---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-138250"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEG"
cik: "0000058492"
company_name: "LEGGETT & PLATT INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T14:40:51.719869+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leggett & Platt elects Glassman as Chairman, Brunner as Lead Director; annual meeting votes pass

## Summary
- Karl G. Glassman elected Chairman of the Board; Robert E. Brunner elected Lead Director, both effective until 2024 annual meeting.
- Glassman received 4,656 restricted shares (standard) plus 4,365 shares for Chairman role; Brunner received 873 RSUs for Lead Director.
- Annual cash retainer for non-management directors increased from $90,000 to $100,000; Glassman will receive $100k quarterly starting July 2023.
- At the May 4, 2023 annual meeting, all 11 director nominees elected; say-on-pay approved with 94.0M for vs 4.4M against; frequency set to 1 year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-138250
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEG
- cik: 0000058492
- company_name: LEGGETT & PLATT INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/d425407d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karl G. Glassman was elected as Chairman of the Board at LEGGETT & PLATT INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: the Board of Directors elected Karl G. Glassman to serve as Chairman of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- Executive change
  Karl G. Glassman retired as Executive Officer at LEGGETT & PLATT INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Glassman retired as an executive officer of the Company on May 4, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert E. Brunner was elected as Lead Director at LEGGETT & PLATT INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Lead Director
  source text: Robert E. Brunner to serve as Lead Director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LEGGETT & PLATT INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation (Say-on-Pay frequency) at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: The advisory vote concerning the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes on named executive officer compensation consisted of the following: Every 1 YEAR Every 2 YEARS Every 3 YEARS ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 94,048,053 425,908 2,582,129 2,075,322 18,085,473
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LEGGETT & PLATT INC shareholders approved Ratification of Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: The ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was approved with the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 115,869,165 1,226,393 121,327 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LEGGETT & PLATT INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation (Say-on-Pay) at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: The advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation package as described in the “Executive Compensation and Related Matters” section of the Company’s Proxy Statement (commonly known as “Say-on-Pay”) consisted of the following: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 93,988,745 4,408,084 734,583 18,085,473
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LEGGETT & PLATT INC shareholders approved Election of eleven directors at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: All eleven nominees for director listed in the Proxy Statement were elected to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified, with the following vote: DIRECTOR NOMINEE FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE Angela Barbee 97,626,631 1,342,417 162,364 18,085,473 Mark A. Blinn 97,481,358 1,485,205 164,849 18,085,473 Robert E. Brunner 94,992,386 3,979,002 160,024 18,085,473 Mary Campbell 95,268,520 3,561,184 301,708 18,085,473 J. Mitchell Dolloff 95,828,173 2,876,765 426,474 18,085,473 Manuel A. Fernandez 93,220,559 5,605,932 304,921 18,085,473 Karl G. Glassman 93,802,373 5,173,692 155,347 18,085,473 Joseph W. McClanathan 90,708,965 8,122,793 299,654 18,085,473 Srikanth Padmanabhan 95,415,447 3,550,650 165,315 18,085,473 Jai Shah 97,874,851 1,086,549 170,012 18,085,473 Phoebe A. Wood 92,146,272 6,579,240 405,900 18,085,473
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312523138250/0001193125-23-138250-index.htm

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