PGT Industries (PGTI) CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Company Celebrates Initial Public Offering


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 23, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Rod Hershberger, President and CEO of PGT Industries (PGTI) will
 preside over the closing bell to celebrate its initial public
 offering on the NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday August 24th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Nina Devlin, Brunswick Group (for PGT)
 212-333-3810 or 917-302-1717
 ndevlin@brunswickgroup.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About PGT Industries (PGTI):

PGT(r) pioneered the U.S. impact-resistant window and door industry and today is the nation's leading manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors. PGT is also one of the largest window and door manufacturers in the United States. In its 25th year, the company employs approximately 2,400 at its 485,000-square-foot manufacturing, glass tempering and laminating plants, and delivery fleet facilities in Venice, FL, and its 225,000-square-foot production facility in Lexington, NC. Sold through a network of over 1,300 independent distributors, the company's total line of custom windows and doors is now available throughout the eastern United States, the Gulf Coast and in a growing international market, which includes the Caribbean, South America and Australia. PGT's product line includes PGT(r) Aluminum and Vinyl Windows and Doors; WinGuard(r) Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors; Multi-Story Series 800 Windows and Doors; and Eze-Breeze(r) Sliding Panels.