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Exhibit 99.1

Revised Overview of Segments and

Revised Segment Financial Data

Leggett & Platt manufactures thousands of different items. These products are organized into four segments and further divided into 11 groups and 18 business units. Here we share more information about our four segments.

Residential Furnishings Segment

 

LOGO

Our Residential Furnishings segment began in 1883 with the manufacture of steel coil bedsprings. Today, we supply a variety of components used by bedding and upholstered furniture manufacturers in the assembly of their finished products. Our range of products offers our customers a single source for many of their component needs.

Efficient manufacturing methods, internal production of key raw materials, and numerous manufacturing and assembly locations allow us to supply many customers with components at a lower cost than they can produce themselves. In addition to cost savings, sourcing components from us allows our customers to focus on designing, merchandising and marketing their products.

Products

Bedding Group

 

    Innersprings (sets of steel coils, bound together, that form the core of a mattress)

 

    Wire forms for mattress foundations

 

    Machines that we use to shape wire into various types of springs

Furniture Group

 

    Steel mechanisms and hardware (enabling furniture to recline, tilt, swivel, rock and elevate) for reclining chairs and sleeper sofas

 

    Springs and seat suspensions for chairs, sofas and loveseats

 

    Steel tubular seat frames

Fabric & Carpet Cushion Group

 

    Structural fabrics for mattresses, residential furniture and industrial uses

 

    Carpet cushion (made from bonded scrap foam, fiber, rubber and prime foam)

 

    Geo components (synthetic fabrics and various other products used in ground stabilization, drainage protection, erosion and weed control, as well as silt fencing)


Customers

 

    Manufacturers of finished bedding (mattresses and foundations) and upholstered furniture

 

    Retailers and distributors of carpet cushion

 

    Contractors, landscapers, road construction companies, and government agencies using geo components

Commercial Products Segment

 

LOGO

In our Commercial Products segment, we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide range of components and finished products for the office seating and specialty retail markets. We are a major supplier of fashion beds and adjustable beds, with domestic manufacturing and distribution capability as well as established relationships with global sources.

Products

Work Furniture Group

 

    Bases, columns, back rests, casters and frames for office chairs, and control devices that allow chairs to tilt, swivel and elevate

 

    Select lines of private label finished furniture

Consumer Products Group

 

    Fashion beds and bed frames

 

    Adjustable beds

Customers

 

    Office, institutional, and commercial furniture manufacturers

 

    Mattress manufactures and retailers

Industrial Materials Segment

 

LOGO

The quality of our products and service, together with low cost, have made Leggett & Platt the leading U.S. supplier of drawn steel wire. Our Wire group operates a steel rod mill with an annual output of approximately 500,000 tons, of which a substantial majority is used by our own wire mills. We have three wire mills that supply virtually all the wire consumed by our other domestic businesses. Our Steel Tubing business unit also supplies a portion of our internal needs for welded steel tubing. In addition to supporting our internal requirements, we supply many external customers with wire and steel tubing products.

 

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The Steel Tubing business reached held for sale status in the first quarter of 2015, but did not qualify for discontinued operations treatment.

Products

Wire Group

 

    Steel rod

 

    Drawn wire

 

    Steel billets

 

    Fabricated wire products

Tubing Group

 

    Welded steel tubing

 

    Fabricated tube components

Customers

We use about two-thirds of our wire output and roughly 15-20% of our steel tubing output to manufacture our own products. For example, we use our wire and steel tubing to make:

 

    Bedding and furniture components

 

    Motion furniture mechanisms

 

    Automotive seat components.

The Industrial Materials segment also has a diverse group of external customers, including:

 

    Bedding and furniture makers

 

    Automotive seating manufacturers

 

    Mechanical spring makers

 

    Waste recyclers and waste removal businesses

Specialized Products Segment

 

LOGO

Our Specialized Products segment designs, manufactures and sells products including automotive seating components, specialized machinery and equipment, and service van interiors. Our established design capability and focus on product development have made us a leader in innovation. We also benefit from our broad geographic presence and our internal production of key raw materials and components.

 

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In 2012, we formed the Aerospace Products business unit with the acquisition of Western Pneumatic Tube. Western is a leading provider of integral components for critical aircraft systems. The operations produce thin-walled, large diameter, welded tubing and specialty formed products from titanium, nickel, stainless steel, and other specialty materials for leading aerospace suppliers and OEMs. Through additional acquisitions, we have extended our capability in aerospace tube fabrication, and expanded our product offering to include small diameter, high pressure seamless tubing.

Products

Automotive Group

 

    Mechanical and pneumatic lumbar support and massage systems for automotive seating

 

    Seat suspension systems

 

    Automotive control cables

 

    Low voltage motors and actuators

 

    Formed metal and wire components for seat frames

Aerospace Products Group

 

    Titanium, nickel, and stainless steel tubing for the aerospace industry

Machinery Group

 

    Full range of quilting machines for mattress covers

 

    Industrial sewing/finishing machines

Commercial Vehicle Products Group

 

    Van interiors (the racks, shelving and cabinets installed in service vans)

 

    Computer docking stations

Customers

 

    Automobile seating manufacturers

 

    Aerospace suppliers and OEMs

 

    Bedding manufacturers

 

    Telecom, cable, home service and delivery companies

 

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Revised Segment Financial Data (Unaudited)1

 

    Full Year     2012     2013     2014  
    2011     2012     2013     2014     1Q12     2Q12     3Q12     4Q12     1Q13     2Q13     3Q13     4Q13     1Q14     2Q14     3Q14     4Q14  

Net Trade Sales

                               

Residential Furnishings

    1,633.6        1,658.6        1,715.4        1,948.0        430.1        414.7        417.6        396.2        420.2        428.8        437.6        428.8        432.8        474.9        532.4        507.9   

