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  0001373406
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000057131
  LA-Z-BOY INC
  001-09656
  ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE
  MONROE
  MI
  48162
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  Sawyer Otis S
  Former Officer
  Common
  Merrill Lynch
  3455 Peachtree Rd NE
  Ste 1000
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  GA
  30326
  22924
  620579.00
  43317622
  06/22/2023
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  LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
  N
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  Vesting of a Stock Award
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