Financial News Release

08/20/08

La-Z-Boy Declares Quarterly Dividend

MONROE, Mich., Aug 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Directors of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of $0.04 per share. The dividend is payable September 10, 2008 to shareholders of record as of August 29, 2008.

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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 and La-Z-Boy. The La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are American Drew/Lea, Hammary and Kincaid.

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, 21 La-Z-Boy In-Store Galleries and 387 Comfort Studios, 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/ .

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