LEGGETT & PLATT INC
S-3/A, 1994-10-13
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 1994
                                                  Registration No. 33-55725
                                                                               

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                                       
                        PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933
                           ----------------------------
                                                       
                          LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                           ----------------------------
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<S>                                             <C>                                                     <C>        
             Missouri                                No. 1--Leggett Road                                    44-0324630   
(State or other jurisdiction of                  Carthage, Missouri  64836                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        (417) 358-8131                                    Identification No.)
                                  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
                                            code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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                                  John A. Lyckman
                            Assistant General Counsel
                          Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
                               No. 1--Leggett Road
                            Carthage, Missouri  64836
                                 (417) 358-8131
               (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone 
               number, including area code, of agent for service)
                                                             
     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public:  From 
     time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective 
     on dates, at times and on terms not currently determined.

     If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered 
     pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check 
     the following box.   ____

     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be 
     offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under 
     the securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in 
     connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the 
     following box.   _____

     The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date 
     or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the 
     Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states 
     that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in
     accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the 
     Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the 
     Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

Prospectus                                             

                                   419,867 Shares
    
                          LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
                                    Common Stock
     (and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights attached to the Common Stock)


     The shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, (the "Common Stock") of 
     Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation  (the "Company") 
     offered hereby (the "Shares") are being sold for the account of and by 
     the persons named under the caption "Selling Shareholders."  The 
     Selling Shareholders have advised the Company that these Shares may be 
     sold from time to time in transactions on the New York Stock Exchange 
     or Pacific Stock Exchange or in negotiated transactions, in each case 
     at prices satisfactory to the Seller.  (See "Plan of Distribution.")

     The Company will receive no part of the proceeds from the sale of 
     the Shares.  The Selling Shareholders will pay all applicable stock 
     transfer taxes, transfer fees and brokerage commissions, and related 
     fees and expenses, but the Company will bear the cost of preparing 
     the Registration Statement and Prospectus and all filing, legal and 
     accounting fees incurred in connection with registration of the Shares 
     under the federal securities laws.

     The Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Pacific 
     Stock Exchange (symbol: LEG).  On September 27, 1994 the average of 
     the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock 
     Exchange, Composite Transactions was $34.4375 per share.

     THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR
HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

     No dealer, salesperson or other person has been authorized to give any 
     information or to make any representations not contained or 
     incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and, if given or made, 
     such other information or representation must not be relied upon as 
     having been authorized by the Company, any Selling Shareholder or any 
     other person.  Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale 
     made herein shall, under the circumstances, create any implication 
     that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the 
     date hereof.  This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or 
     solicitation of an offer to buy the securities offered hereby to any 
     person or by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or 
     solicitation may not lawfully be made.
   
              The date of this Prospectus is October 12, 1994
    
                           AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     The Company is subject to the information requirements of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and 
     in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements, and other 
     information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
     Commission").  Such reports, proxy statements and other information 
     can be inspected and copied at the offices of the Commission at Room 
     1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the 
     Commission's Regional Offices at Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West
     Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511; 75 Park 
     Place, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10007; and 5757 Wilshire Blvd., 
     Suite 500 East, Los Angeles, California 90036-3648.  Copies of such 
     material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the 
     Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at 
     prescribed rates.  Reports, proxy statements and other information 
     concerning the Company can be inspected and copied at the offices of 
     the New York Stock Exchange at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York and 
     at the office of the Pacific Stock Exchange Incorporated, Listings 
     Department, 115 Sansone Street, Suite 1104, San Francisco, California 
     94104.  This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth 
     in the Registration Statement filed by the Company with respect to the 
     offering made hereby.  Copies of such Registration Statement are 
     available from the Commission.

             INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

     The following documents have been previously filed by the Company 
     with the Commission and are incorporated by reference into this 
     Prospectus:

     (1)  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.

     (2)  Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 
          1994 and June 30, 1994.

     (3)  The description of the Company's common stock contained in Form 
          8-A dated June 5, 1979, including any amendments or reports filed 
          for the purpose of updating such description.

     (4)  The description of the Company's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights 
          contained in Form 8-A dated February 15, 1989, including any 
          amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating 
          such description.

     All reports and definitive proxy statements filed by the Company 
     pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 
     subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination 
     of the offering to be made hereunder shall be deemed to be incorporated 
     by reference into this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the 
     date of filing such documents, except that in no event shall any 
     information included in any such document in response to item 402(i), 
     (k) or (l) of Regulation S-K be deemed to constitute a part of this 
     Prospectus.

     Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be 
     incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or 
     superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a 
     statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed 
     document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference 
     herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so 
     modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or 
     superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.

     The Company will provide without charge to each person, including any 
     beneficial owner, to whom this Prospectus is delivered, upon written 
     or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents
     incorporated herein or in the Registration Statement by reference 
     (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are 
     specifically incorporated by reference in such documents).  All 
     requests for such information should be directed to the Company's 
     executive offices at No. 1 Leggett Road, Carthage, Missouri 64836, 
     Attention:  Investor Relations, (417) 358-8131.  

                                THE COMPANY

     The Company was incorporated in 1901 as the successor to a partnership 
     formed in 1883 at Carthage, Missouri.  That partnership was a pioneer 
     in the manufacture and sale of steel coil bedsprings.  Products 
     produced and sold for the furnishings industry constitute the largest 
     portion of the Company's business.  These include primarily components 
     used by companies making furniture and bedding for homes, offices and 
     institutions.  Also in the furnishings area, the Company produces and 
     sells some finished furniture and carpet cushioning materials. In 
     addition, a group of diversified products is produced and sold.  The 
     Company believes it is the largest producer of a diverse range of 
     furniture and bedding components in the United States.

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at No. 1--Leggett 
     Road, Carthage, Missouri 64836, telephone (417) 358-8131.  Unless 
     otherwise indicated the term "Company" includes Leggett & Platt, 
     Incorporated and its majority-owned subsidiaries.

                              USE OF PROCEEDS

     The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the 
     Shares by the Selling Shareholders.

                           SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
   
     The following information has been provided to the Company by TI 
     Partners, L.P., Nick T. Encke and GKB LBO, L.P., including the number 
     of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Selling 
     Shareholders and the number of shares of the Common Stock being 
     offered for the account of Selling Shareholders pursuant to this 
     Prospectus.
    
   
     As a result of the merger (the "Merger") of L&P Wire Rack Acquisition 
     Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, into TI, Inc. 
     ("TI"), a Missouri corporation, TI became a wholly owned subsidiary of 
     the Company.  The sole shareholders of TI, Nick T. Encke and TI 
     Partners, L.P., received the restricted shares of Common Stock set out 
     below under "Original Shareholders" pursuant to the terms of the 
     Merger.  Subsequent to the Merger TI Partners, L.P. dissolved and 
     distributed its 387,264 restricted shares of Common stock to its 
     general and limited partners listed as "TI Partners, L.P.'s 
     Distributees" below.  Subsequent to this distribution GKB LBO, L.P., 
     one of the limited partners of TI Partners, L.P., distributed the 
     27,216 restricted shares of Common Stock distributed to it to the 
     general and limited partners of GKB LBO, L.P. listed under "GKB LBO,
     L.P.'s Distributees" below.
    
   
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ORIGINAL SHAREHOLDERS       
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<S>                               <C>                      <C>                 <C>                                          
                                                                               Shares to Be Owned        
     Name of                      Beneficially Owned       Shares Offered      After Completion of
Selling Shareholder                Prior to Offering            Hereby             This Offering
- -------------------                ------------------       --------------      -------------------
                                        
TI Partners, L.P.                       387,264                387,264(1)              -0-
                                        
Nick T. Encke                            32,603                 32,603                 -0-
                                        -------                --------                ----
     
     TOTAL                              419,867                 419,867                -0-
                                        -------                --------                ----
                                        -------                --------                ----

TI PARTNERS, L.P.'S DISTRIBUTEES
- --------------------------------

                                                                               Shares to Be Owned
     Name of                      Beneficially Owned       Shares Offered      After Completion of 
Selling Shareholder                Prior to Offering           Hereby              This Offering
- -------------------               ------------------       --------------      -------------------

Talbco, Inc. (General Partner)          158,760                 158,760                -0-

William D. Thomas                        55,818                  55,818                -0-

GKB LBO, L.P.                            27,216                 27,216(2)              -0-

Samuel M. Davidson 
and Pamela C. 
Davidson, JTWROS                          2,268                   2,268                -0-

J. Peter Gattermeir, 
Trustee, J. Peter 
Gattermeir Rev Trust 
U/A Dtd 11/12/90                          2,268                   2,268                -0-

