EXHIBIT 10.8(1)
Amendment No. 1,
dated February 11,
2004,
to the
1989 Flexible Stock
Plan,
as amended and restated May 9,
2001
7.1 Term . The Plan, as amended by
the 2001 Plan Amendments, shall commence as of the Effective Date
and, subject to the terms of the Plan, including those requiring
approval by the shareholders of the Company and those limiting the
period over which ISOs or any other Benefits may be granted, shall
continue in full force and effect for a period of ten years from
the Effective Date, unless terminated by the Board before such
date.
Leggett & Platt,
Incorporated
1989 FLEXIBLE STOCK
PLAN
(As amended and restated in its
entirety on May 9, 2001)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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NAME AND
PURPOSE
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1.1
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Name.
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1.2
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Purpose.
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ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
OF TERMS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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1
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2.1
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General
Definitions.
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(a)
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Affiliate.
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(b)
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Agreement.
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(c)
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Benefit.
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(d)
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Board.
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(e)
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Cash Award.
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(f)
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Change of Control.
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(g)
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Code.
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(h)
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Company.
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(i)
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Committee.
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(j)
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Common Stock.
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(k)
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2001 Plan Amendments.
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(l)
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Effective Date.
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(m)
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Employee.
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(n)
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Employer.
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(o)
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Exchange Act.
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2
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(p)
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Fair Market Value.
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(q)
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Fiscal Year.
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(r)
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ISO.
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2
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(s)
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NQSO.
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2
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(t)
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Option.
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2
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(u)
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Other Stock Based Award.
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(v)
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Parent.
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(w)
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Participant.
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(x)
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Performance Share.
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(y)
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Plan.
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(z)
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Restricted Stock.
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3
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(aa)
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Rule 16b-3.
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3
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(bb)
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SEC.
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3
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(cc)
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Share.
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3
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(dd)
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Stock Appreciation Award.
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3
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(ee)
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Stock Appreciation Unit.
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(ff)
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Subsidiary.
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2.2
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Other Definitions.
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2.3
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Conflicts in Plan.
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ARTICLE III
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COMMON
STOCK
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3.1
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Number of Shares.
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3.2
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Reusage.
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3.3
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Adjustments.
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ARTICLE IV
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ELIGIBILITY
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4.1
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Determined by Committee.
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ARTICLE
V
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ADMINISTRATION
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5.1
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Committee.
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5.2
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Authority.
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5.3
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Determinations.
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5.4
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Delegation.
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ARTICLE
VI
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AMENDMENT
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6.1
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Power of Board.
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6.2
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Limitation.
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ARTICLE
VII
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TERM AND
TERMINATION
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7.1
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Term.
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7.2
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Termination.
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ARTICLE
VIII
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MODIFICATION
OR TERMINATION OF BENEFITS
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8.1
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General.
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8.2
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Committee’s Right.
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ARTICLE
IX
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CHANGE
IN CONTROL
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9.1
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Right of Committee.
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ARTICLE
X
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AGREEMENTS
AND CERTAIN BENEFITS
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7
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10.1
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Grant Evidenced by Agreement.
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10.2
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Provisions of Agreement.
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ARTICLE
XI
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REPLACEMENT
AND TANDEM AWARDS
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11.1
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Replacement.
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11.2
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Tandem Awards.
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ARTICLE
XII
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PAYMENT,
DIVIDENDS, DEFERRAL AND WITHHOLDING
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12.1
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Payment.
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12.2
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Dividend Equivalents.
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12.3
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Deferral.
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12.4
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Withholding.
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ARTICLE
XIII
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OPTIONS
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13.1
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Types of Options.
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13.2
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Shares for ISOs.
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13.3
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Grant of ISOs and Option Price.
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13.4
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Other Requirements for ISOs.
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13.5
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NQSOs.
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13.6
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Determination by Committee.
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ARTICLE
XIV
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STOCK
APPRECIATION AWARDS
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14.1
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Description.
