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Leggett & Platt Announces Webcast of September 4 Presentation

CARTHAGE, Mo., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, a Fortune 500 diversified manufacturer of engineered products serving several major markets, announced that Matthew C. Flanigan, Chief Financial Officer, will speak to the investment community at the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference inMemphis, Tennessee on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:25 a.m. CDT (10:25 a.m. EDT).

The presentation will be webcast and can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of Leggett's website at http://www.leggett.com. Investors are encouraged to log on at least five minutes prior to the start of the presentation.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a FORTUNE 500 diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in virtually every home, office, retail store, and automobile. The company serves a broad suite of customers that comprise a "Who's Who" of U.S. manufacturers and retailers. The 125-year-old firm's continuing operations are composed of 21 business units, 24,000 employee-partners, and more than 250 facilities located in 20 countries.

Leggett & Platt isNorth America's leading independent manufacturer of: a) components for residential furniture and bedding; b) retail store fixtures and point of purchase displays; c) components for office furniture; d) drawn steel wire; e) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; f) carpet underlay; g) adjustable beds; and h) bedding industry machinery for wire forming, sewing and quilting.

CONTACT: Investor Relations, (417) 358-8131 or invest@leggett.com

David M. DeSonier, Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations

Susan R. McCoy, Director of Investor Relations

SOURCE Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

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