UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 4, 2014
LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Missouri | 001-07845 | 44-0324630 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| No. 1 Leggett Road, Carthage, MO | 64836 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 417-358-8131
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Attached hereto is the Stipulation of Settlement (with exhibits), Order Preliminarily Approving Derivative Settlement and Providing For Notice, and Notice of Settlement of Derivative Action relating to the lawsuit captioned New England Carpenters Pension Fund, derivatively on behalf of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated vs. David S. Haffner, et al., and Leggett & Platt, Incorporated in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, Case No. 10-AO-CC00284. The exhibits to the Stipulation of Settlement include:
Exhibit A – [Proposed] Order Preliminarily Approving Derivative Settlement and Providing for Notice
Exhibit A-1 – Notice of Settlement of Derivative Action
Exhibit B – [Proposed] Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1* | Stipulation of Settlement, dated May 12, 2014, relating to the lawsuit captioned New England Carpenters Pension Fund, derivatively on behalf of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated vs. David S. Haffner, et al., and Leggett & Platt, Incorporated in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, Case No. 10-AO-CC00284. | |
| 99.2* | Order Preliminarily Approving Derivative Settlement and Providing for Notice, dated June 4, 2014 | |
| 99.3* | Notice of Settlement of Derivative Action, dated June 4, 2014 | |
| * | Denotes filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED | ||||||
| Date: June 10, 2014 | By: | /S/ JOHN G. MOORE | ||||
| John G. Moore | ||||||
| Senior Vice President Chief Legal & HR Officer and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1* | Stipulation of Settlement, dated May 12, 2014, relating to the lawsuit captioned New England Carpenters Pension Fund, derivatively on behalf of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated vs. David S. Haffner, et al., and Leggett & Platt, Incorporated in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, Case No. 10-AO-CC00284. | |
| 99.2* | Order Preliminarily Approving Derivative Settlement and Providing for Notice, dated June 4, 2014 | |
| 99.3* | Notice of Settlement of Derivative Action, dated June 4, 2014 | |
| * | Denotes filed herewith. |