Financial News Release

06/06/06

La-Z-Boy Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Operating Results

MONROE, Mich., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB; PCX) today reported its operating results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended April 29, 2006. Net sales for the quarter were $508.4 million, down 10.1%, compared with the prior-year period. This year's fourth quarter included 13 weeks of sales versus 14 weeks last year. The company posted a quarterly loss from continuing operations of $0.20 per share, which includes a write-down of intangible assets of $0.44 per share and a $0.02 per share restructuring gain related to the sale of property. The $23 million, or $0.44 per share, write-down relates to goodwill at Bauhaus, one of its non-branded upholstery companies, which, primarily as a result of department-store consolidation, had a significant decrease in sales and earnings. The company's tax rate for the quarter was adversely impacted by the write-down, which carries no tax effect.

For the full year ended April 29, 2006, net sales were $1.92 billion, down 6.4% from the prior year. Sales for this year reflect 52 weeks versus 53 weeks last year. The company posted a loss of $0.06 per share for the year, which includes the write-down of intangible assets of $0.44 per share and a net restructuring charge of $0.08 per share.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated President and CEO Kurt Darrow said, "Although our quarter had one less week of sales this year, we are pleased that we operated within our target margin ranges in our two largest segments. In upholstery, we achieved an 8.9% margin, and, in casegoods, our margin was 4.5%. For the full year, our top line was impacted by two factors: supply chain challenges in the first half of the year when the hurricanes caused an industry-wide shortage of foam and disrupted our operations; and macroeconomic issues which caused inconsistent demand in retail. From an operating margin perspective, although softness at retail persists, we gained traction in the second half of the fiscal year when many of the supply chain issues were behind us."

Darrow added, "We have made substantial progress as we have modified our business model and our operating margins demonstrate that, even on lower volume, the changes made to the underlying cost structure of our business are coming to fruition. Going forward, our focus will continue to be on our retail segment, which is not only important to the wholesale side of our business, but is a key element of our longer term strategy, and we are working diligently to make the changes necessary to improve our results."

Upholstery Segment

For the fiscal fourth quarter, sales in the company's upholstery segment were $361.6 million, a 12.5% decrease from the prior year, largely reflecting the 13-week quarter. The company's branded business continued to outperform that of its non-branded companies. Overall, the segment's operating margin increased sequentially for the quarter to 8.9% from 7.2% in the fiscal third quarter.

Darrow commented, "In the fourth quarter of our year, we were able to improve our margins and operate more efficiently as there was no disruption from foam supply and our Newton manufacturing facilities, disrupted by the hurricanes, were operating normally. Additionally, as a result of the Waterloo plant closure, we increased our capacity utilization and realized the full benefit of this consolidation throughout the entire quarter."

Darrow added, "Our order rate for the quarter was essentially flat on a 13-week basis comparable against last year. Additionally, because our rate of incoming orders was equal to our production, we will carry a higher than usual backlog into our first quarter, as we were in the process of recruiting, hiring and training new upholsterers during our fourth quarter. With additional trained upholsterers on staff, we expect to make progress in reducing the backlog to normal levels.

"Going forward, we will continue to evaluate and make changes to our cost structure to further strengthen our performance. We expect to drive our margin through a variety of means, including: an increase in the integration of global sourcing; the ongoing conversion of our production facilities to the cellular manufacturing process; the growth of existing and new channels of distribution; and, the continued expansion of our La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) store system in the New Generation format, which will provide for both top-line growth and margin expansion."

For the quarter, the company continued to grow its La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) store system, which includes both company-owned and independent- licensed stores. In the fourth quarter, the system opened five new stores, relocated and/or remodeled five and closed four, bringing the total store count to 337, of which 154 are in the New Generation format. For the year, with 49 new format stores added, we substantially increased the quality of the total system and, today, approximately 50% of our stores are less than five years old. For the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the system plans to open seven stores, including two new locations, two relocations and three remodels.

System-wide, for the first calendar quarter, including company-owned and independent-licensed stores, same-store written sales, which the company tracks as an indicator of retail activity, were up 1.7% and total sales, which includes new stores, increased 6.3%.