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14.2
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Grant of Tandem Award.
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10
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14.3
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ISO Tandem Award.
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10
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14.4
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Payment of Award.
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ARTICLE
XV
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RESTRICTED
STOCK
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10
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15.1
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Description.
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10
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15.2
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Cost of Restricted Stock.
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10
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15.3
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Non-Transferability.
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ARTICLE
XVI
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PERFORMANCE
SHARES
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16.1
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Description.
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11
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16.2
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Grant.
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ARTICLE
XVII
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CASH
AWARDS
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11
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17.1
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Grant.
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11
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17.2
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Restrictions.
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ARTICLE
XVIII
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OTHER
STOCK BASED AWARDS AND OTHER BENEFITS
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11
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18.1
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Other Stock Based Awards.
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11
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18.2
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Other Benefits.
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ARTICLE
XIX
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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19.1
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Underscored References.
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19.2
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Governing Law.
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19.3
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Purchase for Investment.
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19.4
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No Employment Contract.
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12
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19.5
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No Effect on Other Benefits.
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19.6
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Limitation on Certain Benefits.
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LEGGETT & PLATT,
INCORPORATED
1989 FLEXIBLE STOCK
PLAN
(As amended and restated in its
entirety on May 9, 2001)
ARTICLE I
NAME AND PURPOSE
1.1 Name . The
name of the Plan is the “Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
1989 Flexible Stock Plan.”
1.2 Purpose .
The Company has established this Plan to attract, retain, motivate
and reward Employees and other individuals, to encourage ownership
of the Company’s Common Stock by Employees and other
individuals, and to promote and further the best interests of the
Company by granting cash and other awards.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION
2.1 General
Definitions . The following words and phrases, when
used in the Plan, unless otherwise specifically defined or unless
the context clearly otherwise requires, shall have the following
respective meanings:
(a) Affiliate . A
Parent, Subsidiary, or any directly or indirectly owned partnership
or limited liability company of the Company.
(b) Agreement .
The document which evidences the grant of any Benefit under the
Plan and which sets forth the Benefit and the terms, conditions and
provisions of, and restrictions relating to, such
Benefit.
(c) Benefit .
Any benefit granted to a Participant under the Plan.
(d) Board . The
Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) Cash Award
. A Benefit payable in the form of cash.
(f) Change in Control
. The acquisition, without the approval of the Board, by any
person or entity, other than the Company or a Related Entity, of
more than 20% of the outstanding Shares through a tender offer,
exchange offer or otherwise; the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company following the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of its assets; a merger or consolidation
involving the Company which results in the Company not being the
surviving parent corporation; or any time during any
two-year
period in which individuals who
constituted the Board at the start of such period (or whose
election was approved by at least two-thirds of the then members of
the Board who were members at the start of the two-year period) do
not constitute at least 50% of the Board for any reason. A Related
Entity is a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan (including a
trust forming a part of such a plan) maintained by the Company or a
Subsidiary.
(g) Code . The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to the
Code includes the regulations promulgated pursuant to the
Code.
(h) Company .
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated.
(i) Committee .
The Committee described in Section 5.1 or, in the absence of the
Committee, the Board.
(j) Common Stock
. The Company’s $.01 par value Common
Stock.
(k) 2001 Plan
Amendments . The amendments to the Plan approved by
the Board of Directors on February 14, 2001.
(l) Effective Date
. The date that the amended and restated Plan, including the
2001 Plan Amendments, is approved by the shareholders of the
Company which must occur within one year before or after approval
by the Board.
(m) Employee .
Any person employed by the Employer.
(n) Employer .
The Company and all Affiliates.
(o) Exchange Act . The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(p) Fair Market Value
. The closing price of Shares on the New York Stock Exchange
on a given date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
composite tape, or, in the absence of sales on a given date, the
closing price (as so reported) on the New York Stock Exchange on
the last day on which a sale occurred prior to such
date.