Fred A. Gollier                           2,268                   2,268                -0-

Dennis Hudson and 
Carol K. Hudson, JTWROS                   2,268                   2,268                -0-

Lambert Lynn Marshall                     1,134                   1,134                -0-

Gary R. Smith                             2,268                   2,268                -0-

Nick T. Encke                            30,911                  30,911                -0-

Nick T. and Nancy 
Encke, JTWROS                             1,260                   1,260                -0-

Jerral and Geri H. 
Downs, JTWROS                             2,520                   2,520                -0-

Thomas H. and Patricia 
Anne Fimmen, JTWROS                       1,512                   1,512                -0-

Bob and Roberta A. 
Fairchild, JTWROS                         3,629                   3,629                -0-

Michael R. Howley                           504                     504                -0-

Richard R. and Karen L. 
Wilson, JTWROS                            4,183                   4,183                -0-

William B. and Carlene 
Hunter, JTWROS                            1,008                   1,008                -0-

Fred C. and Dorene 
Jansen, JTWROS                           15,171                  15,171                -0-

Robert E. and Gayle 
Kelley, JTWROS                            1,260                   1,260                -0-

Edward A. and Judy 
M. Puzder, JTWROS                         1,260                   1,260                -0-

Jeffrey M. Talbot                         6,539                   6,539                -0-

Sulyn Talbot                              6,539                   6,539                -0-

Richard A. Bloch and 
Annette M. Bloch, 
TR U/A DTD 10/16/82 
R.A. Bloch Supplmtry Trust                4,536                   4,536                -0-

T. E. Branscum and 
Helen D. Branscum, JTWROS                 4,536                   4,536                -0-

Marshall H. Dean                          2,268                   2,268                -0-

William L. Frick                          2,268                   2,268                -0-

Thomas P. Garretson                       2,268                   2,268                -0-

Robert W. Hatch                           2,268                   2,268                -0-

W. Jackson Letts                          2,268                   2,268                -0-

Lee R. Lyon                               4,536                   4,536                -0-

Michael E. Mahoney                        2,268                   2,268                -0-

Milstep Limited                           4,536                   4,536                -0-

JoAnn F. Ozley, Trustee or 
her Successor in Trust,
Under Trust Agreement 
dated December 17, 1991, as
amended                                   2,268                   2,268                -0-

Marvin Rich                               2,268                   2,268                -0-

Randolph K. Rolf, Trustee, 
Randolph K. Rolf Trust                    2,268                   2,268                -0-

Commerce Bank of Kansas 
City, N.A. as Custodian
for Lester Siegel Trust 
Custody #1                                2,268                   2,268                -0-

Commerce Bank of Kansas 
City, N.A. as Custodian
for Lester Siegel Trust 
Custody #2                                2,268                   2,268                -0-

Dykoh Enterprises                         2,268                   2,268                -0-

Boatmen's First National 
Bank of Kansas City, 
Custodian of the 
Thomas W. Van Dyke IRA                    2,268                   2,268                -0-

Robert K. Weary                           2,268                   2,268                -0-

John L. Wempe                             4,536                   4,536                -0-

Wolcott & Lincoln, Inc.                   2,268                   2,268                -0-
                                         ------                --------                ---
      TOTAL                             387,264                 387,264                -0-
                                        -------                --------                ---
                                        -------                --------                ---

GKB, LBO, L.P.'S DISTRIBUTEES
- -----------------------------
                                                                               Shares to Be Owned
     Name of                      Beneficially Owned       Shares Offered      After Completion of
Selling Shareholder                Prior to Offering          Hereby               This Offering
- -------------------               ------------------       --------------      -------------------

GKB Group, Inc.                           3,551                   3,551                -0-

G. Kenneth Baum                           1,781                   1,781                -0-

J. Peter Gattermeir                       1,781                   1,781                -0-

L. Lynn Marshall                          1,781                   1,781                -0-

Gary R. Smith                             1,781                   1,781                -0-

William D. Thomas                         1,781                   1,781                -0-

William H. Coughlin                       1,278                   1,278                -0-

Eugene C. Dreyer                          1,278                   1,278                -0-

Dennis Hudson                             1,246                   1,246                -0-

Donald L. Roberts                         1,076                   1,076                -0-

Samuel C. Freitag                         1,045                   1,045                -0-

Craig L. Beach                              976                     976                -0-

Samuel M. Davidson                          891                     891                -0-

Frederick A. Gollier                        891                     891                -0-

Joseph C. Vawter                            743                     743                -0-

Steven L. Walter                            589                     589                -0-

Joseph M. Crowe, Jr.                        534                     534                -0-

David A. Wright                             503                     503                -0-

Richard A. Fontaine                         434                     434                -0-

George H. Calhoun                           411                     411                -0-

Roger S. Edgar                              356                     356                -0-

David A. Anderson                           333                     333                -0-

Sharon J. Lew                               333                     333                -0-

Thomas M. Rose                              333                     333                -0-

Ellen S. Holmes                             310                     310                -0-

Nicholas J. Quatrochi                       279                     279                -0-

Donald R. McDonald                          256                     256                -0-

Scott E. Smith                              255                     255                -0-

John J. Williams                            255                     255                -0-

Jane C. Quigley                             155                     155                -0-

                                         -------                 ------                ---

     TOTAL                                27,216                 27,216                -0-
                                         -------                 -------               ---
                                         -------                 -------               ---
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     None of the Selling Shareholders has held any position or office or 
     otherwise had a material relationship with the Company within the past 
     three years other than as a result of the ownership of the shares of 
     the Common Stock of the Company.
   
        (1)  These restricted shares were distributed as described above 
        to those persons listed under "TI Partners, L.P.'s Distributees."  

        (2)  These restricted shares were distributed as described above to 
        those persons listed under "GKB LBO, L.P.'s Distributees."
    
       
                           PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
       
   
     The general and limited partners of TI Partners, L.P. and GKB LBO, 
     L.P. have agreed with each other to retain some of their Shares for 
     a period of time which is sufficient to satisfy the "continuity 
     of interest" requirements under Section 368(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  In addition, Talbco, Inc., Nick 
     T. Encke and certain of the limited partners have agreed with 
     the Company not to sell their Shares until on or about February 
     15, 1995.
    
       
     Subject to the foregoing, the Shares may be sold on one or more 
     exchanges or in negotiated transactions not on an exchange at prices 
     and on terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then 
     current market price or at negotiated prices.  The Shares may be sold 
     by one or more of the following:  (a) a block trade in which the 
     broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the Shares as agent 
     but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to 
     facilitate the transaction; and (b) ordinary brokerage transactions 
     and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers.  In effecting 
     sales, brokers or dealers may arrange for other brokers or dealers to 
     participate.  Brokers or dealers will receive commissions or discounts 
     in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to the sale which 
     amounts will not be greater than that normally paid in connection with 
     ordinary trading transactions.  

     In addition, any securities covered by this Prospectus which qualify 
     for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than 
     pursuant to this Prospectus.

                      PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Pro forma financial information reflecting interests acquired by the 
     Company since December 31, 1993 is set out on the following pages.      
     
                 LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                       AND
                      1994 CUMULATIVE ACQUISITION COMPANIES
                   PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
                                  JUNE 30, 1994
                                   (Unaudited)

The following pro forma condensed combined balance sheet combines balance 
sheets of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated and Subsidiaries (Leggett) and the
1994 Cumulative Acquisition Companies (Acquisition Companies) at June 30, 
1994, under the assumptions set forth in the accompanying notes.  The pro 
forma condensed combined balance sheet is not necessarily indicative of the 
financial position of the combined companies as it may be in the future.
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<S>                                 <C>             <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>
                                          Historical                 Pro Forma Adjustments
                                                    Acquisition                    Note        Pro Forma
                                    Leggett          Companies       Amount       Reference     Combined
                                   --------         -----------     ------       ---------     ---------

                 ASSETS

Current Assets
 Cash and cash equivalents         $    8.8         $    0.3         $  -                      $    9.1
 Receivables                          248.6             16.1            -                         264.7
 Inventories                          223.1             14.5            -                         237.6
 Other current assets                  27.0              0.9                                       27.9
                                    -------          -------          -----                    --------


Total Current Assets                  507.5             31.8            -                         539.3

Property, Plant and Equipment--
 at cost                              618.4             50.1          (11.6)         (3)          656.9
 Less accumulated depreciation
 and amortization                     277.9             28.6          (23.8)         (3)          282.7
                                    -------          -------          -----                    --------

 Net Property, Plant and 
 Equipment                            340.5             21.5           12.2                       374.2