Casegoods Segment

In the fourth quarter, casegoods sales were $113.4 million, down 8.2% from the prior-year period and essentially flat on a 13-week basis. The operating margin was 4.5%, an increase from 2.1% in last year's fourth quarter. Commenting on the segment's performance, Darrow noted, "In December, we completed the transition to primarily an import model for our residential business and our results for the second half of the year demonstrate our success. For the second half of our year, we operated within our target margin range of 4% to 6% and are confident we will continue to operate in that range or higher as volume improves. Our hospitality business continues to improve as the travel sector rebounds and sales and backlog are increasing with concurrent margin improvement. Looking ahead, we expect to further increase the segment's profitability and operating margin as we introduce new products to appeal to a broader customer base, expand our channels of distribution, focus on SKU management, continue to further pare down our overall cost structure and increase the effectiveness of our global sourcing."

Retail Segment

For the quarter, retail sales were $54.1 million, up 9.6% from the prior- year period, due to the stores the company acquired. For the year, sales were up 23.3% to $213.4 million. On an operating basis, the segment incurred a loss, primarily a result of the ongoing costs related to the three markets acquired last year, but also the result of a weaker-than-expected retail environment at the end of the quarter. Darrow commented, "The dip at the end of the quarter impacted our company-owned stores across the board this quarter and the stores we acquired last year are not performing up to expectations. This was compounded by not only the costs associated to build out the markets, but the current cost structure of those markets as fixed costs continue to be concentrated among too few and older format stores. Additionally, we closed or are in the process of closing several stores and moved merchandise through the system at substandard margins.

"During the year, we continued to take the steps necessary to transform these markets into profitable operations. Although the progress is somewhat slower than we anticipated, we secured new real estate sites in a number of markets and will make significant progress in adding new stores this fiscal year. Increasing the number of stores in each market will enable us to garner greater efficiencies in warehousing, advertising and distribution while at the same time, will grow the top line. Of the 337 stores in our system, we own 63. Over the course of this fiscal year, we plan to open seven new company- owned stores and will remodel and relocate 11 stores, increasing substantially the number of stores in the New Generation format from 28 to 46."

"Retail remains an important element of our core strategy and it will play an integral and additive role in our future, substantially impacting the earnings power of the company," Darrow concluded.

Operating Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

For the quarter, cash flow generated from operations was $37.9 million and was $89.8 million for the year. Darrow noted, "Our strong cash flow generation enabled us to reduce our total debt for the quarter by $26 million to $184.2 million and our debt-to-capitalization ratio of 26.5% is within our target range. With a continued emphasis on lowering working capital requirements, cash flow generated was improved by $71.4 million compared with last year. In early May, our Board approved a 9% increase in our dividend to $0.12 per quarter and we will pay our 140th consecutive dividend. We did not repurchase shares this quarter, and have 5.9 million shares remaining in our program. Going forward, we will be opportunistic with our share repurchase program."

Business Outlook

Commenting on the business outlook, Darrow noted: "While we are pleased with our progress in our upholstery and casegoods divisions, we are concerned about the macroeconomic environment as the energy markets remain volatile and interest rates continue to increase. In particular, there has been a change in the retail environment since the first calendar quarter with April and May being difficult months. Due to seasonal factors, the first quarter is typically our weakest. With that as a backdrop, we expect our first-quarter sales to be flat against last year's $451 million and reported earnings to be in the range of $0.01 to $0.05 per share, which will include up to a $0.02 per share charge for stock option expense.

Forward-looking Information

Any forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on current information and assumptions and represent management's best judgment at the present time. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or projected due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: (a) changes in consumer confidence; (b) changes in demographics; (c) changes in housing sales; (d) the impact of terrorism or war; (e) continued energy price changes; (f) the impact of logistics on imports; (g) the impact of interest rate changes; (h) the potential disruptions from Chinese imports; (i) inventory supply price fluctuations; (j) the impact of imports as it relates to continued domestic production; (k) changes in currency exchange rates; (l) competitive factors; (m) operating factors, such as supply, labor, or distribution disruptions including changes in operating conditions or costs; (n) effects of restructuring actions; (o) changes in the domestic or international regulatory environment; (p) not fully realizing cost reductions through restructurings; (q) ability to implement global sourcing organization strategies; (r) the impact of new manufacturing technologies; (s) the future financial performance and condition of independently operated dealers that we are required to consolidate into our financial statements or changes requiring us to consolidate additional independently operated dealers; (t) fair value changes to our intangible assets due to actual results differing from projected; (u) the impact of adopting new accounting principles; (v) the impact from severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes; (w) the ability to turn around under-performing retail stores; (x) the impact of retail store relocation costs, the success of new stores or the timing of converting stores to the New Generation format; (y) the ability to procure fabric rolls or cut-and-sewn sets domestically or abroad; and (z) factors relating to acquisitions and other factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statements, either to reflect new developments, or for any other reason.

