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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;16, 2025 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LEGGETT&nbsp;&amp; PLATT, INCORPORATED </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Missouri</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">44-0324630</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1 Leggett Road</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carthage, Missouri</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>64836</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LEGGETT&nbsp;&amp; PLATT, INCORPORATED </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Flexible Stock Plan </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amended and Restated Effective as of May&nbsp;7, 2025) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jennifer J. Davis </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President &#150; General Counsel </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Leggett&nbsp;&amp; Platt, Incorporated </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1 Leggett Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carthage,
  Missouri 64836 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">417-358-8131</FONT></FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IN
  THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), this Registration
  Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> 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 &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
  supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
  meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents listed in (a)&nbsp;through (e) below, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference (provided, however,
  that unless otherwise stated in the applicable reports, the Company does not incorporate by reference any documents, reports or filings, or portions of any documents, reports or filings, that are furnished, and not filed, pursuant to Item 2.02 or
  Item 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> including any related exhibits under Item 9.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> or any other information furnished to, and not filed with, the Commission): </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000005849225000136/leg-20241231.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024 filed on February&nbsp;26, 2025; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarterly period ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000005849225000316/leg-20250331.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;
  31, 2025</A> filed on May&nbsp;
  7, 2025; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525026108/d202656d8k.htm">February
  <U></U>&nbsp;13, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525042721/d916415d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
  28, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525070909/d906312d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
  2, 2025</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525116908/d921360d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;9, 2025</A>; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Portions of our definitive proxy statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525063364/d831140ddef14a.htm">Schedule
   14A</A> filed on March&nbsp;26, 2025 that are incorporated by reference in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> dated June&nbsp;5, 1979, as amended on Form 8 dated May&nbsp;10, 1984 and as updated by <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000005849225000136/legex46descriptionofcapita.htm">Exhibit 4.6</A> to
  the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024 filed on February&nbsp;26, 2025, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and
  prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
  a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents except that the portion of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof, including any related exhibits under Item
  9.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> or any other information furnished to, and not filed with, the Commission shall not be incorporated by reference herein. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Registration Statement, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be
  deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement in such document.
  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Common Stock of the Company is
  registered under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, and, accordingly, no description is provided hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stock Units </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A Stock Unit is the award of a right to receive the market value of one share of Common Stock, the grant, vesting, issuance, forfeiture or conversion of which
  is subject to certain conditions expressed in the document evidencing the award. Stock Units may be settled in cash or in Common Stock, as determined by the Company&#146;s Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the &#147;HRC Committee&#148;),
  or as expressed in the document evidencing the award. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Participants have no
  rights as a shareholder with respect to Stock Units (including no dividend or voting rights) until the Stock Units have been converted to Common Stock and delivered to the participant. Stock Units may accrue dividend equivalents, as determined by
  the HRC Committee; provided however, no dividend equivalents shall be paid on unvested awards. The HRC Committee will determine the price, if any, at which Stock Units are sold or awarded to participants. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned or otherwise encumbered. Stock Unit awards issued after May&nbsp;8, 2024, are generally subject to a
  mandatory minimum vesting period of at least one year, except in the case of death, disability or in certain circumstances following a change in control of the Company. Stock Units may vest based upon certain performance criteria or upon continued
  employment and the passage of time, each as expressed in the document evidencing the award. Moreover, when evidenced by the award document, vesting may be accelerated, in certain circumstances, in the event of death, disability or certain
  terminations of employment following a change in control of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, merger, consolidation or other
  recapitalization of the Company affecting the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of Stock Units credited to a participant will be appropriately adjusted. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jennifer J. Davis, Executive Vice President &#150; General Counsel of the Company, has rendered an opinion as to the legality of the Company&#146;s Common
  Stock and Stock Units being registered hereby. Ms.&nbsp;Davis is paid a salary and a bonus, and she is a participant in various employee benefit plans offered by the Company and owns and has equity awards relating to Stock Units and shares of the
