SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Puishys Joseph F. (Last) (First) (Middle) 4400 WEST 78TH STREET SUITE 520 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC. [ APOG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer & Pres	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities are beneficially owned(1)	0(1)	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 2, the Board of Directors of the Issuer elected the Reporting Person as the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, effective as of August 22, 2011 (the "Commencement Date"). On August 5, 2011, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") to be effective as of the Commencement Date. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the Reporting Person will be granted on the Commencement Date unrestricted shares of the Issuer's common stock valued at $500,000, shares of time-based restricted stock of the Issuer valued at $1,300,000 and options to purchase shares of the Issuer's stock valued (using a Black-Scholes valuation) at $1,300,000. The number of shares and options to be granted and the option exercise price will be determined on the Commencement Date. In addition, on August 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Issuer elected the Reporting Person to the Issuer's Board, effective as of August 22, 2011.

	/s/ Patricia A. Beithon, Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph F. Puishys	08/08/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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