SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-05-09

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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT10.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE BENEFIT AGREEMENT-J. MITCHELL DOLLOFF
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<div><a name="s8E82EF649BF175D66A96B50CE60337EE"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">SEVERANCE BENEFIT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Severance Benefit Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) is made as of December 30, 2008 between Leggett &amp; Platt, Incorporated (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and J. Mitchell Dolloff (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">RECITALS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Executive is a key employee of the Company. The Company considers the maintenance of sound and vital management essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In this connection, the Company recognizes that in today&#8217;s business environment the possibility of a change in control of the Company may exist in the future. The Company further recognizes that such possibility, and the uncertainty which it may raise among key executives, could result in the departure or distraction of key executives to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders. This Agreement supercedes the prior Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and the Executive.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable considerations, the receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Change in Control</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Change in Control</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The Company may be required to provide certain benefits to the Executive under this Agreement following each and every &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Change in Control</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; of the Company.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Change in Control</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style