  Company&#146;s Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is a Missouri corporation. Sections 351.355(1) and (2)&nbsp;of The General and Business Corporation Law of the State of Missouri (&#147;GBCL&#148;)
  provide that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer,
  employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
  attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed
  to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of an action or suit by or in the
  right of the corporation, no person shall be indemnified as to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation, unless and
  only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought determines upon application that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for proper expenses. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;351.355(3) of the GBCL provides that, except as otherwise provided in the corporation&#146;s
  articles of incorporation or the bylaws, to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful in the defense of any such action, suit or proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be
  indemnified against expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;351.355(5) of the GBCL provides that expenses incurred in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or
  proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer,
  employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;351.355(7) of the GBCL provides that a corporation may provide additional indemnification to any person indemnifiable under subsection
  (1)&nbsp;or (2), provided such additional indemnification is authorized by the corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto or by a shareholder-approved bylaw or agreement, provided further that no person shall thereby be
  indemnified against conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;351.355(8) of the GBCL provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or another arrangement on behalf of any person who is or
  was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
  liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the
  provisions of that section. The insurance or other arrangement, including a trust fund, self-insurance, letters of credit, guaranty or surety arrangement, may be procured within the corporation or with any insurer or other person deemed appropriate
  by the board of directors. That section also provides that in the absence of fraud the judgment of the board of directors as to the terms and conditions of the insurance or other arrangement and the identity of the insurer or other person
  participating in an arrangement shall be conclusive and the insurance or arrangement shall not be voidable and shall not subject the directors approving the insurance or arrangement to liability on any ground regardless of whether directors
  participating in the approval are beneficiaries of the insurance arrangement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and
  bylaws, as amended, generally provide that each person who was or is a director or officer of the corporation shall be indemnified by the corporation as a matter of right to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law and as
  otherwise provided in its restated articles of incorporation. For this purpose, &#147;applicable law&#148; generally means Section&nbsp;351.355 of the GBCL, including any amendments since May&nbsp;7, 1986, but only to the extent such amendment
  permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights, and any other statutory indemnification provision adopted after May&nbsp;7, 1986. The Company&#146;s bylaws, as amended, also provide that each person who was or is an employee or
  agent of the corporation, or who was or is serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership or other enterprise may, at the discretion of the board of directors, be indemnified
  by the corporation to the same extent as provided in the bylaws for directors and officers. The Company&#146;s restated articles of incorporation also provide that the indemnification and other rights provided by the restated articles of
  incorporation will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person&#146;s official
  capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding the office of director or officer, and the corporation is specifically authorized to provide such indemnification and other rights by any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or
  disinterested directors or otherwise. The Company has a similar provision in its bylaws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s restated articles of incorporation provide
  that expenses incurred by any person who was or is a director or officer in defending generally any proceeding (including those by or in the right of the Company) shall be promptly advanced by the Company when so requested at any time, but only if
  the requesting person delivers to the Company an undertaking to repay to the Company all amounts so advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the requesting person is not entitled to be indemnified under the Company&#146;s restated
  articles of incorporation, bylaws, state law or otherwise. The Company has a similar provision in its bylaws. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements, approved by its shareholders, with its
  directors and executive officers. Pursuant to those agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law. For this purpose, &#147;applicable law&#148;
  generally means Section&nbsp;351.355 of the GBCL, including any amendments since May&nbsp;7, 1986, but only to the extent such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights, and any other statutory indemnification
  provision adopted after May&nbsp;7, 1986. In addition, the Company has agreed to further indemnify and hold harmless each such party who was or is a party or is threatened to be made party to any proceeding, including any proceeding by or in the
  right of the Company, by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request or on the behalf of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
  enterprise or by reason of anything done or not done by him or her in any such capacities. However, under these agreements, the Company will not provide indemnification: (i)&nbsp;for amounts indemnified by the Company outside of the agreement or
  paid pursuant to insurance; (ii)&nbsp;in respect of remuneration paid to indemnitee if determined finally that such remuneration was in violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;on account of any suit for any accounting of profits pursuant to Section&nbsp;16(b)
  of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local law; (iv)&nbsp;on account of indemnitee&#146;s conduct which is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct; or (v)&nbsp;if
  a final adjudication shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s restated articles of incorporation provide that the
  corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or was or is serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
