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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160527

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	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:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06365
		FILM NUMBER:		161680571

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4400 WEST 78TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 520
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55435
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6128351874

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4400 WEST 78TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 520
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55435

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARMON GLASS CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720623
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM SD </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPECIALIZED
DISCLOSURE REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Minnesota</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>0-6365</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4400 West 78th Street &#150; Suite 520, Minneapolis, Minnesota</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><B>James S. Porter</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>952-487-7560</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the
period to which the information in this form applies: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>X&nbsp;</U> Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting
period from <U>January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2015</U>. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01&nbsp; Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflict Minerals Disclosure </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the
Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available on Apogee&#146;s website at <U>www.apog.com</U> by selecting &#147;About Apogee&#148; and &#147;Responsibility,&#148; then the applicable document
or information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 &nbsp;Exhibit </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Conflict Minerals Report as required by Item&nbsp;1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2 &#150; Exhibits </B></P>
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Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;Apogee Enterprises,
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ James S.
Porter&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;May 27, 2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;James S. Porter</P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.01 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Apogee Enterprises, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Conflict Minerals Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For The Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, is presented to comply with Rule&nbsp;13p-1 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Rule&#148;). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. These minerals are
defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (&#147;3TG Minerals&#148;). These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the
minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (&#147;DRC&#148;) or surrounding regions (collectively, the &#147;DRC&nbsp;Region&#148;). </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Introduction</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company Overview </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee Enterprises,
Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota in 1949. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is a world leader in certain technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass solutions for enclosing commercial buildings and
framing art. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;Apogee,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; as used herein refer to Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee&#146;s most recent fiscal year ended as of February&nbsp;27, 2016 (&#147;fiscal 2016&#148;). Our Company has four reporting segments:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">The Architectural Glass segment fabricates coated, high-performance glass used in customized window and wall
systems comprising the outside skin of commercial, institutional and high-end multi-family residential buildings. For fiscal 2016, our Architectural Glass segment accounted for approximately 35 percent of our net sales. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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other curtainwall products making up the outside skin of commercial and institutional buildings. For fiscal 2016, our Architectural Services segment accounted for approximately 25 percent of our net sales. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">The Architectural Framing Systems segment designs, engineers, fabricates and finishes the aluminum frames used
in customized aluminum and glass window, curtainwall, storefront and entrance systems comprising the outside skin and entrances of commercial, institutional and high-end multi-family residential buildings. For fiscal 2016, our Architectural Framing
Systems segment accounted for approximately 31 percent of our net sales. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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custom picture framing and fine art markets. For fiscal 2016, this segment accounted for approximately nine percent of our net sales. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">For the period ended as of December&nbsp;31, 2015, Apogee has chosen to define its product categories consistent with the Company&#146;s four
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Large-Scale Optical Technologies </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Products manufactured and sold by us within each of these product groups are subject to the reporting obligations of the Rule and contain 3TG
Minerals of unknown origin. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company Management Systems </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>a. &nbsp;&nbsp;Conflict Minerals Policy</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee has instituted a conflict minerals policy. This policy is publicly available on our website at <U>www.apog.com</U> by
selecting &#147;About Apogee&#148; and &#147;Responsibility.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>b. &nbsp;&nbsp;Internal Team</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We have a multi-disciplinary executive oversight committee, which is chaired by our Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, and is comprised of our General Counsel, Senior Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Corporate Controller, Vice President of Shared Services and Business Process, and Shared Services Business Analyst. The
purpose of the committee is to set direction and guidance, approve resources, review progress, and assist in risk management of Apogee&#146;s Conflict Minerals Program. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>c. &nbsp;&nbsp;System of Controls</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee has developed a system to improve supply chain transparency by identifying suppliers that we have reason to believe
provide material and components that contain 3TG Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. This process utilizes information available from Apogee&#146;s management systems, and attempts to identify all
suppliers from which we require further information on their supply chain and sourcing practices. Suppliers identified in this process are then surveyed. See Section&nbsp;2, &#147;Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry&#148; for more information on
the survey process. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>d. &nbsp;&nbsp;Supplier Engagement</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee purchase order terms and conditions include language requiring suppliers to support Apogee&#146;s efforts to identify
the chain of custody for 3TG Minerals that are contained in our products and are necessary to the functionality or production of our products, but are not from scrap or recycled sources (&#147;In-Scope Materials&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We also provide training material access to our suppliers of In-Scope Materials and individual guidance, as necessary.
