Financial News Release

08/15/07

La-Z-Boy Declares Quarterly Dividend

MONROE, Mich., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of $0.12 per share. The dividend is payable September 10, 2007 to shareholders of record as of August 29, 2007.

Additional Information

This news release is just one part of La-Z-Boy's financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with other information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/sec_filings.aspx . Investors and others wishing to be notified of future La-Z-Boy news releases, SEC filings and quarterly investor conference calls may sign up at: http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/IR_email_alerts.aspx .

Background Information

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world's leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery Group companies are Bauhaus, England, La-Z-Boy and La-Z-Boy, U.K. The La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are American Drew, Hammary, Kincaid and Lea.

The corporation's proprietary distribution network is dedicated exclusively to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands, and includes 333 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) stores and 281 La-Z-Boy In- Store Galleries, in addition to in-store gallery programs at the company's Kincaid, England and Lea operating units. According to industry trade publication In Furniture, the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries retail network is North America's largest single-brand furniture retailer. Additional information is available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/ .

SOURCE  La-Z-Boy Incorporated
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    /CONTACT:  Kathy Liebmann of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, +1-734-241-2438,
kathy.liebmann@la-z-boy.com/
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          http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/sec_filings.aspx
          http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/IR_email_alerts.aspx
          http://www.la-z-boy.com /
    (LZB)

CO:  La-Z-Boy Incorporated
ST:  Michigan
IN:  HOU REA
SU:  DIV

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