  another corporation, partnership or other enterprise against any liability asserted against or incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
  indemnify such person against such liability. The Company has a similar provision in its bylaws. 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. This insurance may provide broader coverage for such individuals than may be required by the provisions of the restated articles of incorporation or the
  bylaws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing represents a summary of the general effect of the indemnification provisions of the GBCL, the restated articles of incorporation,
  as amended, the bylaws, as amended, and such agreements and insurance. Additional information regarding indemnification of directors and officers can be found in Section&nbsp;351.355 of the GBCL, the restated articles of incorporation, as amended,
  the bylaws, as amended, and any pertinent agreements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Description</P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000005849224000648/exhibit311-articlesofincor.htm">Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company as of May<U></U>&nbsp;13, 1987, with Amendments dated May<U></U>&nbsp;
  12, 1993 and May<U></U>&nbsp;20, 1999; filed November<U></U>&nbsp;7, 2024 as Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> are incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000005849224000648/exhibit322bylaws10312024.htm">Bylaws of the Company, as amended through November<U></U>&nbsp;5, 2024, filed November<U></U>&nbsp;
  7, 2024 as Exhibit 3.2.2 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525063364/d831140ddef14a.htm#toc831140_34">The Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan, amended and restated, effective as of May<U></U>&nbsp;7,
   2025, filed March<U></U>&nbsp;26, 2025 as an Appendix to the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312514395687/d813611dex101.htm">Form of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Qualified</FONT> Stock Option Award Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan,
   filed November<U></U>&nbsp;4, 2014 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523067612/d822385dex104.htm">2023 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan, filed March<U></U>&nbsp;
  10, 2023 as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312524050650/d780099dex106.htm">2024 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan, filed February<U></U>&nbsp;
  28, 2024 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference</A>.</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312524143324/d839757dex101.htm">2024 Interim Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement between the Company and Karl G. Glassman, effective May<U></U>&nbsp;
  20, 2024, filed May<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2024 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312525042721/d916415dex104.htm">2025 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan, filed February<U></U>&nbsp;
  28, 2025 as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000005849225000136/legex10125formofrestricted.htm">Form of Director Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan adopted February<U></U>&nbsp;
  25, 2025, filed February<U></U>&nbsp;26, 2025 as Exhibit 10.12.5 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference</A>.</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312512078429/d270416dex1097.htm">Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan, filed February<U></U>&nbsp;
  24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.9.7 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2011, is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312521054074/d136701dex106.htm">2021 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company&#146;s Flexible Stock Plan, filed February<U></U>&nbsp;
  24, 2021 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312517338471/d471937dex106.htm">The Company&#146;s Deferred Compensation Program, effective November<U></U>&nbsp;6, 2017, filed November<U></U>&nbsp;
  9, 2017 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312524249837/d826642dex101.htm">The Company&#146;s Deferred Compensation Program, effective October<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2024, filed November<U></U>&nbsp;
  1, 2024 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522289927/d315431dex101.htm">The Company&#146;s 2005 Executive Stock Unit Program, as amended and restated, effective January<U></U>&nbsp;
  1, 2023, filed November<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2022 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> is incorporated herein by reference.</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d946061dex5.htm">Opinion of Jennifer J. Davis, Executive Vice President &#150; General Counsel of Leggett&nbsp;&amp; Platt, Incorporated. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d946061dex5.htm">Consent of Jennifer J. Davis, Executive Vice President &#150; General Counsel of Leggett&nbsp;&amp; Platt, Incorporated (included in Exhibit 5). </A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file,
  during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus
  required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
  Filing Fee Tables&#148; or &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
  Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) 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&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> 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
  16th day of May, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">LEGGETT&nbsp;&amp; PLATT, INCORPORATED</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Karl G. Glassman</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Karl G. Glassman</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Karl G. Glassman</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President and Chief Executive Officer,</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chairman of Board</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal
  Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Benjamin M. Burns</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Benjamin M. Burns</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Executive Vice President and Chief</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Financial Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal
  Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Tammy M. Trent</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tammy M. Trent</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting
  Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Angela Barbee*</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Angela Barbee</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert E. Brunner*</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert E. Brunner</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mary Campbell*</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mary Campbell</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph W. McClanathan*</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph W. McClanathan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Srikanth Padmanabhan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jai Shah*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jai