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, as well as for the hospitality, health care and assisted-living industries. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery Group companies are Bauhaus, Centurion, Clayton Marcus, England, La-Z-Boy, and Sam Moore. The La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are American Drew, American of Martinsville, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea and Pennsylvania House. The corporation's vast proprietary distribution network is dedicated exclusively to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands, and includes 337 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) stores and 340 La-Z-Boy In- Store Galleries, in addition to in-store gallery programs at the company's Kincaid, Pennsylvania House, Clayton Marcus, 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/ .



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                                     Unaudited
                                               For the Quarter Ended
    (Amounts in thousands,                   4/29/06             4/30/05
     except per share data)                (13 weeks)          (14 weeks)

    Sales                                   $508,362            $565,555

    Cost of sales
      Cost of goods sold                     380,601             434,941
      Restructuring                           (1,768)             (3,107)

        Total cost of sales                  378,833             431,834

        Gross profit                         129,529             133,721
    Selling, general and administrative      106,882             101,053
    Write-down of intangibles                 22,695                  --

      Operating income (loss)                    (48)             32,668
    Interest expense                           2,744               2,942
    Other income (expense), net                  142                (122)

    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations before income taxes           (2,650)             29,604
    Income tax expense                         7,620              11,249

    Income (loss) from
     continuing operations                   (10,270)             18,355

    Income from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)                      --               1,009
    Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --               1,392

        Net income (loss)                   $(10,270)            $20,756


    Basic average shares outstanding          51,747              52,192
    Basic net income (loss) per share:
    Income (loss) from
     continuing operations                    $(0.20)              $0.35
    Income from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)                      --                0.02
    Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --                0.03

    Net income (loss) per basic share         $(0.20)              $0.40


    Diluted weighted average
     shares outstanding                       51,747              52,262

    Diluted net income (loss) per share:
    Income (loss) from
     continuing operations                    $(0.20)              $0.35
    Income from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)                      --                0.02
    Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --                0.03

    Net income (loss) per diluted share       $(0.20)              $0.40

    Dividends paid per share                   $0.11               $0.11



                                                     Unaudited
                                                 For the Year Ended
    (Amounts in thousands,                   4/29/06             4/30/05
     except per share data)                (52 weeks)          (53 weeks)


    Sales                                 $1,916,777          $2,048,381

    Cost of sales
      Cost of goods sold                   1,457,965           1,572,844
      Restructuring                            6,643              10,294

        Total cost of sales                1,464,608           1,583,138

        Gross profit                         452,169             465,243
    Selling, general and administrative      410,348             401,592
    Write-down of intangibles                 22,695                  --

      Operating income (loss)                 19,126              63,651
    Interest expense                          11,540              10,442
    Other income (expense), net                1,847                 170

    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations before income taxes            9,433              53,379
    Income tax expense                        12,474              20,284

    Income (loss) from
     continuing operations                    (3,041)             33,095

    Income from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)                      --               1,996
    Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --               2,094

        Net income (loss)                    $(3,041)            $37,185


    Basic average shares outstanding          51,801              52,082
    Basic net income (loss) per share:
    Income (loss) from
     continuing operations                    $(0.06)              $0.63
    Income from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)                      --                0.04
    Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --                0.04

    Net income (loss) per basic share         $(0.06)              $0.71


    Diluted weighted average
     shares outstanding                       51,801              52,138

    Diluted net income (loss) per share:
    Income (loss) from
     continuing operations                    $(0.06)              $0.63
    Income from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)                      --                0.04
    Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --                0.04

