UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 5, 2002 ------------------ LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Missouri 1-7845 44-0324630 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) No. 1 Leggett Road, Carthage, MO 64836 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 417-358-8131 ------------------ N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On August 5, 2002, Leggett & Platt, Incorporated submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission the Statements under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer in accordance with the SEC's June 27, 2002 Order requiring the filing of sworn statements pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. A copy of each statement is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED Date: August 5, 2002 By:/s/ Ernest C. Jett --------------------- Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings 99.2 Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
Exhibit 99.1 STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS I, Felix E. Wright, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated ("L&P"), state and attest that: (1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of L&P, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). (2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with L&P's audit committee. (3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report": o Annual Report on Form 10-K of L&P for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed on March 28, 2002 with the Commission; o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of L&P filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and o any amendments to any of the foregoing. /s/ Felix E. Wright Subscribed and sworn to - ----------------------------- before me this 5th day Felix E. Wright, Chairman and of August 2002. Chief Executive Officer Date: August 5, 2002 /s/ Beth M. Carney -------------------- Notary Public My Commission Expires: 8-26-03 [notary seal] ----------------------
Exhibit 99.2 STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS I, Michael A. Glauber, Senior Vice President - Finance and Administration of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated ("L&P"), state and attest that: (1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of L&P, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). (2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with L&P's audit committee. (3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report": o Annual Report on Form 10-K of L&P for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed on March 28, 2002 with the Commission; o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of L&P filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and o any amendments to any of the foregoing. /s/ Michael A. Glauber Subscribed and sworn to - ------------------------------------------- before me this 5th day Michael A. Glauber, Senior Vice President - August 2002. Finance and Administration Date: August 5, 2002 /s/ Beth M. Carney ----------------------- Notary Public My Commission Expires: 8-26-03 [notary seal] -----------------------