  Shah</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Phoebe A. Wood*</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">S. Scott Luton, by signing his name hereto, signs this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the persons
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text: FORM S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2025
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  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 or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  1 Leggett Road
  Carthage, Missouri
  64836
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
  Flexible Stock Plan
  (Amended and Restated Effective as of May 7, 2025)
  (Full title of the plan)
  Jennifer J. Davis
  Executive Vice President – General Counsel
  Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
  1 Leggett Road
  Carthage,
  Missouri 64836
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  417-358-8131
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED
  IN
  THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "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 Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
  supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
  meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of 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 Commission, are incorporated herein by reference (provided, however,
  that unless otherwise stated in the applicable reports, the Company does not incorporate by reference any documents, reports or filings, or portions of any documents, reports or filings, that are furnished, and not filed, pursuant to Item 2.02 or
  Item 7.01 of Form
  8-K,
  including any related exhibits under Item 9.01 of Form
  8-K,
  or any other information furnished to, and not filed with, the Commission):
  (a) The Company's Annual Report on
  Form
  10-K
  for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed on February 26, 2025;
  (b) The Company's
  Quarterly Report on Form
  10-Q
  for the quarterly period ended
  March
  31, 2025
  filed on May 
  7, 2025;
  (c) The Company's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  filed on
  February
  13, 2025
  ,
  February
  28, 2025
  ,
  April
  2, 2025
  , and
  May
  9, 2025
  ;
  (d) Portions of our definitive proxy statement on
  Schedule
   14A
  filed on March 26, 2025 that are incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the year ended December 31, 2024 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended (the "Exchange Act"); and
  (e) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Form
  8-A
  dated June 5, 1979, as amended on Form 8 dated May 10, 1984 and as updated by
  Exhibit 4.6
  to
  the Company's Form
  10-K
  for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed on February 26, 2025, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
  All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and
  prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
  a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents except that the portion of any Current Report on Form
  8-K
  furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof, including any related exhibits under Item
  9.01 of Form
  8-K,
  or any other information furnished to, and not filed with, the Commission shall not be incorporated by reference herein.
  For purposes of this Registration Statement, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be
  deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement in such document.
  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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  Item 4. Description of Securities.
  Common Stock
  The Common Stock of the Company is
  registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and, accordingly, no description is provided hereunder.
  Stock Units
  A Stock Unit is the award of a right to receive the market value of one share of Common Stock, the grant, vesting, issuance, forfeiture or conversion of which
  is subject to certain conditions expressed in the document evidencing the award. Stock Units may be settled in cash or in Common Stock, as determined by the Company's Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the "HRC Committee"),
  or as expressed in the document evidencing the award. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.
  Participants have no
  rights as a shareholder with respect to Stock Units (including no dividend or voting rights) until the Stock Units have been converted to Common Stock and delivered to the participant. Stock Units may accrue dividend equivalents, as determined by
  the HRC Committee; provided however, no dividend equivalents shall be paid on unvested awards. The HRC Committee will determine the price, if any, at which Stock Units are sold or awarded to participants.
  Generally, Stock Units may not be transferred, assigned or otherwise encumbered. Stock Unit awards issued after May 8, 2024, are generally subject to a
  mandatory minimum vesting period of at least one year, except in the case of death, disability or in certain circumstances following a change in control of the Company. Stock Units may vest based upon certain performance criteria or upon continued
  employment and the passage of time, each as expressed in the document evidencing the award. Moreover, when evidenced by the award document, vesting may be accelerated, in certain circumstances, in the event of death, disability or certain
  terminations of employment following a change in control of the Company.
  In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, merger, consolidation or other
  recapitalization of the Company affecting the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of Stock Units credited to a participant will be appropriately adjusted.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Jennifer J. Davis, Executive Vice President – General Counsel of the Company, has rendered an opinion as to the legality of the Company's Common
  Stock and Stock Units being registered hereby. Ms. Davis is paid a salary and a bonus, and she is a participant in various employee benefit plans offered by the Company and owns and has equity awards relating to Stock Units and shares of the
  Company's Common Stock.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  The Company is a Missouri corporation. Sections 351.355(1) and (2) of The General and Business Corporation Law of the State of Missouri ("GBCL")
  provide that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer,
  employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
  attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed
  to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of an action or suit by or in the
  right of the corporation, no person shall be indemnified as to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation, unless and
  only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought determines upon application that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for proper expenses.
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  Section 351.355(3) of the GBCL provides that, except as otherwise provided in the corporation's
  articles of incorporation or the bylaws, to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful in the defense of any such action, suit or proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be
  indemnified against expenses, including attorney's fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.
  Section 351.355(5) of the GBCL provides that expenses incurred in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or
  proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer,
  employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section.
  Section 351.355(7) of the GBCL provides that a corporation may provide additional indemnification to any person indemnifiable under subsection
  (1) or (2), provided such additional indemnification is authorized by the corporation's articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto or by a shareholder-approved bylaw or agreement, provided further that no person shall thereby be
  indemnified against conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct.
  Section 351.355(8) of the GBCL provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or another arrangement on behalf of any person who is or
  was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
  liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the
  provisions of that section. The insurance or other arrangement, including a trust fund, self-insurance, letters of credit, guaranty or surety arrangement, may be procured within the corporation or with any insurer or other person deemed appropriate
  by the board of directors. That section also provides that in the absence of fraud the judgment of the board of directors as to the terms and conditions of the insurance or other arrangement and the identity of the insurer or other person
  participating in an arrangement shall be conclusive and the insurance or arrangement shall not be voidable and shall not subject the directors approving the insurance or arrangement to liability on any ground regardless of whether directors
  participating in the approval are beneficiaries of the insurance arrangement.
  The Company's restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and
  bylaws, as amended, generally provide that each person who was or is a director or officer of the corporation shall be indemnified by the corporation as a matter of right to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law and as
  otherwise provided in its restated articles of incorporation. For this purpose, "applicable law" generally means Section 351.355 of the GBCL, including any amendments since May 7, 1986, but only to the extent such amendment
  permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights, and any other statutory indemnification provision adopted after May 7, 1986. The Company's bylaws, as amended, also provide that each person who was or is an employee or
  agent of the corporation, or who was or is serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership or other enterprise may, at the discretion of the board of directors, be indemnified
  by the corporation to the same extent as provided in the bylaws for directors and officers. The Company's restated articles of incorporation also provide that the indemnification and other rights provided by the restated articles of
  incorporation will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official
  capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding the office of director or officer, and the corporation is specifically authorized to provide such indemnification and other rights by any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or
  disinterested directors or otherwise. The Company has a similar provision in its bylaws.
  The Company's restated articles of incorporation provide
  that expenses incurred by any person who was or is a director or officer in defending generally any proceeding (including those by or in the right of the Company) shall be promptly advanced by the Company when so requested at any time, but only if
  the requesting person delivers to the Company an undertaking to repay to the Company all amounts so advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the requesting person is not entitled to be indemnified under the Company's restated
  articles of incorporation, bylaws, state law or otherwise. The Company has a similar provision in its bylaws.
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  In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements, approved by its shareholders, with its
  directors and executive officers. Pursuant to those agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law. For this purpose, "applicable law"
  generally means Section 351.355 of the GBCL, including any amendments since May 7, 1986, but only to the extent such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights, and any other statutory indemnification
  provision adopted after May 7, 1986. In addition, the Company has agreed to further indemnify and hold harmless each such party who was or is a party or is threatened to be made party to any proceeding, including any proceeding by or in the
  right of the Company, by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request or on the behalf of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
  enterprise or by reason of anything done or not done by him or her in any such capacities. However, under these agreements, the Company will not provide indemnification: (i) for amounts indemnified by the Company outside of the agreement or
  paid pursuant to insurance; (ii) in respect of remuneration paid to indemnitee if determined finally that such remuneration was in violation of law; (iii) on account of any suit for any accounting of profits pursuant to Section 16(b)
  of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local law; (iv) on account of indemnitee's conduct which is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct; or (v) if
  a final adjudication shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.
  The Company's restated articles of incorporation provide that the
  corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or was or is serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
  another corporation, partnership or other enterprise against any liability asserted against or incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
  indemnify such person against such liability. The Company has a similar provision in its bylaws. 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. This insurance may provide broader coverage for such individuals than may be required by the provisions of the restated articles of incorporation or the
  bylaws.
  The foregoing represents a summary of the general effect of the indemnification provisions of the GBCL, the restated articles of incorporation,
  as amended, the bylaws, as amended, and such agreements and insurance. Additional information regarding indemnification of directors and officers can be found in Section 351.355 of the GBCL, the restated articles of incorporation, as amended,
  the bylaws, as amended, and any pertinent agreements.
  Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
  Not Applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  4.1
  Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company as of May
  13, 1987, with Amendments dated May
  12, 1993 and May
  20, 1999; filed November
  7, 2024 as Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company's Form
  10-Q,
  are incorporated herein by reference.
  4.2
  Bylaws of the Company, as amended through November
  5, 2024, filed November
  7, 2024 as Exhibit 3.2.2 to the Company's Form
  10-Q,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3
  The Company's Flexible Stock Plan, amended and restated, effective as of May
  7,
   2025, filed March
  26, 2025 as an Appendix to the Company's Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference.
  5
  4.3.1
  Form of
  Non-Qualified
  Stock Option Award Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan,
   filed November
  4, 2014 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.2
  2023 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan, filed March
  10, 2023 as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.3
  2024 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan, filed February
  28, 2024 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference
  .
  4.3.4
  2024 Interim Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement between the Company and Karl G. Glassman, effective May
  20, 2024, filed May
  21, 2024 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.5
  2025 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan, filed February
  28, 2025 as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.6
  Form of Director Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan adopted February
  25, 2025, filed February
  26, 2025 as Exhibit 10.12.5 to the Company's Form
  10-K
  for the year ended December
  31, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference
  .
  4.3.7
  Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan, filed February
  24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.9.7 to the Company's Form
  10-K
  for the year ended December
  31, 2011, is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.8
  2021 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Company's Flexible Stock Plan, filed February
  24, 2021 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.9
  The Company's Deferred Compensation Program, effective November
  6, 2017, filed November
  9, 2017 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.10
  The Company's Deferred Compensation Program, effective October
  30, 2024, filed November
  1, 2024 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3.11
  The Company's 2005 Executive Stock Unit Program, as amended and restated, effective January
  1, 2023, filed November
  21, 2022 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form
  8-K,
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  5*
  Opinion of Jennifer J. Davis, Executive Vice President – General Counsel of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated.
  23.1*
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  23.2*
  Consent of Jennifer J. Davis, Executive Vice President – General Counsel of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (included in Exhibit 5).
  24*
  Power of Attorney.
  107*
  Filing Fee Table.
  *
  Denotes filed herewith.
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  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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
  Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, 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-8,
  and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant 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 Section 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.
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  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
  16th day of May, 2025.
  LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
  By:
  /s/ Karl G. Glassman
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  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
  /s/ Karl G. Glassman
  Karl G. Glassman
  President and Chief Executive Officer,
  Chairman of Board
  (Principal
  Executive Officer)
  May 16, 2025
  /s/ Benjamin M. Burns
  Benjamin M. Burns
  Executive Vice President and Chief
  Financial Officer
  (Principal
  Financial Officer)
  May 16, 2025
  /s/ Tammy M. Trent
  Tammy M. Trent
  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
  Officer
  (Principal Accounting
  Officer)
  May 16, 2025
  Angela Barbee*
  Angela Barbee
  Director
  May 16, 2025
  Robert E. Brunner*
  Robert E. Brunner
  Director
  May 16, 2025
  Mary Campbell*
  Mary Campbell
  Director
  May 16, 2025
  Joseph W. McClanathan*
  Joseph W. McClanathan
  Director
  May 16, 2025
  Srikanth Padmanabhan*
  Srikanth Padmanabhan
  Director
  May 16, 2025
  Jai Shah*
  Jai
  Shah
  Director
  May 16, 2025
  Phoebe A. Wood*
  Phoebe A. Wood
  Director
  May 16, 2025
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  *
  S. Scott Luton, by signing his name hereto, signs this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the persons
  indicated by an asterisk above pursuant to the power of attorney duly executed by such persons and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this Registration Statement.
  *By:
  /s/ S. Scott Luton
  May 16, 2025
  S. Scott Luton
  Attorney-in-Fact
  Under
  Power-of-Attorney
  Dated
  May
  15, 2025
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