1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Potter, Duane W.
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 02/28/2002 A 281 A $25.6500 D
Common Stock 08/28/2002 A 699 A $0.0000 D
Common Stock 08/28/2002 A 731 A $0.0000 D
Common Stock 12/31/2002 A 1086 A $0.0000 367711 D
Common Stock 0 I Custodian
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 12/05/2011 Common 12022 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $0.01 06/30/2013 Common 956 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $0.25 06/30/2009 Common 15448 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $0.25 12/11/2009 Common 22492 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $3.09 12/14/2015 Common 2672 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $4.32 12/02/2016 Common 1190 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $17.69 01/03/2011 Common 8500 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $20 04/11/2009 Common 18900 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $22.3 01/16/2 A 9000 07/16/2003 01/15/2012 Common 9000 $0.0000 9000 D
Options 002 Stock
(Right to
buy)
Explanation of Responses:
Stock award made to Reporting Person under Issuer's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan in
transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
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.
Acquisition of stock under Issuer's 1989 Discount Stock Plan in transactions
exempt under Rule 16b-3. Shares were awarded during fiscal year ending 12/31/02
at values ranging from $16.82 to $22.37 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
