1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Jefferies, Jr., Robert A.
   No 1 Leggett Road
   Carthage, MO 64836
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director                   ( ) 10% Owner
   (X) Officer (give title below) (X) Other (specify below)
   Senior VP; Advisory Director
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+--------------------------+--------------+-----------+------------+ |1. Title of Security |2. Trans- |2A.Execu- |3. Trans-|4. Securities Acquired (A)|5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature | | | action | action | action| or Disposed of (D) |Securities | ship | of In- | | | Date | Date | Code | |Beneficially | Form: | direct | | | | | | |Owned | Direct | Bene- | | | (Month/ | (Month/ | | |Following | (D) or | ficial | | | Day/ | Day/ | +-----------+---+----------+ Year | Indirect| Owner- | | | Year) | Year) | |Amount |A/D|Price | | (I) | ship | +------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---+----------+--------------+-----------+------------+ Common Stock 08/28/2002 A 423 A $0.0000 D Common Stock 08/28/2002 A 2833 A $0.0000 389442 D Common Stock 12/31/2002 A 3026 A $0.0000 140736 I Held in Trust under Issuer's Retirement Plan Common Stock 50000 I Spouse Trust
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+-------+-------+------+ |1. |2. |3. |3A. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. | | | | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | | | | | | | | | | | |of |ship | | | | | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| | | | | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | | | | | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature| | |Conver- |Trans- |Execu- | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of | | |sion or |action |tion | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi-|ity: |In- | | |Exercise|Date |Date | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct| | |Price of| | |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- | |Title of |Deriv- |(Month/|(Month/|tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of | |In- |ficial| |Derivative|ative |Day/ |Day/ | +-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative|at End |direct |Owner-| |Security |Security|Year) |Year) | |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security |of Year|(I) |ship | +----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+-------+-------+------+ Stock $0.01 12/28/2010 Common 21504 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $0.01 12/05/2011 Common 45902 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $0.01 12/23/2012 Common 19318 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $0.01 06/30/2013 Common 686 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $0.01 10/08/2013 Common 21863 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $0.25 12/11/2009 Common 41768 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $0.25 12/21/2009 Common 1440 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $3.09 03/06/2015 Common 65283 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $3.09 12/14/2015 Common 60643 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $4 12/12/2014 Common 29175 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $4.175 12/22/2013 Common 22215 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $4.18 06/17/2016 Common 1803 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $17.69 01/03/2011 Common 15000 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $20 04/11/2009 Common 61275 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $22.3 01/16/2 A 15000 07/16/2003 01/15/2012 Common 15000 $0.0000 15000 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Explanation of Responses: Acquisition of stock units under Issuer's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan (Executive Stock Unit Program) in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3. Stock units were acquired in 2002 prior to August 29th at prices ranging from $18.23 to $23.09 per share. The information is presented as of August 28, 2002. Acquisition of stock units under Issuer's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan (Executive Deferred Stock Program) in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3. Stock units were acquired in 2002 prior to August 29th at prices ranging from $21.71 to $25.78 per share. The information is presented as of August 28, 2002. Shares were acquired under Issuer's Restated Stock Bonus Plan through reinvestment of dividends of common stock held in the Plan Trust for fiscal year ended 12/31/02 at prices ranging from $20.66 to $26.04 per share. The information is presented as of 12/31/02. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning July 16, 2003.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ John A. Lyckman DATE 01/13/2003