UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):	February 11, 2021
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)	Identification No.)

One La-Z-Boy Drive,	Monroe,	Michigan	48162-5138
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (734) 242-1444

N/A

      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	LZB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐                                                         

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

(d) Effective February 11, 2021, the Board of Directors of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (the “Company”) elected James P. Hackett to the Board of Directors for a term that will expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2021. The Board also appointed Mr. Hackett to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Hackett will receive the compensation currently paid to non-employee directors on a pro rata basis for any partial fiscal quarters. The Board approved an equity award grant to Mr. Hackett, under the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, of restricted stock units with a grant date value of $55,000 effective February 18, 2021. A copy of the news release announcing Mr. Hackett's election is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d)        The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

Description
99.1	News Release Dated February 11, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

    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 hereunto duly authorized.

LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED

(Registrant)

Date: February 11, 2021

BY:/s/Lindsay A. Barnes

Lindsay A. Barnes
Vice President, Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer