LEGGETT & PLATT INC
POS AM, 1994-09-23
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
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                                                 Registration No. 33-55413
                                                                          
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
                      ----------------------------------                       
                      POST-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)
                          -----------------------------

     Missouri                 No. 1--Leggett Road            44-0324630
(State or other             Carthage, Missouri 64836     (I.R.S. Employer      
jurisdiction of                 (417) 358-8131           Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)   
                  (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                  number, including area code, of registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                 ----------------------------------------------

                                 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                                             

                                  15,024 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 6, 1994 the average of the 
     high and low prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock 
     Exchange, Composite Transactions was $37.3125 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 OF 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 September 23, 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 the 
     persons listed below as the Selling Shareholders (the "Selling 
     Shareholders") including the number of shares of the Common Stock 
     beneficially owned by each Selling Shareholder as of September 6, 1994, 
     and the number of shares of the Common Stock being offered for 
     the account of such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Prospectus.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                            <C>                    <C>                 <C>                                                 
                                                                          Shares to Be Offered
Name of                        Beneficially Owned     Shares Offered      After Completion of
Selling Shareholders            Prior to Offering         Hereby              This Offering

Adrian J. Simonet                     2,782                2,504                   278

William M. Gutbrod                    2,782                2,504                   278

Joyce A. Foss                         2,782                2,504                   278

Terry L. O'Brian                      2,782                2,504                   278

Victor B. Lewis                       1,391                1,252                   139

Frances W. Smith                        696                  626                    70

Carolyn L. Looney                       696                  626                    70

Joel E. Simms                           696                  626                    70

Wesley L. Thomas                        696                  626                    70

Tamara D. Lusher                        696                  626                    70

Betsy McDavid                           696                  626                    70
</TABLE>
     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.

     Each of the Selling Shareholders received the Shares offered hereby 
     directly or indirectly in connection with the merger of L&P\POP 
     Acquisition Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, into 
     Southeastern Manufacturing Co., Inc., a Florida corporation ("SEMCO").  
     As a result of this transaction, SEMCO became a wholly-owned 
     subsidiary of the Company.  

                           PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     The Shares may be sold from time to time by the Selling Shareholders 
     or their pledgees or donees.  Such sales may be made on one or more 
     exchanges or in negotiated transactions not on an exchange at prices 
     and at 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 engaged by Selling Shareholders may arrange 
     for other brokers or dealers to participate.  Brokers or dealers will 
     receive commissions or discounts from Selling Shareholders 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 the acquisition of 
     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.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Historical             Pro Forma Adjustments
                                                Acquisition                    Note         Pro Forma
                                   Leggett       Companies       Amount      Reference      Combined 

                 ASSETS
<S>                              <C>          <C>                <C>         <C>         <C>                
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
                                 ----------    ---------         --------                ---------
                                 ----------    ---------         --------                ---------
</TABLE>

                      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.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Historical             Pro Forma Adjustments
                                                Acquisition                    Note         Pro Forma
                                   Leggett       Companies       Amount      Reference      Combined
                                   -------      -----------      ------      ---------      ---------
<S>                              <C>             <C>             <C>         <C>          <C>                
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
</TABLE>
                           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>
<CAPTION>
                                            Historical             Pro Forma Adjustments
                                                  Acquisition                    Note         Pro Forma
                                     Leggett       Companies         Amount    Reference       Combined
                                     -------       ---------         ------    ---------      ---------
<S>                                <C>             <C>             <C>         <C>            <C> 
 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
</TABLE>

                                 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 6, 
           1994, there were 41,064,731 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 6, 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, 
           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.
                                                                     
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                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

Plan of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
   
Pro Forma Financial Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
                                                                            
Capital Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Legal Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
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                      LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
                                    
                              15,024 Shares
                              Common Stock
                             $.01 Par Value
                                    
                  (and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
                      attached to the Common Stock)
                      -----------------------------
                                    
                               PROSPECTUS
                      -----------------------------
                                       
                             September 23, 1994
                                        
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                                  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 . . . . . . . . . . . .         $     194
Accounting fees and expenses . . . . . . . .               750
Legal fees and expenses. . . . . . . . . . .              1500
Printing of documents. . . . . . . . . . . .               200
Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               200
                                                     ---------
     Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $   2,094
                                                     ---------
                                                     ---------
    

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

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

     24        Reference is made to Exhibit 24 of Registrant's Annual Report on 
               Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 for the 
               Power of Attorney dated February 9, 1994 executed by the 
               Company's Board of Directors with respect to the stock being 
               sold by the Selling Shareholders referred to in the 
               Prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement.

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 23d day of September, 1994.
    
                              LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED


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

          Signature                    Title                    Date
          ---------                    -----                    ----


(a)  Principal Executive Officer:


     /s/ HARRY M. CORNELL, JR.   Chairman of the Board, Chief    September 23, 
         Harry M. Cornell, Jr.   Executive Officer and Director     1994


(b)  Principal Financial Officer
     and Principal Accounting Officer:


     /s/ MICHAEL A. GLAUBER      Vice President, Finance         September 23, 
         Michael A. Glauber      & Administration                   1994


(c)  Directors:


     HERBERT C. CASTEEL*                    Director
     Herbert C. Casteel


     ROBERT TED ENLOE, III*                 Director
     Robert Ted Enloe, III


     RICHARD T. FISHER*                     Director
     Richard T. Fisher


     FRANK E. FORD, JR.*                    Director
     Frank E. Ford, Jr.


     ROBERT A. JEFFERIES, JR.*              Director
     Robert A. Jefferies, Jr.


     ALEXANDER M. LEVINE*                   Director
     Alexander M. Levine


     JAMES C. MCCORMICK*                    Director
     James C. McCormick


     RICHARD L. PEARSALL*                   Director
     Richard L. Pearsall


     MAURICE E. PURNELL, JR.*                Director
     Maurice E. Purnell, Jr.


     FELIX E. WRIGHT*                        Director
     Felix E. Wright     



By   /s/ ERNEST C. JETT                                          September 23, 
         Ernest C. Jett                                             1994
     *Attorney-in-fact Pursuant to Power
      of Attorney dated February 9, 1994
    
                               
                               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

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

24             Power of Attorney dated February 9, 1994, reference
               is made to Exhibit 24 in Registrant's Annual Report
               on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993





                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement (33-55413) on Form S-3 of our report dated February 17, 1994
appearing on page 29 of Leggett & Platt Incorporated's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.  We also consent to the incorpora-
tion by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which
appears on page 35 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Experts" in such prospectus.

/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
September 23, 1994        

    



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