&#146;s rights under any benefit plan, program or arrangements in accordance with their terms. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name by a duly authorized director and officer, and Executive has hereunto
set his hand, all as of the date first written above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Warren M. Planitzer</FONT></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SEVERANCE AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of January, 2005, between Apogee Enterprises, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation, with its principal offices at Wells Fargo Financial Center, 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1800, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431 (the &#147;Company&#148;) and
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (&#147;Executive&#148;), residing at
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>WITNESSETH THAT: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, this Agreement is
intended to specify the financial arrangements that the Company will provide to Executive upon Executive&#146;s separation from employment with the Company and all subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the &#147;Apogee Entities&#148;) under any
of the circumstances described herein; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, this
Agreement is entered into by the Company in the belief that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to provide stable conditions of employment for Executive notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of certain
types of change in control, thereby enhancing the Company&#146;s ability to attract and retain highly qualified people. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, to assure the Company that it will have the continued dedication of Executive notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a
bid to take over control of the Company, and to induce Executive to remain in the employ of the Apogee Entities, and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company and Executive agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Term of Agreement</U>. The term of this Agreement shall commence on
the date hereof as first written above and shall continue through December 31, 2005; provided that commencing on January 1, 2006 and each January 1 thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year
unless, not later than September 30 of the preceding year, the Board of Directors of the Company (a majority of which, at such time, shall be composed of Continuing Directors) shall have authorized, by majority vote, management of the Company to
give notice to Executive, and the Company shall have given such notice, that the Company does not wish to extend this Agreement; and provided, further, that, notwithstanding any such notice by the Company not to extend, this Agreement shall continue
in effect for a period of 24 months beyond the term provided herein if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 3(a) hereof) shall have occurred during such term. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Termination of Employment</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Prior to a Change in Control</U>. Prior to a Change in Control, any Apogee Entity may terminate Executive from
employment with such Apogee Entity at will, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 3(c) hereof), at any time. Executive&#146;s rights upon termination of employment from all Apogee Entities prior to a Change in Control shall be governed by the
employing Apogee Entity&#146;s standard employment termination policy applicable to Executive in effect at the time of termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>After a Change in Control</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) From and after the date of a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Apogee Entity then
employing Executive shall terminate Executive from employment with the Company or any Apogee Entity except as provided in this Section 2(b) or as a result of Executive&#146;s Disability (as defined in Section 3(d) hereof) or his death. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) From and after the date of a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement,
the Company (or the other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) shall have the right to terminate Executive from employment with the Apogee Entities at any time during the term of this Agreement for Cause, by written notice to Executive,
specifying the particulars of the conduct of Executive forming the basis for such termination, such notice to be effective on the 30th day following delivery thereof to Executive if Executive has not substantially cured the conduct identified in
such notice. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) From and after the date of
a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Company (or the other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) shall have the right to terminate Executive&#146;s employment without Cause, at any time; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive shall, upon the occurrence of such a termination by the Company or such other Apogee Entity without Cause, or upon the voluntary termination of Executive&#146;s employment
by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 3(b) hereof), be entitled to receive the benefits provided in Section 4 hereof. Executive shall evidence a voluntary termination for Good Reason by written notice to the Company given within 60
days after the date of the occurrence of any event that Executive knows or should reasonably have known constitutes Good Reason for voluntary termination. Such notice need only identify Executive and set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed by Executive to constitute Good Reason. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Definitions</U>. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall mean: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or successor provision thereto, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement including, without limitation, any of the
following events: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(A)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the consummation of any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company&#146;s
