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To: Triffin who wrote (12347)	8/10/2012 10:13:10 AM
From: Bocor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

3.6% increase....not too bad, all things considered.

To: Triffin who wrote (12347)	8/8/2013 1:53:03 PM
From: Triffin	Respond to of 34328

LEG boosts dividend payout by 3.4% ===== CARTHAGE, Mo., Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Q dividend is $.30 per share, an increase of 3.4% Indicated dividend yield is 3.9% Dividends have increased for 42 consecutive years Leggett & Platt's Board of Directors announced today that they are raising the company's quarterly dividend by one cent per share, or 3.4%, to $.30 per share for the third quarter. The dividend will be paid on October 15, 2013 to shareholders of record on September 13, 2013. At an annual indicated dividend of $1.20 per share, the stock's dividend yield is 3.9%, based upon yesterday's closing stock price of $30.78 per share. The company has increased its annual dividend for 42 consecutive years, at a 13% compound average growth rate. Notably, only 11 members of the S&P 500 have a longer string of consecutive annual dividend increases. In addition, Leggett & Platt possesses one of the highest dividend yields among the S&P 500's Dividend Aristocrats. ===== Triff ..