Contact:  Michael P. Hawks         (NYSE-BMC)
          (612)851-6030            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




                           BMC ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
                                             



June 6, 1997--Minneapolis, Minnesota--BMC Industries, Inc. today announced 
that its Board of Directors has approved a continuation of its quarterly cash 
dividend of $.015 cents per share.

Shareholders of record as of June 18, 1997 will receive a dividend of $.015 
for each share owned on that date, to be paid on July 2, 1997.

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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