Leggett & Platt Announces Webcast of Investor Breakfast on May 10, 200

CARTHAGE, Mo., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leggett & Platt, Incorporated , a Fortune 500 diversified manufacturer of engineered products serving several major markets, will be webcasting its New York meeting with analysts & investors on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. Central Time). David Haffner, President and Chief Operating Officer; Karl Glassman, Executive Vice President and head of Leggett's Residential Furnishings; and Matthew Flanigan, Chief Financial Officer will add insight to recently reported first quarter performance, review current market conditions and expectations for the balance of 2005, and discuss Leggett's long term goals and strategy.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of Leggett's web site http://www.leggett.com/ .

Leggett & Platt is North America's leading independent manufacturer of the following: a) components for residential furniture and bedding; b) retail store fixtures and point of purchase displays; c) components for office furniture; d) non-automotive aluminum die castings; e) drawn steel wire; f) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; g) carpet underlay; h) adjustable beds; and i) bedding industry machinery for wire forming, sewing and quilting. Primary raw materials include steel and aluminum. Main operations include metal stamping, forming, casting, machining, coating, welding, wire drawing, and assembly.