MONROE, Mich., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB; PCX) will report its first quarter financial results after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, August 9, 2004 and will hold its quarterly investor conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time the following day, Tuesday, August 10, 2004.

The dial-in phone number for the live conference call will be (800) 374-1298 for persons calling from within the U.S. or Canada, and the number for international callers will be (706) 634-5855. The call will also be webcast live and archived on the Internet, and will be available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/ir_confcalls.asp . A telephone replay will be available for a week following the call. This replay will be accessible to callers from the U.S. and Canada at (800) 642-1687 and to international callers at (706) 645-9291, with a passcode of 9040177.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world's leading residential furniture producers and marketers. The corporation's operating units produce furniture for every room of the home and office, and La-Z-Boy is also a leading manufacturer of hospitality and assisted-living contract furniture and specialized health care seating. The La-Z-Boy Incorporated Upholstery Group family of companies includes Bauhaus, Centurion, Clayton Marcus, England, La-Z-Boy, La-Z-Boy Contract Furniture Group and Sam Moore, while the Casegoods Group companies are American Drew, American of Martinsville, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea and Pennsylvania House.

Additional information about the company is available at http://www.la-z-boy.com , and an investor e-mail service, which provides notification of new news releases, SEC filings and investor conference calls is available at: http://my.lazboy.com/mygallery/investor_relations.htm

SOURCE  La-Z-Boy Incorporated
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    /CONTACT:  Mark Stegeman of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, +1-734-241-4418,
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    /Web site:  http://www.la-z-boy.com
                http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/ir_confcalls.asp
                http://my.lazboy.com/mygallery/investor_relations.htm /
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CO:  La-Z-Boy Incorporated
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