EXHIBIT 99.3







NEWS RELEASE


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      BMC INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


April 5, 2000 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota - BMC Industries, Inc. (NYSE: BMC) today
announced that Jeffery J. Hattara has elected to resign as Chief Financial
Officer of BMC Industries, Inc., effective April 4, 2000. Hattara joined BMC as
Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer in January
1998.

BMC Industries, Inc. is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aperture
masks for color picture tubes used in televisions and computer monitors. The
Company 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.



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