Other Assets
 Goodwill, net                        110.1              0.4           11.1          (3)          121.6
 Other intangibles, net                24.6               -             0.5          (3)           25.1
 Sundry                                35.1               -             -          (2) (3)         35.1
                                    -------          -------          ------                   --------


 TOTAL ASSETS                     $ 1,017.8         $   53.7         $ 23.8                    $1,095.3
                                  ---------         --------         ------                    --------
                                  ---------         --------         ------                    --------  

LIABILITIES AND           
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities       
 Accounts and notes payable      $     81.3         $   13.4        $  -                       $   94.7
 Accrued expenses and 
 other liabilities                    117.2              4.5           -                          121.7
                                 ----------         --------        -----                      --------
                                 
 Total current liabilities            198.5             17.9           -                          216.4

Long-Term Debt                        196.4              5.8          45.8         (2) (3)        248.0
Deferred Income Taxes  
and Other Liabilities                  55.8              1.4           -                           57.2
Shareholders' Equity
 Common stock                           0.4              0.1          (0.1)        (2) (3)          0.4
 Additional contributed capital       128.6              2.3          (1.1)        (2) (3)        129.8
 Retained Earnings                    443.0             28.4         (23.0)          (3)          448.4
 Cumulative translation 
 adjustment                           ( 4.9)              -                                        (4.9)
 Less treasury stock                    -               (2.2)          2.2           (3)             -  
                                  -----------       --------         -----                     ---------

 Total shareholders' equity           567.1             28.6         (22.0)                        573.7
                                  ----------        --------         ------                    ----------

TOTAL LIABILITIES 
AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY           $ 1,017.8         $   53.7        $ 23.8                     $ 1,095.3
                                  ---------         --------        ------                     ---------
                                  ---------         --------        ------                     ---------
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                  LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                       AND 
                       1994 CUMULATIVE ACQUISITION COMPANIES
                PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                          SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994
                                    (Unaudited)

The following pro forma condensed combined statement of earnings combines 
the operations of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated and Subsidiaries (Leggett) 
and the 1994 Cumulative Acquisition Companies (Acquisition Companies) for 
the six months ended June 30, 1994. This statement has been prepared 
under the assumptions set forth in the accompanying notes.  The pro forma 
condensed combined statement of earnings is not necessarily indicative of 
the results of operations of the combined companies as they may be in the 
future or as they might have been had the acquisition been effective 
January 1, 1994.
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<S>                                 <C>             <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>
                                         Historical                  Pro Forma Adjustments             
                                                    Acquisition                    Note        Pro Forma
                                    Leggett          Companies       Amount       Reference     Combined
                                    -------         -----------      ------       ---------    ---------

Net sales                          $  883.4         $   98.7         $(0.9)          (4)       $  981.2

Costs, expenses and other 
 Cost of goods sold                   680.5             79.4          (0.5)        (4) (5)        759.4
 Selling, distribution,
 administrative and other, net        109.7             11.2           0.4           (5)          121.3
 Interest expense                       3.8              4.3          (0.9)          (6)            7.2
                                     ------          -------          -----                       -----
                                                      
 Total costs, expenses
 and other                            794.0             94.9          (1.0)                       887.9
                                    -------          -------         ------                     -------

 Earnings before income taxes          89.4              3.8           0.1                         93.3
Income taxes                           35.2              1.5           0.0           (7)           36.7
                                    -------          -------        ------                       ------

                                                                    
Net Earnings                       $   54.2          $   2.3         $ 0.1                     $   56.6
                                   --------          -------         ------                    ---------
                                   --------          -------         ------                    ---------



Earnings Per Share                  $  1.31                                                    $    1.35

Average Shares Outstanding             41.4                                                         42.0
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                  LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                       AND
                      1994 CUMULATIVE ACQUISITION COMPANIES
               PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                      TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                   (Unaudited)
                                        
The following pro forma condensed combined statement of earnings combines 
the operations of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated and Subsidiaries (Leggett) 
and the 1994 Cumulative Acquisition Companies (Acquisition Companies) for 
the twelve months ended December 31, 1993.  This statement has been 
prepared under the assumptions set forth in the accompanying notes.  The 
pro forma condensed combined statement of earnings is not necessarily 
indicative of the results of operations of the combined companies as they 
may be in the future or as they might have been had the acquisition been 
effective January 1, 1993.
<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>             <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>
                                          Historical                 Pro Forma Adjustments
                                                    Acquisition                    Note        Pro Forma
                                    Leggett          Companies       Amount       Reference     Combined
                                    -------         ------------     ------       ---------    ---------

