UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: August 2, 2011

(Date of earliest event reported)

APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 0-6365

4400 West 78th Street – Suite 520

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(952) 835-1874

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

(b) Retirement of Russell Huffer as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

In connection with the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) described below, on August 22, 2011, Russell Huffer will retire from the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. In addition, on August 22, 2011, Mr. Huffer will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Information regarding the Company’s separation compensation arrangements with Mr. Huffer was provided in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2011.

(c) Appointment of Joseph F. Puishys as Chief Executive Officer; Compensation Arrangements with Mr. Puishys

On August 2, 2011, the Board elected Joseph F. Puishys to succeed Mr. Huffer as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective as of August 22, 2011 (the “Commencement Date”), subject to the Company and Mr. Puishys entering into an employment agreement.

Mr. Puishys, age 53, has served in various roles at Honeywell International, Inc. (“Honeywell”), a manufacturer of aerospace and automotive products; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; electronic and advanced materials, since 1979. Since 2008, Mr. Puishys served as President of Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls, a business within Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions (“ASC”) group that provides integrated product solutions in heating, ventilation, cooling and refrigeration, air purification, zoning, humidification, air conditioning, water controls and processes, electrical devices and systems, lighting control, buildings and industrial controls, switches, sensors and controllers. From December 2004 through 2008, Mr. Puishys served as President of Honeywell Building Solutions, a segment of the ACS business group and a global leader in the installation and service of integrated building solutions, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire and security. Prior to joining ACS, Mr. Puishys was President of Bendix Friction Materials in Honeywell’s Transportation Systems business from 2002 to 2004. Before leading Bendix Friction Materials, Mr. Puishys served in a variety of positions in Honeywell’s Transportation Systems business and served in numerous executive and financial positions across Honeywell’s businesses. Mr. Puishys does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any currently proposed transaction to which the Company is to be a participant in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, nor has Mr. Puishys had a direct or indirect material interest in any such transaction since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year.

On August 5, 2011, Mr. Puishys and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement, to be effective as of the Commencement Date (the “Employment Agreement”), setting forth the terms pursuant to which Mr. Puishys will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Employment Agreement has a three-year term ending on August 22, 2014 (the “Term”). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Puishys is entitled to:

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In connection with Mr. Puishys’s commencement of employment with the Company, and to replace forfeited compensation earned by Mr. Puishys at his previous employer, the Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Puishys shall receive the following (collectively, the “Signing Bonus”):

The equity grant components of the Signing Bonus, which will be granted as of the Commencement Date, are being made as “inducement grants” pursuant to NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) such that the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable pursuant to such grants shall not be deducted from shares authorized under the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan previously approved by the Company’s shareholders. Copies of the restricted stock and option award agreements to be executed in connection with the equity granted as part of the Signing Bonus are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and Exhibit 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

The Employment Agreement provides that, if Mr. Puishys’s employment is terminated during the Term by the Company without “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or by him for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), and Mr. Puishys executes a written release substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Puishys shall be entitled to:

The Employment Agreement further provides that, if Mr. Puishys’s employment is terminated during the Term because Mr. Puishys dies or becomes “Totally Disabled” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Mr. Puishys or his spouse or estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to:

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Mr. Puishys will enter into a Change in Control Severance Agreement (“CIC Agreement”) with the Company, effective as of the Commencement Date, consistent with the form of agreement described in, and attached to, the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2011. The multiplier to be used for determining Mr. Puishys’s severance payments pursuant to the CIC Agreement is two, and the number of months for which the medical and dental insurance coverage will be provided and the noncompetition obligations will be in effect for Mr. Puishys pursuant to the CIC Agreement is 24 months.

The Employment Agreement provides that it shall supersede and replace in their entirety any and all other policies and agreements to which Mr. Puishys and the Company are a party that provide severance or continuation of income payments to Mr. Puishys or his family following his termination of employment with the Company, except the CIC Agreement. The Employment Agreement shall be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the CIC Agreement on the “Effective Date” (as defined in the CIC Agreement) or upon the termination, prior to the Effective Date, of Mr. Puishys’s employment by (1) the Company without Cause or (2) Mr. Puishys for Good Reason, where the effect of such termination is to entitle Mr. Puishys to receive the benefits described in Sections 4 and 5 of the CIC Agreement as a result of the occurrence of an event or circumstance described in Section 2(b)(iii) of the CIC Agreement.

The Employment Agreement prohibits Mr. Puishys from engaging in any business activities that are competitive with any of the businesses conducted by the Company or its affiliates during his employment with the Company and for a period of two years after termination of his employment. In addition, pursuant to the Employment Agreement, for a period of two years after termination of his employment, Mr. Puishys shall not: (1) hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates, attempt to influence any such person to terminate employment with the Company or its affiliate or induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or its affiliate to work for, render services to, provide advice to, or supply confidential business information or trade secrets of the Company or its affiliates to any third person, firm or corporation or (2) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of the Company or any its affiliates to cease or reduce doing business with the Company or its affiliate, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation and the Company or its affiliate.

The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Election of Joseph F. Puishys as a Director

On August 2, 2011, the Board elected Joseph F. Puishys to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, effective as of August 22, 2011. Mr. Puishys will receive no additional compensation for his service as a director. Other than as described above, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Puishys and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Puishys was selected as a director of the Company.

A press release, dated August 8, 2011, announcing the change in the Company’s Chief Executive Officer described above is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 8, 2011

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