EXHIBIT 99.4


Contact:  Jeffrey J. Hattara            (NYSE-BMC)
          (612)851-6030            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     
                          BMC ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
                                          
                                          
June 4, 1998 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota -- BMC Industries, Inc. today 
announced that its Board of Directors has approved a continuation of its 
quarterly cash dividend of $.015 per share.

Shareholders of record as of June 17, 1998 will receive a dividend of $.015 
for each share owned on that date, to be paid on July 1, 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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