CARTHAGE, Mo., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ---
- Fourth quarter dividend is $.42
per share, an increase of 5% versus 4Q 2020
- Indicated dividend yield is 3.8%
- Annual dividends have increased for 50 consecutive years
Leggett & Platt's Board of Directors announced a dividend of
$.42 per share for the fourth
quarter, an increase of $.02 per
share or 5% versus the fourth quarter of 2020. The dividend
will be paid on January 14, 2022 to
shareholders of record on December 15,
2021.
A member of Standard & Poor's Dividend Aristocrats,
Leggett & Platt has increased its annual dividend for 50
consecutive years, a record that only ten S&P 500 companies
currently exceed. At an annual indicated dividend of
$1.68 per share, the yield is 3.8%,
based upon yesterday's closing stock price of $44.27 per share. Accordingly, Leggett
& Platt possesses one of the higher yields among the S&P
500 Dividend Aristocrats.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Leggett's website at
www.leggett.com.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a
diversified manufacturer that designs and produces a broad variety
of engineered components and products that can be found in most
homes and automobiles. The 138-year-old Company is comprised of 15
business units, approximately 20,000 employees, and over 130
manufacturing facilities located in 18 countries. Leggett
& Platt is a member of the S&P 500 and the S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats, and is one of Fortune's World's
Most Admired Companies.
Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S.-based manufacturer of:
a) bedding components; b) automotive seat support and lumbar
systems; c) specialty bedding foams and private label finished
mattresses; d) components for home furniture and work furniture; e)
flooring underlayment; f) adjustable beds; and g) bedding industry
machinery.
CONTACT: Investor Relations,
(417) 358-8131 or invest@leggett.com
Susan R. McCoy, Senior Vice
President of Investor Relations
Cassie J. Branscum, Senior Director
of Investor Relations
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