common stock would be converted into cash, securities, or other property, other than a merger of the Company in which all or substantially all of the holders of the Company&#146;s common stock immediately prior to the consolidation or merger own
more than 65% of the common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger in the same relative proportions as their ownership of the Company&#146;s common stock immediately prior to the consolidation or merger;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(B)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(C)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any reorganization, reverse stock split, or recapitalization of the Company which would result in a Change in Control; or </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(D)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any transaction or series of related transactions having, directly or indirectly, the same effect as any of the foregoing; or any agreement, contract, or other arrangement providing
for any of the foregoing. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)
any &#147;person&#148; (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the &#147;Beneficial Owner&#148; (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then outstanding securities; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) the Continuing Directors (as defined in Section 3(e) hereof) cease to constitute a
majority of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(iv) the majority of the Continuing Directors determine in their sole and absolute discretion that there has been a change in control of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) &#147;Good Reason&#148; shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, except for the occurrence of such an event in connection with the
termination or reassignment of Executive&#146;s employment by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) for Cause, for Disability or for death: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the assignment to Executive of employment duties or responsibilities which are not of comparable
responsibility and status as the employment duties and responsibilities held by Executive immediately prior to a Change in Control, or any removal of Executive from or any failure to reelect or reappoint Executive to any positions held by Executive
immediately prior to a Change in Control, except in connection with the termination of his employment for Disability, retirement or Cause, or as a result of Executive&#146;s death, or by Executive other than for Good Reason; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) a reduction by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity
then employing Executive) in Executive&#146;s base salary as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) any failure by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity
then employing Executive) to continue in effect any incentive plan or arrangement (including, without limitation, any incentive compensation plan, long-term incentive plan, bonus or contingent bonus arrangements or credits, the right to receive
performance awards, or similar incentive compensation benefits) in which Executive is participating, or is eligible to participate, at the time of a Change in Control of the Company (or any other plans or arrangements providing Executive with
substantially similar benefits) or the taking of any action by the Company (or such other Apogee Entity), including an amendment or modification to any such plan or arrangement (except as may be required by applicable law), which would adversely
affect Executive&#146;s participation in any such plan or arrangement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the Company&#146;s (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than within 50 miles of Executive&#146;s office location immediately prior to a Change in
Control, except for requirements of temporary travel on the Company&#146;s business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive&#146;s business travel obligations immediately prior to a Change in Control; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) except to the extent otherwise required by applicable
law, the failure by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) to continue in effect any benefit or compensation plan, stock ownership plan, stock purchase plan, bonus plan, life insurance plan, health-and-accident plan or
disability plan in which Executive is participating or is eligible to participate immediately prior to a Change in Control (or plans providing Executive with substantially similar benefits), the taking of any action by the Company (or such other
Apogee Entity) which would adversely affect Executive&#146;s participation in, or materially reduce Executive&#146;s benefits under, any of such plans or deprive Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by Executive immediately prior to such
Change in Control; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) the failure by the
Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) to provide Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which Executive is entitled immediately prior to such Change in Control in accordance with the Company&#146;s (or any other
Apogee Entity&#146;s) vacation policy as then in effect; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) the failure by the Company to obtain, as specified in Section 5(a) hereof, an
assumption of the obligations of the Company to perform this Agreement by any successor to the Company; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) &#147;Cause&#148; shall mean termination by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) of
Executive&#146;s employment based upon (i) the willful and continued failure by Executive substantially to perform his duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such
actual or anticipated failure resulting from Executive&#146;s termination for Good Reason) or (ii) the willful engaging by Executive in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of this Section
3(c), no action or failure to act on Executive&#146;s part shall be considered &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interests of
the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) &#147;Disability&#148; shall mean any
physical or mental condition which would qualify Executive for a disability benefit under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company (or any other Apogee Entity then employing Executive) either before or after a Change in Control.
</FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) &#147;Continuing Director&#148; shall mean any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company, who is not an Acquiring Person (as hereinafter defined) or an Affiliate or Associate (as hereinafter defined) of an Acquiring Person, or a representative of an Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate, and who (i) was a
member of the Board of Directors on the date of this Agreement as first written above or (ii) subsequently becomes a member of the Board of Directors, if such person&#146;s initial nomination for election or initial election to the Board of
Directors is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors. For purposes of this Section 3(e): &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; shall mean any &#147;person&#148; (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)
who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such person, is the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the shares of Common Stock of the Company then outstanding, but shall not include the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any
Executive benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company or any entity holding shares of Common Stock organized, appointed or established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan; and &#147;Affiliate&#148; and
&#147;Associate&#148; shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Benefits upon Termination under Section 2(b)(iii)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>After a Change in Control</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) Upon the termination (voluntary or involuntary) of the employment of Executive pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii) hereof, Executive shall
be entitled to receive the benefits specified in this Section 4. The amounts due to Executive under subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4(a) shall be paid to Executive not later than one business day prior to the date that the
termination of Executive&#146;s employment becomes effective (the &#147;Employment Termination Date&#148;). All benefits to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be subject to any applicable income, payroll or other taxes required by law to
be withheld. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) The Company shall pay to
Executive (A) the full base salary earned by him and unpaid through the date that the termination of Executive&#146;s employment becomes effective, at the rate in effect at the time written notice of termination (voluntary or involuntary) was given,
(B) any amount earned by Executive as a bonus with respect to the fiscal year of the Company preceding the termination of his employment if such bonus has not theretofore been paid to Executive, and (C) an amount representing credit for any vacation
earned or accrued by him but not taken. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii)
In lieu of any further base salary payments to Executive for periods subsequent to the date that the termination of Executive&#146;s employment becomes effective, the Company shall pay as severance pay to Executive (a &#147;Severance Payment&#148;)
a lump-sum cash amount equal to the sum of: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">an amount equal to the bonus Executive earned with respect to the fiscal year of the Company preceding the termination of his employment, or Executive&#146;s maximum target bonus
for the fiscal year in which the Employment Termination Date occurs, whichever is greater (the &#147;Target Bonus&#148;), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of full months in the year Executive terminates
employment that have elapsed at the Employment Termination Date, and the denominator of which is twelve (12), plus </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(B)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">twenty-four (24) times the sum of (I) Executive&#146;s monthly base salary (as in effect in the month preceding the month in which the termination becomes effective or as in effect
in the month preceding the Change in Control, whichever is higher) and (II) one-twelfth (1/12) of the Target Bonus; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Amended and Restated 1987 Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Partnership Plan, as amended
(the &#147;Partnership Plan&#148;) (or in any other agreement or plan in existence between the Company and Executive at the Employment Termination Date), any rights Executive may have at any time under the Partnership Plan and which are deferred at
the time of the Employment Termination Date shall immediately become vested and the Company shall pay to Executive any amounts due or which have been promised under the Partnership Plan to Executive; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) The Company shall also pay to Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by
Executive as a result of such termination of employment (including all fees and expenses, if any, incurred by Executive in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided to Executive by this Agreement whether by arbitration or
otherwise); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) Notwithstanding any other
agreement in existence between the Company and Executive at the Employment Termination Date, all stock options or shares of restricted stock owned or held by Executive or promised to be payable to Executive by the Company shall be immediately vested
in Executive without further restriction and Executive shall be treated at that time as the unrestricted owner of such Company stock options and stock, subject to applicable constraints under federal and state securities laws; and </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) Any and all contracts, agreements or arrangements
between the Company and/or any other Apogee Entity and Executive prohibiting or restricting Executive from owning, operating, participating in, or providing employment or consulting services to, any business or company competitive with the Company
or such other Apogee Entity at any time or during any period after the Employment Termination Date, shall be deemed terminated and of no further force or effect as of the Employment Termination Date, to the extent, but only to the extent, such
contracts, agreements or arrangements so prohibit or restrict Executive; provided that, the foregoing provision shall not constitute a license or right to use any proprietary information of the Company or such other Apogee Entity and shall in no way
affect any such contracts, agreements or arrangements insofar as they relate to nondisclosure and nonuse of proprietary information of the Company or such other Apogee Entity notwithstanding the fact that such nondisclosure and nonuse may prohibit
or restrict Executive in certain competitive activities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other employment or otherwise. The amount of any payment or benefit provided in this Section 4 shall not be reduced by any compensation
earned by Executive as a result of any employment by another employer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall cause its independent auditors promptly to review, at the Company&#146;s sole expense, the applicability of Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
&#147;Code&#148;) to the &#147;Total Payments&#148; (as defined in Section 4(d) below) to be received by Executive. If such auditors determine that, after taking into account the provisions of Section 4(d) hereof, any of the Total Payments would be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such excise tax, together with interest and penalties, are collectively referred to as the &#147;Excise Tax&#148;), then, in
