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
January 4,
2005
(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) 241-4074
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
any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) On
January 3, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the resignation of
Mel Martinez as director, effective January 4, 2005.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements & Exhibits
(c)
99 Press release dated January 3, 2005
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: January 4, 2005
BY: /S/ Louis M. Riccio, Jr. Louis M. Riccio, Jr. Corporate Controller On behalf of the registrant and as Chief Accounting Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press release dated January 3, 2005
Exhibit 99
NEWS RELEASE
| Contact: Mark Stegeman | (734) 241-4418 | mark.stegeman@la-z-boy.com |
Martinez Resigns La-Z-Boy Board
MONROE, MI. January 3, 2005 — La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE, PCX: LZB) announced that Mel Martinez has resigned from its board of directors effective January 4, 2005. Patrick H. Norton, La-Z-Boy’s chairman said, “It is bitter sweet that we are accepting Mel’s resignation in light of his successful election as a United States Senator representing the citizens of the State of Florida. Although Mel served on our board only a short time, his knowledge and perspectives were extremely valuable to our company. We wish Mel the best as he unselfishly continues his long history of public service.”
Background Information
With annual sales 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 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 324 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores and 337 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 fourth largest U.S. furniture retailer and the second largest single source furniture retailer. Additional information is available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/.