    Net income (loss) per diluted share       $(0.06)              $0.71

    Dividends paid per share                   $0.44               $0.44



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                                        Unaudited
    (Amounts in thousands)                      4/29/06           4/30/05
    Current assets
      Cash and equivalents                      $24,089           $37,705
      Receivables, net                          270,578           283,915
      Inventories, net                          238,826           260,556
      Deferred income taxes                      27,276            22,779
      Other current assets                       23,790            33,410

        Total current assets                    584,559           638,365

    Property, plant and equipment, net          209,986           210,565
    Intangibles                                  75,720           100,846
    Other long-term assets, net                 100,909            76,581

        Total assets                           $971,174        $1,026,357

    Current liabilities
      Short-term borrowings                      $8,000            $9,700
      Current portion of long-term debt
       and capital leases                         2,844             3,060
      Accounts payable                           85,561            82,792
      Other current liabilities                 132,005           133,172

        Total current liabilities               228,410           228,724

    Long-term debt and capital leases           173,368           213,549
    Deferred income taxes                        14,548             5,389
    Other long-term liabilities                  44,503            51,409
    Shareholders' equity                        510,345           527,286

        Total liabilities
         and shareholders' equity              $971,174        $1,026,357



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


                                                   Unaudited Quarter Ended
    (Amounts in thousands)                       4/29/06           4/30/05

    Cash flows from operating activities
      Net income (loss)                         $(10,270)          $20,756
      Adjustments to reconcile net income
       (loss) to cash provided by
       operating activities
        Write-down of intangibles                 22,695                 --

        Extraordinary gains (net of tax)              --             (1,392)
        Gain on sale of discontinued
         operations (net of tax)                      --               (668)
        Restructuring                             (1,768)            (3,107)
        Depreciation and amortization              7,559              7,175
        Change in allowance for
         doubtful accounts                         1,361             (3,639)
        Change in working capital                 14,676                435
        Change in deferred taxes                   3,646             12,514

          Total adjustments                       48,169             11,318

      Net cash provided by
       operating activities                       37,899             32,074


    Cash flows from investing activities
      Proceeds from disposals of assets            2,874              5,621
      Proceeds from sale of
       discontinued operations                        --             10,985
      Capital expenditures                        (7,512)            (7,759)
      Purchases of investments                    (3,309)            (6,037)
      Proceeds from sale of investments            3,106              1,156
      Acquisitions, net of cash acquired              --             (6,806)
      Change in other long-term assets             1,347              5,410

        Net cash used for investing activities    (3,494)             2,570

    Cash flows from financing activities
      Net changes in debt                        (26,048)           (17,124)
      Stock transactions                             724                692
      Dividends paid                              (5,723)            (5,753)

        Net cash provided by
        (used for) financing activities          (31,047)           (22,185)

      Effect of exchange rate changes
       on cash and equivalents                       223               (748)
      Change in cash and equivalents               3,581             11,711
      Cash and equivalents
       at beginning of period                     20,508             25,994
      Cash and equivalents at end of period      $24,089            $37,705




                                                     Unaudited Year Ended
                                                  4/29/06           4/30/05
    Cash flows from operating activities
      Net income (loss)                           $(3,041)          $37,185
      Adjustments to reconcile net income
       (loss) to cash provided by
       operating activities
        Write-down of intangibles                  22,695                --

        Extraordinary gains (net of tax)               --            (2,094)
        Gain on sale of discontinued
         operations (net of tax)                       --              (668)
        Restructuring                               6,643            10,294
        Depreciation and amortization              29,234            28,329
        Change in allowance for
         doubtful accounts                          1,805            (3,189)
        Change in working capital                  35,844           (35,524)
        Change in deferred taxes                   (3,403)           11,632

          Total adjustments                        92,818             8,780

      Net cash provided by
       operating activities                        89,777            45,965


    Cash flows from investing activities
      Proceeds from disposals of assets            11,499            11,226
      Proceeds from sale of
       discontinued operations                         --            10,985
      Capital expenditures                        (27,991)          (34,771)
      Purchases of investments                    (25,289)          (14,890)
      Proceeds from sale of investments            12,221             8,164
      Acquisitions, net of cash acquired               --            (6,806)
      Change in other long-term assets             (1,113)            2,105

