Financial News Release

01/13/04

La-Z-Boy Presentation at Wachovia Securities Conference to be Webcast

MONROE, Mich., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB; PCX) announced today that Kurt Darrow, president and CEO, and Mark Stegeman, VP and treasurer, will speak to the investment community at Wachovia Securities' "America at Home 2004" conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. E.T.

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 shortly after the conclusion of the live presentation and will remain available until January 21st.

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/about/ir_calendar.asp
                http://my.lazboy.com/mygallery/investor_relations.htm
                http://www.la-z-boy.com /
    (LZB)

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

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