Net sales                          $1,526.7         $  181.4         $(3.7)          (4)       $1,704.4

Costs, expenses and other        
 Cost of goods sold                 1,177.7            142.9          (2.9)        (4) (5)      1,317.7
 Selling, distribution, admin-
 istration and other, net             197.8             25.5           1.0           (5)          224.3
 Interest expense                      10.2              9.0          (2.8)          (6)           16.4
                                    -------          -------          -----                    ---------

   Total costs, expenses 
       and other                    1,385.7            177.4          (4.7)                     1,588.4
                                    -------          -------          -----                    ---------

 Earnings before income taxes         141.0              4.0           1.0                        146.0
Income taxes                           55.1              1.6           0.4           (7)           57.1
                                   --------          -------          ----                     --------

 Net Earnings                      $   85.9         $   2.4          $ 0.6                     $   88.9
                                   --------         -------          -----                     --------
                                   --------         -------          -----                     --------


Earnings Per Share                 $   2.09                                                    $   2.13

Average Shares Outstanding             41.1                                                        41.7
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                       LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
                                   AND
                  1994 CUMULATIVE ACQUISITION COMPANIES
       NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               (Unaudited)
                                                                         
Note 1:    The pro forma financial statements assume Leggett & Platt, 
           Incorporated (Leggett) will acquire certain assets or all of the 
           outstanding capital stock of the 1994 Cumulative Acquisition 
           Companies (Acquisition Companies) in exchange for $85.7 million 
           in cash and 598,569 shares of Leggett's common stock.  Included 
           in Acquisition Companies are five purchases and one pooling of 
           interests which have been consummated, as well as two purchases 
           and one pooling of interests which are probable.  The pro 
           forma condensed combined balance sheet presents the 
           acquisitions as if they had occurred on June 30, 1994, while the 
           pro forma condensed combined statements of earnings for six 
           months ended June 30, 1994 and the year ended December 31, 1993 
           present the acquisitions as if they had occurred on January 1, 
           of each year.

Note 2:    To record Leggett's investment in Acquisition Companies made 
           subsequent to June 30, 1994.

Note 3:    To eliminate Leggett's investment in Acquisition Companies.

Note 4:    To eliminate sales between Leggett and Acquisition Companies 
           prior to the respective acquisition dates.

Note 5:    To record depreciation and amortization on the stepped-up 
           basis from the purchase acquisitions.

Note 6:    To reduce interest expense on debt which would have been retired 
           through the issuance of new debt with lower interest rates 
           assuming the acquisition dates mentioned above.

Note 7:    To record the tax expense on the items in Notes 4, 5 and 6.

                               
                               CAPITAL STOCK

     The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 shares 
     of Common Stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares of Series A Junior 
     Participating Preferred Stock and 99,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock 
     without par value.  As of September 23, 1994, there were 41,068,341 
     shares of Common Stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

     A description of the Common Stock is contained in the Company's 
     Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated June 5, 1979, including any 
     amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such 
     description, which is incorporated by reference.  A description of the 
     Preferred Stock Purchase Rights is contained in the Company's 
     Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated February 15, 1989, including 
     any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such 
     description, which is also incorporated by reference.


                              LEGAL OPINIONS

     Ernest C. Jett, Assistant General Counsel of the Company, has rendered 
     an opinion concerning the validity of the Shares and certain other 
     legal matters.  Mr. Jett is a full-time employee of the Company.  On 
     September 23, 1994, Mr. Jett beneficially owned 21,450 shares of 
     Common Stock and held options to purchase an additional 9,750 shares 
     of Common Stock.

                                  EXPERTS

     The consolidated balance sheet of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated and 
     subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the related 
     consolidated statements of earnings, changes in shareholders' equity 
     and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 
     31, 1993, and the related schedules included in the Annual Report on 
     Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1993 
     incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement have 
     been examined by Price Waterhouse LLP, independent certified public 
     accountants, as set forth in their reports which have been incorporated 
     herein by reference.  Such financial statements and schedules are 
     included in reliance upon such reports and upon the authority of 
     such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
                                                                    

                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
                                                                       Page

Available Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Incorporation of Certain Information
   by Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

The Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Selling Shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Plan of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Pro Forma Financial Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Capital Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Legal Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
    
                                                                   

                      LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
                                    
                             419,867 Shares
                              Common Stock
                             $.01 Par Value
                                    
                  (and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
                      attached to the Common Stock)
                                    
                                                             
                                    
                               PROSPECTUS
                                    
                                                             
                                    
                                       
                            October 13, 1994
                                        

                                      PART II

                      INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

     The following table sets forth the estimated expenses of the Company 
     in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities 
     being registered, exclusive of those expenses to be borne by the 
     Selling Shareholders.
        
