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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000058492-02-000036.txt : 20020414
<SEC-HEADER>0000058492-02-000036.hdr.sgml : 20020414
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000058492-02-000036
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20011231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020213

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEGGETT & PLATT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000058492
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE [2510]
		IRS NUMBER:				440324630
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07845
		FILM NUMBER:		02540194

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD
		CITY:			CARTHAGE
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			64836
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(417) 358-8131

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD
		CITY:			CARTHAGE
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			64836
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CORNELL HARRY M JR
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001166178
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		5

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		NO 1 LEGGETT RD
	CITY:			CARTHAGE
	STATE:			MO
	ZIP:			64836
	BUSINESS PHONE:		417 358 8131
</REPORTING-OWNER>
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>5
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>form5cornell.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CORNELL
<TEXT>
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Cornell, Jr., Harry M.
   No 1 Leggett Road
   Carthage, MO 64836
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
   2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director                   ( ) 10% Owner
   (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
   Chairman of the Board
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
+---------------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security             |2. Trans- |3. Trans-    |4. Securities Acquired (A)   |5. Amount of    |6. Owner-  |7. Nature   |
|                                 |   action |   action    |   or Disposed of (D)        |   Securities   |   ship    |   of In-   |
|                                 |   Date   |   Code      |                             |   Beneficially |   Form:   |   direct   |
|                                 |          |             |                             |   Owned at     |   Direct  |   Bene-    |
|                                 |  (Month/ |             |                             |   End of       |   (D) or  |   ficial   |
|                                 |   Day/   |             +-----------+------+----------+   Year         |   Indirect|   Owner-   |
|                                 |   Year)  |             |Amount     |A/D   |Price     |                |   (I)     |   ship     |
+---------------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------+------+----------+----------------+-----------+------------+
<S>                                <C>        <C>           <C>         <C>    <C>        <C>              <C>         <C>
Common Stock                       12/31/2001 A             9011        A      $0.0000                     I           Living Trust
                                   <F1>                                        <F1>
Common Stock                       12/31/2001 A             1402        A      $0.0000    3660810          I           Living Trust
                                   <F2>                                        <F2>
Common Stock                                                                              166281           I           Wife
Common Stock                                                                              3000             I           Wife (Cust.)
Common Stock                                                                              6696             I           IRA
Common Stock                                                                              557048           I           Trust under
                                                                                                                       Will of M.M.
                                                                                                                       Cornell
Common Stock                                                                              669320           I           Trust under
                                                                                                                       Will of H.M.
                                                                                                                       Cornell, Sr.
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
+-------------+--------+----------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
|1.           |2.      |3.        |4.       |5.         |6.                   |7.              |8.        |9.      |10.    |11.    |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |                |          |Number  |Owner- |       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |                |          |of      |ship   |       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |                |          |Deriv-  |Form of|       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |Title and Amount|          |ative   |Deriv- |       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |of Underlying   |          |Secur-  |ative  |Nature |
|             |Conver- |          |         |Number of  |                     |Securities      |          |ities   |Secur- |of     |
|             |sion or |          |         |Derivative |Date Exercisable     +-------+--------+          |Benefi- |ity:   |In-    |
|             |Exercise|          |         |Securities |and Expiration Date  |       |Amount  |          |cially  |Direct |direct |
|             |Price of|Transac-  |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year)     |       |or      |          |Owned   |(D) or |Bene-  |
|Title of     |Deriv-  |tion Date |tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+       |Number  |Price of  |at End  |In-    |ficial |
|Derivative   |ative   |(Month/   |         +-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira-   |       |of      |Derivative|of      |direct |Owner- |
|Security     |Security|Day/Year) |         |(A)  |(D)  |cisable   |tion Date |Title  |Shares  |Security  |Year    |(I)    |ship   |
+-------------+--------+----------+---------+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
<S>            <C>      <C>        <C>       <C>   <C>   <C>        <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>     <C>
Stock Options  $0.01                                                12/05/2011 Common                      50006    I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust
Stock Options  $0.01                                                12/23/2012 Common                      39892    I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust
Stock Options  $0.01                                                06/30/2013 Common                      5196     I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust
Stock Options  $3.85                                                03/22/2014 Common                      50004    I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust
Stock Options  $4                                                   12/12/2014 Common                      18494    I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust
Stock Options  $4.18    06/18/2001 A         5706        12/18/2001 06/17/2016 Common  5706     $0.0000    5706     I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust
Stock Options  $20                                                  04/11/2009 Common                      102375   I       Living
(Right to buy)                                                                 Stock                                        Trust

Explanation of Responses:
<FN>
<F1>
Stock Awards made to Reporting Person under Issuer's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan in
transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3.  Shares were awarded during fiscal year
ending 12/31/01 at fair market values ranging from $17.00 to $24.23 per share.
The information is presented as of 12/31/01.
<F2>
Acquisition of stock units under Issuer's 1989 Flexible Stock Plan (Executive
Deferred Stock Program) exempt under Rule 16b-3.  Units were granted during the
fiscal year ended 12/31/01 at prices ranging from $17.69 to $21.99.
</FN>
</TABLE>

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Harry M. Cornell, Jr.

DATE
02/13/2002

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