Exhibit 12

LEGGETT AND PLATT, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Amounts in millions of dollars)

	Six Months Ended				Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	6/30/09		6/30/08		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
Earnings
Income from continuing operations before income taxes*	$	42.7	$	130.7	$	192.6	$	147.3	$	339.1	$	305.6	$	345.0
Interest expense (excluding amount capitalized)		19.7		27.3		49.5		60.9		56.2		46.7		45.9
Portion of rental expense under operating leases representative of an interest factor**		11.8		12.5		21.5		24.3		24.9		14.0		13.3
Total earnings***	$	74.2	$	170.5	$	263.6	$	232.5	$	420.2	$	366.3	$	404.2
Fixed charges
Interest expense (including amount capitalized)	$	20.1	$	27.9	$	50.5	$	61.9	$	57.8	$	48.3	$	46.9
Portion of rental expense under operating leases representative of an interest factor**		11.8		12.5		21.5		24.3		24.9		14.0		13.3
Total fixed charges***	$	31.9	$	40.4	$	72.0	$	86.2	$	82.7	$	62.3	$	60.2
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges***		2.3		4.2		3.7		2.7		5.1		5.9		6.7

* 2004 through 2008 amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to include noncontrolling interest.

** Estimated portion of rent expense representing interest.

*** Earnings consist principally of income from continuing operations before income taxes, plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist principally of interest costs.