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<H1 align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>WASHINGTON,
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<H1 align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>FORM 8-K
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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
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size=3><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;June 2,
2006 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LA-Z-BOY
INCORPORATED
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>(Exact
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     <TH COLSPAN=3 width="295"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1-9656</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
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     <TD WIDTH="262" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(IRS Employer</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="282" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>File Number)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="262" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Indentification Number)</FONT></TD>
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    <TH colSpan=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=2>1284 North
      Telegraph Road, Monroe, Michigan</FONT>
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size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report.)
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[&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<br><br>

[&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<br><br>

[&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br><br>

[&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>






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<P ALIGN=LEFT><b><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5.02&nbsp; Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Patrick H. Norton, Chairman at
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, will retire from the company and will not stand for
re-election to the Board of Directors at the company&#146;s 2006 Annual Stockholders&#146;
Meeting in August. The Board appointed Norton as Chairman Emeritus, a non-voting
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     Press Release Dated June 2, 2006</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the
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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>
Louis M. Riccio, Jr.<BR>Corporate Controller</FONT></TD>
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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:&nbsp;&nbsp;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" COLOR="#0000FF"><U>mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com</U> </FONT>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><u><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>LA-Z-BOY CHAIRMAN
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT </FONT></u></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MONROE, MI. June 2, 2006 &#150;
La-Z-Boy Incorporated <B>(NYSE, PCX: LZB)</B> today announced that Patrick H. Norton,
Chairman, will retire from the company and will not stand for re-election to the Board of
Directors at the company&#146;s 2006 Annual Stockholders&#146; Meeting in August. The
Board appointed Norton as Chairman Emeritus, a non-voting member of the Board of
Directors, upon his retirement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Board of Directors will name a
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Norton, 84, joined La-Z-Boy in 1981
and became Chairman of the Board in 1997. He is widely credited with transforming the
company by building its brand, widening its product offering and distribution system and
establishing the company&#146;s Furniture Galleries&reg; store system, which today numbers
336. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>La-Z-Boy President and CEO, Kurt
Darrow, said, &#147;Pat Norton is legendary in the furniture industry and we are fortunate
to have had his wisdom, direction and leadership for 25 years. Over the course of his
tenure, he propelled the company to its level today and effected significant change to
position us for a solid future in a dynamic environment. He will be greatly missed by the
Board and all our employees and I, personally, have found it a distinct privilege to have
worked with and learned from him. We wish him all the best in his retirement.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Norton started his career in the
furniture department of a St. Louis-based department store and, before joining La-Z-Boy as
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, worked for Ethan Allen for 20 years, where
he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a member of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Norton has received several
distinctions and awards over the course of his career, and, in 1995, was inducted into the
American Furniture Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Service Award from the
American Furniture Manufacturers Association. Other honors, among many, include the
National Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews as well as
the Spirit of Life Award from the City of Hope. Norton received an honorary Doctorate from
High Point University, in High Point, North Carolina, where, in 2000, the school named its
Furniture Studies Hall <I>Norton Hall</I>. Additionally, in 1992, members of the La-Z-Boy
&#147;extended family,&#148; including sales representatives and dealers, established, in
his honor, the Patrick H. Norton Scholarship Fund at the University. </FONT></P>


<P><b><u><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Forward-looking
Information  </FONT></u></b></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Any forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are based on current information and assumptions and
represent management&#146;s best judgment at the present time. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated or projected due to a number of factors. These factors
include, but are not limited to: (a) changes in consumer confidence; (b) changes in
demographics; (c) changes in housing sales; (d) the impact of terrorism or war; (e)
continued energy price changes; (f) the impact of logistics on imports; (g) the impact of
interest rate changes; (h) the potential disruptions from Chinese imports; (i) inventory
supply price fluctuations; (j) the impact of imports as it relates to continued domestic
production; (k) changes in currency exchange rates; (l) competitive factors; (m) operating
factors, such as supply, labor, or distribution disruptions including changes in operating
conditions or costs; (n) effects of restructuring actions; (o) changes in the domestic or
international regulatory environment; (p) not fully realizing cost reductions through
restructurings; (q) ability to implement global sourcing organization strategies; (r) the
impact of new manufacturing technologies; (s) the future financial performance and
condition of independently operated dealers that we are required to consolidate into our
financial statements or changes requiring us to consolidate additional independently
operated dealers; (t) fair value changes to our intangible assets due to actual results
differing from projected; (u) the impact of adopting new accounting principles; (v) the
impact from severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes; (w) the ability to turn
around under-performing retail stores; (x) the impact of retail store relocation costs,
the success of new stores or the timing of converting stores to the New Generation format;
(y) the ability to procure fabric rolls domestically or abroad; and (z) factors relating
to acquisitions and other factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, either to reflect new developments, or for any other reason. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>Additional Information</u> </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This news release is just one part of
La-Z-Boy&#146;s financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with other
information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available at
<U><font color="#0000FF">http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/sec_filings.aspx</font></U>. Investors and
others wishing to be notified of future La-Z-Boy news releases, SEC filings and quarterly
investor conference calls may sign up at: </FONT></P>

<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/IR_email_alerts.aspx</u></font></font>.


