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EXHIBIT 99.1
CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS (NYSE: BMC)
(952) 851-6000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BMC INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
November 10, 2000 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - On November 10, 2000, BMC
Industries, Inc.'s Board of Directors approved a continuation of its quarterly
cash dividend of $.015 per share.
Shareholders of record as of December 20, 2000 will receive a dividend of $.015
for each share owned on that date, to be paid on January 3, 2001.
BMC Industries, Inc., through its Vision-Ease subsidiary, is a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of polycarbonate, glass and hard-resin plastic
eyewear lenses. BMC, through its Buckbee-Mears division, also manufactures
precision imaged products such as aperture masks and photo-etched metal and
electroformed parts. BMC is the only North American manufacturer of aperture
masks, which are used in color television and computer monitor picture tubes.
BMC's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"BMC". For more information about BMC Industries, Inc., visit the Company's
website: www.bmcind.com.
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