MONROE, Mich., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB; PCX) announced today that Mark Stegeman, VP and treasurer, will speak to the investment community at the JPMorgan Small Cap Conference, "Think Big, Buy Small" on Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 9:15 a.m. MST.

The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live on the investor relations page of the La-Z-Boy website at http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/ir_calendar.asp. Investors are encouraged to log on at least five minutes prior to the start of the presentation. A replay will be available approximately 24 hours after the conclusion of the live presentation and will remain available for approximately ninety days.

With annual sales in excess of $2 billion, La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world's leading residential furniture producers and marketers and its operating units make and market furniture for every room of the home and office. 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 include Alexvale, American Drew, American of Martinsville, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea and Pennsylvania House.

Additional information about the company is available at 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,
mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.la-z-boy.com
                http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/ir_calendar.asp
                http://my.lazboy.com/mygallery/investor_relations.htm/
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CO:  La-Z-Boy Incorporated
ST:  Michigan
IN:  REA HOU HEA
SU:  TDS CCA

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