SEC registration fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $   4,986
Accounting fees and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . .             1,500
Legal fees and expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             3,000
Printing of documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               200
Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               200
                                                             ---------
             Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $   9,886
                                                             ---------
                                                             ---------
    
Item 15.     Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        Under the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation and Missouri 
        corporation laws, each of the present and former directors and 
        officers of the Company may be entitled to indemnification under 
        certain circumstances from certain liabilities, claims and expenses 
        arising from any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or 
        proceeding (including any such action, suit or proceeding arising 
        under the Securities Act of 1933), to which they are made a party 
        by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of 
        the Company.

        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.

Item 16.     Exhibits
   
             5         Opinion of Ernest C. Jett, Assistant General Counsel 
                       to Registrant (previously filed)

             23(a)     Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP (previously filed)

             23(b)     Consent of Ernest C. Jett, Assistant General 
                       Counsel (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5 
                       hereto) (previously filed)
    
Item 17.     Undertakings

             The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)

             (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;

             (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 (i) and (ii) above do not 
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective 
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by 
the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this 
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.

(e)          The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or 
cause to be delivered with the Prospectus, to each person to whom the 
Prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders 
that is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and furnished pursuant 
to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information 
required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth 
in the Prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person 
to whom the Prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that 
is specifically incorporated by reference in the Prospectus to provide such 
interim financial information.

(h)          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 provisions described 
under Item 15 above, 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.

                                    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-3 and has duly 
   caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the 
   undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Carthage, State 
   of Missouri, on the 13th day of October, 1994.

                            LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED


                            By:    /s/ HARRY M. CORNELL, JR.
                                   ---------------------------
                                   Harry M. Cornell, Jr.
                                 Chairman of the Board, Chief 
                                 Executive Officer and Director
    
       
                                 POWER OF ATTORNEY

   
        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the persons whose signatures 
appear below severally constitute and appoint Harry M. Cornell, Jr.,  
Felix E. Wright, Robert A. Jefferies, Jr. and Michael A. Glauber, and each 
of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power 
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and 
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including 
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and all documents 
relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and 
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and 
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or 
advisable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and 
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming 
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or 
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
    
   
   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this 
Amendment No. 1 has been signed below by the following persons in the 
capacities and on the date indicated.
    
   
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  <S>                                   <C>                            <C>
        Signature                            Title                        Date
   
   Principal Executive Officer:

                                        Chairman of the Board,
   /s/ HARRY M. CORNELL, JR.            Chief Executive Officer
   Harry M. Cornell, Jr.                and Director                   October 13, 1994


   Principal Financial Officer
   and Principal Accounting Officer:

   /s/ MICHAEL A. GLAUBER               Senior Vice President,          
   Michael A. Glauber                   Finance & Administration       October 13, 1994


   Directors:

   /s/ HERBERT C. CASTEEL               Director                       October 13, 1994
   Herbert C. Casteel

   /s/ R. TED ENLOE, III                Director                       October 13, 1994
   R. Ted Enloe, III

   /s/ RICHARD T. FISHER                Director                       October 13, 1994
   Richard T. Fisher

   /s/ ROBERT A. JEFFERIES, JR.         Director                      October 13, 1994
   Robert A. Jefferies, Jr.

   /s/ MAURICE E. PURNELL, JR.          Director                      October 13, 1994
   Maurice E. Purnell, Jr.

   /s/ FELIX E. WRIGHT                  Director                      October 13, 1994
   Felix E. Wright     

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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit                                                   
Number                      Description                   
   
5            Opinion of Ernest C. Jett, Assistant General Counsel to the 
             Registrant (previously filed)

23(a)        Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP (previously filed)

23(b)        Consent of Ernest C. Jett, Assistant General Counsel 
             (contained in Opinion) (previously filed)
    



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