1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Purnell, Jr., Maurice E.
   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)
   (X) Director                   ( ) 10% Owner
   ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
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 10000 D
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 $8.3438 04/01/2012 Common 3716 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $8.9375 08/01/2015 Common 261 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $9.72 04/02/2016 Common 3806 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $10.0625 04/01/2014 Common 3304 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $10.469 04/03/2015 Common 2818 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $10.53 11/13/2017 Common 142 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $10.585 08/05/2 A 47 08/05/2003 08/05/2017 Common 47 $0.0000 47 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $11.39 08/14/2 A 352 08/14/2003 08/14/2017 Common 352 $0.0000 352 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $11.4 01/18/2 A 44 01/18/2003 01/18/2017 Common 44 $0.0000 44 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $11.41 01/15/2 A 44 01/15/2003 01/15/2017 Common 44 $0.0000 44 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $12.34 04/01/2 A 2998 04/01/2003 04/01/2017 Common 2998 $0.0000 2998 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $12.4 03/28/2 A 40 03/28/2003 03/28/2017 Common 40 $0.0000 40 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $12.61 03/22/2 A 40 03/22/2003 03/22/2017 Common 40 $0.0000 40 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $12.75 08/06/2013 Common 170 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $13 03/04/2 A 38 03/04/2003 03/04/2017 Common 38 $0.0000 38 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $13.3906 04/01/2013 Common 2316 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $19.9 05/08/2011 Common 1256 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $20.8125 05/02/2010 Common 1201 D Options Stock (Right to buy) Stock $22.78 08/14/2 A 1097 05/13/2003 08/13/2012 Common 1097 $0.0000 1097 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Stock $27.15 05/08/2 A 921 11/08/2003 05/07/2012 Common 921 $0.0000 921 D Options 002 Stock (Right to buy) Explanation of Responses: The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning November 8, 2003.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ John A. Lyckman DATE 01/13/2003