BMC

BMC Industries, Inc.
One Meridian Crossings, Suite 850
Minneapolis, MN 55423
Web site   www.bmcind.com

 NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:	BRAD CARLSON	(NYSE: BMM)
	(952) 851-6020	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BMC Industries To Report Second Quarter 2002 Results and
Host Conference Call on Tuesday, July 30, 2002

July 16, 2002 -- BMC Industries, Inc. is scheduled to release its financial results for the second quarter on Tuesday, July 30, 2002.

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the financial results later that morning at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time). The conference call is available to interested parties by dialing 800-288-8974 (U.S.) or 612-332-0418 (International). A replay of the call will be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. Central Time on July 30, 2002 by dialing 800-475-6701 (U.S.) or 320-365-3844 (International) and using Access Code: 645093. The conference call will be available for replay until August 7, 2002 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time.

The conference call will also be offered live, through a simulcast offered by CCBN.com and StreetEvents.com. To access this Webcast, go to the "Investor Relations" portion of the Company's Web site, www.bmcind.com, click on "Conference Calls" and then click on the CCBN icon.

BMC Industries, founded in 1907, is comprised of two business segments: Buckbee-Mears and Optical Products. The Buckbee-Mears group offers a range of services and manufacturing capabilities to meet the most demanding precision metal manufacturing needs. The group is a leading producer of a variety of precision photo-etched and electroformed components that require fine features and tight tolerances. The group is also the only North American manufacturer of aperture masks, a key component in color television picture tubes.

The Optical Products group, operating under the Vision-Ease trade name, is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of polycarbonate, glass and plastic eyewear lenses. Vision-Ease is a technology and market share leader in the polycarbonate lens segment of the market.  Polycarbonate lenses are thinner and lighter than lenses made of other materials, while providing inherent ultraviolet (UV) filtering and impact resistant characteristics.

BMC Industries, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BMM".  For more information about BMC Industries, Inc., visit the Company's Web site at www.bmcind.com.

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