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EXHIBIT 99.4
NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS (NYSE: BMC)
(612) 851-6000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BMC INDUSTRIES RECOGNIZED AS "OUTSTANDING
SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR" BY AMERICAN MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS
COMPANY
August 21, 2000 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA -- BMC Industries, Inc. was
recently named "Outstanding Supplier of the Year" by American Matsushita
Electronics Company for performance excellence in 1999.
American Matsushita Electronics Company ("AMEC"), a division company of
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, which manufactures and markets
televisions and other display products under such brand names as Panasonic,
Technics, Quasar and National, announced earlier this summer that BMC Industries
had received the award given annually to AMEC's best global supplier in
recognition of superior performance during the previous calendar year. A team of
AMEC executives selects the award recipient based on supplier performance in
Supply-Chain Management, Logistics Support, On-Time Delivery, Cost Reduction and
Environmental Awareness.
"AMEC is pleased to recognize BMC as the Supplier of the Year for 1999," said
Masayuki (Mike) Nakamoto, AMEC's President. "BMC is a valued, long-term partner
who works closely with us to help maintain our competitive market position in
the Cathode Ray Tube industry. To reinforce our appreciation of their
partnership with AMEC, BMC received this award for their outstanding support."
"We are very proud to receive this award from AMEC," states Benoit Pouliquen,
BMC's President and Chief Operating Officer. "The relationship between AMEC and
BMC has grown to be a mutually successful one, and we look forward to
strengthening our association in the future. BMC will continue working to
provide quality products and service to AMEC and we look forward to working with
them to achieve their business goals."
BMC Industries, Inc. is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aperture
masks for color picture tubes used in televisions and computer monitors. BMC is
also a leading producer of polycarbonate, glass and plastic eyewear lenses.
BMC's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"BMC". For more information about BMC, visit the Company's website:
www.bmcind.com.
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