Buckbee-Mears

BMC Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-volume precision products for the entertainment, optical, high-tech, medical, defense, and aerospace industries. Since its beginning in 1907, BMC has earned a reputation of technological leadership in its product offerings and customer service orientation. This pattern of excellence is exemplified by our two business segments: Buckbee-Mears and Optical Products.

The Buckbee-Mears Group is composed of both Mask and Non-Mask Operations. Mask Operations is the only independent North American manufacturer of aperture masks -- supplying them to nearly every major picture tube manufacturer around the world. Aperture masks are a key component in color television and computer monitor picture tubes and consist of thousands of precise, conically shaped holes designed to focus an electron beam on the proper phosphor color stripe to produce a crisp image. Non-Mask Operations is a leading producer of a variety of precision photo-etched and electroformed parts that require tight tolerances and miniaturization.

The Optical Products Group, operating under the Vision-Ease trade name, is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of polycarbonate, glass and hard-resin plastic eyewear lenses. Vision-Ease is the technology and market leader in the polycarbonate lens segment. Polycarbonate lenses are thinner and lighter than lenses made of other materials, while providing inherent UV filtering and impact resistant characteristics. Vision-Ease provides the most extensive product line in the corrective lens industry to the nation's retail eyewear chains, wholesale laboratories, and sun lens manufacturers.

BMC is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BMM".