(q) Fiscal Year
. The taxable year of the Company which is the calendar
year.
(r) ISO . An
Option that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code.
(s) NQSO . An
Option that does not qualify as an ISO.
(t) Option . An
option to purchase Shares granted under the Plan.
(u) Other Stock Based
Award . An award under ARTICLE XVIII that is valued
in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based on,
Common Stock.
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(v) Parent .
Any entity (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) in an unbroken
chain of entities ending with the Company, if, at the time of the
grant of an Option or other Benefit, each of the entities (other
than the Company or a Subsidiary) owns 50% or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock or ownership
interests (if applicable) in one of the other entities in such
chain.
(w) Participant
. An individual who is granted a Benefit under the Plan.
Benefits may be granted only to Employees; members of the Board who
are not Employees; employees and owners of entities which are not
Affiliates but which have a direct or indirect ownership interest
in an Employer or in which an Employer has a direct or indirect
ownership interest; individuals who, and employees and owners of
entities which, are customers and suppliers of an Employer;
individuals who, and employees and owners of entities which, render
services to an Employer; and individuals who, and employees and
owners of entities which, have ownership or business affiliations
with any individual or entity previously described.
(x) Performance Share
. A Share awarded to a Participant under ARTICLE XVI of the
Plan.
(y) Plan . The
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated 1989 Flexible Stock Plan, as
amended and restated as of the Effective Date, and all subsequent
amendments and supplements to it.
(z) Restricted Stock
. Shares issued under ARTICLE XV of the Plan.
(aa) Rule 16b-3
. Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC, as amended, or any
successor rule in effect from time to time.
(bb) SEC . The
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(cc) Share . A
share of Common Stock.
(dd) Stock Appreciation
Award . An award of Stock Appreciation Units under
ARTICLE XIV of the Plan.
(ee) Stock Appreciation
Unit . To the extent provided in the Plan, and only
to such extent, a Share.
(ff) Subsidiary
. Any corporation, other than the Company, in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of
grant of an Option or other Benefit, each of the corporations,
other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain, owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the corporations in such
chain.
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2.2 Other Definitions
. In addition to the above definitions, certain words and
phrases used in the Plan and any agreement may be defined in other
portions of the Plan or in such Agreement.
2.3 Conflicts in Plan
. In the case of any conflict in the terms of the Plan
relating to a Benefit, the provisions in the ARTICLE of the Plan
which specifically grants such Benefit shall control those in a
different ARTICLE.
ARTICLE III
COMMON STOCK
3.1 Number of Shares
. The number of Shares which may be issued or sold or for
which Options, Stock Appreciation Awards or Performance Shares may
be granted under the Plan after the Effective Date shall be the sum
of (a) all Shares which are issuable under options granted under
the Plan which remain unexercised on the Effective Date, (b) all
Shares authorized and available for issuance or grant as Benefits
immediately prior to the Effective Date and (c) 4,000,000 Shares.
Such number of Shares shall increase annually, effective as of the
first day of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year
beginning in 1995, by the number of Shares equal to .5% of the
number of outstanding Shares as of the first day of such Fiscal
Year. Such Shares may be authorized but unissued Shares, Shares
held in the treasury, or both. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, only Shares held in the treasury may be used to provide a
Benefit to a Participant if the use of authorized but unissued
Shares would violate any applicable law or governmental agency or
other rule or regulation.
3.2 Reusage .
If an Option or Stock Appreciation Award expires or is terminated,
surrendered, or cancelled without having been fully exercised, if
Restricted Shares or Performance Shares are forfeited, or if any
other grant results in any Shares not being issued, the Shares
covered by such Option or Stock Appreciation Award, grant of
Restricted Shares, Performance Shares or other grant, as the case
may be, shall again be available for use under the Plan. In
addition, Shares delivered to the Company by an Option holder as
payment of the