Leggett & Platt (LEG) CFO Benjamin Burns Receives 121-Share Award

What Happened
Benjamin Michael Burns, Executive Vice President and CFO of Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG), was granted 121.462 shares as an award (transaction code A) on 2026-05-01. The reported per-share value was $9.26, for a total reported value of $1,124. This was an award/acquisition (compensation-related), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-04 (filing appears timely).
• Grant: 121.462 shares at $9.26 per share; total reported value $1,124.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the supplied filing summary.
• Transaction type: A = Award/Grant (compensation); no footnotes or 10b5-1/tax-withholding details provided in the summary.

Context
Stock awards are typically part of executive compensation (restricted shares, RSUs, or similar) and may be subject to vesting or other conditions; they represent company compensation rather than an independent market buy. The small dollar value here ($~1.1k) suggests a modest grant or possibly fractional shares from a dividend-equivalent or similar administrative adjustment.