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Leggett and Platt, Incorporated Form S-3 dated December 11, 2001
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2001 </FONT></p>
<P ALIGN=Right><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration Statement No. 333-_____ </FONT></p>


<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
                                              Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

<H5 ALIGN=CENTER>FORM S-8</H5>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration Statement<BR>
                                         Under the Securities Act of 1933</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>LEGGETT &amp; PLATT, INCORPORATED</B><BR>
                              (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)</FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><u>Missouri</u></B></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=60% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b><u>44-0324630</u></b></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(State of other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=60% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.) </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=60% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B> No. 1 Leggett Road<BR>Carthage, Missouri 64836<BR>
(417) 358-8131</b><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</font></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=60% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Adress, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code of, registrant's principal executive office)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>LEGGETT &amp; PLATT, INCORPORATED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM</B>
<BR>(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>ERNEST C. JETT<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated <BR>
No. 1 Leggett Road, Carthage, Missouri 64836<BR>
(417) 358-8131</B></font><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Name, Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number,<BR>
including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Please Send Copies of Communications to:<BR>
                                               R. Randall Wang, Esq.<BR>
                                                  Bryan Cave LLP<BR>
                                        One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600<BR>
                                          St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750<BR>
                                                  (314) 259-2000</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of Securities<BR>to be Registered </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount to be<BR>Registered </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per Interest </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate Offering<BR>Price </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>Registration Fee </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Deferred Compensation<BR>Obligations (1)(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$20,000,000 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>100% </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$20,000,000 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$4,780.00</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value<BR>per share and attached<BR>Preferred Stock Purchase<BR>Rights (2)(3) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Options to acquire shares of<BR>Common Stock (2) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>N/A(4) </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Total Fee </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>$4,780.00 </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=center><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> </P></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated to pay
       deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated
       Deferred Compensation Program.</font></P>
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=center><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> </P></TD>
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This Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock and Options to purchase
       shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the Deferred
       Compensation Plan and the 1989 Flexible Stock Plan, under which the shares of Common Stock and Options
       will be issued.</font>
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=center><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> </P></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Each share of Common Stock issued also represents one Preferred Stock Purchase Right. Such Rights cannot
       currently trade separately from the underlying Common Stock and therefore do not carry a separate price or
       necessitate an additional registration fee.</font></P>
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=center><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> </P></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
The underlying shares of Common Stock listed herein have been registered, and the
       appropriate Registration Fee paid, pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-60494)
       relating to Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan.   The Options are a component of the
Deferred Compensation Obligations, and the Proposed Maximum Offering Price of the Options has been included in, and the
Registration Fee for the Options calculated and paid as a portion of, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price
and Registration Fee of the Deferred Compensation Obligations.  As a result, no additional
       registration fee is required to be paid upon the Options or the shares of Common Stock.</font></P>
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<H5 align=center>PART I</H5>

<p align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></p>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this Registration Statement omits
the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of
this Registration Statement will be sent or given to eligible employees as specified by Rule 428(b) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act.</FONT></P>


<H5 ALIGN=CENTER>PART II</H5>

<p align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></p>

<H5>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</H5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;The  following  documents  listed in (a)  through  (e) below,  which are on file with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference:</FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated&#146;s (&#147;Leggett &amp; Platt&#148; or the
&#147;Company&#148;) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000 (File No. 1-7845); </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001 (File No. 1-7845); </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2001 (File No. 1-7845);</FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in Form 8-A dated
June 5, 1979, as amended on Form 8 dated May 10, 1984, including any amendments
or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The description of the Company&#146;s preferred stock purchase rights contained
in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed January 25,1999,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description. </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated and the Plan pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act")(other than pursuant to Item 9
of Form 8-K), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained herein or
in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part hereof.</FONT></P>

<H5>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Description of Securities.</H5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;The Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights of Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated are
registered under Section 12 of the 1934 Act and, accordingly, no description is provided hereunder.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following description of the deferred compensation obligations registered hereunder is
qualified by reference to the Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated Deferred Compensation Program (the "Plan").  A copy
of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan is available to (i) all officers of the Company subject to the requirements of Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) such other employees of the Company as shall be selected by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee").  The deferred compensation obligations
(the "Obligations") will be unsecured general obligations of the Company to pay the deferred compensation to
participating officers and employees in the future in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  The Obligations
will rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Registrant outstanding from time to
time.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Each Plan participant may elect to defer all or a portion of his compensation to be received
from the Company in the next calendar year, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Participants may elect to
defer compensation using any combination of three alternatives, discussed in more detail below: L&amp;P Cash Deferral,
Company Stock Options, or Diversified Investment Deferral. Deferred compensation vests at the time that the
participant would have been entitled to receive the compensation but for the election to defer.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless authorized by the Committee, the Company's obligation, as respects deferred
compensation, may not be transferred, assigned or pledged during a participant's lifetime. The Company may amend
or terminate the Plan at any time.  However, no such amendment or termination will deprive any participant of the
right to receive benefits previously vested under the Plan.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Company Stock Options</U></FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Participants may choose to defer compensation in exchange for Options to purchase the
Company's stock at a future date.  All Options shall be granted under the Company's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan, as
amended, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of that plan. In addition, all Options shall be
non-qualified options not entitled to special tax treatment underss.422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended to date. Options shall be granted as of the date of the lowest closing stock price in December of each year or such
other date as determined by the Committee.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the number of shares granted to an electing
participant is equal to the nearest number of whole shares determined under the following formula:  Compensation
Foregone divided by the difference between the Stock Price and the Exercise Price, multiplied by 1.176.  For
purposes of this calculation, "Compensation Foregone" is the sum of the deferred compensation plus any Lost
Retirement Benefit Amount, as defined under the Plan. "Stock Price" means the lowest per share closing price
during December of the year immediately preceding the year in which the deferred compensation would have been
earned, and "Exercise Price" is 20% of the Stock Price.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Options shall have a fifteen year term and are subject to certain limitations on
transferability, as defined in the Plan.  Options are exercisable at the later of 12 months after the grant date,
or the date the option vests.  Notwithstanding these provisions, any vested Option shall become immediately
exerciseable upon the death or total and permanent disability of the participant.  Any option not vested at the
time a participant's employment with the Company terminates for any reason shall be terminated, and no Option
shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Options may be exercised only by delivering a written notice to the Company accompanied by
payment of the Exercise Price for the shares purchased, which may be in any combination of cash or shares of
common stock, as further described in the Plan. A participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect
to the shares covered by his Options until he receives a stock certificate for his shares.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>L&amp;P Cash Deferral and Diversified Investment Deferral</u></FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation deferred under the L&amp;P Cash Deferral component of the Plan will accrue interest from
the date the deferred compensation would have been paid at a rate established by the Company's Senior Vice
President-Finance and Administration or other officer serving as the Company's chief financial officer, or, in
the discretion of the Committee, in such alternative manner as may be proposed by a participant.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation deferred under the Diversified Investment Deferral component of the Plan will be
allocated among a number of hypothetical investment alternatives selected by the Committee.  The Committee may
change the available hypothetical investment alternatives from time to time.  Each participant who invests in the Diversified
Investment Deferral component of the Plan for a particular year may choose one or more of such hypothetical
investment alternatives.  Only whole percentages may be selected.  However, the maximum Diversified Investment
Deferral for any year may not exceed the greater of 20% of a participant's deferred compensation or 8% of his
annual salary on the date of the election. Investment choices may be changed periodically; however, any such
change shall be effective prospectively only.  The procedures relating to the election and changes of
investments, other than those listed above, shall be determined by the Committee from time to time.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The participant may select the date or dates of payout for the L&amp;P Cash Deferral and the
Diversified Investment Deferrals on his election form. However, the date of the initial payment shall not be earlier than two years
after the deferral election is made.  The Committee may also establish maximum deferral periods and maximum pay
out periods.  The participant may also make a one-time election to extend the payout period for the L&amp;P Cash
Deferral and the Diversified Investment Deferral, although the election must be made at least six months before
the first originally scheduled payment.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of an unforeseeable hardship, as defined in the Plan, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, permit early payment of all or a portion of a vested L&amp;P Cash Deferral or Diversified Investment
Deferral.  In all other cases, a participant may withdraw, upon advance notice to the Company, all or part of his
vested Diversified Investment Deferral subject to a penalty of 10% of the distribution.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally, if a participant elects an L&amp;P Cash Deferral, he may at a later date request that the
Committee grant an Option in lieu of the L&amp;P Cash Deferral.  The Committee, at its sole discretion, may grant
such request, on such date and upon such terms as it may determine.  However, the participant will forfeit all
accrued interest of the L&amp;P Cash Deferral if the Committee grants his request.</FONT></P>

<H5>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</H5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, has rendered an opinion as
to the legality of the Deferred Compensation Obligations, Common Stock and Options being registered hereby.  Mr.
Jett is paid a salary and bonus by the Company, participates in certain of the Company's employee benefit plans,
and owns shares of Common Stock and options to acquire shares of Common Stock.</FONT></P>

<H5>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</H5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is a Missouri  corporation.  Section 351.355 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri provides that
a corporation  may  indemnify a director,  officer,  employee or agent of the  corporation  in any action,  suit or
proceeding  other than an action by or in the right of the  corporation,  against  expenses  (including  attorneys'
fees),  judgments,  fines and settlement  amounts  actually and reasonably  incurred by him in connection with such
action,  suit or  proceeding  if he acted in good  faith and in a manner  he  reasonably  believed  to be in or not
opposed to the best  interests of the  corporation,  except that he may not be indemnified in respect of any claim,
issue or matter in which he has been adjudged  liable for  negligence or misconduct in the  performance of his duty
to the corporation,  unless  authorized by the court.  This section also provides that a corporation shall have the
power to give any further  indemnity to any such person,  in addition to the indemnity  otherwise  authorized under
Section  351.355,  provided that no such indemnity  shall  indemnify any person from or on account of such person's
conduct  which  was  finally  adjudged  to have  been  knowingly  fraudulent,  deliberately  dishonest  or  willful
misconduct.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the  Company's  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  and  Missouri  corporation  laws,  each of the
present  and former  directors  and  officers of the Company  may be  entitled  to  indemnification  under  certain
circumstances  from certain  liabilities,  claims and expenses  arising from any  threatened,  pending or completed
action,  suit or proceeding  (including  any such action,  suit or proceeding  arising under the  Securities Act of
1933 as  amended),  to which they are made a party by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of
the Company.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company insures its directors and officers against certain liabilities and has insurance against
certain payments which it may be obliged to make to such persons under the indemnification provisions of its
Restated Articles of Incorporation.</FONT></P>

<H5>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Exemption from Registration Claimed.</H5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.</FONT></P>

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<BR><BR>
<H5>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.</H5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to the Exhibit Index filed herewith.</FONT></P>

<H5>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Undertakings.</H5>

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(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=5%>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=10%>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 To include any  prospectus  required by Section  10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; </FONT>
</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=10%>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement; </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
</FONT>
</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof. </FONT>
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<BR>

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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT>
</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<BR><BR>


<h5 align=center>SIGNATURES</h5>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  the  Registrant  certifies  that it has
reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly  caused
this  registration  statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in the City
of Carthage, State of Missouri on the 12th day of December, 2001.</FONT></P>


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     <TD width=60%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </font></TD>
     <TD width=3% colspan=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>LEGGETT &amp; PLATT, INCORPORATED </font><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
     <TD width=60%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </font></TD>
     <TD width=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:</font></TD>
     <TD width=47%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael A. Glauber</font><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
     <TD width=60%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </font></TD>
     <TD width=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </font></TD>
     <TD width=47%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Michael A. Glauber, Senior Vice President -<BR>
                                                                  Finance and Administration </font></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</FONT></P>


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     <TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=2><U>Signature</U></font></TD>
     <TD width=36% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=2><U>Title</U></font></TD>
     <TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=2><U>Date</U></font></TD>
</tr>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Felix E. Wright*</FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Felix E. Wright</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice Chairman of the Board, President<BR>and Chief Executive Officer; and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Michael A. Glauber*  </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Michael A. Glauber</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President - Finance <BR>and Administration<BR>(Principal Financial Officer)   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Allan J. Ross* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Allan J. Ross </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President - Accounting <BR>(Principal Accounting Officer)   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Harry M. Cornell, Jr.* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Harry M. Cornell, Jr.</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board    </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Raymond F. Bentele*  </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Raymond F. Bentele </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ralph W. Clark* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ralph W. Clark </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert Ted Enloe, III* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert Ted Enloe, III </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard T. Fisher *  </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard T. Fisher</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director    </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bob L. Gaddy* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bob L. Gaddy </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President;<BR>Chairman and Chief Executive<BR>
 Officer - Aluminum Products Segment;<BR>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>David S. Haffner*  </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>David S. Haffner </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President and Chief<BR>Operating Officer; Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Thomas A. Hays*  </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Thomas A. Hays </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director    </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign=top>
<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert A. Jefferies, Jr.* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert A. Jefferies, Jr. </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President -<BR>Strategic Planning; Director    </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Alexander M. Levine*    </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Alexander M. Levine </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign=top>
<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Duane W. Potter* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Duane W. Potter </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President; Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign=top>
<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Maurice E. Purnell, Jr.* </FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Maurice E. Purnell, Jr. </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 12, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign=top>
<TD width=40% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><hr noshade size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Alice L. Walton </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=36%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director   </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD width=24% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December __, 2001</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<TR>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*By: </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael A. Glauber</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=52%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
     <TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael A. Glauber<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorney-in-Fact<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Pursuant to a Power of Attorney<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
dated December 6, 2001)
 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=52%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<H5>EXHIBIT INDEX</H5>


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     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Exhibit Number</U> </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description</U> </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.1 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  as of May 13,  1987,<BR>
                                    incorporated   by   reference   to  Exhibit   3.1  to  the<BR>
                                    Registrant's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year<BR>
                                    ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7845). </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.2 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amendment  to  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  dated<BR>
                                    May 12, 1993,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to<BR>
                                    Registrant's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year<BR>
                                    ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7845). </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.3 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation  dated May<BR>
                                    16, 1999,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the<BR>
                                    Registrant's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year<BR>
                                    ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7845). </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.4 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> By-Laws  of the  Registrant  with all  amendments  through<BR>
                                    March 15, 1999,  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 3.3<BR>
                                    to  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year<BR>
                                    ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7845). </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.5 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rights Agreement  effective  February 15, 1999 between the<BR>
                                    Registrant  and  ChaseMellon   Shareholder  Services,  LLC<BR>
                                    pertaining to preferred stock purchase rights  distributed<BR>
                                    by the Registrant,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4<BR>
                                    to the  Registrant's  Current  Report  on Form  8-K  filed<BR>
                                    December 1, 1998 (File No. 1-7845). </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Leggett  &amp;  Platt,   Incorporated   Deferred  Compensation<BR>
                                    Program. </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.1 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of<BR>
                                    Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated. </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Consent of Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
                                    (included in Exhibit 5.1). </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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     <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Power of Attorney. </FONT><BR><BR></TD>

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Leggett and Platt, Incorporated Form S-3 dated December 11, 2001
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2001
Registration Statement No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement
Under the Securities Act of 1933
LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Missouri
44-0324630
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
No. 1 Leggett Road
Carthage, Missouri 64836
(417) 358-8131
(Adress, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code of, registrant's principal executive office)
LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM
(Full Title of the Plan)
ERNEST C. JETT
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
No. 1 Leggett Road, Carthage, Missouri 64836
(417) 358-8131
(Name, Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number,
including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Please Send Copies of Communications to:
R. Randall Wang, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600
St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750
(314) 259-2000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Interest
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Deferred Compensation
Obligations (1)(4)
$20,000,000
100%
$20,000,000
$4,780.00
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share and attached
Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights (2)(3)
N/A(4)
N/A(4)
N/A(4)
N/A(4)
Options to acquire shares of
Common Stock (2)
N/A(4)
N/A(4)
N/A(4)
N/A(4)
Total Fee
$4,780.00
(1)
The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated to pay
       deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
       Deferred Compensation Program.
(2)
This Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock and Options to purchase
       shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the Deferred
       Compensation Plan and the 1989 Flexible Stock Plan, under which the shares of Common Stock and Options
       will be issued.
(3)
Each share of Common Stock issued also represents one Preferred Stock Purchase Right. Such Rights cannot
       currently trade separately from the underlying Common Stock and therefore do not carry a separate price or
       necessitate an additional registration fee.
(4)
The underlying shares of Common Stock listed herein have been registered, and the
       appropriate Registration Fee paid, pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-60494)
       relating to Leggett & Platt, Incorporated's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan.   The Options are a component of the
Deferred Compensation Obligations, and the Proposed Maximum Offering Price of the Options has been included in, and the
Registration Fee for the Options calculated and paid as a portion of, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price
and Registration Fee of the Deferred Compensation Obligations.  As a result, no additional
       registration fee is required to be paid upon the Options or the shares of Common Stock.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this Registration Statement omits
the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of
this Registration Statement will be sent or given to eligible employees as specified by Rule 428(b) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The  following  documents  listed in (a)  through  (e) below,  which are on file with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)   
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated's ("Leggett & Platt" or the
"Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000 (File No. 1-7845);
(b)   
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001 (File No. 1-7845);
(c)   
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2001 (File No. 1-7845);
(d)   
The description of the Company's common stock contained in Form 8-A dated
June 5, 1979, as amended on Form 8 dated May 10, 1984, including any amendments
or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
(e)   
The description of the Company's preferred stock purchase rights contained
in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed January 25,1999,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by Leggett & Platt, Incorporated and the Plan pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act")(other than pursuant to Item 9
of Form 8-K), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained herein or
in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part hereof.
Item 4.   
Description of Securities.
The Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated are
registered under Section 12 of the 1934 Act and, accordingly, no description is provided hereunder.
The following description of the deferred compensation obligations registered hereunder is
qualified by reference to the Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Deferred Compensation Program (the "Plan").  A copy
of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Registration Statement.
The Plan is available to (i) all officers of the Company subject to the requirements of Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) such other employees of the Company as shall be selected by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee").  The deferred compensation obligations
(the "Obligations") will be unsecured general obligations of the Company to pay the deferred compensation to
participating officers and employees in the future in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  The Obligations
will rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Registrant outstanding from time to
time.
Each Plan participant may elect to defer all or a portion of his compensation to be received
from the Company in the next calendar year, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Participants may elect to
defer compensation using any combination of three alternatives, discussed in more detail below: L&P Cash Deferral,
Company Stock Options, or Diversified Investment Deferral. Deferred compensation vests at the time that the
participant would have been entitled to receive the compensation but for the election to defer.
Unless authorized by the Committee, the Company's obligation, as respects deferred
compensation, may not be transferred, assigned or pledged during a participant's lifetime. The Company may amend
or terminate the Plan at any time.  However, no such amendment or termination will deprive any participant of the
right to receive benefits previously vested under the Plan.
Company Stock Options
Participants may choose to defer compensation in exchange for Options to purchase the
Company's stock at a future date.  All Options shall be granted under the Company's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan, as
amended, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of that plan. In addition, all Options shall be
non-qualified options not entitled to special tax treatment underss.422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended to date. Options shall be granted as of the date of the lowest closing stock price in December of each year or such
other date as determined by the Committee.
Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the number of shares granted to an electing
participant is equal to the nearest number of whole shares determined under the following formula:  Compensation
Foregone divided by the difference between the Stock Price and the Exercise Price, multiplied by 1.176.  For
purposes of this calculation, "Compensation Foregone" is the sum of the deferred compensation plus any Lost
Retirement Benefit Amount, as defined under the Plan. "Stock Price" means the lowest per share closing price
during December of the year immediately preceding the year in which the deferred compensation would have been
earned, and "Exercise Price" is 20% of the Stock Price.
Options shall have a fifteen year term and are subject to certain limitations on
transferability, as defined in the Plan.  Options are exercisable at the later of 12 months after the grant date,
or the date the option vests.  Notwithstanding these provisions, any vested Option shall become immediately
exerciseable upon the death or total and permanent disability of the participant.  Any option not vested at the
time a participant's employment with the Company terminates for any reason shall be terminated, and no Option
shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
Options may be exercised only by delivering a written notice to the Company accompanied by
payment of the Exercise Price for the shares purchased, which may be in any combination of cash or shares of
common stock, as further described in the Plan. A participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect
to the shares covered by his Options until he receives a stock certificate for his shares.
L&P Cash Deferral and Diversified Investment Deferral
Compensation deferred under the L&P Cash Deferral component of the Plan will accrue interest from
the date the deferred compensation would have been paid at a rate established by the Company's Senior Vice
President-Finance and Administration or other officer serving as the Company's chief financial officer, or, in
the discretion of the Committee, in such alternative manner as may be proposed by a participant.
Compensation deferred under the Diversified Investment Deferral component of the Plan will be
allocated among a number of hypothetical investment alternatives selected by the Committee.  The Committee may
change the available hypothetical investment alternatives from time to time.  Each participant who invests in the Diversified
Investment Deferral component of the Plan for a particular year may choose one or more of such hypothetical
investment alternatives.  Only whole percentages may be selected.  However, the maximum Diversified Investment
Deferral for any year may not exceed the greater of 20% of a participant's deferred compensation or 8% of his
annual salary on the date of the election. Investment choices may be changed periodically; however, any such
change shall be effective prospectively only.  The procedures relating to the election and changes of
investments, other than those listed above, shall be determined by the Committee from time to time.
The participant may select the date or dates of payout for the L&P Cash Deferral and the
Diversified Investment Deferrals on his election form. However, the date of the initial payment shall not be earlier than two years
after the deferral election is made.  The Committee may also establish maximum deferral periods and maximum pay
out periods.  The participant may also make a one-time election to extend the payout period for the L&P Cash
Deferral and the Diversified Investment Deferral, although the election must be made at least six months before
the first originally scheduled payment.
In the event of an unforeseeable hardship, as defined in the Plan, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, permit early payment of all or a portion of a vested L&P Cash Deferral or Diversified Investment
Deferral.  In all other cases, a participant may withdraw, upon advance notice to the Company, all or part of his
vested Diversified Investment Deferral subject to a penalty of 10% of the distribution.
Finally, if a participant elects an L&P Cash Deferral, he may at a later date request that the
Committee grant an Option in lieu of the L&P Cash Deferral.  The Committee, at its sole discretion, may grant
such request, on such date and upon such terms as it may determine.  However, the participant will forfeit all
accrued interest of the L&P Cash Deferral if the Committee grants his request.
Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, has rendered an opinion as
to the legality of the Deferred Compensation Obligations, Common Stock and Options being registered hereby.  Mr.
Jett is paid a salary and bonus by the Company, participates in certain of the Company's employee benefit plans,
and owns shares of Common Stock and options to acquire shares of Common Stock.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is a Missouri  corporation.  Section 351.355 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri provides that
a corporation  may  indemnify a director,  officer,  employee or agent of the  corporation  in any action,  suit or
proceeding  other than an action by or in the right of the  corporation,  against  expenses  (including  attorneys'
fees),  judgments,  fines and settlement  amounts  actually and reasonably  incurred by him in connection with such
action,  suit or  proceeding  if he acted in good  faith and in a manner  he  reasonably  believed  to be in or not
opposed to the best  interests of the  corporation,  except that he may not be indemnified in respect of any claim,
issue or matter in which he has been adjudged  liable for  negligence or misconduct in the  performance of his duty
to the corporation,  unless  authorized by the court.  This section also provides that a corporation shall have the
power to give any further  indemnity to any such person,  in addition to the indemnity  otherwise  authorized under
Section  351.355,  provided that no such indemnity  shall  indemnify any person from or on account of such person's
conduct  which  was  finally  adjudged  to have  been  knowingly  fraudulent,  deliberately  dishonest  or  willful
misconduct.
Under the  Company's  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  and  Missouri  corporation  laws,  each of the
present  and former  directors  and  officers of the Company  may be  entitled  to  indemnification  under  certain
circumstances  from certain  liabilities,  claims and expenses  arising from any  threatened,  pending or completed
action,  suit or proceeding  (including  any such action,  suit or proceeding  arising under the  Securities Act of
1933 as  amended),  to which they are made a party by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of
the Company.
The Company insures its directors and officers against certain liabilities and has insurance against
certain payments which it may be obliged to make to such persons under the indemnification provisions of its
Restated Articles of Incorporation.
Item 7.   
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index filed herewith.
Item 9.    Undertakings.
(a)        
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)        
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)   
 To include any  prospectus  required by Section  10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)   
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)   
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2)        
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)        
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)        
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)        
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  the  Registrant  certifies  that it has
reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly  caused
this  registration  statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in the City
of Carthage, State of Missouri on the 12th day of December, 2001.
LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/  Michael A. Glauber
Michael A. Glauber, Senior Vice President -
Finance and Administration
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Felix E. Wright*
Felix E. Wright
Vice Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer; and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
December 12, 2001
Michael A. Glauber*
Michael A. Glauber
Senior Vice President - Finance
and Administration
(Principal Financial Officer)
December 12, 2001
Allan J. Ross*
Allan J. Ross
Vice President - Accounting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
December 12, 2001
Harry M. Cornell, Jr.*
Harry M. Cornell, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
December 12, 2001
Raymond F. Bentele*
Raymond F. Bentele
Director
December 12, 2001
Ralph W. Clark*
Ralph W. Clark
Director
December 12, 2001
Robert Ted Enloe, III*
Robert Ted Enloe, III
Director
December 12, 2001
Richard T. Fisher *
Richard T. Fisher
Director
December 12, 2001
Bob L. Gaddy*
Bob L. Gaddy
Senior Vice President;
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer - Aluminum Products Segment;
Director
December 12, 2001
David S. Haffner*
David S. Haffner
Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer; Director
December 12, 2001
Thomas A. Hays*
Thomas A. Hays
Director
December 12, 2001
Robert A. Jefferies, Jr.*
Robert A. Jefferies, Jr.
Senior Vice President -
Strategic Planning; Director
December 12, 2001
Alexander M. Levine*
Alexander M. Levine
Director
December 12, 2001
Duane W. Potter*
Duane W. Potter
Senior Vice President; Director
December 12, 2001
Maurice E. Purnell, Jr.*
Maurice E. Purnell, Jr.
Director
December 12, 2001
Alice L. Walton
Director
December __, 2001
*By:
/s/   Michael A. Glauber
Michael A. Glauber
Attorney-in-Fact
(Pursuant to a Power of Attorney
dated December 6, 2001)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  as of May 13,  1987,
incorporated   by   reference   to  Exhibit   3.1  to  the
Registrant's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year
ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7845).
3.2
Amendment  to  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  dated
May 12, 1993,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
Registrant's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year
ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7845).
3.3
Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation  dated May
16, 1999,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Registrant's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year
ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7845).
3.4
By-Laws  of the  Registrant  with all  amendments  through
March 15, 1999,  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 3.3
to  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7845).
3.5
Rights Agreement  effective  February 15, 1999 between the
Registrant  and  ChaseMellon   Shareholder  Services,  LLC
pertaining to preferred stock purchase rights  distributed
by the Registrant,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4
to the  Registrant's  Current  Report  on Form  8-K  filed
December 1, 1998 (File No. 1-7845).
4.1
Leggett  &  Platt,   Incorporated   Deferred  Compensation
Program.
5.1
Opinion of Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.