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<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B> </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549-1004 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM 8-K </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)of <BR>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;September 9, 2003&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>


                                     (Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>


(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)  </FONT></P>




&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MICHIGAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;38-0751137
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(State or other jurisdiction of &nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(I.R.S. Employer<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;incorporation or organization)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Identification No.)<br><br>


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1284 North Telegraph
Road, Monroe, Michigan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48162-3390

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(Address of principal executive offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code)<br><br>

<P ALIGN=left>Registrant's telephone number, including area code <u> (734) 241-4074</u></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.) </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>Item 5:  Other Events.</b><br>  On September 9, 2003,
Jerry Kiser stepped down as the Company&#146;s president and CEO and resigned from the Board of the
Company.  Kurt Darrow has been named as a director of La-Z-Boy Incorporated and appointed as the president and
CEO.&nbsp;&nbsp;  See the attached press release included as Exhibit 99.1
 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>NEWS RELEASE</b> </FONT></P>



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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Contact:   Mark Stegeman
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(734) 241-4418
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     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>LA-Z-BOY PRESIDENT
KISER TO STEP DOWN; <br>DARROW
APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CEO</u></FONT></h1>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MONROE, Mich., September 9, 2003
&#150; La-Z-Boy Incorporated (<B>NYSE, PCX: LZB</B>) announced today that Jerry Kiser has
elected to step down as the Company&#146;s president and chief executive officer and the
Board has appointed Kurt L. Darrow, a 24 year La-Z-Boy veteran, to succeed him. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Patrick H. Norton, La-Z-Boy&#146;s
chairman of the board, said &#147;I am very pleased that we have an individual of
Darrow&#146;s talents, experience and reputation in the furniture industry to elevate to
this key leadership role at La-Z-Boy. He is well known and well respected by our dealers
and employees, and those relationships will permit him to complete the transition of
La-Z-Boy as a globally based company started under Kiser&#146;s leadership.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Most recently Darrow served as
president of La-Z-Boy Residential, the Company&#146;s flagship brand and largest division.
His previous roles during his career include senior vice president of sales &amp;
marketing and vice president of sales, a position he held for nearly 12 years. Under his
direction, the Residential division&#146;s annual sales volume more than doubled, and he
played a pivotal role in the successful introduction and evolution of the Company&#146;s
proprietary distribution system. Darrow holds a Bachelor&#146;s Degree from Adrian
College, where he serves as a member of the College&#146;s Board of Trustees. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Norton went on to say, &#147;Kiser
was instrumental in bringing La-Z-Boy through a period of great turmoil in the furniture
industry. Kiser will assist the Board and Darrow in an orderly transition of leadership
responsibilities.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Background Information </u></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>With annual sales in excess of $2
billion, La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world&#146;s leading residential furniture
producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home and office, as well as for the
hospitality, health care and assisted-living industries. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery Group
companies are Bauhaus, Centurion, Clayton Marcus, England, La-Z-Boy, La-Z-Boy Contract
Furniture Group and Sam Moore, and the La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are Alexvale,
American Drew, American of Martinsville, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea and Pennsylvania House. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The corporation&#146;s vast
proprietary distribution network is dedicated exclusively to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated
products and brands, and includes 317 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries&reg; stores
and 320 La-Z-Boy In-Store Gallerys in addition to in-store gallery programs at the
company&#146;s Kincaid, Pennsylvania House, Clayton Marcus, England and Lea operating
units. According to industry trade publication <I>Furniture/Today</I>, the La-Z-Boy
Furniture Galleries retail network by itself represents the industry&#146;s fifth largest
U. S. furniture retailer and the second largest single source furniture retailer.
Additional information is available at <U>http://www.la-z-boy.com</U>. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>LA-Z-BOY
INCORPORATED</B><BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date:  September 10, 2003 </FONT></P>


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<BR>BY: /S/ Louis M. Riccio, Jr.<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549-1004
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 9, 2003
(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN                                                                             38-0751137
(State or other jurisdiction of  
               
         
               
                     
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)               
                      
                      
Identification No.)
1284 North Telegraph
Road, Monroe, Michigan                  
                         48162-3390
(Address of principal executive offices)             
                       
               (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(734) 241-4074
None
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
Item 5:  Other Events.
On September 9, 2003,
Jerry Kiser stepped down as the Company's president and CEO and resigned from the Board of the
Company.  Kurt Darrow has been named as a director of La-Z-Boy Incorporated and appointed as the president and
CEO.    See the attached press release included as Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Contact:   Mark Stegeman
(734) 241-4418
mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com
LA-Z-BOY PRESIDENT
KISER TO STEP DOWN;
DARROW
APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CEO
MONROE, Mich., September 9, 2003
– La-Z-Boy Incorporated (
NYSE, PCX: LZB
) announced today that Jerry Kiser has
elected to step down as the Company's president and chief executive officer and the
Board has appointed Kurt L. Darrow, a 24 year La-Z-Boy veteran, to succeed him.
Patrick H. Norton, La-Z-Boy's
chairman of the board, said "I am very pleased that we have an individual of
Darrow's talents, experience and reputation in the furniture industry to elevate to
this key leadership role at La-Z-Boy. He is well known and well respected by our dealers
and employees, and those relationships will permit him to complete the transition of
La-Z-Boy as a globally based company started under Kiser's leadership."
Most recently Darrow served as
president of La-Z-Boy Residential, the Company's flagship brand and largest division.
His previous roles during his career include senior vice president of sales &
marketing and vice president of sales, a position he held for nearly 12 years. Under his
direction, the Residential division's annual sales volume more than doubled, and he
played a pivotal role in the successful introduction and evolution of the Company's
proprietary distribution system. Darrow holds a Bachelor's Degree from Adrian
College, where he serves as a member of the College's Board of Trustees.
Norton went on to say, "Kiser
was instrumental in bringing La-Z-Boy through a period of great turmoil in the furniture
industry. Kiser will assist the Board and Darrow in an orderly transition of leadership
responsibilities."
Background Information
With annual sales in excess of $2
billion, La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world's leading residential furniture
producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home and office, as well as for the
hospitality, health care and assisted-living industries. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery Group
companies are Bauhaus, Centurion, Clayton Marcus, England, La-Z-Boy, La-Z-Boy Contract
Furniture Group and Sam Moore, and the La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are Alexvale,
American Drew, American of Martinsville, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea and Pennsylvania House.
The corporation's vast
proprietary distribution network is dedicated exclusively to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated
products and brands, and includes 317 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores
and 320 La-Z-Boy In-Store Gallerys in addition to in-store gallery programs at the
company's Kincaid, Pennsylvania House, Clayton Marcus, England and Lea operating
units. According to industry trade publication
Furniture/Today
, the La-Z-Boy
Furniture Galleries retail network by itself represents the industry's fifth largest
U. S. furniture retailer and the second largest single source furniture retailer.
Additional information is available at
http://www.la-z-boy.com
.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
LA-Z-BOY
INCORPORATED
——————————————
(Registrant)
Date:  September 10, 2003
BY: /S/ Louis M. Riccio, Jr.
——————————————
Louis M. Riccio, Jr.
Corporate Controller
On behalf of the registrant and as
Chief Accounting Officer