Commercial Products

    433.5        462.7        454.4        471.6        118.5        113.2        118.1        112.9        115.2        111.5        119.4        108.3        111.4        112.7        123.7        123.8   

Industrial Materials

    605.1        555.2        523.4        481.4        149.8        149.7        139.1        116.6        141.7        137.4        128.2        116.1        123.2        133.6        121.8        102.8   

Specialized Products

    631.0        738.0        784.0        881.3        177.1        189.7        188.1        183.1        183.7        201.9        192.4        206.0        208.1        234.9        219.5        218.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sum

    3,303.2        3,414.5        3,477.2        3,782.3        875.5        867.3        862.9        808.8        860.8        879.6        877.6        859.2        875.5        956.1        997.4        953.3   

Sales Growth (Net Trade Sales)

                               

Organic

    10.8     1.1     0.6     5.4     na        na        na        na        (2.3 %)      0.8     0.2     3.9     (0.1 %)      6.9     8.6     6.2

Acquisition (net)

    0.0     2.3     1.2     3.4     na        na        na        na        0.6     0.6     1.5     2.3     1.8     1.8     5.1     4.8

Sum

    10.8     3.4     1.8     8.8     na        na        na        na        (1.7 %)      1.4     1.7     6.2     1.7     8.7     13.7     11.0

Net Total Sales

                               

Residential Furnishings

    1,656.4        1,684.1        1,757.1        2,014.5        436.9        421.3        424.0        401.9        426.5        437.1        450.9        442.6        448.4        491.9        549.4        524.8   

Commercial Products

    452.0        477.1        468.8        515.4        121.9        116.9        122.1        116.2        118.9        114.8        123.4        111.7        116.6        124.3        136.2        138.3   

Industrial Materials

    847.3        804.6        754.4        741.2        220.4        215.6        197.9        170.7        205.4        198.2        183.5        167.3        180.7        190.2        194.7        175.6   

Specialized Products

    663.1        769.3        816.6        914.2        185.5        198.1        195.3        190.4        191.6        210.2        200.6        214.2        215.9        242.5        228.4        227.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sum

    3,618.8        3,735.1        3,796.9        4,185.3        964.7        951.9        939.3        879.2        942.4        960.3        958.4        935.8        961.6        1,048.9        1,108.7        1,066.1   

Organic Growth (Net Total Sales)

                               

Residential Furnishings

    na        1.4     4.1     9.9     na        na        na        na        (2.5 %)      3.6     6.2     9.8     4.9     12.1     13.0     9.3

Commercial Products

    na        5.6     (1.7 %)      9.9     na        na        na        na        (2.5 %)      (1.8 %)      1.1     (3.9 %)      (1.9 %)      8.3     10.4     23.8

Industrial Materials

    na        (5.4 %)      (8.4 %)      (1.7 %)      na        na        na        na        (9.0 %)      (10.0 %)      (9.8 %)      (3.9 %)      (12.0 %)      (4.0 %)      6.1     5.0

Specialized Products

    na        6.0     3.2     8.0     na        na        na        na        3.3     5.7     (1.1 %)      5.0     4.9     9.0     11.8     6.2

EBIT

                               

Residential Furnishings

    120.1        137.0        153.3        139.3        35.1        36.7        34.9        30.3        35.6        38.4        40.3        39.0        46.8        49.6        25.4        17.5   

Commercial Products

    39.3        32.3        27.8        30.9        8.5        7.2        8.6        8.0        7.2        5.5        8.7        6.4        5.7        7.6        9.5        8.1   

Industrial Materials

    54.0        57.6        54.8        39.6        13.2        15.4        16.1        12.9        17.4        17.0        13.2        7.2        7.7        9.0        13.6        9.3   

Specialized Products

    65.7        85.8        34.0        125.4        16.5        25.6        23.6        20.1        18.2        29.7        23.0        (36.9     27.6        36.4        29.1        32.3   

Intersegment Eliminations

    (1.3     (1.1     8.6        (2.8     (0.8     (0.8     0.4        0.1        (2.2     (1.1     10.3        1.6        (1.8     (0.2     (1.0     0.2   

LIFO

    (12.0     12.8        (3.9     (0.9     (0.7     1.8        4.0        7.7        2.3        2.0        3.9        (12.1     (0.2     (0.2     (1.2     0.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sum

    265.8        324.4        274.6        331.5        71.8        85.9        87.6        79.1        78.5        91.5        99.4        5.2        85.8        102.2        75.4        68.1   

EBIT Margin

                               

Residential Furnishings

    7.3     8.1     8.7     6.9     8.0     8.7     8.2     7.5     8.3     8.8     8.9     8.8     10.4     10.1     4.6     3.3

Commercial Products

    8.7     6.8     5.9     6.0     7.0     6.2     7.0     6.9     6.1     4.8     7.1     5.7     4.9     6.1     7.0     5.9

Industrial Materials

    6.4     7.2     7.3     5.3     6.0     7.1     8.1     7.6     8.5     8.6     7.2     4.3     4.3     4.7     7.0     5.3

Specialized Products

    9.9     11.2     4.2     13.7     8.9     12.9     12.1     10.6     9.5     14.1     11.5     (17.2 %)      12.8     15.0     12.7     14.2

Overall

    8.0     9.5     7.9     8.8     8.2     9.9     10.2     9.8     9.1     10.4     11.3     0.6     9.8     10.7     7.6     7.1

Segment margin = EBIT / Total Sales

Overall margin = EBIT / Trade Sales

 

1  Historical segment data excludes Store Fixtures since that business has been classified as discontinued operations.

na = comparative prior year data is not presented.

 

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