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text: 144
  0001373406
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000057131
  LA-Z-BOY INC
  001-09656
  ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE
  MONROE
  MI
  48162
  7342421444
  Sawyer Otis S
  Former Officer
  Common
  Merrill Lynch
  3455 Peachtree St NE
  Ste 1000
  Atlanta
  GA
  30326
  25106
  702968.00
  43317622
  07/03/2023
  New York
  Common
  03/15/2012
  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
  4341
  03/15/2012
  Compensatory Payment
  Common
  03/15/2012
  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
  9176
  03/15/2012
  Compensatory Payment
  Common
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  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
  4341
  05/08/2023
  Compensatory Payment
  Common
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  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
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  08/05/2013
  Compensatory Payment
  Common
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  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
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  06/17/2023
  Compensatory Payment
  Common
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  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
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  06/26/2023
  Compensatory Payment
  Common
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  VESTING OF STOCK AWARDS
  La-Z-Boy
  N
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  06/28/2023
  Compensatory Payment
  N
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  Monroe
  MI
  48162
  Common
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  22924
  619652.00
  07/03/2023
  Otis S Sawyer