addition to any amounts payable under foregoing provisions of this Section 4, the Company shall pay an additional cash payment (a &#147;Gross-Up Payment&#148;) within 30 days of such determination equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Total
Payments, including any Excise Tax or any other income taxes that may be imposed on such Gross-Up Payment. If no determination by the Company&#146;s auditors is made prior to the time a tax return reflecting the Total Payments is required to be
filed by Executive, Executive will be entitled to receive a Gross-Up Payment calculated on the basis of the Total Payments reported by him in such tax return, within 30 days of the filing of such tax return. In all events, if any tax authority
determines that a greater Excise Tax should be imposed on the Total Payments than is determined by the Company&#146;s independent auditors or reflected in Executive&#146;s tax return pursuant to this subparagraph (c), Executive shall be entitled to
receive the full Gross-Up Payment calculated on the basis of the amount of Excise Tax determined to be payable by such tax authority from the Company within 30 days of such determination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) As used herein, &#147;Total Payments&#148; shall mean, collectively, any payment or benefit received or to be received
by Executive in connection with a Change in Control of the Company or termination of Executive&#146;s employment (whether payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, contract, agreement or arrangement with the Company, with
any person whose actions result in a Change in Control of the Company or with any person constituting a member of an &#147;affiliated group&#148; as defined in Section 280G(d)(5) of the Code) with the Company or with any person whose actions result
in a Change in Control of the Company. For purposes of calculating Total Payments, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which Executive shall have effectively waived in writing prior to the date of payment of the
Severance Payment shall be taken into account; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which in the opinion of tax counsel selected by the
Company and acceptable to Executive does not constitute a &#147;parachute payment&#148; within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code; (iii) the value of any benefit provided by Section 4(a)(vi) of this Agreement shall not be taken into
account in computing Total Payments; and (iv) the value of any other non-cash benefit or of any deferred cash payment included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Company&#146;s independent auditors in accordance with the principles of
Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code. In case of uncertainty as to whether all or some portion of a payment is or is not payable to Executive under this Agreement, the Company shall initially make the payment to Executive, and Executive agrees to
refund to the Company any amounts ultimately determined not to have been payable under the terms hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Successors and Binding Agreement</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company), by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it
if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle Executive to compensation from the Company in the same
amount and on the same terms as Executive would be entitled hereunder if Executive terminated his employment after a Change in Control for Good Reason, except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession
becomes effective shall be deemed the Employment Termination Date. As used in this Agreement, &#147;Company&#148; shall mean the Company and any successor to its business and/or assets which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this
Section 5(a) or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This Agreement is personal to Executive, and Executive may not assign or transfer any part of his rights or duties hereunder, or any compensation due
to him hereunder, to any other person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive&#146;s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and
legatees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Arbitration</U>. Any dispute or controversy
arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, in accordance with the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment
may be entered on the arbitrator&#146;s award in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that Executive engages counsel to arbitrate any dispute hereunder (which arbitration results in an award to Executive of any kind) or to enforce such an
award, all costs and expenses incurred by Executive, including reasonable attorney&#146;s fees and expenses, with respect to such arbitration or enforcement thereof shall be reimbursed to Executive by the Company promptly upon Executive&#146;s
submission of a request therefor. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Modification;
Waiver</U>. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in a writing signed by Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board of
Directors of the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of
similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Notice</U>. All notices, requests, demands and all other communications required or permitted by either party to the other party by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any notice of termination of
employment and any notice of an intention to arbitrate) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or received by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, at the address
of the other party, as first written above (directed to the attention of the Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary in the case of the Company). Either party hereto may change its address for purposes of this Section 8 by giving 15 days&#146;
prior notice to the other party hereto. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Severability</U>. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application hereof to any
person or circumstances shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall
not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Governing
Law</U>. This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of Minnesota and shall in all respects be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota, including all matters of construction,
validity and performance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12. <U>Effect of Agreement; Entire
Agreement</U>. The Company and Executive understand and agree that this Agreement is intended to reflect their agreement only with respect to payments and benefits upon termination in certain cases and is not intended to create any obligation on the
part of either party to continue employment. This Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements or policies made relating to the subject matter hereof and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof; provided that this Agreement shall not supersede or limit in any way Executive&#146;s rights under any benefit plan, program or arrangements in accordance with their terms. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name by a duly authorized director and
officer, and Executive has hereunto set his hand, all as of the date first written above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Warren M. Planitzer</FONT></TD>
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