        Net cash used for investing activities    (30,673)          (23,987)

    Cash flows from financing activities
      Net changes in debt                         (43,102)            1,939
      Stock transactions                           (7,211)            2,097
      Dividends paid                              (22,923)          (22,868)

        Net cash provided by
        (used for) financing activities           (73,236)          (18,832)

      Effect of exchange rate changes
       on cash and equivalents                        516               677
      Change in cash and equivalents              (13,616)            3,823
      Cash and equivalents
       at beginning of period                      37,705            33,882
      Cash and equivalents at end of period       $24,089           $37,705



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                             Segment Information

                                                Unaudited
                                          For the Quarter Ended
                                       4/29/06            4/30/05
                                     (13 weeks)         (14 weeks)
    (Amounts in thousands)

    Sales
      Upholstery Group                $361,595           $413,240
      Casegoods Group                  113,449            123,542
      Retail Group                      54,106             49,385
      VIEs/Eliminations                (20,788)           (20,612)

        Consolidated                  $508,362           $565,555

    Operating income (loss)
      Upholstery Group                 $32,285            $38,930
      Casegoods Group                    5,159              2,638
      Retail Group                      (8,537)            (3,701)
      Corporate and other*              (8,028)            (8,306)
      Restructuring                      1,768              3,107
      Write-down of intangibles        (22,695)                --

        Consolidated                      $(48)           $32,668



                                                Unaudited
                                          For the Year Ended
                                       4/29/06            4/30/05
                                     (52 weeks)         (53 weeks)

    (Amounts in thousands)

    Sales
      Upholstery Group              $1,347,964         $1,467,311
      Casegoods Group                  432,307            455,343
      Retail Group                     213,438            173,099
      VIEs/Eliminations                (76,932)           (47,372)

        Consolidated                $1,916,777         $2,048,381

    Operating income (loss)
      Upholstery Group                 $85,253           $101,856
      Casegoods Group                   18,265              5,370
      Retail Group                     (26,006)            (2,859)
      Corporate and other*             (29,048)           (30,422)
      Restructuring                     (6,643)           (10,294)
      Write-down of intangibles        (22,695)                --

    Consolidated                       $19,126            $63,651



    * Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") are included in corporate and other.



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                      Impact of FIN 46 on Consolidation

La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) stores that are not operated by us are operated by 112 independent dealers. These stores sell La-Z-Boy manufactured product as well as various accessories purchased from approved La-Z-Boy vendors. In some cases we have extended credit beyond normal trade terms to the independent dealers, made direct loans and/or guaranteed certain loans or leases. Most of these independent dealers have sufficient equity to carry out their principal operating activities without subordinated financial support; however, there are certain independent dealers that we have determined may not have sufficient equity. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46R, we began to consolidate variable interest entities of which we were deemed the primary beneficiary as of April 24, 2004. The tables below show the impact on our consolidated balance sheet at April 29, 2006 and April 30, 2005 and statement of operations for the fourth quarter and year ended April 29, 2006 and April 30, 2005. The amounts reflected in the table include the elimination of related payables, receivables, sales, cost of sales, and interest as well as profit in inventory.



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
           Impact of FIN 46 on Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

                                                              VIEs
    (Unaudited, amounts in thousands)                4/29/06        4/30/05

    Current assets
        Cash and equivalents                          $2,554         $1,699
        Receivables, net (1)                         (20,507)        (9,131)
        Inventories, net                              12,795          7,211
        Deferred income taxes                         10,194          7,199
        Other current assets                           1,487          1,226

            Total current assets                       6,523          8,204
    Property, plant and equipment, net                12,965          8,431
    Intangibles                                        8,122          7,714
    Other long-term assets (1)                       (19,000)       (14,169)

            Total assets                              $8,610        $10,180

    Current liabilities
        Current portion of long-term debt             $1,587         $1,934
        Accounts payable                               1,390            329
        Other current liabilities                      6,146          3,523

            Total current liabilities                  9,123          5,786
    Long-term debt                                     6,764          6,256
    Other long-term liabilities                       (1,632)        (1,300)
    Shareholders' deficit                             (5,645)          (562)

            Total liabilities and shareholders'
             equity                                   $8,610        $10,180

(1) Includes the elimination of intercompany accounts and notes receivable.



