EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018		2017
Earnings:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	253.0		$	257.2		$	90.0	$	83.5
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(.1		)	—			—		—
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	252.9			257.2			90.0		83.5
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(.9		)	—		(.9		)
Net earnings attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	252.9		$	256.3		$	90.0	$	82.6

Weighted average number of shares (in millions):
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS	134.4			136.1			133.8		135.7
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation	1.0			1.4			.9		1.2
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS	135.4			137.5			134.7		136.9

Basic and Diluted EPS:
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	1.88		$	1.89		$	.67	$	.62
Discontinued operations	—			(.01		)	—		(.01		)
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	1.88		$	1.88		$	.67	$	.61
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	1.87		$	1.87		$	.67	$	.61
Discontinued operations	—			(.01		)	—		(.01		)
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	1.87		$	1.86		$	.67	$	.60

Other information:
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS computation	.1			—			—		.1

Cash dividends declared per share	$	1.12		$	1.06		$	.38	$	.36