SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DOWNES JOSEPH D JR (Last) (First) (Middle) NO 1 LEGGETT ROAD (Street) CARTHAGE MO 64836 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/15/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEGGETT & PLATT INC [ LEG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	46,963	D
Common Stock	26,788	I	Held in Trust under Issuer's Retirement Plan
Common Stock	19,200	I	Wife

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/24/1998	12/23/2012	Common Stock	1,512	$0.01	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/15/2001	12/14/2015	Common Stock	7,179	$3.09	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/13/2000	12/12/2014	Common Stock	9,731	$4	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/23/1999	12/22/2013	Common Stock	2,122	$4.175	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/03/2002	12/02/2016	Common Stock	5,101	$4.32	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/27/2003	12/26/2017	Common Stock	5,432	$4.46	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	09/11/2004(1)	03/10/2013	Common Stock	15,000	$17.61	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	07/02/2002(2)	01/03/2011	Common Stock	9,000	$17.69	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	10/12/2000(3)	04/11/2009	Common Stock	19,500	$20	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	07/13/2005(4)	01/12/2014	Common Stock	18,000	$21.35	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	07/16/2003(5)	01/15/2012	Common Stock	12,000	$22.3	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option will become exercisable in three annual installments beginning September 11, 2004.

2. The option became exercisable in three annual installments beginning on July 2, 2002.

3. The option became exercisable in three annual installments beginning on October 12, 2000.

4. The option will become exercisable in three annual installments beginning July 13, 2005.

5. The option became exercisable as to 4,000 shares on each of July 16, 2003 and July 16, 2004, and will become exercisable as to the remaining 4,000 shares on July 16, 2005.

	John A. Lyckman	07/23/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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