WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) said Thursday that its Board of Directors has announced a dividend of $0.28 per share for the second quarter, payable on July 13 to shareholders of record on June 15.
The second quarter dividend of $.28 per share is an increase of 3.7% from the second quarter of last year.
Leggett & Platt also said that at the annual meeting, shareholders elected as directors the 12 nominees proposed by the board and ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the company's independent registered public accountant for 2012.
Shareholders also approved the amended and restated Flexible Stock Plan, approved the compensation of the company's executive officers and rejected a shareholder proposal regarding the company's written non-discrimination policy.
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