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
      Impact of FIN 46 on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

                                        Quarter Ended        For Year Ended
                                     4/29/06    4/30/05    4/29/06    4/30/05
    (Unaudited, amounts in thousands)


    Sales (2)                         $9,534     $7,877    $36,806    $46,019
    Cost of sales (2)                    267     (1,217)     4,488      1,224

        Gross profit                   9,267      9,094     32,318     44,795
    Selling, general and
     administrative                   11,488     11,115     38,438     49,825

        Operating loss                (2,221)    (2,021)    (6,120)    (5,030)
    Interest expense                     117         97        504        427
    Other expense, net (3)              (276)    (1,092)    (1,260)    (4,154)

        Pre-tax loss                  (2,614)    (3,210)    (7,884)    (9,611)
    Income tax benefit                  (993)    (1,221)    (2,996)    (3,652)

    Net loss from continuing
     operations                      $(1,621)   $(1,989)   $(4,888)   $(5,959)


    (2) Includes the elimination of intercompany sales and cost of sales.
    (3) Includes the elimination of intercompany interest income and interest
expense.


                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                      Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

    (Amounts in thousands,
    except per share data)           7/30/05   10/29/05    1/28/06    4/29/06
    Quarter ended                  (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks)

    Sales                           $451,487   $454,605   $502,323   $508,362
    Cost of sales
        Cost of goods sold           345,018    354,409    377,937    380,601
        Restructuring                     --      7,817        594     (1,768)

            Total cost of sales      345,018    362,226    378,531    378,833

        Gross profit                 106,469     92,379    123,792    129,529
    Selling, general and
     administrative                   98,568     99,597    105,301    106,882
    Write-down of intangibles             --         --         --     22,695

            Operating income (loss)    7,901     (7,218)    18,491        (48)

    Interest expense                   2,741      3,090      2,965      2,744
    Other income, net                     15        295      1,395        142

        Pre-tax income (loss)          5,175    (10,013)    16,921     (2,650)
    Income tax expense (benefit)       1,967     (3,566)     6,453      7,620

            Net income (loss)         $3,208    $(6,447)   $10,468   $(10,270)


    Diluted weighted average shares
     outstanding                      52,195     51,655     51,857     51,747

    Diluted net income (loss) per
     share                             $0.06     $(0.12)     $0.20     $(0.20)



                            LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
                      Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data


    (Amounts in thousands,
    except per share data)           7/24/04   10/23/04    1/22/05    4/30/05
    Quarter ended                  (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (14 weeks)

    Sales                           $455,107   $520,760   $506,959   $565,555
    Cost of sales
        Cost of goods sold           351,716    400,834    385,353    434,941
        Restructuring                 10,400        749      2,252     (3,107)

            Total cost of sales      362,116    401,583    387,605    431,834

            Gross profit              92,991    119,177    119,354    133,721
    Selling, general and
     administrative                   97,045    103,874     99,620    101,053

            Operating income (loss)   (4,054)    15,303     19,734     32,668

    Interest expense                   2,209      2,607      2,684      2,942
    Other income (expense), net          373       (354)       273       (122)

    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations before income taxes   (5,890)    12,342     17,323     29,604
    Income tax expense (benefit)      (2,238)     4,690      6,583     11,249

    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations                       (3,652)     7,652     10,740     18,355

    Income (loss) from discontinued
     operations (net of tax)             129        506        352      1,009
    Cumulative effect of accounting
     change (net of tax)                  --        702         --      1,392

            Net income (loss)        $(3,523)    $8,860    $11,092    $20,756


    Diluted weighted average shares
     outstanding                      51,967     52,101     52,193     52,262

    Diluted income (loss) from
     continuing operations per
     share                            $(0.07)     $0.15      $0.21      $0.35
    Diluted net income (loss) per
     share                             (0.07)      0.17       0.21       0.40

SOURCE  La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    -0-                             06/06/2006
    /CONTACT:  Mark Stegeman of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, +1-734-241-4418,
mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.la-z-boy.com /
    (LZB)

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

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