Conflict minerals survey materials sent to our direct suppliers include links to Apogee&#146;s conflict minerals website, which includes our Conflict Minerals Policy and various conflict minerals educational materials. Additionally, we have
participated in and supported the development </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">of supplier training materials available through the Conflict-Free Sourcing
Initiative (&#147;CFSI&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>e.&nbsp;&nbsp; Grievance Mechanism</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Initial supplier survey requests and follow-up communications with the suppliers include an e-mail address where suppliers are
directed if they have any concerns or are aware of any circumstances of mineral extraction, trade, handling, and export in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Carry Out a Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee does not have a direct relationship with 3TG Mineral smelters or refiners (&#147;SORs&#148;) and does not perform or direct audits of
these entities within our supply chain. We do, however, support the development and implementation of independent third-party audits of SORs through our membership and participation in the CFSI (membership number 0003774908). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee is not making a claim that our products are &#147;Conflict Free,&#148; and consequently, the report presented herein was not audited.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This report and the associated Form SD are publicly available on Apogee&#146;s website at <U>www.apog.com</U> by selecting &#147;About
Apogee&#148; and &#147;Responsibility.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee&#146;s products are many tiers removed from the SORs. Our Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&#147;RCOI&#148;) process relies on our
direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TG Minerals contained in components and materials supplied to us, including sources of 3TG Minerals supplied to our direct suppliers from upstream suppliers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee follows a six-step process to identify and address risk in its supply chain. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Suppliers are segmented into categories by similarity of goods or services provided. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Categories are selected that have the potential to be included in Apogee&#146;s final products.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Suppliers assigned to the categories identified in Step 2 are then selected for further review to determine if
the materials we purchase from them have the potential to contain 3TG Minerals. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Apogee sends the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (&#147;CMRT&#148;), a standard survey tool created by
the CFSI, to all suppliers selected in Step 3. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">CMRTs sent are logged electronically, and follow-up communications are performed if the supplier is
unresponsive. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">CMRTs received are then subject to activities described in Section&nbsp;4. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In 2015, we made improvements to our process to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Better manage and document the survey process; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Review returned surveys for errors, inconsistencies, missing information, and supply chain risks in a more
consistent fashion; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">Automatically follow up with suppliers when surveys are not returned, are incomplete, or erroneous information
has been provided. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Request for Information and Survey Responses </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Our overall response rate increased to 53% in 2015 from 40% in 2014. This is defined as &#147;Responses Received&#148; divided by
&#147;Suppliers Surveyed.&#148; &#147;Suppliers Surveyed&#148; includes suppliers that we reasonably believe have the potential to provide Apogee with In-Scope Materials. &#147;Responses Received&#148; describes the number of suppliers that
completed the smelter list portion of the CMRT form, but may not have yet identified all the smelters in their supply chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Most CMRTs
received were provided at a company or divisional level scope, rather than a product-level scope specific to the materials and components we purchase. As such, Apogee was unable to identify the specific SORs in our supply chain. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee categorizes supply chain risks associated with Conflict Minerals into three categories: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><U>Suppliers that appear not to understand the Rule or the policies and procedures we have adopted to comply
with the Rule</U>. We mitigate this risk in several ways, including: (i)&nbsp;directing our suppliers to our company website which contains training materials and links to helpful information, (ii)&nbsp;reviewing survey responses for incomplete
information and indications that a supplier does not have an appropriate understanding of the CMRT reporting requirements and reaching out to those suppliers to offer assistance, and (iii)&nbsp;supporting the CFSI and participating with other CFSI
members in the development of supplier training materials. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><U>CMRT responses from our suppliers that contain erroneous, outdated, inconsistent, or incomplete data</U>.
We evaluate CMRTs received against a standard list of criteria to assess the quality of the response and we have a process for pursuing resolution if issues are identified. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><U>CMRT responses may indicate that 3TG Minerals in our product originate from the DRC Region</U>. See
Section&nbsp;4, &#147;Due Diligence Performed.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Design of Due Diligence Framework</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The design of our due diligence framework as set forth in this report conforms in all material aspects to the criteria set forth in the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (&#147;OECD&#148;) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas Second Edition (&#147;OECD Guidance&#148;) and the related
supplements for gold and for tin, tantalum, and tungsten, as we determined those criteria to be applicable to our circumstances and position in the supply chain as a &#147;downstream&#148; company. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt"><B>Due Diligence Performed</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Apogee performed the following due diligence measures on the source and chain of custody of the necessary In-Scope Materials contained in our
products: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">We compared SORs identified on CMRTs returned by our suppliers to the CFSI&#146;s RCOI data for
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Conflict-Free Smelter Program (&#147;CFSP&#148;) audited smelters to assess country of origin. For SORs not found on the CFSP list, we used the Smelter Database available to CFSI members to
assess their status. For smelters not actively engaging with the CFSI, we requested that our supplier reporting said SOR contact its upstream supply chain to encourage SOR participation in the CFSP. Additionally, we contacted the SOR directly to
request their participation in the CFSP; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt">We support industry-wide cooperation by aiding the development and implementation of independent third-party
audits of SORs through our membership and participation in the CFSI and sharing our summarized SOR data for 2015 with the CFSI. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Steps to Improve Due Diligence </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Calendar 2015 is the third year that Apogee has been complying with the Rule and
actively working to better understand and manage 3TG Mineral Risk in our supply chain. As such, the policies and processes in support of the Rule are now established and standardized. As a company, we are committed to continuous improvement, which
also applies to our approach to conflict minerals. During the next reporting year, we intend to focus on: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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