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><u><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Background Information </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>With annual sales of approximately $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, 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, and Sam Moore. The La-Z-Boy
Casegoods Group companies are 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 336 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries&reg; stores
and 338 La-Z-Boy In-Store Galleries, 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>In Furniture</I>, the La-Z-Boy Furniture
Galleries retail network is North America&#146;s largest single-brand furniture retailer.
Additional information is available at <U><font color="#0000FF">http://www.la-z-boy.com/</font></U>. </FONT></P>

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UNITED STATES
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
June 2,
2006
(Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))
LA-Z-BOY
INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN
1-9656
38-0751137
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
File Number)
Indentification Number)
1284 North
      Telegraph Road, Monroe, Michigan
48162-3390
(Address of principal executive offices)
Zip Code
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(734)
242-1444
None
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers.
(b)
Patrick H. Norton, Chairman at
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, will retire from the company and will not stand for
re-election to the Board of Directors at the company's 2006 Annual Stockholders'
Meeting in August. The Board appointed Norton as Chairman Emeritus, a non-voting
member of the Board of Directors, upon his retirement.
Item 9.01  Financial
Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit
     is furnished as part of this report:
Description
Page #
99
.1
Press Release Dated June 2, 2006
4
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: June 2, 2006
BY: /S/ Louis M. Riccio, Jr.
——————————————
Louis M. Riccio, Jr.
Corporate Controller
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Contact:  Mark Stegeman
(734) 241-4418
mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com
LA-Z-BOY CHAIRMAN
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
MONROE, MI. June 2, 2006 –
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
(NYSE, PCX: LZB)
today announced that Patrick H. Norton,
Chairman, will retire from the company and will not stand for re-election to the Board of
Directors at the company's 2006 Annual Stockholders' Meeting in August. The
Board appointed Norton as Chairman Emeritus, a non-voting member of the Board of
Directors, upon his retirement.
The Board of Directors will name a
successor Chairman at its August meeting.
Norton, 84, joined La-Z-Boy in 1981
and became Chairman of the Board in 1997. He is widely credited with transforming the
company by building its brand, widening its product offering and distribution system and
establishing the company's Furniture Galleries® store system, which today numbers
336.
La-Z-Boy President and CEO, Kurt
Darrow, said, "Pat Norton is legendary in the furniture industry and we are fortunate
to have had his wisdom, direction and leadership for 25 years. Over the course of his
tenure, he propelled the company to its level today and effected significant change to
position us for a solid future in a dynamic environment. He will be greatly missed by the
Board and all our employees and I, personally, have found it a distinct privilege to have
worked with and learned from him. We wish him all the best in his retirement."
Norton started his career in the
furniture department of a St. Louis-based department store and, before joining La-Z-Boy as
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, worked for Ethan Allen for 20 years, where
he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a member of the Board of Directors.
Norton has received several
distinctions and awards over the course of his career, and, in 1995, was inducted into the
American Furniture Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Service Award from the
American Furniture Manufacturers Association. Other honors, among many, include the
National Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews as well as
the Spirit of Life Award from the City of Hope. Norton received an honorary Doctorate from
High Point University, in High Point, North Carolina, where, in 2000, the school named its
Furniture Studies Hall
Norton Hall
. Additionally, in 1992, members of the La-Z-Boy
"extended family," including sales representatives and dealers, established, in
his honor, the Patrick H. Norton Scholarship Fund at the University.
Forward-looking
Information
Any forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are based on current information and assumptions and
represent management's best judgment at the present time. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated or projected due to a number of factors. These factors
include, but are not limited to: (a) changes in consumer confidence; (b) changes in
demographics; (c) changes in housing sales; (d) the impact of terrorism or war; (e)
continued energy price changes; (f) the impact of logistics on imports; (g) the impact of
interest rate changes; (h) the potential disruptions from Chinese imports; (i) inventory
supply price fluctuations; (j) the impact of imports as it relates to continued domestic
production; (k) changes in currency exchange rates; (l) competitive factors; (m) operating
factors, such as supply, labor, or distribution disruptions including changes in operating
conditions or costs; (n) effects of restructuring actions; (o) changes in the domestic or
international regulatory environment; (p) not fully realizing cost reductions through
restructurings; (q) ability to implement global sourcing organization strategies; (r) the
impact of new manufacturing technologies; (s) the future financial performance and
condition of independently operated dealers that we are required to consolidate into our
financial statements or changes requiring us to consolidate additional independently
operated dealers; (t) fair value changes to our intangible assets due to actual results
differing from projected; (u) the impact of adopting new accounting principles; (v) the
impact from severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes; (w) the ability to turn
around under-performing retail stores; (x) the impact of retail store relocation costs,
the success of new stores or the timing of converting stores to the New Generation format;
(y) the ability to procure fabric rolls domestically or abroad; and (z) factors relating
to acquisitions and other factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, either to reflect new developments, or for any other reason.
Additional Information
This news release is just one part of
La-Z-Boy's financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with other
information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available at
http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/sec_filings.aspx
. Investors and
others wishing to be notified of future La-Z-Boy news releases, SEC filings and quarterly
investor conference calls may sign up at:
http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/IR_email_alerts.aspx
.
Background Information
With annual sales of approximately $2
billion, La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world's leading residential furniture
producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home, 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, and Sam Moore. The La-Z-Boy
Casegoods Group companies are 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 336 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores
and 338 La-Z-Boy In-Store Galleries, 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
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/
.